CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA ASSEMBLY
OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – AREA 93
CCAA Chairman Vicki B. called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. led with the Serenity Prayer.
Scott read the 12 Concepts in English; Simon read the 12 Concepts in Spanish.
Eligibility rules for voting were read by the Secretary and the roll call taken:
DCMs/Alternates 21
DCMCs/Alternates 3
Committee Chairs/Alts 16
Central Office Liaisons 1
CCAA Officers 5
Past Delegates 0
Total 47
We also had our Sound Dude Robert and 7 guests; Jeanine and Bertie were our translators today.
Districts without representation were 12, 20, 21, 27, 28, 44, 50,
51, 53, 59 and 61. We hope
to see you at our next Area Committee Meeting in Santa Barbara on February 17,
2002 at 9:00 A.M.
The September 23, 2001 Area Committee Meeting minutes were submitted for approval. A motion was made to accept the minutes. The motion was seconded and passed.
Registrar – Stephanie S. : Stephanie went over the process of becoming a Group and how New York issues the Group numbers. She reminded everyone that she needs information from the Districts on the Active/Unknown Groups as soon as possible so she can get that information to New York. She still has a place for everyone to sign in…please let us know you are here.
Treasurer
– Debbie B. : Debbie recently changed jobs and due to the
unavailability of a copier at her new job did not have time to mail copies of
the October contribution report. There
is a copy of that report in each DCMs folder at the Registration table and is
personally handing them out to the Committee Chairs.
Please make sure that these get back to your Districts for distribution
to the GSRs. Debbie went over the process for reimbursement and advised there
are mileage and general reimbursement forms on the table.
Please allow at least two weeks to receive your checks.
We would really like everyone to submit his or her mileage forms so we
can get a true cost for the budgeting process.
This is especially important for our first panel as Area 93.
The current bank balance as of November 17, 2001 is $19,866.80. October contributions were $2,297.58 and so far for November they are $1,662.51. Please go over the report and let her know if you find any discrepancies. One of our GSRs recently found a discrepancy, which was a result of mis-coding and was able to correct the error quickly.
If any District or Group would like her to come out and speak about self-support, please let her know. She will be happy to attend your meeting.
Chairperson – Vicki B. : Since our last Assembly month, we have attended two other Area Election Assemblies. It was very interesting to watch and learn from. During the traveling we have been able to talk about it and try to come up with ways to make our Assemblies more attractive and fun. Pete B. from Area 9, Mid-Southern is the new Delegate for that Area. Jim H. was elected Delegate and Marc J is the Alternate for San Diego-Imperial. Yesterday, Bertie and myself were up in Chico and Kathy C. was elected their Delegate and Paul C. is the Alternate Delegate. In all our visits we were asked how Area 93 is doing. The truth is that we are doing really well. Our Committees are strong at work and everyone is producing very well and enjoying their work. Our weakest link is our Translation Committee. The reason I am bringing this up now is that our next Assembly is going to be in Santa Paula which is being hosted by District 54. We are going to have a Translation Committee at which time we would like to set up guidelines for the Committee. The Translation Committee will be taking on the job of getting the interpreters here so we don’t have all this hit and miss and we really need a bilingual member to step up and be the alternate Translation Committee Chair. I am putting this word out so in January we can get some members attending this Committee. It is imperative that we get this done. We have a lot of work to get done today. By the way I recently emailed agendas to the DCMs and asked for feedback about what you do and don’t like at the Assemblies. I only received 2 responses from that email. I need your help. If you like what’s going on or if you want to see something different. Please let me know.
Alternate Delegate - Jeanine R. : Good morning. My name is Jeanine R. and I’m an alcoholic. My home group is the Freedom Group in Lompoc. I have the honor and privilege to serve as your Alternate Delegate.
