District 8 Chairpersons
The following are the District 8 Chairs for 2010:
| Chairperson | John M. |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Larry S. |
| Treasurer | Salomon I |
| Public Information | Andrew T |
| H&I | Patty |
| Chips | Ken |
| Literature for Sale | Lousine |
| Literature for Free | Terri F. |
| Interim Sponsorship | Amy H |
| Phone Line | Joe D. |
| New Leaf Bureau Chief | Nadya W. |
| Events | Alexa |
| MAWS Delegates | John M. |
District 8 Service Positions
CHAIRPERSON - The Chairperson's primary responsibility is conducting the District Service Committee Meeting, held on the second Wednesday of every month. This includes preparing the agenda, rationing the time for the various reports, and keeping order during the meeting.
SECRETARY - The Secretary's primary responsibility is to handle all of the district's non-financial paperwork. The most important task is to record clear and accurate minutes of each District Service Committee Meeting. The Secretary also distributes copies of the minutes to all the participants.
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS - The H&I committee conducts panels and meetings that carry the MA message to marijuana addicts who have no other way of hearing our message. The H&I Chairperson interacts with facility administrators, and organizes panels at treatment centers, recovery houses, mental health facilities, or other institutions.
PUBLIC INFORMATION - The Public Information subcommittee informs addicts and others in the community about the MA program of recovery. Many PI projects serve primarily to encourage people to write or call MA for more information about meetings. Dispersing this information can take on various forms, such as: distributing flyers, mass mailings, answering email inquiries, the MA website, to name a few.
PHONE LINE – The Phone Line Chairperson maintains the district phone lines responding to communications from other addicts, or the community at large.
LITERATURE-Free - The Free Literature Chairperson maintains a stock of MA literature that is distributed to the groups at the District Service Committee Meeting and is responsible for the printing of MA pamphlets.
LITERATURE-Paid - The Paid Literature Chairperson maintains a stock of MA literature for sale such as Life with Hope and the MA 12 Step Workbook and is responsible for ordering, keeping track of money and distributing this literature.
SPONSORSHIP – The Sponsorship Chair is responsible for compiling the District’s interim sponsorship list and helping MA members find appropriate sponsors.
NEW LEAF BUREAU CHIEF – Orders and distributes The New Leaf, the MAWS newsletter. The New Leaf Chairperson collects anniversary dates from members to be published in The New Leaf and encourages members to submit articles and stories.
EVENTS - Dances, picnics, campouts, and special speaker meetings are but a few of the events put on by this subcommittee. Activities like these both provide a greater sense of belonging and camaraderie among MA members, and produce additional district income.
CHIPS - The Chips Chairperson is responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of chips possessed by the district, as well as to distribute chips to the groups. The Chips person must remember to order chips so that the district will always have a sufficient supply for its meetings.