CPC Committee Page

Good Morning,

First let me tell you that the U of U School on Alcoholism was a big success. That was only possible due to your hard work and service. I would like to thank all of the volunteers that helped make the week a success. We made contacts with several people that asked for more information about AA. I sent G.S.O contact information for 14 people, whom requested more information about AA and G.S.O. will send them the information. We made contact with a treatment facility in SLC that has had some concerns with having AA members bring a meeting into their facility. A meeting has been set up for Sunday afternoon (Aug 19^th) with people from the facility and some of us from the CPC and Treatment committees. The goal of the meeting is to resolve some possible issues so we can begin carrying the message inside the facility. I will keep you posted as to how this goes. Another contact made during the week, was to see if AA could set up a display for a substance abuse conference hosted in St. George in September. I called that contact person and learned that they wanted AA to purchase space at the conference for the low low price of $250.00. In accordance with our traditions, I offered to assist in any way needed but declined to purchase any space. The contact person was to let me know if they felt they needed any AA literature to distribute at the event, but as of yet, I have not heard from them. We have some literature left from the school so if you know of any districts that could utilize some free literature, please let me know. Again I would like to thank all of the volunteers that helped make the event a success.

At Post Conference, during our round table discussion it was decided to make a list of recommended pamphlets for varying professional groups. We all have the assignment to read pamphlets, so we could better group them to certain professions. We want to distribute theses lists to the districts so they can bundle the literature specific to a given profession. The next step would be to then go to the varying professional group with a group of 3-4 pamphlets. It is our hope that simplifying the process would be of benefit to the professionals that may be too busy to read our literature. I will keep you posted on the committee’s progress.

Thank-you for allowing me to serve,

Terri M. Area 69 CPC Chair

Hi All,

I want to start working in the round tables to put together packets for professionals. I would like to make up about a hundred or so packets and give ten to each member of our committee to distribute to the professional of their choice. I want our group to begin to read through some of the literature and pick out what we feel is the most important to share with out non-alcoholic friends to put these packets together.

I also need to get lists of volunteers to help out in June for the U of U School on Alcoholism. I want to touch base with Karen the PI chair to see if she can help coordinate some volunteers from the area. I plan on being there from Wednesday until Friday but will not be able to attend Sunday-Tuesday. I have a great volunteer lined up to set up the display on Friday; this is Mike O and he graciously offered to help as it is a long commute from my neck of the woods. I have asked Jodi E to be the speaker on Wednesday Night and Julie S will chair the meeting. I will need to line up chair people to chair the meetings the rest of the week and volunteers to speak to be present at the display and answer questions for people. The date of this event is June 24^th- June 29^th and I believe it would be a great way to get others exposed to service work in area 69.

Finally I will be very interested in learning what our Delegate did in New York City. It is great to be a part of an organization that is based on service work for the primary purpose of helping other alcoholics.

Yours in Service,
Terri M
CPC Committee Chair

          What a great weekend of service!! I just returned home from the pre-conference assembly and want to post a few thoughts. First I would once again, like to thank District 2 for hosting this year’s pre-conference, this was a great event at a great facility, so kudos to District 2. It was decided on Friday, that the PI and CPC round tables’ work together to go over the agenda items for the Conference. This worked out great and we had lots of good discussion on the agenda items, which were summarized and reported to the body of the group. I believe our Delegate has the information she needs to represent our Area and know that she will have a blast sharing Area 69’s experience strength and hope in New York.
          One of the agenda items for CPC was to discuss how we could stimulate interest in CPC service. We discussed ways such as talking with professionals we know, and giving them phone numbers of members whom would be willing to do 12 step work.. This list included doctors, lawyers, judges, clergy, and social workers to name a few. We made a plan to assemble packets that could easily be distributed to professionals with the intent of explaining what AA is and is not. We discussed that having people volunteer at the University of Utah’s School on Alcoholism, June 24^th - June 29^th, might me a great way to spark interest. I will have a sign up sheets at the Post-conference in May. We discussed the possibility of holding a workshop to try to attract others to service focusing on the fact if we continue to work with professionals as part of our 12 step work then we have the opportunity to keep our message clear.
          While we conducted a lot of business at this event, we still enjoyed excellent speakers, excellent fellowship and for me, a renewed attitude on the reason I became involved in service, more peaceful emotional sobriety. When I get out of the way and let my Higher Power work within me, my life is much more like I want it to be. Thank you for trusting me to serve in this way.
Terri M