Steve and Marita are on their way home from a vacation in Australia and won’t make it here today, so Steve asked me to inform you of the following:
Steve also wanted me to pass on some of the
highlights of Jim C’s report on the board meeting that took place the last
weekend in October:
This last item I want to read to you verbatim because I think it embodies all that we strive to do here in Alcoholics Anonymous:
To elaborate on Greg’s report, Doug gave us the additional information that during the last week in September, a call came in to Susan from the Red Cross. They reported that labor leaders overseeing the recovery operations at the World Trade Center were concerned about workers, police and firemen they knew to be members of AA who were having a difficult time. These workers were logging in 12-hour shifts six days a week, going home to sleep and not getting to any AA meetings. Calls went out from GSO to the SENY Area CPC Chair and the Co-Chairs of NY Intergroup Institutions’ Committee. Within hours, arrangements were made to set up a meeting at a respite center one block from the disaster area. Dozens of local members went and got their Red Cross passes in order to facilitate the meetings and provide fellowship at the site. The “Ground Zero Group of AA” started on Friday night, September 28th. The AA room at the respite center is open from 6:00am until midnight, with two AA members serving in six-hour shifts. There are hopes that soon the room will be open 24 hours a day. It has been reported that there is a lot of gratitude being expressed for the hand of AA being there. There are also stickers with the AA logo showing up on hard hats in order to pass the word of the meeting room.
That was Steve’s report. (Except that he cautioned me to not lose the Archives while he was gone). The only thing I have in addition is that the Southern California H&I Intergroup Committee is busy making arrangements for their annual Conference next year. They have asked Area 93 for permission to use our translation equipment for this event that takes place the last weekend in April. I told them that I would pass the request on to our Area Committee. I checked the calendar and there seem to be no conflicting events that weekend. So we will be discussing this later on in today’s agenda. Thank you for allowing me to be of service.
Ray R., DCMC – Districts 11, 16, 27: There
was an announcement made concerning shut-ins, loners and internationalists since
I get a copy of that. I noticed
that 3 of the 5 people seeking a hand of fellowship and maybe a meeting,
happened to be in our three Districts, I made Xerox copies for all the GSRs and
I am happy to tell you that they all disappeared off the table. Hopefully they are going to be contacted.
We have a 3-District Registrar; Georganne B who is going to stay up on
the DCMs for active/inactive GSRs Group contacts.
I was in New York on October 15 for an interview as an appointed committee member of the Trustees Literature Committee. It was quite an experience to watch them, day by day; go through a world that had literally crumbled around them. I heard back and was told that I had been appointed, which requires that I give up all of my District and Area commitments. It didn’t seem real until I walked into the first 2 places and told them I had to quit. As you know Vicki our Finance Chair has decided to continue in the Finance Committee and not take the commitment as DCMC. We will be holding a special election as soon as possible to elect a new DCMC.
Nelson R., DCMC – Spanish Speaking Districts :
We continue to have meetings the last Sunday of the month from 10:00 A.M. to
1:00 P.M. District 61 will be
celebrating their anniversary on December 6 and we want to invite everyone.
I also want to inform Vicki that I have someone who wants to work as a
translator for the Area. I will be
bringing him to our next meeting. I
will give Vicki the number as well so she can get in contact with him. He is bilingual.
I would also like to have an item placed on the agenda with regards to the numbering of Districts. It is creating a lot of confusion especially since we now have a new District and don’t know what number they should have. It has been a year and we feel it is time to address it. I was also asked about “Ghost Groups” and have no idea what that means. You may recall back in 95 there were some of those 24 hour Groups in the Valley that were causing problems around here. I believe that’s when we started getting a “hold” put on registration. But I don’t believe we are having those problems anymore. There was some discussion concerning the new District. I was not invited personally but I showed up and watched what they were doing. Some of the GSRs were not happy but then you may recall when we were going to split up there were a lot of us who were not really happy.
Jack L., DCM – District 1 : The District hosted a very successful AA Night at the Movies on November 3rd. About 140 AAs and Alanons attended some or all of the 8 movies presented. We would like to thank Lothar for the presentation. Because of the great number of comments, thanks and requests, we will probably present some variation of the program twice per year. Our next program is being arranged for April or May and again no charge for the program and refreshments which will include hot dogs next time.
Scott McK., DCM – District 16 : Preliminary discussion about the possibility of a workshop on literature, focused on the process involved in creation of the 4th edition of the Big Book and of new pamphlets. Also discussed possibility of an Archives workshop. We are participating in the San Fernando Valley Convention by manning a literature and GSO table. Ongoing Big Book donation program to local schools and libraries although there have been no new donations in the past 2 months.
Theresa D., DCM – District 22: The
ad hoc committee on redistricting gave a recommendation (which was agreed to by
the GSRs) to have LCMs or Local Committee Members instead of redistricting at
this time. The Committee will look
into adding LCMs, their function, voting, etc. to our District Guidelines.
You should be receiving your Group’s complimentary copy of the 4th
edition of the Big Book via the GSR or Group contact person.
