PI/CPC
Public Information & Cooperation with the Professional Community (PI/CPC) Committee
The Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community (PI/CPC) Committee consists of two overlapping functions, Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community.
PI service provides accurate A.A. information to the public when requested. PI volunteers visit schools, libraries and attend business and community meetings for this purpose. They also serve as resources for the local media, emphasizing our traditions of anonymity, singleness of purpose and non-affiliation, as well as offering AA public service announcements to radio and television stations.
CPC service provides information about A.A. to those who have contact with alcoholics through their profession, including health care professionals, educators, members of the clergy, lawyers, social workers, union leaders and industrial managers, as well of those working in the field of alcoholism. CPC volunteers provide information about where we are, what we are, what we can do and what we cannot do. Volunteers may give presentations to city police forces and parole officers and have participated in information classes for new parolees. Information on the availability of A.A. services can be dispersed via letters, letting people know what A.A. has to offer and who to contact for more information, a meeting or a service function.
There is a lot of support for this position particularly from the Oregon Area PI and CPC chairs, as well as many of the District 15 trusted servants.
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PI/CPC Committee
Public Information Information/Cooperation with the Professional Community Committee (PI/CPC) activities are about carrying the AA message to schools, community groups, and professionals who may come into contact with alcoholics, such as doctors, nurses, lawyers, and law enforcement personnel.
This position has a lot of support available from an active PI/CPC-North committee, led by the CPC-North and PI-North Chairs from Area 58 and comprised of members representing many of the AA Districts in Portland and northern Oregon.
Some recent PI/CPC activities have included:
Staffing an information booth at community health fairs
Speaking at local high schools
Placing public service announcements in local newspapers and movie theaters
Contact our District 15 DCM if you are interested in this position: DCM15@aa-oregon.org