WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE AREA COMMITTEES?
“Perhaps more than any other group of people in A.A., the committee is responsible for the health of the
Conference structure and thus for growth and harmony in the A.A. Fellowship. If G.S.R.s are lax, if there is lack of
harmony in a district, if there are difficulties in public information or some other service area, the committee
member knows it and can turn to the full committee for help. An active committee deals with all kinds of service
problems: Is experience being shared among groups? Is the A.A. message getting into hospitals, prisons, jails,
and rehabilitation centers? Are news media and professionals who deal with suffering alcoholics well informed
about A.A.? Are new groups and Loners being visited and helped?”
The committees we support
Accessibility Committee | Archives Committee | | Cooperation with Professional Community Committee | Correctional Facilities Committee | Grapevine & Literature Committee | Public Information Committee | Treatment Facilities Committee | Young People’s Committee
Accessibility Committee - Get in touch with the Committee Chair
Help carry the message to alcoholics with barriers to participating in meetings. Accessibility issues apply to all alcoholics who have
difficulty participating in A.A., whether those difficulties are mental, physical, geographical, cultural, ethnic, spiritual or emotional.
Archives Committee - Get in touch with the Committee Chair
Is responsible for maintaining records of the District’s and A.A.’s history, including old literature, newspaper articles, photographs, and
event programs.
Public Information (PI)/ Cooperation with the Professional
Community (CPC) Committee - Get in touch with the Committee Chair
A service primarily educational in scope, PI work includes speaking at, and training other members to speak at, non-A.A. meetings,
developing and distributing public service announcements, appearing at schools, health fairs, and other non-A.A. events, and working with
the media to explain our tradition regarding anonymity. CPC work seeks to explain what A.A. is and what A.A. is not to professionals,
treatment center workers, lawyers, police, judges, teachers, clergy, cooperative assistance programs, business managers, and union
leaders. The District PI/CPC Chair attends Area PI/CPC Committee Quarterlies, relay information on service opportunities to members,
and encourages others to participate.
Correctional Facilities Committee - Get in touch with the Committee Chair
Chair Corrections work consists of any project reaching out to the alcoholic who is in prison, jail, or other correctional facility. This
work can include running or coordinating meetings in facilities, writing alcoholics in prison, or helping the A.A. who is being
released from prison to get to a meeting on the outside (Bridging). The district Corrections Chair attends Area Corrections Committee
Quarterlies, relays information on service/12th Step opportunities to members and encourages others to participate.
Grapevine & Literature Committee - Get in touch with the Committee Chair
Chair Grapevine and Literature Chair orders District literature vitally necessary for spreading the message of AA (as needed). Work
includes making A.A.’s aware of the variety of conference approved literature available and assisting groups to bring literature
suggestions to the appropriate Conference committee. The GV/Lit Chair attends Area GC/Lit Committee Quarterlies and relays
information on A.A. literature to members.
Intergroup Liaison -
Has the job of maintaining two way communication between the District/groups and the Greater Seattle Intergroup. Attends
Intergroup meetings, relays information on service/12th Step opportunities, and encourages coordination between the District and
Intergroup committees.
Treatment Facilities Committee & Bridge the Gap-
Chair Coordinate meetings in Treatment Centers within the District; Provide connections for panelists to both facility and describe what
A.A. is and is not. Share the A.A. message through books, pamphlets, schedules and word of mouth at with Treatment facilities. The district Treatment
Chair host and attend Area Treatment Committee Quarterlies. Relay 12th Step opportunities to District
GSR’s and members, providing opportunities for others to participate. Coordinate with Treatment facilities. Maintain
relationships and continue service to the Treatment Centers within the District.
Web Committee -
Maintain and further develop the District Website, following policies set forth by the original Area Website committee to ensure
that the traditions are upheld. Maintain and further develop the District Website, Email, and other Internet technologies such as G-
Suite, following policies set forth by the original Area Website committee to ensure that the traditions are upheld.
Young Peoples Committee -
We connect young people with one another and encourage participation in general service. Utilizing
services provided by the area to further the purpose of AA, to reach out the hand to all alcoholics
who are suffering.