[Businessmtg] Greeter Chair Report and just a bit on Service :-)

[Anne O.]

Good Morning Friends,

 

New member activity continues to be managed by our 3 greeters with support
from me.  They serve our meeting well.  It took me two full months to
recruit this spring and in the end I couldn't get a 3rd volunteer.
Thankfully, Kim stayed on so that Mary and Van didn't have to carry the work
alone.  I do want to return to a comment made at the last business meeting,
despite streamlining the steps to subscribe new members, our processing is
personal and the greeters do connect with each new member request.  If
anyone would like more info on how the personalization of the new process
aligns with the old I can provide that to the business meeting members.

 

As we continue to discuss service this month, I'd like you to consider how
we can attract more members to service.  Our last discussion on the greeter
role flopped without any real solutions to the problem. It is for that
reason that I, as a member of the Steering Committee, continue to request
that service discussions be our main focus in these business meetings.  In
my opinion the other topics need to wait.  We can't pretend it is business
as usual if we don't have the service participation that is needed.
Without members stepping forward for service we cannot survive. In addition
to Kim's service extension as a Greeter, there was at least one Meeting
chair who extended their service commitment.   And then on the Steering
Committee, Jerry has been wearing two hats for a very long time, this goes
against all our Al-Anon guidelines, plus his workload has increased two
fold.  Not fair to him at all.  Steve has also stepped in to fill gaps,
currently keeping an eye on our treasury but not passing the basket.  

 

We have a handful of very vocal business meeting members who will not
consider change and dig in their heels during discussion, stating all the
reasons why we shouldn't change.  I would really like to see those members
step forward and offer solutions.   We get some vague statements during
brainstorming that don't seem to gain any traction.

 

If I seem frustrated, well I am.  I continue to volunteer for positions
because service is important to me and ASP has been a lifeline for me going
back to the early 2000's.  I am very aware that my Steering Committee
participation has also exceeded the Al-Anon guidelines, that in itself makes
me uncomfortable.  

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Here are the monthly subscription activity/numbers for 2019:  

 

 

January 2019: 226 new members subscribed

 

February 2019: 169 new members subscribed

 

March 2019: 226 new members subscribed

 

April 2019: 264 new members subscribed.

 

May 2019: 262 new members subscribed

 

June 2019: 271 new members subscribed

 

July 2019:  311 new members subscribed

 

August 2019: 278 new members subscribed

 

Hugs,

 

Anne O.

ASP Greeter Chair