Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 - Alcoholics Anonymous

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 - Alcoholics Anonymous

The Area 11 A.A. Newsletter
Vol. 22 No. 1 December - January 2013
See last page for important info about Holiday Alkathons!
-English Version-
-Spanish Version-
Have You Filled Out the Area 11 Event
¿Han llenado el cuestionario de evalu-
Questionnaire?
ación de eventos de la Área 11?
If you are reading this Alki-Line issue, chances are
you obtained it at a meeting that has a General
Service Representative (GSR). GSR’s are responsible
for bringing news from the districts and area back to
group members. You may, then, have seen a questionnaire distributed by your GSR about Area 11
events - Soberfest, the Area 11 Convention, Round
Up, CSCYPAA and Rompiendo Fronteras. The questionnaire was developed by an ad hoc committee of
A.A. members charged with evaluating area events
– do we have too many events? Not enough? Why
does attendance appear to be dropping? Etc. When
it has finished its work, the committee will make a
recommendation - or state that there is no recommendation - to keep, discard, combine, or change
certain area events.
Si usted está leyendo esta copia de Alki-line, lo más
probable es que lo obtuvo en una reunión que tiene
un Representante General de Servicio (GSR). RSG es
responsable de llevar noticias del área a los distritos
y a los miembros del grupo. Puede, entonces, haber
visto un cuestionario distribuido por su RSG que
concierne a preguntas acerca de los eventos del Área
11 - Soberfest, la zona 11 Convención, Round-Up,
CSCYPAA y Rompiendo Fronteras. El cuestionario
fue desarrollado por un Comité ad hoc encargado
de evaluar los eventos del Área – tenemos demasiados eventos, no los suficiente, por qué disminuye
la asistencia en si sucesivamente. Cuando se haya
terminado la investigación, el Comité hará una
recomendación o un Estado que no existe ninguna
recomendación para mantener, deseche o cambiar
ciertos eventos del Área.
In addition to creating the questionnaire, the committee has sought answers to the above questions
in the last five years of reports from the area event
committees as well as in the last five years of district
meeting minutes. If you have not received the questionnaire or would like further information, please
email the committee care of [email protected] and
reference the “Area 11 Ad Hoc Committee” in the
subject line. You may also download the questionnaire at www.ct-aa.org. Please help the committee
complete this important research by filling out the
questionnaires and giving them to your GSR’s. Thank
you very much.
- Katherine D., Chair, Ad Hoc Committee Evaluating
Area 11 Events
WWW.CT-AA.ORG
Además de crear el cuestionario, el Comité ha buscado respuestas en los últimos cinco años de informes
de los comités del evento de Área así como en los
últimos cinco años de actas de la reunión del distrito. Si usted no ha recibido el cuestionario o desea
más información, envíenos por correo electrónico el
Comité encargado de Alki-línea en alki-line@ct-aa.
org. También puede descargar el cuestionario en
ct-aa.org. Por favor, ayudar al comité a completar su
investigación al completar los cuestionarios y darles
su RSG. Muchas gracias.
- Katherine D., coordinadora del Comité ad hoc del
Área 11 sobre evaluación del evento.
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Friends of Bill Share Their Experience, Strength & Hope
So Much to Teach, So Much to Learn
The Treasurer’s Job
With all the things I can say, I am a teacher. I’m a
student as well. In recovery, you are both. There’s
just so much to learn, and so much to teach. With
only 52 days sober, a man can say only so much,
but then again he can say something that would
mean a lot to someone else. And what someone
else says can make that same man learn a great
deal. The important part is that we help each
other; we are all brothers and sisters in this fellowship. Along with God Himself, there’s just so much
power that isn’t in our control. It’s an uncomfortable feeling putting all you have in a power higher
than yourself. You get used to it, though, because
sooner or later you find comfort in what people in
the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous say and
do, and what God does for you as well. I’ve learned
so much since quitting alcohol, but I have a lot
to learn, too. Along with that, I’ve helped quite a
few people since I began going to meetings. It’s
a beautiful, majestic thing to see other people
progress in the program along with progressing
yourself.
I have been a treasurer for three different meetings
over the years. I continue to do this job because it
needs to get done and I like to give back what has
been given so freely to me.
-Jack D.
The word from the districts and the area is that our
donations do not parallel our needs. This is not a
new story – we have known this for a while. The
green card about the 7th tradition – the need to be
self-supporting - states that we need to be donating more than we did in years past. We can choose
to read this card at meetings or not.
I believe it is important that each meeting’s treasurer shares his/her experience in keeping “the
books;” i.e., writing checks for rent and donations
to the district, the area and GSO. Sharing my experience with “the books” –not just providing a numbers report at the business meeting - enables the
group, and me, to understand where our money
goes. Some will be interested and give more and
others will not. However, it is important to raise
awareness. I know it took me a long time to understand the importance of our traditions - now that
I do, I will continue to do my part to sustain and to
spread A.A.’s message. Just sharing my experience, strength and hope.
- Judi G.
Submit Articles (250 words or less), Photos,
Letters, Suggestions and Constructive Criticism
1. Email: [email protected]
2. Mail: Alki-Line, P.O. Box 261084, Hartford, CT 06126
3. Hand material to a GSR
This newsletter is by and for alcoholics; however, we review submissions
by all interested in the A.A. program of recovery. Material may be edited
for clarity and length. This newsletter and earlier issues can be printed
from the Area 11 website: www.ct-aa.org.
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Friends of Bill Share Their Experience, Strength & Hope
Profiles in Service
Rob L. is the chairperson of the District 7 Hospitals,
Institutions and Treatment Centers Committee (aka
the HIT Squad). The HIT Squad brings meetings
and speakers into treatment centers in the greater
Hartford area. Each week the HIT Squad carries
the message to the still sick and suffering at ADRC,
Open Hearth, Honor Court, and many other locations. Anyone interested in speaking or chairing
meetings can contact Rob at 203-506-2817.
In addition to his work on the HIT Squad, Rob
regularly attends his home group, the Mayflower
Group, in West Hartford.
Favorite Story In Big Book:
“Acceptance Was The Answer,” p. 407
Favorite Step:
Step 12
Favorite Saying:
“It works if you work it.”
Daily Quotes from the Grapevine
Receive a daily quote emailed from the AA Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Just visit www.aagrapevine.org and sign
up. You can also sign up for a monthly Grapevine
e-newsletter at the same time. Of course the best
way to support the Grapevine is by subscribing to
either a print or online version. Be sure to visit the
Grapevine’s excellent website at www.aagrapevine.
org for a range of interesting topics, including the
“I Say” forum, which allows alcoholics to express
their thoughts on a variety of A.A. topics.
SAVE THE DATE!
Most Difficult Step:
Step 5 and Step 9
Favorite AA Memory:
Seeing newcomers and sponsees improve. “When I
see a sponsee work the steps, do service work, and
grow, that is my biggest joy. The promises have
come true for me. It is amazing seeing them come
true for others.”
Biggest Challenge AA Is Facing:
Keeping the program simple in the face of an
increasingly complex world.
- Jason M., District 7 Alki-Line Rep
11th Annual A.A. Woman’s
Day In Recovery
Saturday, March 16, 2012
For more info: [email protected]
‘Tis The Season For Alkathons!
See last page for a list of
Christmas and New Years
Alkathons in your area!
For more information, visit:
www.ct-aa.org.
WWW.CT-AA.ORG
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Holiday Alkathons!
District 1
Sacred Heart Church
56 Sacred Heart Drive
Groton, CT 06340
Handicapped accessible
Dec. 24, 5:30 p.m. through Dec. 25, 3:00 p.m.
Two keynote speakers, food to follow
Meetings, meetings, meetings!
District 3
Sahara Club
165 North Main St.
Ansonia, CT 06401
Dec. 24, 5:00 p.m. through Dec. 25, 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Joe A., 203-565-7701
Milford 17th Annual Alkathon
Mary Taylor Church (on the Green)
168 S. Broad St.
Milford, CT 06460
Dec. 31, 7:00 p.m. to Jan. 1, 7:00 p.m.
Round-the-clock meetings, Food, Fun, and
Fellowship
Contact Fred M. (203) 824-7898
[email protected]
District 4
Branford Christmas Alkathon
Branford Italian-American Club
Hamre Lane
Branford, CT
Dec. 24 to Dec. 25, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
[email protected]
District 7
Windsor Recovery Club
118 Palisado Ave.
Windsor, CT 06095
860-285-0016
Dec. 24, 6:00 p.m. through Dec. 25, 6:00 p.m.
WWW.CT-AA.ORG
District 8
Bristol Recovery Club
67 West St.
Bristol CT 06010-0322
860-589-1066
Dec. 24, 5:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Dec. 25, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Jan. 1, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meetings will run 1 hour long with 1/2
hour in between. There will be a break from
1:00 to 2:30 pm for social hour and refreshments. Food donations welcome!
Cheshire Grange
44 Wallingford Road
Cheshire, CT 06410
Dec. 24, 12:00 p.m. to Dec. 25, 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 31, 12:00 p.m. to Jan. 1, 2:00 p.m.
District 9
Fellowship Center
18 Great Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
Dec. 24, 4:00 p.m. to Dec. 25, 4:00 p.m.
Dec. 31, 4:00 p.m. to Jan. 1, 4:00 p.m.
Food donations accepted for the events.
The District will provide coffee, creamers,
sugar, all cups and paper products.
Contact the Alkathon Committee at [email protected] or call Ralph J.
(860) 324-1247 or Judy M. (203) 792-7669.
For additional Holiday Alkathon details and
information, please visit: www.ct-aa.org.
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