Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous
INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:18 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: 001, 007, 012, 023, 047, 076, 185, 268, and 273. Please think about being of service by attending the Intergroup meeting so we can approve the minutes.
TRADITIONS: “Tradition #11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, TV, and films,” was read.
TREASURER REPORT: Beginning balance $587.85. Income: Donations this month: $25 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood, $6 from Meeting #37 Santa Monica, $16.50 from Meeting #231 Long Beach. $9.00 was 7th tradition from October SCINA meeting (total incoming $56.50). Expenses: Bank Fee $3.00; Registrar expenses, $32.69; Secretary expenses $32.20; (total outgoing $67.89). Ending balance $576.46.
REGISTRAR REPORT: Administrative List Updates: Chair address information added. Angela P. is Speakers Bureau Chair. Meeting updates: Meeting 007: Secretary Information Updated. Meeting 037: Phone Contact #2 added. Meeting 197: Secretary Address Information Updated. Meeting 226: Secretary Information Updated. No Meetings were added. Meeting 163 closed due to lack of support. All Meetings except Meetings 59 and 229 have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or both. No H&I listings were added, corrected, or removed. 70 envelopes were addressed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Chuck T. wasn’t able to attend the meeting. No report.
COMMUNICATIONS: Carol is operating our hotline. Please try calling the 800-642-0666 number and leaving a message so someone can call you back. Think about ways we can update our outgoing message in some way. Please send your suggestions to Angela at apendergrass24@gmail.com.
LITERATURE: Marty says we are in full stock on books and literature and he will be making a chip order very soon.
WORLD SERVICES: Gary was unable to attend. No report.
EVENTS: The Marathon Meeting hosted by the Bellflower meeting is always the Saturday before Thanksgiving from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Please call Joseph W. at (562) 644-5225 to volunteer to host an hour of the meetings. This is the weekend following The Great American Smokeout every year (3rd Thursday of November) so we want to be of service to everyone who is willing. Please also see the telephone marathon meeting that same weekend. Information is on our website, www.SCINA.org. Please try to support these meetings by attending or calling in.
NEW MEETINGS: New meeting starting today at Unitarian Universalist Church, 12355 Moorpark Ave, Studio City, CA 91604 on Sundays upstairs at 4:30 pm.
PUBLIC OUTREACH: Michelle L. was unable to attend. No new report. January is outreach month, please think about getting the word out about our meetings to local doctors, pharmacies, and such by visiting regularly and leaving meeting lists or business cards. Please contact Marty if you need business cards or other literature at martywexler@verizon.net.
SPEAKERS BUREAU: Angela P. has offered to be the contact for Speakers Bureau. Please let her know if you are willing to be on the speakers list by signing up on the www.SCINA.org or by calling her at (949) 302-8465 or email apendergrass24@gmail.com.
BY-LAWS: We still need a Chairperson for By-Laws so please let us know if you can help. If interested please come to the Intergroup meeting.
WEB CZAR: As we move forward with the modernization - we can now have more information on our website. The Website is a great resource - and it is optimized for mobile! Check it out on your smart-phone and use this resource in your recovery. If you have not yet signed up for the Email list please go to the website - www.scina.org or www.quitnowla.com, add yourself to the list!
OLD BUSINESS: No old business.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays at the Intergroup meeting this month.
SECRETARY REPORT: The November report was read and approved.
CLOSING PRAYER: Andrew led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:24 AM.
