Area 51 Piedmont Pre-Conference in Greensboro

Events, Service Opportunities

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The 2012 Area 51 Piedmont Pre-Conference is being held in Greensboro. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the General Service Conference (GSC) process by discussing specific agenda items and providing valuable feedback to our Area Delegate prior to the GSC in NY. For more information contact your Home Group’s GSR or your District’s DCM or AltDCM. (District 23′s Contacts)

Saturday, 3 MAR 2012
1:00PM – 5:00PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church
3906 West Friendly Avenue →
Greensboro, NC 27410

Printable Event Flyer [PDF]

To share this in meetings, print a copy of our hot sheet of announcements for the good of AA.

Open District Service Positions

Service Opportunities

District 23 has several open service positions. We are in great need of YOUR service to fill these positions!

• Correctional Facilities Committee Chair
• Archivist
• Public Information Committee Chair
• Special Events Committee Chair
• Grapevine Committee Chair
• Local Committee Member

More information about these positions is available on the Q & A page. Come to the next District Committee Meeting on 9 FEB 2012 at 6:30PM at St. Andrews Episcopal Church (2105 West Market Street →) to stand for a position.

To share this in meetings, print a copy of our hot sheet of announcements for the good of AA.

District 23′s New Year’s Eve Conference

Events, Service Opportunities

District 23 is hosting this year’s New Year’s Eve Conference at Westminster Presbyterian Church, starting at 5:30PM on 31 DEC 2011. All A.A. members and their guests are not only welcomed, but are encouraged to come enjoy this free special event. If you’d like to bring a dessert, it would be greatly appreciated!

Childcare/babysitting is available during the speaker meetings.

The conference will have two seatings for a buffet dinner. Both will be followed by a speaker meeting and we’ll wrap up the night with a social with DJed dancing to welcome in 2012.

Conference updates will be posted on NC23.org as they are available.

5:30PM – Doors Open and First Buffet Starts
7:00PM – First Open Speaker Meeting
7:55PM – Sobriety Countdown
8:00PM – Second Buffet Starts
9:00PM – Second Open Speaker Meeting
10:00PM – DJ and Dancing
Midnight – Balloon Drop

If you’d like to assist in producing this year’s conference, contact Special Events Committee Chair, Drew H. – 252-531-3950 – se@nc23.org for more information. (or just show up beforehand, and ask for Drew)

To share this in meetings, print a copy of our hot sheet of announcements for the good of AA.

New Year’s Eve Conference Planning Committee Meeting

Events, Service Opportunities

The planning of District 23′s New Year’s Eve Conference is moving along and is in need of volunteers.

The Special Events Committee will be meeting on Saturday 17 DEC 2011 at 2PM at Summit Fellowship Club (810 Summit Avenue →) to further work on the conference. This is a fantastic service opportunity! Please help this year’s conference be another huge success!

Contact Special Events Committee Chair, Drew H. – 252-531-3950 – se@nc23.org for more information.

Correctional Facilities Committee Forming – Volunteers Needed!

Service Opportunities

The Correctional Facilities Committee is forming and volunteers are needed. Interested? Please email the CFC Chair (pro tem) at cfc@nc23.org for more information.

Women Contacts Urgently Needed

Service Opportunities

“Bridging the Gap” is providing an AA contact for a person exiting a treatment facility to help them get into AA immediately. Many people relapse during this critical period. Women contacts are particularly needed for for Greensboro women leaving treatment. Women willing to serve in this capacity, contact Jennifer S. (altchair@aanorthcarolina.org) to learn more and volunteer.

Open District Service Positions

Service Opportunities

District 23 has several open service positions. We are in great need of YOUR service to fill these positions!

• Correctional Facilities Committee Chair (NEEDED ASAP)
• Cooperation with the Professional Community Committee Chair
• Public Information Committee Chair
• Special Events Committee Chair Intern
• Grapevine Committee Chair
• Local Committee Member

These are fantastic service opportunities. More information about them is available on the Q & A page. Come to the next District Committee Meeting on 11 AUG 2011 at 6:30PM at St. Andrews Episcopal Church (2105 West Market Street →) to stand for a position.

