[Businessmtg] Prudent Reserve

[Lynne]

Hi everyone,

According to the CMA update Steve provided, the new Area is actively setting up a bank account to accept donations. They have also elected officers who are meeting weekly and an Area delegate attended the WSC. While it is unknown how long it will take to set up the Area bank account, I do feel that the Area is now a real entity that we should be supporting. 

How about splitting the donations 50/50 with the Area and WSO? In practical terms, that would mean donating half of the nearly $1000 over the new PR to the WSO now and on an ongoing basis and holding onto the other half until the Area has completed setting up their bank account. 

Hugs,
Lynne

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> On May 15, 2022, at 8:13 AM, Jerry <logmark at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Biz-Pals,
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>     It seems we're in an unusual period. Covid decimated many face-to-face (f2f) meetings over the past couple of years. Members either moved to existing or new email meetings, new Zoom or phone meetings, or just sequestered themselves. With f2f attendance bottoming out, WSO donations suffered.
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>     Nearly simultaneously the WSC got around to recognizing these electronic meetings. Hopefully most have figured out that supporting Al-Anon's service arms is essential to our fellowship's health.
>     Here at ASP, a self-supporting group, instead of continuing with what was our Group Conscience decision to donate any funds in excess of our set Prudent Reserve to the WSO at the end of every fiscal quarter, we decided by Group Conscience to withhold all WSO donations until we know how this new Electronic Area and possible Districts will organize, what their expenses will be, and what will be appropriate ASP donations.
>     It is becoming clear that the Area will not be fully fleshed out within a foreseeable timeframe. Even less clear is whether there will be Districts or what they would be.
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> Could we not find a compromise between prudently preparing for our future increased financial responsibilities and our current responsibility to support our one known service arm - the WSO?
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> ~   Why not return to our former Group Conscience until it becomes clearer what's happening on the Area front, relying on member donations to meet future needs once they become known?, or
> ~   Reserve a portion of our excess funds (a fraction or lump sum) for future Area/District donations and send the remainder to the WSO now, continuing quarterly as before until actual future needs become clear?
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>     Much has been made by some among us about how other electronic meetings were not following the 7th Tradition by using free hosting sites while not supporting our service arms. ASP covers its own expenses, but currently we're not fully self-supporting in the manner that's traditionally been understood.
>     Personally, I find this unacceptable.
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> In service,
> Jerry
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