OVERVIEW
Saturday, April 5th, 2025
5:30pm
Join us in person or on Zoom:
Faith Mennonite Church
Education Building next to Faith Mennonite Church
2720 East 22nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Meet upstairs & to the left in Chapel Room
Read below on how to be added to the Area 25 Email Distribution List.
WHAT ARE AREAS?
The idea of an area is that it allows for the voice of each addict to be represented. GSRs traveling once per year to their local Area Assembly is within reach for every group. Groups needn’t fund a delegate to travel directly to the International Conference, which can be expensive, time-consuming, and inconvenient.
Business conducted at the area assembly may then be taken by an elected area delegate to the 2025 ISO of SAA Conference, held in Austin, TX on May 23-26.
By having a tiered structure, the voice of each addict, group, and area may be heard.
Confused about the boundaries of Gopher Area 25? Click here for a map.
The fantastically written ISO Area Handbook may be downloaded at https://saa-recovery.org/wp-content/uploads/Area-Handbook-2025.pdf
what are Group Service Representatives?
Each SAA Group ought to elect a Group Service Representative (GSR) and an Alternate. This should be done immediately. Click here to download the highly informative pamphlet on Group Service Representative service role, https://saa-recovery.org/wp-content/uploads/GSR-pamphlet-web-version.pdf
Once elected, to get the full benefit, GSR should file with the ISO of SAA. The electronic GSR registration form may be filled out here, https://saa-recovery.org/iso/gsr-registration-form/
What happens at the Area 25 Assemply?
Once per year, there is an Area Assembly meeting. In the Minnesota area, we are called Area 25, US-Gopher.
Although registering as a GSR is the preferred method, anyone can attend the area assembly meeting and represent their group…. not just GSRs.
The business conducted at the area assembly includes:
Electing a Delegate to the ISO Conference
Electing an Alternate to the ISO Conference
Electing an Area 25 Chair
Electing an Area 25 Secretary
Electing an Area 25 Treasurer
Deciding upon Business Motions
GSRs may come to the Area 25 Assembly with business motions from their groups.
For those of you who have attended the ISO Delegate Conference in the past, you understand how those are conducted.
The concept of areas was approved by the ISO Conference in 2019.
FUNDING OUR DELEGATES and alternates TO THE CONFERENCE
As mentioned above, a Delegate and Alternate to the ISO Conference are elected at the area assembly. Now we need to get them to the ISO Conference.
Each Area should account for funding their delegate or alternate to the ISO Conference.
Travel, lodging and food for three days in Austin, TX adds up. This is just a ballpark. Let’s say $1100 per person:
$350 round-trip flight
$200 hotel for May 22
$200 hotel for May 23
$150 ground transportation
$200 food
$200 hotel for May 24 (optional to attend the Convention)
$200 hotel for May 25 (optional to attend the Convention)
It is suggested that area groups chip in to provide for that funding.
If 25 groups share in the funding, then each groups contribution of $88 would allow for both an area delegate and an area alternate to attend the ISO Conference in Austin, TX.
Checks and funding will be accepted at the Area 25 Assembly on April 5th. More details to come.
STAY IN TOUCH – AN EMAIL DISTRIBUTION GROUP JUST FOR AREA 25 GSRS
First off, continue to check back with this site. All updates will be made here first. White texts have been sent to groups contacts, no more are being planned. To be on the up-and-up, you’ll want to come back to this page, https://saatc.org/area25assembly/. Also, there is an Area 25 GSR Email Distribution List where further notifications will be sent. To be added to the Area 25 Email Distribution List, fill out the GSR registration form referenced above.
For any other immediate questions, please contact Jeff H at powerlessjeff@yahoo.com.
CONFERENCE MOTIONS
A number of business motions will be discussed at the ISO Conference. The are available for viewing at https://www.saa-iso.org/mbrs/delinfo/index.php Please review the motions and communicate your group consciousness to our elected delegates. A discussion of said motions shall take place over our Area 25 Email Distribution List. Please either register as a GSR or communicate with Jeff H to be included in the discussion.
OUR ELECTED DELEGATES FOR 2025
Cherrelle P and Craig B have been elected delegate to serve Area 25 at the 2025 ISO Delegate Conference. They shall serve as conduits between our groups and the ISO of SAA. Please contact them should you have any ideas, concerns, or questions to help the addict who still suffers. A fund raising effort will now be held to help their travels to Austin, TX. If you or your group is able to provide funding, please visit their https://saatc.org/donate/ and indicate “ISO Delegate Conference” in your donation. Every dollar helps. Thank you.
