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Information Segment: What is an informed group conscience?

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At the June 2, 2013 assembly, Peggy A., Alternate Delegate spoke on the topic of “What is an informed group conscience? What is the importance of AA literature?” Below is her talk.

When I found my first home group and was told that I was expected to attend group conscience, my first question was, “What is that?”

That brings me to the subject the DCM’s ask me to research and report on: “What is a group conscience? What is a informed group conscience? What is the importance of AA literature?”

Tradition 2 tells us, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority a loving God as he may express his self in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted ,they do not govern.” The pamphlet The AA Group on page 26 states, “…the group conscience is the collective conscience of the group membership.”

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Southeast Regional Forum Visit

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Alternate Delegate Peggy A. and I participated in the Southeast regional forum on August 17 2013. The experience renewed my belief in the dedication of our A.A. General Service Office (GSO).

The forum was held in Charleston WV and Peg and I drove 3 hours down and 3 hours back. We participated there from 9:00 a.m. to 8:20 p.m. and got back to Columbus around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night.

As the 2013-14 Delegate for Area 53 Central and Southeastern Ohio I saw, first hand, the efforts our world service workers make to inform and seek the A.A. fellowship’s directions and suggestions.

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AAWS Report for July 2013

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July 25, 2013

The A.A. World Services Board met on Thursday July 25, 2013, at the General Service Office in New York, NY. Chair of the AAWS Board, J. Gary L. opened the meeting and welcomed visitors David Morris, Class A Trustee and General Service Board Treasurer and Bill F., West Central Region Trustee.

Manager’s Report
General manager Phyllis H. reported that Staff rotation has been completed and expressed gratitude for everyone’s patience as Staff transitions into their new assignments while helping their colleagues who rotated into their previous assignment get up to speed.

Eva S. and Julio E. coordinated the AA meetings held at the 2013 Al-Anon International Convention which took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 5-7, 2013. The theme was “Celebrating Worldwide Unity.” Of the approximate 4000 attendees, 400 or so were AA members. Eva and Julio had a wonderful showing of 90 AA volunteers to help them out.

GSO 2015 International Convention coordinator and alternate, were joined by the other members of the 2025 International Convention Site Selection team in Vancouver which – along with St. Louis and Montreal – was one of the three cities the Conference selected as finalists to be considered for the site of the 2025 International Convention. It was reported that visits to all three cities went very well and that a selection will be made in the near future.

This is the year of AA Zonal Meetings, and Greg T. and Mary Clare L. journeyed to Irkutsk, Russia in Siberia to attend the 2013 Asia Oceania Service Meeting (AOSM) which was held July 19-21, 2013.

Along with Bill N. (AAWS Trustee- Director), Rick W. traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, July 11-14, 2013, where they both participated in the annual International Convention of Young People in AA (ICYPAA) Convention. Close to 4300 members attended.

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AAWS Report for June 2013

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June 21, 2013

The A.A. World Services board met on June 21, at the General Service Office in New York, NY. Newly elected chair of the AAWS Board, J. Gary L. opened the meeting.

Manager’s Report
General manager Phyllis H. reported that Adrienne B. will retire at the end of November of this year. We have moved forward with a search for an additional staff person to come on board later in the year – a communication regarding this matter was sent to Conference members and included in the summer issue of Box 459.

She extended thanks to the Support Services Team who have welcomed four large groups in May for a total of 135 people.

Because regional directories are not being printed, our Records staff is able to complete a sweep of the Primary and Secondary contacts in group records. The anticipated result of this project is to update our current group records to include valid group contacts, greatly reducing the amount of returned group mail, postage and printing costs.

Recently, the Archives staff began a project of photographing all of the early Big Book collection and a small number of other early AAWS books held in the Archives. The photographs are to be added to the Archives library catalog for the purpose of building a comprehensive Big Book catalog.

In early May, Mary Clare L., on the International assignment, and Phyllis traveled to the Ukraine for their 15th General Service Conference. Although there are fewer than 90 groups in all of the Ukraine, the energy and excitement of the membership has created a vital and growing A.A. structure.

The Northeast Regional Forum was held in June in Cromwell, CT, with 582 members in attendance. Highlights included a presentation on A.A.’s history made by GSO’s (nonalcoholic) Archivist, Michelle Mirza; and a presentation on “AA around the World,” by newly elected trustee-at-large/U.S. Bob W.

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East Central Regional Trustee Report

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I just receive Bill F.’s Trustees report from the July General Service Board(GSB) business meeting held last weekend. Bill has been assigned to three committees on the GSB they are Archives, Literature and Finance.

Hope to see many of you 57th Ohio State Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous, this weekend, Aug. 2-4, at the Double Tree in Worthington.

In Service,
Dave C., Delegate Central and SE Ohio Area 53

Trustee Report

Bill F. – July 2013

Finances/AAWS

2013 gross sales to date for the first six months to date (through June)are $6,484,189 which is $45,331 over the budgeted amount for the period. We are behind last years gross sales by $56,300. After subtracting warehousing costs, production costs and distribution costs, gross profit was $4,023,055. Gross profit was $166,5000 greater than budgeted but less than the first six months of 2012.

Group and member contributions are $25,049 over the budgeted amount for the first six months of2013 and $90,966 over the first six months of 2012.

Our net revenue adding contributions and gross profit from literature sales for the period of the first six months of 2013 is $7,636,443. This amount is approximately $194,000 greater than budgeted and $52,000 more than the first six months of 2012.

The total operating expenses of the first six months were $7,636,443 approximately $36,000 over the budgeted amount. Our expenses were $664,773 greater than the first six months of 2012.

The reserve fund has a balance of $16,279,256 and represents 10.8 months of 2013 combined operating expenses at present budget.

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