Category: Chairperson’s Corner

District 9 Chairperson Report – February 16, 2020

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me be of service.  Happy February to everyone.  If you are new to General Service, a big welcome and glad you are here.

The Final Agenda items for the General Service Conference was received from our Delegate, Shirley P. and we emailed them out to all the trusted servants on our distribution list. Thank you, Jackie. There are copies on the table. This information will be on our website (www.district9aa.org) and on the Area 15 website under Delegate Corner (www.area15aa.org).  When the background material is received, the Officers will split it into sections and pass it on to some Trusted Servants for review. They will then do a short presentation at our March District Meeting. The March District Meeting will be an abbreviated business meeting which means we will only hear a few key verbal reports to allow plenty of time to review the Conference Agenda items. All reports will be included in the minutes. The presentations should concentrate mostly on the items under consideration. We do this so we can be as knowledgeable as possible and provide an educated group conscience of what we want our Delegate to report to the General Service Conference.  In case you are not sure what we are talking about, every year in New York, usually in April, there is an annual meeting  where the delegates from all around the United States and Canada gather to “take actions that will guide the groups in the years to come.”  “The Conference considers matters of policy for A.A. as a whole…”  Some of these Agenda items will become recommendations and are then titled Conference Advisory Actions. They are, in turn, published in the General Service Conference Final Report and later distributed to the members in the form of a booklet. More detailed information on this whole process can be found in your Service Manual in chapter 7, The Annual Conference Meeting.

Please take this information back to your groups for input.  Our Area 15 Delegate, Shirley will be looking for our thoughts on these items at the April Assembly which will be held the first weekend in April at the Boca Raton Marriott.  Shirley will be here in August at our meeting to let us know how it all went in New York and to give her Delegate report.

Welcome to Victor T. who is our new Room and Ride Coordinator. And our next event is Spring Fling on March 7^th and Heather will have more info.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  If you missed anything or want more information for your groups, please visit our website, www.district9aa.org.  Flyers are there as well as all other sorts of info.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

District 9 Chairperson Report – January 19, 2020

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me be of service.  Happy New Year to all and I hope everyone had a great holiday.  The first weekend of the month was our assembly at the Tampa Airport Marriott.  We had 22 votes on Sunday for our District which is a little low but I understand Tampa is not the easiest place to get to and some of us were still on vacation.  The Assembly went well.  There was lively discussion on the Area motions and the Area budget was passed.

We will have elections today for Room and Ride Coordinator which is a Service Activities position and for Gratitude Dinner Chair which is a Special Committee position.  We will follow our Third Legacy procedure from the AA Service Manual.  Our Service Activities Chairs serve for one year with the eligibility to stand for a second year.  Gratitude Dinner Chair serves for one year.  Each person standing will have the opportunity to state their qualifications.  Those voting today are GSRs, DCMs, ACMs, all current Committee Chairs and District Officers.  Alternate GSRs may vote if their GSR is not present.    If you do not understand something, please ask.  Welcome to Debbie C. who is our incoming chair for Carry the Message Day and to Heather M. who is going to complete her second year as Support Your Services Chair.  Also, congrats to Victor T. and Heather M. who both became ACM’s.

I have some notes on upcoming events and some calendar changes and confirmations.  In February, Conference Review Agenda items will be sent out from New York to the fellowship.  These are items that will be discussed at the Annual Conference in April in New York.  Just a side note for any new trusted servants, “the Conference considers matters of policy for A.A. as a whole” (from the Service Manual, page S57) Shirley P., our delegate will carry our voice to New York on these items.  When I get the agenda items, we will email blast them out to you.  Please take them back to your groups for input.  Shirley will be looking for our thoughts on these at the April Assembly which will be held the first weekend in April at the Boca Raton Marriott.  We will be going over the items as a District at our March District meeting.  That meeting is March 15^th.  Shirley will be here in August at our meeting to let us know how it all went in New York.  She will give her Delegate report.  I have been in contact with the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church to secure a date for the 2020 Gratitude Dinner.  This year we will be having our Gratitude Dinner on October 30^th.  This date is not ideal but because the church is celebrating 60 years and has many things planned in November, we were closed out of those dates.  My contact did assure me that next year we are back in early November.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  If you missed anything or want more information for your groups, please visit our website, www.district9aa.org.  Flyers are there as well as all other sorts of info.  We will have some very exciting changes to the website.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me be of service.  Our Winterfest event was last Saturday and I had a great time.  Our own Sharon G. was the speaker and she was awesome.  Thank you, Sharon.  And thank you to Bobby V. for subbing in for Heather.  It was wonderful seeing Archives, Grapevine, Literature, Accessibilities and Website committees in attendance.  District 9 always shines.  It was another successful event.

