GreySheeters Anonymous (GSA)

Intergroup Board Liaison:

Mary C. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Delegates

• Serenity Prayer

• Introductions of Participants
  • Mary C. only participant October meeting. We have two meeting in Seattle on Sunday at 11:00 and Wednesday at noon. I signed off at 12:10.

• Today’s Business
  • Pre-Conference Meeting in NYC October 20^th
    • Mary C. is attending the Pre-Conference. The meetings will be held on Thursday evening and during the day on on Friday. The final format for the meeting and information will be posted on the GSA website. I will send to this mailing list when I have it.
  • The GSA World Service Board Nominations
    • GSA Board is extending the Board Election past the pre-conference gathering because many people said that the timeline has been too short to find service candidates in their  areas. Consider serving on the GSA Board as service.
  • Board/Delegate/Intergroup/GSR Dialogue Meeting
    •  October 31^st
    • Let me know if you need information to attend.
    • The sub committee working on delegate selection for the World Conference meeting has arrived at many areas of agreement in the group and may finish that work at the October 31^st meeting. Twenty seven people attended the last meeting. Encourage participation in your area
      

• Ongoing Topics –Nothing new to report
  • Outreach to Face to Face Meetings
  • GSAWS Board Positions
    • Board Job Descriptions
  • Delegate/Board dialogue meetings
  • Regional meeting: Portland

• Next meeting-November 13 at 11:30 Pacific Time

• Laurie and Mary C. were present. Two people were on vacation and another had to attend a funeral.

• Laurie did some outreach in San Antonio at the AA International Conference. She had some conversations with leadership in the AA conference about the development of the GSA Service structure. She also handed out web-site cards to people she met who might benefit from following Greysheet. Laurie said “my hotel room and my scale were a safe-haven”.  Laurie wrote about her travel experience on the Greynet.

• GSAWS Board/Delegates
  • There are three new members on the Board. They will come to the first Board meeting at the end of July. Kirsten is from Seattle. Mary expressed the hope that there will be an elected Board in the near future and she expects to transition from the Board. She is interested in continuing to support the development of the Pacific Region.

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  • Mary and Laurie expect to participate in the Delegate/Board dialogue meetings on July 31^st. Those who attend the Pacific Intergroup are also invited to attend.  The GSR’s should be getting information on the meetings.

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  • Regional meeting: Portland- At least three people from the Seattle meetings attended the regional Portland meeting.  We are waiting for a report to see in anyone from that area is willing to be a GSR.  The group in Portland primarily meet by phone but have periodic gatherings. We would be happy to have someone who participates in the gatherings attend the Pacific Intergroup.

• Next meeting- At the moment, only Laurie is able to attend the August 14 at 11:30 Pacific Time meeting. Mary will contact the participants and ask if anyone will be able to attend on August 14^th. Folks will be asked to rsvp by Friday July 16^th. We will notify if we cancel the meeting.  September 11^th @ 11:30 may be the next meeting.

Serenity Prayer

Participants

• Seattle-Mary/Wednesday/Downtown Swedish Hospital-There are three dedicated members of our meeting. There has been only once or twice when none of us can show up. We have occasional drop-ins because of the downtown location where several GSA folks work.
• Seattle-Laurie/Sunday/Ballard Swedish Hospital- There were 9 people last Sunday. We have some new people who look like they could do this long term. As GSR, I have not like going to World Service Meetings. My Alanon issues get triggered by all the conflict.
• Wyoming-Dana -Not much going on…..I am alone at our meeting. The one person doing GSA decided to do something else. I am keeping the meeting open for the next few week in hopes that people will come. I will be attending the Dialogue meeting tomorrow.

Old Business

• Outreach to Face to Face Meetings: We are continuing to support in any way possible.
• GSAWS Board Positions are open.
  • Board Job Descriptions
• Delegate/Board dialogue meetings-Laurie, Dana and Mary will attend dialogue meeting.

