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• The purpose of the Grapevine Committee is to encourage districts and groups within Area 28 to elect Grapevine Representatives and to allow elected members of AA to participate in the service structure of Area 28. The committee shall carry the message of recovery through our ‘meeting in print’ and by encouraging subscriptions to the Grapevine.

• The Area Chair appoints the committee chair. Other members include all district Grapevine Reps and one or more district chairs appointed by the Area Chair.

• All members are voting members within the committee.

• Changes in committee guidelines go to the guidelines committee for referral to the Assembly if needed.

• A simple majority vote is required for committee action.

• Always refer to G.S.O. guidelines for clarification.

• Outgoing committee chair will meet with the newly appointed committee chair at the end of the two year rotation to transfer all paperwork and update the new chair on what the committee is doing.

Area 28 Grapevine chair is Roy R. who can be reached at [email protected]

• The purpose of the literature committee is to be a resource to help any individual, district, or committee with their literature needs. Chair should have a working knowledge of all conference approved literature and have one copy of each to help anyone with their requests  to see what they need before they order it. The chair should also be ready to assist in ordering literature with copies of forms.

• The literature committee should also maintain a small inventory of service literature, available at cost from GSO.

• The committee shall be ready to set up a display of and sell said service literature at Assemblies and other events, at cost.

  • Newly revised conference approved material should be available.

• The chair is appointed by the Maine Area Chair following the Election Assembly in October and shall serve a two-year term beginning in January of the following year.

• The committee shall include the appointed chair, any appointed district chairs, all district literature chairs, and any district or group literature committee members.

• Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee and a simple majority shall constitute a passing vote within the committee.

• The committee shall meet at all Area Committee meetings and at Area Assemblies. The chair can call a special meeting at any other time.

• The literature chair is responsible for turning over all inventories, information, and supplies to the incoming Chair prior to the January Maine Area Committee Meeting.

There are General Service Office Guidelines for Literature Committees.

Area 28 Literature chair is Charlie P. who can be reached at [email protected]

• The purpose of the Area 28 Finance Committee is to formulate an annual Area 28 budget to be presented to the Area 28 Assembly and be a resource group for Group & District Treasurers as well as the Area 28 Treasurer.

• The Area 28 Alternate Treasurer is the designated chair of the Area 28 Finance Committee.  The committee will be composed of the District Chairs assigned by the Area 28 Chair, Treasurers of Districts, Treasurers of Groups & other AA members who wish to attend.  The Area 28 Treasurer may attend, but has no vote in the committee.

•  Any AA member can bring forth any issue(s) for discussion at the Finance Committee meetings, but only Finance Committee members have a vote within the committee.  A simple majority is needed to bring recommendations before the Area 28 Committee.

•  The Area 28 Finance Committee shall meet at all Area 28 Committee Meetings (ACM) (4 times per year) & Area 28 Assemblies.  The Finance Committee Chair may call additional Finance Committee meetings if needed.

• General duties & responsibilities of the committee include: providing a proposed annual budget, supporting the Area 28 Delegate financially & with information, be familiar with AA Guidelines on finance including the principles of the 7th Tradition and share their experiences with Groups & Districts.  They will   report to Area 28.

The Area 28 Alternate Treasurer, Dana G, chairs the Finance Committee and  can be reached at [email protected]

See the GSO Guidelines for Finance that relate to this committee and also to local groups.

• Maine Area 28 Special Needs/Remote Communities Committee’s two fold purpose is to offer alternatives so that the AA message is accessible to anyone when requested, including the remote communities within Area 28.

• Any interested member can be on the committee in addition to the appointed Chair, assigned District Chairs and any corresponding district committee chairs.

• Each member of the committee has a vote within the committee if they have attended more than one meeting.

• Votes will be determined by a simple majority.

• The Committee will use the GSO guidelines/workbook when applicable, in their deliberations.

• The committee will cooperate with other committees to try to insure the message is accessible to all.

• The committee chair will meet and exchange information and material with the incoming Chair prior to the January Area Committee Meeting.

See the General Service Office Guidelines for Special Needs Committees.

There is also a Special Needs/Accessibility Workbook.

Area 28 Special Needs/Remote Communities chair is Phil H. can be reached at [email protected]

In Area 28 there is a Central Service Office in Portland and a DownEast Intergroup.

The Downeast Intergroup can be reached at www.downeastintergroup.org

The Central Service Office at www.csoaamaine.org

What is a Central Office or Intergroup?

