Proposal 6: Temporary Mentor & AA Resources
Each month, the Temporary Mentor will send a short letter reminding GROW members of AA resources available to them. She will also include the recommended language in Temporary Mentor Letter #1.
Rationale: Many of our members who have not been to f2f meetings and are new to our program are not aware of the many resources available to them (especially when people are not.) This is to inform / remind our members that there are real-time meetings, literature for downloading, and audio stories available at all times of the day and night.
Recommended Language:
Add a bullet to the Temporary Mentor job description as follows:
- Each month, the Temporary Mentor will send a short letter reminding GROW members of AA resources available to them.
Insert the following as a new third paragraph in Temporary Mentor Letter #1:
Just a reminder that you can learn more about AA by visiting one of these links:
- the Alcoholics Anonymous general services office and information such as “The AA Big Book and 12 & 12, along with many pamphlets as well as links to local resources for AA.
- AA’s Online Intergroup (OIAA) where you can find meeting lists as wekk as real-time phone and other Internet types of meetings.
- AA’s Grapevine magazine with stories and audio stories and Grapevine subscription options.
- Each month, include the same language in an open message to the GROW mailing list.
Summary of Comments on Proposal 6.3
Six (6) participants commented on the proposal for the Temporary Mentor to send links to AA resources (AA, OIAA, Grapevine) to newcomers and to send these links to the larger GROW group each month as a reminder. Comments were generally positive, although some offered additional resources (like AA’s GSO and AA-approved literature like the Big Book, 12×12, and Living Sober). As with Proposal 5.2, a couple of participants cautioned against overwhelming people with too much information at one time, suggesting more packets of information would be more effective.
During the third 3-day session, we will vote on the proposal as presented.
Results of Voting on Proposal 6.3
Voting: Nineteen (19) participants voted in favor, and no one voted against Proposal 6.3. Therefore, the proposal meets our requirement for a 2/3 majority is adopted as a Group Conscience Decision.
Group Conscience Decision:
Each month, the Temporary Mentor will send a short letter reminding GROW members of AA resources available to them. She will also include the recommended language in Temporary Mentor Letter #1.