MINUTES - April 16, 2017

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John called the meeting to order at 10:00 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Joshua Tree 266, and San Diego 284.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #4. “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Nicotine Anonymous as a whole.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $147.75.  Income: Donations: $200 from Meeting #220 Silverlake; $50 from Meeting #84 Fullerton; $45 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa. A 7th tradition of $17 was collected at the March SCINA meeting.  Also, we transferred $501 from our savings account to our checking account, so that our savings account prudent reserve would be $500 (in line with our bylaws) (Total incoming:  $813)  Expenses: $3 Bank fee; $7 parking fee paid at March meeting for literature chair; Secretary expenses $19.07; Registrar expenses of $30.27 for March and $0 for April; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.81; Culver City park rental fee $31 for Sept. picnic (Total outgoing $122.15)  Ending balance $838.60. (We have an additional $3,000 in our checking account that Stephen donated to avoid the $18/mo. bank fee which we really can't touch.)   The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  Meeting 197, Secretary phone and email address added.  No meetings were added, and no meetings were deleted.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added, deleted or updated.  No Directories or envelopes printed, due to conference call meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  No report.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net.  Please contact Halli if you would like to be of service for this position as he would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:   Two workshops this year will be to look at service structure of World Services and also an outreach workshop covering the use of social media and develop contacts for that.  Jeff M. will be attending as our Delegate this year.  Jeff brought up the fact that we haven’t hosted the World Services Conference in several years and we should consider hosting.

EVENTS:  The Joshua Tree Retreat has only received 4 registrations so far. Please RSVP ASAP. If you are interested in leading a workshop, yoga, or meditation class at the retreat, please contact Bill or Jane (phone numbers on flyer).   SHARE! 6666 Green Valley Circle, Culver City, CA 90230 is having a Recovery Day Saturday, 4/29/17 and have invited Nicotine Anonymous to have a meeting. Please call Bill (818) 800-3449 if you are interested in attending.  We have not yet reserved a room and time.

NEW MEETINGS:  No report.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  Fullerton College Health Services invited Nicotine Anonymous to have a table at their Wed., 3/29/17 Spring Health Fair to educate their students.  John and Angela attended from 10am to 1pm and handed out pamphlets and business cards as well as answered questions from the students.  Nicotine Anonymous members will also be attending a Health Fair on 4/26/17 at Orange Coast College.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

Director of Web Operations:  New addition to the website. We have a new section, The Original Meeting (Group 001) speaker shares available as downloads or streaming. They took a group conscience so speaker shares are recorded (with permission) and made available on the website as another resource to hear NicA members speak about their experience, strength, and hope. There are talks about Expanding the Recordings to be a “meeting on demand” to expand the value of the recordings.

OLD BUSINESS:  A new letter was sent to the NAWS Secretary informing her of our 2 representatives attending the Conference in Ohio in April.

NEW BUSINESS:  Officer elections will take place at the Intergroup prior to the picnic in September.  Please think about offering to be of service as an Officer for Intergroup.  Come to the Intergroup meetings and see what is involved.

BIRTHDAYS:   Jeff - 8 years, George - 15 years.  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  The April report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Jeff M. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:59 AM.

MINUTES - March 19, 2017

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John called the meeting to order at 10:02 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented:  West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 076, Fullerton 084, Silverlake 229, Long Beach 231, Bellflower 250, Studio City 273, and San Diego 284.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #3. “The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is a desire to stop using nicotine.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $156.10.  Income: Donations: $60 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood, $15 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa. Thank You. A 7th tradition of $27 was collected at the February SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $102)  Expenses: $3 Bank fee; $7 parking fee for literature person; Secretary expenses $19.53; Registrar expenses will be reported next month; Grasshopper phone charges: $30.82; PO Box renewal $50. (Total outgoing $110.35)  Ending balance $147.75. This balance is in addition to the $1,001 in our savings account. Someone just noticed the bylaws state that we maintain a prudent reserve of only $500, so we will be transferring $501 from savings into our checking account to comply.  We have an additional $3,000 in our checking account that Stephen donated to avoid the $18/mo. bank fee which we really can't touch.  Someone recommended we switch banks, but it was decided to forgo that until a new treasurer takes over in September. The report was moved and approved. 

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  Meeting 282, phone contact and secretary contact information updated.  No meetings were added.  Meeting 281 was deleted.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added.  VA Loma Linda Ambulatory Care Center address updated and e‑mail address added.  Kaiser Woodland Hills was removed: returned mail.  200 Directories and 41 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli picked up a literature order.  We have $682.84 in our account.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net.  Please contact Halli if you would like to be of service for this position as he would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:   No report.

EVENTS:  The 18th Annual NicA Retreat in Joshua Tree will be held Friday, June 23rd thru Sunday, June 25th, 2017. If you are interested in leading a workshop, yoga, or meditation class at the retreat, please contact Bill or Jane (see flyer for their phone numbers).  A deposit of $380 has been paid, but we need to make a second deposit soon, so if you are able, please mail check ASAP.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations:  New addition to the website. We have a new section, The Original Meeting (Group 001) speaker shares available as downloads or streaming. They took a group conscience so speaker shares are recorded (with permission) and made available on the website as another resource to hear NicA members speak about their experience, strength, and hope.

OLD BUSINESS:  Angela was reminded by Jeff via email after the February Intergroup meeting we needed to vote for him to be a delegate representing the entire Intergroup at the Conference in April.  An email was sent out to all of the attendees of the meeting and the following responded in favor: Angela, Gary, Halli, Bill, Jane, Richard, Susan and Rick.  A letter was sent to the NAWS Secretary informing her we will have 1 delegate, Jeff M. of Joshua Tree representing us at the Conference.  Joyce D. of San Diego offered to be a delegate as well and a motion was made, seconded, and approved and she will be our second delegate.  A new letter will be sent to NAWS.

NEW BUSINESS: Two attendees from a San Diego meeting came to the meeting and have joined our Intergroup, Mike U. will be their Intergroup Representative.  Welcome to SCINA.

BIRTHDAYS:   Angela celebrates 13 years and John D. celebrates 4 years.

SECRETARY REPORT:  The March report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Joyce led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:11 AM.

MINUTES - February 19, 2017

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela called the meeting to order at 10:02 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented:  West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, Carson 264, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #2. “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $589.10.   Income:  Donations: Meeting #76 Costa Mesa donated $15 this month.  Thank You.  A 7th tradition of $17 was collected at the January SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $32)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $20; Registrar expenses of $31.12; Grasshopper phone charges: $30.88. A deposit of $380 was paid to the Joshua Tree Retreat Center (Total outgoing $465.00) Ending balance $156.10. The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  Meetings 197, 281, and 282, phone contact and secretary information updated.  No meetings were added and no meetings were deleted.  All Meetings except 281 and 282 have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added or removed.  Breathe LA contact Ruth Flores was removed by her request, and replacement contact is being sought.  200 Directories and 42 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report. We still need a volunteer to take over this role.  Please think about being of service in the Intergroup.  We have a need for Intergroup Reps from each group to attend the Intergroup meeting once a month and be a voice for your group.  Please, at the very least, make sure your group is apprised of what is in these Minutes.  Richard W. suggests you follow up with the Institution where your meeting is held to push our program.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli picked up a literature order.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net .  Please contact John (818) 618-1501 if you would like to be of service for this position as Halli would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:   Gary and Jeff both reported this month for World Services.  NAWS is working on a new piece of literature “Challenged Nicotine Users” and hope to have a draft for a vote at this year’s Conference.  They also want to make amendments referencing delegates registering earlier so it is easier to inform them prior to the Conference.  Please consider signing up for Gift of Gratitude monthly donation and receive a free Seven Minutes newsletter in the mail.

Jeff M. who is the World Services Outreach Coordinator and By-Laws Coordinator reported that he would be attending the Conference in Cleveland this year.  Please contact Angela if you want to attend the Conference as a Delegate representing SCINA (949) 302-8465.  Please contact Jeff (760) 401-6503 if you have questions about the online membership survey, or comments regarding the NicA By-Laws Amendments being voted on this year.  Please let us know if anyone is interested in attending the World Services Conference meetings via conference call or internet conferencing.  We would like to take a list of names and the meetings they attend to the Conference and let them know that there is an interest for this.   Any thoughts on hosting another World Service Conference in 2019? 

