District 8 Business Meeting
Next Meeting:
Mon May 19, 2025 @ 7pm Hybrid

Opening/Mission Statement  - Chair - Matt E/Paul S alt

My name is                          and I'm an alcoholic and sit as your District Chairperson. This is an open business meeting for alcoholics or those who believe they have a problem with alcohol.

 Request that cell phones be turned off or vibrate - Please keep yourself on mute when not speaking.   Use raise hand function/raise hand if you want to respond.   We will be using the yes/no reactions to take votes, please make sure you know how to use them. 

Please take a moment to update your Zoom Name to include your group and Group and or District Position. 

Declaration of Unity  **Read by ALL 

This we owe to AA’s future; to place our common welfare first; to keep our fellowship united.
For on AA unity depends our lives, and the lives of those to come.

Introductions

State your Name, Disease and Group Affiliation and Role in the District. 
Zoom Please Change your name to include Position and Group 

New GSR's and Interested AA's be sure to provide add your contact information on the Registrar Page or  fill out this form.  
To obtain your GSR Packets Click to get your GSR Packet PDF 

Anniversaries

Any AA Birthdays since we last met or you attended. 

GSR Role  

GSR Pamphlet   Volunteer:

When you’re a general service representative (G.S.R.) :     As G.S.R., you are “group contact” in the original sense, too. Upon your election, your name and address are sent (by you or your group secretary) to the secretary of your area committee, or your district or area registrar and to G.S.O. (Be sure to include, as well, the name of the G.S.R. you are replacing, so the records won’t be confused.) You will be listed as contact for your group in the next printing of the appropriate A.A. Directory.

Click here for your current issue of Box 4-5-9

Tradition Reading - Long Form ~  Click for Illustrated Version

Volunteer: Tradition 4 - With respect to its own affairs, each A.A. group should be responsible to no other authority than its own conscience. But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted. And no group, regional committee, or individual should ever take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board. On such issues our common welfare is paramount.

Concept Reading - Click for Illustrated Version

Volunteer: Concept 4 - Throughout our Conference structure, we ought to maintain at all responsible levels a traditional “Right of Participation,” taking care that each classification or group of our world servants shall be allowed a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge.

What's going on with your groups?

Report Back on the Groups you might have visited this month?

Monthly Reports ~ with motions to accept and vote

• Secretary Report - Mike/Jeff B alt

• DCM Report - Doug/Marie/Christina L alt           DCM Change Form

• Treasurer - Jerry S/Paul T Alt                 Group Contributions Form

OLD Business

1.  Post Conferance Assemby May 2026 - Verbal Approval

2.  June Event

3.  NERAASA Stipends

Monthly Reminders - Updates

1. Area 30 Meetings 4th Wednesday Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec 7:30 pm @ IBEW Hall in Dorchester

2. Group Conscience meetings facilitator - serviceseminar@aaemass.org

3. Road Show - contact altchair@aaemass.org

4.  Literature Price Schedule Effective January 22, 2025 

5. New tin 2025,  Primary Purpose Podcasts from aa.org 

6. Link to Area 30 Open Calendar Link to Area 30 Public Google Calendar
   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19lNDBlMzBmZmQ1ZWI5MjMwYzZiOTlhZGJmNDA4YjUwZGNiMGFjNzIyYjQ5ZDIzNmY5NThkMjg2NWViOWRmYWJkQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20 

Tabled Business

1. Goals

   • AREA Assembly §  Commitment

   • Building Group Participation in Area Activities

   • Brain Storming - Carrying the Message

   • (New goals???)

Whats on your Mind