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The HMB Newsletter is published to foster unity and provide communications among AA members, groups, districts & the GSO.

AA Principles of the Month

Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Tradition 10 (long form) - No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues—particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whatever.

Concept X (long form) - Every service responsibility should be matched by an equal service authority— the scope of such authority to be always well defined whether by tradition, by resolution, by specific job description or by appropriate charters and bylaws.

Tradition 10 Checklist:

1. Do I ever give the impression that there really is an "AA opinion" on Antabuse? Tranquilizers? Doctors? Psychiatrists? Churches? Hospitals? Freudianism? Catholicism? Judaism? Agnosticism? Jails? Alcohol? Drinking? Psychiatrists? Other alcoholism agencies? Jungianism? Protestantism? Or. . .

2. The Federal or state government? Alcohol education? Legalizing marijuana? Vitamins? Theories of alcoholism? Detoxification centers? Missions? Research into alcohol problems? Paraldehyde? Teen-age drinking? Tax-supported alcoholism programs? Al-Anon? Alateen? The alcoholic beverage industry? Nonalcoholics?

3. Can I honestly share my own personal experience concerning any of those without giving the impression I am stating the "AA opinion?” How?

4. What in AA history gave rise to our Tenth Tradition?

5. Have I had a similar experience in my own AA life?

6. What would AA be like if this Tradition were not in effect? Where would I be?

7. Do I breach this or any of its supporting Traditions in subtle, perhaps unconscious, ways?

8. How can I manifest the spirit of this Tradition in my personal life outside AA? Inside AA?

Copyright © by A.A. Grapevine, Inc.; reprinted with permission

Concept X Checklist:

1. Do we understand “authority” and “responsibility” as they relate to group conscience decisions by G.S.R.s, D.C.M.s and our area delegates?

2. Why is delegation of “authority” so important to the overall effectiveness of A.A.? Do we use this concept to define the scope of “authority?”

Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc. !!!!!!!

HMB Area 48 Newsletter

!In this Issue……. !!The AA Home Group/Eligible to Vote ..… pg. 2 Calendar of Events Area/District ………… pg. 3 Oct. & Nov. Area Event Flyers .……………….. pg. 4 HMB Convention Registration Flyer ……….. pgs 5-6 NERAASA Flyer w/Hotel Information …. pg. 7 2015 Proposed Budget ……………………………….. pgs 8-9 Proposals for Vote at Oct. Assembly ……… pgs 10-11 Treasurer Report - August ……………………….. pg. 12 Area Chair Reports …………………………….……… pgs 12-16 2015 Mtg. Schedule Pre-Order Form…..… pg. 17 October Historical Dates ………………………… pg. 18 Word Search ……………………………………………. pg. 19

2014 EDITION

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!The A.A. Home Group!!

Traditionally, most A.A. members through the years have found it important to belong to one group which they call their “Home Group.” This is the group where they accept service responsibilities and try to sustain friendships. And although all A.A. members are usually welcome at all groups and feel at home at any of these meetings, the concept of the “Home Group” has still remained the strongest bond between the A.A. member and the Fellowship. !! With membership comes the right to vote upon issues that might affect the !! group and might also affect A.A. as a whole—a process that forms the very !! cornerstone of A.A.’s service structure. As with all group-conscience matters, !! each A.A. member has one vote; and this, ideally, is voiced through the home group.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! P-16, “The AA Group….Where It All Begins” p15-16

! The 2015 Proposed Budget on pages 8 & 9, as well as three proposals on pages 10 & 11, will be voted on at the October 12, HMB Area Assembly. Please review and discuss at your Home Group and District Meetings. At the assembly there will be a discussion and then a

vote. All are welcome and encouraged to attend! !For the Assembly, those eligible to vote are: !

Area Delegate, Area Chair, Alternate Area Chair, Area Treasurer, Alternate Area Treasurer, Area Secretary, Alternate Area Secretary/Records. !

Area Service Committee Chairs or their Alternate: Archives, BTG, CPC, PI, Grapevine,

Special Needs/Accessibility, Treatment, Corrections, Newsletter Editor, and Website Chair. ! Past Area Delegates !

DCMs or their Alternate ! GSRs or their Alternate !

Note: Each person only has ONE vote.

With the upcoming holidays most districts or groups will be planning alcathons, or have events for the AA members. It is important that we all share this information via the newsletter and the area website. Please send a pdf of your flyer or its information to [email protected] and [email protected]. There can be no personal information for posting on the website so please supply a general email address.

Hudson-Mohawk-Berkshire Area 48 www.aahmbny.org October 2014 Edition

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HMB Area 48 calendar of Events !

!!To view all upcoming HMB Area 48 Event FLYERS and District event flyers, as well as

directions and maps, please view the Area website: www.aahmbny.org.