We will have elections for some of our Service Activities today following our Third Legacy procedure from the AA Service Manual.  Our Service Activities Chairs serve for one year with the eligibility to stand for a second year.  All servants elected will serve beginning in January if they did not stand for their second year of service.  Each person standing will have the opportunity to state their qualifications.  Those voting today are GSRs, DCMs, ACMs, all current Committee Chairs and District Officers.  Alternate GSRs may vote if their GSR is not present.  I will give a brief description of each of the positions up for vote. Those positions open for vote today are Room and Ride Coordinator, Carry the Message Day and Support Your Services.  Just a note there, Heather may stand for her 2^nd year in that position.  If you do not understand something, please ask.  Welcome to Tom M. who stood for Intergroup Liaison and to Allan G. who is now an ACM.  A big thank you to my trusted servants rotating out this month.  They are Tom M. with PI/CPC, Melissa B. with Accessibilities, Judy O. with Literature and Milinda B. with website.

We have finalized the calendar for all Nova  events and Assemblies.  The only date that will most likely change is Gratitude Dinner and I am already emailing Coral Ridge Presbyterian for a definite date.  I also finalized the lease with Nova for next year.  We are also voting on our budget this month for next year.

I hope to see all of my beautiful District 9 servants in Tampa the first weekend of January, 2020.  Flyer and area information such as motions are on our website.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  If you missed anything or want more information for your groups, please visit our website, www.district9aa.org.  Flyers are there as well as all other sorts of info.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for this opportunity to be of service.  Our Gratitude Dinner was held on November 1^st and was a great event.  I   thoroughly enjoyed the food, fellowship and of course a great speaker.  As always our dedicated group of volunteers went above and beyond.  Our next District 9 event is Winterfest.  Planning meetings have started.  Come join us for a chicken dinner, ice cream, ugly sweaters and of course, a great speaker.  The next planning meeting is this Wednesday, November 20^th at Denny’s, 7 pm.

We held elections for some of our Standing Committees and our Service Activities following our Third Legacy procedure from the AA Service Manual last month and will do the same this month.  Our Standing Committee Chairs serve for two year terms and our Service Activities Chairs serve for one year with the eligibility to stand for a second year.  All servants elected will serve beginning in January if they did not stand for their second year of service.  Each person standing will have the opportunity to state their qualifications.  Those voting today are GSRs, DCMs, ACMs, all current Committee Chairs and District Officers.  Alternate GSRs may vote if their GSR is not present.  I will give a brief description of each of the positions up for vote. Those positions open for vote today are Room and Ride Coordinator, Intergroup Liaison, Carry the Message Day and Support Your Services Chair.  Just a note there, Heather may stand for her 2^nd year in that position, also the same for Carry the Message Day Chair.  If you do not understand something, please ask.  Welcome to those trusted servants who stood last month.  It was Jennifer C. for her second year as Institutions Liaison, Steve B. as PICPC Chair, Liz O. as Accessibilities Chair, Victoria R. as Literature Chair and Dave D. as Website Chair.

We are finalizing our calendar for next year and will have it in print in December here at the meeting and online shortly.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  If you missed anything or want more information for your groups, please visit our website, www.district9aa.org.  Flyers are there as well as all other sorts of info.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  We hosted the Area Assembly in Boca Raton the first weekend in October.  I could not be prouder of District 9.  Debbie C. and her committee and all of the volunteers worked so hard and it all went off smoothly.  Awesome job.  I received nothing but thank yous.  We had our Early Timers Event on October 12^th.  Thank you to Jessica C. and the Archives committee.  There were 3 great speakers, Gail, Ron and Fred who shared their experience, strength and hope with us.  Planning meetings have started for Winterfest.  Come join us for a chicken dinner, ice cream, ugly sweaters and of course, a great speaker.  Next planning meeting is this Wednesday, October 23^rd at Denny’s, 7 pm.  The last planning meeting for Gratitude Dinner is October 27^th at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1 pm.  Thanks to Judy O. and her committee for all of their hard work.  I am very excited for the dinner and look forward to seeing everyone there.

