The purpose of the Area 28 Treatment Facilities Committee is to coordinate the work of the individual AA members and groups that are interested in carrying the message of recovery to alcoholics in treatment facilities.
Any interested member can be on the committee in addition to the District Chair assigned by the Area Chair.
Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee.
The voting members are the Area Treatment Facilities Chair, the appointed District Chair, any district Treatment Facility chairs, and any interested AA members.
Votes will be determined by a simple majority.
The Treatment Facilities committee will always refer to the GSO guidelines / workbook to assist their committee.
The treatment Committee chair will meet the newly appointed chair at the end of the chair’s two year term to transfer all paper work and update the new chair on what the committee has been doing.
The Treatment Facilities Committee will cooperate with other committees in every way to assist in the development of their purpose.
The committee shall meet at all Area committee meetings and Assemblies. The chair may call a special meeting at anytime.
See the General Service Office Guidelines for Treatment Facilities Committees.
There is also a Treatment Facilities Workbook.
Area 28 Treatment chair is Abby C. who can be reached at [email protected]
]]>The purpose of the Area 28 Treatment Facilities Committee is to coordinate the work of the individual AA members and groups that are interested in carrying the message of recovery to alcoholics in treatment facilities.
Any interested member can be on the committee in addition to the District Chair assigned by the Area Chair.
Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee.
The voting members are the Area Treatment Facilities Chair, the appointed District Chair, any district Treatment Facility chairs, and any interested AA members.
Votes will be determined by a simple majority.
The Treatment Facilities committee will always refer to the GSO guidelines / workbook to assist their committee.
The treatment Committee chair will meet the newly appointed chair at the end of the chair’s two year term to transfer all paper work and update the new chair on what the committee has been doing.
The Treatment Facilities Committee will cooperate with other committees in every way to assist in the development of their purpose.
The committee shall meet at all Area committee meetings and Assemblies. The chair may call a special meeting at anytime.
See the General Service Office Guidelines for Treatment Facilities Committees.
There is also a Treatment Facilities Workbook.
Area 28 Treatment chair is Abby C. who can be reached at [email protected]
]]>Maine Area 28 Special Needs/Remote Communities Committee’s two fold purpose is to offer alternatives so that the AA message is accessible to anyone when requested, including the remote communities within Area 28.
Any interested member can be on the committee in addition to the appointed Chair, assigned District Chairs and any corresponding district committee chairs.
Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee if they have attended more than one meeting.
Votes will be determined by a simple majority.
The Committee will use the GSO guidelines/workbook when applicable, in their deliberations.
The committee will cooperate with other committees to try to insure the message is accessible to all.
The committee chair will meet and exchange information and material with the incoming Chair prior to the January Area Committee Meeting.
See the General Service Office Guidelines for Special Needs Committees.
There is also a Special Needs/Accessibility Workbook.
Area 28 Special Needs/Remote Communities chair is Phil H. can be reached at [email protected]
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The purpose of the Area 28 Round-Up Committee is to organize and produce a Maine Area Round-up each year.
The elected Round-Up Committee Chairperson shall appoint the members. Chairperson is empowered after the election rather than January 1.
The Alternate Round-Up Chair is elected at the Fall Election Assembly, following the election of the Round-Up Chair.
The Alternate will vote in the chair’s absence.
The Round-Up Committee will be responsible for: Round-Up Seed Money; Literature and Flyers; Suggested Host Facility and Facilities Services; Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Representation at Meetings; Round-Up Agenda, Speakers, Workshops; Registration; Booths, Grapevine, CSO, Meeting List, etc.; Audit of Expenses; Return of proceeds to Area Treasurer
All keynote speaker meetings shall be signed for the deaf community by a Certified American Sign Language interpreter.
Round-Up Committee Chairperson will be responsible for timely reports to Maine Area Committee on suggestions of his/her Round-Up Committee.
A written financial report shall be available at all Fall assemblies.
The Maine Area will reimburse the Round-Up Chairperson and Alternate Round-Up Chairperson for expenses to attend Area Committee meetings and Area Assemblies.
The Round-Up committee chair has full authority to contract with the chosen facility, as an agent for Area 28, in order to plan and effectuate the RU. Ultimate financial responsibility lies with Area 28.
Area 28 Roundup Chair chair is Nicki O who can be reached at [email protected] and the Alternate Chair is Bob W who can be reached at AltRUChair@area28aa,org.
For more information including registration information, please go to www.roundup.area28aa.org
]]>See the General Service Office Guidelines for Public Information Committees.
There is also a Public Information Workbook.
In addition, the Area 28 Public Information committee has been charged with the responsibility of creating and maintaining a website for the Area. See the General Service Office Guidelines for Internet. The Acting Area Webmaster is Peter L, [email protected]
Area 28 Public Information chair is Mike L. who can be reached at [email protected]
Since our guidelines suggest that school speakers come from districts, setting up programs for students can be challenging. The area28 contact and coordinator to help arrange speakers for schools is Mike L who can be reached at [email protected].If you have a request for a school speaker or are trying to arrange a program for students, please feel free to contact him for assistance.
The PI Committee has an school initiative to form a link with and place literature in every high school and middle school in Maine. Take a look at our initiative and step-by-step guidelines to join this initiative: PI School Suggestions.
Doing presentations is an important part of CPC and PI work. Here are some notes on doing presentations from the CPC Workbook and a model/sample/template presentation adapted for Area 28: in a PowerPoint presentation format or as a PDF file for presentation.
The PI Committee is working on a special presentation for schools/young people. A draft copy is posted here for comments and suggestions. Please send your ideas to Mike L at [email protected].