!District 1: The ‘Simple Kit of Spiritual Tools’ Group is sponsoring a workshop “A Journey Thru The Steps” on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9am - 4pm, held at St. Pius X Church, 23 Crumite Road, Loudonville. Please bring your Big Book, highlighters, pen/pencil, and notepaper. There will be a break for lunch. All are welcome!

!Districts 2 & 5: Are hosting “OctSoberFest 2014,” on Sunday, October 5, from 1 - 6pm at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church, 971 New York 146, Clifton Park. Brats,

hamburgers, hot dogs, and potato salad served at 3pm with a speaker meeting at 4. Groups or members bring your homemade chili for the Best Chili Contest. There will be music and pumpkin decorating for kids. All are welcome! Contact either [email protected] if you would like to volunteer. !District 19: Is hosting “Fall Fellowship Day and Chili ! CookOff” on Sunday, October 19 from 4 - 8pm at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach Street, Massena. There will be a Third Legacy Panel, 50/50 raffle, best chili contest, food, and fellowship. All are welcome. !Capital District Central Office (CDCO): Please join CDCO at their monthly business meeting on October 21 at 7pm, Room #130 at the Schuyler Inn, 575 Broadway, Menands. !

!!!District 9: Hosting their “Annual Spiritual Dinner” themed ‘Celebrating the Slogans,’ on Saturday, November 8, at The Roselawn Restaurant, 446 Main Street, New York Mills. Coffee served at 5:30, dinner is at 6:30pm and the main speaker is Ed L., from Rome at 8pm. Please bring a dessert to share. Tickets are $18.00 and must be purchased in advance. For more information contact Tammie, [email protected].

Date Event Host

October 12, 2014 Area Assembly Central Cluster District (4, 8, 14)

November 16, 2014 Fellowship Day Western Cluster District (9, 12)

November 21 - 23, 2014 HMB Convention Eastern Cluster District ( 1,2, and 18)

February 20 - 22, 2015 NERAASA Hosted by Area 44, Northern NJ held in Somerset, NJ

!N E R F

North East Regional Forum is coming to Area 48 !May 29 - 31, 2015 !

Want to be part of the GREETER COMMITTEE? !

Email: [email protected]

with your name & contact information.

UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS


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From the South:!Take the I-87 N ramp toward Albany.Take EXIT 31 toward Utica/I-790/ NY-8/NY-12.Keep left to take the Genesee Street S ramp toward Downtown Utica. Merge onto North Genesee Street. Pass through 1 roundabout. 1640 GENESEE Street is on the right.Your destination is just past Derbyshire PlIf you reach Burrstone Rd you've gone a little too far.

!GLOBAL SHARING !

“The only thing that matters is he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates AA’s all around the globe.”!! Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 151

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HMB!Area!48!October!Assembly! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hosted!by!Districts!4,!8!&!14!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tentative!Agenda:!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•!2015!Final!Budget!Presentation!&!Vote!

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From the North: Follow Route 12 South. Take exit toward Burrstone Rd/Utica College. Turn slight right onto Burrstone Road. Turn Left onto Genesee Street.

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Directions

From the North: Take I-87 South toward Albany. At exit 6, take ramp right for Rt 7 East then take ramp right for Rt 9 North. Turn right at light onto Rt 9 North. Go north to Rt 9R North (1/2 mile) and turn right at light. Take immediate right onto Old Loudon Rd.

From the South: Take I-87 North toward Albany. At exit 24, take ramp right for I-87 North / I-90 East toward Albany / Montreal. At exit 1N, take ramp for I-87 North toward Montreal / Albany Int'l Airport. At exit 7, take ramp right for Rt 7 East then take ramp right for Rt 9 North. Turn right at light onto Rt 9 North. Go north to Rt 9R North (1/2 mile) and turn right at light. Take immediate right onto Old Loudon Rd.

From the East: Take I-90 West toward Albany. At exit B1, take ramp right for I-90 toward Hudson / Albany. Take ramp right for I-87 North / Adirondack Northway. At exit 7, take ramp right for Rt 7 East then take ramp right for Rt 9 North. Turn right at light onto Rt 9 North. Go north to Rt 9R North (1/2 mile) and turn right at light. Take immediate right onto Old Loudon Rd.

From the West: Take I-90 East toward Albany. Keep left to stay on I-90 East / New York State Thruway East. Keep straight onto I-87 East / I-90 North / New York State Thruway North. At exit 1N, take ramp for I-87 North toward Mont-real / Albany Int'l Airport. At exit 7, take ramp right for Rt 7 East then take ramp right for Rt 9 North. Turn right at light onto Rt 9 North. Go north to Rt 9R North (1/2 mile) and turn right at light. Take immediate right onto Old Loudon Rd.

Help is needed for the HOSPITALITY ROOM at the HMB Convention. To sponsors - this is a great service opportunity for your sponsees! (not to mention for yourselves. ;-) ) Send contact

info to Fred F. at [email protected].

