August 2026 - Member Newsletter

Area Service meets the first Sunday of every month at Club Serenity 702 Fallowfield Ave in Charleroi at 9am. You do not have to be a GSR to attend.

The Web Committee now meets on the second Sunday of the month on zoom at 3pm Meeting ID 78862968919 Pw Web1953

H&I meets the last (or the 4th) Sunday of every month @ 5pm at The Vanderbilt Borough Building 196 Main Street Vanderbilt, Pa 15486.

• Next workshop will be at the Brownsville Picnic Aug 16th at 2pm

• Filled 3 Panel positions but still in need of support.

• Will be meeting with a contact at the men’s jail to clarify how to get people cleared to come in.

RCM Report:

• RCM Report is linked on the Events and Announcements page

There are still Vacant Positions at Area that need to be filled:

• Election to all Trusted Servant positions requires an NA Homegroup, an NA Sponsor, working knowledge of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Narcotics Anonymous and the willingness to serve. Previous involvement at ASC, ex: GSR or being involved in a subcommittee before being nominated for a Trusted Servant position is suggested. Please come prepared with a nomination from your NA homegroup as well as having read the bylaws and information about the position you wish to fill.

  OPEN POSITIONS:

  Activities Chair - 2 years

  RCM - 2 years w/ 1 year GSR experience

  Alternate RCM - 2 years

  Additional Needs Chair - 2 Years

  Public Relations Chair - 2 Years

  BOD Rep - 4 years

  Policy and Admin Chair - 4 years

  Convention Liaison

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  ‍ Group Announcements:

• Please remember if you want to have your event or any other announcements put on the website it has to be submitted to either the Facebook page or emailed to us at wearea1953@gmail.com. Website committee will no longer meet on Tuesdays. They will now be meeting

  the second Sunday of the month at 3pm.

• Surrender the fight is fixed is no longer handicap accessible.

• Surrender the Fight is Fixed, Thursday Nights Recovery, Rebel’s Redemption, Whatever it Take’s and Last Chance are in need of support. They have low attendance.

Upcoming Events:

• Unity Speaker Jam 10th Anniversary August 15th from 12pm-7pm Located at Club Serenity 702 Fallowfield Ave Charleroi, Pa 15401 Fun, Food, and Fellowship Donations Welcome!

• Brownsville There is a Place Group 32nd Annual Picnic August 16th from 12pm-7pm Located at Redstone Community Park H&I workshop at 2pm, Speaker at 4p Covered dishes are welcome!

• Leap of Faith 23rd Anniversary August 23rd First Presbyterian Church 303 4th St. California, Pa 15419 Coffee at 4:30-Food at 5pm-Speaker at 6pm Covered Dishes are Welcome

• Thursday Night Women’s Meeting of NA’s Anniversary August 27th from 6p to 8p Located at 308 McClellandtown Rd Uniontown, Pa 15401 Potluck at 6p Speaker at 7p Covered Dishes Welcome!

• New Way of Life Speaker Jam Luau Presented by Start to Live 43 August 29th 12p to 6p Located at 212 N. Mill St New Castle Pa 16101 Food will be sold, Merchandise and Registration available

• God’s Got Us 17th Anniversary Located at Grace Community Church in Uniontown, Pa Sept. 14th 530p to 8p Doors open at 530 Food at 6p Speaker at 7p Covered Dishes Welcome

Please discuss at your Homegroup’s Group Conscience/ Business Meeting:

• Please discuss open Area and H&I positions with your homegroup members and encourage them to get involved!!!

• New RCM report on the Events page

Thank you for letting us serve!!