After the committee reports today, we will hold our elections for some of our Standing Committees and our Service Activities following our Third Legacy procedure from the AA Service Manual.  Our Standing Committee Chairs serve for two year terms and our Service Activities Chairs serve for one year with the eligibility to stand for a second year.  All servants elected today will serve beginning in January if they are not standing for their second year of service.  Each person standing will give the opportunity to state their qualifications.  Those voting today are GSRs, DCMs, ACMs, all current Committee Chairs and District Officers.  Alternate GSRs may vote if their GSR is not present.  I will give a brief description of each of the positions up for vote. If you do not understand something, please ask.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  If you missed anything or want more information for your groups, please visit our website, www.district9aa.org.  Flyers are there as well as all other sorts of info.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

Our Spaghetti Dinner Event on Saturday, September 7^th was a great success.  We had a really good turnout.  The food was tasty and filling and the speaker, our very own past trusted servant, John A. was awesome.  He had a powerful message of hope and recovery with lots of service thrown in.  If you missed the Spaghetti Dinner, don’t fret, our next event of food, fellowship and message will be our Winterfest event.  Heather, our Support your Services chair has all of the details.  We are hosting the next Assembly in October right here in Boca Raton at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center.  There are still opportunities to be of service from working registration, being a greeter or taking a shift in hospitality.  The next planning meeting for the Assembly is September 17^th.   More from Debbie, our Assembly chair in her report.  Planning is still going strong for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Their next planning meeting is September 29^th at the Pompano Beach Group at 1:00 pm.  Jessica C. and the Archives committee are busy planning for the Early Timer’s Event to be held October 12^th and the planning meeting for this event is Saturday, September 28^th at the 441 Group at 2:00 pm.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone. All of these events and planning meetings are on our website, www.district9aa.org.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

We have a special treat today as our Delegate, Shirley P. is here to give her report on the General Service Conference that was held in May.  And a big thank you to Shirley for taking the time to keep us all well informed and for representing our District and Area.  It’s a big job.  I am very excited to hear her report.  Last Saturday was our Carry the Message Day event here at Nova.  A big Thank you to Victor for a successful event.  The speakers for District were our very own Jackie S.  who gave us much inspiration and John A., a past district chair.  Thank you to all of the committee chairs who showed up and represented our District.  We are hosting our next Assembly in October right here in Boca Raton at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center.  There are still opportunities to be of service from working registration, being a greeter or taking a shift in hospitality.  The next planning meeting for the Assembly is August 20^th.   More from Debbie, our Assembly chair in her report.  Heather and the Support Your Services committee are going full force for the Spaghetti dinner and I would love to see all of us there in service for that event which is next month, September 7^th.  The next planning meeting is August 21^st at Denny’s.  Heather will have more.  Planning is still going strong for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Their next planning meeting is August 25^th at the Sober Today Club. Jessica C. and the Archives committee are busy planning for the Early Timer’s Event to be held in October and the planning meeting for this event is Saturday, August 24^th at the 441 Group.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone. All of these events and planning meetings are on our website, www.district9aa.org.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

It was great seeing so many District 9 trusted servants in Tampa.  We had a total vote of 26 which is good since Tampa is not the easiest to get to.  We had a great Assembly.  And remember, we are hosting our next Assembly in October right here in Boca Raton at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center.  There are many opportunities to be of service from working registration, being a greeter, taking a shift in hospitality.  The next planning meeting for the Assembly is August 20^th.   More from Debbie, our Assembly chair in her report.  Heather and the Support Your Services committee have started planning meetings for the Spaghetti dinner and I would love to see all of us there in service for that event.  Next planning meeting is July 24^th at Denny’s.  Heather will have more in her report.  Planning is still going strong for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Their next planning meeting is July 28^th at the 441 Group.   And don’t forget, August 10^th is our Carry the Message Day event right here at Nova.  Victor will give us the details in his report.

One last event to mention is the 63^rd Florida State Convention right here in our own backyard at the Trump Doral in Miami from Wednesday, July 31^st to Sunday, August 4^th.   It is a not to be missed event with lots of fun, lots of fellowship and lots of great messages.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone. All of these events and planning meetings are on our website, www.district9aa.org.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

We had our Founder’s Day picnic on June 9^th at Snyder Park.  There was a great turn out with lots of good food, great music and a wonderful meeting.  Our speaker Pat R. gave a great talk on the history of AA.  I learned a few things I didn’t know and had a really great time.  Thank you, Heather and all of the volunteers for a successful event.  It takes people to make these events run smoothly.  Heather will be gearing up for the Spaghetti dinner and I would love to see all of us there in service for that event.  I know I always say it is fun to do service, the truth is “it’s fun to do service.”  Planning is still going strong for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Please be sure to come to the next planning meeting on June 30^th at the Fourth Dimension Club.  There are plenty of service opportunities.  We are also underway with planning meetings for the October Assembly in Boca Raton.  Debbie C. will have more information and that meeting will be this Tuesday, June 18^th.  Again, more service chances.