C O N V E N T I O N H E L P W A N T E D !!!

There is still a small quantity of 2014 Meeting Schedules for purchase by any members or groups. Do any hospitals or institutions in your district need any? Perhaps your district would like to donate some to churches, local libraries, or hotels? ! “2014 H-M-B Area 48 Meeting Schedules” !Cost is $.35 apiece plus shipping: 10 - 100… $10.00 101 - 200… $14.00

201 - 300… $18.00 !! All orders must be prepaid.

Contact Tammie E. at: [email protected]

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE & MAIL YOUR ORDERS TO: HMB MEETING SCHEDULES PO BOX 13

NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413

2014 MEETING SCHEDULES FOR SALE. !Expected shipment for the 2015 Schedules is mid-January.


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Twenty-Fourth Annual

NORTHEAST REGIONAL A.A. SERVICE ASSEMBLYPURPOSE:The purpose of the Northeast Regional Alcoholics Anonymous Service Assembly (NERAASA) is for the GSRs, DCMs, Area Committee Mem-bers and Intergroup/Central Office Representatives of the Northeast Region to discuss General Service Conference related issues and concerns affecting A.A. as a whole, as well as pertinent aspects of recovery, unity and service common to all the areas of the Northeast Region.

2015 General Service Conference Theme:“Celebrating 80 Years of Recovery, Unity, & Service – The Foundation For Our Future”

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All A.A. Members are welcome to come and join us! Hosted by Area 44,

Northern New Jersey“The Home of the Big Book”

Pre-registration deadline: Jan. 30, 2015

The Doubletree Hotel 200 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873 732-469-2600 or 800-222-8733

Email: [email protected]

Hotel reservations must be made through the hotel. Online reservations available through the Link on www.neraasa2015.org.

Room rates: Single/Double: $104, Triple $114, Quad $124 per night.

HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE is Friday, January 30, 2015. Hotel prices are guaranteed until January 30 OR until room blocks are filled. Please use the group code “NER” when making a reservation.


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Hudson Mohawk Berkshire Area 48 2015 Proposed Budget

Expenses: Position Total Expense Allocation

NERAASA New Jersey

NERF HMB

Area 48

NYSIW Area 49 SENY

HMB CONV 2015

Central Cluster

Area Officer Allocations:Area Delegate $4,750 $4,750Area Chairperson $3,750 $3,750

Alternate Area Chairperson $1,650 $600 $450 - $300 $300Secretary $1,450 $400 $450 - $300 $300Alternate Treasurer $1,150 $400 $450 - - $300Registrar/Alt. Secretary $1,950 $800 $450 $400 - $300Treasurer $1,850 $800 $450 - $300 $300

Committee Chairs and Others Allocations:TF Committee Chair $1,950 $500 $450 $400 $300 $300CF Committee Chair $1,950 $500 $450 $400 $300 $300BTG Committee Chair $1,950 $500 $450 $400 $300 $300PI Committee Chair $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300CPC Committee Chair $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300SN Committee Chair $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300Grapevine Chair $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300Archivist $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300Newsletter Editor $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300Website Committee Chair $1,850 $400 $450 $400 $300 $300HMB Convention Chair $300 $300Sub-Totals $35,650 $16,100 $6,750 $4,400 $3,900 $4,500

Other ExpensesGSO Conference Contribution 2,000.00$ Newsletter Postage 1,700.00$ Newsletter Printing 2,100.00$

Area Inventory Day 450.00$

Day of Sharing/Delegates Day 450.00$

Area Assemblies (3) 1,350.00$

Fellowship Days (2.5) 1,125.00$

Insurance Costs 400.00$ Website Expenses 400.00$ Grapevine Materials, AA Service Manuals (Seed Money) 400.00$

HMB Service Manual Updates 200.00$

HMB Meeting Books for Committee Chairs 575.00$

Amounts allocated are the maximum allowable expenditures for each category. Actual expenditures must be reported in writing and documented with receipts. Reports are due by April 15th, July 15th, October 15th and December 15th. The Finance Committee must review all reports past due before any payments are made. Allocated monies are disbursed when requested, and only when an accounting of the previous allocation has been made. Eligible expenses include mileage at $0.35 per mile, tolls, postage, supplies, telephone, printing, copies and other. Receipts and mileage details are required.

The funded amount for various events is based on hotel costs, registration costs, and mileage to the 2014 event and estimated costs to the 2015 event. It is hoped that this method will help bring the budget closer to the actual expenses and give all those who want to serve the HMB Area an equal opportunity. Allocations are for the specific event only and cannot be utilized for another event. There will be no reimbursement for hotel costs if the participant lives within a 25 mile radius of the event. This will not apply if special accommodations are required. Stipend DOES NOT cover meal costs. As always, those funded are asked to share expenses whenever possible.

www.aahmbny.org and www.ny-aa.org

Committee chairs receiving HMB Meeting Schedules are BTG, CPC, CF, PI, SN & TF.