Of
utmost importance is the upcoming General Service Conference Theme “Sharing
the Steps, Traditions and Concepts; Spirit of Rotation-Letting Go; Does our
Committee System Work?; The Internet-A part of or Apart from?; AA Literature, is
it being utilized or is it collecting dust?; Seventh Tradition and
Spirituality-Do they really mix?; Using
the Steps, Traditions and Concepts in our Daily Lives. Please start discussing
these things as topics in your Home Group.
We will have more specific questions of individual AAs and of Groups on
these topics to obtain Group conscience for our Delegate to take back to GSO
next April 2001.
Rhonna W., DCM – District 23 : The District continues looking to create new projects. They are currently working on placing placards in taxi cabs and on the Bill’s Bus which is the bus the travels from Isla Vista to Santa Barbara and carries all the drunk college kids back and forth. We are doing a good job of keeping the new GSRs but we continue to struggle in getting new ones. The Special Needs Committee has taken off as a Committee in the District and we are beginning new projects there to reach the homebound. The District is also working on the Active/Unknown Groups.
Shawn M., DCM – District 24: On October 14th we hosted a District luncheon entitled “The Home Group”. We served a delicious lunch and had speaker stalking about various positions and their importance to AA. Bertie and Debbie also came out and spoke and we would like to thank them very much from all of us. We had attendance of about 100 which is a great success. We also have a new Registrar and a new PI Chair. We are putting together a bid for an Area Assembly in 2002.
Ken S., DCM – District 29 Also reporting on behalf of Gold Coast Districts: This is a combined report for my District and Gold Coast Districts as Mary Ann is not here today. We are in the process of updating the Districts guidelines and our GSR into Action booklet. We are getting more GSRs attending our District Meetings and recruiting new people. Gold Coast has taken ads in several local newspapers for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Listing our Central Office phone number. We hope to host an Assembly next year and are working on a bid.
Art G., DCM – District 31 : The DCM is currently attending 5 or 6 meetings per week cataloging information and passing along information to Groups. I have been attempting to activate currently named GSRs and have gotten a lot of words but no real action. As Gold Coast CPC Chair I participated in a church health fair at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo where we had some literature available. Also attended Area networking meeting for service agencies and was requested to provide AA information at an upcoming meeting of Native American Aid Agencies on December 5. I also had the opportunity to contact the counselor at Fremont Jr. High School to ask how we can help with Alcohol and Drug problems at the school. Formatted a literature and information packet for her. I will attempt to distribute to other Jr. High Schools in the area as well.
Jose E., DCM – District 34 : I am happy to inform the Area that District 34 had a meeting at which it was decided that we will divide our District into two separate Districts. District 34s boundary line will run from Roscoe Boulevard South and includes 11 Groups. We also discussed our trip to PRAASA and decided that we will be renting vans as our means of travel.
Alberto E., DCM – New Spanish District (4?): Alberto informed the Area that they have divided District 34 and the new Spanish District includes 12 Groups that are located North of Roscoe Boulevard. The District will meet at 15985 Yarnell Street in Sylmar every Sunday from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. The Officers are as follows: Alberto E. DCM; Miguel A., Alt. DCM; Jose C., Secretary; Ignacio P., Alt. Secretary; Mario A., Treasurer; Felipe S., Alt. Treasurer. They elected the Committee Chairs on November 11; Registration-Melvin M.; LaVina-Andres M.; Newsletter-Luis C.; CPI-Alvaro C.. They will be meeting on November 19, 2001 to make an inventory of everything the District had and determine the best way to share that inventory, including the 7th Tradition and Prudent Reserve.
Amanda, GSR – District 51: I have been asked to fill in again for my DCM. Our district has purchased Grapevines to distribute in different offices and businesses that have waiting rooms. We are also purchasing AA Literature for distribution. We have been trying to reach out to other meetings and help them get GSRs and will hopefully have another GSR after Saturday. I am happy to report that not only is our DCM and Alternate DCM going to PRAASA, but this GSR is going as well thanks to my Group.
John M., DCM – District 52 : Our PI committee has prepared some packets of AA pamphlets for doctors and clergy and we are engaged in a project to sponsor our Dr./Clergyman by handing out these packets to Drs. And Clergy so that we can inform them about AA. We are working on a project to place meeting directories in motels and have found that motels do want to have our meeting information to hand out to travelers. So we are now moving onto the next stage, preparing packets of meeting directories to give to the motels. The Probation Department has asked u sot provide a panel to address teenagers so we are looking at yet another PI project. We have booked rooms at PRAASA for the districts and are working on assembling a big contingent from our District to go to PRAASA. We have been encouraging Groups in the Area to help send their GSR to PRAASA.