“A central office (or intergroup) is an A.A. service office that involves partnership among groups in a community – just as A.A. groups themselves are partnerships of individuals. A central office is established to carry out certain functions common to all the groups – functions which are best handled by a centralized office – and it is usually maintained, supervised, and supported by these groups in their general interest. It exists to aid the groups in their common purpose of carrying the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still suffers.”
Reprinted from A.A. Guidelines, Central or Intergroup Offices with permission of AA World Services, Inc.

CSO’s and Intergroups are not part of the AA Service Structure but are considered part of AA. As Box 459 from the General Service Office puts it:

Q. Is a central office or intergroup office A.A.?

A. Yes. Central offices and intergroups provide vital local services and Twelfth Step opportunities. A central office or intergroup is an A.A. service office that involves partnership among groups in a community. A central office/intergroup is established to carry out functions common to all the groups, and it is usually maintained, supervised and supported by these groups. It exists to aid the groups in carrying the A.A. message. For further information, see “A.A. Guidelines on Central or Intergroup Offices.”

 Meeting Schedules

Meeting schedules of groups in Area 28 are maintained by the Portland Central Service Office & Downeast Intergroup. As a service to the fellowship, and in keeping with A.A.’s primary purpose of carrying the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still suffers, we are providing information on how to get in touch with the Portland CSO and the Downeast Intergroup.

To submit an online meeting change, please go to http://www.csoaamaine.org/meetingchange.htm. NOTE: you still need to submit the change form to our Area28 Registrar or directly to New York. Click here for the forms.

Events

Events taking place in Area 28 are listed by the Portland CSO. They use the same criteria for including AA events as is used by the General Service Office and the Grapevine: that the event is put on by AA members, for AA members and about AA.

Q. What are the criteria for listing A.A. conferences, conventions and similar events in Box 4-5-9 and the Grapevine?

A. G.S.O. defines an A.A. event as one put on by A.A.s, for A.A.s, about A.A.  (BOX 459, GSO, February-March, 2008, p 9)

To submit an event, please go to http://www.csoaamaine.org/submitevent.htm.

 

District 1
District 1 Chair is: Bob H
District 1 meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 am at
the Central Service Office in Portland
Please send Group donations to:
District 1 Treasurer
P.O. Box 10651
Portland, ME 04101

Corrections Committee: 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:30 at CSO
PI/CPC Committee: 2nd Monday of the month 6:00 at CSO
Treatment Committee: 3rd Tuesday of the month 6:00 at CSO

District 2
District 2 Chair is: Don J [email protected]

District 3
District 3 Chairperson is: Bill G [email protected]
District 3 meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 4:00 pm, at
The B.A.R.N.,
142 Center Street in Brewer

Website: www.aamainedistrict3.org

Please send Group donations to:
District 3 Treasurer
P.O. Box 2023
Bangor, ME 04402-2023

District 4
District 4 Chairperson is: Vacant

District 5
District 5 Chairperson is: Curt F [email protected]
District 5 meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm at
St. Philip’s Church,
Rt 4 in Auburn
Please send Group donations to:
District 5 Treasurer
P.O. Box 3052
Auburn, ME 04210

District 6
District 6 Chairperson is: Bob L  [email protected]
District 6 meets the 2nd Friday of the month, 6:00 pm at the
United Church of Christ,
150 Congress Avenue, Bath
Please send Group donations to:
District 6 Treasurer
P.O. Box 80
Bath, ME 04530

District 7
District 7 Chairperson is: Vacant
District 7 meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm at the
Holy Rosary Parish Center
31 Thomas Avenue – Caribou
Please send Group donations to:
District 7 Treasurer
152 East Green Ridge Road
Caribou, ME 04736-3737

District 8
District 8 Chairperson is: Chuck G [email protected]
District 8 meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm –
The location rotates, so please contact your GSR
Please send Group donations to:
District 8 Treasurer
P.O. Box 447
Ellsworth, ME 04605

District 9
District 9 Chairperson is: Jesse P [email protected]
District 9 meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm at the
2nd Congregational Church
River Road – Newcastle
Please send group donations to:
Treasurer District 9,
PO Box 48
Newcastle, ME 04553

District 10
District 10 Chairperson is: Marty W [email protected]

District 11
District 10 Chairperson is: Vacant

District 12
District 12 Chairperson is: Ken N [email protected]
District 12 meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at:
St Mark’s Episcopal Church
9 Summer Street – Augusta
Please send Group donations to:
District 12 Treasurer
P.O. Box 5503
Augusta, ME 04332-5503

District 13
District 13 Chairperson is: Santo R [email protected]
District 13 meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at:
Alfred Parish Congregational Church
Alfred Square – Alfred
Please send Group donations to:
District 13 Treasurer
P.O. Box 224
Springvale, ME 04083

