Robbers Roost Men's Group

Group Conscience Minutes

Tuesday, March 2, 2009

• Representative Reports
• Celebration Cake
• Clean Up
• Coffee
• GSR
• Inter-Group
• Literature
• Secretary
• Treasurer
  
• Open Positions
• Old Business
• New Business
• Action Item Status

Attendees: Don S, LArry, Craig, Kelly, Ken, Todd, Bill

Secretary review of last meeting minutes (Don):

• No Minutes

Representative Reports: 

• Celebration Cakes (John B): No Update
   

• Clean Up (OPEN):  No Update
   

• Coffee (Ken C): 

  • All stocked
     

• GSR (Craig B):

  • District Meeting held:

    • Craig to attend the Area Assembly in Estes Park, March 27th through 29th

    • Boulder Addiction Center (ARC) allows AA members to visit detox residents to carry the message if you identify yourself as an AA member.

    • Please contact District 24 to get involved in committee service.

    • Include newcomers in 12-step service like jail and detox meetings.
       

• Inter-Group (Russ):  No Update
   

• Literature (Larry ): 

  • Will get literature re-stocked. We need 12x12's too.
     

• Secretary (Don S):

  • web site updated with minutes

  • Phone list updated and re-stocked
     

• Treasurer (Doug H):  No Update
   

• Open Positions:


 

• Old Business:

  • get our meeting posted in the local Inter-Group printed meeting list:

    • Ken spoke with the new CO admin, gave Arlene, and gave her a RR card.

    • We should be in the next schedule printing

   

• New Business:

  • Larry to work with Craig on group service commitment opportunities like Adult Rehab meeting, Sunday's at 8PM.

  • Bill, the District Inter-group Outreach Chair:

    • Need Central Office volunteers:

      • Answer phones

      • Newsletter folding

      • Contact Arlene between 11 AM and 1 PM

  • RR Format Updates:

    • Change announcements solicitation to remove the need for Secretary intervention. Simply ask "Are there any announcements for the good of AA".

    • Add the Anonymity Statement before the closing prayer.

• A/I Status:

• Closed Action Items: 

  • ask Scotty on 164 versus all (appendices) in format Big Book reference: Scotty says entire Big Book is approved literature, so OK to use.

  • Don to update the Format

   

• Open Action Items:

• Treasurer to pay Sister Carmen quarterly after expenses and $200 prudent reserve met, and put receipt in Mr Imel's office.

• Doug to create a summary report for GC meetings.

• Don to get TAX-ID number so a checking account can be opened.

• Russ to follow up on our request for IG to post our meeting in the area meeting schedule.

• Larry to re-stock our literature, especially Big Books and 12x12's.