[Businessmtg] Response to Georgia

[Georgia D]

Thank you Mary. I appreciate it. I have no further questions at this time.

Georgia

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 4:25 AM Mary Abbott <maryaonlinealanon at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> I just realized that when I sent a response to Georgia’s questions on
> Sunday, I only sent my comments to her. Below is my response to her query.
>
> Hi Georgia.
> Thanks for you questions.
> Although I went to my first Al-Anon meeting about 36 years ago, when they
> couldn’t tell me how to get my husband to stop drinking I didn’t stick with
> it. However, 23 years ago, I was broken enough to come back and start
> working a program of recovery for me. I plan to continue to work my Al-Anon
> program. My life is just a lot more sane when I do.
>
> As to your second query, I believe that I do understand Al-Anon principles
> and I work every day to apply them to my life. I’m still learning even
> after all of these years in AL-Anon. Being an ASP greeter for a year has
> given me insight about how ASP works. My past experiences on other boards
> has given me an understanding about how steering committees work. I expect
> that other members of the ASP steering committee will be happy to help me
> with the rest.
>
> Please let me know if you have other questions. I’m happy to answer them.
>
> Mary A.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 17, 2020, at 3:35 PM, Georgia D <georgiadiddley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mary and thanks for standing for treasurer. As you probably know, we
> > have had some problems with trusted servants in the past, so I need to do
> > my due diligence. A couple of questions popped into my head when I read
> > your resume.
> >
> > You said you have been in Al-Anon for 36 years, off and on.  I'm sorry
> but
> > I can't think of a way to say this politely, but I've learned to
> > wonder what that really means.  Has the person been in Al-Anon and
> working
> > a program for 36 years, or have they spent many of those years practicing
> > the disease instead of recovery?  Ordinarily, this wouldn't be my
> business
> > but when I'm considering voting for someone to hold a major service
> > position, this becomes an issue for me.
> >
> > My other question is about your service background. As I understand it,
> > serving as an officer at ASP is a lot more than just doing the job. The
> > members of the Steering Committee need to make decisions based on ASP's
> > written policies as well as Al-Anon Traditions and Concepts. What I'm
> > trying to say is that I'm more concerned about someone having an
> > understanding of how to apply Al-Anon principles and following ASP
> > guidelines than I am in experience on outside executive committees. Can
> you
> > speak to this?
> >
> > Georgia
> >
> >
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