7th Tradition Contribution Information

Where to Contribute:

Area 59

Make checks payable to: EPGSA
306 W King Street Apt 2
Shippensburg, PA 17257

Please include your group ID in the memo field

York Area Intergroup
PO Box 1085, York, PA 17405

District 45
Mail District 45 Contribution Checks to: PO Box 3470, York, PA 17402

District 45 is also accepting donations through Venmo. Fill out the form below and the District Treasurer will contact you with the information needed.

Area 59
Make checks payable to EPGSA

Mail to: Area 59 Treasurer
525 S. 13th St Unit C
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Online: https://area59aa.org/contributions/

Area 59 Information on Anonymity, Zoom, 7th Tradition and more!

General Service Office

Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
Online at: https://contribution.aa.org

Thoughts on the 7th Tradition

As we figure out how to move meetings into the virtual realm, the relatively low cost the meeting venues and the lack of in-person contact could lead us to conclude that keeping up an active 7th Tradition collection practice may not be as important.

This thought came up in my meditation last night, and here are the things that I came up with as reasons TO maintain collecting funds and distributing them:

  1. Our regular meeting locations still have bills to pay
    a. Rent, utilities, employees still need to be paid by our landlords – do we stiff them by not continuing to pay our regular rent?
    b. Meeting supplies will still be needed when we re-open – coffee, paper products, literature, refreshments. And after an extended closure, we may experience a large influx for a while when people are motivated to re-join the fellowship in person.
  2. Our local Intergroup services still have bills to pay
    a. Website Services
    b. Answering Services
    c. Rent on office space
    d. Telephone and Utility Payments
    e. Some local services have employees to pay – and we should continue to support these folks during the crisis
  3. Our Districts and Areas still have expenses
    a. Regular expenses to support the work of committees, and events that will take place when the crisis has passed are still there
    b. The ability to support groups with web services has real expenses
    c. Expenses for venues for events that have been cancelled may still need to be met, since any income from the event won’t be there to support the pre-payment of reservations, cancellation fees, etc.
    The expense of re-arranging for venues to reschedule events is very real, also.
  4. GSO still has expenses
    a. The ability to support groups with web services has real expenses – and we rely on these more than ever!
    b. GSO employees deserve our continue support – their salaries and healthcare are crucial to their ability to serve us.
    c. GSO still has rent, utility, telephone, and other ongoing expenses

I realized that even though the immediate need for virtual connections is relatively inexpensive, the real expenses of our fellowship continue. We may not need as many funds for our local groups, so this would be a great time to make up-line contributions to support the work of our fellowship structure. Please consider continuing to collect 7th Tradition funds and make contributions to the service entities that support your group – your Intergroup or Central Office, your District, Area and the General Services Office.

Sincerely,
Your YAI Webmaster