Friday, July 5^th through Sunday, July 7^th is the Area 15 General Service Assembly at the Tampa Airport Marriott.  Shirley P., our delegate will be reporting on the General Service Conference she attended in May in New York.

One last event to mention is the 63^rd Florida State Convention to be held in our own backyard at the Trump Doral in Miami from Wednesday, July 31^st to Sunday, August 4^th.  They need plenty of volunteers.  Sign up on line https://63.floridastateconvention.com/ .  It is a not to be missed event with lots of fun, lots of fellowship and lots of great messages.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone. All of these events and planning meetings are on our website, www.district9aa.org.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

On May 4^th, Jessica C. and the Archives Committee put on their annual Old Timers meeting.  This event featured 3 speakers, Kass C., Thomas F., and Fred S. who all have at least 35 years of sobriety or more and it was truly inspirational and just a great meeting.  It was a nice turnout and I would love to see all of my District 9 trusted servants at all of these events or as many as you can make.  We need each other and we need to show each other that we support all that we do in the District.  Heather M., our Support Your Services chair, is busy planning our next Support Your Services event, the Founders Day picnic on June 9^th.  There are service opportunities available for the picnic.  The next planning meeting is this Wednesday at Denny’s.  Come celebrate AA’s birthday with us.  The funds we take in from our Support Your Services events helps to send our DCM’s, ACM’s and committee chairs to the quarterly assemblies.  So, I expect us all to sell tickets and get the word out about these events.  Planning is going strong for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Please be sure to come to our next planning meeting on May 26^th at the Lambda Club South. We are also underway with planning meetings for the October Assembly in Boca Raton.  Debbie C. will have more information and that meeting will be this Tuesday, May 21^st.

One last event to mention is the 63^rd Florida State Convention to be held in our own backyard at the Trump Doral in Miami from Wednesday, July 31^st to Sunday, August 4^th.  They need plenty of volunteers.  Sign up on line https://63.floridastateconvention.com/ or on the sign up sheet and we will get you hooked up.  It is a not to be missed event with lots of fun, lots of fellowship and lots of great messages.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone. All of these events and planning meetings are on our website, www.district9aa.org.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

Last weekend was our Assembly at the Boca Raton Marriott, hosted by Districts 6 and 7.   We had 41 votes at the Sunday business meeting, way to go District 9.   We had one Area motion to increase the budget for ASL interpreter services and it passed.  We had abbreviated reports from District chairs and committee chairs and then Conference Agenda Review Items.

We have been busy here in District 9 and there is something for everyone.  Jessica C. and the Archives Committee are busy planning the Old Timers event to be held May 4^th.  This event features 3 speakers with at least 35 years of sobriety and it is always inspirational.  Planning is also underway for the 2019 Gratitude Dinner.  Thank you to Judy O. and her committee.  Please be sure to come to our next planning meeting on April 28^th at the Twelve Step House.  Heather M., our Support Your Services chair, has started planning for our next Support Your Services event, the Founders Day picnic on June 9^th.  The first planning meeting was this last Wednesday and the next one will be on the 24^th.  Come celebrate AA’s birthday with us.  We are also underway with planning meetings for the October Assembly in Boca Raton.  Debbie C. will have more information and that meeting will be this Tuesday, April 16^th.

One last event to mention is the 63^rd Florida State Convention to be held in our own backyard at the Trump Doral in Miami from Wednesday, July 31^st to Sunday, August 4^th.  They need plenty of volunteers.  Sign up on line https://63.floridastateconvention.com/ or on the sign up sheet and we will get you hooked up.  It is a not to be missed event with lots of fun, lots of fellowship and lots of great messages.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  Thank you for letting me serve as your District 9 chairperson.

Our next Assembly will be at the Boca Raton Marriott, April 5^th through 7^th which is right around the corner.  If you need to give up a room, please be sure to cancel through so that another trusted servant can get in at the group rate because there is still a waiting list.  Flyers for the Assembly are on the website.  Today we will be having an abbreviated Agenda where we only hear from some of our committees so that we can go over the General Service Conference Agenda items in preparation for our Delegate’s review at the Assembly in Boca Raton.  It is important to understand the items being discussed so that we can tell our Delegate our group conscience at the Business Meeting on Sunday, April 7th. Just a reminder, the 2019 General Service Conference Committee Agenda Items are on the password protected part of the website. Please know that all Committee reports will go in the Minutes so please be sure to get them in to our Secretary, Jackie.