Event costs are included in allocationEvent costs are included in allocation

Allocations to clusters for Area functions will be $450 per function, except the June Fellowship day which is only a half day event and is therefore allocated $225. Amount allocated should be sufficient to cover event costs– if clusters need assistance staying within budget, they should contact the Alternate Area Chair and/or seek guidance from experienced members. If the cost of the event should exceed the amount allocated, plus the 7th Tradition contributions, Districts within the host Cluster should arrange to divide costs over the allocated amount. The reimbursement of expenses exceeding the allocated amount will be considered by the Finance Committee if requested. Any 7th Tradition donations collected in excess of the expenses shall be returned to the Area. There are two Area Assemblies in even-numbered years (May and October). There are three Area Assemblies in odd-number years including the Area Election Assembly held in September.

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Hudson Mohawk Berkshire Area 48 2015 Proposed Budget

HMB Convention 2015 (Seed Money) 2,000.00$

NYS Info Workshop 2015 (Seed Money ) -

NERF Hospitality 2015 (Seed Money) 1,500.00$

Other Expenses (cont)

3000 Additional HMB Meeting Schedule Books (Seed Money) 1,200.00$

Mail Box Service 600.00$

Computer Costs 400.00$

Archive Storage Fees 1,100.00$

Tax Preparation 600.00$ Prior Year Expenses 500.00$

Sub-Total 19,050.00$

Total Expenses: 54,700.00$

Income:

HMB 2014 Convention (Seed Money Returned) 2,000.00$ HMB 2014 Convention (Overage) -NYSIW (Seed Money Returned) -NERF 2015 (Seed Money Returned) 1,500.00$

400.00$

Projected Group Contributions 39,750.00$ Estimated Checkbook Carryover on 1/1/15 10,000.00$ HMB Meeting Books Overage -Extra HMB Meeting Books (Seed Money Returned) 1,050.00$

Total Income Needed: 54,700.00$

Misc Information:

Prudent Reserve 7,000.00$ Mileage Rate 0.35$

Notes:

Any over-budget line items and additional items may be funded at the discretion of the HMB Finance Committee.

Grapevine Materials, AA Service Manuals (Seed Money Returned)

$1,050.00 is allocated as seed money for additional HMB meeting books to fulfill orders received after approved deadline; books are to be distributed as needed by the Alternate Area Treasurer. HMB Area will pay the cost of shipping from the printer to the Alternate Treasurer and recover the cost of the schedules if all books are sold (Estimated to be $1050.)

The 2015 NYS Informational Workshop will be hosted by Area 49 Southeastern NY

The Northeast Regional Alcoholics Anonymous Service Assembly (NERAASA) is an assembly for GSR’s, DCM’s and Area Committee Members of the Northeast Region to discuss issues and concerns affecting AA as whole, as well as pertinent aspects of recovery, unity, and service common to the Northeast Region. The 2015 event will be held in New Jersey.

HMB Central Cluster will host 2015 Convention (Districts 4, 8, 14)

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Proposals for Vote at the October 2014 Assembly

Proposal #1: “Fifth Tradition in Corrections” Workshops, Submitted by Kathy R., Area Corrections Chair

This proposal recommends replacement of the existing Corrections Connection event that is held every other year with two “Fifth Tradition in Corrections” workshops to be held yearly. Instead of one workshop being held for all five clusters in Area 48, the workshops would be held within clusters to address the unique needs of local and regional areas. The reason for this proposal is that the Corrections Connection event has been ineffective in getting AA volunteers for state prisons, and not one new volunteer has been added. These workshops would:

• Start in 2015 for a trial period of two and a half years, with the workshops being rotated through the five clusters (two workshops would be held each year so that total rotation would occur in 2.5 years). Clusters with the greatest need in a given year would be recommended by the Area Corrections Committee. For 2015, the workshops would be held in the Adirondack Cluster and the Hudson Valley Cluster.

• Focus on generating and increasing the interest of AA members in carrying the message to those behind the walls; to build cooperation with county correctional facility contacts and NYS DOCCS (Department of Corrections and Community Supervision) staff; and to incorporate experience, strength, and hope from former inmates who are AA members in the community.

Budget for each event is $200: in 2015, a total of $400; in 2016, a total of $400; and in 2017, a total of $200.

An evaluation of the events would be done by the Corrections Committee after the completion of

the workshop in the 5th cluster early in 2017. Any recommendations resulting from this evaluation (to continue these workshops beyond 2017) would be presented at the October 2017 Assembly.

Proposal #2: Create an "Alternate Registrar" Position

To create a service position, titled “Alternate Registrar,” to rotate into the Alternate Secretary/Registrar position with the new Area Chairperson. The position will not require additional funding other than the budgeted allowance for the standing Registrar.

