Public Information¶
February 1983¶
Urged groups to support Grand Rapids Public Information Luncheon at Iron Range get-together by purchase of PI tickets.
March 1983¶
Area school at Cook wanted literature and would reimburse us for it. It was decided this was that area’s group responsibility to supply the literature at no charge to the school.
February 1984¶
PI Luncheon to be held Friday, March 16th at the Holiday Inn in Eveleth.
February 1984¶
Public Service listings that appear each month in Manney’s to also appear in Mesabi Daily News of AA meetings.
March 1984¶
PI to have goal of monthly PI meeting.
October 1984¶
PI donated 3 Big Books to book mobile.
February 1985¶
Adopt-a-library project completed. District donates Big Books to libraries in their areas.
January 1986¶
It is up to the PI committee to get literature to detox and other places.
May 1986¶
Motion carried to have PI literature available at the open meeting in conjunction with District Workshop. This literature is for the public and not for the groups or AA members to take.
May 1986¶
The PI committee will take over responsibility for meeting announcements in the local paper.
May 1986¶
Approval given to have a member from the Gilbert Meeting check with District 9 PI chair about sharing costs of a booth at the St. Louis County Fair; authority granted to proceed if District 9 will cooperate.
July 1986¶
Motion carried to encourage PI committee to approach ministerial association.
November 1986¶
Motion carried to pay a member $12.50 for PI literature. Motion carried to have PI get the film, “Bill’s Own Story.”
February 1987¶
Approval given to have PI set up booth at Health Fair.
April 1987¶
Approved $73.00 for PI literature.
June 1987¶
Approved to pay $60.00 for St. Louis County Fair fee.
July 1987¶
District 9 is to pay one-half of literature for St. Louis County Fair.
October 1987¶
Motion carried to have PI display at Al-Anon get together.
December 1988¶
Motion carried to support Southern Area with the State Fair.
February 1990¶
Decided there was a need to update our newspaper listing of meetings.
February 1990¶
Approved to participate in Health Fair at Thunderbird Mall at cost of $25.00 for booth.
July 1990¶
Decided to do joint PI booth at St. Louis County Fair with District 9. Expenses will be split between two districts.
August 1990¶
Approved that District 8 will absorb the total cost of literature used at the St. Louis County Fair.
March 1991¶
Decided that we will participate with Hibbing at the St. Louis County Fair booth (District 9).
May 1991¶
Approved to pay $55.00 for St. Louis County Fair booth of which District 9 will reimburse us one-half the cost.
August 1991¶
Approved another $10.00 for St. Louis County Fair booth to cover increased cost.
August 1991¶
Motion failed to combine CPC and PI chairs.
November 1991¶
Approval was given to purchase new PI posters.
December 1991¶
Motion carried to combine CPC and PI chairs on trial basis only and temporary.
August 1992¶
Motion to pay $10.00 for two tables at the St. Louis County Fair, in conjunction with District 9.
April 1994¶
Motion passed to share booth at St. Louis County Fair with District 9 with expenses not to exceed $100.00.
April 1994¶
Recommended that open meetings be announced at public level.
June 1996¶
Passed to order replacement for the district for $75.13.
July 1996¶
Passed to have PI chair check on AA phone number contact list at the Visitor Information Service on monthly basis see if everything is correct.
February 1999¶
Motion made and approved Area Web Site at $370 per year.
April 2001¶
Motion made and approved to support having a booth and manned participation, to include District 9 if they are willing, at the County Fair.
June 2002¶
Motion made and approved pay if it is a hardship for the entry fee into the Fair on anyone who will man the booth. However, groups should ask their home group first.
November 2003¶
Motion made and failed to put Beginner’s meeting under Public Information Committee Motion made and approved for Chair to purchase a maximum of $100 literature for Public Information
November 2004¶
PI/CPC & BM Chair asks District for money to purchase 3 tapes at $12 ea. Young people in AA. Motion was made. Motion seconded.
May 2005¶
PI/CPC chair asks District for funding to have a booth at the St. Louis County Fair of $150. Motion made. Motion seconded. Motion carried. 1 opposed.