Sergio V., DCM – District 54 : The District sends warmest wishes hoping you are enjoying these 24 hours of sobriety. We continue to visit our Groups and have regular meetings in which we study the Service Manual. We will be hosting our 3rd Regional Convention on November 23, 24 and 25 at the Channel Island Inn. Everyone is welcome. We are also working on the upcoming Assembly where we will be hosting this Area in a well-deserved manner. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Dave P., Alternate DCM - District 60: For the past two months we have been hosting multi-District meetings for the Kern County Service Districts. Districts 21, 44, 51, 59 and 60 had representatives at the meeting with new GSRs from many Groups that had not been active. At our December meeting we are going to decide if we want to work together or not. We have also made our meeting place available to all the Districts for a meeting place and encouraging them to elect DCMs.
During our last Area Committee Meeting we had discussion concerning the Atheist/Agnostic Pamphlet and the request that Steve present this to GSO for consideration at the Conference. The motion was seconded and passed and then after discussion the motion was defeated. The reason it was defeated was that the body did not believe that the process was there and that they needed more time for an informed vote and further information from the Literature Committee. So at the Assembly in October the Literature Committee reviewed this and put together a package and discussed it and then it was moved from the Literature Committee to recommend to the Area that we discuss this issue as an Agenda Item at the next Area Assembly. So I am bringing it back, one more time, for discussion.
To recap - We turned it down for lack of information now it is being revisited because it has gone through the Committee process and so we have a motion from Jay. Jay made a motion that Central California Area 93, by a majority voice of the Assembly requests the Literature Committee of the General Service Conference to develop a pamphlet to the Atheist/Agnostic. The motion was seconded.
There was much loving discussion concerning this motion. Those against stated, in brief, the fact that this was discussed 3 years ago. Some did not believe there was any reason why Alcoholics Anonymous needs to explain why they cannot get sober if they don’t believe in a power greater than themselves. The Big Book explains how it works. There are already 12-step programs for Atheists/Agnostics. One of our DCMs indicated that the 2001 Conference report, on page 65, states that certain pamphlets will be changed or clarified to reflect the “spiritual” part of our program. It is going to be addressed. Some saw this as a personal agenda. Too many pamphlets already, we don’t need anymore! Read the book! There is a particular story about someone of another faith who was able to align his beliefs with the program. Perhaps the answer is educating AA members about the literature we have available. Southern California seems to have it’s own rituals which are determined by some as religious.
On the other side (in favor of the motion), some thought that perhaps this is something we need to present to the outside world especially in a time when we need to separate ourselves from Religion or things we do that are misconstrued as religious. Jay read a portion of a letter sent to Steve H. from an Agnostic “A motion that I think would best keep the issue alive, which takes a less direct approach to the problem, would be along the lines of requesting that the Conference appoint an ad hoc committee to review AA’s present Traditions, practices and literature to determine what changes, additions or deletions would be necessary to enable AA to once again fulfill its primary purpose in the penal institutions of Wisconsin, Texas and New York, from which it is currently barred as a religious organizations, requiring separation from the State by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Such a motion would be a less direct approach from making the same request that has been rejected, on and off, over the last twelve years. Just tabling such a motion would increase awareness. This would hopefully open the door to a motion for AA to adapt its practices to enable it to carry its message ANYWHERE.” Jay believes that the greatest point in this packet of information that we have is this issue of not being able to carry this message to certain places. I think that if we had a pamphlet like this, it would show that our intent is to have a non-denominational and no religious affiliation
The motion was restated and a vote taken. The motion was defeated 4 in favor 20 opposed. No one wished to speak from the minority. Vicki thanked Jay for his hard work on this.
Next on the agenda was PRAASA reimbursement for the Alternate Delegate and Chairman. Back in February at our Committee Meeting, we were setting up Area 93 first year budget. We voted to partially fund the Alternate Delegate and Chairman and in the event that Area 93 had the funds available, they would be reimbursed in full up to $600.00 for the Chairman and $600.00 for the Alternate Delegate. It’s been hanging out there since even though we had a report from the Finance Committee that the funds were available. It was discussed at the Area Assembly in October and now we are bringing it back to the Area Committee for a final vote on yes or no. Victoria, our Finance Chair stated that funds are available to reimburse the Alternate Delegate and the Area Chairman for their PRAASA expenses not to exceed $600.00 each ($350.00 has already been reimbursed.)