Correctional Facilities Volunteer Orientation (Men & Women)

Events, Service Opportunities

The North Piedmont Correctional Center will hold its PREA Orientation (Prison Rape Elimination Act) on August 11th, 2011. Sessions are at 8AM, 10AM, 6PM and 8PM at the facility, 1420 Raleigh Road, Lexington, NC → (approximately 30 minutes south of Greensboro). Women and men with interest in service work in the correctional facilities on the state level is encouraged to attend because this is the only orientation available for 2011 and PREA is a mandatory orientation in order to volunteer services. Please bring your completed application with references when attending.

Junta Pre-Conferencia Grupos Hispanos Alcohólicos Anónimos del Area 51 [Pre-Conference Forum Alcoholics Anonymous Area 51 Hispanic Groups]

Events, Service Opportunities

Estén cordialmente invitados al primer foro preconferencia para los distritos hispanos, el día domingo 17 de Abril, de las 10-3pm de la tarde, con un suculento aperitivo de las 12-1pm.

El foro pre-conferencia es donde los miembros de AA pueden venir para aprender y opinar a cerca de los asuntos de la agenda de la Conferencia de Servicios Generales (CSG) de 2011, de Alcohólicos Anónimos en Nueva York. Nuestra Delegada va a estar presente en este evento para escuchar y aprender de nuestros pensamientos sobre algunos asuntos muy importantes de la agenda, y va a utilizar esta información mientras participa en la CSG como la delegada de Carolina del Norte (Area de Servicios Generales 51).

You are cordially invited to the first preconference forum for the Hispanic districts, on Sunday, April 17th, from 10-3pm, with a snack break from 12-1pm.

The Pre-Conference Forum is where AA members from the Hispanic groups can learn about and discuss agenda items for the 2011 General Service Conference (GSC) in New York. Our Area Delegate will be present at this event to be informed of your thoughts on some very important agenda items and will use this knowledge while participating in the GSC as the delegate for North Carolina (General Service Area 51).

Alano Club of Durham
1106 Hillandale Rd →
Durham NC 27705

Printable Pre-Con Flyer [PDF]

Pre-Conference Forums

Events, Service Opportunities

Please Announce:
Your AA literature says: “General Service Conference Approved”. The General Service Conference needs your help. Prior to the 2011 Conference in New York, there will be a Pre-Conference in Greensboro so AA can hear your ideas and thoughts. AAs from Ten districts in Central NC will be attending this event . AA will not know your thoughts if you don’t tell them. This is your chance to do that. (For more info, see flyer.)
Sunday, March 27 (1 o’clock)
Westminster Presbyterian

Greensboro is the location of one of three Pre-Conference Forums happening in North Carolina. The Piedmont Pre-Conference Forum is where AA members of the middle of the state can learn about and discuss agenda items for the 2011 General Service Conference (GSC) in New York. Our Area Delegate will be present at this event to be informed of our thoughts on some very important agenda items and will use this knowledge while participating in the GSC as the delegate for North Carolina (General Service Area 51). After the District Committee Meeting this week (Thursday, 10 MAR @6:30PM @St. Andrews Episcopal – ALL AA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!), your group’s General Service Representative will have a copy of the agenda for your group members to review.

Sunday, 27 MAR 2011
1:00PM – 5:00PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church
3906 West Friendly Avenue →
Greensboro, NC 27410

Piedmont Pre-Con Flyer [PDF] <--- print this flyer and leave at the meetings you attend.

Agenda items include Literature Revisions, Policies, the Grapevine, and issues surrounding anonymity.

The Western Pre-Conference Forum is being held on 26 MAR 2011 at
Calvary Episcopal Church
2840 Hendersonville Rd. →
Fletcher, NC 28732

Western Pre-Con Flyer [PDF]

The Eastern Pre-Conference Forum is being held on 2 APR 2011 at
Macedonia Church
7640 Highway 17 →
Williamston, NC 27892

Eastern Pre-Con Flyer [PDF]