Information on this page was aquired from the pamphlet Your DCM and also from the Area 31 Handbook.  See both of these for more information or you may attend a District Meeting in your Area.

THE AREA 31 
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MEMBER
General Functions for
Alcoholics Anonymous and their Area Committee
District meeting schedule and Area map at bottom of this page

THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ (DCM’S) & LOCAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ (LCM’S) DUTIES:

The District Committee Member (DCM) is a vital link between the groups GSR (General Service Rep) and the Area 31 service structure. A DCM is an AA member who usually has served as a GSR and whom the other GSR’s wish to make responsible for their districts activities. An able, experienced GSR makes a good DCM provided he or she has the time and desire to work closely with groups within the district. In Area 31, two Co-DCM’s serve each district for a two year term. Ideally, one Co-DCM is elected in the fall of each year. The election should take place before the Fall Assembly and is set up by the DCM who is finishing up his or her term.

Suggested qualifications for this two year commitment are:

• A background in AA service work including GSR and perhaps experience with Intergroup affairs.

• Enough sobriety (4-5yrs) to be eligible for election as Delegate.

• The time and energy to serve the district well.

The duties of a DCM are:

• Chairs monthly district meeting and reports at monthly are meeting.

• Receives information from the group level through GSR’s and through frequent contacts with groups in the district.

• Assists the Delegate and Area Registrar in obtaining group information for our Eastern United States Directory.

• Keeps GSR’s with the AA Service Manual and the other AA literature.

• Strongly encourages all GSR’s and alternates to attend area assemblies.

• Regularly attends groups in the district, encouraging groups that no GSR to elect one and send him or her to the monthly district meeting.

• Works with DCM’s in other districts exchanging ideas on how to how to effectively pass information on to their groups.

• Participates in the Spring and Fall Assemblies and the Round-Up.

• By maintaining active contact, both with the groups in the district and the Delegate, the DCM is a key link in ensuring that all the AA groups are aware of the importance of their total participation in local, district, area and world services.

The Local Committee Member (LCM): If a large district chooses to divide itself into smaller areas (sometimes called sub-districts or local districts, an LCM is elected to serve that local district. The LCM may be a past GSR, outgoing GSR, or even a past or outgoing DCM. Each district is autonomous when deciding the number of LCM’s they utilize, how long the LCM will serve, and may follow the same guidelines as suggested for election to a DCM position.

Suggested qualifications for this commitment are:

• A background in AA service work including GSR and perhaps experience with Intergroup affairs.

• Enough sobriety to be eligible for election as DCM

• The time and energy to serve the district well.

What our LCM’s do:

• Assist DCM’s in the effort to visit all meetings/groups in their districts in hopes to inspire greater involvement, cooperation and unity.

• Attend monthly district meetings and is encouraged to attend the Area Committee meetings.

• Attend Spring and Fall assemblies and the Round-Up.

• Be a voting member of the district they serve.

• Possibly stand in as alternate DCM.

• Gain experience for a future service position.

District #4:
1st Congregational Church
3rd Tuesday at 6:45pm
Route 46 & 116,
Sunderland, MA

District #5:
Union Church of Christ
1st Monday at 7:30pm
51 Center Street,
Ludlow MA

District #6:
Alano Club
3rd Monday at 7:30pm
King St.,
Agawam