[Businessmtg] Districting and impacts to ASP and email groups

[Lynne]

Anne,

I realized I never responded to this. I appreciate your outlook on this and look forward to seeing how this shakes out once districts are formed. Thank you for representing us! 

Hugs,
Lynne


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> On Jan 20, 2024, at 9:31 AM, Anne <aohara77 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Lynne, I have been giving this a lot of thought.  Now that the
> vote is over I'd like to respond
> 
> -all 24/7 groups will be in districts together, how many email groups will
> be in the district we are assigned to is unknown.
> -I am guessing that we are one of the few groups that have a website like
> ours, or even a founder who has the technical knowledge that we have - this
> doesn't mean that I don't disagree with you, it simply means that it may be
> that what we are looking for on the web site side of things really isn't
> part of the districting needs.  My opinion only and not something to be
> dismissed.
> -I believe that one way for us to encourage membership in an email group now
> that there are so many virtual meetings to choose from is to approach email
> meetings as a tool in our toolbox.  Meaning that for those that can and do
> attend Zoom meetings, we should also encourage the email meeting as another
> tool.  Tools include Al-Anon literature, F2F (and now Zoom), service and
> sponsorship?  Are  there others that I am not thinking of?  When I was part
> of the Thoughtforce, the group represented Zoom, What's App, phone and
> email.  We each shared why we chose our platforms and the benefits of each.
> I chose to share that email did not replace F2F but enhanced and it was a
> tool in my tool box.  I saw the "light bulb" go on  when I shared my ESH on
> this platform.
> 
> Anyway, I really do trust the process, and will continue to listen to my
> higher power and do my best to do what is best for this group.
> 
> I would like all of you  to continue providing your feedback and thoughts so
> that I can do my best for the group.
> 
> Yours in Service,
> 
> Anne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Businessmtg <businessmtg-bounces+aohara77=comcast.net at asp-afg.org> On
> Behalf Of Lynne
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 11:44 AM
> To: aohara77 at comcast.net
> Cc: ASP Business <businessmtg at asp-afg.org>
> Subject: [Businessmtg] Districting
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Anne,
> 
> Thank you for your email and all your work on this. Why do I think ASP
> should be in a district with other email or 24/7 meetings? I have been
> thinking about this and I settle on that we face such different issues at
> ASP than f2f or zoom meetings (which are basically f2f). The SC is currently
> re-doing our website, I'm about to start a purge of inactive members, and
> we've been dealing with a dropoff of new requests to join. 
> Those are 3 issues we are currently facing that I don't think a  zoom (or
> other f2f-like) meeting GR would be able to offer any ESH for.  
> These are issues that are inherently different to our platform. And having a
> district with few like meetings would mean we don't get any benefit from
> being in a district. It is an inherent difference that should be accounted
> for in the districting structure from the beginning. 
> Maybe I'm thinking about this the wrong way, but that is where I am right
> now.
> 
> Hugs,
> 
> Lynne
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