EVENTS:  Our next scheduled event will be the 18th Annual NicA Retreat in Joshua Tree. We are confirmed for Friday June 23rd thru Sunday June 25th, 2017.  If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Bill H at (818) 800-3449. We will have a flyer ready by next month.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  A motion was made for the April and June Intergroup meetings being a conference call only and was passed. We would not physically meet at White Memorial on those dates.  Literature and chip sales would be skipped those months.  Please feel free to join us on 4/16 17 Easter Sunday and 6/18/17 Father’s Day by calling the Conference Access Number: (218) 895-0786 and then, when asked for the access code, enter 1471471#.  Please see flyer attached with more information.

There was some discussion about changing banks again due to our bank adding a fee to checking accounts that don’t keep a daily balance over $3,000, we received a donation from a member in November 2014 to cover this.  There was also some discussion about raising our prudent reserve in the By-Laws to 3 months of our expenses which is estimated to be $750 at this time and we have $1,000 in our Savings account.

NEW BUSINESS:  John and Angela discussed visiting the various meetings over the coming months.

BIRTHDAYS:  R.J. celebrates 19 years and Sparky celebrates 12 years in February, both from the Costa Mesa meetings.  Also, Rick W. is commemorating 19 years this month, and Richard W. of Carson is celebrating 7 years today!  Congratulations.

SECRETARY REPORT:  The February report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Richard W. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:30 AM.

MINUTES - January 15, 2017

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:08 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, Carson 264, and Joshua Tree 266.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #12. “Our common welfare should come first: personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $688.99.  Income:  Donations: Meeting #76 Costa Mesa donated $15 this month.  Thank You.  A 7th tradition of$20 was collected at the December SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $35)  Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $20; Registrar expenses of $30.91; Grasshopper phone charges: $30.98; and $50 was paid out of treasury to the literature account to pay for Carry the Message raffle prize literature(Total outgoing $134.89)  Ending balance $589.10. The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  No Meeting Listings were added, updated or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed.  200 Directories and 43 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report. We still need a volunteer to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS:  We are looking for a Spanish speaker for occasional translations on the phone lines.  If available, please contact George O. at 562-310-0874.

LITERATURE:  Halli $682.84 currently in the bank and he will be replenishing literature soon.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net .  Please contact John (818) 618-1501 if you would like to be of service for this position as Halli would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:  Gary reported there was a board meeting Tuesday regarding By-Law changes in reference to Delegates. He was not able to attend but emailed Chick and she wrote back that a document will be sent to Intergroups and Delegates as soon as possible.  A number of changes will be presented at the Conference for Delegate approval.  These should be received 90 days before the Conference.  There will be a NAWS board meeting on January 28. It’s online and Gary thinks he will attend and report to us what is going on.

EVENTS:  Our next scheduled event will be the Retreat.  Please let us know if your meeting is willing to sponsor a new event, for example, the Pot Luck held 2 years ago on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend in May.  Or in years past, the Wednesday evening Post-Holiday dinner with Nicotine Anonymous speakers hosted by the Fullerton meetings in January.  If your group is willing to set up an event, Intergroup would be glad to pass the details along to the rest of the Fellowship.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report from John who handles Public Outreach for Intergroup. Jeff, who handles Public Outreach for World Services invites everyone to attend the Public Outreach meeting on the 3rd Saturday of every month on a conference call.  Call Jeff for the details at (760) 401-6503.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Bill H. is working with Jane H. to pre-plan next year’s Joshua Tree Retreat.  We would like to have it two nights (tentatively last weekend of June, Friday afternoon/night through Sunday noon). If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Bill at (818) 800-3449 or whca111@gmail.com.

NEW BUSINESS:  There was some discussion about changing our prudent reserve in the By-Laws to cover a certain number of months of our expenses rather than a dollar amount.  Jeff talked about the membership survey on the NAWS website.  Jeff also talked about this meeting being a conference call every few months instead of a physical meeting at the hospital so other members could attend.  We will check the By-Laws if that might cause a problem and have more discussion next month.  We would like to do a trial run in June for the Intergroup meeting as a conference call.  Jeff received no response from anyone about anything they would like to see in the electronic newsletter.  Please contact Jeff if you are interested (760) 401-6503.

BIRTHDAYS:  Ian celebrates 14 years smober, JudiAh D., Linda and Fran 15 years, Estelle 8 years this month.  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Letters will be going out soon to thank the meetings that were able to send donations to Intergroup in 2016 so we could continue to support the Fellowship.  Thank you for your continued support and please let us know your ideas.    The January report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Halli led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:33 AM.

MINUTES - December 18, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:02 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Long Beach 231, Glendale 241, and Bellflower 250.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #12. “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:   Our beginning balance was $514.70.   Income:  Donations:  The November Marathon Meeting participants donated a total of $153* - The fellowship is grateful to every one of you, and a special thanks again to Joseph, Geoffrey, and Tracy for not only organizing the meeting but also for staying all day/night.  As if that wasn't enough, Hosts Bellflower #250 donated an additional $50 PLUS donated snacks/decorations worth $88.74.  Additional donations for which we are grateful: $60 from Meeting #84 Fullerton; $30 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood, $80 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa, $20 from meeting #185 Sherman Oaks, $70 from Laguna Beach #257, and $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa.  Thank You!  A 7th tradition of $10 was collected at the November SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $483)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $20; Registrar expenses of $30.98; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.18; PO Box renewal $45. Our annual check in the amount of $120 was mailed to White Memorial Hospital for 2016 SCINA meeting space rent; $58.55 for 5 copies of Nicotine Anonymous: The Book (for CTM giveaway) (Total outgoing $308.71) Ending balance $688.99.   *The following amounts were donated at the Marathon meeting: $20 Bellflower #250 ; $15 Moreno Valley #059; $15 Long Beach #231; $12 Costa Mesa #76; $10 Glendale #241; $13 Carson #264; $11 Duarte #274; $11 “open 4 pm slot”; $10 Long Beach #12; $16 Fullerton #84; $20 Sherman Oaks #185. The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  Meeting 283, Palm Springs, Meeting Location and Day Updated. No Meetings were added.   Meeting #023, Sunday Costa Mesa, has been closed due to lack of members. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  Eipryl Tello, Tobacco Education Program Coordinator, DHHS Long Beach, was added to e-mail distribution list.  No H&I Listings updated or removed. 200 Directories and 43 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report. We still need a volunteer to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli says $632.84 in the bank and he will be replenishing literature soon.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net .  Please contact John (818) 618-1501 if you would like to be of service for this position as Halli would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:   Gary reported there is a NAWS board meeting on January 28. It’s online and he thinks he will attend and report to us what is going on.

EVENTS:  Tradition 5: Each group has but one primary purpose – to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.  Since so many try to quit on the New Year, the end of December is super important to get the word out about our program.  Please start a conversation in your meeting about this. (See flyer attached). Intergroup gave away $10 worth of pamphlets for Carry The Message month to Susan C., Halli K., Bill H., Angela P., and Buck E. as well as a copy of Nicotine Anonymous: The Book on that day as well.  A check for $50 for the pamphlets was given to Halli.  Bill H. had already paid for the 5 books given away.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Bill H. is working with Jane H. to pre-plan next year’s Joshua Tree Retreat.  We would like to have it two nights (tentatively last weekend of June, Friday afternoon/night through Sunday noon). If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Bill at (818) 800-3449 or whca111@gmail.com.

NEW BUSINESS:  There was some discussion about changing banks again due to our bank adding a fee to checking accounts that don’t keep a daily balance over $3,000, we received a donation from a member in November 2014 to cover this.  There was also some discussion about raising our prudent reserve in the By-Laws to $1,000.

BIRTHDAYS:  No birthdays were reported this month.

SECRETARY REPORT: The November and December reports were read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:06 AM.

MINUTES - November 20, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:12 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was not met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, and Sherman Oaks 185.

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:   Our beginning balance was $439.18.   Income:  Donations:  $100 from Meeting #12 Long Beach; $20 from Meeting #185 Sherman Oaks; $15 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa, and $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa.  Thank You!  A 7th tradition of $18 was collected at the October SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $163)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expense $22.32; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.25; Registrar expense $30.91.  (Total outgoing $87.48)  Ending balance $514.70.   There was not a quorum for approving this report.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  No changes were made to Meeting Listings. No Meetings were added and no meetings were removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 200 Directories and 43 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report. We still need a volunteer to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli is out of town and doesn’t have a grand total for the bank account.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net .  Please contact John (818) 618-1501 if you would like to be of service for this position as Halli would be glad if someone could take it over for him.

