Report of the General Delegate Assembly
July 2014, Detroit, MI

Dear Fellow SA Members:

The General Delegate Assembly (GDA), which meets quarterly, held its annual face-to-face meeting July 10-11, prior to the July convention. All regions were represented except the Persian-Speaking, Russian-speaking, and Australia/Asia regions. Also present were the Trustees, Trustee candidates, representatives from SAICO, and observers.

General Delegate Assembly Actions

• Re-affirmed three Trustees for another year of service: George F., Laura W., and Mike S. Four Trustee candidates were interviewed and elected to office: Gene T., Dave H., Bill S., and Mitch A.
• Adopted the 2015 budget. New authorized expenses provide for hiring a part-time SAICO staffer to assist with shipping and for travel to assist the International Committee in serving our growing worldwide Fellowship. Although the budget is prudent in all respects, projected expenses exceed anticipated revenue, and we remain dependent on the continued support of our members as we strive to meet our primary purpose: to carry the SA message to sexaholics who still suffer.
• Approved a new brochure, “Am I Too Young to be a Sexaholic?”
• Directed Regional Alignment Committee (RAC) to begin a study to determine the number of meetings in each region, the average estimated attendance at each meeting, and the identity of contact persons for each meeting. This information will be used for internal purposes and not for publication, as we seek to understand the present level of development and service needs of the Fellowship as a whole.
• Approved the inclusion of Roy K.’s last letter to the Fellowship, “Searchlight of the Spirit,” in the SA Service Manual.
• Received Committee reports, including the status of work-in-progress to revise the Service Manual; work of the Literature Committee in completing a 366-day meditations book and editing and publication of Step Into Action as a single volume; work of the Corrections Facilities Committee (CFC) in providing literature to inmates and preparing new literature for those entering and leaving correctional facilities; and activities of the International Committee in providing speakers to conduct workshops and provide information in developing areas of the fellowship; and the work of the conventions committee in assisting those hosting International conventions.

Recognition of Members Rotating Off

The Assembly extended its thanks to retiring Delegates Ed R., Terry O., Glenn J., and retiring Trustees, Bob H. and Jerry L. for their many years of service to our fellowship.

Our next meeting will be by teleconference on October 5, 2014. I remain in awe of the great service work done by so many to assure that whenever anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, the hand of SA is there. It is a great joy to me to be a small part of this work.