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Anonymity Online Where do I buy AA literature? Upcoming Events Western Mass Institutions Committee (on Zoom) 06/02/2021 - 7:00pm What A Concept (on Zoom) 06/03/2021 - 7:30pm Registration is open for the Northeast Virtual Regional Forum (NERF) 06/04/2021 - 3:00pm to 06/06/2021 - 12:00pm District #5 (on Zoom) 06/07/2021 - 7:30pm P.I. Committee (on Zoom) 06/08/2021 - 7:30pm C.P.C. Committee (on Zoom) 06/08/2021 - 7:30pm Round Up Committee (on Zoom) 06/09/2021 - 6:00pm Area General Service Meeting (on Zoom) 06/09/2021 - 7:30pm Western Mass Intergroup (on Zoom) 06/10/2021 - 7:00pm Berkshire Intergroup (on Zoom) 06/14/2021 - 7:00pm more This site is maintained by the A.A.General Service Committee of Western Massachusetts (Area 31) for the purpose of enhancing unity by providing information pertinent to the General Service structure and functions within Area 31, as well as providing a communication platform for Area committees, members, officers, districts, interested AA members, and the general public. All Area Committees, each District, and the Area Officers are encouraged to share information about on-going service opportunities. Area General Service Meeting; - 7:30 pm 2nd Wednesday of the month. Grace United Church - 474 Pleasant St., Holyoke, MA Temporarily meeting on Zoom. Click here for meeting info. If you or someone you know who is a member of A.A. and needs assistance , please call the Accessibility Committee hotline at 413-378-3752, or send an email to accessibility@area31aa.org Registration is open for the Northeast Virtual Regional Forum (NERF) published by admin on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 3:08pm As with traditional Regional Forums, the weekend will include workshops, presentations, Q&As, and much, much more! All members are invited, so get on the virtual bus! Bring a newcomer! Dates: June 4, 2021 – June 6, 2021 Advance registration is strongly encouraged . Click to register at: https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/regional-and-local-forums *Please Register Early -- Same-day registration will be limited. Date: Friday, June 4, 2021 - 3:00pm to Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 12:00pm Read more about Registration is open for the Northeast Virtual Regional Forum (NERF) Announcement from the General Service Board and A.A.W.S. published by admin on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:30pm On May 27, 2021, The General Service Board and A.A.W.S. announced that Robert (Bob) W. (Past Delegate from Area 31) has accepted the position of General Manager of our General Service Office effective June 1, 2021. Bob is well-known to many of you through his service in AA. He is a past Delegate from Area 31 and most recently was Trustee-At-Large US. He also brings prior experience as a consultant for GSO and served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer for a period last fall. Read more about Announcement from the General Service Board and A.A.W.S. Grapevine Special announcement - La Viña Anuncio especial published by admin on Sat, 05/29/2021 - 6:44pm Grapevine and La Viña Celebrate Founders' Day with Free Access from May 26 through June 10, 2021. On June 10, 1935, Dr. Bob had his last drink and that day marks the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Since so many meetings are still closed, and groups have limited ability to celebrate our founding, Grapevine and La Viña will help mark this important date by giving everyone free access to our websites for two weeks. You will be able to read and listen to stories from current and past issues, access our sobriety calculator, read the daily quote, learn how you can contribute your story, and find ways to serve others using Grapevine and La Viña magazines. Please share this news with other members. For free access from May 26 through June 10, 2021 visit: aagrapevine.org aalavina.org Grapevine y La Viña celebran el Día de los Fundadores con acceso gratuito del 26 de mayo hasta el 10 de junio de 2021. El 10 de junio de 1935, el Dr. Bob tomó su última copa y ese día marca la fundación de Alcohólicos Anónimos. Dado que muchas reuniones aún están cerradas y los grupos tienen una capacidad limitada para celebrar nuestra fundación, Grapevine y La Viña ayudarán a marcar esta fecha importante al brindarles a todos acceso gratuito a nuestros sitios web durante dos semanas. Podrá leer y escuchar historias de las ediciones actuales y pasadas, acceder a nuestra calculadora de sobriedad, leer la cita diaria, aprender cómo puede contribuir con su historia y encontrar formas de servir a otros usando las revistas Grapevine y La Viña. Comparta esta noticia con otros miembros. Para obtener acceso gratuito desde el 26 de mayo hasta el 10 de junio de 2021, visite: aalavina.org aagrapevine.org Read more about Grapevine Special announcement - La Viña Anuncio especial Are Your Video AA Meetings Captioned? published by admin on Tue, 05/18/2021 - 8:40pm Making your meetings more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people is actually really easy! The Area 31 Accessibilities Committee has created a flyer to help you find out how to add captioning to your Virtual Zoom Meeting. Follow this link for instructions: https://bit.ly/captionaazoom Email accessibility@area31aa.org if you have any questions! Read more about Are Your Video AA Meetings Captioned? Seventh Tradition Letter from GSO published by admin on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 6:02pm We know that your group, Area or service office is continuing to carry the message of our Alcoholics Anonymous program in these challenging times. As we hurtle through December toward the end of 2020, we wanted to share with you this update and to let you know how grateful we are for your continued support and well wishes. We want to wish you a happy holiday season and report that the third and fourth quarters of this historic year have demonstrated your continued strong support through group contributions. Please click on the link for the balance of the letter. Seventh Tradition Letter from the General Manager Read more about Seventh Tradition Letter from GSO DCM / GSR Change Forms published by admin on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 8:42pm DCM / GSR change forms have been added to the website under the 'Documents' heading. Select 'Area Committee' and then 'Registrar' on the drop down menu. A direct link would be https://area31aa.org/docs/registrar The forms you will find are editable and can be filled out on your computer which allows you to email the finished form to the Reg...