• Regional Meeting Portland-Members of the Sunday GSA group in Seattle will attend the gathering at the end of June.
• They will be asking if anyone in the group would be willing to serve as GSA for the “group” and attend Pacific Intergroup Meetings.

Next meeting - July 10 at 11:30

Serenity Prayer

Present: Danna, Wyoming; Ruth, Salt Lake City; Laurie, Seattle; Mary, Seattle

Region Reports

• The Wyoming meeting is gathering twice a month. They have had their third meeting. There is only one member of the group who is qualified to speak at the meeting and so they are using The Big Book, The Twelve by Twelve and talks taken from the website for topics of meeting discussion. The members have posted fliers announcing the meeting.
• The Salt Lake City meeting has also had their 3rd meeting. They invited suggestions on ways to get the word out to people in the area. They have invited travelers from the Phone Bridge and Greynet to come and qualify at their meeting.
• The Seattle meetings have modest numbers but regular membership at the Sunday and Wednesday meetings. They are also interesting in getting the word out regarding the meetings. They are considering having some “Seasonal Meetings” that might bring regional folks together.

Old Business

Face to Face Meeting Support

• Mary hopes to travel to Salt Lake to visit and qualify at their Saturday meeting.
• There have been no responses yet from Oregon meetings regarding joining the Pacific Intergroup Meetings.
• No one at today's meeting will be able to attend the April Malibu Retreat. However, we hope that Becky or another representative from LA will be able to talk about the Pacific Intergroup Meetings and encourage other meetings in the region to participate.
• Laurie is the Pacific Intergroup Delegate. She has been able to get on Greyservice.net and is attending World Service Committee Delegate meetings.
• Three positions on the World Service Board remain open.

New Business

• Report given by Mary and Laurie on the Delegate/Board Communication Meeting and the Delegate Meeting.

Next Meeting

• March 13, 11:30 am

Closed with the Serenity Prayer

Present: Becky, LA; Ann; Bay Area; Mary GSA Board; Laurie, Seattle

Update Meetings
We reviewed the development of the joint delegate and board meeting. We discussed the role of the delegate and participation in the work of the committees in preparation for the World Conference meeting. Laurie expressed a desire to be a GSR to the Intergroup and stepping back from the role of delegate. We will be looking for additional GSR candidates in LA and Seattle or from any other face-to-face groups in the area. Laurie and Becky have not been able to attend the training sessions for delegates web site. They will be working together at the January 9th Pacific Intergroup meeting to access and use the site. They will be in communication with Cindy regarding their plan.

Outreach to Face-to-Face Meetings
Mary is proposing the development of "Seasonal Gatherings" in the greater Seattle/Washington area. We are exploring the possibility of a longer, periodic gathering as a format that would support face-to-face experience for outposts and predominately phone uses GSA members. We reviewed a proposal that has been shared with the Seattle Sunday meeting and may be sponsored by that group. Mary met at the business meeting of the Oakland OA group who use the Greysheet and are considering becoming a GSA meeting. It was an opportunity to discuss this option with members of that group. They will be making a decision at their December meeting.

GSAWS Service Positions
We will seek names to propose for Board positions and for additional GSRs in the region. The abstinence requirement is five years btb for the Board, one year for GSR, three years suggested for a World Service Conference delegate.

Meetings Schedule
The schedule of meetings has changed and now is:

• January 9 - 11:30 am
• February 13 - 11:30 am
• March 13 - 11:30 am
• April 10 - 11:30 am
• May 8 - 11:30 am
• June 12 - 11:30 am
• July 10 - 11:30 am
• August 14 - 11:30 am

Present: Becky, LA; Ann; Bay Area; Mary GSA Board;
Absent: Laurie, Seattle

Outreach to Face to Face Meetings

• The group who periodically gather in Portland were contacted and the contact indicated that she was not interested and did not name another contact.
• Mary will contact the group in the Medford/Ashland area to seek a participant in the Pacific Intergroup meetings.
• Becky is serving on the planning group for the Malibu Retreat in March. She is seeking an opportunity to present information regarding the GSA World Service Conference and the work of the Pacific Intergroup.
• Ann will be asking one of the Greysheet meeting in OA to become a member of GSA and send a delegate to the Pacific Intergroup.
• Mary will be visiting Greysheet/OA meetings in the Bay Area in November.

