SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)
INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:19 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting): Costa Mesa 76, Long Beach 231, and Joshua Tree 265.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.
Chairperson’s report: Happy New Year! SCINA will use 7th tradition to provide food as long as we are having World Conference Committee meetings.
TREASURER REPORT:
Beginning balance $4,310.43
B of A minimum -$3,000.00 $1,310.43
Dec. 7th Tradition $14.00 $1,324.43
Grasshopper -$31.83 $1,292.60
Dec. Registrar Expenses -$17.59 $1,275.01
Dec. Mailing expenses -$20.00 $1,255.01
Deposit For Retreat -$380.00 $875.01
Jan. Registrar Expenses -$15.81 $859.20
Jan. Mailing Expenses -$20.00 $839.20
Current available $839.20
REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No meetings were added or removed. Meeting 241, Glendale, Monday 6:15 pm, Phone Contact and Secretary information updated. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Angela did add 1 person to the H&I distribution of meeting lists. If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know. For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.
COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. No concerns at this time. The greeting was changed to notify callers about the upcoming World Conference. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.
LITERATURE: Chips and literature will now be available at the SCINA meetings. George O. will order red books, because we are currently out of stock. SCINA Officers will visit Union Bank to review the “Literature” bank account and gain access to it. We need someone to take over this responsibility. Please consult your higher power.
WORLD SERVICES: NAWS is looking for members with experience vaping and what they did or did not get out of using it. They want to make a piece of literature dealing with vaping. Pass this information on to groups and if anyone feels like writing to NAWS send info to Checko at LiteratureCoordinator@nicotine-anonymous.org. Conference committees will mostly likely be held instead of workshops at the World Conference. This will be decided at the next NAWS board meeting. The previous schedule was doing 3 workshops at the same time, and then doing another 3 workshops during the next block of time at each world conference. Two committees that have confirmed to meet at the world conference will be the Service Structure and Outreach Committees. The Literature and International Committees plan to meet soon to discuss whether they will have meetings at the conference. In the past, there hasn’t been many recommendations from Committees that the delegates can vote on. The votes have generally been to elect officers. The International Committee might meet at the conference to discuss what work they do. For example, they want more involvement from other countries, help with translations, help to get more 7th tradition donations from outside the United States, and others.
EVENTS: The World Conference will be in May. Please let one of us know if you can be of service at or before the Conference in some way. Commitment cards were sent last month and one person has contacted us willing to be of service. Contact John D. at (818) 618-1501 if you can help. Save the Date: The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019. Flyers to be distributed soon.
NEW MEETINGS: No new meetings.
PUBLIC OUTREACH: If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501. We need more help with outreach. The World Services Outreach Committee meets on the phone on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific Time. Contact Jeff M for details at (760) 401-6503 or jeffinjt@gmail.com
SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.
BY LAWS: Nothing important has changed.
Director of Web Operations: No update.
WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE: Please see Minutes from World Service Ad Hoc Committee (attached) meeting that was held on Sunday, December 16th. The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting. We need your help in planning the World Conference. Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501. We need volunteers! The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business.
NEW BUSINESS: We encourage everyone to please support their local meetings. The Long Beach meeting (231) was struggling with how to pay rent, and almost went dark. Now, more people are attending, and they are doing better. It’s all about service, unity, and recovery together.
BIRTHDAYS: Kendall at Long Beach 231 meeting (2 years). Congratulations!
SECRETARY REPORT: Motion was made and approved to accept this month’s Minutes as read.
CLOSING PRAYER: Gary led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:42 am.
