Area Delegate

Message from your Area 29 Delegate

Hello, I’m Lori, and I’m an alcoholic, and I’m honored to serve as your Area 29/Panel 76 Delegate! I’ve been assigned to the Conference Finance Committee and it’s going to be a very interesting two years. I will be looking to all of the members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Area 29 for their collective experience, wisdom, ideas, and opinions as I serve as part of the General Service Conference. To stay informed with all of the happenings at the General Service Office and with the General Service Board, AA World Services, and AA Grapevine/La Vina, please subscribe to our Area 29 distribution list. I will strive to be as honest and transparent as I can be over these two years. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Delegate@marylandaa.org and I will respond as quickly as I can.
In Grateful Service,
Lori McP.
Delegate, Area 29/Panel 76

Message from the Area 29 Delegate

Does your home group have a General Service Representative (GSR)?
Do you attend any groups that don’t?
Please take them a copy of this circular and ask them to participate with a voice in the group conscience of A.A. as a whole.

Responsibilities:

Attends the annual General Service Conference in April of each year and reports back to the Fellowship at the next Area Assembly and Area Convention, the highlights and significant results of the Conference. As requested, presents this report to A.A. groups throughout the Maryland General Service area
Attends the Area Assembly and Area Committee meetings, updating those bodies with information and news received from throughout the Fellowship
Continually informs and works closely with the Alternate Delegate to insure a smooth transition in the event that it may become necessary for the Alternate Delegate to assume the Delegate’s responsibilities
Makes the semi-annual group contribution reports, provided by the General Service Office, available to the Area Assembly
Responds to anonymity breaks in Area 29
Responds to requests from the General Service Office regarding the Confidential Directory
Prepares the annual Delegate’s budget request to be submitted to the Finance Committee in the fall of each year and is prepared with supporting documentation to answer any questions which may be asked during the budget approval process
May attend service functions or events as listed on page 54 of this Handbook and request reimbursement as provided in the Area 29 Budget for this service position and approved by the Area Assembly each year
Calls a meeting of Past Delegates in February to select items from the General Service Conference Agenda to create a Modified Agenda for CARC
Attends Area 29 Conference Agenda Review Committee (“CARC”) meetings and the Area 29 Mini Conference
Is encouraged to write and submit service-related articles for the quarterly Maryland General Service Newsletter, the MARGENSER
As requested, attends group, Intergroup, District or other Area A.A. events to share information and knowledge of the A.A. fellowship
Informs GSO of the names and addresses of newly elected Area officers
Provides copies of Group Change forms received from GSO to the Area Registrar to update Area records