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If you have a drinking problem and want to contact someone in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), this website offers a number of ways to do this. Please check the menu items under Contact Us to reach one of our members in Area 78 or to find a local phone number close to you. You can, of course, just look up and go to a meeting close to you by using our Find a Meeting feature. We will be glad to see you. This website also provides information pertinent to members of AA in Area 78 and the public/media at large who are simply looking for details regarding the service structure in Area 78 of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Temporary Meeting Changes Groups that wish to have their Area 78 meeting listing marked as Temporarily Cancelled, Online, or Hybrid may submit an online change request to the Area Web Administrators (using the Update Group Meeting Info feature on the top left of this page). On the Update Group Meeting Info page you will: Select the city where your group meets Click the SELECT button to the left of your Groups name When the Change Meeting Request page opens scroll down to where you see the name of your group To the far right is a box beneath "Meeting Status" with the options - Normal - Online - Cancel - Hybrid. Please check the appropriate option for the status you want for your meeting: Return to Normal, go Online, Temporarily Cancel, or Hybrid (for both Normal & Online concurrently) Remember to Fill in the Required Contact Information at the bottom before you click the Submit button When applied by our web administrator, your changes will reflect on our Find A Meeting page listings. They will also filter through to the Meeting Guide App on your phone, usually within 24 hours. To restore your group meeting to its' normal status, simply reverse the process by submitting another online change request after selecting the Normal Meeting Status button. Like before, fill in the Contact Info and submit the request. The canceled or online meeting type checkboxes will be unmarked when the changes are applied by the Area 78 Web Admin, returning your group listing to show as a standard face to face meeting. If you have questions on this, you may direct your inquiries to the E-Services Chair at eservices.70@area78.org.
Corrections Committee Chair Due to the resignation of our Panel 70 Corrections Chair, Area 78 will accept resumes as per the Area Guidelines. The candidates must meet the committee chair qualifications prerequisites as described in the Area 78 guidelines. For the qualifications, please refer to the “Information” tab on the website: In that menu, open the “Area Guidelines”. On page 2 of the Guidelines read the “Area Committee Officers” section. The detailed job description is in the Corrections Committee section, page 15. Please use the “Service Resume” form to apply (In “Public Downloads”, under “Forms”) Also, please note that the successful candidate will serve until the end of the Panel 70 term (December 31, 2021). The successful candidate will not be expected to produce March, assembly corrections committee minutes. They will be responsible to attend the May 2021 ACM, September 2021 Election assembly, and attend the Transition meeting held in November of 2021. This would include all the regular Corrections committee chair duties at each of those assemblies. i.e. Preparing an agenda & chairing that committee meeting. Presenting the committee reports, holding regular committee meetings online. Note: the successful candidate may also put their name forward for any Area Committee Officer or Table Officer position in the upcoming September 2021 Election Assembly should they wish. Please submit your application, for this position by emailing the Area 78 Chair, Mike M. at chair.70@area78.org by April 30, 2021. For any further questions, please contact the Area 78 Chair or Delegate Don't show this again?
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