I attended our Spring Fling Chili Cook Off Dinner with karaoke and speaker meeting and all I can say is I had a blast.  Thank you, Heather for a successful first event.  The chili was great, the turnout was awesome and it was all followed by a wonderful speaker.  A very big thank you to the following committees, Website, Archives, Grapevine, PI/CPC, Literature and Accessibility for bringing their displays.  It was a great show of team work and that we support each other in this wonderful journey of service and sobriety.  Plans are under way for Founders Day picnic so please stay tuned.  We will be having our first planning meeting for the October Assembly this Tuesday, March 19  and Debbie C. has all of those details. The first Gratitude Dinner planning meeting will be March 31st at the 101 Club at 1:00pm so come get on the Committee of your choice and help pick the theme of the Gratitude Dinner. More from Judy.  And Archives Old Timers Event will be May 4th and I am sure there are service opportunities there and Jessica has more on that.

To any new trusted servants here today, welcome and please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service and as you can see there is something for everyone.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13^th, 2008 and my name is Leslie.  I am so honored to be serving as your District 9 chairperson.   Congratulations to our new chairs elected at the January meeting.

Our next Assembly will be at the Boca Raton Marriott, April 5^th through 7^th.  Flyers on the website.  Our Delegate, Shirley P. sent out the 2019 General Service Conference Committee Agenda Items and they are on the website.  (shout out to Milinda and her website committee, everything for the district and about the district is on the website).  As soon as the background material is available, I will send out to those members who are presenting and we will go over the items at our district meeting.  Please bring these agenda items back to your groups for discussion so we can better advise our Delegate, Shirley at the April Assembly.

Our next event for Support Your Services is the Spring Fling Chili Cook Off and Dinner with karaoke and speaker meeting.  The dinner is March 2^nd and planning meetings are wrapping up.  I attended the planning meeting this last Wednesday and it was very well attended. Don’t miss out on the fun.  The last planning meeting is February 27^th.  This is an excellent way to give back by doing service and you most definitely will have fun.  Heather will give us more details in her report.

I have been in contact with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church for our annual Gratitude Dinner and we have the date of November 1^st for the dinner.  They have penciled us in for that date and those planning meetings will begin soon. Judy O. will fill us in.  And as a side note, the 2018 Gratitude Dinner contribution was sent to the General Service Office this past week.  That check was in the amount of $3,284.28.

To any new trusted servants here today, please take this opportunity to get involved in any of our committees.  They need the help and we all need the service.

I am very grateful to everyone at District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service.  I can’t do any of this on my own.  I need everyone here, a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms.  And remember that the sun always shines in District 9.  In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.

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I am an alcoholic, member of the Live Laugh Love group, my sobriety date is July 13th, 2008 and my name is Leslie. I am so honored to be serving as your District 9 chairperson. A big thank you to Al for his leadership these past 2 years and his continued guidance and support. I want to welcome my fellow officers, Sherri, Jackie and Bart. I also want to welcome all of the new chairs ACM/DCMs’ and GSR’s coming in to service and to those already here. I am the blessed one to be serving in District 9 with such an awesome group.
Our Assembly in Tampa this last weekend was a great success. We had a total of 28 votes for our District and I think we were well represented and I for one had a great time especially after giving my chair report to the Area body. I could finally start breathing again. I couldn’t fail because I knew all of my District 9 trusted servants there in body and in spirit were supporting me. Our next Assembly will be at the Boca Raton Marriott, April 5th through 7th. Flyers on the table. I did request our Conference Agenda background materials and we will hand them out as I receive them. Also, I will keep you informed on the Preliminary Agenda items for the General Service Conference when they become available from our Delegate, Shirley P.
As incoming chair, I have filled the following positions. Al K. will be our Current Practice chair. David S. will be the ACM/DCM coordinator and Sharon G. has agreed to a second year as GSR workshop coordinator. I have also selected Debbie C. for Assembly Chair as we are hosting an assembly in October at the Boca Raton Marriott. She will give her credentials later in this meeting. It is with sadness to report that Bobby M. has stepped down as PI/CPC chair and ACM due to health reasons. He is in our prayers and will be missed. We thank him for his service. PI/CPC is an open position. Grapevine is still an open position and I know someone out there wants to wear purple and remember this is our meeting in print. Carry the Message is open as well. We will hold elections for these open positions, for our 2019 Gratitude Dinner chair and will vote on our new budget.
Our next event for Support Your Services is the Spring Fling Chili Cook Off and Dinner with karaoke and as always, a great speaker meeting. The dinner is March 2nd and planning meetings are well under way. This is an excellent way to give back by doing service and you will have fun. These events are not to be missed. Heather will give us more details in her report.
GSRs’ please let your group treasurers know that the address for Area contributions has changed as it does every two years. Sherri, our treasurer has the new address. Also at the Assembly in Tampa, the area budget was voted on and passed. As a side note, Area 15 contributed to the General Service Office in New York $48,287.48.
To any new trusted servants here today, please take this opportunity get involved in any of our committees.
I don’t have time to list all of the trusted servants in District 9 who go above and beyond when it comes to service, please know how grateful I am and I know that 2019 will be an outstanding year all thanks to a reliance on a Power greater than myself and the love in these rooms. And remember that the sun always shines in District 9. In love and service, Leslie B. District 9 Chair.
If there are any questions, comments or you just want to say hi, my email is .

