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July 26^th, 2026 Delegate Report

Good afternoon everyone, so great to see you all today.  I want to thank all the districts who have invited me to attend their meetings.  Connecting with all the GSR’s has been a great experience.  I look forward to the 2 that are scheduled for next month leading up to our August Assembly.  Not to steal Judy’s thunder but I want to mention a ton of work and consideration has gone into the planning of the August assembly.  Please let your districts know to attend either in person or online.     We will be electing a nomination from Area 43 for the Northeast Regional Trustee position which will be voted on at the 77^th General Service conference 2027.

I attended the professional platform series this past Thursday hosted by Area 19’s past PI chair.  This gave a deep look into what recovery friendly work places look like and how AA can work together to assist in helping drive workplaces to be more recovery friendly.  The next series event is on October 22^nd from 7:00-8:30 EST I will have a flyer sent to the secretary for inclusion when the minutes go out.  This series is especially helpful for those who are doing or might be interested in our PI/CPC work.  The October session we will hear from Class A Trustee Kerry M.

I am expecting next month I will have a number of updates on a lot of the things we have been talking about such as the Everything AA app, Final Conference Reports, and release of the updated service manual however as of right now the General Service Board meeting has not taken place (it is next weekend)  AAWS will also have their  Board meeting next weekend.  Following those meetings I suspect to have some updates.

To round out August I am looking forward to visiting our friends in the north by taking a trip to the Eastern Canada Regional Forum. The Northeast Regional  Forum is going to be in Niagara Falls NY May 20^th-23^rd 2027. Forums are a way for the fellowship to connect with the General Service Board, AAWS and Grapevine Boards as well as GSO staff members.  Our boards provide a lot of information about their current activities and what’s going on in AA.  It’s an opportunity to ask questions and even air concerns.

The other Save the date that everyone should be planning now for is NERAASA.  Once registration is open I will provide that information.   SENY Area 49 is hosting 2027’s NERAASA in Terry Town NY the weekend of February 26^th-28^th below is a link to the NERAASA website where you can see all the available information we currently have.

https://neraasa.com/

I am so pleased to announce that our past Delegate Sue W. and I will be putting on a concepts study including the service manual starting sept 14^th running Mondays form 7-8 pm.   We will be focusing on the concepts first and will begin the service manual in January.

Yours in Service Alex L

Delegate Report 6-28-26

Good afternoon everyone,   this month has continued to be a busy one as I continue to make District report backs on the General Service Conference.  So far I have had the opportunity to visit 4 districts this month with 2 more before the month ends.  As I discussed during the Post Conference Assembly that the acquisition of the “Everything AA App” was made official on may 1st.   A recent memo was sent out to share more information.  I have forwarded this on to the webmaster to have it posted to the Delegate corner and I will be preparing a MailChimp email in the next day or so to send it out to a broader audience.  That being said I want to share some information here today.  Apps are different from websites and can not simply be updated in real time.  AAWS has created a working group to fully identify things that need to come off and what will replace that content. Once that is finalized and the work gets completed changes can be made however those updates must be run through the “app hosts” and can take several more weeks to reflect updates.  All of this to say it will be some time before changes are reflected on the app itself.  I want to assure you all that contributions are all going to the GSB that are made through the app even though the page still says the creator Ben S.  I also want to encourage anyone with questions or concerns to please reach out to me.  If anyone here has questions please use the time dedicated to questions to ask them here today.  Here is the link to the letter 

 https://aaworldservicesinc.cmail20.com/t/y-e-fldtjil-tyhtiickk-b/

The Plain Language audio project has been completed and is now available for purchase as an audio book.

https://aaworldservicesinc.cmail19.com/t/y-e-flyktdk-tyhtiickk-o/

I have included the link to the letter from GSO above.

I encourage everyone to continue to check out the delegate corner and read the monthly self support letters being sent out.  This months is a letter from one of our hard working Class A Trustees.  

https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/literature/June_AAWS_Monthly_Comm_Self_Support.pdf

from the floor action regarding the final conference reports we have gotten the first update on that.  We have a rough timeline of the PDF version being available around the end of August and aprox 6 weeks after that we can expect shipments of the FCR to go out.  After discussion with the Service office committee we have a tentative plan to provide a Pre buy option on our store site.  We will only order enough to fulfill the pre orders so anyone wishing to get one will need to use the pre buy option.  It will have a deadline for ordering so we can order exactly what we need.  This will be made available once we have the final actual cost of the books along with the shipping cost.  

I also want to just take a moment to put out some save the dates for important events that our trusted servants and members alike should consider attending and make plans for now. NERAASA in Terry Town NY feb 26th-28th and next years Northeast Regional Forum May 20th-23rd Niagara Falls NY.  DCM’s please hype up your GSR’s about these 2 events, they are some of the best opportunities to really connect our groups and fellowship to service and the bottom of the triangle.  

Speaking of the Triangle I want to mention the top of the triangle for a moment.  Almost all ideas for our fellowship start at the group level somewhere.  The items discussed at conference each year come from the “PAI’s” or Proposed Agenda Items.  While not all PAI’s get forwarded to conference many do and they come from the groups.  Why am I talking about this today?  Well the cut off for submission is in September and so now is the time to take those ideas and get them submitted.  Again mention this to the GSR’s! I am always available to answer questions about this process and offer assistance to anyone thinking about submitting a PAI.

