Greetings from Taos! Grateful to have participated in the Area 46 Assembly that took place on December 5-6. We had 17 AA members participate in the Area 46 Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Committee. Lawrence with the assistance of Janet A. provided an over-view of the purpose of the CPC Committees at the district level.
Lawrence asked for ideas on how to better distribute AA literature in efforts to forward the suggestions to the Area 46 Ad Hoc Committee About the Books. Recommendations for distribution were to libraries, hospitals, colleges, Department of Corrections, Spanish and non-Spanish centers, rural and frontier areas CPC such as Navajo Nation. It was also suggested that districts can distribute the AA literature. GSO Staff Member, Diana L. sent an email stating that Grapevine is looking for CPC stories: “Have you participated in CPC service (providing doctors, therapists, clergy, lawyers, teachers, parole officers and other professionals information about AA)? Did a professional help you find your way to AA because of CPC service work? Are you a professional who found out about AA from members doing CPC work? We are looking for stories of your experiences, anywhere from 300 to 1800 words. To submit your story, go to www.aagrapevine.org/share. Stories are due April 15, 2021.”
There are many opportunities for CPC Committees at the District level to carrying the message to professionals and the suffering alcoholics, especially during the pandemic crisis we are experiencing such as emailing out AA online Zoom meeting schedules and providing local Districts’ phone hotlines.
For more information on CPC, I welcome you to join the Area 46 monthly CPC Committee via Zoom on the first Monday of each month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact me at cpc@dev.aa-nia.org.
In the Spirit of Service,
Lawrence M.