[Businessmtg] Donations and Prudent Reserve

Sun Oct 16 19:54:48 PDT 2011


I appreciate Anne sending the link to the OLA site.  Wish I could remember a year ago, when I was searching for an online meeting, if I happened onto this site at all, but I just don't know.  After these many years in the program, I'm amazed what I'm learning just from this discussion. When I looked at the OLA site, it occurred to me that the WSC AFG logo doesn't appear anywhere.  I think I understand "why" from Steve's previous discussions.  However, it didtake me back to the very first time I chaired after only a short time in Al-Anon.  I diligentlywent to the library and checked out half a dozen books on alcoholism.  When the meeting(and I) started, I was quickly tutored on the use of CAL, with emphasis on the logo todetermine that it truly was CAL.  I'm wondering if somehow that might be applicable toour websites, also?  Has it come up in discussion?I'll now make another presumption that I did not see it when I found the ASP home page,being totally focused the the beautiful picture of the boat and total serenity.   I have nevergone back to look.Linda > From: aohara77 at comcast.net
> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:58:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Businessmtg] Donations and Prudent Reserve
> CC: businessmtg at asp-afg.org
> To: linda_lee1127 at msn.com
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> The link to the OLA site is http://www.ola-is.org/index.htm
> 
> It is interesting that a majority of the content was established more
> than a decade ago.  I can see that some of the pages were updated in May
> of this year and another page was updated in September.  I have sent an
> email to them asking for current information on their structure.  There
> aren't any treasurer's reports posted since 2009.
> 
> Anne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: businessmtg-bounces+aohara77=comcast.net at asp-afg.org
> [mailto:businessmtg-bounces+aohara77=comcast.net at asp-afg.org] On Behalf
> Of Sandie Dagg
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:32 AM
> To: aohara77 at comcast.net
> Cc: ASP Business
> Subject: [Businessmtg] Donations and Prudent Reserve
> 
> G'day -
> 
> Great discussion - We still have not really heard exactly what OLA-IS
> is or
> does.
> 
> Most groups that I have belonged to do NOT send funds to service arms
> that
> do not require them.  In my small area our group sent a large part of
> our
> funds to the District as the costs of sending the District Rep. to the
> Assembly were very high. ($700.)  as our area is very large
> geographically.
> A much smaller amount was sent to the Area and World Service Office.  In
> a
> previous Area where I lived we had a set amount that every group
> contributed
> to the district to cover the District Rep's expenses to attend the Area
> World Service Committee Meeting and the Assembly. We also had a set
> amount
> that was sent to the Area.   If the Area required more funds we sent in
> more
> to the Area.  The WSO rec'd any excess. There are no rules on
> disbursement
> of funds.
> 
> On another note if we want to see changes in the Service Manual or the
> Policy digest then we have to write out exactly what the changes are and
> submit them to the World Service Office for discussion by the Policy
> Committee.
> 
> Secondly, if we want to have representation at the WSC then we have to
> ask
> for recognition, and then maybe we have to ask again. . However, what
> Area
> would the person be representing? ASP is world-wide - The issues that
> affect
> one area do not affect another.   The representatives who attend the
> World
> Service Conference from other parts of the world attend with no vote.
> They
> are guests and their way is paid by their own service structure and some
> of
> them pay their own way to the
> World service Conference.
>  Do not get me wrong as I personally believe that on-line or electronic
>  Al-Anon is one of the best tools available to carry the Al-Anon message
> of
> hope to all parts of the world. Electronic Meetings can reach people
> where
> there are no existing members. The World Service Conference has been
> discussing the Conference Structure for many years andI I believe that
> we
> have to regularly have our voice heard.  The voice of on-line Al-Anon is
> heard in these discussions.  There are presently approx. 80 electronic
> Al-Anon meetings registered with the World Service Office and they are
> in
> many different languages.
> 
> ODAT
> 
> Sandie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *Let It Begin with Me*
> **
> *When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help*
> **
> *Let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen *
> **
> *always be there, and- LET IT BEGIN WITH ME*
> **
> www.al-anon.alateen.org
> 
> Mark the date ----
> 
> Al-Anon's International Convention - July 5th - 7th 2013 ...Vancouver,
> Canada
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