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.

Pepsi Group Not Meeting on 31 DEC

Schedule Changes

Due to the New Year’s Eve Conference, the Pepsi group will not meet that night. The Pepsi Group will resume the following week.

GSR & Volunteer Name Badges for New Year’s Eve Conference

News

If you are a GSR or a conference volunteer and are planning to attend District 23′s New Year’s Eve Conference, please notify Reid M. via email to dcm@nc23.org.

If you’re a GSR, please include your name, your home group’s name and that you are a GSR. If you’re a volunteer, please include your name and that you are a volunteer.

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.

Spotlight: Desperados Group

Group Spotlights

DESPERADOS meets Thursdays at 10:0PM at St. Mary’s House, 930 Walker Ave. →. They are a closed discussion meeting that was formed on November 11th, 2011, by Geoffrey G., Rue H., Thomas M., Rich, and Garrett D. Their business meeting is the first Thursday of the month at 9:30PM.

They have 10+ people attending the 1-hour meeting where they sit in a circle and “don’t hold back while aligning with ESH criterion.”

Like to have your Home Group spotlighted here? Have your GSR or Alternate GSR complete the Group Information Questionnaire.

Daytime Group Holiday Location Change

Schedule Changes

The Daytime Group that normally meets at First Lutheran Church (3600 W. Friendly Ave.) will be meeting at Summit Fellowship Club → at their normal time (10AM) 23 & 26 DEC and 2 JAN.

Spotlight: Simply AA Group

Group Spotlights

SIMPLY AA meets Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:30PM at the Christian Church, 8607 Stokesdale St., Stokesdale →. On Tuesdays, they have a closed 12×12 Step study with a Tradition study on the first Tuesday of the month. On Fridays, they have a Closed Big Book Study with the last Friday of the month being an open Speaker meeting and members celebrating birthday anniversaries with cake and medallions.

The Simply AA Group was formed on July 21, 2011 with two women of A.A., Jennifer B., Brenda T. The group was formed in a member’s home and our first meeting was held in the Stokesdale Christian Church on Tuesday October 18, 2011 at 6:30PM with a closed Step Study. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM for our business meetings.

We’ve already outgrown two small rooms in the Church. We are now utilizing the Church’s large community room. This room holds a very large amount of people with at least 16 tables and over 100 comfortable chairs set up in rows. There is excellent lighting and a large kitchen to set up for coffee and a variety of cookies.

We have at least 10-15 people attending from neighboring groups and newcomers – men and women from a wide range of sobriety. Several newcomers have joined the group already. Our format is reading from the Twelve and Twelve and the Big Book. We share as it relates to our own experience strength and hope. We are asking attendees to bring their own books to the studies due to the limited supply we have for now.

We are a new group for members to join. We now have five group members. It appears to be growing each week. We are the only Group in the Stokesdale area with an earlier meeting time.

Like to have your Home Group spotlighted here? Have your GSR or Alternate GSR complete the Group Information Questionnaire.

Information Hot Sheet Updated

New Content

The printable Hot Sheet of announcements for the good of AA has been updated. Please print a few copies, share the information when a meeting chair asks for “announcements for the good of AA” and leave a copy with that group.

District Committee Meeting THURSDAY

Events

The next District Committee Meeting (GSR Meeting) is at St. Andrews Episcopal Church (2105 West Market Street →) THURSDAY at 06:30 PM. GSRs, please be sure to represent your group at this meeting. If your group doesn’t have a General Service Representative, please hold a group business meeting to elect one.

General service representative (G.S.R.):

Working via the district and area committees, the G.S.R. is the group’s link with the General Service Conference, through which U.S. and Canadian groups share their experience and voice A.A.’s collective conscience. Sometimes called “the guardians of the Traditions,” G.S.R.s become familiar with A.A.’s Third Legacy— our spiritual responsibility to give service freely. Usually elected to serve two-year terms, they:

• Represent the group at district meetings and area assemblies.
• Keep group members informed about general service activities in their local areas.
• Receive and share with their groups all mail from the General Service Office, including the newsletter Box 4-5-9, which is G.S.O.’s primary tool for communicating with the Fellowship.

G.S.R.s also may assist their groups in solving a variety of problems, especially those related to the Traditions. In serving their groups, they can draw on all the services offered by G.S.O. (see p. 30).

An alternate G.S.R. is elected at the same time in the event that the G.S.R. may be unable to attend all district and area meetings. Alternate G.S.R.s should be encouraged to share the responsibilities of the G.S.R. at the group, district and area levels. (See The A.A. Service Manual, Chapter 2, “The Group and its G.S.R.,” for further information.)

(excerpted from “The A.A. Group …Where It All Begins” PDF)

District meetings are held only once per month and only last an hour. We need all groups to be represented at these meetings. All AA members are welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings.

“My Name Is Ebenezer S.”

Events

The annual production of “My Name Is Ebenezer S.” → is at 8PM on 17 DEC 2011, at Friends Meeting House, 2100 W. Friendly Avenue → in Greensboro.

This annual event is produced by and stars local AA members and is open to all AA members and their guests. This is a free event.