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Intergroup Chair: Prepares and coordinates agenda for the monthly meetings. Maintains order during meetings and ensure that the agenda is achieved. Maintains a decision log of all decisions made by Intergroup, and regularly distributes to Intergroup members. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Intergroup Co-Chair: In the absence of the Chairperson, prepares and coordinates agenda for the monthly meetings. Presides over the Intergroup meetings and coordinates activities involving other Intergroup officers, group representatives and committees. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Announcements & Correspondence: Responsible for receiving and responding to any correspondence received, collecting a list of GA announcements and events, sending out regular email updates of announcements to GA members, maintaining the GA email distribution list and delivering a monthly report to Intergroup. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Public Relations Coordinator: To coordinate public relations activities. To quickly deal with all inquiries from the telephone, mail, and email. To Get The Word Out through PR & outreach activities on both traditional and digital platforms including, but not limited to, TV, Radio, newspaper ads, posters, internet, social media. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Treasurer: To collect, record and prepare for disbursement all funds from the groups. To prepare a monthly statement of finances. Work with the supply coordinator. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Supplies Coordinator: To order and distribute supplies for Toronto Intergroup. To work with the treasurer and ensure that all supplies and literature are readily available, including a supply of new member packets and meeting lists. To deliver supplies to Groups, as requested. Collects monies and delivers same to Treasurer. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Recording Secretary: To record the minutes of Intergroup meetings and distribute them to Intergroup members no more than 7 days after the Intergroup meeting. To make all necessary changes to the "Toronto Intergroup By-Laws"(date of last change to be indicated) as voted upon by the Toronto Intergroup. Shall maintain an updated list of Intergroup Member names, telephone numbers and email addresses and distribute via email and hard-copy upon changes. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Telephone Ring Central / Volunteer Coordinator: To act as a liaison between the ISO, Ring Central and the Toronto Intergroup. Responsible for configuration of the Ring Central system. To arrange for complete and continual coverage of the telephone service. To expedite responses to all inquiries, in particular calls for assistance. To compile statistics relating to the number of calls received and their disposition, and to report that information at the monthly Intergroup meeting. To manage a volunteer pool responsible for handling inbound telephone calls for assistance. To assemble and maintain a Toronto-area telephone list. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Website Administrator: To maintain an updated website, providing information about Gamblers Anonymous, meetings in Toronto and Ontario, and about events, via the World Wide Web to Compulsive Gamblers and others. Responsible for keeping the Gamblers Anonymous Toronto website up to date with announcements, events, meeting changes and other information as required. Responsible for driving traffic to the Gamblers Anonymous Toronto website through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Ads or other mechanisms. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Pressure Relief Group Coordinator: The PRGM Coordinator must have at least 2 years of recovery form gambling, be in regular attendance at GA meetings and be available to coordinate and be involved in the basic activities of the PRGM committee. No special financial or employment expertise is required.
The PRGM committee shows the compulsive Gambler (and his/her significant other) that through abstinence from gambling and honesty, one can achieve a gambling-free lifestyle. The PRGM addresses various pressures that the gambler experiences – financial, employment and personal. This assistance is available to any member of the GA Fellowship in Ontario who has abstained from gambling a minimum of 6 weeks and is in regular attendance at GA meetings. The purpose of the PRGM committee is to minimize financial, employment and personal pressures with which a GA member is struggling so that they are then able to work the GA 12 Step Recovery program with the help of other GA members and learn to incorporate these principles of recovery into their daily affairs.
Social Convener: To plan and organize events for Gamblers Anonymous members, and perhaps their families, with the primary purpose of bringing people together and promoting Unity within the Fellowship. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
Prison Group Coordinator: To manage relationships with Prisons and Institutions helping arrange and coordinate meetings, assisting in getting literature and meeting lists to the Institutions, helping to get volunteers, facilitators, speakers, etc. and acting as a liaison between Toronto Intergroup and the Institutions. Requires 1 year of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.
2024 Marathon Chair: There are 2 Marathon Chair positions which are elected in alternating years, and last 2 years. Each Chair is responsible to assist with the Marathon in their first year of service, and to Chair the Marathon in their second year of service. To work together with each other to assemble and chair a committee responsible for the planning and execution of the Toronto Intergroup yearly mini conference (Marathon). In the second year in this position, the Marathon Chair is responsible to mentor and train the Chair who is in their first year, to ensure they learn everything about organizing and running a Marathon. Requires 2 years of abstinence and regular attendance at GA meetings.