Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous
INTRODUCTIONS: Brian K. called the meeting to order at 10:35 AM with the Serenity
Prayer followed by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? A quorum was met. The following meetings
were represented: 012, 022, 023, 047, 076, 084, 185, 229, and 268.
TRADITIONS: Tradition 12: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever
reminding us to place Principles before Personalities. was read from the book of Nicotine
Anonymous.
TREASURER REPORT: December 2012 Report Beginning balance $274.78.
Donations: Mtg #84 $15.00, 7th tradition $23.00 (total incoming $38.00). Expenses:
Bank Fee $3.00, AT&T Long Distance $24.37, Registrar $38.43, Secretary (Oct. and
Nov.) $74.90 (total outgoing $137.70). Ending balance $175.08. The report was moved
and approved. Donations are down, we would like to ask the meetings to send a
donation, even a few dollars will help.
Registrar Report: No changes were made to the Administration List. Meeting Contact
Information was updated on 1 meeting. 1 Meeting was added. No Meetings have gone
dark. All meetings except for 272 in the Directory have USPS contact through either the
Secretary, the Representative, or both. No H&I Listings were added or deleted.
77 envelopes were addressed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: No report and we need a new H&I Chairman.
Please let us know if you can help with this responsibility.
COMMUNICATIONS: No reports, no concerns.
LITERATURE: We are in full stock on supplies. We are fully stocked with the new
colored chips. We have a few copies of the Newcomers Booklet. The Carry The
Message project is coming up in January. Please come to the intergroup meeting next
month to pick up your supplies. We will provide each group with some materials. We
will also add a note to the meeting list to remind people to Carry The Message. We
are ordering 2,000 business cards. Please call or email Marty W. at 714-536-0600
martywexler@hotmail.com and let him know how many your meeting will need.
WORLD SERVICES: We’re getting our website up-to-date and we have a new CD of
meditations. Should be for sale in the next couple of months.
EVENTS: The Anaheim meeting is hosting their post-holiday dinner on Wednesday,
January 9th, please join them at the Sizzler, 1401 N Harbor, Fullerton at 6:30 pm.
NEW MEETINGS. A starter kit will be mailed out to Long Beach.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/SPEAKERS BUREAU/BY-LAWS: We still need Chairpersons
for the following: By-Laws, Speakers Bureau, and Hospitals and Institutions (H&I),
so please let us know if you can help . If interested please come to the Intergroup
meeting. We are compiling a list of speakers. Please let us know if you are willing to be
a speaker. Please think about being a sponsor to someone who only has access to online
or phone meetings. Asa A. has offered to be our Public Outreach chair.
WEB CZAR: As we move forward with the modernization - We can now have
more information on our website. Brian K would like people to contribute and sign
up to be contributors for the website. Now, Committee members can update and
add information for their committees directly to the Website and to make sure that
the information is the most current and up-to-date as possible. If you want to be a
contributor to the website - Contact quitnowla@gmail.com.
We are looking for new ways to use technology for carry the message - Such as
Sending the PSA to Radio Stations, Emailing Literature, signs and information to
Doctors, etc. If you have ideas of ways to carry the message using the internet, please
share with us your thoughts! And if you have not yet signed up for the Email list please
go to the website - www.scina.org or www.quitnowlaw.com add yourself to the list!
OLD BUSINESS: No new old business.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays this month.
SECRETARY REPORT: The December report was read and approved.
CLOSING PRAYER: Brian K. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:00 AM.