WORLD SERVICES:   Gary reported if you are signed up for Two-Way Talk with NAWS, you received an email asking you to take a survey. The email said you can find a link on the NicA site but he looked all over and couldn’t find it. An email was sent to info@nicotine-anonymous.org letting them know the link was not up on the page yet.  Gary says he took the survey from the link in the email and there was a place for comments, but he had to stop and come back later, and it took him one page beyond where he had left off, so he couldn't back-track and comment.

EVENTS:  Yesterday was the Marathon Meeting in Bellflower.  Thanks to Joseph, Gregory and Tracy from the Bellflower meeting for organizing and staying the whole day.  Participants donated a total of $153 to SCINA and our Treasurer will have a full report next month. Carry The Message month in January is just around the corner. Please start a conversation in your meeting about this. (See flyer attached). Intergroup will give away $10 worth of pamphlets for Carry The Message day to any Intergroup Rep that shows up at the December SCINA meeting and we will raffle off five Nicotine Anonymous: The Book on that day as well.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  Carry The Message flyer is included with the Minutes.  Please come to our December meeting where we will have a raffle to give away free literature to our groups.  The Monday meeting in West Hollywood started recording speakers at every meeting.  We will start posting this to our YouTube account, and hopefully our SCINA website soon.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Bill H. is working with Jane H. to pre-plan next year’s Joshua Tree Retreat.  We would like to have it two nights (tentatively last weekend of June, Friday afternoon/night through Sunday noon). If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Bill at (818) 800-3449 or whca111@gmail.com.

NEW BUSINESS:  There was some discussion about purchasing a basic computer for the Secretary.  More discussion is needed.

BIRTHDAYS:  Greg. S. celebrates 7 years; Jane H. celebrates 18 years; Bill celebrates 25 years; Gary M. celebrates 18 years.

SECRETARY REPORT: The November report was read and not approved as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Gary led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:02 AM.

MINUTES - October 16, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:16 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, and Silverlake 229.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #10. “Nicotine Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the Nicotine Anonymous name ought never be drawn into public controversy.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $528.08.   Income:  Donations:  $100 from Meeting #84 Fullerton; $33 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood; $20 from Meeting #185 Sherman Oaks; $15 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa, and $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa.  Thank You!  No 7th Tradition was collected at the picnic because I wasn't there and everyone else forgot.   (Total incoming:  $178)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary Expenses $20.46; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.34; Registrar expenses $30.98 for September and $31.12 for October; $150 picnic expenses [$50 to park; $100 for food & drinks].  (Total outgoing $266.90)  Ending balance $439.18.   The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List.  Meeting 185, Thursday, Sherman Oaks, Meeting time updated.  Meeting 231, Saturday, Long Beach, Representative information updated.  Meeting 283, Tuesday, Palm Springs, was added. No meetings were removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added or updated. JPL Medical Services, Pasadena, was removed due to returned mail.  200 Directories and 43 envelopes were printed.

 COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  We had a request for a panel at Health Right 360 and Halli called Mario and left a message trying to set something up but hasn’t heard back.  Please contact Halli if you can be of service on a panel at this location.  We still need someone to take over this role.  Patty from the Silverlake meeting said she would go with Halli.  We now have two people who can cover this.  We just need to set a date.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Communications are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time. 

LITERATURE:  No report.  Please contact Halli for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net

WORLD SERVICES:  Regarding World Services, I want to mention the Voices of Nicotine Recovery (VONR) marathon meeting is celebrating 12th years in existence. The online meetings have an important place in our fellowship. There are a lot of handicap people who attend these meetings.  We have about 10 states with no face-to-face (FTF) meetings and some states with only one or two FTF meetings. I'm involved with VONR and have been for years. If anyone needs help navigating on the site, they can feel free to contact me and I can guide them. Gary (310) 755-5582

EVENTS:  Please join us for the marathon meeting in Bellflower on Saturday, November 19 two days after the Great American Smokeout.  Your story can be of great help to those who have recently quit using nicotine. (See flyer attached.)  Carry The Message month in January is just around the corner. Please start a conversation in your meeting about this. (See flyer attached). A motion was made to give away $10 worth of pamphlets for Carry The Message day to any Intergroup Rep that shows up at the December SCINA meeting and we will raffle off five Nicotine Anonymous The Book on that day as well. The motion was carried. 

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary hasn’t had any calls for new meeting material but there was a new meeting that started in Palm Springs. 

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA opened an Instagram and You Tube account.  We have eight followers on our Twitter account.  We will have a flyer next month for Carry The Message Month in January.  SCINA would also like to suggest your meeting start a Public Outreach commitment and tell us about it.  John D. has produced a press release for the Marathon Meetings (attached). Please distribute to local media.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call Angela for a copy of the list (949) 302-8465. 

BY-LAWS: No report. 

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  The celebration of life for Stephen Fisher was held on Saturday, October 1st at 2:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 370 Junipero, Long Beach, CA.  Several of us were able to attend.  His family has requested donations to Nicotine Anonymous in lieu of flowers. 

NEW BUSINESS:  Bill H. is asking permission to form a Subcommittee to start planning next year’s Joshua Tree Retreat because we would like to have it two nights and give a deposit early in January. If you would like to be part of the Committee please contact Bill at whca111@gmail.com.

BIRTHDAYS:  Jasmine celebrates 2 years.  Robin celebrates 2 years.

SECRETARY REPORT: The October report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Angela led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:25 AM.

MINUTES - September 18, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:03 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: Bellflower 250, Long Beach 231, West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #9. “Nicotine Anonymous, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $681.02.   Income:  Donations:  $50 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood; $15 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa; $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa.  Thank You! A 7th tradition of $20 collected at the August SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $95.00)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $22.98; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.79;  .org domain renewal $20.17; PO Box renewal $45; Check to Calvary Baptist Church for Marathon Meetings in November $125.  (Total outgoing $247.94)  Ending balance $528.08.  

I have verified that the Joshua Tree Retreat income and expenses were both $2,775 ...  thanks to everyone who threw a few bucks into the tip jar so we could thank our caterer plus break even!

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List. Meeting 001, Monday, West Hollywood, Secretary and Representative information updated.  Meeting 264, Tuesday, Carson, Phone contact and Representative information updated.  No Meetings were added, and no meetings were removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added. Max Schneider, MD was removed, due to his passing.  Loma Linda Jerry L. Pettis, VA Hospital name and contact information updated. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report. We need someone to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS: There are no communications concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  While Halli was not able to make the meeting, the chips and literature were here for distribution.  Please contact him for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net

WORLD SERVICES:  No report.

EVENTS: The retreat held in Joshua Tree 8/20-21/16 was enjoyed by many. We did break even on costs. The picnic was held on this date at Rush Park in Rossmoor, CA on Sunday, 9/18/2016 with the Intergroup Meeting at 10:00 am and the potluck immediately following.  Costs were $150 for Intergroup.  Thank you to George R. Gregory B. and Joseph W. for setting up and bringing the drinks.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material. Is there any way to get the word out and start some new meetings?

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA twitter account is open and tweeting. Please follow!  Facebook account will be open soon.  World Services is also working on their own Facebook page.  The YouTube account is not set up yet.  The Monday night West Hollywood meeting voted to start recording the speakers and that will be used on the SCINA website, YouTube account and other means. We will have a flyer next month for Carry The Message Month in January.  SCINA would also like to suggest your meeting start a Public Outreach commitment at your meeting and tell us about it.

SPEAKERS LIST: No report.  Please call Angela if you want a copy of the list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Elections were held for SCINA Officers. John D. was re-elected Chairperson, Angela was re-elected Secretary, and Bill H. was re-elected Treasurer. Thank you to all 3 for their service in the past year and the coming year.

NEW BUSINESS:  The celebration of life for Stephen Fisher will be held on Saturday, October 1st at 2:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 370 Junipero, Long Beach. His family has requested donations to Nicotine Anonymous in lieu of flowers.

BIRTHDAYS:  George R. celebrates 10 years this month, Joseph W. celebrates 14 years. Sandy W. celebrates 15 years. Larry celebrates 15 years. Congratulations.

SECRETARY REPORT: The September report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George R. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:15 AM.

