Bridging the Gap and Telephone Answering Service Chairperson Gerry M. – email
The Bridging the Gap & Telephone Answering Service Chairperson will:
• Work with the current chairperson, allowing the new chairperson time to form a committee.
• Liaise with the Area 86 Bridging the Gap Subcommittee Chairperson.
• Establish a committee to assist with the responsibilities, and appoint an Alternate
Chairperson.
• Have access to a smartphone and computer with internet access to facilitate
communications and services on behalf of the committee.
• Set up a list of volunteers – men with men, women with women.
• Train volunteers – volunteers to have a minimum of one (1) year sobriety.
• Establish and maintain contact with the volunteer coordinator at Elgin Middlesex Detention
Center (EMDC) and Treatment Facilities in the London Middlesex District 11, to make them
aware of the program and facilitate bridges.
• Be responsible for the effective operation of the telephone answering service.
• Have access to all calls coming to District 11, through a home computer.
• Recruit and train team captains and volunteers to ensure that calls are tracked and
serviced 24 hours a day.
• Review the AA Guidelines on AA Answering Services (MG 12) from the General Service
Office (GSO) and the Bridging the Gap Pamphlet (P49) at www.aa.org
• Access and use the assigned email, through the District 11 Webmaster.