For events outside of Districts 2 & 11: visit the Area 70 website aavt.org

Posting guidelines: Only AA events will be posted. “AA Event” is defined as: endorsed by an AA service structure entity such as a group or district; its purpose is to carry the message; inclusive for all AA members; free unless site (not AA) charges a nominal fee; follows the AA Traditions. To maintain anonymity, no personal contact information will be included. Contact webservant@burlingtonaa.org

Keep in Touch!
Would you like to get an email notifying you whenever something new is posted on burlingtonaa.org? Such as News, Events, or the latest issue of The Eye Opener... If so, email webservant@burlingtonaa.org (your email address will be kept confidential).

Districts 2&11 Print Meeting List - updated quarterly
Click here to download or print the current Districts 2 & 11 Meeting List on 8-1/2x14" paper.
--2024-12-13: This is the December edition! It will be available at meeting locations in late December.
To get copies to hand out at District 2 meetings, contact the District 2 Meeting List Chair (via the District Committee Chair): dcm@burlingtonaa.org
To get copies to hand out at District 11 meetings, contact the District 11 DCM: area70dcm11@aavt.org

34th Annual NERAASA (Northeast Reginal AA Service Assembly)
February 21-23, 2025. Meeting online only this year. Registration is $35
Click here to learn more & register.

2025 Annual Vermont State AA Convention- Registration now open!
April 4-6 at the Equinox Hotel, Manchester Village, VT
A great opportunity to meet AAs from VT and vicinity! Enjoy meetings, meals, snacks, coffee and fellowship.
Register & pay online, or print & mail the registration form & fee. Register by February 28, 2025 to save $5.
Go to the Area 70 website (aavt.org) for details.

The International Convention will be held July 3-6, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Celebrating AA's 90th Anniversary
Registration opened September 10, 2024. Click the logo below for all the official information from aa.org

Recovery Game Night Continues!
Every Saturday, 7-10 pm
Gratitude Garage, 8 Saxon Hill Rd, Essex Jct, VT
Enjoy a night of fellowship with coffee & snacks while playing games with your friends.
Games provided, but bring one if you have a favorite!
For more info: 802gamenight@clubmember.org

Area 70 Delegate, Jim T, reports on the 2024 General Service Conference
Jim recorded the report which he gave in person at the June 8 Full Area Assembly!
Click here to watch & listen.
Click here to read the advisory actions that were decided at the Conference.

Links to the Final Report of the 2024 General Service Conference, the 2025 Conference, and info on the Plain Language Big Book are included on Jim's Delegate page on the Area website. Bookmark this page, where Delegate's reports are posted periodically!
Email Jim if you have any questions: area70delegate@aavt.org

Meeting Date/Time/Location/Format Changes
--Starting January 5, 2025, Sober Sunday will return to the Burlington Police Station

New Meetings
In-person: Proud and Sober Live: Saturday, 6:30 pm, St. Anthony's, 289 Flynn Ave, Burlington. Open, LGBTQ, speaker/discussion
In-person: Broad Highway women's meeting is back: Thursday, 6 pm, United Church of Underhill, 3 Park St, Underhill. Open, Women's, discussion
In-person: Gift of Desperation. Sundays, 3:30-4:30 pm, Turning Point Center, 179 South Winooski Ave, Burlington. Open, format varies-- Step, Speaker, AA Literature, Discussion.
In-person: Listen to it Sober. Mondays, 8-9:30 pm. Holy Family Parish Hall, 28 Lincoln St, Essex Jct, VT. Open, 11th step music and art based meditation meeting with open discussion.

Meetings That Could Use Support
Are you interested in mixing up your meeting schedule a bit, and attending a small meeting where everyone gets a chance to share if they want to, with no time pressure? Here is a list of small meetings whose attendance varies between 2 and 10. The regulars at these meetings would love to see some new faces! Some have considered folding but are holding on because newcomers often attend. Explore the AA community and help carry the message!

