{"id":1312,"date":"2023-03-16T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aadistrict17fl.org\/20260204\/?page_id=1312"},"modified":"2025-01-02T16:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:03:29","slug":"committee-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aadistrict17fl.org\/20260204\/committee-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-38693f0d\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion exclusive has-light-title-bg has-dark-content-bg\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>GSR General Service Representative<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The GSR is the link between the group and \u201cA.A. as a whole.\u201d This link becomes a channel through which news, information, opinions and ideas can flow back and forth. Importantly, this also gives the group a voice in the affairs of the Fellowship. The GSR is that voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/gsr-general-service-representative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Service Representative (GSR)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>ACCESSIBILITIES COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Accessibilities Committees assist A.A. members who have a variety of challenges to accessing the A.A. message in A.A. meetings, Twelve Step work and other A.A. service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/accessibilities-committees\" target=\"_blank\">Accessibilities Committees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>HISTORY and ARCHIVES COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Like any other A.A. service, the primary purpose of those involved in archival work is to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous. Archives service work is more than mere custodial activity; it is the means by which we collect, preserve, and share the rich and meaningful heritage of our Fellowship. It is by the collection and sharing of these important historical elements that our collective gratitude for Alcoholics Anonymous is deepened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/aa-archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">History and Archives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY (C.P.C.) COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Members of C.P.C. committees inform professionals and future professionals about A.A.\u2014 what we are, where we are, what we can do, and what we cannot do. They attempt to establish better communication between A.A.s and professionals, and to find simple, effective ways of cooperating without affiliating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/Cooperation-with-the-Professional-Community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cooperation with Professional Communities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>CORRECTIONS COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The purpose of a Corrections committee is to coordinate the work of individual A.A. members and groups who are interested in carrying our message of recovery to alcoholics behind the walls, and to set up means of smoothing the way from the facility to the larger A.A. community through prerelease contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/corrections-committees\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>LITERATURE COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>The focus of Literature committees is to assure that A.A. literature is available for A.A. groups, service meetings and other A.A. events. Through displays, supplies of A.A. catalogs and order forms, and A.A. literature workshops these committees help A.A. members carry the A.A. message through our literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For More Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.org\/literature-committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Literature Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item\"><summary class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__title\"><div><strong>TREATMENT COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/div><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>While A.A. is not affiliated with any form of alcoholism treatment, A.A. 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