MINUTES - August 21, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 9:06 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Long Beach 012, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silver Lake 229.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #8. “Nicotine Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  Please note:  SCINA’s August meeting was at the 17th Annual Retreat this year on Sunday, August 21, in Joshua Tree. Thank you Jane and Alan.

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $684.87.   Income:  Donations:  $100 from Meeting #231 Long Beach.  Thank you! A 7th tradition of $17 was collected at the July SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $117)   Expenses:  $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $21.39; Grasshopper phone charges: $31.81 for June and $31.55 for July; Registrar expenses: $33.10 for July and August.  (Total outgoing $120.85)  Ending balance $681.02.   We will have a complete tally of Joshua Tree income & expenses in our next report.  The report was moved and approved. 

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made to Administration List. Meeting 001, Monday, West Hollywood, Secretary and Representative information updated.  Meeting 264, Tuesday, Carson, Phone contact and Representative information updated.  No Meetings were added, and no meetings were removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No H&I Listings were added. Max Schneider, MD was removed, due to his passing.  Loma Linda Jerry L. Pettis, VA Hospital name and contact information updated.  44 envelopes were printed and delivered last month, due to scheduled Registrar absence at August Meeting. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report. We need someone to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli and George have gotten signed on at the bank account for literature at Union Bank but still need to get the statements mailed to them.  Halli has placed an order for literature.  Please contact him for orders prior to the meeting.  HalliK@sbcglobal.net

WORLD SERVICES:  Gary reported NAWS might make a By-Laws change regarding registering as a delegate for conferences. Also discussing changing the definition of a group in the By-Laws. More info after the October board meeting. Sign up for Two-Way- Talk by going to www.nicotine-anonymous.org and click ‘What’s New/Events” and sign up with the “Subscribe” button.  Read past issues of “Seven Minutes Newsletters.”  View updated Internet and Social Media Guidelines.  Please consider signing up for the Gift of Gratitude.  If you sign up to donate $10 monthly to NAWS, you can receive a free hard copy of Seven Minutes quarterly.  New meditations book in process, send to dailymeditations@nicotine-anonymous.org for inclusion.  Still working on a new pamphlet for mentally-challenged members of Nicotine Anonymous. Contributions should be sent to treasurer@nicotine-anonymous.org to be discussed and voted on for inclusion at the next World Services Conference.

EVENTS: The retreat held in Joshua Tree 8/20-21/16 was enjoyed by many. We did break even on costs. The picnic will be held at Rush Park in Rossmoor, CA on Sunday, 9/18/2016 with the Intergroup Meeting at 10:00 am and the potluck immediately following.  Please mark your calendars.  Flyer attached.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material. Is there any way to get the word out and start some new meetings?

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA twitter account is open and tweeting. Please follow!  We are working on a Facebook account.  There might possibly be a YouTube account set up by SCINA.  We need to start planning for Carry The Message Month in January.  SCINA would also like to suggest your meeting start a Public Outreach commitment at your meeting and tell us about it. 

SPEAKERS LIST: No report.  Please call Angela if you want a copy of the list (949) 302-8465.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Elections will be held for SCINA Officers at the SCINA meeting before the picnic in September. Many of the Officers have been performing their roles for several years now.  In the spirit of rotation, please seek guidance with your Higher Power to see if perhaps this is the time for you to step up and take a commitment.  Jeff reported he has a sample put together of a newsletter for the Fellowship.  Examples include announcing new meetings, a step of the month, a tradition of the month, a main article, a short story, announcing any events like the retreat. Smober anniversaries, their home group location. Announcements pertaining to SCINA or World Services, maybe information about things on our website, meeting lists, world service calendar.  Please submit items to Jeff at jeffinjt@gmail.com .

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  Bill H. celebrates 17 years this month. Joseph W. celebrates 14 years. Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT: The August report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   John D. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:15 AM.

MINUTES - July 17, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS: John D. called the meeting to order at 10:01 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Fullerton 084, Silverlake 229, Glendale 241, and Carson 264.

 TRADITIONS: Tradition #7. “Every Nicotine Anonymous group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT: Please note: SCINA’s August meeting will be at the retreat this year which is on Sunday, August 21, in Joshua Tree. See our meeting directory for more details.

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $719.68. Income: Donations: $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa; $10 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa; and $75 from #250 Bellflower. A 7th tradition of $11 collected at the June SCINA meeting. (Total incoming: $106) Expenses: $3 Bank fee; Secretary expenses $20.93; $45 P.O. Box Renewal; $71.88 for yearly email service [this equals $5.99 per month]. Since I am not able to attend the meeting this time, I was not able to get invoices for Grasshopper phone service or Registrar, so will report on those next time. (Total outgoing $140.81) Ending balance $684.87. As reported last month, we paid a $360 deposit for Joshua Tree and Jane reports she has deposited $500 so far. More to come as many (including this Treasurer) have not yet paid. The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Administration List: Secretary and Speaker Bureau Chair address updated, and H&I chair made vacant. 5 e-mails edited in as authorized at last Meeting. Meeting 012: Monday Long Beach, Phone Contact information updated. Meeting 023: Sunday, Costa Mesa, Secretary street address updated. Meeting 076: Tuesday, Costa Mesa, Secretary and Representative street address updated. Meeting 273: Sunday, Studio City, Phone Contact information updated. No Meetings were added. Meeting 280 was removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail. No H&I Listings were added, removed or updated. 200 Directories and 46 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report. We need someone to take over this role.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE: Halli is going to clean up and arrange the orders that came in when he was out of town. He would like to receive emails of orders so he has an idea of what is needed. He is going to be ordering more literature as we are out of red books. HalliK@sbcglobal.net

WORLD SERVICES: Gary reported that NAWS is looking for new meditations for another book. Please send them to dailymeditations@nicotine-anonymous.org for inclusion if you can.  Also, they are working on a new pamphlet for mentally challenged members of Nicotine Anonymous. If you have anything you can contribute, please write it and send it to treasurer@nicotine-anonymous.org to be discussed and voted on for inclusion at the next World Services Conference. A set of Spanish-speaking telephone meetings is in the works. If things go as planned, it might begin in August.

EVENTS: The retreat in Joshua Tree is scheduled for 8/20-21. Flyer attached. All checks must be received prior to August 1st. A reminder that the August Intergroup meeting will be held at the Joshua Tree retreat center on Sunday at 9:00 am. Chips and Literature will be available for sale at the meeting. A motion was made to donate $15 of pamphlets to the Retreat and any chips needed for the 11:00 am meetings on Saturday and Sunday. The motion was passed. The picnic will be held at Rush Park in Rossmoor, CA on Sunday, 9/18/2016 with the Intergroup Meeting at 10:00 am and the potluck immediately following. Please mark your calendars. Flyer attached.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: We are activating our new SCINA email addresses. This should be completed in the next couple weeks. World Services and SCINA are making a PSA for the City of Los Angeles channel in the next couple weeks as well.

SPEAKERS LIST: No report.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: We will be electing new Officers at the SCINA meeting before the picnic in September. Many of the Officers have been performing their roles for several years now. In the spirit of rotation, please seek guidance with your Higher Power to see if perhaps this is the time for you to step up and take a commitment.

BIRTHDAYS: No July birthdays to our knowledge. Please let us know if you have one in August.

SECRETARY REPORT: The July report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:54 AM.

MINUTES - June 19, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:11 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, Long Beach 231, Bellflower 250, and Joshua Tree 266.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #6. “A Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  Happy Father’s Day!

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $608.77.   Income:  Donations:  Meeting #280 Irvine closed, and left us with a $62 donation.  Other donations: $50 from Meeting #250 Bellflower; $50 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa; $10 from Meeting # 23 Costa Mesa.  A 7th tradition of $28 collected at the May SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $200)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $23.24; Registrar expenses $31.27; Grasshopper phone service $31.58. (Total outgoing $89.09)  Ending balance $719.68.    A deposit of $360 has been paid to Joshua Tree Retreat Center and we have not yet received any money from any participants, so please send your checks in to Jane! The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes made to Administration List.  Meeting 185: Room and Parking Directions were updated.  Meeting 197: Phone Contact and Secretary information updated. Meetings 281 and 282 were added.  Both meet at the UnUrban Coffee Shop in Santa Monica at 6:00 pm.  281 meets on Tuesday, and 282 meets on Wednesday.  No Meetings were removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail. No H&I Listings were added, removed or updated. 200 Directories and 45 envelopes were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: George O. attended the Coalition for Smoke-Free Long Beach. The new 21 and over law to purchase nicotine products is in effect Statewide and George offered Nicotine Anonymous as a resource.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli reports he has purchased literature for a total of $553.91.  The income which was in the literature account from previous literature person has not been tabulated.