• High Noon (Wed, noon, First Methodist Church, 21 Buell St)
• Sane and Sober (Wed, 6:30 pm, Vibrant Church, 2025 Williston Rd)
• Milton At Last (Wed, 7:30 pm, United Church of Milton, 51 Main St)-- hybrid
• Thursday Noon Big Book Meeting (Thurs, noon, First Methodist Church, 21 Buell St)
• The Widening Circle (Thurs, 5:30 pm, Decker Towers, 230 St Paul St)
• Ambush (Fri, noon, First Methodist Church, 21 Buell St)
• Milton At Last (Fri, 7:30 pm)-- online
• Friday Night Speakeasy (Fri, 7 pm, Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St)

Submit YOUR Story to The Eye Opener!
The Eye Opener is a local AA newsletter, published monthly. GSRs from groups in Districts 2 & 11 sign up to submit 3 stories from their group members-- District 2 takes the odd-numbered months, District 11 takes the even-numbered months.
NEW!! You do not have to be a member of a group that has committed to submitting stories for that month. The editors will accept your story and publish it as soon as possible, as long as you are a member of an AA group in District 2 or 11!
See the Local AA Stories page for submission guidelines. We look forward to hearing from you!

Website News
--The District 2 & 11 website (burlingtonaa.org) is now a "secure site". Sometimes web browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge) have been posting warnings about the site not being secure. Because the site does not collect personal contact or financial information, the Web Committee didn't feel this designation was necessary, but now browsers are requiring more security. We want to make sure that anyone looking for help from our site can access it readily, so we've added the extra security. If you know of anyone who has not been able to access the site, please let them know that they should be able to access it now! Thank you. And if for any other reason you cannot reach burlingtonaa.org, remember that all meeting listings are duplicated on the Area 70 (State of Vermont) website, aavt.org

--Please note that the zip code for the District 11 PO Box is 05453 (see Addresses for Contributions on Home page)

--See the "What AA Members Have To Say" block on burlingtonaa.org's Home Page for links to free online Daily Reflections and the AA Grapevine's Podcast.

--2023-09-19: Daily Reflections is now available in audio! But aa.org hasn't provided the link yet. Use this URL fomat: www.aa.org/daily-reflections-month-day. For example, to hear November 26: www.aa.org/daily-reflections-november-26

News from the AA General Service Office
The 2nd printing of the Plain Language Big Book is now available! Click here for a description and ordering info.

2024-2026 edition of the AA Service Manual is available online: Click here for more info.

Click here to read the November, 2024 letter from the General Service Office about the status of GSO finances. This information may be useful for groups and members considering contributions.

Box 459 is the newsletter published 4x/year by GSO.
Read the current issue, and sign up here if you'd like an email whenever the latest issue is published. Past issues are available at this site, too. To understand more about how the General Service Board managers AA's finances, read a 3-part series "Inside A.A. Finances", in the summer, fall and winter 2023 issues.

In December, 2023, the latest Membership Survey was published-- as a pamphlet, and online in more detail. This publication lists various statistics about the AA membership, collected in 2022.

For up-to-date news from GSO, click here.

Service Opportunities
Service will keep you sober! If you are already doing AA service, thank you! How about your sponsees? The service structure of AA was developed to help us carry the message in many ways.
There are opportunities in Districts 2 & 11 that require only as much of your time that you want to give. You don't need to be an officer or chair-- you can simply serve on a committee. Attend the next Business meeting of your District to learn how you can participate! Dates & times on Home page.

Positions open in District 2: Treasurer, Corrections, Eye Opener, Events, PI/CPC, Treatment/Accessibility
Positions open in District 11: Alternate DCM, Answering Service, Literature and Grapevine, Treatment/Accessibility
To help you choose what area you'd like to get involved with: Click here for descriptions of District 2 Officer positions. Click here for descriptions of District 2 Committee Chair positions. Click Here for the District 11 Guidelines, which includes descriptions of the Officer and Committee Chair positions.

The Answering Service needs phone numbers of AAs in Districts 2 & 11 who are willing to speak to someone who calls the Hotline. If someone calls the Hotline (802-802-2288) asking to speak to a member of AA, an Answering Service employee will take their number and have an AA member call them back. If you'd like to add your name to the list, contact Scudder, the District 2 Answering Service Chair: answeringservice@burlingtonaa.org

Corrections:
--The District 11 Corrections Committee collects Grapevines and puts on AA mtgs at the women's facility in South Burlington. To connect with them, email the District Secretary: aasecretaryd11@gmail.com
--For information about state-wide Corrections service opportunities, please email the Area Corrections Chair: area70corrections@aavt.org