District 14
District 14 Chairperson is: open [email protected]
District 14 meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm at
Thayer Hospital – Dean 3&4
Northern Ave, Waterville
District 14 website: www.aa2814.org
Please send Group donations to:
District 14
P O Box 1436
Waterville, ME 04901

District 15
District 15 Chairperson is: George S [email protected]
District 15 meets the 2nd Sunday of the month,
GSR roundtable at at 4:00 pm and district meeting at 5-6:30 pm at
Universalist Church, 345 Broadway ??? Rockland
Please send Group donations to:
District 15
PO Box 41
Rockland, ME 04841

District 16
District 16 Chairperson is: David T [email protected]
District 16 meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:30 am at:
Waldo County Hospital Education Center
118 Northport Avenue – Belfast
Website is aamainedistrict16.org
Please send Group donations to:
District 16
P.O. Box 771
Belfast, ME 04915

District 17
District 17 Chairperson is: Gigi G [email protected]
District 17 meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month – 7:30 pm at:
United Methodist Church
Route 302 in Naples (next to the Post Office)
Please send Group donations to:
District 17 Treasurer
P.O. Box 24
Raymond, ME 04071

District 18
District 18 Chair is: Vacant

District 19
District 19 Chair is: Brenda P [email protected]
The District 19 meets on the 2nd Monday of the month, 6:00 pm at:
2nd Congregational Church
Main Street – Norway
Please send Group donations to:
District 19 Treasurer
P.O. Box 81
Paris, ME 04271

District 20
District 20 Chairperson is: Lenny G [email protected]
District 20 meets the 2nd Monday of the month, 7:00 pm at:
Oasis Club
63 School Street – Saco
Please send Group donations to:
District 20 Treasurer
P.O. Box 1666
Biddeford, ME 04005

District 21
District 21 Chairperson is: Dan M [email protected]

District 23
District 23 Chairperson is: Beth Mary H [email protected]
District 23 meets on the second Monday of the month, 7:30 pm at:
First Parish Congregational Church,
180 York Street in York
Please send Group donations to:
Maine Area District 23
PO Box 1214
York Harbor, ME 03911

District 24
District 24 Chairperson is: Bill H [email protected]
District 24 meets the second Sunday of the month, 9:30 am at:
Larrabee Village Conference Room,
30 Liza Harmon Drive in Westbrook
Please send Group donations to:
District 24 Treasurer
PO Box 1345
Westbrook, ME 04098

District 25
District 24 Chairperson is: open  [email protected]
District 25 meets on the first Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm at:
St Aiden’s Episcopal Church, College Hill, in Machias

District 26
District 26 Chairperson is: open [email protected]
District 26 meets the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm at:
St Bartholomew’s Church,
8 Two Lights Road in Cape Elizabeth
Please send Group donations to:
District 26 Treasurer
PO Box 628
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

The purpose of the Area 28 Round-Up Committee is to organize and produce a Maine Area Round-up each year.

• The elected Round-Up Committee Chairperson shall appoint the members.  Chairperson is empowered after the election rather than January 1.

• The Alternate Round-Up Chair is elected at the Fall Election Assembly, following the election of the Round-Up Chair.

• The Alternate will vote in the chair’s absence.

• The Round-Up Committee will be responsible for: Round-Up Seed Money; Literature and Flyers; Suggested Host Facility and Facilities Services; Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Representation at Meetings; Round-Up Agenda, Speakers, Workshops; Registration; Booths, Grapevine, CSO, Meeting List, etc.; Audit of Expenses; Return of proceeds to Area Treasurer

• All keynote speaker meetings shall be signed for the deaf community by a Certified  American Sign Language interpreter.

• Round-Up Committee Chairperson will be responsible for timely reports to Maine Area Committee on suggestions of his/her Round-Up Committee.

• A written financial report shall be available at all Fall assemblies.

• The Maine Area will reimburse the Round-Up Chairperson and Alternate Round-Up Chairperson for expenses to attend Area Committee meetings and Area Assemblies.

• The Round-Up committee chair has full authority to contract with the chosen facility, as an agent for Area 28, in order to plan and effectuate the RU.  Ultimate financial responsibility lies with Area 28.

Area 28 Roundup Chair chair is Nicki O who can be reached at [email protected] and the Alternate Chair is Bob W who can be reached at [email protected],org.

