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Trusted Servants

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All Lakeside Group of Alcoholics Anonymous Trusted Servants are to maintain continuous sobriety for the position they serve, be active and good standing members of the Lakeside Group of AA and enthusiastically work the program of recovery including sponsorship and service to other alcoholics.

 

Trusted Servant Positions

 

This list is current as of August 2021 October 2019 through September 2020. During the August Group Conscience nominations will be presented. During the September Group Conscience elections will be held.

 

POSITION

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Chairperson:

  • 1-year position

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • Ideally has previously held office position

  • Chairs monthly Group Conscience meeting

  • Coordinates activities with other group officers and all other members who assume responsibility to the group for vital functions

 

Secretary:

  • 1-year position

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • Maintains minutes of the Group Conscience meetings

  • Reads minutes at Group Conscience meetings

  • Maintains Trusted Servant email and phone listing

 

Treasurer:

  • 2-year position

  • Minimum 2 years of sobriety

  • Maintains records of group bank accounts

  • Keeps group informed about how much money is taken in and how it is spent, i.e. pays rent

  • Sends designated contributions

  • Gives report at Group Conscience meetings

 

Assistant Treasurer:

  • 2-year position

  • Minimum 2 years of sobriety

  • May fulfill duties of the Treasurer as needed

 

Supply Representative:

  • 1-year position

  • Minimum 3 months of sobriety

  • Keeps and maintains supplies needed for the group, i.e. coffee, creamer, sugar etc.

 

Birthday Coordinator:

  • 1-year position

  • Minimum 3 months of sobriety

  • Coordinates birthday activities

  • Keeps track of monthly birthdays for the group and prepares chips

  • Makes sure there is a chairperson for birthday meeting

 

 

Literature Representative:

 

Facility Church Liaison:

 

General Service Representative:

  • 2-year position (2020 new term)

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • Represents group at district meetings and area assemblies

  • Keeps group informed about general service activities in our local area

  • Receives and shared mail from GSO

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General Service Representative Alternate:

  • 2-year position (2020 new term)

  • Minimum 6 months of sobriety

  • Share in responsibilities of GSR listed above

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Intergroup Representative:

  • 1-year position 

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • Participates in the group’s central office business meetings with other intergroup representatives to share their group’s experience in carrying the message

  • Keeps group informed about local intergroup information and activities

 

Intergroup Representative Alternate:

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Speaker Seeker:

  • 1-year position 

  • Minimum 6 months of sobriety

  • Responsible for “booking” speakers for the Friday night meetings

  • Confirm the speaker and that the Friday meeting has a chairperson.

 

P.I./C.P.C.:

  • 1-year position 

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • P.I. - Public Information

  • work with the local intergroup,district or area P.I. committee to carry the A.A. message locally.

  • inform the home group of local activity and arrange for group

volunteers to participate in P.I. programs requested by schools, businesses, law enforcement agencies and other organizations interested in the A.A.

approach to recovery from alcoholism.

  • C.P.C. - Cooperation with the Professional Community

  • work with their local intergroup, district or area C.P.C. committees, focus on cooperation but not affiliation with professionals in the community —

educators, physicians, the clergy, court officials and

others who often are in contact with active alcoholics. 

  • keep the home group informed of area

C.P.C. activities and, when appropriate, arrange for group volunteers to join together in carrying the

A.A. message at professional meetings, seminars, and more. 

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Corrections: 

  • 1-year position 

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • take part in local intergroup, district or area corrections committee meetings. 

  • keep the home group informed about local Twelfth Step activities in nearby institutions and encourage group members to participate.

  • take A.A. meetings into prisons and jails, where allowed by the correctional facility, to help alcoholic inmates recover and prepare for sober, fulfilling lives after release.

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Treatment: 

  • 1-year position 

  • Minimum 1 year of sobriety

  • work with the local intergroup, district or area treatment committee.

  •  share this vital service work with home group members and encourage them to join in this responsibility.

  • work to help hospital and treatment center staffs better understand A.A., and to take the A.A. tools of recovery to alcoholics in treatment.

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