WORLD SERVICES:  Jeff who is Chair of World Services Public Outreach was able to report there is a new Worldwide List Meeting Coordinator, Joyce, who has started a new meeting in Carlsbad and would like to be included on our meeting list.  Public Outreach has a teleconference meeting every month on the 3rd Saturday of the month.  If you want to attend, call John D. at (818) 618-1501.  The Outreach committee is looking at a national campaign for outreach in November. Checko is the new Board Chair so a lot is getting done and people are excited about being of service.

EVENTS: The retreat in Joshua Tree is scheduled for August 20-21. We have included a flyer with these minutes. Since we’ve heard from no one so far, please call Jane ASAP and let her know if you will be attending. All checks must be received prior to August 10th. A motion was made to move the August Intergroup meeting to the Joshua Tree retreat center on Sunday at 9:00 am and it was passed. Chips and Literature will be available for sale at the meeting.  The picnic will be held at Rush Park in Rossmoor, CA on Sunday, September 18, with the Intergroup Meeting at 10:00 am and the potluck immediately following.  Please mark your calendars.  A flyer for the picnic will go out starting next month.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  (1) A motion was made and passed to approve spending $5.99/month to obtain the following five email addresses with our domain names:  chairperson@scina.org, info@scina.org, registrar@scina.org, communications@scina.org, and literature@scina.org.  (2) PSA from SCINA is going to be created for the City of Los Angeles’ city channel soon.

SPEAKERS LIST: No report.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  The August Intergroup meeting has been moved to the Joshua Retreat Center (see Events section).

NEW BUSINESS:  Jeff from Joshua Tree wants to start a monthly email-only newsletter including a Step of the month and Tradition of the month, upcoming events, announcements, short stories, and anniversaries.  He’s hoping he can start sending it out in July.  Sign up with Jeff at jeffinjt@gmail.com.

BIRTHDAYS: Shea R. celebrates 11 years and Patty celebrates 4 years this month. Congratulations. 

SECRETARY REPORT: The April, May and June reports were read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Jeff led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:43 AM.

MINUTES - May 15, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:19 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was not met. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Culver City 197 and Irvine 280.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #5. “Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  SCINA is about to start a public outreach campaign with Public Service Announcements, ads, Facebook, Twitter, possible Nextdoor, and other types of outreach.  Please remember to do your own outreach when you can by passing out SCINA business cards and putting your meeting on Craigslist, along with other means.  Please let me or anyone at SCINA know if you have any questions or concerns.

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $706.08.  Income:  Donations:  $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa and $10 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa.  No 7th tradition was collected at the April SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $20)  Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $20.93; Registrar expenses (April and May) $62.05; Grasshopper phone service $31.33. (Total outgoing $117.31)  Ending balance $608.77.  The report was not approved due to lack of quorum.

Revision to April’s report:  Our beginning balance was $712.57.   Income:  Donations:  $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa and $10 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa.  Thanks to both meetings for being a great example that a small amount each month really adds up!  A 7th tradition of $30 was collected at the March SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $50.)  Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $22.31; Registrar expenses -- will report next month; Grasshopper phone service $31.18. (Total outgoing $56.49)  Ending balance $706.08.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes made to Administration List.  No Meeting updates were received.  No Meetings were added.  No Meetings went dark.  All Meetings except possibly 197 have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  45 envelopes were addressed, and 200 Directories were printed. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. There are no other concerns at this time.

LITERATURE: George O reported he and Halli met at Union Bank on May 4 to update the signature list and change the address on the account but their computer system was out for the day.  They spoke with manager Christopher about changes to the account who wanted to run it by their legal department and called back to say they needed all Officers to sign the minutes and the minutes need to be worded as follows for the changes to be made:  Mary P., Marty W., Michael S., and Susan C. are no longer authorized signers on the Union Bank account and need to be removed.  George O. is still an authorized signer. Halli K. is the new Literature Chair and is to be added as an authorized signer.
Bill H. will look into opening a new account at Bank of America instead.

WORLD SERVICES:  Gary reports this from the workshops at the Conference. (1) There is a work in progress to find a Spanish coordinator for Spanish meetings either for telephone meetings or online meetings.  (2) The prospective mental health pamphlet has been tabled until next year; there were a lot of ideas presented. It might be titled “Challenged Nicotine Addicts.” (3) We are looking for new meditations to put in another meditation book. (4) There was talk about a possible new pamphlet in the future on sponsoring:  how to be one and what to look for in a sponsor.

EVENTS: The retreat in Joshua Tree is scheduled for August 20-21. We have included a flyer with these minutes. The picnic will be held at Rush Park in Rossmoor, CA on Sunday, September 18, with the Intergroup Meeting at 10:00 am and the potluck immediately following.  Please mark your calendars.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: SCINA email addresses - We must pay for our domain name email address or we can use free email addresses from gmail, yahoo, etc, and make up names like publicoutreachscina@gmail.com. It costs $5.99/month for five email addresses that end @scina.org or @QuitNowLA.com, and $5 for each one after that.  We will know soon if we are able to use @QuitNowLA.com, but we aren’t sure yet.  Action: Quorum wasn’t met so a vote to pay $5.99/month to authorize SCINA to obtain five email addresses with our domain name will take place next month.

SPEAKERS LIST: No report.

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  There was discussion about moving the August Intergroup meeting to the Joshua Tree Retreat since it overlaps.  Due to lack of quorum no vote could be taken.

SAD NEWS:  Long-time, good-standing friend and member of Nicotine Anonymous Long Beach Mtg. 012 Stephen Fisher passed away May 6.  In accordance with family wishes, a service for him will be held in September. Prayers for his family are appreciated.  He was an invaluable servant to Nicotine Anonymous Intergroup, his regular Monday night Long Beach Meeting #012 and a great friend.  

BIRTHDAYS: Judi M. celebrates 5 years and William celebrates 33 years in May. Congratulations. 

SECRETARY REPORT: The May report was read and not approved as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Jack R. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:34 AM.

Missing Minutes (51 months)

The Secretary's copies of the following Minutes have been misplaced. Please send us a copy if you happen to have any of the following:

1991-September, October and December

1992-Any month except May

1993-Any month except June, October, and November

1994-Any month except October

1995-April, November and December

1996-Any month except May

1997-January, February, or March

16 months of minutes found and added May, 2016. Thank you William G. of Huntington Beach.

Please contact Angela at (949) 302-8465 or angela.socal9@gmail.com if you find a copy of these minutes. We would love to get a copy from you.

MINUTES - April 17, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS: Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was not met. The following meetings were represented: Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Silverlake 229, and Irvine 280.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #4. “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Nicotine Anonymous as a whole.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  Happy Spring!  Remember, the traditions are the group what the steps are for the individual.  Thank you to all of those who sponsor people, are trusted servants, and others, who keep our traditions alive.  We all depend on it.

TREASURER REPORT: Our beginning balance was $712.57.   Income:  Donations:  $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa and $10 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa.  Thanks to both meetings for being a great example that a small amount each month really adds up!  A 7th tradition of $30 was collected at the March SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $50.)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $22.31; Registrar expenses $31.06; Grasshopper phone service $31.18; $0 parking for Literature Chair. (Total outgoing $87.55)  Ending balance $669.02.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes made to Administration List.  Meeting 231: Secretary Contact Information updated.  No Meetings were added.  No Meetings went dark.  All Meetings except possibly 197 have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  One contact at Hubert Humphrey Health Clinic was made ‘e-mail only’ and one e-mail contact was added at HHHC. 45 envelopes were addressed, and 200 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. There are no other concerns at this time.

LITERATURE: No Report.

WORLD SERVICES:  The World Services Conference is going to cover:  (A) a possible new pamphlet dealing with mental illness and nicotine.  (B) Updating The Promises is going to be held over until the 2017 conference as it is still a work in progress.  (C) A guideline is being put together to help coordinate how to perform a particular service. (D) There will be six workshops:  (1) Outreach (2) Daily meditations--maybe a new book soon (3) Spanish literature Project to increase our number of pamphlets in Spanish (4) Addressing members with mental health issues. (5) Reviving and maintaining membership, and (6) Developing Sponsorship tools.

