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Delegate Report | December, 2011

September 6, 2019March 15, 2012 by Area 53 Web Team

December 2011 Area 53 Delegates Report

During the past quarter I attended the following: District 26’s Rule 62 Day, Grapevine Committee meeting, Special Needs-Accessibilities’ committee meeting (2), BYOBB committee meeting(3), District 17’s DCM meeting for Delegates report, Mini-conference Committee meetings (3), District 12 workshop, East Central Regional Forum, District 19’s GSR school and moderated COGF Board elections.

We’ve gotten the communication from JM in Area 54 who is program chairman for this coming years state convention. He sent along the line up of panels that are being planned during the weekend. There are eight and the lineup looks very good. Over the next couple months we will be looking for people who are interested in presenting at one of the eight panels I have one taker already. If you look over the topics and something strikes you please let me know and we will talk about submitting your name as one of the panelists. Just see me after the meeting and I will give you a list of the panel topics. One probably not too many people are that qualify for or nobody gets to volunteer for will be the old-timers panel. The subject of the old-timers panel is what service was like back then.

Agenda for March 2012 Assembly

January 30, 2019February 10, 2012 by Area 53 Web Team

Attached is the condensed assembly agenda to be held March 11, after the close of the annual Mini-Conference, at Salt Fork Resort and Conference Center (14755 Cadiz Rd, Lore City … Read more

Information Segment: The Spirit of Rotation

December 14, 2011 by Area 53 Web Team

At the December 11, 2011 assembly, Dave C., Alternate Delegate spoke on the topic of “Spirit of Rotation.” Below is his talk.

I tried to research this topic looking first at the history.

I found rotation, as a practice, was used in A.A.s early days. And those Cleveland A.A. groups are credited with the first practice of rotation, as we know it. The old timers in Cleveland relied on rotation to give newcomers jobs. The practice, along with sponsorship, was a feather in the cap of Cleveland A.A. and provided A.A. with an experience that contributes to how we function and work together today.

I found in my research that rotation is a practical, organizational and spiritual principle. It is tied especially to the 9th Tradition. Let me read how it is noted in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Tradition.

Agenda for December 11, 2011 Assembly

January 30, 2019November 10, 2011 by Area 53 Web Team

Attached is the agenda for the December 2011 Assembly, which will be held at the Moose Family Center in Lancaster. If you have any questions or comments, just let me … Read more

Minutes from September 11, 2011 Assembly

January 30, 2019October 31, 2011 by Area 53 Web Team

Minutes from the September 2011 Assembly. Area 53 Assembly Minutes Sept 2011

Area 53 December 2011 Assembly

January 30, 2019October 30, 2011 by Area 53 Web Team

Title: Area 53 December 2011 Assembly Location: Moose Family Center, 1201 Sugar Grove Road, Lancaster OH 43130 (see map below) Date/Time: December 11, 2011, 9:30am Description: The Area 53 December … Read more

Information Segment: Anonymity in the Digital Age

September 13, 2011 by Area 53 Web Team

Like the Tradition states Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. I understand fairly well the anonymity part of the title of this information segment. But the digital age idea is far beyond my skills of comprehending.

To be honest, somebody with vision had to shake up my rigid 20th century paper, books, magazines and pamphlets world view. That person was General Service Board Trustee Don M. when he spoke at the Ohio State Convention in August. Don made a point of reminding everyone that books and magazines — that print communications itself, is gradually dying.

Don said the General Service Board’s responsibility is to bring vision to its responsibilities and roles in our inverted pyramid of the A.A. General Service structure. And he urged A.A.s in their groups and Area committees to talk about how to better carry the message in a digital age.