DISTRICT 3 MINUTES
District 3, Area
Meeting
Date:
Opened
meeting with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer.
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Read minutes from last months meeting.
There were no corrections.
Ø Motion to accept minutes by:
Ed
Ø Motion seconded by: Bev
Ø Motion carries.
TREASURY
REPORT:
Submitted by: George
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Current balance: $1088.28
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We received some donations.
Ø Motion to accept minutes by:
Bev
Ø Motion seconded by: Ed
Ø Motion carries.
D.C.M.
REPORT:
Submitted by: Tim
Hi Everyone,
I was lucky enough to attend the joint Archives workshop
last month and found myself intrigued with Mark M, from OK; his participation
and obsession with archives is way beyond what I could have imagined. His work with past grapevines is amazing. I also learned that one of my old meeting
places, 2218 in Mpls, is the longest
lasting AA club, starting in 1942 and still going strong in the old Washburn
mansion, originally owned by co-owner of GM corporation
(I hope I have that part right).
AA started in
Here is a story that most of you know:
One day a man
was painting his rather large house and after considerable work had been done
he decided to go drink. Upon return, he
stood back to admire his day’s accomplishments and saw pigeons crapping on the
fresh paint, so he proceeded to start shooting them. Well, the cops came and arrested him. Now, in front of the judge, two men stood and
said they were from the Oxford Group and that the court should remand this gentleman
(Ebby) to them - and that's just what happened. In return, Ebby sat with bill in his kitchen
at Stepping Stones
in
I also attended the Area 35/36 workshop that was also
held in
The
presentation from our webmaster Ed was very informative, however; I was disappointed
that area 36 was not involved in the presentation.
I also attended the Area 35 committee meeting this
month and, as always, had a great time. Those
Alanon people can sure cook up a great mess of food! I was also reminded that group/district
chairs/officer elections are coming up in Sept.
WOW~
were has the time gone!! Seems like just a couple of months ago the train
whistle was blowing. I don't know what
my life would be like without this experience, I have learned so much about AA,
service, and about the fellowship. The
back of my Medallion has taken on a whole new meaning, Thank you all for the opportunity
to serve as your trusted servant!!
One more food for thought, (not mine): The recipe
doesn't bake the cake!
Yours in service, Tim Powers
District 3 DCM
ACTION
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Public Information/Group Records Report: Submitted by: Melvin
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Made more meeting schedules
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Having trouble keeping literature in the hospital.
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Webmaster Report: Submitted by: Ed
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204 unique visitors.
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Calendar is #1 page (189 hits) and Meeting search is #2 page (60 hits)
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Treatment Chair Report: Submitted by: Absent
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CPC (Cooperation w/Professional Community) Report: Submitted by: Bev
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Sent 120 letters out to professionals
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Submitted bill for postage and gave remaining stamps to the secretary.
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Corrections Chair Report: Submitted by: Absent
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We discussed meetings in Ottertail County Jail:
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Round Robin (RR) Chair Report: Submitted by: Ed
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Wadena RR – Was held on
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Perham RR –
Ø Motion to accept action
committee reports by: George
Ø Motion seconded by:
Ø Motion carries.
G.S.R.
REPORTS:
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Dave – Friday
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Bev – Underwood AA – Monday @
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Gary – Fergus Falls Cookie Monster Group – Wednesday @
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Sue (Alt. GSR) – Fergus Falls Weekenders – Friday and Saturday @
OLD
BUSINESS:
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Area paper online – On hold until the fall assembly.
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State Fair volunteers – We are waiting for a report from those who
attended.
NEW
BUSINESS:
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Reviewed handouts and flyers, Northern lights, and GSO Final Report.
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District elections are in September
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Erik is stepping down as secretary after this term.
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Tim is stepping down as DCM after this term.
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Ed is stepping down as Webmaster after this term.
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Archives –
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Rick is looking for group and personal history – Please share your
story!
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There is a meeting on
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We discussed the meeting list formatting.
Next
Meeting Date:
Closed
meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.