Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous
George O. called the meeting to order at 10:10 am with the Serenity Prayer followed
by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?
A quorum was met with 13 members in attendance.
Traditions: Tradition 11 was read, Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio television and films.
Secretary report: Susan C. read the September and October minutes. They were corrected and it was moved, seconded and approved to accept them.
Treasurer report: The September and October financial reports were presented. It was moved, seconded and approved to accept them.
Registrar’s report: Rick W. reported that Meeting 269 at Garden Grove Alano Club was added and no meetings have been removed from the directory. Meetings 252, 254, and 255 lack a valid Secretary USPS mailing address. If you are a member of these meetings or if your meeting is not receiving our mailing, please send the representative and/or secretary’s address to Rick whose phone number and email appear on the cover of our monthly directory.
Committee Reports
Hospitals and Institutions: No report.
Literature: Mike and Marty have yet to decide how to handle literature and banking. There was discussion around emailing ordering information through a form and maintaining a perpetual inventory. There were concerns about deleting names of non-active members from bank account. Picking up supplies saved $70 in shipping costs.
Communications/Speakers Bureau: No report.
New Meetings: Gary M. sent out two starter kits. One kit went to Long Beach and the other to Carson.
World Services: Gary M. reported that there was an officers meeting in Dallas. There were meeting list corrections. A new program called “Constant Contact” has been initiated to provide hospitals with resources. Also, World Services is planning to digitize archives. Gary M. also reported that the board meeting on January 22nd will need people to house members. The next World Conference meeting will be held in Baltimore in April. If you are able to volunteer to house members or provide transportation,
please contact Gary at 310-755-5582 or garynica@ca.rr.com.
Events: The next event is Carry the Message Day on January 22 and 23.
Public Outreach: George E. reported no new updates at this time.
Web Czar: Brian K was not in attendance at the November Intergroup meeting. Jeff is interested in helping out with the Web Czar duties.
Old Business: The positions for Secretary Elect and Treasurer Elect are still open. These positions were created to allow members to train and learn the duties during the year before taking over as the active Secretary or Treasurer.
We need your help in filling these positions. Please present this request to your group. If you are interested or know of another member who may be interested, please attend the next SCINA meeting (3rd Sunday of every month) at White Memorial Hospital or contact George O at 562-310-0874.
New Business: Nicotine Anonymous needs Armenian translation for NicA materials. If you are able to translate, please contact Stephanie E at (818) 352-3903.
Birthdays
There were no birthdays this month.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00pm with the Serenity prayer.
