ARCHIVES COMMITTEE:
- Preserves the history of AA in Area 33 by collecting
all written records and by taping interviews with AA members
- Invites groups and districts to start archives and
write histories; displays the archives at the March Round-Up, State Convention, Workshops,
and as requested.
To submit information to the Archives Committee,
click here
or write to Area 33 Office, 24225 W. 9 Mile Road, Suite 110, Southfield, MI.
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COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY:
- Focuses on "cooperation, but not
affiliation" with the professionals in the community—Educators, Physicians, the
Clergy, Court officials, and others who are often in contact with alcoholics
- Distributes the appropriate literature to the
professional community as needed.
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CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES:
- Brings AA meetings into prisons and jails to help
alcoholic inmates prepare for sober, satisfying lives after release.
- Coordinates mail correspondence and sets up AA
contacts or temporary sponsors when inmates are released.
- Collects AA literature for inmates.
- Strives to insure that law enforcement and
correctional facilities officials understand what the AA program does and does not do.
- Attends the quarterly Statewide Correctional
Facilities Committee meeting in Lansing.
If you would like more info regarding attendance of
AA meetings inside a correctional facility or becoming a correspondent to an alcoholic
inmate, leave us a message on our
message page or write to Area 33 at our office address.
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FILMS COMMITTEE:
- Maintains a collection of AA conference approved
films and videos to be displayed at AA functions as requested.
To have the Films Committee visit your Group or
District Workshop or other function leave them a message on our Message page or write to
Area 33 at our office address.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE:
- Assists in setting up a yearly budget for the Area;
makes recommendations to the Area Assembly for any requests for funds over budgeted
amounts
- The Finance Committee
consists of the immediate past Area Treasurer, the current Area
Treasurer, a past-Delegate (elected by the Area), and two other
members (elected by the Area). The Finance Chairperson is elected
by the other four committee members.
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GRAPEVINE COMMITTEE:
- Familiarizes AA members with the fellowship’s
"Meeting in Print<" has order forms available and orders displays.
- Sells Grapevine magazines, books tapes, and
special items.
- Collects old Grapevines for distribution in
correctional facilities and treatment facilities.
- Invites members to contribute articles to the Grapevine.
- Provides a Grapevine Display at AA functions
as requested.
- Encourages groups to elect a Grapevine
representative (GVR) who attends the quarterly Statewide Grapevine Committee
meeting in Lansing.
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LITERATURE COMMITTEE:
- Displays current AA Conference approved books and
pamphlets at the Area Assembly meeting, Area workshops, and other events as requested.
- Keeps the Area informed of new publications,
literature catalogs and price changes.
- Purchases and sells the AA Service Manual at
cost at the Area Assembly and Committee meeting and other events.
- Buys literature in quantity for use by other
standing committees and for sale at the Area Assembly meetings.
- Provides GSR packets to the new GSR's at the Area
Assembly and Committee meetings.
For information about available Conference approved
AA literature contact the committee by leaving them a message on this Web Site’s
message page or write to
Area 33 at our office address.
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MARCH ROUND-UP COMMITTEE
The March Round-Up is held every March, except in years
when Area 33 is hosting the Michigan State Convention. In those years, the Michigan
State Convention is held in lieu of the March Round-Up. The March Round-Up is held
on the weekend in March in which the last day of the Convention (Sunday) will fall
on the second Sunday of the month. The March Round-Up is a local convention with A.A.,
Al-Anon & Al-Ateen activities, i.e. - Open Speakers, Topic Panels, Alkathons,
Dinner Banquet, Dance, etc.
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2006 EAST CENTRAL REGION/MICHIGAN STATE CONVENTION COMMITTEE
In 2006, the Michigan State Convention, hosted by
Area 33, is combined with the East Central Regional Convention. It will be held in
August. Usually, the Michigan State Convention is held in March in place of the March Round-Up.
The Michigan State Convention is a combined effort between Areas 32, 33 & 34. It is a
state-wide convention with AA, Al-Anon & Al-Ateen activities, i.e. -
Open Speakers, Topic Panels, Alkathons, Dinner Banquet, Dance, etc.
The East Central Regional Convention rotates within Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and
Wisconsin. Like the Michigan State Convention, there will be AA, Al-Anon & Al-Ateen activities, i.e. -
Open Speakers, Topic Panels, Alkathons, Dinner Banquet, Dance, but it also features keynote speakers from
our General Service Office, A.A.W.S. and/or Grapevine.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION:
- Informs the general public about the AA program by
using the Media (TV, Radio, & Press).
- Fulfills requests to participate in programs set up
by schools, businesses, or other organizations.
For more info leave the Public Information (PI)
Committee a message on our Message
Page or write to Area 33 at our office address. or
write to Area 33 at our office address.
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SPECIAL NEEDS:
- While there are no special AA members, many have
special needs. We define AA’s with special needs as persons who are visually
impaired, hearing impaired, chronically ill or homebound and those with limited reading
skills. The goal is to make AA accessible.
- The members of the Special Needs Committee explore,
develop, and offer alternatives to make the AA message and participation in our program
available to everyone.
Contact the Special Needs Committee via our message page or by
writing to Area 33 at our office address.
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TRADITIONS SKIT:
- Performs the Traditions Skit as requested by groups
or districts.
- The Chairperson of the Traditions Skit Committee
sets up the skit as requested, contacts the traditions skit players, and informs the Area
of their schedule.
To schedule a performance contact the committee via
our message page or at
the next District Committee Meeting or by writing Area 33 at our office address.
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TREATMENT FACILITIES:
- Brings AA meetings to alcoholics in treatment
- Strives to further the understanding of what AA does
and does not do to hospital and treatment center staff
- Coordinates contact persons or temporary sponsors
for newly released alcoholic clients. (Bridging the Gap).
District Treatment Committee Chairpersons wishing
to post Treatment Facility Meetings on this location within the Web Site may do so by
submitting it to the Web Site Committee at the Area Assembly or simply by leaving us a
message on our message page
or write to Area 33 at our office address.
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WEB SITE COMMITTEE
While many AA web sites are simply a public
information vehicle and are maintained by their Public Information Committees, our site is
also intended as a service tool for the area. Due to the broadened scope of our site, we
felt it necessary to form a standing committee to maintain and administer the web site.
The Web Site Committee shall ideally consist of a Chairperson; a Co-Chairperson; a
District Information Coordinator; a Committee Information Coordinator; a Feature Page
Editor; a Secretary and also enlist the help of any AA members within the area who have
specific knowledge of web site development and implementation. Interested members should
attend the next Area Assembly or Web Site Committee meetings. Check the calendar of events
for meeting dates & times.
You can leave us a message on this Web Site's
message page or write to
Area 33 at General Services of S.E. Michigan, P.O. Box 2843 Southfield, MI 48037.
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