Service Work is a vital part of A.A. and Area 33 provides a wide variety of opportunities to volunteer. Many service positions only require a few months of sobriety, while others may require a year or more. In most cases, training is provided. Service work is an ideal way to give back to the program and make new friends. Most importantly, service work helps keep us sober.
More information on The Twelve Concepts and the benefits of service work is available from A.A. World Services.
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You can participate at your Home Group, your District, on a Committee, or at one of the Intergroups in Area 33.
Here are some service positions that may be available at your Home Group:
- CHAIRPERSON—conducts group business meetings and coordinates activities with other group officers.
- SECRETARY—records minutes, maintains confidential group member Information.
- TREASURER—collects basket money, pays bills, makes group donations and provides financial report.
- GSR (General Service Rep)—direct link to the General Service Structure of A.A., attends District meetings and Area Assemblies.
- INTERGROUP REP—direct link to Intergroup, attends the Intergroup Rep meeting.
- LITERATURE CHAIR—purchases and displays A.A.Conference-approved materials and local meeting schedules.
- GRAPEVINE REP—promotes Grapevine magazine and related products.
- GREETER—welcomes all the newcomers.
- COFFEE MAKER-makes coffee prior to each group meeting
- DRIVER-provides transportation for other members to meetings
Here are some District and Service Committee service positions that may be available at Area 33:
- DCM (District Committee Member)—Chairperson of the District who conducts business meetings and coordinates activities with other officers.
- ALTERNATE DCM—Vice Chairperson of the District and coordinates duties with Chair.
- SECRETARY—records minutes and maintains District roster and attendance lists.
- TREASURER—collects contribution money, pays bills and provides financial report.
- ACCESSIBILITIES—handles any special needs newcomers may have in accessing A.A.
- ARCHIVES—preserves historical materials of interest to the fellowship.
- CORRECTIONS—reaches out to still suffering alcoholics who are incarcerated.
- CPC (Cooperation with the Professional Community)—if it’s the doctor or minister you are reaching out to then its CPC, if it’s the doctor’s patient or minister’s parishioner it’s PI (Public Information).
- GRAPEVINE—promotes Grapevine magazine and related products.
- INTERGROUP—acts as liaison to Intergroup. PI (Public Information)—see CPC.
- TREATMENT—reaches out to still suffering alcoholics who are in treatment.
Here are some service positions that are available from time to time at Area 33:
- DELEGATE—direct link to the General Service Structure of A.A., attends the annual General Service Conference.
- ALTERNATE DELEGATE—Vice Delegate and coordinates duties with Delegate.
- AREA CHAIR—conducts business meetings and coordinates activities with other officers.
- AREA RECORDS SECRETARY—Maintains Area 33 Databases and Master Records File; advise Area on record retention policy & procedure; assists Secretary with Area Minutes mailing, backup and support to the Secretary.
- SECRETARY—Handles all the correspondence of the Area; maintains a current mailing list; produces and mails the minutes of the Area Assembly and Committee Meetings.
- TREASURER—collects contribution money, pays bills and provides financial report.
- REGISTRAR—maintains Area roster and attendance lists.
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