For more information including registration information, please go to www.roundup.area28aa.org

• The Public Information Committee is “responsible for creating greater understanding of/and preventing misunderstandings of, the A.A. program through the public media, electronic media, P.I. meetings, and speaking to community groups.”
• The Chair of the Public Information Committee shall be appointed by the Maine Area Chair following the Election Assembly in October and serve a two-year term beginning in January of the following year.
• The Public Information Committee shall include District and Group P.I. Chairs and any District or Group P.I. Committee members.
• The Area P.I. Committee Chair and District Chairs shall be responsible for compiling lists of those willing to speak to community groups. The lists from each district shall be provided to the Area Chair who shall maintain and update the overall list which will be used to contact AA members. The policy of the P.I. Committee shall be that AA members will be asked to do speaking commitments in communities other than the one in which they reside, recognizing the importance of anonymity.
• The Area P.I. Committee shall meet at all Area 28 Committee Meetings (4 per year) and all Area 28 Assemblies.  The P.I. Chair may call a special meeting if the need arises.

See the General Service Office Guidelines for Public Information Committees.

There is also a Public Information Workbook.

In addition, the Area 28 Public Information committee has been charged with the responsibility of creating and maintaining a website for the Area. See the General Service Office Guidelines for Internet. The Acting Area Webmaster is Peter L, [email protected]

Area 28 Public Information chair is Mike L. who can be reached at [email protected]

Since our guidelines suggest that school speakers come from districts, setting up programs for students can be challenging. The area28 contact and coordinator to help arrange speakers for schools is Mike L who can be reached at [email protected].If you have a request for a school speaker or are trying to arrange a program for students, please feel free to contact him for assistance.

The PI Committee has an school initiative to form a link with and place literature in every high school and middle school in Maine. Take a look at our initiative and step-by-step guidelines to join this initiative: PI school suggestions.

Doing presentations is an important part of CPC and PI work. Here are some Notes on Doing Presentations from the CPC Workbook and a model/sample/template presentation adapted for Area 28: in a PDF file for presentations. 

The PI Committee is working on a special presentation for schools/young people. A draft copy is posted here for comments and suggestions. Please send your ideas to Mike L at [email protected].

Anonymity is a major issue in doing both Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) work. The AA Pamphlet, Understanding Anonymity is an important resource and here is an excellent recent article on anonymity.

Anonymity online is becoming and increasingly important and difficulty issue. Here is a service material from GSO on Anonymity Online.

The mission of the Archives Committee is to oversee the operation and procedure of the Area 28 archives; to make proposals for creating Area Archives policy; and to aid the Area Archivist in the effort to preserve and protect the Area 28 Archives collection. The Archives Committee shall be responsible for reviewing all aspects of Archives policy and, based upon such reviews, the Archives Committee will submit reports, recommendations, and agenda items to the Area Committee, and the Area Assembly.

• The Archives Committee does not set policy, therefore, neither the Archives Committee, nor any of its members, shall be individually or collectively authorized or responsible for establishment of Archives policy, however they may recommend policy ideas.

• The Archives Committee shall be composed of: 1) The Area Archives Chairperson,  2) The Area Archivist, 3) The Alternate Archivist, 4)The Chairperson of any District Archives Committee, 5) District Chairs, or other persons, who are appointed to the Archives Committee by the Area Chairperson, Anyone who maybe elected to the Archives Committee by a vote of the Area Assembly, the Area Committee or the Archives Committee.

• All members of the Archive Committee must also be  members of  Alcoholics Anonymous.

• All members of the Archives Committee are eligible to vote on matters brought before the committee.

• Any member of Alcoholics Anonymous may participate in a meeting of the Archives Committee, but only committee members may vote.

• By a majority vote of the committee, persons who are not members of Alcoholics Anonymous may be allowed to speak at  Archives Committee meetings.

• Archives policy is approved by the Area Assembly.

• All voting in the Archives Committee shall be by a simple majority of voting members present.

• All votes will take place at Area Committee meetings  and Assemblies.

• A full set of keys to all locked Area Archives shall be entrusted to the Archives Chair, the Area Archivist, and the Area Chair.

The Area Archivist:

• Appointment of the Area Archivist: The Area Chairperson appoints the Archivist, who is then confirmed by the Area Assembly at its next meeting. The Archives Committee may make a recommendation to the Area Chair.

• The Area Archivist shall serve a term of two years, with the option to stand for reappointment for an unrestricted number of terms.

• The Area Archivist shall be a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

• Should the Archivist be unable to fulfill his/her commitment, the   Archivist must notify the Area Chair of his/her intent to retire from the position.

• The expenses of the Archivist will be reimbursed to attend the Area 28 Round-Up to display Archives at the Round-Up.

The area archivist is Peter T, [email protected]

The Alternate Area Archivist, Bill H, [email protected]

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