Anonymity is a major issue in doing both Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) work. The AA Pamphlet, Understanding Anonymity is an important resource and here is an excellent recent article on anonymity.
Anonymity online is becoming and increasingly important and difficulty issue. Here is a service material from GSO on Anonymity Online.
]]>The purpose of the Love and Service Committee is to help us love ourselves and others through service. We promote service and provide information about service to ensure the health of the A.A. community, the continuance of the fellowship, and the effective fulfillment of our primary purpose. We do this by encouraging, sponsoring, and presenting workshops and other activities.
The Area Chair appoints the committee chair. Members are all district Love and Service chairs and others with a desire to promote our purpose; who are present at a meeting of the committee.
All members are voting members within the committee.
Changes in committee guidelines go to the Guidelines Committee for referral to the Assembly if needed.
A two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the committee is required for committee action.
The outgoing committee chair will meet with the newly appointed committee chair at the end of the two year rotation to transfer all paperwork and update the new chair on what the committee is doing.
An important pamphlet for Love and Service work is Circles of Love and Service.
Area 28 Love and Service chair is Don J who can be reached at [email protected]
]]>The purpose of the literature committee is to be a resource to help any individual, district, or committee with their literature needs. Chair should have a working knowledge of all conference approved literature and have one copy of each to help anyone with their requests to see what they need before they order it. The chair should also be ready to assist in ordering literature with copies of forms.
The literature committee should also maintain a small inventory of service literature, available at cost from GSO.
The committee shall be ready to set up a display of and sell said service literature at Assemblies and other events, at cost.
Newly revised conference approved material should be available.
The chair is appointed by the Maine Area Chair following the Election Assembly in October and shall serve a two-year term beginning in January of the following year.
The committee shall include the appointed chair, any appointed district chairs, all district literature chairs, and any district or group literature committee members.
Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee and a simple majority shall constitute a passing vote within the committee.
The committee shall meet at all Area Committee meetings and at Area Assemblies. The chair can call a special meeting at any other time.
The literature chair is responsible for turning over all inventories, information, and supplies to the incoming Chair prior to the January Maine Area Committee Meeting.
There are General Service Office Guidelines for Literature Committees.
Area 28 Literature chair is Donna R, who can be reached at [email protected]
]]>The purpose of the Grapevine Committee is to encourage districts and groups within Area 28 to elect Grapevine Representatives and to allow elected members of AA to participate in the service structure of Area 28. The committee shall carry the message of recovery through our ‘meeting in print’ and by encouraging subscriptions to the Grapevine.
The Area Chair appoints the committee chair. Other members include all district Grapevine Reps and one or more district chairs appointed by the Area Chair.
All members are voting members within the committee.
Changes in committee guidelines go to the guidelines committee for referral to the Assembly if needed.
A simple majority vote is required for committee action.
Always refer to G.S.O. guidelines for clarification.
Outgoing committee chair will meet with the newly appointed committee chair at the end of the two year rotation to transfer all paperwork and update the new chair on what the committee is doing.
Area 28 Grapevine chair is Roy R. who can be reached at [email protected]
]]>Guidelines Committee
The purpose of the Guidelines Committee is to assist in the writing and maintaining of guidelines for Maine Area Officers, Committees, and functions, as well as update and maintain the Maine Area 28 Workbook.
The committee will consist of the Alternate Delegate as Chair, a District Chair assigned by the Area Chair, all district guidelines chairs and a GSR selected by the Guidelines Committee Chair from each of the four regions north, south, east and west of Area 28.
Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee. Any member of A.A. may attend the Guidelines Committee meetings, and all who attend have a voice.
The committee will meet at each Area Committee Meeting and at each Assembly. Special meetings may be called by the Alternate Delegate/Committee Chair if necessary.
Guidelines given to the committee must be approved by a simple majority vote of the committee in order to be presented to the Area Committee for placement on Assembly agendas.
The Area 28 Guidelines Committee Chairperson will hand over all notes, minutes and information regarding the Guidelines Committee to the next incoming Guidelines Committee Chair within 30 days of the new Alternate Delegate/Guidelines Chairperson being elected.
The current chairperson is responsible for passing forward all information and documents for the committee to the next/incoming chair for the committee.
Area 28 Alternate delegate, Byron B, is the Guideline Committee chair who can be reached at [email protected]
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The purpose of the Area 28 Finance Committee is to formulate an annual Area 28 budget to be presented to the Area 28 Assembly and be a resource group for Group & District Treasurers as well as the Area 28 Treasurer.
The Area 28 Alternate Treasurer is the designated chair of the Area 28 Finance Committee. The committee will be composed of the District Chairs assigned by the Area 28 Chair, Treasurers of Districts, Treasurers of Groups & other AA members who wish to attend. The Area 28 Treasurer may attend, but has no vote in the committee.
Any AA member can bring forth any issue(s) for discussion at the Finance Committee meetings, but only Finance Committee members have a vote within the committee. A simple majority is needed to bring recommendations before the Area 28 Committee.
The Area 28 Finance Committee shall meet at all Area 28 Committee Meetings (ACM) (4 times per year) & Area 28 Assemblies. The Finance Committee Chair may call additional Finance Committee meetings if needed.
General duties & responsibilities of the committee include: providing a proposed annual budget, supporting the Area 28 Delegate financially & with information, be familiar with AA Guidelines on finance including the principles of the 7th Tradition and share their experiences with Groups & Districts. They will report to Area 28.
The Area 28 Alternate Treasurer, Dana G, chairs the Finance Committee and can be reached at [email protected]
See the GSO Guidelines for Finance that relate to this committee and also to local groups.
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