Group Conscience Decisions
October 2022
- Edit the position description for the 12th Step Volunteer Listkeeper to assure that notices of “12th Step Calls” go out to the volunteers within 48 hours that a message is received by GROW.
Recommended Language: Edit the seventh bullet in the 12th Step Volunteer Listkeeper’s position description as shown below:
- Forwards those letters to the 12th Step CommitteeVolunteers within 48 hours after the subject message appeared in GROW.
- Amend the position description for the Business Meeting Chair to add working with the Webkeeper to assure meeting materials are posted to the website as soon as possible.
Recommended Language: Amend the tenth bullet in the Business Meeting Chair position description:
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- Work closely with other trusted servants, especially the Secretary and Webkeeper
Add a new twelfth bullet as shown below:
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- Work closely with the Webkeeper to assure meeting documents are posted to the website as quickly as possible. Give the Webkeeper documents that include:
- all reports and proposals, Minutes, and Summary documents
- Summaries for each phase for Proposals (discussion, voting, and final outcome (is or is not adopted as a Group Conscience Decision).
- To assist GROW to be better informed about AA as a whole in the case of a vacant GSR post; at the Business Meeting we ask for a TS to volunteer to receive and forward the quarterly AA Newsletter Box 4-5-9 and to highlight the Calendar page as per our Group Conscience October 2018.
- GROW authorizes Cheryl B to poll our membership to identify women who are interested in attending the 2024 International Women’s Conference (IWC) in Washington DC and to represent GROW in contacting the IWC to explore opportunities to participate by staffing a booth, either separately or in cooperation with other online AA groups, or volunteering for other service opportunities. She will report her findings in the April 2023 Business Meeting and seek approval for further action.