And talking about submitting, a call for theme suggestions for the 2030 international convention has been sent out.  I am including the link to that letter here as well.

https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/literature/2030_INTERNATIONAL_CONVENTION_Theme.pdf

over the past few years we have had many calls for stories, suggestions etc.  I want to strongly encourage you all to consider participating in these activities and sharing it with your local communities.  In that way we can continue to grow and connect our fellowship to AA as whole.  

Thank you for letting me be of service.

Alex L, Area 43 Delegate Panel 76

Delegate report 3/28/26

Good day Friends,

This last month has been a busy but rewarding time.  Following our last meeting we went to NERAASA in Portland.  I was thrilled to see such wonderful participation from our Area.  Over the course of the weekend there were some good topics discussed.  Some take aways of talks and discussion – Some Questions to consider when being guided by Principles. 1: How does this help serve the primary purpose and 2: Does this help the new comer?  Leaning into Tradition 5.   Shared Ideas help us get to a good group conscience.  Autonomy is not a cloak to do whatever you want.  Autonomy equals responsibility.  Autonomy requires accountability.  “Freedom is tempered by responsibility” good decisions emerge from trust not through fear.  I learned about the Grapevine “back issues” deal where you can purchase a bundle of 30 back issues for under $2 per magazine.  I attended both round table discussions for Delegates and Alts.  We learned about some of the duties of the committee chairs of the conference committees as well as what to expect at conference.  We went over some of the schedule and how the conference operates in order to help us first year delegate be ready.  

Following NERAASA I spent the next week preparing the documents for the upcoming pre conference assembly.  We held one in person day of sharing and 4 virtual events (all well attended) to ensure that the information for The General Service Conference was well disseminated to the Area 43 Fellowship.  There was a lot of thoughtful discussion and great GSR participation.  I wish to thank all of those how participated in those sessions  There was also several visits to Districts, thank you to those DCM’s for inviting me to participate and share with those groups the Conference material.   I also want to take a moment to thank everyone here today who has participated in this process.  

I attended several other events over the past month.  NHSCYPAA which was a wonderful event put on by that hose committee.  The biggest take away from the weekend is the overwhelming sense of connection I saw with the YPAA community and feeling a part of our overall service structure.  NERD or the NorthEast Regional Delegates Reunion was another enjoyable experience where the weekend proved to be a solid place for helping prepare delegates to go to conference.  With a workshop guided by one of the General Service Trustees serving on the AA World Service board.  We learned a great deal about the process of selection for Non Trustee Directors and General Service Trustees.  There was also a “mock conference” which helped get an idea of what the  voting process was like and some experience of going to the mic during a conference like atmosphere.  

In conclusion the events attended leading up to today and then the process of today I think has really given me a good sense of what to expect and a new level of preparedness to represent Area 43 as a Delegate to the conference next month.  

A few things I wish to highlight from the bottom of the triangle, I continue to post the monthly self support letters on the “delegate corner” https://nhaa.net/delegate-corner/ we have moved the past letters into an archive location at the bottom of the page so that the most current one will always be highlighted however the past ones remain available.  Some other things you will find there, a call for stories for the Transgender Alcoholic and the Asian and Asian American pamphlets.  The deadline for submission is march 31’st.  I have included the hyperlinks in previous reports however the minutes will go out the day these end so if you wish to submit a story please use the link on the “delegate corner”.  

I hope to see everyone at the Area 43 convention next month April 17th-19th in Nashua.  I will miss you all next month as I will be at the General Service Conference during the monthly meeting.  I look forward to our Post conference Assembly May 30th hosted by District 9.  If any Districts would like me to visit following our Post Conference please reach out to schedule those visits.  

Thank you all for allowing me to serve Area 43 in this way.

Alex L Area 43 Panel 76 Delegate.

Agenda Items and Background Material 

With heartfelt gratitude and a strong sense of stewardship for our Fellowship, both our Alternate Delegate and I are excited to share information that will help everyone get ready for the upcoming Pre-Conference Assembly on March 28th. We are honored to serve and approach this process with humility and deep respect for all trusted servants who participate each year in the General Service Conference, as well as for the thoughtful and spiritual manner in which agenda items are considered for Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole. 

Final List of Agenda Items

We are pleased to provide the list of Final Agenda Items that will be discussed at this year’s General Service Conference. These items reflect the collective conscience expressed through Groups, Districts, and Areas, and they represent matters of importance to the Fellowship.

You may access the Final Agenda Items here:
👉 Final Agenda Items

Summary Packet for the Pre-Conference Assembly

To help members prepare thoughtfully for our discussion on March 28th, we are also providing a summary packet. This packet contains summaries of the background material for each agenda item that will be discussed at the Pre-Conference Assembly.

Our hope is that this summary will make the material more accessible and support meaningful participation and informed group discussion.

You may access the summary packet here:
👉 Summary Packet

Full Conference Background Material (Password Protected)

For those who wish to review the complete background, we are making the full Conference background material available as well. In keeping with Conference practices and the spirit of confidentiality that protects the integrity of the process, this document will be password protected, intended for AA members only. 

The full background material may be accessed here:
👉  Full Background Material
(Password information will be provided separately. Email Delegate delegate@nhaa.net)  

We encourage all members to review these materials as they are able and to engage in thoughtful discussion within their groups and districts. Participation in this process is one of the many ways we practice unity, responsibility, and trust in our service structure.

Thank you for your continued service, your willingness to participate, and your care for the future of Alcoholics Anonymous. Together, we move forward guided by principles, informed discussion, and a shared commitment to carry the message.