Area

If you are a new meeting looking to join area you can attend the meeting online.
We meet the first Sunday of the month at 6PM.
If you have any questions please email website@wnydha.org

This is the google meets link to join the Western New York Area Meeting:
https://meet.google.com/opk-rebw-wxg?authuser=2

HA Area meeting-June 7th, 2026

Open with Serenity Prayer

Attendance: Mike T-no vote, Riley-no vote, Lindsey-1 vote, Zach-1 vote, Marley-1 vote, Jenna-1 vote, Mackenzee-1 vote, Mike N-no vote, Bill-1 vote, Roger-1 vote, Anthony-1 vote 

Secretary report: motion to approve last month’s minutes, seconded, motion passes. 

Treasury report: $2,999.13 in treasury and $1,410 in delegates fund. GTW just donated $45 to Delegates Fund. Anthony still needs access to the Area bank account. 

Delegates report: Roger still needs to give the profits from the last event to treasurer still, that will go to the delegates fund. 

Lit report: Going well and nothing to report. 

HIPI report: Committee is going well with fluctuations of new attendees to the committee. Our committee has met twice since last Area meeting. We have experienced a couple of failed commitments but spoke about it and are working to ensure this doesn’t happen anymore. At our last meeting we voted to spend $100 to attend a tabling event hosted by Anthony Jordan at Hudson and Upper falls. We are looking forward to registering for Scotty B overdose awareness day as well. 

Fellowship Report: Voted to separate Fellowship Committee from Campout committee, which will meet 2nd and 4th Sunday at Zach’s house. Fellowship will possibly be having their monthly hike on June 20th at 4 Mile in Webster (TBD). July 19th is Summer Beach Day Event at Durand Beach. All service positions have been filled! A future white water rafting event is also in the works. 

Website Report: no chair present 

Meeting reports:

-Bangin Recovery: Strong HG members, despite attendance being somewhat low lately. 

-Greece the Wheel: Meeting going well, attendance consistent. Meeting prior to meeting to fellowship! 

-Hope Fiends: nobody present 

-4th Dimension: Reading out of our new HA book! 

-Agaisnt All Odds: Attendance and donations have been steady. 

Old Business: 

-Fill position of website chair. 

Mike N stand for position of website chair. Gives service resume. Voted and motion passes! 

-Zach asks if the chair will approve a motion to remove previous website chair from position. Seconded. Motion passes. 

-Co-chair position is still open and available. Mike T stands for position. Service resume given. Voted and motion passes! 

New Business: 

-Zach motions to have Campout Committee be recognized as an Area ad-hoc committee, that would dissolve at the end of the campout. Motion seconded. Motion passes. 

-Riley appoints Zach as chair of the campout committee. 

-Zach motions that area allocates $400 to campout committee for fundraising efforts. And all proceeds from the campout would go directly to Area. Motion Seconded. Discussion…Motion passes. 

-Zach motions to have HIPI committee be reimbursed the $100 for the tabling event, as well as $100 for meeting lists, future PI, $200 total. Motion seconded. Motion passes. 

Jenna motions to close. Seconded. Motion passes.