RESPONSIBILITY This presentation describes the responsibilities of group members and service positions at the district and Area levels. Equipment needed: computer, LCD, and microphone. Materials needed: Service Manual (P-24/27); guidelines G-34, G-11, and G-37. Suggestion: Have members in the various positions present their particular section or just ask them as their service position comes up in the presentation. Blue indicates notes for the facilitator. Green indicates what the facilitator should read or ask. Text in black shows what will appear on the screen for members to read.

“being able to fulfill obligations” RESPONSIBILITY “being able to fulfill obligations” The definition of responsibility is “being able to fulfill obligations.” The dictionary goes on to use words such as trustworthy, dependable, and reliable.

Due to Area autonomy, the Area’s responsibilities may differ from this presentation—in keeping with the Twelve Traditions and Warranty Five of Concept Twelve. Due to Area autonomy, responsibilities may differ from this presentation—in keeping with the Twelve Traditions and Warranty Five of Concept Twelve.

Responsibilities to my group “To study and use the Al-Anon ideas, not only for myself, but for the benefit of my friends in the group.” “…to try to make everything I say reflect an Al-Anon teaching…” From One Day at a Time in Al-Anon (B-6), page 195 What kind of responsibilities do I have to my group? To quote from our literature—One Day at a Time in Al-Anon (B-6), page 195: “To study and use the Al-Anon ideas, not only for myself, but for the benefit of my friends in the group.” “…to try to make everything I say reflect an Al-Anon teaching…”

To make a positive contribution both financially and personally To attend meetings regularly To support my Group Representative To be a part of an informed group conscience Have audience members volunteer to read each responsibility: To make a positive contribution both financially and personally What does that mean? To attend meetings regularly What is “regularly”? To support my Group Representative How can I support my Group Representative? To be a part of an informed group conscience What is an informed group conscience?

“…to extend a welcome to newcomers; to be of service…” Courage to Change (B-6), page 85 To share my experience, strength, and hope To study the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts of Service “…to extend a welcome to newcomers; to be of service…” Courage to Change (B-6), page 85 To share my experience, strength, and hope To study the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts of Service Are there any other responsibilities that I have as a member of my group?

Responsibilities of Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen Service (AMIAS) To be certified through our Area Alateen process and to regularly attend Al-Anon meetings To maintain a sense of safety and trust in order for recovery to take place To protect the Alateen members from physical and emotional harm How many Al-Anons Involved in Alateen Service do we have in the room? (Hold up your hand.) Thank you for your service. (Start the applause.) What responsibilities do you have as an AMIAS? To be certified through our Area Alateen process and to regularly attend Al-Anon meetings To maintain a sense of safety and trust in order for recovery to take place To protect the Alateen members from physical and emotional harm You can get more information from the Alateen Safety Guideline (G-34). (Have a copy of G-34 with you and pass it around.) Are there other responsibilities that AMIASs have?

Responsibilities of a Group Representative To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual (P-24/27) and the duties of a Group Representative (GR) To have a good understanding of the Twelve Traditions and the Twelve Concepts of Service and how they relate to the group How many Group Representatives do we have in the room? (Hold up your hand.) Thank you for your service. (Start the applause.) And as a Group Representative what are your responsibilities? Let GRs take turns reading their responsibilities: To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual (P-24/27) and the duties of a Group Representative (GR) (Hold up your Service Manual.) To have a good understanding of the Twelve Traditions and the Twelve Concepts of Service and how they relate to the group

To keep the group informed of all Area and district events To attend and represent the group at district meetings and Assemblies and report back to the group To keep the group informed of all Area and district events To attend and represent the group at district meetings and Assemblies and report back to the group To keep the group informed of all Area and district events

To make sure that the group gives the GR ample time to give his/her report To make sure that all mail from the World Service Office (WSO) reaches the group To make sure that the group gives the GR ample time to give his/her report How does your group do this? To make sure that all mail from the World Service Office (WSO) reaches the group

To keep the line of communication between the district and the group open at all times As the Forum representative, encourage group and individual subscriptions and acquaint members with its contents, including sharing information from “Inside Al-Anon” To keep the line of communication between the district and the group open at all times As the Forum representative, encourage group and individual subscriptions and acquaint members with its contents, including sharing information from “Inside Al-Anon” Did you know that the Group Representative is also the Forum representative? Did you know that The Forum includes “Inside Al-Anon”? How many of you subscribe to The Forum? What other responsibilities does a GR have? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Group Representative, see guideline G-11, Group Representative. (Have a copy of G-11 and pass it around.)

Responsibilities as a District Representative To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual and the duties of a District Representative (DR) To call and conduct district meetings on a regular basis How many District Representatives do we have in the room? (Hold up your hand.) Thank you for your service. (Start the applause.) And what are the responsibilities of the District Representative? Let DRs take turns reading their responsibilities. To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual and the duties of a District Representative (DR) (Again, hold up the Service Manual.) To call and conduct district meetings on a regular basis How often do you have district meetings?

To attend and participate in Area Assemblies To attend all Area World Service Committee (AWSC) meetings and report on activities within the district To attend and participate in Area Assemblies To visit all groups in the district and make sure they are getting pertinent information To attend all Area World Service Committee (AWSC) meetings and report on activities within the district When are your AWSC meetings? Attend and participate in Area Assemblies When are your Assemblies? To visit all groups in the district and make sure they are getting pertinent information

To ensure that group contact information is current To make sure WSO correspondence is reaching the groups and is being shared with the members To ensure that group contact information is current To make sure WSO correspondence is reaching the groups and is being shared with the members

To be a link between the Area and the groups To keep the AWSC aware of any changes in group mailing addresses or meeting times and locations To be a link between the Area and the groups To report back to groups following AWSC meetings To keep the AWSC aware of any changes in group mailing addresses or meeting times and locations To be a link between the Area and the groups To report back to groups following Area World Service Committee meetings Are there any other responsibilities that you can think of? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the District Representative, see guideline G-37, District Representative. (Have a copy of G-37 and pass it around.)

