Happy Labor Day to all......
Progress is being made with our efforts to make sure AA is available to Hurricane Katrina Evacuees who have relocated to the Dallas area. This weekend, we got agreement to set up an information table within Reunion Arena. We have to bring our own table and chairs and supplies so I will be gathering those up today and hope to have this up and running later today or tomorrow at the latest. At present, we have no way of knowing how many AA members are amongst those currently living at Reunion Arena or the Convention Center so volunteering for the Information Table may be a bit slow but I'd like to ask for volunteers to man the table from 9 or 10am until about 8pm each day for the next 2 weeks at a minimum. Depending on our efforts to get a dedicated room to host meetings and the inquiries we receive we'll adjust our efforts accordingly.
I'll have the table/chairs, fliers with Intergroup & Meeting info, Big Books and other literature available. We'll be set up on the far east side of Reunion Arena and I'll have maps available as soon as I find our what area we're going to set up in. I'd like to ask for volunteers to take 2 hours shifts each day starting tomorrow (Tuesday 9/6/05) from 10am - 8pm each day. If groups would like to take a day or two that would be even better. For now, please email me directly with your availability and interest and I'll compile the schedule. Obviously, those of you that are interested in just showing up and helping in anyway you're more than welcome but we do need to try to have some organization. I'd also welcome a single volunteer to take on the Information Table coordination itself as I'm also working with the city to get us a dedicated room for a period of time. If you're willing to step up and help with that, please let me know. I'll have more details on logistics sent out later today.
As for donations and purchase of Big Books.....we will be setting up a dedicated fund for you and your groups to send donations to the Dallas Intergroup designated for Hurricane Relief. Our priority for these donations will be the purchase and availability of Big Books followed by 12&12's, As Bill Sees It and other Literature. As we already have quite a few donations and commitments to purchase Big Books and GSO in NY has offered to donate Big Books, we expect to have this part of our needs met and fulfilled soon. With that said, I'm proposing that we continue to receive donations and forward what we can to the Louisiana General Service Area Office. We are in talks with our friends in Louisiana and as they rebuild their communities they're going to have needs for coffee pots, meetings space, chairs and tables. This will all take money. I have put this out to the Intergroup Board for discussion and we will agree our approach at this months Intergroup Meeting this Thursday, 9/8/05.
As you have probably heard, Governor Rick Perry has asked for help in airlifting people from Texas to other States as resources are already being stretched in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. As all of this continues to evolve over the coming weeks we'll need to adjust our plans and service commitments accordingly so I ask for your continued support and patience. Thanks to the hundreds of you who have offered support thus far. Our friends from Louisiana have expressed their sincere appreciation and are overwhelmed with the love and support they're receiving from AA's around the world.
Stay tuned for details on logistics for the Information Table today and hopefully we'll get a dedicated meeting room within the next couple of days so we can start meetings ongoing.
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