WHEREAS… The incoming Area Chair appoints the Alternate Secretary/Registrar. The Area Chair rotates every two years. When the two year term is up, the new Chair appoints a new Registrar, who has no training with GSO’s system, Fellowship New Vision, or experience manipulating databases for the Area’s meetings, roles and positions, or mailing lists.

AND WHEREAS… For the new person, developing a knowledgeable working understanding of Fellowship New Vision (GSO’s unique web portal database system) and appropriately maintaining the Area records, is a complex undertaking with a considerable learning curve. In the current transitioning phase, this places unrealistic training expectations, as well as requiring a significant amount of time to complete tasks accurately and in a timely manner after understanding the system. On average, it requires over 20 hours per month for a trained person.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED... That Area 48 will create a service position, titled “Alternate Registrar,” to rotate into the Alternate


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Secretary/Registrar position with the rotation of the new Area Chairperson. After the Registrar serves for one year, a new Alternate Registrar would be appointed by the standing Area Chair, and be trained by the standing Alt. Secretary/Registrar, in each of the responsibilities of the position.

PURPOSE... A trained Alternate would be capable of taking over the responsibilities of the new Registrar in the beginning of their term. The business of the Area would not be interrupted by the learning curve of a new Alternate Secretary/Registrar.

Respectfully submitted by - Kevin H-B Area 48 Alternate Secretary/Registrar [email protected]

!Proposal #3: To Publish Ten Area Newsletters Annually Submitted by Linda A., Area Newsletter Editor

To publish ten HMB Area 48 Newsletters annually by combining the December/January issues to create a “Winter Issue” and the July/August issues to create a “Summer Issue.” The HMB Area Guidelines currently read: “The Area Newsletter is published monthly.”

Given the Area schedule, having no area event in either December or July, it would be possible to cover all the news and events that need to be covered in those combined issues. These issues are often duplicating in their information. The easy access, along with its increased usage, of our Area Website makes it possible for anyone needing flyers for events or any other information possible. !By eliminating these two issues, using the most recent costs, it would save the area $466.00 in printing and $260.00 in postage, a total estimated savings of $726.00 for the Area each year.

!AREA 48

NOMINATION TO FILL

POSITION OF!

NORTHEAST REGIONAL TRUSTEE

A message from our Area Delegate, Pat L.

As well as voting on the 2015 budget and the three prior submitted proposals at the October Assembly, we will also be selecting a candidate from our area to run as an applicant to replace J. Gary L., the current Northeast Regional Class B Trustee. If there is more than one past delegate standing for the position we will follow the Third Legacy Procedure. I, as the Area Delegate, will submit the résumé of the selected applicant to G.S.O. The nomination will take place at the General Service Conference in April 2015.

Following is an excerpt taken from the article on page 5 of the Summer 2014 edition of Box 4-5-9 referencing qualifications for this position.

“A sound A.A. background is a basic qualification for Class B trustees. Ten years of continuous sobriety is desirable but not mandatory. Candidates should be active in both local and area A.A. affairs and, because trustees serve the entire Fellowship, they require the background and the willingness to make decisions on matters of broad policy that affect A.A. as a whole.”

“….. In addition, regional trustees are usually asked to serve two years on either the A.A.W.S.or Grapevine Corporate Boards, which meet more frequently than the General Service Board.”


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• Area DELEGATE ——————— Hi All,

At the board meeting of AAWS in the first weekend of August, the Trustee’s Literature Committee recommended the development of literature or guidelines addressing the issue of individual safety in AA, and handling anonymity issues relating to possible criminal behavior. From an article in the Fall 2010 Issue of Box 459 : “ AA members are subject to the same laws as every other person, our communications are not privileged in the legal sense nor do we have any special protective status under local, state or federal statutes. AA membership does not grant immunity from local laws. We are not above the law.”

The Trustee’s Literature Committee also

A. Grateful Group 36 Principles Way Serenity, NY 61935 ! HMB Area Association Ship and Copy 118 Polar Plaza, #114 Amsterdam, NY 12010

A. Grateful Group 36 Principles Way Serenity, NY 61935

General Service Office

P.O. Box 459 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163

Beginning Balance $13,285.21

IncomeArea Contributions $2,688.50

Total Income $2,688.50

ExpenseTreasurer 134.23NYS Info Workshop 48.35Mail Box Service 42.41Newsletter Postage 294.00Newsletter Printing 431.10Website 17.99

Total Expense $968.08

Net Income $1,720.42

Balance $15,005.63Prudent Reserve -$7,000.00

Available Funds $8,005.63

Prepared by Pat [email protected]

HMB Area 48Monthly Treasury Report

August 2014

GROUP TREASURERS & MEMBERS, PLEASE MAIL

CONTRIBUTIONS to AREA 48 AND G.S.O. at:

AREA REPORTSrecommended forwarding to the Conference Literature Committee a request to develop literature directed to transgender and gender nonconforming alcoholics.

