SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)
INTRODUCTIONS: Angie B. called the meeting to order at 10:03 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met. Following meetings were represented: Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Sherman Oaks 185, Long Beach 231, Bellflower 250.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.
TREASURER REPORT: Beginning balance is $699.83. Incoming: Costa Mesa #76 donated $85, Laguna Beach #257 donated $25. 7th tradition was $11 for a total incoming of $121. Outgoing: bank fee of $3, parking fee $7, public outreach $115 (literature and chips given out to groups for free at the December meeting), Mailbox rent $50, grasshopper phone service $31.28, Secretary’s Expense $24.50, Registrar expense $30.91, and White Memorial Hospital donation to cardiac division for 2018 is $120. Total outgoing $381.69. Beginning balance was $699.83, plus incoming of $121, and $381.69 outgoing makes a balance of $439.14 (we have an additional $3,000 in our checking account that Stephen donated to help us avoid the $18/month BofA fee). We have $500.11 in our savings account for our prudent reserve.
REGISTRAR REPORT: Joyce D. is added as Bylaws Chair. No Meetings were added or updated. Meeting 282 was removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed. 200 Directories were printed and 43 envelopes were addressed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Angela P. reports no response from the letters sent out to the Institutions we had lost our contact at. Please call her if you can volunteer for a panel (949) 302-8465.
COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. No concerns at this time.
LITERATURE: This position is vacant. We need someone to be of service and fill this role. Please consult your higher power. Literature will not be available at future meetings unless someone takes the position.
WORLD SERVICES: Our Red book can now be purchased in Spanish which is the same price as the one in English for $10.50. Nicotine Anonymous World Service (NAWS) is looking for new meditations for a new book. Send your meditations and/or ideas to DailyMeditations@nicotine-anonymous.org. NAWS is looking for members to donate to the Gift of Gratitude on a monthly basis and receive a mail copy of the Seven Minutes. The 2018 Nicotine Anonymous World Conference will be held in NY on April 20-22, 2018. The theme is “Recovery - State of Mind”. You can register by going online, and please consider being a delegate for SCINA.
EVENTS: SCINA gave $10 worth of pamphlets to 6 Intergroup Reps, and 5 red books at its December meeting for Carry The Message Month which is in January every year, totalling $115. The annual Joshua Tree Retreat will be June 8-10, 2018. Bill H. and Jane H. are the event co-chairs. Flyer will be available soon.
NEW MEETINGS: Gary reported he has not been contacted during the past month about any new meetings.
PUBLIC OUTREACH: No report.
SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call for a list (949) 302-8465.
BYLAWS: No report.
SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE: No report.
WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE: This committee held an in-person meeting on Sunday, December 17th. The committee voted to recommended that the regular SCINA meeting vote at its January meeting to approve hosting the 2019 Nicotine Anonymous World Conference. A motion was made and approved to host the 2019 Nicotine Anonymous World Conference.
Director of Web Operations: No report.
OLD BUSINESS: Motion was made and passed to approve the minutes for the December 2017 SCINA meeting. Motion was made and passed to have a conference call SCINA meeting instead of a face-to-face meeting for our June SCINA meeting which is on June 17th.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
BIRTHDAYS: Ian M. (15 years), Linda, Fran, JudiAh D. (all 16 years), Estelle (9 years), and Kendall A. (1 year). Congratulations!
SECRETARY REPORT: The Secretary report was read and approved.
CLOSING PRAYER: Angela led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:36 AM.
