Minutes Juy 16, 2024 Business Meeting

WELCOME: Steve, our Alternate DCM opened the meeting at 7:01

The Preamble, Responsibility Statement and the Serenity Prayer were read.

INTRODUCTIONS: Everyone in attendance introduced themselves. Two new GSR’s, Alex Chasman, from Tuesday, EZ Duz It group and James Kane, from Sunday night Branford 24 Hours Group we welcomed.

 SICK AND DECEASED. None reported.

CONCEPT VII was read by Gene, and Tradition VII was read by Diane.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.  Diane made a motion to accept the June minutes as written. Gene seconded.  No discussion.  Motion was passed UNANIMOUSLY.

 DCM Report: There was no DCM or Alternate DCM Report.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Accessibilities
• Gratitude Breakfast. – Tom reported that the Congregation Church was secured for the next two years. The $1200 seed money was returned.
• Treasurer- $6810.50 was the beginning balance. $21.68 was paid for refreshments, 30.00 Roaming Gypsies and 150.00 Friday Closed Discussion Mtg No Branford donations.  Balance is $6,968.82. (DOES NOT INCLUDE $1200.00 seed money rec’d.

Dave from the EMR meetings asked on behalf of the group, an accounting of funds coming in and going out.  A spreadsheet is attached.  We have 30 groups and only 11 groups have donated this year!!!

• District Operations and Guidelines – No Report. Alicia will reach out to Rob.
• Website- No Report. URL for us is0RG. Alicia reported to the group that almost all forms and pamphlets can be found there, including group information change forms.
• Answering Service: The new Area 11 Answering Service will start taking calls from the towns in District 19, as well as all the towns in former District 4, on August 1, 2024.District 19 has a good number of both female and male volunteers willing to take phone calls that come in to the 866-STEPS12 AA Hot Line. Also, please let the GSR’s know that all the volunteers know that the outbound phone number from Central Communications is: 203-846-4343All of the volunteers should have this number in their phone as the AA Answering Service phone number and know that if they get a call from that phone number, they should answer that call, as it is likely that the Answering Service will have a caller on the line that they wish to connect someone in AA if the same gender and hometown.

 GSR’s should announce this phone number and let folks know that as of August 1, 2024, this is the outbound number for AA Answering Service in CT.

• New Business An appeal letter went out to everyone on the district’s email list. A discussion about how best to get our GSR List updated happened.  Steve will take the attendance sheet and reach out to those GSR’s who haven’t been attending to see if they are still GSR’s, if the meetings are still taking place and what would encourage them to attend.  How can we get more groups to contribute since only 11 groups have submitted donations.  We would like to see some district events – SUGGESTIONS ANYONE?

Service manuals were given out to the new GSR’s. and Alicia made several pamphlets available, as well as group information change forms and New Group forms.

 Old Business Still waiting for Rob G to give us the index for the By-laws.

 Steve asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Alicia seconded, and the motion was passed Unanimously.

 The meeting was adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer at 7:47 pm.

 Respectfully submitted,

 Alicia H.

District 18 Secretary

Next meeting:  July 16, 2024

District 19 Treasurer

PO Box 2306

Branford, CT 06405

URL:  d19a11.org