Alcoholics Anonymous Oregon Area 58
Frequently Asked Questions:
- What is the Area Assembly?
- The Area Assembly is a meeting of G.S.R.'s and committee members to discuss
area affairs and to elect officers and a delegate to the General Service
Conference,held in New York.
- May anyone attend the Area Assembly?
- All members of A.A. are encouraged to participate in the workshops and
sharing sessions of the Assembly.
- Where and When is the Assembly?
- They are held four times per year, in different parts of the state. See
the AA Events Calendar
- How does my District host an Area Assembly?
- Districts interested in hosting an Area Assembly may want to visit Assembly
Planning.
- Who serves on the Area Committee?
- The committee consists of the D.C.M.'s of each of the participating districts,
the elected area officers and committee chairpersons, the delegate and alternate
delegate
- Who is eligible to vote during Area Assemblies?
- Basically, the area committee or their alternate, all G.S.R.'s or their
alternate, the delegate and alternate and the area chairperson and alternate
are voting members. See Voting Procedures at Area
Assemblies for how they do it.
- Where should my AA group send donations to Oregon Area?
- Oregon Area Treasury 1900 NE 3rd St, Ste 106-172 Bend OR 97701
- G.S.R.
- General Service Representative, an AA member elected by their group to
represent the group at the Area Assembly.
- D.C.M
- District Committee Member, is elected by the G.S.R.'s in a District to
provide two way communication between the District and the Area Committee,
including the Area Delegate. They also talk to groups about the responsibilities
of general service work.
- Is service work boring and stuffy?
- There may be a bit of that, but it is more than made up for by a feeling
of usefulness, and plenty of fun does happen.
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"We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic
things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspect. But we aren't
a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't
want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life."
Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book) page 132
