About MSCYPAA Advisory

Preamble:

We, the members of the Advisory Council, set forth on this day to establish and preserve the experience of our predecessors in Alcoholics Anonymous. The Mississippi State Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (hereafter referred to as MSCYPAA) was founded for the purpose of furthering the principles of AA among young people. We find it beneficial to establish a custodian to preserve the efforts and experience, lest they be lost. We do not propose to be a universal answer or a governing body for young people. We believe it is beneficial to share our experience with all who request our help, for it is through our sharing that we have learned to function within the framework of the AA Traditions.

Facts, Aims, & Purposes:

Alcoholism is a disease that can affect anyone regardless of age. Young people’s groups bring the newcomer into the mainstream of AA with recovery, service, and unity through the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of World Service. Young people’s groups are in no way separate from AA as a whole. Members of young people’s groups are involved in and committed to every facet of AA service. Newcomers are shown that using AA principles in their daily lives and getting involved in AA service can lead to a lasting and rewarding sobriety.

Objectives:

The Council is the custodian of the conference. Its purposes include:

Practicing and upholding the AA Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts for World Service.
Demonstrating the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous among young people in the state of Mississippi.
Establishing a permanent committee that ensures the preservation of the MSCYPAA experience and materials.
Serving as custodian of the Conference, and sharing its knowledge and experience with any member of AA who requests it.
Providing guidance to Committees who are bidding for the Conference.
Providing guidance to the current Host Committee.
Providing custodial oversight of MSCYPAA and veto power over the Host Committee.
Electing a host city for each year’s Conference.
Upholding its financial responsibility.
Practicing transparency in its affairs.
Maintaining the MSCYPAA archives.
Spreading awareness of all related MSCYPAA activities to all cities within the state.

About MSCYPAA Advisory

The Council is the custodian of the conference. Its purposes include:

Practicing and upholding the AA Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts for World Service.

Demonstrating the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous among young people in the state of Mississippi.

Establishing a permanent committee that ensures the preservation of the MSCYPAA experience and materials.

Serving as custodian of the Conference, and sharing its knowledge and experience with any member of AA who requests it.

Providing guidance to Committees who are bidding for the Conference.

Providing guidance to the current Host Committee.

Providing custodial oversight of MSCYPAA and veto power over the Host Committee.

Electing a host city for each year’s Conference.

Upholding its financial responsibility.

Practicing transparency in its affairs.

Maintaining the MSCYPAA archives.

Spreading awareness of all related MSCYPAA activities to all cities within the state.