I’m an alcoholic, member of the Tamarac Group, and my name is Al. My sobriety date is March 2, 2004. I am honored to be able to serve as your District 9 Chairperson these past 2 years. Thank you all for your support and growth during this amazing experience.
First and foremost the lease agreement with Nova University for 2019 is signed and paid with the Insurance Certificate in place. The 2019 Calendar is available on the table and on the District Website for your use to make sure you don’t miss a date for a meeting or an event.
What a wonderful Winterfest Holiday Dinner & Ice Cream social. Thank you to John K our Speaker and all those that worked hard to make this event possible. Thank you again Bobby V & Heather M who will give us more details in the Support your Services report. Great job well done.
District elections will continue today for Archives and Grapevine which are 2 year terms and Carry the Message Day which is a 1 year term with the eligibility to stand for a second year. These are positions we really need filled as Archives and Grapevine bring their displays to home groups and events in accordance with our Primary Purpose. Don’t be afraid step up. If you need help just ask. The service will help keep you on the path to Happy Destiny. You can’t keep it without giving it away. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe, healthy, and prosperous holiday season. Rest assured the District is being left in very capable hands the future is bright. Hope to see you next year. Thank you and God Bless.
Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service, Al K. District 9 Chairperson Area 15 Panel 67.
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I’m an alcoholic, member of the Tamarac Group, and my name is Al. My sobriety date is March 2, 2004. I am honored to be able to serve as your District 9 Chairperson.

The Gratitude Dinner was awesome with great food, fellowship and Speaker. Thank you all who participated and did Service. More details will be available a little later in the Gratitude Dinner Report.

Planning is underway for the Winterfest Holiday Dinner & Ice Cream social. More info will be provided from Bobby V & Heather M in the Support your Services report.

District elections went well last month with almost all positions filled. Today, in this District meeting we will be holding elections for the following positions; Archives and Grapevine which are 2 year terms and Carry the Message Day which is a 1 year term with the eligibility to stand for a second year. Don’t be afraid to step up. You can’t keep it without giving it away. Right now we would like to take this opportunity to thank Thomas D for his service while Archives Chairperson. We wish Thomas gratitude and willingness to continue to carry the message and inspire the newcomer. Good luck Thomas in all you do.

This week I got a very nice email from the Broward County Institutions Chairperson Ken J and their Steering Committee. Ken writes “I want to thank and recognize David for his excellence in service to our Committee. During his 2 year commitment he demonstrated great leadership, provided wisdom and acted in the best interests of AA.” District 9 would like to thank David for your hard work and dedication. You are an example for us all.

In early December, we will be looking to finalize our lease with NSU. We have signed the lease with no change to the dates that have been proposed. The rooms have been determined and now we just need to wait until the Liability Insurance is processed and execute final payment. The 2019 Calendar will be available on the table at the December District Meeting as well as on the District Website for your  use.

Hope to see you at Winterfest on December 8th right here at Nova Southeastern University. Klondike Bars…. Yummm…

Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service, Al K. District 9 Chairperson Area 15 Panel 67. Email:

I’m an alcoholic, member of the Tamarac Group, and my name is Al. My sobriety date is March 2, 2004. I am blessed and honored to be able to serve as your District 9 Chairperson.