Also discussed at that board meeting was a request for AAWS to develop a service piece on engaging more members in corrections work. The first draft is expected at the November board weekend.

Flyers and registration forms are now available for the International Convention to be held July, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. Registration forms are also available for NERAASA, which will be in Somerset, NJ in February, 2015.

While we are excited about these two events, let’s not forget to support our upcoming HMB Area Convention which is being hosted by the Eastern


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intend to step up those trips now. If you have a special meeting that you would like me to be at, or if you have any issues you would like to talk to me about, I would be more than happy to get together with you. Just let me know. I am already planning on being at District 10’s Fellowship Day in October, but I certainly have time for other events. !See you at the October Assembly. In Fellowship and In Service,

Bill W. [email protected]

!!• Area SECRETARY —————

The following minutes were approved at Fellowship Day, East Greenbush, Sept. 13: !

Minutes, HMB Area 48 Fellowship Day Saturday, June 14, 2014

Saugerties, NY !Hosted by Hudson Valley Cluster - Districts 16, 7, 3, 11, 15, 17 !I. Committee Meetings (9:30-10:45) !II. Very Interesting Workshop (10:45 – 11:45) !III. Business Meeting (11:45 – 1:00) Secretary – May minutes accepted. !Treasurer – Report accepted. See attached. !Delegate – Newly updated www.aa.org website is

now active. Latest issue of Box 459 is out. Two openings at GSO for Class A (non-alcoholic) trustees. Nomination from our Area for Class B trustee will be selected at October Assembly and chosen at the GS conference next April. !

Area Chair – Thank you for a successful assembly in May; a lot was accomplished. Has attended Districts 1, 16, 18, and the Spiritual Breakfast in 16. Next upcoming event – NYSIW - Aug 1-3.

Cluster. It is being held at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham, NY, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Getting your registration in ahead of time helps the Convention Committee meet pre-convention expenses they incur. It promises to be an exciting weekend.

!In Service,

Pat L. , Panel 64 Delegate Conference Committee Literature !!• Area CHAIR ————————— Here we are in the Fall – I hope all of us are refreshed from our too short summer. !Next month we will be having our October Assembly. This is one of our voting assemblies. Please bring this message back to your Districts – GSRs VOTE at the Assemblies. I really, really urge you to do your best to carry this information back with you. Let’s try and get as many GSRs as we can to attend. There are proposals that we will be voting on and we will be nominating a candidate from our area to run an as applicant to fill the position of the Northeast Regional Trustee. The first area event I was dragged to… I mean that I cheerfully attended… was a voting assembly. While most of it was way over my head, it did serve to show me what a huge world of service existed. So please, let’s get working on encouraging the next group of faithful servants to get involved. Maybe all the GSRs that we get in attendance at the assembly for voting, we’ll also get to come to Fellowship Day in Utica in November. !Also – carry the message back to your groups about the HMB Convention, November 21-23, right in Latham – centrally located. I am sure that the Convention needs people to help! So consider not only passing the word about volunteering, but also volunteer. I can only guess that there are a number of positions open in Hospitality, Greeting, and at the Registration table. !I haven’t been to many District Meetings in the past month or so, as Fall is a busy time for me. I


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Please mark calendar for HMB Convention in Latham in mid-November. !

Alt Treasurer – There are meeting books still available at $0.35 each. !

Alt. Secretary – *Very important* – Addresses need to be perfect in order to be accepted in the database. There are new fillable forms on the Area database. Strongly suggest going through Area Registrar instead of directly with GSO, because GSO puts a 30 day hold on any changes. !

Alternate Chair/Chair of NYSIW 2014 - Only 8 rooms on site left. You can register as a day tripper. Open to all members of AA. !

Archives – Attended a Founders’ Day celebration in District 5. Requesting that if you ask for archives at your non-Area sponsored event that you make a donation to the Area to cover costs. Will be at NYSIW. !

Bridging the Gap – Discussion in committee meeting about reaching out to treatment and nursing homes. !

Corrections – Kathy working with ad hoc committee on new ideas for Corrections Connection Workshops. They are working on a new proposal which will bring to October Assembly, “Fifth Tradition for Corrections.” Many corrections facilities do not currently have meetings. Doing inventory of what is happening where. Working with clusters to organize local workshops. !

Newsletter – Submission for July newsletter by the 20th – including group anniversary, picnics, historical stories, experience with steps or traditions, etc. If you don’t send them in, we might not know about it. !

Public Information – Working to support District PI Chairs with ideas for activities - meeting lists in hotels, books in libraries, etc. Encouraging those interested in PI to attend the Area Meetings so you can meet with other PI Chairs and share experience, strength, and hope. !

Special Needs – Met today with PI/CPC. Has organized a meeting for a homebound blind member. Have had 9 to 11 people showing up

for the meeting. Gave him books on CD and Grapevines for his caregiver to read to him. !