GSAWS Board Positions

• Becky will seek names to propose for Board positions. The abstinence requirement is five years btb.

New Business

• Materials and background on how to encourage the development of face-to-face meetings would be helpful. Collette, who started the Seattle meetings nearly 20 years ago will be a resource. Next month we will discuss the steps to develop these resources.

Meetings Schedule

The schedule of meetings for the year is:

• November 7-11:00
• December 5-11:00
• January 2-11:00
• February 6-11:00
• March 6-11:00
• April 3-11:00
• May 1-11:00
• June 5-11:00
• July 3-11:00
• August 7-11:00

Present: Becky (LA Meetings) Marty (Seattle Meetings) Annie (Bay Area Meetings)

Members of the Pacific Intergroup shared with the visitor from the Bay Area meetings their involvement with GSA and the participation of the face-to-face meeting with GSAWS. Annie reported that the OA-GSA meetings in the Bay Area have grown and they are interested in participating in GSA. The Tuesday night meeting is considering becoming GSA. They have needed to defer making that decision until after people have returned from summer vacations and the whole group can decide. Annie or another representative will continue to be a liaison as this decision is being made. Mary will contact Gayla with Annie's contact information and ask whether Annie can attend the September delegates meetings.

Los Angeles Meeting Report

• The Los Angeles meetings are setting aside funding to support the sending of the GSA delegates to the GSA World Service Conference in Chicago 2010.

• Members of Seattle meetings have been happy to receive information about the development of the World Service Conference.
• There will be a proposal to designate funds to support the sending of the GSA delegates to the GSA World Service Conference in Chicago 2010.

• Becky will make inquiries through the Greynet and the Phone Bridge meetings.
• Marty will visit Oregon between September and November and visit face to face meetings in the area.
• Mary will follow-up on contacts that she has in Oregon and Idaho.

The next meeting is October 3-11:00. Becky has volunteered to arrange the phone conference meetings. Marty ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) is the contact for anyone wanting the number and code for the meeting.

Pacific Inter-group is open to all GSA face to face meeting representatives, participants or those interested in supporting the development of face to face meetings in our region. We wish to be of service to any outpost member of GSA, who wants to begin face to face meetings. You are welcome to attend for that purpose.

The schedule of meetings for the year is:

• October 3-11:00
• November 7-11:00
• December 5-11:00
• January 2-11:00
• February 6-11:00
• March 6-11:00
• April 3-11:00
• May 1-11:00
• June 5-11:00
• July 3-11:00
• August 7-11:00

Present: Becky (LA Meetings), Marty (Seattle Meetings), Mary C. (GSAWS Board)

Becky and Marty are the delegates to the International World Service Conference.

The Pacific Intergroup will meet on the first Saturday of every month at 11:00. Visitors/Observers of any face-to-face meeting member in our region (AK,AZ,CA,HI,ID,NV,OR,UT,WA,WY) is welcome.

Visitor/Observers who wish to attend can receive the Conference Call Number/Code from Marty ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

The schedule for the Pacific Intergroup Meetings is:

• September 5 - 11:00
• October 3 - 11:00
• November 7 - 11:00
• December 5 - 11:00
• January 2 - 11:00
• February 6 - 11:00
• March 6 - 11:00
• April 3 - 11:00
• May 1 - 11:00
• June 5 - 11:00
• July 3 - 11:00
• August 7 - 11:00

Becky will contact the organizers of the Malibu Retreat to ask for time to present information about the International World Service Conference and the Pacific Intergroup.

The goal of the Pacific Intergroup is to assist in communication to the meetings, the International World Service Conference and the International World Service Board.

We wish to support face-to-face meetings in the region and make GSA available to a wider world.