Update for CPC Minutes – Aug 2025

CPC Committee
August 25, 2025
Meeting Minutes

• The chair, Jeff B., opened the meeting at 7pm ET with the Serenity prayer.
• The attendees introduced themselves and stated why they had come to this CPC meeting, and the agenda was reviewed.
• The chair, Jeff B., provided a report.
  o Jeff mentioned that OIAA had been trying to start a CPC committee for a while and thanked everyone for attending.
  o He mentioned that the Committee has been a “catch-all” for various requests that were not CPC-related. He felt that we
  should be focused on reaching out to the professionals who recommend AA to newcomers and there was general agreement
  from the attendees.
  o Jeff stated that he would like to identify the professional audiences that we want to focus on and identify projects to
  reach those professionals such as a Sponsor Your Doctor program. He stated that CPC projects for the committee will be
  discussed further under New Business.
  o Jeff mentioned that he had reached out to several individuals who have been involved with CPC activities and projects to
  discuss with them potential CPC projects. These individuals included Tim C., chair of the PI/CPC Working group, Gayle F.
  from the online District in Area 48 NENY (District 20) and Kathi K., CPC chair for Area 29 Maryland.

Old Business

• Jeff mentioned that the Committee needs a Secretary to obtain and format the AI summary for minutes, send out reminder notices and maintain the email list of Committee members. No one volunteered for the position.
• Jeff discussed the need for a charter for the Committee. He stated that he found several different versions which he reconciled to create one version for the Committee members to review. He felt that there was one additional Role that was required which was Project Leader. This role was discussed and the attendees thought that this was a useful addition. Jeff stated that he would add that role to the Charter and send the Charter to the attendees for their review. He stated that he would like to review this under Old Business next month and, hopefully, have the Committee approve the Charter.

New Business

• The attendees discussed possible projects that committee members could work on including:
  o Sponsor Your Doctor. This is a project that Gayle F. and several of the members of her District CPC committee have worked on. They have developed considerable documents and resources for this project which is available on a Google drive. We would need to review those materials and determine how we want to proceed.
  o Reaching Out to Senior Centers and Assisted Living Facilities. This is another project that Gayle F. and her District committee have been working on in conjunction with local CPC committees. Gayle discussed the need for her online Committee to work in conjunction with local Intergroup and Area committees.
  o Jeff mentioned that Tim C. had mentioned that there was a need for 5 or 6 videos of short duration (30 sec or 1 minute) to be created and market tested, Jeff stated that he will setup a meeting to discuss what the content of these videos should be. Jill and Leila indicated that they would like to attend as well.
  o One of the attendees stated that she was in touch with a Liver doctor’s association and would like to pursue contacting them.
• There was no time to discuss a budget for the Committee. Committee budgets were due by 8/31, but it is too early for us to know how much money we might need and what the money would be used for. Jeff mentioned that unbudgeted expenses in amounts up to $500 could be approved by the Board but that amounts over $500 would have to be approved at an OIAA Assembly.

Closing:

• The meeting closed at 8:15 pm with the Responsibility Declaration