EVENTS: The retreat in Joshua Tree is coming up in June or July. We will let you know as soon as we have a date.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: SCINA email addresses - We must pay for our domain name email address or we can use free email addresses from gmail, yahoo, etc, and make up names like publicoutreachscina@gmail.com. It costs $5.99/month for five email addresses, and $5 for each one after that.  For example, it would be $10.99 for six email addresses.  We are going to think about this more and discuss later.  For now, we will continue to use our personal email addresses.  Note:  No other Nicotine Anonymous Intergroup in the United States of America has email addresses using their name as the domain name.

SPEAKERS LIST: No report

BY-LAWS: No report.

Director of Web Operations: No report..

OLD BUSINESS: We were contacted by Roger F. who informed us he was going to the Conference this year and would be able to represent SCINA. Our letter was sent to the NAWS Secretary informing them of our delegate.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business

BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays were reported to us.  If you want to have your birthday recognized at SCINA Meetings, please let the secretary know.

SECRETARY REPORT: The April report was not read and approved as we did not have a quorum.  Report was tabled until next month.

CLOSING PRAYER: Tomoko P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:36 AM.

MINUTES - March 20, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  West Hollywood 001, Long Beach 012, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, Glendale 241, Carson 264 Duarte 274, and Irvine 280.

 TRADITIONS:  Tradition #3. “The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is a desire to stop using nicotine.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  Fortunately, we have to attend meetings the rest of our life because we need to be reminded of our addiction and we need to be there for newcomers.  And fortunately, there are meetings in this program in the Southern California area for us and the newcomers.  Thank you to all those who are of service that keep Nicotine Anonymous going!  Thank you to Duarte mtg #274 for the idea of emailing the literature and chips order form to our membership.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $588.87.   Income:  Donations:  $90 from West Hollywood Meeting #1; $50 from Meeting #241 Glendale; $50 from Meeting #84 Fullerton; $20 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa; $20 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa; $25 from Meeting #266 Joshua Tree.   A 7th tradition of $14 was collected at the February SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $269.)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $22.80; Registrar expenses $31.10; Grasshopper phone service $31.40; Mailbox renewal $45. The group agreed to pay for parking for literature chair, $6 for Feb. and $6 for March. (Total outgoing $145.30)  Ending balance $712.57.    The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes made to Administration List.  Meeting 197: Secretary Contact Information removed, awaiting new information.  No Meetings were added.  No Meetings went dark.  All Meetings except possibly 197 have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No changes were made to the H&I List. 46 envelopes were addressed, and 200 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  There have not been many calls to the hotline this month. There are no other concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli K. says that we need to place an order soon.  George found out we need to list that Mary P., Marty W., Michael S., and Susan C. need to be removed from the Union Bank account so that we can add George O. and Halli K. on to it and the address can be changed to Halli’s.

WORLD SERVICES:   http://nicotine-anonymous.org/2016-wsc.html  NAWSO Conference April 29-May 1;   http://nicotine-anonymous.org/two-way-talk-email-communications.html Two Way Talk - get emails from NicA.  Online voice meetings on PalTalk www.paltalk.com. Free download www.voicesofnicotinerecovery.com   (VONR)  There are about 27 meetings a week and tons of speaker shares you can listen to, a message board to leave comments and responses, a worldwide source of online meetings of NicA.  Seven Minutes is published quarterly; the next published edition is Mar 20th and you can read it online for free.  www.nicotine-anonymous.org/sevenminutes-newsletter.html   Seven minutes is always looking for new articles. Write an article and submit it to sevenminuteseditor@nicotine-anonymous.org. Also if you have an anniversary coming, you can submit your time at the same email address.

EVENTS:  The retreat in Joshua Tree is coming up in June or July. We will let you know as soon as we have a date.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA email addresses - We must pay for our domain name email address or we can use free email addresses from gmail, yahoo, etc, and make up names like publicoutreachscina@gmail.com.  On a separate note, without generic email addresses, we can’t move on to the next step in our public outreach effort which is to create social media accounts with Facebook and Twitter.  We must figure this out before moving to the next step.

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  No report.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

Director of Web Operations:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:   Nic A table cover with logo. John D. researched this and found that most table covers range from $150-$200.  If you add the pop up stand with Nic A’s info on it, then both start at about $350 together. It was decided to not move forward with this purchase at this time.

NEW BUSINESS:  SCINA’s Officers have not been contacted by anyone going to the World Services Conference April 29-May 1 so, unfortunately, we will not have any representation at the Conference this year.

BIRTHDAYS:   John D. celebrates 3 years, Richard W. celebrates 6 years, and Angela celebrates
12 years - Congrats!

SECRETARY REPORT:  The March report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Richard led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:15 AM.

MINUTES - February 21, 2016

MINUTES of Intergroup Meeting - February 21, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:17 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  West Hollywood 001, Long Beach 012, Costa Mesa 023, Costa Mesa 076, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, Duarte 274, and Irvine 280.

TRADITIONS:  Tradition #2. “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  John was sick and unable to attend the meeting.  No formal Chairperson report was made at this meeting. Meeting was being led by Angela this month.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $816.63.   Income:  Donations:  $50 from Bellflower Meeting #250.   A 7th tradition of $14 was collected at the January SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $64.)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $26.15; Registrar expenses $31.14; Grasshopper phone service $31.40. Additionally, SCINA paid $64 to literature (Halli K.) for the 4 big books and 20 pamphlets that were raffled and given away during Carry the Message Month, and $136.07 was reimbursed to Angela P. for the business cards. (Total outgoing $291.76)  Ending balance $588.87.  The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes made to Administration List.  Meeting 231: Meeting Location updated.  No Meetings were added.  Meeting 047 Chatsworth has folded.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or e-mail.  No changes were made to the H&I List. 47 envelopes were addressed, and 200 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli K. reported we need to order new literature.  He has not gotten a response from the previous literature chair. As the new person in charge of literature, we need to set up the bank account.  George O. and Halli will handle this very soon.

WORLD SERVICES:   The conference is in Ohio April 29-May 1. Register at http://nicotine-anonymous.org/   Please sign up for two-way-talk on the Nicotine Anonymous website. Please give to the Gift of Gratitude program. If you make a $10 donation every month, you’ll get free issues of Seven Minutes mailed to you each quarter. If anyone is planning on going to the Conference, please contact John D. if you are interested in being a delegate and representing us.  We need to notify World Services no later than March 20th.

EVENTS:  The retreat in Joshua Tree is coming up in June or July. We will let you know as soon as we have a date.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  George O. has a friend who makes signs and made us a sign as a donation.  Thank you George O. and Carlos C.

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  No report.  A new speakers list will go out to all the meeting Secretaries.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

Director of Web Operations:  We have had 2,101 visits to the web page in the past 12 months, our average number of visits per month was 175.  Our average audience size is 146 people per month, we have a total audience size of 1,758 viewers to the website. 36% of visitors use a mobile phone to access the website.   In the past month, 38% of visitors use the meeting list, 47% of visitors view the home page, 3% read the 12 Steps, 2.5% read the promises of NicA and 2.14% went to the Literature order form. Approximately 50% of our visitors search for the website before landing on the page, while the other half come to the website directly.

OLD BUSINESS:   It was suggested at the December meeting that we purchase a nice table cloth with NicA’s logo to help draw attention to our table in the future. Everyone thought it was a good idea and John will have more information at the March meeting.  After checking with Brian about creating email addresses with the domain @SCINA.org, there is a monthly cost for that so we will not move forward at this time.  We will look into other options.

NEW BUSINESS:   Delegate elections for the NAWS 31 Conference being held in Cleveland, Ohio will take place at the Intergroup meeting March 20, 2016.  Please make sure you let one of the SCINA Officers know if you are going to the Conference and are willing to be a delegate to represent us.  We must turn in our list of delegates no later than April 2nd.

BIRTHDAYS:   Brian celebrates 8 years - Congrats!

SECRETARY REPORT: The February report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Brian led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:15 AM.

MINUTES - January 17, 2016

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:23 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  023, 076, 185, 229, 231, and 250.