A motion was made that the Alternate Delegate and the Area Chair be reimbursed for the expenses incurred at the 2001 PRAASA up to an additional $250.00 each. The motion was seconded and passed 24 for and 1 against. The minority did not wish to speak.
Hosting bids were accepted for the March 2-day Pre-Conference/Assembly. Due to a problem in finding someone to host this event, the Chairman waived the necessity to place bids in writing but asked that in the future any District wishing to place a bid do so in writing. She will be accepting bids for all of next years Assemblies at the next Assembly in Santa Paula. Please be sure to fill out your bid forms.
District 60 in Bakersfield and Gold Coast Districts in the Ventura/Oxnard made themselves available for this event. The DCMs from both Districts believed they had the manpower to put on the event as well as the ability to stay within the budget criteria and find a location.
A
vote was taken and the Pre-Conference Workshop and Assembly will be held in the
Gold Coast Districts .
NEW BUSINESS
At the last Area Assembly, we voted to place a bid for the 2006 Pacific Regional Forum. Now we need an ad hoc committee to get this bid together for Steve to take in April. Volunteers were as follows: Eddie District 48; Barbara G District 16; Phil B. District 24; Amanda District 51; Robert H. District 48; John District 60; Nelson Spanish Speaking Districts. Vicki will email everyone the necessary information. Get together, elect a chair and give us a report back in January to update us.
Tom S. Grapevine Alternate Chair filling in for Robbin Smith. The Grapevine/La Vina Committee voted to endorse a motion from Grupo Tres Legados and Grupo AA Aqui Te Encontraras that AA Grapevine Inc. produce a greater variety of Spanish Audio Tapes. The Grapevine Committee would like the voice of the Assembly added to the motion and requests that this Committee add the motion to the January Assembly Agenda for vote by the Assembly.
The motion is to add to the Assembly Agenda that Central California Area 93 by a majority voice of the Assembly requests of the AA Grapevine Inc. that more audio tapes in Spanish be made available to the subscribers of LaVina. The motion was seconded.
There was some discussion regarding the availability of CDs. Currently AA material is not available in CD format.
The motion was re-stated and passed unanimously.
There was discussion at the Guidelines and Policies Committee Meeting concerning the 72-hour pre-registration requirement to vote at an Area Assembly. Under current guidelines, a GSR must be registered to vote 72 hours prior to the Assembly in order to vote. We had a discussion about this at our Officer’s meeting in June. At that time Vicki was asked to check with the other Areas and see what their requirements were. Vicki checked with all the Pacific Region Area Chairs and the only other Area with such a pre-registration requirement besides us is Area 5. In doing some footwork, Vicki found out that the reason it was done this way in the past was because we were such a large Area (05) it was necessary to put this policy in place in order t keep track of everybody. That is not the case today. So now we have a motion from Bill as follows.
The motion is to remove from Page 1 Section 1 line C of the Guidelines and Policies that line which reads “To be eligible, voters must be registered with the Registrar 72 hours before the date of the assembly.” The motion was seconded .
There was some discussion concerning the lack of information new people have at an Assembly. One of our Spanish Speaking members informed the problem that can occur at an election Assembly. The new members do not know who our trusted servants are. They end up voting for someone just because they speak the language or any other reason.
The vote was taken and the motion passed 26 for and 8 against. No one from the minority wished to speak so this will be placed on the agenda and will require a two-thirds majority vote and will need 2 consecutive votes at 2 Assemblies in order to change the guidelines.
Bill made a motion to change the Area Committee Membership page 4 of the of the Guidelines and Policies, to read, “Besides Area officers and DCM’s, the Area Committee includes DCMC’s, LCM’s, Chairmen and sub-committee Chairmen of standing and ad hoc committees, liaisons to and from Central Offices and H&I Intergroups and all CCAA Past Delegates. This would give the sub-committee chairs and the LCM’s from those Districts who decide not to split, a voice in this body. The motion was seconded.
There was some question as to why we even had sub-committee chairs. Vicki explained that the reason was because we were new and not sure we would have enough participation to have full running committees. Since then, we have found that we do indeed have plenty of participation and will obviously look into some changes for the next panel if necessary.
