Download Petition To Become An Area
NOTE: An Area seeking recognition by the World Service Conference must submit a completed petition to become and Area. If you cannot provide the information within the space provided, please attach separate documents or sheets as required.
1. Reason or need to become a World Service Conference approved Area:
2. Are you a proposed Area in a State, Province or Country that has not been represented at the World Service Conference before? Yes No
Name of State, Province or Country
3. Proposed Area name:
4. If applicable: Attach map of regional geographic division of Area as it now exists.
5. Attach a map and a written description of the proposed division of areas.
6. Total population in proposed Area:
CA population in proposed Area:
7. Number of CA Groups in proposed Area: (attach meeting schedule)
8. Attach a brief five year history of CA Groups and membership in the proposed Area.
9. Structure and function of proposed Area:
a) Proposed Area Service Committee meetings:
Frequency:
Number in attendance:
b) Proposed Dist. Service Committee meetings:
Frequency:
Number in attendance:
c) No. of DSRs:
Describe activities:
d) No. of GSRs:
Describe activities:
10. Distance and travel time to nearest current Area Service Committee meeting:
11. How would the Fellowship benefit by establishing a new Area as opposed to adding more DSRs, creating a new district, or redistricting would accomplish?
12. If the proposed Area is in a State, Province, or Country which the Fellowship has not been previously established, have you investigated incorporating as a non-profit organization in order to protect the CA name?
13. If this Petition to Become an Area is approved, are you prepared to be responsible for all liabilities the fellowship may incur? Are you prepared to pay all applicable sales taxes and file all the necessary State and Federal tax forms as required?
14. Note any comments or special considerations: