DISTRICT 3 MINUTES

District 3, Area 35 - P.O. Box 931 - Detroit Lakes, MN 56502

Meeting Date: 3/18/07

Opened meeting with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer.

READING OF MINUTES: Submitted by: Erik

· Read minutes from last months meeting. Made no corrections.

Ø Motion to accept minutes by: Jeanie

Ø Motion seconded by: David

Ø Motion carries.

TREASURY REPORT: Submitted by: Don

· Current balance: $1337.87

· Don passed out budget sheets for review. We have had some contributions so the budget is doing OK.

Ø Motion to accept report by: Ed

Ø Motion seconded by: Jeanie

Ø Motion carries.

D.C.M. REPORT: Submitted by: Tim

HI Everyone,

Well, as most of you know, we had the Area committee meeting canceled because of poor weather, and the next weekend we only made it ¾ the way to the WCAASC. I must say that I was very disappointed not making the meeting, and maybe even more to be stranded in Pipestone, of all places.

I am looking forward to the spring assembly – April 14^th and 15^th, where the GSRs (alternate GSRs if the GSR is not present), DCMs, Area committee chairs, and Area officers will be voting on the agenda items that we are discussing today. It’s a great experience to see how our delegate, Jerry S., will be bringing our group’s conscious to the General Service Conference in New York.

We have so many great groups in our district; I have a hard time believing that some of them have chosen not to be a part of AA as a whole. I see it like when we made the decision to do the steps for our sobriety and sanity; if I would have stopped there, I’d be missing our on so many miracles and friendships in my life.

Thanks to Ed S. and Tim B., from District 7, I feel a sense of purpose today!!

Yours in service,

Tim Powers – District 3 DCM

ACTION COMMITTEE REPORTS:

· Corrections Chair Report: Submitted by: Paul

o AA sent Paul a booklet about corrections things.

o Frazee Wednesday night group is taking a meeting into the Dilworth halfway house.

· Public Information/Group Records Report: Submitted by: Melvin

o Went to the PI workshop at the Big Ole Roundup.

o Contacted Arvig about format – they use DVD or mini DVD for public service announcements (PSA). PSA DVDs called “testimonials” are available from GSO for $10.00 each. There is another video called “hope”, for $15.00

o Has been updating meeting schedules.

o Would like to thank the Detroit Lakes Friday noon group for a donation of materials.

· Treatment Chair Report: Submitted by: Jeanie

o She received the packet from GSO.

o Has been calling treatment facilities – some ph. #s have been disconnected and some aren’t interested.

o Currently calling other treatment facilities that are interested in speakers.

· CPC (Cooperation w/Professional Community) Report: Submitted by: Bev

o Has been collecting names of judges and others to contact. Once she receives the AA packet, she’ll review it and bring the information to district – then start moving forward.

· Webmaster Report: Submitted by: Ed

o 170 unique visitors with 336 during January. 225 in February, with over 500 hits by search engines.

o Calendar is #1 page (93 hits); meeting search is #2 (58 hits). There were 24 bookmarks.

o Search engines sent (Qty): Google – 37, MSN – 12, Yahoo – 8, alcoholism.about.com – 12, agape – 8, Area 35 web-sight – 7.

· Round Robin (RR) Chair Report: Submitted by: Ed

o Had discussion about Wadena possibly re-scheduling the RR. Nothing else to report.

Ø Motion to accept action committee reports by: Jeanie

Ø Motion seconded by: Derek

Ø Motion carries.

G.S.R. REPORTS:

· Jeanie – Smokey Hills, 7pm Mondays. Doing well with 13-20 attending. Planning for Heartland Roundup. We have a few snowbirds and are looking forward to their return. Have new phone lists.

· Mike – Erhard group, 8pm Wednesdays. Group purchased Joe and Charlie tapes that were incomplete and are looking for a complete set.

· Derek – Detroit Lakes Formers Group. Monday thru Sunday. Groups are doing well and had a fun luau with games and prizes – Boo-Yeah! Couple of new people coming. We haven’t had a steering committee meeting for two months, so we need to do something.

· David – Detroit Lakes, Friday Noon – 1^st Lutheran. Group is growing.

· Steve – Alt. GSR – Wadena Thursday night Birthday Group. Still covering/registering other groups – Have 3 day and 7 night meetings. All night meetings @ 8pm. Speaker meeting last Sunday of the month with potluck @ 7pm – speaker @ 8pm. Saturday AA and NA groups have split to two separate groups. A new Alano board was elected and steering committee is splitting club into three registered groups (day, night, and birthday). There are lots of ideas, opinions, and disagreements – so nothing is set in stone.

· Bev – Underwood AA, 8pm Mondays. Open topic meeting with 18-25 attending. Group conscious.

· Gary – Fergus Falls Weekenders, Friday @ noon (Non-smoking). 15-20 attend discussion group. Provide two copies of Grapevine to County Jail. Medical group has requested pamphlets and schedules. The program seems to be well received.

· Paul – Frazee AA, 8pm Wednesdays. 20-25 attend discussion meeting. Usually use AA meditation book as a topic. Meet for dinner at 6pm – location changes so contact a member if interested.

OLD BUSINESS:

· Area Paper (Northern Lights) - This issue is on Hold.

· Secretary budget – Needs to raise annual amount to $180.00 to meet needs.

Ø Motion by: Jeanie to raise the secretary budget to $180.00 per year.

Ø Motion seconded by: Derek

Ø Motion carries.

NEW BUSINESS:

· April District 3 Meeting – We voted to hold the next District 3 meeting on April 22, 2007 @ 9am. The original date conflicted with the Spring Assembly.

· Spring Assembly Agenda Items.

· 2007 General Service Conference Agenda – Went over background material for agenda items.

Next Meeting Date: April 22, 2007

Closed meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.