MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, July 21, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

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

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met.  7 members were in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Long Beach 12, Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Laguna Beach 257, Long Beach 231, Bellflower 250, and Studio City 273.

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

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: No report this month.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  World Conference treasurer report:  The revenue for the World Conference was $6,761.12.  SCINA’s cost for the World Conference was $4,497.63. The World Services seed money and recording costs for the World Conference were $2,319.04.  This needs to be returned to World Services, which will leave SCINA with a balance of $879.65 (SCINA also has $3,000 because this has to be the minimum for an account at Bank of America - total balance is actually $3,879.65).  Total loss for the World Conference is $55.55, and it has been paid by World Services. This is awesome! Congratulations to all the members of Nicotine Anonymous for their hard work in keeping the costs down. Joshua Tree Retreat treasurer report from Event Co-organizer Bill H.:  Total paid out $3,800 to retreat center and caterer, Money received from 23 people was $3,679.83, and minus Paypal fees, the total loss is $120.57.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated or removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed.   37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  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, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  An order of $218.40 was made for literature to replace items that were out of stock, and after sales at the World Conference.   Conference literature proceeds of $281 was deposited (check for $56 and cash $225), which brings the total literature account balance to $964.04.  Chips and Literature were brought to the Joshua Tree retreat. Nothing was sold. We still need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  Bill H. attended the NAWS Public Outreach Committee Zoom meeting on July 10, 2019.  Angie B, Secretary Active, and Bill H, Chair-Elect, will attend the quarterly NAWS board meeting on July 27, 2019 using Zoom.

EVENTS:  The annual Joshua Tree Retreat happened 7/12/19 - 7/14/19.  Chips and literature were available for sale. Thank you to everyone who attended to support the 20th annual retreat.  We are considering other venues for next year. The Annual picnic is Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 starting at 10 am at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles.  See attached flyer. The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019. It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach. The time will be 9 am - 6 pm.  Coffee and water will be available. Food will be potluck style. The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA. The location quoted us $125 for the whole day. Note: To reserve a spot for your meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

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 Intergroup outreach. It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

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

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

OLD BUSINESS:  We decided to let the GoDaddy email account service expire, and we are exploring other options.

NEW BUSINESS:  Motion was made and approved to donate $55.55 to World Services to cover the loss for the World Services Conference of $55.55.

BIRTHDAYS:  Stuart M. (2 years), Kelly (5 years), Kat C. (2 years)

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made to approve the Minutes for May, June, and July 2019.  It was approved.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:05 pm.