TRADITIONS:  Tradition #1. “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on Nicotine Anonymous unity,” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  Happy New Year!  I was not able to make the meeting this month, but I will be back next month with an update on the use of domain names for SCINA email addresses.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $878.13.   Income:  Donations:  $50 from Meeting #1 West Hollywood; $48 from Long Beach Meeting #231 (they also made a $28 donation to NAWS, which I will forward); $20 from Costa Mesa meeting #23, and $145 from Costa Mesa Meeting #76.   A 7th tradition of $15 was collected at the December SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $278.)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $23.28; Registrar expenses $31.98; Grasshopper phone service $31.24. (Total outgoing $89.50)  Ending balance $1066.63.    A motion was made to donate $250 to NAWS.  It was passed.   Our new ending balance is $816.63 The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Administration list: Literature Chair information added.  Thank you, Halli K.  Meeting Information Changes: Meetings 185 and 229: Phone Contact and Meeting Format updated.  Meeting 280: Meeting day and location updated.  No new Meetings were added.  Meetings 254 and 279 were removed. All meetings have USPS contact through a secretary, representative or email. No changes were posted to H&I Listings.  47 envelopes and 200 directories were printed. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli K. started doing the literature position.  He reports we have $485.60 in the account. Angela ordered business cards to give out to the membership for Carry The Message Day.  Shipping costs put it over the $100 allotted for the purchase, final cost $136.07.  A motion was made and passed to reimburse Angela $136.07.

WORLD SERVICES:   The conference is in Ohio April 29-May 1. Register at http://nicotine-anonymous.org/

EVENTS:  January is Carry The Message month. See the attached flyer and discuss at your meetings how your group may carry the message.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA encourages every meeting to plan a Carry The Message Day outreach project in January.  It was passed in December that each group that attends the January 2016 Intergroup meeting would receive 20 pamphlets, and that 4 red books would be given away.  Meetings 023, 076, 185, 229, 231, and 250 attended and received free literature.  Bellflower, Silverlake, Irvine, and Sherman Oaks attended and each won a free red book from the raffle.  SCINA reimbursed literature for the pamphlets and books $64.

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  Please invite one of the speakers to your meeting.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

WEB CZAR:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:   It was suggested at the December meeting that we purchase a nice table cloth with NicA’s logo to help draw attention to our table in the future. Everyone thought it was a good idea and John will have more information at the February meeting.  It was decided to create email addresses with the domain @SCINA.org, John will have information for us in February.

NEW BUSINESS:   Delegate elections for the NAWS 31 Conference being held in Cleveland, Ohio will take place at the Intergroup meeting March 20, 2016.  Please make sure you let one of the SCINA Officers know if you are going to the Conference and are willing to be a delegate to represent us?  We must turn in our list of delegates no later than April 2nd.
 
BIRTHDAYS:  JudiAh D. celebrates 14 years, Christine C. celebrates 16 years, Ian M. celebrates 13 years.  Congrats!

SECRETARY REPORT: The January report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Joseph led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:20 AM

MINUTES - December 20, 2015

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angela P. called the meeting to order at 10:06 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  001, 023, 076,  084, 185, 229, and 280.

TRADITIONS:  Tradition #12. “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities,” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  2015 is coming to an end, and thank you to EVERYONE in the program for helping to keep our program alive.  Thank you to all those with commitments at meetings, SCINA, all the sponsors in the program, those who volunteer at events and for programs, and everyone else.  In our program, we offer a softer and easier way to stay quit.  Our program would not exist without our members as our traditions state.

Action item:  Do we use emails with a SCINA address?  My suggestion is that we have official emails for all the positions, so that when we post to our website, the public/members will easily know what email to send things to for that particular issue.  We can also have an email say a person’s first name and initial of their last name.  According to NAWS this will not break traditions, and will also allow everyone to have their own email.  Emails from our SCINA emails can also be forwarded to our emails.  We just need to talk to Brian, our Web Czar, and figure it out.  Examples of an email could be chairperson@scina.org and johnd@scina.org.  We discussed this last month and the biggest concerns were being allowed to have an email with our name on it.  This does not break our traditions and is allowed.  John D. made a motion that we create email addresses with the domain name @SCINA.org for all SCINA positions.  The motion was passed.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $709.79.   Income:  The November Gratitude Marathon Meetings, after expenses of $10 were paid, brought in $179 [amount per group was not broken down for me]. Thank you all, and a special thank you to host group Bellflower Meeting #250 who donated an additional $100.  Other donations:  $50 from Meeting #84 Fullerton.   A 7th tradition of $14 was collected at the November SCINA meeting.   (Total incoming:  $343)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $24.25; Registrar expenses $31.18; Grasshopper phone service $31.23; P.O. Box rental for 3 months $45.  We also paid $40 cash given for literature at the Great American Smokeout held at Fullerton College. (Total outgoing $174.66)  Ending balance $878.13.    The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Administration list: Last names replaced by last initials.  Meeting Information Changes: Meeting 274 Meeting Format updated.  No new Meetings were added.  Meetings 279 and 280 are dark, looking for a new venue.  All meetings have USPS contact through a secretary, representative or email. Two H&I Listings were added, both are e-mail contacts.  48 envelopes and 200 directories were printed. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Angela and John were able to get 2 H&I names to add from the Great American Smokeout.  We were able to get email addresses and promises from them that they would print a copy of our meeting directory that we will send them each month and post it for their clients.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  There are no concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Halli K. offered to do the literature position for SCINA, A motion was made and passed to accept. Angela made a motion that we authorize up to $100 to purchase another 5,000 ‘When You Are Ready, We Will Be There” business cards for distribution to the membership. Gary seconded the motion and it was passed.

WORLD SERVICES:   
1.    The conference is in Ohio April 29-May 1. Register at  http://nicotine-anonymous.org/
2.    Seven Minutes can be read free online.  All previous issues of Seven Minutes can be accessed online by going to Nicotine-Anonymous.org and click on Newsletter.
3.    Can get CD recording of speakers at last year’s conference by going to website.
4.    You can give a donation in the form of Gift of Gratitude on website.
5.    Connect to NicA via Two-way talk. Go to http://nicotine-anonymous.org/two-way-talk-email-
communications.html

EVENTS:  Thank you Angela P. and John D. for staffing the Fullerton College Health Fair last month.  The event was fun, but not that many people came by the table.  Fullerton College sent us a letter two weeks later to thank us for attending.  We told them we would be happy to attend again at next year’s event.  The next SCINA event we hope to hold will be the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend for a Pot Luck.  One idea we discussed to help draw attention to our table in the future was for SCINA to purchase a table cloth with Nic A’s logo. Everyone thought it was a good idea and John will get more information.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  SCINA encourages every meeting to plan a Carry The Message Day outreach project in January.  A motion was made that each group who attends the January 2016 Intergroup meeting will receive 20 pamphlets, and 5 red books will be raffled off. It was passed.  See attached flyer.  In regard to a Facebook page and Twitter page for SCINA - John D. will come back next month with information about this.

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  Please invite one of the speakers to your meeting.
BY-LAWS:  No report.
WEB CZAR:  No report.
OLD BUSINESS:   No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:   No new business.
 
BIRTHDAYS:  Alan C. celebrates 15 years, Frank S. celebrates 17 years, and Emil L. celebrates 26 years today.  Congrats!

SECRETARY REPORT: The December report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.  Angela would like to take a moment to thank the people who help the Intergroup on a regular basis including the Secretaries, Intergroup Reps, and Phone Reps of our meetings as well as Officers and Committee Chairpersons who do a little bit or a lot every day to make sure this program continues in this area of SoCal and is available to people who are willing to try to quit one more time.  Thank you.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:36 AM.

MINUTES - November 15, 2015

Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:01 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  001, 012, 023, 076, 185, 229, 279, and 280.

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.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  This month we celebrate Thanksgiving.  I would like to give thanks to everyone in Nicotine Anonymous.  It was here for me when I needed it, and may each of you continue to provide what was freely given to us.  Possible action:  Do we use emails with a SCINA address?  If yes, the email address will end with @scina.org.  For example, the chairpersons email address might be chairperson@scina.org.  We discussed this and decided to talk to World Services about any rules we should follow.  There could be an email for each role.  John will follow-up with more information.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $777.33.  Income:  $256.17 was moved from our Paypal account into our checking account.  Thanks to Angela P. (personal donations of $10/mo.) and Joshua Tree Meeting #266 for their previous donations.  Other donations this month:  $60 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa and $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa.  Way to go, Costa Mesa!  A 7th tradition of $16 was collected at the October SCINA meeting.  (Total incoming:  $342.17)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; Secretary expenses $24.25; Registrar expenses $31.26; Grasshopper phone service $31.20; Our annual donation in the amount of $120 was mailed to White Memorial Hospital - Cardiac Outreach Fund for 2016 SCINA meeting space. (Total outgoing $209.71) A motion was made and passed to send a $200 donation to Nicotine Anonymous World Services in honor of gratitude month.  Ending balance $709.79.  The report was moved and approved.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Administration list: H&I Chair address updated.  Meeting Information Changes:  Meeting 274 moved to Tuesday 6:30 pm, City of Hope, in Duarte.  No new Meetings were added, and no Meetings were closed.  All meetings have USPS contact through a secretary, representative or email. H&I listings; no additions, deletions or updates.  50 envelopes and 200 directories were printed. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Vee contacted an office specializing in lung diseases located in Glendale. He left them a flyer and information about our activity and is waiting for them to respond. 

