I'm in my local Area Service Committee as an admin committee member, and most of the groups are apathetic about the ASC. I want them to know what the ASC is there to serve and service their needs and help NA grow in the area.
I was wondering if you guys, especially the OCMs, can give me three to six suggestions each for ways the ASC can be of service to the Groups directly, financially, practically, or otherwise, old or new ways.
Hello, I am on our area service committee also. We try to plan activites threw out the year and invite all groups in and out of our area. We make sure the groups have the pamplets and the knowledge they need to keep them alive. We have a home page which we display all the events in our area so no one gets left out. We sponsor a phone line to help others who need our help. There is so much more. Hope this helps some.
Meeting directories, phone lines, web sites, stock of group supplies, activities such as dances, speaker meetings, campouts, interface with other groups, region and world services.
Hi Alara! I am GSR for my Monday night homegroup New Daze.There were some fundraisers that were disguised for H&I recruitment and our group had asked that it be more clear if you have something called a "chili cookoff" it really is that and not an H&I group recruitment,.some felt it was deceiving.Area does put on campouts,white water trips,they can't get any committmens for RCM'S or alternates thats a big commitment/Our saturday Men Do Recover homegroup puts on quarterly "speaker jams which always bring a big turnout,We get a theme ,speakers from all over,serve dinner and one time had a "spade tournament.Like to see more involvement in more events like that..we have dance that follows each event....
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Hey Alara! approx. every 3 months my Saturday Homegroup 'Men Do Recover" put on this jam.We discuss a theme e.g last months was "We are responsible for our our recovery" We start at 12:00 go till almost 8 with speakers on for 1/2 hour each.Breaks in between.I persOnally do coffee commitment all day.Other guys cook in kitchen ,we usually have dinner plates for sale ($8.00) coffee free and I usually buy cookies.We are now serving fish dinners we go to special place and bread sole or whatever fish is available.We have raffles 50/50 thry the day.They do have vendors that have Narcotics Anonymous apparell for sale,there was some conflict with that ,but we worked it out,They also used to have tapes of the event but we stopped that also ,group concience thing,,After last speaker we clean up and have a dance that goes to 12:00. We were getting $$$ from our 7th tradition and putting on the events.We have a donation bottle(covered so it is not an obvious thing) the $ we make from dinners and all other sales usually just cover and then some for expenses.Most guys now,including myself,just donate the time and material,(i buy cooffe cookies,etc and am usually there from 10;00am until around 9:00 pm i DONT USUALLY STAY FOR DANCENow that most home group members donate the food/coffee/etc we usually do well and send most $$ right to World.(had some problems with area treasury for awhile)We usually get between 200-300 addicts from all areas of upstate New York.THEY COME FROM AS FAR AS 60-70 MILES AWAY TO SPEAK.We also give away Basic textS when we do clean time count downs and just celebrate life.We have a church that allows us use and we are very careful to keep all in order to not lose our place.We have our next one coming up mid july..I;ll let you know theme when we work it out,,Carry the message of hope is such a blessing and we get many 'newcomers" just curious show up..One addict helping another...
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Good job Raman .that is a really committed position.Our area has a tough time getting anyone for recruit because of travel time and stay overs etc.Our area had one person doin git for so long and now he is ready to move on..There are usually same group of people doing a lot of committmnets .I have been in gun clubs,running clubs,martial arts clubs,other 12 step fellowships and its about the same few people take most committments..talk to you later.......
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