Tr e a t m e n t – Wo r k i n g o n d e v e l o p i n g communication within the committee. Discussed in the committee meeting today: How to start an AA meeting in a hospital. !

Website – Meeting data is updated by the registrar. Please send to him. He forwards it to the Website Committee. Encourage you to check out meetings.aahmbny.org for meeting lists. We also host District Websites. We ask that Distr ict Web Chairs have some experience; this is not an entry level job. You must have a computer and be familiar with working with FTP, and be familiar with a few different types of software. If you would like your events posted, please submit them as pdf’s with personal information removed (like phone numbers, last names, or email addresses that are not anonymous). !

Grapevine – aagrapevine.org celebrating 70 years this year. Have books with collections by topic, and on CD. New book, “Daily Quotes” similar to a daily reflections book. Will supply books and items for a good price and quicker than ordering from the Grapevine Website. All publications sold at cost (including quantity discounts). !

YPAA – ESCYPAA August 15-17 in Fishkill, NY. Registration flyers are available now. June 20-22 – Burning Desire bonfire in Saugerties. Spiritual Workshop in Hopewell, July 26, potluck. Fellowship boat cruise & workshop in NYC - July 19 - $35 per person. All events are on the website – escypaaI.org !

District Reports:

District 4 – Picnic in August. Working with groups on principles over personalities. Make sure to keep to an *informed* group conscience. Working on getting meetings into corrections, a hospital, and a high school. !

District 5 – Picnic on July 5, Hathorn Pavilion in Saratoga Springs State Park. Enjoyed a Founder’s Day celebration last weekend – movies, speakers, dancing, sobriety. Have


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formed an Outreach Committee to reach out to groups for more participation. Thanks to other Districts for sharing District Guidelines. Have used as a template to develop own District Guidelines. !

District 7 – Things are going well. Only two Committee Chairs open. Developing an event for boat ride on Hudson, out of Kingston, in September. !

District 11 – Best way to reach Chair is by phone, not email. Happy to participate in the boat trip in September. !

District 12 – Working with District 9 to get meetings into the Oneida County Jail. Also providing literature. Two picnics in July, will have flyers shortly. !

District 13 – Has a few open positions. Looking forward to having the Delegate at the next Business Meeting. Concern that the meeting is bi-monthly, may possibly change to monthly. !

District 15 – Still don’t have a DCM. Since expenses have been low will be making larger donation to Area and GSO. !

District 16 – Three to four open service positions. GSR attendance has been low. Visiting groups in hopes of boosting attendance. Ulster County Booking Meeting is July 9 at Christ the King in Stone Ridge at 6pm. !

District 18 – Hosting picnic on July 6 at Schodack Island State Park – flyers available. Hosting Sept 13 Area Fellowship Day. Passed a budget for the first time. Working to recruit people to take meetings to Renss. County Jail. !

Meeting adjourned at 12:12pm. !!• Area RECORDS/Alt. SECRETARY- Hi Folks! !We are beginning to fine tune the meeting data for the 2015 Meeting Books, and your help is required. If y o u s e e a n y t h i n g i n c o r r e c t a t : http://meetings.aahmbny.org please email me so I can

get it right before the book gets printed. !Any new groups forming should send their new group forms to me, rather than sending them directly to GSO. This will insure that they are in the new book, and their meetings get posted on the website right away. !If you have any new contacts for your groups, their mailing addresses and email addresses, need to be verified before they can be entered into FNV. GSO has a new software filtering system which verifies data before it can be entered. We will save money on mail returns, and groups will be more likely to get the communications from us. !We are still averaging about ten rejected newsletters per month, so please make sure that your group contacts are alive and well, and still live at the same address. We prefer email! !In Grateful Service, !Kevin H-B [email protected]

“ …Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking…” Alcoholics Anonymous, p.86

!• Area Cooperation with the

Professional Community (CPC )

I am still trying to get feedback from District CPC folks about whether a monthly conference call is something we will use. It looks like we can get the service for free from a variety of providers. Currently only three people have indicated any preference one way or the other. I would like to hear from each district at [email protected]. !Yours in Service, !Don S. HMB Area 48 CPC Chair


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• Area CORRECTIONS ————— As we enjoy the fall weather, the Corrections Committee continues to work to identify those areas in the five clusters that need support to carry the AA message to those behind the walls. Once again, please let me know about any specific localities that could benefit from a visit from a Corrections Committee member at your District meeting, or some other type of assistance.

The Corrections Workshop hosted by District 9 and District 12 for the Western Cluster, on Sept. 9, had 34 attendees. Besides the presenters, Don S. and myself, Tom O. (a former inmate) and Amanda Sheridan (the DOCCS representative for the Oneida Hub) were speakers. Some applications for the Marcy, Midstate, and Mohawk State Prisons, and for the Herkimer County Correctional Facility, were completed on site. Others are being filled out by AA members, and a process is in place to direct these to the persons at the respective facilities for review. We are hoping that AA meetings will begin in all of these correctional facilities very soon. Additionally, there has been a dire need to have volunteers step up to take AA meetings into the Greatmeadow Correctional Facility. I am happy to report that at the NYSIW, a young woman stepped up and began to complete the volunteer application, and she also encouraged four other AA members to do the same. Five applications for volunteers to go into Greatmeadow are currently in different stages of the review process.

