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Districts 2&11 Print Meeting List - updated quarterly
Click here to download or print the current Districts 2&11 Meeting List on 8-1/2x14" paper.
--This is the March edition.
To get copies to hand out at District 2 meetings, contact John F.: foyjohn62@icloud.com 802-355-5297
To get copies to hand out at District 11 meetings, contact the District 11 DCM: area70dcm11@aavt.org
Next Full Area Assembly
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT
As part of their duties, GSRs & DCMs attend Full Area Assemblies (4x/year). District Committee Chairs are requested to attend, too.
Join us as we come together in service! Meet new and old friends from around the State.
1-4 pm Business Meeting (Hybrid: ID 992 9496 6848 / Passcode 470526)
See flyer for full schedule and directions:
Monday Night Beginners Anniversary Barbecue
Monday, June 19, 2023
St Anthony's Church Hall, 305 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT
5-6:30 pm Dinner
6:30-7:30 pm Speaker/Discussion Meeting
Join us in celebration of the Monday Night Beginner Group's 45th Anniversary!
Hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages will be provided. Side dishes, salads and desserts are most welcome!
CONNECT 4 Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, Physical
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Gratitude Garage, 8 Saxon Hill Rd, Essex Jct, VT
Noon to 4 pm
Cheeseburgers, Dessert Fries & Fellowship
Hosted by the Vermont Bid for NECYPAA 2024
Sane & Sober to continue meeting?
The Sane & Sober Meeting, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm,
Vibrant Church, 2025 Williston Rd, South Burlington, is considering folding due to spotty attendance. If you like this meeting, or want to support it, show up! They tend to get newcomers. Some people have not been able to find the meeting in the building: it is held in the kitchen area.
Website News
See burlingtonaa.org's
Home Page for links to free online Daily Reflections, AA Grapevine articles, and AA Grapevine's Podcast! Written by AA members. Also: new link to flyer "Safety and AA".
New Meetings
--In-person: Progress not Perfection, noon on Fridays at Lund, 76 Glen Rd, Burlington
--Online: Tuesday Night Men’s Zoom Meeting, Tuesday, 6:30 pm
--In-person: The Widening Circle, Thursday 5:30 pm, Decker Towers, 230 St. Paul St., arrive before 5:25
--In-person: A Spiritual Solution, noon on Tuesdays (Step, once a month Traditions), Temple Sinai, 500 Swift St, So Burlington
--In-person: Burlington's Not a Glum Lot, Friday, 6 pm, Pride Center, 255 So Champlain St, Burlington (LGBTQ)
--In-person: Saturday Night Thrive, Saturday, 10 pm, First United Methodist Church, 21 Buell St, Burlington ("The Red Doors")
Meeting Date/Time/Location Changes
--Young at Heart, Saturdays at 6 pm, will begin meeting again at Oakledge Park starting May 6
--Shelburne at Noon, Thursdays at noon in person, is no longer meeting (as of 2023-04-21)
--Give It a Go, Saturdays at 8:00 am, will be moving on May 6 from Holy Family to the First Congregational Church in Essex Jct.
--Sober Shenanigans, Wednesdays at 6 pm, will begin meeting again at Oakledge Park starting May 3
--Wacky Wednesday, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm online, is no longer meeting (as of 2023-04-05)
--The Patient's Opinion, Sundays at 11 am online, is no longer meeting (as of 2023-03-23)
--The Bookworms Big Book Study Meeting, Mondays online: formerly meeting at 7:30 pm is now meeting at 7:00 pm
--12x4 Step/Tradition Meeting, formerly Saturday, noon has moved to Monday, 8 pm
--Lake Champlain Reflections, Monday, 7 pm at St. Mark's is now at 6:30 pm at St. Andrew's
--Saturday Night Speaker Meeting, 7 pm, Gratitude Garage, is no longer meeting.
--Came to Believe, Sat 6 pm online, is no longer meeting.
--A Spiritual Solution, noon on Thursdays has been cancelled. Still meeting at noon on Tuesdays (Step, once a month Traditions), Temple Sinai, 500 Swift St, So Burlington
--Broad Highway, Thursday 6 pm in Underhill is no longer meeting
--Sunday Noon Big Book Group is no longer meeting
Service Opportunities
Service will keep you sober!
There are opportunities that require only as much of your time that you want to give:
The Answering Service needs phone numbers of women in Districts 2 & 11 who are willing to speak to someone who calls the Hotline. If someone calls the Hotline (802-802-2288) asking to speak to a member of AA, an Answering Service employee will take their number and have an AA member call them back. There are plenty of men, but only 3 women are on the call list. Contact District 2 Secretary: secretary@burlingtonaa.org
The Public Information/Cooperation with the Professional Community (PI/CPC) Committee needs members who will pick up AA literature from the Chair and deliver it to various locations around District 2 (Burlington). Contact John M., PI/CPC Committee Chair, if you'd like to help! 802-923-0114 or pi@burlingtonaa.org
District Committee Chairs and members needed in both Districts 2 & 11. The following Chair positions are open:
--in District 2: Eye Opener, Treatment
--in District 11: Answering Service
And you can get active on any of the District committees without being the chair! Come to a monthly District Business meeting to find out more (dates & times on
Home page).
Corrections:
--Write stories of recovery for a monthly newsletter, “A New Freedom,” which gets sent into all correctional facilities in VT and put on tablets for residents to read. Guidelines: 600-800 words, but no story turned down. Also, you don't need to have been in corrections. All stories of recovery are needed to carry the message. If you have a story to share (we all do!) please send to Tammy W, Area Corrections Chair: area70corrections@aavt.org
--Correspond by mail with incarcerated men at the St. Johnsbury facility.
--Bring AA meetings into the St. Johnsbury men's facility. If you know anyone closer to that area, please pass along this need.
--Pass on your old Grapevines to residents in the women's facility in South Burlington.
--For more information about any of the Corrections service opportunities, please contact Charlie P, District 2 Corrections Chair (corrections@burlingtonaa.org), or Tammy W, Area Corrections Chair (area70corrections@aavt.org), or fill out
this form-- Download the form, fill it out, save it, then attach it to an email and send it to area70corrections@aavt.org
District 2 needs financial support!--
AA Districts coordinate & pay for services to carry the message, with financial support from the groups in the district. District 2 expenses include Website hosting, Zoom accounts, Holiday parties, and covering other the expenses incurred by the District committees.
Groups in District 2: When your group discusses disbursing their 7th Tradition money, please make sure to include the District. To contribute, see the Addresses for Contributions block on the
Home page.
2022-10-10: Thank you to all groups who have recently contributed! Our District Committees are very active, and your contributions are being utilized to carry the message!