May 2006¶
Motion passed to split cost of PI booth at St. Louis County Fair with District 9. Cost of $168.50 for each district.
June 2006¶
Motion passed to not man the PI booth at St. Louis County Fair because District 9 does not want to participate.
June 2006¶
Motion passed to man the PI booth for the 3-hour free slot allowed.
April 2007¶
Motion passed to bring back to the groups concerning the County Fair whether we would: A) Participate in the whole 5-day period, financially and personnel-wise, cost approximately $380 for booth; B) Participate in the 3-hr free slot like we did last year; or C) Skip it this year.
April 2007¶
Motion passed to allow the PI/CPC committee to purchase a banner with “Alcoholics Anonymous” on it for a cost not to exceed $106.
May 2007¶
Motion passed to go with Qwest option of $38.50 to start up phone service for district, and cost of $18 per month plus 2¢ per minute.
May 2007¶
Motion to participate in County Fair failed.
October 2008¶
Motion passed to bring back to home groups as to whether or not the rotation of the phone line should be a 2 month commitment.
February 2009¶
Motion passed to have 500 business cards printed for St. Louis County Sherriff to be given to people.
March 2010¶
Motion passed to require the PI/CPC Chair or Alt. PI/CPC Chair to give monthly reports on the bank balance of the Beginner’s Group.
June 2011¶
Motion passed to remove Alternate PI/CPC Chair and that at the next District 8 Meeting, election be held to fill that position.
April 2012¶
Motion passed to fund a joint workshop with District 9 at $50.00
August 2014¶
Motion passed to set up a table with literature at the Community Connect Program at the Miners Memorial Building in Virginia on 10/15/14. No cost for table.
November 2014¶
Motion passed to purchase PSA (public service announcement) DVD’s entitled My World and I Thought and not to exceed $75.00.
December 2014¶
Motion passed to provide Treatment Chair & PI/CPC with $200 to order pamphlets to restock racks. Must provide list of what’s needed before ordering.
December 2014¶
Motion passed to give PSA’s to public television channels 13,12,7,5 and 2 and to WELY, WEVE and KQDS radio stations. Member to distribute to radio/tv stations.
January 2015¶
Motion passed to host District PI luncheon on March 20, 2015. Tickets for groups will be $10.
September 2015¶
Motion passed to participate in Community Connect. No cost to District.
March 2016¶
Motion passed to revisit discussion regarding Beginner’s Meeting reserve of $400. PI/CPC Chair will keep track of monthly expenses.
February 2017¶
Motion passed to allow PI/CPC Chair to use Beginner’s Meeting checkbook to pay invoices and expenses for PI/CPC Luncheon with detailed report kept.
February 2017¶
Motion passed to move Beginner’s Meeting to Range Treatment Center effective immediately as residents are on lock-down and no longer able to leave facility. Minority asked to wait and open to both treatment centers.
November 2017¶
Motion passed to allow Alt PI/CPC Chair to purchase 12 acrylic literature holders for $39.95 for resale to the district at $3.33 each.
April 2018¶
PI/CPC Chair checkbook changes: motion to remove old chair names and add new chair names to the checks
August 2018¶
Motion to have Chair create a document for a new PI “What is AA” meeting to be sent to GSO in preparation for the Fall Assembly presentation.
March 2020¶
(pers. comm.; there was no Secretary, no minutes during Covid pandemic) motion to establish a district website
July 2022¶
MOTION: To have our district events added to our website and add another folder for “other AA events”
January 2023¶
District 8 has a separate bank account with a balance of $727.94
January 2023¶
Beginner Meeting/ PI CPC luncheon earmarked account ($727.94 balance): motion to close the account and deposit balance into current district account and assign it to PI/CPC luncheon. Money has been sitting for 3 years; Beginner Meetings have not been held, and Luncheon hasn’t been held due to COVID.
May 10, 2024¶
Host PI Luncheon. Pass
August 7, 2024¶
Reimburse individual for downpayment on venue for PI Luncheon. Pass