If your district does not have a Corrections Chair, I suggest that steps be taken to elect one; this will help to build a structure in which communication, updates, and new ideas can be shared throughout our Area 48.

Once again, I encourage you to read and prepare any questions that you may have regarding the “Fifth Tradition in Corrections” Proposal included in this newsletter. The proposal will be voted on at the October 12, 2014 Assembly, being held in Amsterdam. We have much more work to do to carry the message to those behind the walls!

Kathy R. Corrections Committee Chair

• Area GRAPEVINE —————— The Grapevine's latest collection of AA stories is a book titled "Sober and Out.” It shares how LGBT AA's and their friends fit in, stay sober, and find peace in their lives. !Online subscribers are seeing four new articles in email each week. These stories cover various topics and are a great addition to the monthly magazine. This is a great way to support the AA Grapevine! !This November, if you or your group would like to purchase items at the Fellowship Day in Utica or the HMB Convention in Latham, just drop me an email at [email protected] and I'll be happy to assist. !Carol A. !

The October Issue of Grapevine has a special section which features stories by members about their favorite AA sayings and slogans, and how they help keep them sober—"One Day at a Time.” !

Some Grapevine History: On October 3, 1945, the AA Grapevine was adopted as a national publication of AA.

A note from your Newsletter Editor -

In anticipation of our next HMB Area 48 Convention, being held in Latham, November 21 - 23, we are seeking shares surrounding its theme, “Communicating Our Legacies in a Changing World.” Please send your submissions to [email protected] for review and print in future newsletters. I, as well as the Newsletter Committee, look forward to the participation of the wonderful people in our blessed Area 48.


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!October 1: 1941 - Local news reports 1st AA Group in New Haven, CT. 1957 - Alcoholics Anonymous book A. A. Comes of Age is published. !October 2:!1944 - National Committee for Education on Alcoholism fored by Marty Mann - later to become "National Council on Alcoholism." !October 5-7:!1972 - 2nd World Service meeting held in New York.! !October 6:!1941 - 900 dine at Cleveland dinner for Bill D, AA #3. 1988 - Lois W., Bills wife and a co-founder of Al-Anon, dies at age 97.! !October 8:!1988 - Memorial Service for Lois Wilson at Stepping Stones, NY.! October 9-11:!1969 - 1st World Service meeting held in New York with delegates from 14 countries. !October 10:!1943 - Six of 1st nine AA's attend clubhouse anniversary in Toledo. 1970 - Lois reads "Bills Last Message" annual dinner in NY. 1988 - Lois is buried next to Bill in Manchester, Vermont. !October 13:!1939 - Bill W. gets his drivers license.

1947 - "The Melbourne Group" held its first meeting in Australia. !October 14:!1939 - Journal of American Medical Association gives Big Book unfavorable review. !!October 15:!1904 - Marty M., early AA woman, is born in Chicago. !October 17:!1935 - Ebby T., Bill’s sponsor, moves in with Bill and Lois.

!October 20:!1928 - Bill wrote promise to Lois in family Bible to quit drinking. By Thanksgiving added second promise.

October 21:!1939 - Cleveland Plain Dealer begins series on AA by Eldrick B. Davis. !October 22:!1949 - Florence R, AA's 1st sober woman, begins drinking again, commits suicide. 1963 - E M Jellinek, alcoholism educator and AA friend dies. !!October 24:!1942 - L.A. Times reports AA groups in 14 California cities. 1943 - Wilson’s start 1st major A.A. tour, returned Jan 19, 1944. 1973 - Trustee's Archives Committee of AA has its 1st meeting. !October 28:!1994 - National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence celebrates 50 years. !!!Other Significant Events in October with no Specific Dates: !1936: Bill C., a Canadian alkie staying at Bill's house, committed suicide using a gas stove.

1939: 1st central committee formed in Cleveland; 1st example A.A. rotation.

1942: 1st issue of Cleveland Central Bulletin is published.

1944: First non-American branch started in Sydney, Australia by Father T V Dunlea & Rex.

1951: Sister Ignatia wrote ‘Care of Alcoholics - St.Thomas Hospital & A.A. Started Movement Which Swept Country’ article in "Hospital Progress" the journal of the Catholic Hospital Association.

1951: Lasker Award presented to AA in San Francisco.

1954: The "Alcoholic Foundation" renamed the "General Service Board of A.A.”

1958: Playhouse 90 TV airs "The Days of Wine and Roses.” !

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