The next Derbyshire Intergroup
Meetings will be held on:
Saturday 8th March 2008
All meetings start at 3.30pm and
will be held at:
The Methodist
Church Hall
Wood Street
Ripley.
(There is an alley that runs up the left hand side of the church -
go up there and half way along is a door and the meeting
is in there in the Church Hall.)
What is
Intergroup? (see menu on left for a fuller description)
Intergroup exists to provide AA services
within the local area which are not practical for each individual group
to provide.
Intergroup consists of and is
operated by the AA groups in Derbyshire. Each group may send a
representative - the Group Service Representative, or GSR, - and the
GSR's vote on any matters that arise. Other AA members are welcome (in
fact encouraged) to attend and join in but may not vote.
What
does Intergroup do?
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Makes sure that AA is listed in
telephone and other directories
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Organises and
maintains the Telephone help-line
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Organises a rota of members to go
out on 12th-step calls when requested
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Organises a rota
of members to go carry the AA message to people in prisons
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Compiles and has printed the
"Where to find" meeting cards
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Collects money
from local groups and passes this on to Regional Office, and maintains
business accounts for the counties AA groups
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Maintains this website
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Has elected
officers who pass the AA message on in areas of Health and Employment
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Has elected officers who pass the
AA message on to workers in Probation and Prison services
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Provides a link
between local Groups and AA at a regional and National level
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Sends members to represent local
groups at AA national conferences
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Promoting Share
Magazine to local groups
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Organises workshops for local
members
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and much
more............!
What
happens at an Intergroup meeting?
Because these meetings are in
effect a "business meeting" they have an Agenda and a record of the
meeting, the Minutes, is kept. Also, any matters arising are voted on by
a show of hands and in this way Intergroup is similar to the Conscience
meeting held by many AA groups.
But we try to make the meeting
relaxed and friendly and we have found that sitting in a circle helps as
does going around the room and introducing ourselves at the start (and
of course the Tea urn is constantly on.....)
The meeting is run by the Chair
and the minutes are recorded by the secretary. The meeting Agenda will
have been printed by the Secretary and handed out to all attending,
along with minutes from the last meeting, and this is then followed.
A typical Agenda may be:
1. Introductions
2. Apologies
3. Comments on minutes from last meeting
4. Matters arising from last meeting
5. Vacancies/appointments to service positions
6. Officers reports (news from telephone service, health, employment,
prisons etc)
7. Round the groups - (news from the groups)
8. Any other business
We welcome all AA members to
attend as Intergroup is the voice of local AA and cannot exist without
support. We look forward to seeing you there - just turn up, no invite
needed!