DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
Members who meet the following 3 criteria are eligible to serve as District Representative: (1) is an active Al-Anon member, (2) preferably is an incoming, outgoing, current, or active past Group Representative, or if not, otherwise has service experience sufficient to fulfill the responsibilities of the position and, (3) is not also a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The District Representative (DR) is usually any incoming, outgoing, or active past Group Representative who is willing to represent the District at Area World Service Committee (AWSC) meetings and Area Assembles. He/she should have knowledge of Al-Anon traditions and concepts as well as how they are applied. The District Representative meets and/or communicates with Group Representatives in his/her district to provide the GRs with information from the AWSC, encourage members’ subscription to the Forum, listen to group concerns, and take any questions or concerns to the AWSC meetings. He/she maintains an email group list to send out messages and announcements to GRs within the District. Also, the DR may choose to offer an orientation meeting for new GRs upon rotation. The DR is elected by the District’s GRs.
Rhode Island (Area 49) has three districts.
District 1 Representative - OPEN
Northern RI includes Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Gloucester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Providence, Smithfield, and Woonsocket.
District 2 Representative - OPEN
Middle and Southern RI includes Block Island, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, East Greenwich, Exeter, Foster, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, Scituate, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, and Westerly.
District 3 Representative - Liz P.
East Bay includes Barrington, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Little Compton, Middletown, Jamestown and Newport.
The District Representative (DR) is usually any incoming, outgoing, or active past Group Representative who is willing to represent the District at Area World Service Committee (AWSC) meetings and Area Assembles. He/she should have knowledge of Al-Anon traditions and concepts as well as how they are applied. The District Representative meets and/or communicates with Group Representatives in his/her district to provide the GRs with information from the AWSC, encourage members’ subscription to the Forum, listen to group concerns, and take any questions or concerns to the AWSC meetings. He/she maintains an email group list to send out messages and announcements to GRs within the District. Also, the DR may choose to offer an orientation meeting for new GRs upon rotation. The DR is elected by the District’s GRs.
Rhode Island (Area 49) has three districts.
District 1 Representative - OPEN
Northern RI includes Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Gloucester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Providence, Smithfield, and Woonsocket.
District 2 Representative - OPEN
Middle and Southern RI includes Block Island, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, East Greenwich, Exeter, Foster, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, Scituate, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, and Westerly.
District 3 Representative - Liz P.
East Bay includes Barrington, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Little Compton, Middletown, Jamestown and Newport.