Northwestern Wayne County (Livonia / Plymouth / Canton / Wayne / Westland / Northville areas)
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News and information relevant to A.A. Area 33 as a whole, including as the work of various Committees, Officers, and Districts within Area.
Geography (District 9)
Redford Twp (N of Puritan) / Old Redford, Five Points, Schaefer, Evergreen, Northwest neighborhoods of Detroit
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Geography (District 10)
Grosse Pointe Communities / Harper Woods / Morningside, Cornerstone Village neighborhoods and Eastern tip of Detroit
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Geography (District 4)
City of Highland Park / University District, Sherwood Forest, Bagley, North-Central neighborhoods of Detroit
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Geography (District 24)
Sanilac County ( Marlette / Sandusky / Austin / Deckerville / Carsonville / Roswell / Lexington areas)
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Geography (District 701)
District 701 is a Hispanic Language overlay District that includes all of Area 33. The boundaries below describe a sub-district of District 7 with a notable Hispanic population.
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Contact Us
Correspondence & Contributions
Send correspondence and contributions to:
Postal Mail General Service of Southeastern Michigan – Area 33
P.O. Box 2843
Southfield, MI 48037-2843Website staging.aa-semi.org Please make contributions payable to: General Service of Southeastern Michigan – Area 33.
When contributing, be sure to include your group name and service number, if known, on the check or money order.
Area Assembly Meetings
The Area 33 Assembly Meeting are held on a Sunday each month. Which particular Sunday may vary to avoid conflicts with major holidays and other events.
Please refer to the Area 33 Calendar page in order to determine the date and time of the next Area Assembly.
Area 33 Overview
Structure of Area 33
Area 33 is located in Southeastern Michigan. It includes 5 Counties: Wayne; Oakland; Macomb; St. Clair; and Sanilac. There are 24 districts and one Spanish linguistic district. More details can be found in Area 33 Geography.
There are approximately 1,000 registered groups in the Area. You can search and filter them using our Meeting Finder.
The Group
The basic unit of A.A.’s service structure is the A.A. Group. Your group and its neighboring Groups form the next larger unit, the district. Group Service Representatives ( GSRs) attend district meetings, and elect a District Committee Member (DCM) who conducts district meetings and represents the conscience of the district as a voting member of the Area Assembly.
The District
The Districts form the next larger unit, the Area. There are 25 Districts in General Service of Southeastern Michigan -Area 33. GSRs and DCMs attend Area Assemblies once a month to share information and vote on issues that affect A.A. as a whole.
The Area
General Service of Southeastern Michigan -Area 33 is one of three delegate areas in Michigan, and one of the 93 delegate areas in the United States and Canada. The members of Area 33 Assembly elect the Delegate who represents Alcoholics Anonymous on behalf of the area.
Area Officers
The Area Officers consist of the Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Chairperson, Treasurer, Registrar, Secretary, and Records Secretary.
The Area Officers serve a two-year term beginning in the odd years. Elections are held in the preceding October. The elections are conducted by third-legacy procedure as described earlier in this guide and in The Service Manual. The outgoing Delegate chairs the Area Officer elections and forwards the results to the General Service Office. Voting members are the GSRs, DCMs, Area Committee Chairs, and Area Officers. Alternate GSRs and DCMs are also voting members in the absence of the GSR or DCM.
Area Standing Committees
The Area Standing Committees are designed to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous in specific ways to the still-suffering alcoholic. Some of the committees may do so through direct contact with the public, the professional community, the website, literature, or through the prison system.
The Area Members elect a Committee Chair every 2 years. Some committees have only the Chair as the lone member, while others have many members on their committee. A number of committees have regularly scheduled meetings where members come together to discuss how they will go about fulfilling the duties of their committee. The majority of the committees, however, are looking for volunteers.
If you are interested, check out the committee page on the website staging.aa-semi.org or ask one of the officers at the Area Assembly meeting and they will be able to direct you.