Responsibilities of the Area Coordinators To coordinate the activities of their service (i.e.,Alateen, Area Alateen Process Person, Archives, Conventions, The Forum, Group Records, Literature, and Public Outreach) in the Area To be a liaison between the Area World Service Committee (AWSC), the action committees, and the groups To convey service information from the WSO to the districts, AISs, and groups Who are our Area Coordinators? Please stand and tell us your name and position. Thank you for your service. Area Coordinators: Coordinate the activities of their service Are a liaison between the Area World Service Committee, the action committees, and the groups Convey service information from the WSO to the districts, AISs, and groups

Responsibilities of the Area Chairman To plan the Assembly and AWSC agendas and conduct both meetings To make sure the Area Secretary sends out notices to the Area Officers, Area Coordinators, and all voting members Who is our Area Chairman? Thank you for your service. Let the Area Chairman read his/her responsibilities. To plan the Assembly and AWSC agendas and conduct both meetings To make sure the Area Secretary sends out notices to the Area Officers, Area Coordinators, and all voting members

To appoint or elect Area Coordinators To make sure that the Delegate has ample time to give his/her report at Assemblies and AWSC meetings To appoint or elect Area Coordinators Do you appoint Coordinators? If not what does this Area do? To make sure that the Delegate always has ample time to give his/her report at Assemblies and AWSC meetings How much time does the Delegate get to give his/her report? Can you think of any other responsibilities? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Area Chairman, see page 145 of the Service Manual (Hold up the Service Manual.)

Responsibilities of the Area Secretary To send out all notices of Assemblies and AWSC meetings To attend to all regular secretarial work and take minutes of all meetings To keep a permanent record of all minutes to be passed on to the next Secretary Who is your Area Secretary? Thank you for your service. Let Secretary read his/her responsibilities To send out all notices of Assemblies and AWSC meetings To attend to all regular secretarial work and take minutes of all meetings To keep a permanent record of all minutes to be passed on to the next Secretary

To call the roll of all voting members at Assemblies To inform the WSO of the names and addresses of the AWSC members To call the roll of all voting members at Assemblies To inform the WSO of the names and addresses of the AWSC members Can you think of any other responsibilities? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Area Secretary, see pages 145-146 of the Service Manual. (Hold up the Service Manual.)

Responsibilities of the Area Treasurer To handle all Assembly collections and funds To prepare and send out appeal letters To pay all bills for expenditures approved by the AWSC Who is your Area Treasurer? Thank you for your service. Let Treasurer read his/her responsibilities. To handle all Assembly collections and funds To prepare and send out appeal letters To pay all bills for expenditures approved by the AWSC

To make regular written financial reports to the AWSC and Assembly To forward the Delegate’s equalized expense amount to the WSO before January 1st To make regular written financial reports to the AWSC and Assembly To forward the Delegate’s equalized expense amount to the WSO before January 1st To make regular written financial reports to the AWSC and Assembly Can you think of any other responsibilities? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Area Treasurer, see page 146 of the Service Manual. (Hold up the Service Manual.)

Responsibilities of the Alternate Delegate To fulfill the Delegate’s responsibilities, should the Delegate be unable to do so To work along with the Delegate as much as possible in communicating with the groups To fulfill any other assigned or appointed duties such as: Forum Coordinator Group Records Coordinator, etc. Who is your Area Alternate Delegate? Thank you for your service. Have the Alternate Delegate read his/her responsibilities. To fulfill the Delegate’s responsibilities should the Delegate be unable to do so To work along with the Delegate as much as possible in communicating with the groups To fulfill any other assigned or appointed duties such as: Forum Coordinator Group Records Coordinator, etc. Are there any other responsibilities that you can think of? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Alternate Delegate, see page 148 of the Service Manual. (Hold up the Service Manual.)

Responsibilities of the Delegate To be a leader and a channel through which information flows to the Area To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual and the duties of a Delegate To be a servant of Al-Anon and Alateen as a whole Call up Area Delegate and have him/her read these responsibilities: To be a leader and a channel through which information flows to the Area To be thoroughly familiar with the Service Manual and the duties of a Delegate To be a servant of Al-Anon and Alateen as a whole

To attend the World Service Conference (WSC) and bring the viewpoint of his/her Area on matters affecting the entire fellowship and return to the Area with a broader perspective of Al-Anon world wide To attend the World Service Conference (WSC) and bring the viewpoint of his/her Area on matters affecting the entire fellowship and return to the Area with a broader perspective of Al-Anon world wide

To give a report of the WSC to all the groups in the Area at the Assemblies To be the bridge of understanding between the groups in the Area and the worldwide fellowship of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. To give a report of the WSC to all the groups in the Area at the Assemblies To be the bridge of understanding between the groups in the Area and the worldwide fellowship of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Are there any others that you can think of? To learn more about the duties or responsibilities of the Area Delegate, see pages 146-148 of the Service Manual. (Hold up the Service Manual.)

“being able to fulfill obligations” RESPONSIBILITY “being able to fulfill obligations” Responsibility means “being able to fulfill obligations.” Any questions?