STEPS, TOPICS AND TRADITIONS

We encourage everyone who is interested in an appointed position on the Area 79 General Service Committee to submit a brief resume. The following positions are appointed by the incoming Chair through a Selection Committee made up of the incoming Chair and 3 other elected ASC members.

• Accessibilities –  Explore, develop and offer resources to make the Alcoholics Anonymous message available to everyone.
• Archives – Collect, classify and care for literary works and artifacts.
• Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) – Establish and maintain better communication between A.A.s and community professionals
• Corrections – Carry the AA message to alcoholics in correctional systems
• Finance – Discusses Area 79 self-support and the Seventh Tradition.
• Grapevine – Develop awareness of the many benefits that can be derived through the Grapevine and La Viña (Spanish version) subscriptions
• Grassroots – Oversees the production and distribution of Grassroots Forum, the BC/Yukon Area 79 Newsletter.
• Literature – Promote Conference-approved literature, audiovisual material and other special items.
• Public Information – Communicates to the public what AA does and does not do.
• Remote Communities – Creates awareness about and assists those who are unable to make it to regular face-to-face meetings on a consistent basis
• Treatment/Bridging the Gap – Assists members and groups who are interested in carrying our message of recovery to alcoholics in treatment facilities
• Website – Maintains the Area 79 Website.

Additionally – Grassroots Committee Chair: Responsible for the Area Newsletter (Grassroots Forum) and leads the committee responsible for the format, content and distribution of this quarterly publication. Motion passed in October 2016 reads….

“The Area 79 chair will be free to assign Grassroots, or any other standing committee, as an additional responsibility to any member of the ASC, based on committee workloads and ASC members’ skills”.