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Minutes of Suffolk General Service Meeting

Meeting date: March 11, 2016

Opening 

• Moment of silence followed by the responsibility declaration

• Voting procedures explained

• Minutes from last month: Motioned to accept the minutes. Minutes accepted.

• Traditions read by Derek

• A.A. Anniversaries: 5

• Introduction of new GSR’s, DCM’s, and Alternates 4

• Volunteers for clean-up-2 people- Lonny and Frank

• Volunteers for December Set up – Dawn, Joe, Tom, Jewels

Volunteers for December Greeters-Patricia and Steve

• Meeting opened at 8:00pm

• Members in attendance: 77

Officer’s Reports 

DCMC Report -Geoff C. dcmc@aasuffolkgs-ny.org

• Our next meeting Friday, April 22nd at 8:00PM True North Community Church 1101 Lakeland Ave Bohemia NY 11716.

• Attended Unity Breakfast

• On March 7th attended committee meeting: topic was the delegates questionnaire

• The link is encouraging new GSRs to share stories with them to be published

• The SENY Convention will be held March 18-20 in Westchester Marriot

• The Delegates Day of Sharing will be on Saturday, March 26th at the Pearl River Middle School 520 Gilbert Ave, Pearl River, NY 10965. Time: 9am-2pm. Bus will be picking up throughout suffolk county. All GSRs are encouraged to attend.

• Next SENY meeting is the Pre-Conference Assembly, April 9 @ 8:30am-3:30pm. Location: 250 Berry Street at PS84 Brooklyn. Bus will be taking GSRs from suffolk county.

• Available for group inventories, speaking on traditions, and service sponsorship

Alt DCMC – Tom B. alt-dcmc@aasuffolkgs-ny.org

• Available to speak on traditions, group inventories and service sponsorship

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Treasurer- Tommy C.

• See treasury report. Report accepted.

• Available for group inventories, speaking on traditions, and service sponsorship

Registrar/Corresponding Secretary- Lonny R.- registrar@aasuffolkgs-ny.org

• Available to speak on traditions, group inventories and service sponsorship

• Started using the air table program for groups to sign in: asking to have everyone review the list and make any necessary updates on forms so that it can be updated.

Concept III- Jane

  • Concept III: As a traditional means of creating and maintaining a clearly defined working relation between the groups, the Conference, the A.A. General Service Board and its several service corporations, staffs, committees and executives, and of thus insuring their effective leadership, it is here suggested that we endow each of these elements of world service with a traditional “Right of Decision.

7th Tradition basket passed

15 Minute District Break

Committee Reports

Archives – Vacant

• Commitment open if anyone is interested please let chairperson know.

Bus Captain- Doug

• SENY Convention bus will be picking people up and going to convention.

Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC)-Kathy W.-

Corrections-Howard P.-Report- corrections@aasuffolkgs-ny.org–

Group Conscience- Vacant-NR

Ad Hoc Liability Insurance-Howard P.-NR

LICYPAA Liaison- Mercedes B.– (Chris gave report)

  • March 12th Keeping it Green Dance at Massapequa Reformed Church. Meeting 5:45-6:45. Dance 7:15-11:30

• Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 8:15 at South Oaks in Amityville

Literature-Chris C.–

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GrapeVine- Chrissy –

• Grapevines are available for sale, see Chrissy at the table.

Suffolk Intergroup Association (SIA) Liaison- Eddie W.-

• Bob the Archives Chair is looking for help

• March 15th at 6:30 meeting/workshop at SIA about speaking at schools

  • Share-a-thon chair was elected

• To keep your group name on the meeting list you have to fill out the form on the website http://www.suffolkny-aa.org/forms/forms_for_groups.php

Unity Breakfast Chair- Tommy

Sunday March 6, 2016

  • Next month the seed money will be returned

Web Committee- Dave G.- web@aasuffolkgs-ny.org NR

  • There is a link to the SENY website now on the website

  • Any questions email Dave G.

Public Information (PI)-Jim- S.-NR-PI@suffolkgs-ny.org

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Service Participation-Richie N.-NR

Treatment Facilities (Bridging the Gap)- Rich F.- NR

Service Sponsorship-VACANT-NR-Please contact Matt F. (DCMC) if you or someone you know wishes to help to fill this commitment.

Special Needs-Josh P- specialneeds@aasuffolkgs-ny.org

  • Special need share a day June 26th at IS5 in Elmhurst Queens

Announcements

LISTS Chair– Jim S.-

• Event Spirituality through Service at True North Community Church, Saturday Oct. 15th 10am-2pm. Spread the word at your meetings. See Jim if you would like to do service at the event.

Old Business

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New Business

Motion to close

• Meeting closed at 9:36 p.m. with a moment of silence followed by the Lord’s Prayer.