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October 21, 2006

Minutes-October 8th,2006 (Group Inventory)

NYCYPAA GROUP INVENTORY
October 8, 2006

Attendance:

Laura
Daniel
Rakhel
Viviana
Jared
Darren
Janusz
Tiffany
John
Jimmy
Facilitator

Jimmy opened the meeting with an introduction of himself, his general service background and explained the his role in facilitating a group inventory.

He read from the pamphlet “The AA Group” and from the “World Concepts of General Service” and posed questions to the membership, which we spoke on in 2 rounds of 2 min. shares, each.

Comments made were:

- We could do more to involve the other boroughs
- We’re not a diverse group
- Should we send money to service entities?
- We could get involved in the PI and Doctor’s Program

- Concern that so few people consistently show up
- We should travel together to meetings outside Manhattan

- Really proud of our participation with SENY
- Worries about attendance and participation considering how large the YP community in NYC is
- What do we do if we are awarded a conference?

- Diversity? Not so much
- There are a number of ways for us to get involved in CPC & PI stuff
- As long as we have a solid core (of people) we’re OK
- Concern about others seeing us a small group
- How can we work better within the existing service structure

- Co-chairs don’t have anything to do; Chairs aren’t activating them
- Our Events & Outreach committees seem to be collapsing
- Fun stuff pulls people in
- Danger that we could spread ourselves too thin
- Need to involve ourselves with outer boroughs

- Since last session, good things have happened at NYCYPAA – elections have been changed for the better, we’ve incorporated the Bid Com. into the regular committee
- Personality issues have abated; noticed more spirituality in the group
- Main concern is others having to pick up the slack, the work that isn’t being done by others
- Not fair for any one person to have to do everything, and that’s how resentments are formed

- Unity within the service structure; we did a good job at the NYSIW
- Concern about people overextending themselves
- How can we “confront” without offending anyone or coming off as self-righteous?
- Events committee needs help

- Appreciated the value of a core team
- Resentments form over people not doing their jobs
- Maybe it’s good for us to fail once in a while

- Shouldn’t be scared of what we are/are not
- Curious why we don’t attract the people the way LACYPAA does?
- Should feel so bad about failures

- Pleased with the participation we do get
- We have people who are devoted to the committee
- A lot of good came out of the dance venue search
- Events & Outreach bring people in and it hasn’t been happening
- We need figure out how to achieve quality to survive
- It’s OK if someone doesn’t pick up the slack

- Definitely learned from the dance venue experience; it’s not the best idea for one person do everything
- Would love to have a NYCYPAA that’s not just a bunch of white kids from Manhattan
- There are kids in Harlem and the Bronx and everywhere and it’s our job to go out there
- Despite all the nit-picking, we have done a lot of really good things this year
- Looking forward to elections, hoping we get fresh blood and that they stick around – but it’s OK if they don’t

- People don’t know what NYCYPAA is about – it would help if we had flyers
- We should start outreaching to meetings again (meetings we don’t normally attend)
- Loves this committee

Posted by brianna at October 21, 2006 03:10 PM

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