District 54 is off to a busy start and there are a couple of key positions that we are still working to fill, one of which is the Alt DCM. The Service Committees/GSRs are all getting settled in. We hosted our Anniversary/Gratitude dinner in February, which was a lot of fun! We are also planning our District Orientation and Pre-Conference Watch Party which will both be held in March.
In thinking back to when I was a GSR, I recall the difficulties of getting all of the General Service Conference information in front of my Homegroup to establish our Group conscience given the limited time allotted by my Homegroup.
We found it beneficial to form a small group out of the Homegroup members to attend a “General Service Pre-conference” review. This is where we looked at the various topics and questions that our Delegate needed a response on. It generally took a couple meetings for this small group to form recommendations, which we took to the following Homegroup meeting and established our Group’s conscience.
Given the condensed timeframe, it was/is important to attend the Delegate’s Pre-conference meeting. Quite often, the topics seem to evolve and the Delegate’s emphasis on many topics may shift. As a GSR, I found that spending time discussing the topics with the small group and presenting the recommendations to the Homegroup, I became well informed on the Groups interests, and was able to address the topics as they evolved.
Attending the Delegate’s General Service Post-conference report out provided me with information to share back with my Homegroup and helped close the loop between the General Service Conference and my Homegroup.
With Gratitude,
David H.
D54 DCM
