About The District
District Meeting
Each month we (that's you, too) meet to discuss and vote on decisions affecting A.A. in our district as well as our area. We share ideas and experiences to ensure AA is there for the next alcoholic. Each home group in Johnstown should send a representative (GSR) to the district meeting to carry that groups input to district, and to report back to the home group afterwards. Get involved in service! To learn more ask your sponsor, a district officer, ask at a meeting, or just come to our next district meeting - all AA members are welcome!
District Officers
The heart of A.A. is the group, which elects a general service representative (G.S.R.). The G.S.R. attends district meetings that are made up of the groups in that district. The G.S.R.s elect a district committee member (D.C.M.). Thus, the D.C.M. is the vital link between the group's G.S.R., and the area service structure, including the area's delegate to the General Service Conference.
The alternate is a backup for the D.C.M. If the D.C.M. resigns or is unable to serve for any reason, the alternate steps in. Usually, the alternate is elected at the same time as the D.C.M., by the same procedure. Alternate committee members should be encouraged to assist, participate, and share in the D.C.M.'s responsibilities at district and area meetings.
The district treasurer is a voting member of the district and is responsible for maintaining all district funds and disbursements.
The district secretary is a voting member of the district and is responsible for recording and transcribing the minutes for all district meetings.
What is the District?
AA is organized by Area, then District. Pennsylvania is made up of 2 areas - Area 59 and Area 60. Area 59 is the Eastern part of the state, and we are in Area 60, which makes up the western half of the state.
A District is a geographical division within an Area that provides an opportunity for the groups in that vicinity to have a voice in matters affecting other groups and A.A. as a whole. Each District has a District Committee that is made up of representatives from its many AA groups. These representatives are called General Service Representatives or G.S.R.s.
Each group may elect a G.S.R. who will attend the District meetings and Area assemblies in order to represent the group and vote the group's conscience. The District Committee elects a representative -- a District Committee Member, or D.C.M., who is an experienced G.S.R., to serve as an essential link between the group G.S.R. and the Area Delegate. As a member of the area committee, the D.C.M. is able to pass on the District's thinking to the delegate on the committee.
There are 41 districts in the Western Pennsylvania Area (Area 60). Johnstown and the Johnstown "Suburbs" make up District 41 of Area 60, Somerset County makes up District 44, and Northern Cambria County is District 43, all part of Area 60.
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Learn More about how AA is Organized (AA Service Manual, p24)
Area 60 Website
Districts within Area 60
- Allegheny
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 70, 71
- Armstrong
- 65
- Beaver
- 24
- Bedford
- 17
- Blair
- 17
- Butler
- 1
- Cambria
- 41
- Cameron
- 40
- Clarion
- 16
- Clearfield
- 15
- Crawford
- 51
- Elk
- 40
- Erie
- 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
- Fayette
- 29
- Forest
- 16
- Greene
- 14
- Indiana
- 42
- Jefferson
- 15
- Lawrence
- 61
- McKean
- 40
- Mercer
- 18, 52
- Potter
- 40
- Somerset
- 44
- Venango
- 16
- Warren
- 19
- Washington
- 14
- Westmoreland
- 23