Colorado Al-Anon & Alateen (Area 5)
This page is intended for members of Al-Anon
Al-Anon World Service in North America is structured into Regions and Areas. Colorado is Area Number Five, and is in the Southwest Region, along with Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Northern California, Southern California and Hawaii. The official name of the Colorado area is AFG of Colorado and the official mailing address is AFG of Colorado, P.O. Box 620511, Littleton, CO 80126-0511. Area 5 comprises 24 districts (including 1 lone member). the following information provides more details on the structure, guidelines, activities, recovery and service opportunities available to members in Colorado. Please check back here frequently.
Useful Resources:
- Area 5 Records Frequently Asked Questions
- Area 5 Tips for Information Resources (opens in new window)
- Pamphlet - What is an Assembly?
Download the 'Inside Pages' of the pamphlet
Download the 'Outside Pages' of the pamphlet - Email Address: Ask-it-Basket
Area 5 Officers (3 year)
Position Descriptions:
- Delegate to the World Service Conference
- Alternate Delegate
- Chairperson
- Secretary
- Treasurer
Area 5 Coordinators (3 year)
Position Descriptions:
- Alateen
- Archives
- Butterfly
- CPC-Institutions
- Literature
- New GR Orientation (No position description)
- Public Information
- Records
- Tape Library
- Website
Area 5 Chairs (1 year)
Position Descriptions:
Current Officers / Coordinators / Chairs
- Current Members Holding Positions
- Next area elections will be held in November 2009
- To contact current Officers / Coordinators / Chairs: Go to the Contact Members Page and select the recipient from the pull down list.
Area 5 Guidelines
- Were developed to guide the conduct of the Area
- Link to Area 5 Guidelines (last update 2004)
Area 5 Action Committees
- Area 5 utilizes the following committees at the area assembly.
- Officers and Coordinators are assigned to committees, DRs and GRs also have an assignment on a district or group basis which lasts for a term of 3 years (DRs) or 1 year (GRs).
Area 5 Ad-hoc Committees - Incorporation
- BYLAWS Al-Anon Family Groups of Colorado (July 20, 2006). (Opens in a new window.)
Web site Procedures
- For presentation and content on this site, please read these guidelines when preparing materials to be included on this site. Download and view the Procedures.
Area 5 Day In Al-Anon
- Spring Event
- Visit the Events page for details.
- Contact the chair for this event (select the "Day In Al-Anon" item for the Contact)
Area 5 Weekend In Al-Anon
- First weekend in October
- Trails West, Buena Vista, CO
- Visit the Events page for details.
- Contact the coordinator for this event (select the "Weekend In Al-Anon" for the Contact)
2008 State Convention (with AA)
- TBA
- Visit the Events page for details.
- Contact the coordinatorfor this event (select the "State Convention" for the Contact)
Area Assemblies
- Held 3 times a year: in March, July and November.
- Assemblies begin on Friday evening, around 7 pm with registration, host sharing and a workshop.
- On Saturday there is a new GR orientation at 8 am and the Area World Service Committee meeting also at 8 am. The main assembly starts at 9:15 am and last until about 5 pm.
- There are usually speaker events and social activities on Saturday night.
- On Sunday morning there are three sharing meetings at 8 am: GRs meet with the Area Chair, DRs meet with the Delegate, Coordinators meet with the Alternate-Delegate.
- The AWSC meeting starts at 9:15 am and usually ends between 11am and noon.
Upcoming Assemblies
- Spring: March
- Summer: July
- Fall/Winter: November
- Visit the Events page for details on upcoming assemblies, including agendas and locations.
Area 5 Assembly Guidelines and Procedures
Area 5 Assembly Host Committee Guidelines
- Want to host an assembly?
- How to work with AA.
- Download the Area 5 Assembly Host Committee Guidelines
Assembly Report Form
- Download the form- pdf version.
- Download the form - MS Word version.
