Welcome 2021 and warm greetings to you all from District 11. We meet the second Saturday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. on Zoom with the anticipation that we will eventually be able to return to hybrid and then, oh happy day, face to face sometime. We have a few chair positions open: archives, accessibilities, cooperation with the professional community/public information (CPC/PI), literature, and treatment.
We are considering the possibility of a permanent Zoom meeting for District 11. The conversation is just beginning. There are a lot of details to work out. It would take commitment, coordination, Zoom volunteers, a revolving chair. I will keep you posted as this unfolds.
At the December Assembly the Ad Hoc Committee About the Books up-dated us on their work. They are considering the option to distribute the books proportionately among the Districts. District 11, with 19 groups, rep-resents 5.57% of the Area. If selected, we would receive 198 books: 95 Twelve & Twelve (hardback), 53 Twelve & Twelve (soft cover), 44 Big Book, 4 Experience, Strength and Hope, 1 Came to Believe, and 1 Twelve & Twelve (pocket). The Committee asked us to consider the question: Can we distribute these books? Yes, we can.
A new book will soon be available. A Visual History of Alcoholics Anonymous was originally developed as a souvenir book for the 2020 International Convention that, sadly, was can-celled. It is an illustrated tour through AA history and a celebration of our fellowship. It will be published January 14 and can be purchased from Central Office or the Grapevine.