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"Structure of AA
General Services" AA World Services Web Site
Alcoholics Anonymous Dist 4
PO Box 608
Sedro Woolley WA 98284-0608
District Meetings normally held
at: PUD building (Public Utility District)
1415 Freeway Drive, Mt. Vernon.
Southwest of College Way - I-5 intersection. Map
Public
Information is the service committee which assures that the message of AA is
presented in attractive, rather than promotional ways, to schools, media and
the general public.
Primarily educational in scope, PI work includes speaking at, and training
other AA's to speak at , non-AA meetings; developing
public service announcements; appearing at schools, health fairs and other
non-AA events; and working with the media to explain our tradition regarding
anonymity.1
"In all public relations, AA's sole objective is to help the still
suffering alcoholic. Always mind full of the importance of personal anonymity
we believe this can be done by making known to him, and to those who may be
interested in his problems, our own experience as individuals and as a
Fellowship learning to live without alcohol. We believe that our experience
should be made available freely to all who express sincere interest. We believe
further that all efforts in this field should always reflect our gratitude for
the gift of sobriety and our awareness that many outside AA are equally
concerned with the serious problem of alcoholism."2
Our
committee is active in distributing meeting schedules and AA literature to
various locations in the county, working with our answering service to best
serve us, and maintaining the web site. We encourage members to get involved in
service work with us.3
The PI Chair heads the
Communications Committee.
"Public
Relations" AA World Services Web Site
Email PI Chair: PI.CPC@skagitaa
Cooperation with the Professional Community
Cooperation with the Professional Community is the service committee which
carries the message of AA to doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and other
professionals who may meet alcoholics in their work.
Primarily educational in scope, CPC work seeks to explain what AA is and what
it is not to professionals who may come in contact with alcoholics. Typically,
CPC works with doctors, nurses, dentists, counselors, treatment center workers,
lawyers, police, judges, teachers, clergy, corporate employee assistance
programs, business managers and union leaders.1
The CPC Chair is a member of the
Communications Committee.
Email CPC Chair: PI.CPC@skagitaa
Corrections Facilities
Corrections is the service committee which carries the
message of AA to jails, prisons, juvenile detention centers and other
institutions of involuntary confinement.
Corrections work consists of any project reaching out to the alcoholic who is
in prison, jail or other correctional facility. This work can include
running or coordinating meetings in facilities; writing alcoholics in prison;
or helping the AA who is being released from prison to get to a meeting on the
outside.1
Email Corrections Chair: corrections@skagitaa
Treatment Facilities
Hospitals and treatment is the service committee which carries the message of
AA to hospitals, emergency rooms, chemical dependency treatment centers, and
mental health centers, etc.
Helps
reach alcoholics in hospitals and treatment facilities. Programs can include:
running or coordinating in-house meetings; providing panelists to describe what
AA is and what it is not.; and providing the AA
message through books, pamphlets and the word of mouth.1
Email Treatment Chair: treatment@skagitaa.org
General Service Representative
The GSR
is a Groups elected servant who is the channel for ideas, information and group
decisions at the District GSR meetings and the Western Washington Area
Assembly.
The GSR
has the job of linking the AA group with AA as a whole. The GSR has the
responsibility of representing the group at District and Area functions. In
most cases, this requires the GSR to report his/her groups conscience based on
informed discussion of the issue. In other cases, usually minor business
known as housekeeping issues, GSR's make decisions based on their knowledge of
the groups will. The GSR also brings information regarding service
opportunities to the group. Each GSR attends the Western Washington Area
Assembly to vote his/her groups conscience on Area business.1
The DCM
has the job of maintaining two way communication
between the groups and the AA service structure.
Duties
include: Lead monthly meetings of GSR's and other Committee members. Keep GSR's
informed about District, Area, Regional, and Conference activities. Help GSR's
and the groups needs and ideas reach the District, the
Area, the Regional structure, and the national Conference. Attend Area Quarterlies to discuss and define an agenda for the
yearly Assembly.1
Email DCM: dcm@skagitaa
Email Alternate DCM: AlternateDCM@skagitaa
Orders
District literature vitally necessary for spreading the message of AA.
Work includes making AA's aware
of the variety of approved literature available and assisting groups to bring
literature suggestions to the appropriate Conference committee.1
"AA Literature and Audiovisual
material" AA World Services Web site.
Email:
grapevinelit@skagitaa
The
Secretary is responsible for maintaining a record of District business and
activities and communicating this record to the GSR's and District Committees.
The Secretary is generally responsible for all written communications from the
District.
Email Secretary: secretary@skagitaa
The Treasurer is responsible for
receiving, disbursing and reporting on funds for the District
These revenues are generated by
donations from the groups and from the 7th Tradition* at District meetings.
Funds are dispensed as directed by the committee.1
*Every AA Group ought to be
fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."
"Financial
Policy" AA World Services Web Site.
The Newsletter Editor produces
the District Newsletter which serves to communicate the current business and
activities of the District to the individual group members. The Editor also
maintains and produces the District meeting schedules.
A calendar, reports from the DCM
and standing Committee Chairpersons, a list of sobriety birthdays from each
group, and all upcoming events of interest are included.1
The Newsletter Editor is a member of the Communications Committee.
The Third Legacy Committee is named after the third of the three legacies of AA; Recovery in the form of the 12 Steps, Unity in the form of the 12 Traditions, and Service. This committee carries the message of service to members of the District.
Better known in other organizations as Webmaster. Updates and maintains the District Web Site according to direction from the Communications Committee> Attends monthly Communications Committee meeting &/or District Meetings.
Some Frequently Asked Questions About A.A. Web Sites
Lists volunteers, and coordinates scheduling of the Districts phone answering system. Attends monthly District meetings and writes reports as required for the District Newsletter. Responsible for printing and distributing the phone system handbook
Email
the Phone System Coordinator:
Maintains and stores the District archives in an appropriate manner and facility. Materials directly pertaining to the history of District 4 are kept. Creates and stores audio tapes of senior members for historical purposes. Makes the archives available for District use as requested and attends the Area Archives Quarterlies and reports to the District.
The Communication Committee is responsible for monitoring and maintaining
the content and functions of:
1. Phone system, 2. Web site, 3. Newsletter, 4. Schedules
The goal of the committee is to keep the AA community informed by sharing and
updating information as needed to do the housekeeping for each of the above
listed medias. The committee is comprised of the Alt DCM as chair, Web Servant,
Newsletter/Schedule editor, PI Chair, and Phone Coordinator. They insure
consistency and adherence to our traditions in all of our public and internal
communications medias.
Email: AlternateDCM@skagitaa.org
Accessibility Chair
Manages special needs of any type for those in need of services including ASL, Language Interpretation, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Visually Impaired, Wheel Chair Access etc.
Email: access@skagitaa.org
1 District 4 Service handbook
2 AA's public information policy, General Service Conference 1956
3 Chair persons statement
last revision
01/06/2010