Literature Committee Report - April 2025

The Area 41 Literature Committee meeting opened at 9:00 AM, with Joe reading the 12 Traditions. We had four attendees representing Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 24 and 29. The committee reviewed and approved the previous meetings minutes.

For the first quarter of 2025, the Literature budgeted account (Hotel & Travel) balance forward was $129.82 and Area 41 deposited $333.09. Hotel & travel expenses were $573.98 leaving an ending balance of -$111.07. The Literature sales account balance forward was $585.46. Income was $4061.88 and expenses were $3591.31 leaving an ending balance of $1056.03. Subtracting outstanding purchases that haven’t cleared the account of $37.60 and collected sales tax due to the state of Nebraska at $279.87 gave us a working balance of $738.56.

The Literature Committee discussed and voted on pamphlets to include in the upcoming month’s “Pamphlet Spotlight”. We have a ton of great literature. This “Pamphlet Spotlight” will hopefully challenge us to read more of it. The pamphlets we selected for the next four months are: May – P-29 “How A.A. Members Cooperate with Professionals”; June – P-42 “A Brief Guide to A.A..”; July – P-9 “Behind the Walls: A Message of Hope”. All pamphlets are free to download at aa.org - just put the pamphlet number (i.e. P-29) in the search box on the webpage and hit the “View PDF” button. They can also be purchased at your local Central Office, online at onlineliterature.aa.org, or at your Area 41 Literature table.

We also still have plenty of Newcomer, Correction, Service, Twelves and the Spanish Paquete de Recien Llegado. If you would like a listing of the pamphlets that are in each of the packets please send me an email at [Literature Committee Contact Form] or stop by the literature table at the next event you see me at, and I can provide you a listing. Last quarter I had the opportunity to attend the Area 41 4-Corners Workshop in St. Paul, the District 31 Workshop in Omaha, the Lincoln Intergroups Special Event Committee’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and finally, the District 7 Workshop in McCook. All these workshops and events were all very informative & well attended. The calendar for the second quarter of 2025 and beyond has already got a lot of great events on the schedule. Looking forward to seeing many of you the Panhandle Jamboree in Scotts Bluff next weekend, the District 1 Workshop on the 19th of April, the District 22 Workshop on May 31st , and the Area 41 Reunion on June 6-8. Thank you for supporting the Area 41 Literature Committee through your purchases. If you haven’t got me scheduled to attend your group or district event, please contact me at [Literature Committee Contact Form]. We closed at 10:00 am.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve,
Mark S.