Liaisons
Liaisons: Area 33 has several Liaison positions. A Liaison is a contact person, or representative, from a specified group or entity who keeps Area 33 up to date and informed as to their activities. Likewise, Liaisons inform their groups or committees of the events and news of Area 33. Intergroup/Central Office & YPAA liaisons are elected at the Area 33 Assembly.
Intergroups/Central Offices: There are three intergroups in Area 33. Intergroup liaisons report on upcoming events and information regarding the intergroup. The liaison participates in the area meetings. The three Intergroups/Central Offices in Area 33 are:
A.A. of Greater Detroit
A.A. of Oakland County Intergroup
Detroit & Wayne County Office
YPAA Liaison: The YPAA Liaison position encourages communication and collaboration amongst young people in A.A. throughout Area 33, as well as help with communication between Area 33 and the various YPAA entities throughout the Area, the State of Michigan, the Eastern Area, and across the country. YPAA entities refers to any young person’s group (YPG), young person’s conference/convention, or young person’s committee. This Liaison will keep the Area informed of any upcoming state, regional, or international YPAA conferences or conventions happening in or around Area 33. This Liaison position can help educate Area 33 and its members about what YPAA is and how a young person might get involved or find relatable fellowship in the program. It is highly suggested this position maintains or has access to an update list of young people’s meetings throughout the Area. Please contact gro.imes-aa.gnigats@aapy33aera.
Traditions Skit: This group performs the Traditions Skit as requested by groups, districts or events. It can be fun and informative and add a little variety to your event. The Chair of the Traditions Skit Committee sets up the skit as requested, contacts the traditions skit players, and informs the Area of their schedule. To request a skit to be performed at your function, contact gro.imes-aa.gnigats@tikssnoitidart33aera.Ad Hoc Committees: Ad Hoc Committees are formed with a specific purpose in mind, and once that purpose is fulfilled, the committee is typically disbanded. A motion to form an Area 33 Ad Hoc Committee can be made by any eligible member during new business. When an Ad Hoc Committee is formed, a Chair is elected and shall serve as long as the committee exists.
Geography (District 15)
Southwestern Oakland County (Farmington / Farmington Hills / Novi / Lyon areas)
(more…)What is General Service?
New members of Alcoholics Anonymous soon learn about the importance of twelfth step work-service to another alcoholic that helps both giver and receiver to stay sober. They then see such work broadened to include central office or intergroup service, institutions, committee service and finally, General Service. What are they?
In Bill W’s introduction to The Service Manual, he tells how general service grew to fill a need beyond the reach of individual, group, and Intergroup. Today, the term “general service” is applied to all kinds of activities within the conference structure, carried on by area committees, delegates, trustees, and G.S.O. staff. Usually the services affect the fellowship as a whole. Almost always, they are part of A.A.’ s distinctive unity, which allows the fellowship to function so well.
Geography (District 16)
Southeastern Oakland County (Southfield / Birmingham / Clawson / Royal Oak / Ferndale / Madison Heights / Oak Park areas)
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Geography (District 17)
Southern Macomb County (Warren / Roseville / Eastpoine / St. Clair Shores areas; Southern portions of Sterling Heights, Clinton Twp, Harrison Twp)
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Geography (District 18)
West-Central Oakland County (Milford / Commerce / W. Bloomfield areas)
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Geography (District 19)
Northwestern Oakland County (Waterford / Holly / Clarkston / Davisburg / White Lake / Brandon Twp areas)
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Geography (District 20)
Northeast and East-Central Oakland County (Pontiac / Auburn Hills / Orion / Oxford / Troy / Bloomfield / Rochester areas)
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Geography (District 21)
Northern Macomb County (Utica, Mt Clemens / Chesterfield Twp / Washington / Shelby / Armada / Richmond areas; Northern portions of Sterling Heights, Clinton Twp, Harrison Twp.)
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