District 35 has a long legacy of carrying the message via events and workshops. Typically, these consist of 2-hour workshops, featuring a panel of members how individually share their insights and experiences regarding the topic, followed by a Q & A with attendees. We try to do 2-3 workshops a year, across the May – September timeframe. Over the years, we’ve covered a gamut of more specific topics across the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and Service in A.A. We’ve also covered broader general interest topics, for example, Relationships. On occasion, a workshop turns into more of an “event” when either the selected topic and/or the panel is of particularly interest to our members. In those cases, we might host a District-provided lunch or hold a potluck lunch and fellowship prior to the start of the panel discussion. An example was the “Lunch and Learn” session help in Fall of 2024, where the topic was about participating in service in and beyond the group level, and featured a panel consisting of our Area Delegate, Area Treasurer, and two Past Delegates.
District 35 Business/Current Activities · Financials are solid. · Filled key service positions: Treasurer, Alt Treasurer, District 35 Eastside Intergroup Representative. · GSR prep for the upcoming eastside districts PreConference meeting (March 22). · Fielded an inquiry/request from one of our area middle schools, to have speakers come and share their experience with alcoholism at a young age, during the “alcohol unit” of a teacher’s health class. We are working out the details as of this writing. This will be done in collaboration with District 36. · We have formed committees to tackle two subjects that we flagged in our last District inventory. 1. How to better attract alcoholics from different backgrounds, so our groups/rooms can reflect a better cross-section of our increasingly diversified community. 2. How to better attract and engage younger people suffering in our community.
Grateful for the opportunity to serve, John K.
