MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, January 17, 2021
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)
INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:04 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: West Hollywood 001, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, Palm Desert 286, and Palm Springs 288.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Beginning balance from December report $313.04
Paypal transfer 0.00
Deposit 50.00
Secretary expense-postage (November) -18.50
Registrar expenses (December) -14.58
Current available balance *$329.96
*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch.
REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added, or removed. Meeting 229, Silverlake, Friday, passcode was corrected. 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 40 Directories were printed. The website link was corrected on the Directory. If changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline is the 10th each month.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Please send additional email contacts for our meeting list; ask your doctors and dentists. For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465 or angela.socal9@gmail.com.
COMMUNICATIONS: The Grasshopper phone line has been terminated. Any questions or concerns can be directed to SCINAinfo@gmail.com. We are now printing the NAWS 800 number on our meeting lists. 1-877-879-6422 or 1-877-TRY-NICA.
LITERATURE: No report. The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.
WORLD SERVICES: Registration of $20 for the “all virtual” 2021 World Services Conference is now open at nicawsc2021.homestead.com. The next NAWS board meeting will be held on January 23rd at 8 am PST. To receive an invite or to add an item to the agenda, please contact Bill H. at Chairperson@nicotine-anonymous.org.
EVENTS: The Joshua Tree Retreat is tentatively scheduled for June 25-27, 2021; however, we cannot issue a flyer yet because we need to wait and see how the Covid numbers go. It will depend on what restrictions are placed on the retreat center in regard to social distancing, etc., and we will need to print guidelines on the flyer. We may need to reschedule later in the summer/early Fall.
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. Send your Meeting Representative to the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help you. The point of contact is needed. If your meeting has been interrupted due to the shutdown, please see our meeting list for meetings which are still getting together online and conference calls.
SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.
BYLAWS: No report.
WEB OPERATIONS: It was noted that www.SCINA.org domain name is not valid at this time, however SCINA.org will link directly to our www.QuitNowLA.com site. The posted and printed Directories now have the updated link. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.
Over the past month, statistics show 290 visits, down 15%, 209 unique visitors, down 6%, and 591 page views, down 8%. The top pages viewed were Meeting List, Calendar, and Virtual Meeting Quick Reference. Angela uploaded the Intergroup Meeting Report (Minutes) to our page as she hadn’t done so since April last year.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
SAD NEWS: It is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of two long time Nicotine Anonymous members, Halli K. and Jeanne S. Halli attended the West Hollywood #001 meetings and was also a former Literature Chair for SCINA. Jeanne attended the Fullerton area meetings and was one of the organizers of the After-Holiday events in Fullerton. They will be sorely missed. Our prayers go out to all their family and friends.
BIRTHDAYS: JudiAhavah D. celebrates 19 years.
SECRETARY REPORT: January minutes were read, corrected and approved. I am sending out thank you letters to meeting Secretaries for donations during 2020.
CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:55 am.