We had a really good voting Assembly in Boca Raton earlier this month. Attendance was good and my heart was touched by everyone in District 9 that stuck it out to the very end. Thank you for your service. Many lessons were learned. It’s going to be and exciting 2019-2020 with Panel 69. I do want to congratulate and acknowledge our own District 9 Trusted servants that will be serving the Area. Area Treasurer – Lisa D, Area Grapevine Chair – Karen D, Area Grapevine Secretary/Treasurer – Jean G, Area Treatment Chair – Richard S, Area Treatment Secretary/Treasurer (rotating out as BCIC Chair) – Ken J, Area PI/CPC Chair – Sharon G, Area Literature Secretary/Treasurer – Robin P.

The Early Timer’s Event was held on October 13th here at Nova. Thank you to our 3 speakers Cookie, Pat R, and Gail R for their messages. They were amazing. We would also like to thank the Archives, PI/CPC and Accessibilities Committees who came out with their displays and everyone in attendance and helped to make this event possible.

The last Gratitude Dinner planning meeting was held yesterday, October 20th at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Tickets are officially open to the public and will be sold today after the meeting. There are still positions available for service. More details will be available a little later in the Gratitude Dinner Report.

The planning has begun for the Winterfest Holiday Dinner & Ice Cream social. More from Bobby V in his report.

In a little while we will have our District elections so please stick around and be part of how you can best be of service to the sick and suffering of Broward County in District 9. Thank you for the awesome presentation on the 3rd Legacy Procedure by Sharon and friends. The trusted servants here today are the present and future of the Program. Please get involved in a Committee as Service is crucial to everyone’s sobriety. The following positions will all be available; Chairperson, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Registrar, Archives, Finance, Grapevine, Institution Liaison, Intergroup Liaison, Room/Ride Coordinator, and Support Your Services. Officers, and Standing Committees such as Archives, Finance, and Grapevine are 2 year terms, all others are 1 year with the eligibility to stand for a second year. If anyone has any questions please ask, as all questions are important to growth. Don’t be afraid step up. You can’t keep it without giving it away. Thank you all for your support. Remember to check the District website @district9aa.org for details on all upcoming events, minutes, agendas, and other documents. Just a reminder to all about our documents on our Password Protected Page, “This information is for General Service District 9 and Group members, and as such are confidential documents; Distribution is limited to members. Placement of this material in a location accessible to the public, including aspects of the internet, such as Websites available to the public, may breach the confidentiality of the material and the anonymity of members, since it may contain members’ full names, addresses or phone numbers. This statement will start to appear on more documents as needed but if it is on the Password Protected Page it is Confidential and should be treated as such.

Hope to see you at the Gratitude Dinner on November 2nd at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service, Al K. District 9 Chairperson Area 15 Panel 67. Email:

I’m an alcoholic, member of the Tamarac Group, and my name is Al. My sobriety date is March 2, 2004. I am blessed and honored to be able to serve as your District 9 Chairperson.

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves at the 62nd Florida State Convention August 15th thru the 19th. I know I did and oh that Musical was special. *wink*

As I reported last month, Carry the Message Day/Unity Breakfast was held here at Nova on August 4th at 8:00am. It was a fun event and I want to thank those again that came to help Carry the Message in support of BCIC, Intergroup and District 9 General Service. The new venue of an Ask It Basket Panel with 2 Trusted Servants from each entity worked out well with a great discussion. Attendance was somewhat low which resulted in each entity contributing $357.91 toward the cost of the event.

The Gratitude Dinner planning meeting was held on August 26th at the Sober Today Club at 1:30pm in Hollywood where we continue sign-up and sold tickets to the Dinner Committees. Today we will continue selling tickets to District trusted servants. There are still many positions available for service. It is our biggest event of the year. Someone from the Gratitude Dinner Committee will explain this process and provide more details a little later in the Gratitude Dinner Report.

The Spaghetti Dinner was held on September 8th here at Nova. Attendance was amazing with a full house for the food and the movie. Thank you Bobby V and Committee …. Homerun!!! More from Bobby a little later.

Next month we have our District elections so please pray on how you can best be of service to District 9 and the sick and suffering of Broward County. Please get involved as Service is crucial to everyone’s sobriety. The following positions will all be available; Chairperson, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Registrar, Finance, Grapevine, Institution Liaison, Intergroup Liaison, Room/Ride Coordinator, and Support Your Services. Officers, and Standing Committees such as Finance, and Grapevine are 2 year terms, all others are 1 year with the eligibility to stand for a second year. Please see the District Guidelines and talk to the present Committee Chair or one of your Officers for help. Don’t be afraid step up for a position it fosters growth and the need is great. You can’t keep it without giving it away….so please pray, talk to your sponsor, stand and get involved next month.