COMMUNICATIONS:  We have heard from 3 volunteers and George O. will contact them this week about helping return calls with information on Nicotine Anonymous meetings.

LITERATURE:  We are currently in need of a nicotine-free volunteer to step up for chips and literature at the Intergroup Meetings.  If interested, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.

WORLD SERVICES:  Gary reports (1) World Services is getting 8 pieces of literature translated in Spanish for outreach. (2) If we know of any outreach leads, please share with World Services. (3) If anyone wants to sign up for Two-Way-Talk, an email update from NAWS, you can do so by going to www.nicotine-anonymous.org and click the Newsletter Tab.

EVENTS:  Saturday, November 21st from 9 am to 9 pm is the date of the Marathon meeting this year at Calvary Baptist Church, 14722 Clark Avenue, Bellflower, CA.  See flyer sent previously.  Also remember, we need our membership's support. As part of our recovery, it is important for us to practice reaching out to others.  Intergroup events are an opportunity for that.

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  The “Fullerton College Great American Smokeout event” is Thursday, November 19th from 10 am - 1 pm.  The college asked us to help spread the word about how nicotine is dangerous in any form.  If you’d like to attend and volunteer with us here at SCINA, please call John D. at (818) 618-1501 or email him at johndarnell8@gmail.com.  A motion was made for a $40 donation of pamphlets for this public outreach and it was passed.  Regarding a Facebook page and Twitter page for SCINA - John D. will come back next month or the month after with information about this.

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  Please invite one of the speakers to your meeting.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

WEB CZAR:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.
 
BIRTHDAYS:  Greg S. from the Sherman Oaks meeting celebrates 6 years this month. Gary M. celebrates 17 years. Congrats!

SECRETARY REPORT:  The November report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:30 AM.

MINUTES - October 18, 2015

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:02 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  A quorum was met.  The following meetings were represented:  012, 023, 076, 185, 229, 279, and 280.

TRADITIONS:  Tradition #10. “Nicotine Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the Nicotine Anonymous name ought never be drawn into public controversy,” was read.

CHAIRPERSON REPORT:  During our September picnic, we held annual elections for the positions of Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.  All three people who serve in those positions were re-elected.  Congratulations!  Thank you Nic A members for re-electing me as Chair, Bill H. as Treasurer, and Angela as Secretary.  We appreciate your trust in us as trusted servants, and we love you all.

For me, this is one of the biggest reasons why I am still smober today.  Part of working the program is being of service.  Intergroup is a fantastic way to be of service.  I encourage everyone who is not part of Intergroup to strongly consider getting involved, and to help spread the word that we need more volunteers to those you know.  This is a way to give back what was so freely given to you.  -John D.

TREASURER REPORT:  Our beginning balance was $872.73.   Income:  Meeting #1 West Hollywood donated $50 in honor of Lisa Coble. Also received generous donations of $150 from Meeting #12 Long Beach, $63 from Meeting #250 Bellflower, $30 from meeting #231 Long Beach, $30 from Meeting #84 Fullerton, $10 from Meeting #23 Costa Mesa, and $10 from Meeting #76 Costa Mesa.  Meeting #231 donated an additional $30 to be forwarded to Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS).  A 7th tradition of $40 was collected at the picnic.  Thank you all, and thanks for attending! In addition to all of this, we received a $24.74 rebate from AT&T for an overpayment.  (Total incoming:  $437.74)   Expenses:  $3 Bank imaging fee; The expenses for the picnic (including park rental fees) were $140.  Secretary expenses $26.95; Registrar expenses $31.62 for Sept and $31.26 for Oct; Treasurer expenses (office supplies) $14.15; Grasshopper phone service $31.16; We paid $125 to Calvary Baptist Church for Marathon Meetings, which will be on November 21st.  I am recommending SCINA donate $100 to NAWS, which along with $30 from Meeting #231 would = $130 donation to NAWS.  This motion was approved by the group.  (Total outgoing $533.14) Ending balance $777.33.   The report was moved and approved.  Next month we will be mailing $120 to White Memorial Hospital for our yearly meeting space rent.

REGISTRAR REPORT:   No changes to Administration list.  No Meeting updates.  Meeting 280, Laguna Woods, Monday 7:00 pm was added. Meeting 037, Santa Monica, was closed by Secretary.  All meetings have USPS contact through representative or email. H&I listings; no additions, deletions or updates.  50 envelopes and 200 directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No report.

COMMUNICATIONS:  We are looking for help on the weekends to return calls with information on Nicotine Anonymous meetings.  If you are interested in taking on this commitment and becoming part of the Communications team, please contact George O. at 562-310-0874.

LITERATURE:  We are currently in need of a volunteer to step up for chips and literature at the Intergroup Meetings.  Marty W. who took care of this for Intergroup for more than 4 years has left this position but the literature and chips we have for sale are very neatly arranged and he has let us know he would be happy to explain to the new volunteer how ordering is done.  Thank you Marty for your service!  This position would require our new volunteer to bring the chips and literature to the Intergroup meeting each month and fill orders by members who come to the meetings.  Our September Intergroup meeting is always at our annual picnic.  We would like to have a monthly accounting of money going in and out and the bank balance.  There is $274.60 balance at this time in the Literature account.  Be advised, there are no chips and literature sales at the Intergroup meeting until we have a volunteer for this position.

Please note: the chips and literature you see at your meetings are there because Marty W. made it happen.  Thank you Marty for your service!  Your fellow members, and most importantly, NEW MEMBERS, count on all of us to keep this program going and filling this position ASAP is a top priority for Intergroup right now so you can still get chips and literature.  Please spread the word so we can fill this very important position ASAP!

WORLD SERVICES:   No report per Gary.  One piece of literature (Our Promises) was brought up for changes which will be shown at the Conference next year for approval.

EVENTS:  Saturday, November 21st will be the date of the Marathon meeting this year at Calvary Baptist Church, 14722 Clark Avenue, Bellflower, CA.  See flyer sent previously.  Also remember, we need our membership's support. As part of our recovery, it is important for us to practice reaching out to others.  Intergroup events are an opportunity for that. 

NEW MEETINGS:  Gary reports there haven’t been any requests for new meeting material.  There is a new meeting starting in Laguna Hills on Monday, November 2nd at 7pm.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  The “Fullerton College Great American Smokeout event” is Thursday, November 19th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.  The college asked us to help spread the word about how nicotine is dangerous in any form.  Apparently, e-cigarettes are very popular on their campus right now.  Nicotine Anonymous has committed to be there, but we can’t do this if we don’t have people staffing a booth.  John D. is attending, but we need a couple more volunteers.  If you’d like to help, please call John D. at (818) 618-1501 or email him at johndarnell8@gmail.com.

Tip of the month:  “Visibility” - Please consider advertising our program by placing Nic A materials in places where people will see them (coffee shops, medical offices, or online like Craigslist).  Please ask for permission first before doing so.  For example, if you advertised your weekly meeting on Craigslist once a week, and/or made a flyer for your meeting and picked three key locations nearby to post it, then you will be able to reach more people who need help.  Remember, the 5th Tradition says: “Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.”

SPEAKERS BUREAU:  Please invite one of the speakers to your meeting.

BY-LAWS:  No report.

WEB CZAR:  No report.

OLD BUSINESS:   Bill has agreed to be the Treasurer for Intergroup this year as his last year.  Please think about making a commitment to help Intergroup starting next September.  Bill would be happy to train you on what needs to be done.

NEW BUSINESS:   No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  No birthdays that we were informed of this month.  Please let us know if you are celebrating a Smober birthday/anniversary in November.

SECRETARY REPORT: The October report was read and approved as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Gary led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:05 AM.