Intergroup's Purpose and Services This Intergroup is an A.A. service office that involves partnership among groups in our community—just as A.A. groups themselves are partnerships of individuals. This Intergroup was established to carry out certain functions common to all the groups—functions which are best handled by this Intergroup—which is supervised and supported by these groups in their general interest. It exists to aid the groups in their common purpose to carrying the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still suffers. The purpose of this group shall be to act as a unifying force among the groups of Alcoholics Anonymous on the Western Slope using all the A.A. Traditions as guidelines. This area should encompass the area from Pollock Pines to El Dorado Hills, with a Northern boundary of Georgetown and a Southern boundary of Somerset. The duties of this Intergroup are to provide services that the individual groups of Alcoholics Anonymous would not be adequately able to provide without unity. This shall include, but not be limited to: - Community-wide A.A. services, including Teleservice, Tape & CD Library and Public Informaton/Cooperation with the Professional Community (PI/CPC), as detailed in the "Intergroup Committees" section below.
- Meeting directories: at regular intervals, Intergroup may publish and distribute up-to-date meeting schedules, which will include new meetings (3 month requirement), address changes, type of meeting, wheelchair access meeting, etc. The directory will also include the name, date, time, and location of Intergroup and other service meetings. This directory will not include group activities and special events.
- A.A. newsletter: The preparation of an A.A. publication for periodic distribution to A.A. groups about A.A. activities is about A.A. and A.A. information on the Western Slope. This committee will provide guidelines to the Intergrouprepresentatives for approval.
- Intergroup postal box: Handle all the mail inquiries received in the Intergroup-maintained Post Office Box, routing them to the proper committee or individual for handling.
- Information exchange: Intergroup may function as a clearinghouse for the circulation and exchange of information among all the A.A. groups in the community. Intergroup will provide information on conferences, workshops, seminars which are received in the Intergroup mail box.
- Unity events: This committee will put together workshops to promote service and other activities that carry the message to the Alcoholic who still suffers. The accepted definition of an A.A. event is an event put on by A.A. members for A.A. members about A.A. (definition from GSO).
Mailing Address: Intergroup Western Slope
P.O. Box 1434
Placerville, CA 95667
Trusted Servants of Intergroup Any group within our service area wishing to affiliate with Intergroup may do so simply by observing the 12 Traditions and designating one of their group members as their Intergroup Representative. It is good practice to also name a second person as their alternate. It is suggested that A.A. members be elected who show a desire to be of service and are willing to carry out their obligation to the best of their ability in the spirit of unity and cooperation. Chair: Valeta F [ email Intergroup ]
Alt. Chair: Valeta F
Treasurer: Norm S
Recording Secretary: Larry S
Intergroup Representatives:
Appleseed Group (Ali L), As Bill Sees it Study (Brian S), Cameron Park Group (Carl R), Cameron Park Women's Group (Valeta K), Early Bird (Clare), El Dorado Hills Group (Ed A), Georgetown Group (Jeanine), Hangtown Group (Christy H), High Flyers Group (Mark B), Hope in the Hills Group (Dave S), Men at Work (Chazz H), Mother Lode Fellowship (Vikki M), Old Time Values Group (Mickey), Sierra Step Sisters (Lindsay W), Sunrise Attitude Adjustment Group (Alex E), West Slope Fellowship (Kevin K), Women's Reflections 2 (Annie K), Women in Recovery (Marcia A)
Intergroup Subcommittees
Public Information/Cooperation with the
Professional Community (PI/CPC) Chair: Rocklin W [ email PI/CPC ]
Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community are two A.A. service committee functions that Intergroup Western Slope combines into a single operating subcommittee of our Intergroup. The Public Information function is to let the general public, and more importantly the alcoholic still suffering know where help is available. The function of Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) is to work in the professional community (i.e., doctors, nurses, judges and attorneys) to inform them about Alcoholics Anonymous. Our PI/CPC committee members attend various conferences and meetings of these professionals upon request, and it organizes a speaker pool to provide A.A. member speakers to schools and other institutions requesting them. Other activities can include: Placement and airing of television and radio public service announcements on local stations; placement of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and other A.A. literature in public libraries, as well as many schools. Teleservice (24-hour A.A. Hotline) Chair: Charley C [ email Teleservice ]
Teleservice provides complete and accurate 24-hour telephone service, directing incoming calls to A.A. members who have volunteered to serve. Teleservice handles A.A. related phone inquiries and, when appropriate, distributes requests for help from sick alcoholics to local A.A. volunteers who follow up with further Twelfth Step work. Teleservice is also responsible for maintaining "Alcoholics Anonymous" listings in local telephone directories. Tape & CD Librarian Chair: Bob E [ email Tape Librarian ] The Tape & CD Librarian collects, and makes available by request, various A.A. related audiovisual materials of interest to A.A. members, and presents demonstrations at local A.A. meetings if requested.
Our Liaisons with Local A.A Services To ensure a continuous exchange of A.A. service information, a liaison representing each local A.A. service committee attends our district meetings. The following committees are described in more detail by clicking on the links given: |
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