Thank you all for your support. Remember to check the District website @district9aa.org for details on all upcoming events.

Hope to see you at the Archives – Early Timer’s event on October 13th at 5:00 pm here at Nova. Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service, Al K. District 9 Chairperson Area 15 Panel 67. Email:

As some of you may know the District’s Support yours Services Chair stepped down in June. After conclusion of our financial review, at this time it is our responsibility to inform the body that there was a significant shortage in what revenue was received for deposit and what should have been deposited based on our audit of the total revenue received minus expenses. The shortage resulted in a profit to the District for the Founder’s Day Picnic of $33. As the shortage in deposits received was significant, the District Officers decided to request that the Support your Services Chair resign in the best interest of District as it was clear that the position was not being managed properly. To make things right, the Support your Services Chair at the time stated that the District would be reimbursed for those revenues not turned in for deposit.

Your Officers came to consensus that in the best interest of the individual in recovery we needed to be sensitive to their circumstances and to exercise forgiveness, patience, love, and tolerance as our Program teaches us. The Officers did not request the individual to step down from any other service position and tried to encourage other forms of service activities to help with the person’s recovery. Unfortunately, the individual eventually resigned from their other service position and left the District. Since July, we have tried to reach out to this person giving every opportunity to do the right thing, without judging.

As we are not receiving any further communication with this individual, it’s apparent that the District must close the books on this disappointing situation and must move forward. We ask that your prayers go out to this person for a good recovery, peace, and serenity.

If anyone would like more information, please see me and our Treasurer Leslie after the meeting.

Lastly, the Officers would like to thank Bobby V for his service in stepping up as interim Support your Services Chair. Great job Bobby and Committee with the Spaghetti Dinner. It was amazing.

Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service,

Al K

District 9 Chairperson, Area 15, Panel 67

I’m an alcoholic, member of the Tamarac Group, and my name is Al. My sobriety date is March 2, 2004. I am blessed and honored to be able to serve as your District 9 Chairperson.

The Gratitude Dinner planning meeting was held on July 29th at 441 in Margate where we sold our first tickets to Dinner Committees. Today we will be selling tickets to District trusted servants. Someone from the Gratitude Dinner Committee will explain this process and provide more details a little later in the Gratitude Dinner Report. Planning is continuing for the Spaghetti Dinner on September 8th right here in Nova. Bobby will fill us in a little later in his report.

Carry the Message Day/Unity Breakfast was held here at Nova this past Saturday, August 4th at 8:00am. It was a fun event and I want to thank those that came to help Carry the Message in support of BCIC, Intergroup and District 9 General Service. The new venue of an Ask It Basket Panel with 2 Trusted Servants from each entity worked out well with a great discussion. Many questions were fielded, discussed and answered. There were literally tons of food leftover. General Service District 9 unveiled a new piece of literature on “How to Get Involved in Service in General Service District 9”. It is a very useful piece of literature although some typos were found to be corrected before the next printing. OOPS. Allan G will add some details in his report.

We have our District elections in October so please pray on how you can best be of service to District 9. It’s very important that we take care of our own sick and suffering alcoholics in Broward County first and try to help them travel that Road to Recovery. Participation and Communication is key to our program and District. We pray that GSRs have the willingness to step up to ACM and stay in the District. Are you willing? Please get involved as Service is crucial to everyone’s sobriety. The following positions will all be available; all Officer Positions, Finance, Grapevine, Institution Liaison, Intergroup Liaison, Room/Ride Coordinator, and Support Your Services. Officers, and Standing Committees such as Finance, and Grapevine are 2 year terms, all others are 1 year with the eligibility to stand for a second year. See the District Guidelines and talk to the present Committee Chair or one of your Officers for help. Don’t be afraid step up for a position as God does not choose the qualified in so much as God qualifies the chosen.
You can’t keep it without giving it away….so please pray, talk to your sponsor, stand and get involved in October.

Thank you all for your understanding, participation, and support. Remember to check the District website @district9aa.org for details on all upcoming events. Thank you all for your willingness & dedication in
representing your Groups and carrying the message. See you at the Florida State Convention and don’t forget to go to the Musical Saturday evening after the Speaker as the will be a huge Conga line going to the dance. Also see you at the Spaghetti Dinner September 8th.

Kindest regards in Unity thru Love & Service, Al K. District 9 Chairperson Area 15 Panel 67.
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