The Online Recovery Area of C.A. was started on September 3, 2025 with (3) three founding Online Groups: 12 Steps in 4 Hours last Sunday of the month workshop group, T.G.I.F. & the Midnight Rounders – a Friday midnight group and the C.A. Service Sponsorship Group which meets every second Saturday of the month in a workshop format on Traditions and Concepts, History of C.A slide shows and Jeopardy Games, Being of Service, and How to Carry the Message NOT the Wreckage Speaker trainings.
The Online Recovery Area of C.A. has one service objective and that is to attract suffering addicts searching the web looking for recovery solutions, and once finding our website, be directed to online meetings to find the 12 Steps of Cocaine Anonymous as a Recovery solution to what ails them. The Online Recovery Area Service Committee Meeting (Every 3 months – January, April, July, Oct)
Our Service Structure is comprised of the following Service positions:
Online Recovery Area Trusted Servants:
- Area Chair/Secretary: Cameron F. (TGIF & Midnight Rounders) Oct. 2025 – Oct. 2026
- Treasurer: Kimia G. (12 Steps 4 Hours) Oct. 2025 – Oct. 2026
- Delegate: MJ B. (Keep It Simple) Sept. 2026 – Sept. 2029
- Public Information: OPEN
- Meeting Servies: OPEN
- Hospitals & Institutions UK: MJ B. (Keep It Simple) Oct. 2025 – Oct. 2026
- Unity Chair: Purdy (Spiritual Cartel) Jan. 10, 2026 – Oct. 2026
- Web Servant: Cameron F. (Indefinite Term)
- Archivist: Cameron F. (Indefinite Term)
Contact: area@onlinerecoveryarea.org
Online Recovery Area Service Committee Business Meeting Preamble
Welcome to Online Recovery Area Service Committee Business Meeting.
We meet every quarter (Jan., Apr., July, Oct.) at 12:00 noon Eastern time | 5:00 pm UK time for the purpose of doing the business of C.A. for the Online Recovery Area. As a member of C.A. you are most welcome to attend.
The Online Recovery Area provides an alternative Area service committee structure to online groups who want to create the fellowship they crave. The Online Recovery Area through its Area website, https://onlinerecoveryarea.org, will reach out to suffering addicts online and direct them to the Area’s Member Groups so that the Groups can do what the Groups do best —“Carry its message to the addict who still suffers” (Tradition Five).
Everyone should have an Area Agenda, which outlines the business of the day. “New business” motions or items can be posted in the CHAT to Chair.
Only Group GSRs or their alternate Group GSR is not present, and Area elected Committee Chairs have a vote. Non-voting C.A. members may voice an opinion.
All reports and group announcements are to be submitted to the Secretary in writing.
Questions and comments during the business meeting are moderated by Area Chair.
Please ask questions if there is something you don’t understand.
The area business meeting usually lasts about 60 to 90 minutes.
All proceedings at the area committee meeting will be done with respect, tolerance and kindness towards one another. Speaking out of order, side conversations and obscenities will not be tolerated.
And, as a reminder for those of you who are elected trusted servants, please respond in a timely manner to Committee phone and email inquiries.
Lastly, remember to check in regularly at https://onlinerecoveryarea.org for all AREA information, meeting lists, upcoming area and group events.
We use Roberts Rules of Order as outline in the WSM
| Motion | A proposal to be discussed and voted on. |
| Seconded | All motions must be seconded before they can be discussed or voted on. |
| Discussion | Any C.A. member attending can give their opinion on what is being discussed. |
| Quorum | A quorum shall be defined to be 2/3 of the votes of all Member Group GSRs present at roll call for that particular meeting. It is the Chair’s responsibility to verify that a quorum is present whenever there is a vote on any motion. A quorum is not necessary for discussion, debate, or committee reports. |
| Minutes | Records that are kept of what happens at the meeting. |
| Duties & Responsibilities | This describes what the committee does. |
| Procedure | This describes how the committee does it. |
| Committee | A group of C.A. members with a specific service purpose. An example is “Hospitals and Institutions” Committee which would be responsible to area and our members. |
| Elections | The Chairperson shall call for elections where necessary or as the agenda specifies. The procedure shall be to ask for nominations from the floor. All C.A. members in attendance can vote. |