District 42
(St. Louis County - From the intersection of Manchester Rd. and Lindbergh Blvd./Highway 67 stretching West along Manchester Rd. to the intersection of Manchester Rd. and Highway 141, then north on Highway 141 to the intersection of Olive Blvd. And 141 then East along Olive to the intersection of Creve Coeur Mill Rd. and Olive Blvd., then Northeast on Creve Coeur Mill Rd. until it bisects Highway 270 then south along Highway 270 until it is bisected by Page Blvd./Highway D; then eastward along Page Blvd./Highway D until it intersects with Lindbergh Blvd./Highway 67; then southerly along Lindbergh Blvd.)

Meeting is the 3rd Thursday of every month (except December), at 7:00 p.m., at the Diehlman Recreation Center, 11400 Olde Cabin Rd. in Creve Coeur. Map it. Babysitting is now available during District 42 Meetings!

District email.

DCM: Ian S.

Alt. DCM: Jim L.

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Area 38, District 42 Meeting Minutes (Sanitized Version)
Thursday August 21, 2008
7 PM, Dielman Center

Opened with the Serenity Prayer, introductions and read Concept 8 and Tradition 8. Introductions were made.

DCM Report – attended planning school for a “New GSRs” workshop and met with other DCMs. District 42 will take care of the topics “Duties of Home Group GSR” and “Structure of a District” for the Nov 1, 2008 workshop at Watson Terrace Christian Church from 10 to noon. Elections are next District meeting, Sept 18; flyers available to alert groups who aren't active in district. Will try to fill all positions.

Secretary – July 2008 minutes, motion to approve, seconded and approved.

Treasurers – Report presented. Good month for contributions. Took in $442.58, total expenditures were $201.12. Available balance as of August 21, 2008 is $1,497.34. See report.

CPC Committee– have packets available to hand out to professionals – ministers, doctors, probation/parole, etc. Reminder that is a good way to do 12 Step work. Also had meeting with the administrator of the Drug Court in Clayton. Discovered current drug court has no info about AA. Plan on scheduling presentation to professionals. Also, a lot of clients go to Bridgeway. Suggested they do intro to AA. Bridgeway indicated they'd like AA meeting there (currently have none.) Also discovered that District 42 probation coordinator has retired so need to introduce AA to new coordinator. The database of professionals is just waiting for final touches. Will be useful for incoming District committee members.

Corrections – 7th floor Thurs PM at jail. Attendance light but volunteers are showing. Literature in good supply

PI – no report.

Treatment – no report.

Special Needs/Accessibility – no report.

Grapevine – no report.

Old Business – SWRAASA presentation on finances. Based on 9th Concept for service work. Service assembly is alternating years. Upcoming one is hosted by Eastern Area this year at Westport Oct 1012 (won't be in St. Louis again for 22 years.) See www.swraasa.org for info. Financing of event: registration is $5 per person. (Last one in more rural Kansas had 600 attendees). If 700 register for St. Louis, $3500 in fees will not cover costs. Expenses include coffee (over $2000 for 2006). Transcription services. Translation into Spanish. Any extra money is distributed to Area & GSO. (Areas provide seed money $100 each area.) In 2006 total expenses ~ $12,000. Income to date for 2008 ~ $4,000 including $1,500 seed from KS. Has spent $2,000 so far. Registration count to date is about 226. (Expect a lot of atthedoor
attendees from St. Louis area.) In 2006 there were $3,600 of anonymous contributions vs $3,300 from registration. Rest of money came from Group & District contributions ($5,075.)

Brought up tabled issue on reimbursement. Inquiry to other districts stated they only reimburse district officers but not volunteers. (One GSR stated their group will reimburse volunteers from their group only.) No motion was offered. Assembly will be Sept 2728. Need volunteers – mention at meetings.

New Business – SWRAASA discussion, reimburse DCM for mileage? Include incoming DCM? District could get hotel room since late Friday & Saturday and early morning starts. Commented that district has historically sent incoming DCM and alt to meeting. (Spent ~$800 last time incl travel.)

Motion made that district commit $600 (on top of prior contribution) as donation to SWRAASA. Seconded.

Discussion: increase to $900 and then reimburse expenses? Comments were that is not reasonable. Another noted that contribution needed prior to event, not after. DCM commented that nothing done tonight constitutes a budget for the future – this is left to future district members. He supported contribution. Suggested separate motion for expenses. Another comment was for contribution but against hotel expenses locally. Vote 8 for, 2 opposed. Minority opinion is not comfortable with $600 since did not include expense issue. Motion still carried on reconsideration.

No further motions regarding expenses.

Announcements: SWRAASA will begin October 12, 2008 in St. Louis. See www.swraasa.org for
details. The 15th Annual Mississippi Valley Regional Conference is October 2426, 2008 in Quincy,
IL. Email Wayne.Jr.67@hotmail.com for info. SMICYPAA Miniconference will be January 2325, 2009 at the YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, MO. See www.smicypaa.org/mini.htm for details. Finally, there is an Intergroup Meeting the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 8 PM in the cafeteria at St. Mary's Hospital.

Next meeting September 18, 2008 at 7 PM. (Election meeting.)

Meeting closed.