2025 Area – 11 Fall Assembly District Nineteen District Committee Member Report
The following are the highlights and information from the Area – 11 Fall Assembly conducted on 2 November2025, at the Pitkin Center, in Wethersfield, CT
- The Area 11 Chairman, Maysha, opened the Assy
- There were items that were found at the Spring Assembly, and she asked people to see the box behind the Registration Table
- Maysha informed the Assembly about the Ask It Basket. There was a basket with a QR Code to ask any question that you wanted, and they would be addressed at the end during the question-and-answer session. She also mentioned that people could just drop in a question into the box.
- Maysha went over all the Committee Tables that were set up along the outside of the room.
- She ended the opening by welcoming all members, covering all of the service positions that were in the audience online.
Oscar read from the Service Manual on Why Do We Need A Conference.
Ryan the Area 11 Recording Secretary presented to the group the Spring Assembly Minutes.
He asked if anyone had anything that they wished to discuss about the minutes as they were written.
No one had anything to say about the Minutes.
Maysha Area 11 Chair asked for Nay Votes only and there were none, so the Spring Assembly Minutes were unanimously passed. If anyone wishes to have a copy of the minutes that does not currently have one, I can provide that to you upon request.
Tyler the Area 11 Treasurer presented the Area 11 Treasurer Report.
The highlight for me was the amount of Operating Cash they have: $23,045.56. District 19 has almost half of Area 11’s Operating Cash. We need to spend our money.
(a). I asked Tyler if he would come to our Budget Working Group meeting in November and he said he would if he could. More to follow.
Mike, the current Area 11 Delegate, gave his report next. Below are the highlights of his report
He indicated that he would not have a written report now but that he would be piggy, backing the October report with updates.
There is an opening at GSO for a paid position in the Marketing Area. The Application is online. If there is anyone that might be interested, please contact me as soon as possible, as I believe the window will be closing soon on the application acceptance. We will have to speak with Mike regarding this matter.
The 75th GSO Conference Report is out and available upon request (I have one). If anyone would like an in-depth presentation of what was discussed, motioned on and voted on. I have not yet begun to review it but upon my review I can provide feedback upon request.
GSO is looking for stories from Asian and Trans Gender individuals. There are going to be two new pamphlets/books coming and they want stories. If you are interested let me know.
Mike went over the concerns about all the money being spent at GSO. AA is investing in the future, and it costs money to ultimately save money. Example: It costs a lot of money to rent space in NYC. So AA is renovating one floor at a tremendous cost, to make another floor go away. AA will save money on renting one floor as opposed to two. That costs a lot of money to do. So, if anyone would like to discuss this further, please see me and I will get you in touch with Mike.
2024 Area 11 Ad-Hoc Committee on the Area 11 Voting Guidelines Motion of 2024. There was a motion made during an Area Meeting in 2024 (I was not there) and it basically said that the only District Committee Member to have a vote at the Area Assemblies would be the GSRs and the DCM. All other District Officers would not have a vote at Area Assemblies. The Ad-Hoc Committee recommended the following:
- That all district officers will have a vote unless they are serving as a DCM, or any other Service position in the District. Now what the hell does that mean.
(a). That means that I as the DCM and Registrar only get one vote. So, I don’t get to go to an Area Assy and when they ask for a vote, I get to raise my hand once as DCM and then again because I am the Registrar and that is an Officer Position, I can’t cast a vote as the Registrar I already voted for. Ok, that sounds obvious to me. But that was not the focus of the hour-long discussion. The recommendation of the Ad – Hoc Committee was voted 80 something YES and 40 something NO (If you want the accurate vote, I will get it for you). Since this was going to be an adopted change to the Guidelines, it needed a 2/3 majority vote and it did not get it, so the recommendation of the Ad-Hoc Committee was not adopted. So, what does that mean
(b). It means that there is right now, no change to the Guidelines. All D19 Officers get a vote at Areas Assy’s. The original motion is no longer a motion because it was sent to an Ad – Hoc Committee. So as of the typing of this report, I am unaware of any motions to alter the Area 11 Guidelines any time soon. If that changes, I will let you all know.
- There was then a very moving presentation by Alberto, who spoke on the importance of having a Home Group as a Basis for strong sobriety. He shared his experiences in being accepted and heard for the first time in his life. He is a GSR and he loves his responsibility. He said what I always say, Service helps keep me sober.
- Cynthia then presented the group with “Where is the Money, Under Your Treasurer’s Mattress?
- She gave a presentation on what contributions are, how they are accepted by organizations.
- She presented guidance on how to set up a bank account. If your group does not want or need a bank account, she offered other ways to safeguard money.
- the last thing she mentioned was that there are Pamphlets on Budgets and Money. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to get over there and grab them, but I will go before our meeting in November.
Shannon who is the Chair of the Area 11 Guidelines Ad – Hoc Committee, presented the group on what they have done and their plan moving forward. She has it all laid out in very nice fashion so instead of trying to recreate it here, I will be getting it from her and sharing it with all of you. They plan on being finished around this time next year and have a draft ready for our review.
Tyler reviewed the Area 11 2026 Budget. They are seeing a decrease in the overall Budget, and they are also seeing an increase in the spending (Up 17% from last year). This means that the Sub Committees are doing what they said and spending the money to get the word out. That is what we need to do. I have asked Tyler to come to our meeting as I mentioned earlier. That November meeting is crucial to our next year’s messages to the sick and suffering that don’t know how f’ing cool we are and how we can save someone’s life. Come to the meeting with good ideas, come to the meeting with the same passion you used earlier this year (ha, it comes again). I want to see us do the best we can with our money. Invite your groups to come, but we will need a head count (Look for an email with a plan for that night coming this week).
Unfortunately, that was where I had to leave. The important items were in the morning and are contained in this report. I am available for all concerns, questions, complaints or anything else you want to throw at me. Hopefully I can still catch,
Yours in Service,
Stephan C. V.
District Nineteen District Committee Member