The vote was taken and the motion passed with a two-thirds majority vote of 28 in favor and none opposed. This will be placed on the Area Assembly agenda for a vote and again will require two-thirds majority vote at 2 consecutive Area Assemblies in order to change the guidelines.
At the last Area Assembly DCM Sharing Session, there was some discussion about judges sending more and more people to treatment centers as a result of proposition 36. The DCMs would like to give basic instructions on open and closed meetings, the definition of what AA is as well as meeting etiquette and how to contact the Central Office and General Service. It was felt that this might be a program for the Area Assembly. So are we interested in putting this on the Assembly agenda in January. It came from the DCM sharing session. Can anyone enlighten us on this? Theresa stated that Mary Ann had brought it up and they had talked about it a couple of times. She wanted to institute this program because we are getting a lot of people through the Court system that are showing up at meetings, interrupting the meeting, just talking and cross-talking. So what Mary Ann wanted was not necessarily to focus on meeting etiquette but to have a newcomer information packet and presentation to give to newcomers. Particularly those with court cards. Something that will tell them how it works; the difference between an open and closed meeting; the Steps, the Traditions; How a meeting is run; what a Big Book Study is about; What a 12 & 12 is about.
Vicki asked for some clarification. Do we want to put on some sort of education program; are we trying to instruct the GSRs on how to handle these situations? Since Mary Ann is not here, and we have plenty of work on the agenda for January, Vicki is going to put this aside until we have more information of what we are trying to accomplish.
Southern California H&I would like to borrow our translation equipment and Jeanine is going to be responsible for its transportation to and from our Area. Vicki asked for a sense of this body to allow So.Cal H&I to borrow the equipment. The Committee gave their approval.
Nelson has asked for discussion concerning renumbering the Districts. Some ideas were tossed around at which time Vicki asked the Registration Committee to take over and discuss this within their Committee at the next Area Assembly. Check and see what the impact would be and give us a report back.
There is one more motion that needs to be placed on the agenda. We need to add the Registrar Officer to our Guidelines and Policies. Since we have never had a Registrar, we need to make sure we put in guidelines for this position. Bill presented the motion as follows. This would be to conform with the rest of the section of the Guidelines and Policies #4 Officers…To add a line F …i … ii …iii – Registrar: See Chapter V of the A.A. Service Manual, and i. Develop and maintain records of all groups in the Area including name, meeting location, time, GSR and group contact. ii. Develop and maintain records for GSR’s, DCM’s, DCMC’s, Area Officer’s, and Area Committee Members including name, address, phone number, and email addresses. iii Coordinate with the District Registrars to facilitate the smooth exchange of information. This would be added to section 4 on page 3.
Because this is a change in the guidelines, we will need a two-thirds majority at 2 consecutive Assemblies. Seeing no discussion the vote was taken and the motion carried.
As per our previous discussion, we will need a motion in order to invite the Officers to the 4-Area DCM Sharing Session. Invited Officers will be reimbursed for their travel. The motion was made and seconded.
There was discussion concerning the budget and reimbursement of travel for the Officers. Guidelines were discussed as well as the amount of travel before a hotel stay is reimbursed. Since this event is in San Diego, 2 of the Officers would have more than the 200 miles and would be eligible for a hotel stay and reimbursement of food. There was discussion about the last DCM Sharing Session and the fact that the Officers were asked not to attend. Vicki clarified that this would only be for mileage for 4 of the Officers in line with our Guidelines. The Delegate and Alternate Delegate would be the only ones who would be eligible for hotel and food reimbursement.
There was a call for the vote. Motion passed.
GOOD & WELFARE
Amanda invited anyone who would like to join them for a Christmas day “feed” which will serve about 100 or 150 people. They are also accepting food donations. This will be at the 1001 34th Street – Alano Club in Bakersfield. We eat at noon.
Ken is looking for a couple of volunteers for the 4-Area DCM Sharing Session in February. We will need table monitors (2) and recorders (2). Please let him know and he will give you more information.
Debbie apologized for not bringing the boxes for your completed forms. Just hand them back to her and she will take care of it.
Deadline for the 93 News Winter Edition is December 31. Please be sure to submit your articles.
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Seconded.
Meeting closed with the Responsibility Pledge.
Respectfully submitted,
Bertie D. Thanks to our Sound Dude Robert
Area 93 Secretary