Standing Committees
Serving Alcoholics Anonymous in the Morongo Basin
Committees
District committees are typically composed of current GSRs in the district, and the DCM and Alternate DCM elected by the GSRs. Each GSR has a vote on district matters and elections. Standing committees address specific tasks, where chairpersons may be elected by the district or appointed by the DCM. Committee meetings are normally held outside of regularly scheduled district meetings, however there may be a need for a meeting ot coincide ot conduct district business.
Due to the small size of District 30, and services needs within the district, Committee participation by the DCM, alternate, and GSRs may be limited. Below are the Standing Committees established by District 30.
Literature Committee
The Literature Committee informs the District of the status of new and revised A.A. literature and of proposals for the printing of new literature. The committee provides current information to group literature representatives
The Literature chairperson attends MSCA Literature Committee meetings and provides reports at district meetings attended by other GSRs.
Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC)
The CPC Committee participates in all Area CPC meetings and provides reports to the District Meetings. The Chairperson form a district committee consisting of interested GSRs to participate in CPC activities in the local area.
The Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Committee provides information about A.A. to those who have contact with alcoholics through their professions. This group includes physicians and other healthcare professionals, educators, members of the clergy, lawyers, law- enforcement personnel, and social workers. Such information includes what A.A. is and is not, as well as what it does and does not do. Participation in the MSCA CPC Committee monthly meetings is beneficial to the performance of the duties of the CPC Committee Chair.
Treatment Committee
The Treatment Committee makes presentations to administrators and alcoholic participants in treatment facilities to familiarize them with what A.A. has to offer them upon discharge. The Treatment Committee includes the District Bridging The Gap responsibility and attends the MSCA Treatment Committee/Bridging The Gap meetings.
Volunteers can serve as “temporary” contacts for people leaving a treatment facility to introduce them to local meetings and other alcoholics in recovery.
Service Committees
Hospitals & Institutions (H&I)
District 30 H&I Committee strives to maintain current information and points of contact for groups and individuals looking to participate in the rewarding experience of carrying the message to those in a treatment setting or incarcerated in jails and prisons within our service area. Participating in this area of service may have requirements for sobriety, legal records, and pre-screening based on the requirements of a facility. Panel captains and organizers within the H&I structure are always willing to help people get involved in the many opportunities to carry the message.
The H & I Chairperson attends H&I meetings in Coachella Valley and MSCA-09, and provides reports to district meetings.
Service Committees
Intergroup Liaison (Central Office)
The Purpose of Central Intergroup of the Desert
Unify the efforts of all member groups in the Central Intergroup Office of the Desert.
Supply information and literature to any group of individuals within our scope.
Assist in forming new groups or help existing groups in carrying out our purpose.
Help in any way to carry out the primary purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Representatives of all groups meet together at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in order to become better informed of the activities of the central office and to consult with each other on points of common interest or problems regarding the activities of the A.A. Groups; also to give the direction and recommendations to the Board of Directors for the implementation thereof.
The Intergroup Liaison attends Intergroup meetings in Cathedral City (or online using a hybrid format), provides a report to the Central Office and returns with any information from the Intergroup.
Grapevine Committee
The Grapevine Committee coordinates with GSRs to encourage subscriptions to our monthly newsletter, and provide groups with information on submission of articles, or purchase of Grapevine publications and materials.
Grapevine subscriptions can be submitted by mail or online.
Subscriptions are in print version, online, or both! Online subscriptions include access to archives with articles dating back to 1944, in written or recorded audio format!
The Grapevine Chairperson attends all MSCA-09 Grapevine Committee meetings and provides reports at monthly district meetings.
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Accessibilities Committee
The Accessibilities Committees often explore, develop, and offer resources to make the A.A.message and participation in our program available to everyone who reaches out for it. This committee focuses primarily to persons who have visual and auditory challenges, those who use mobility assistance devices, those who are housebound or chronically ill, those who are living with the effects of brain damage or stroke, and other, less visible challenges, be they cultural ethnic, spiritual, or emotional.
Archives Committee
The Archives Committee works with the MSCA-09 Archives Committee to preserve the history of A.A. in Southern California, particularly in the Morongo Basin.
Public Information (PI) Committee
The Public Information (PI) Chairperson attends all Area PI Committee meetings, coordinates all PI activities with the district, and provides reports at monthly District meetings.
Remote Communities
Remote Communities committees work to bring A.A. to communities that are difficult to reach because of geography, language or culture.
Corrections Committee
Corrections committees work to carry the A.A. message of recovery to incarcerated alcoholics.
“Our Twelfth Step - carrying the message - is the basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefor, A. A. is more that a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action.”
— Bill W.