[Businessmtg] Funds over Prudent Reserve

[Melanie]

Dear Business Meeting Participants,

We have made progress on eliminating one of the options by applying that the OLA 
doesn't exist anymore.
Please offer comments on the other 2 suggestions.  Is the WSO the best way to 
place our funds over prudent reserve?  What would a common room require and/or 
look like?
Hugs,
Melanie
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Our next item of business for the month of February 2013 is a financial 
discussion on Treasury Funds over prudent reserve, about $500.  There has been 
much discussion and no consensus over some time.
 Members have suggested we should contribute/spend funds over prudent reserve in 
various ways:
	* Send a percentage to WSO
	* Send a percentage to OLA(DEFUNCT, no longer applies)
	* Support a common room at the upcoming AFG International in Vancouver, BC. 
 Several computers would be online where members of online Al-Anon meetings 
could come in, meet each other f2f, as well as an opportunity for regular f2f 
members to experience the online meetings with some assistance from 
knowledgeable members. Here is a link to the convention: 
 http://www.al-anoninternationalconvention.org/

Discussion is encouraged at this time.


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Hugs,
Melanie
ASP Secretary