MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, November 21, 2021
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)
INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:00 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, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, San Diego 284 & 285 and Palm Springs 288.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #11, “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, TV, and films.” was read.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Balance from October report *$298.05
Donation from Studio City Meeting 273 +$200.00
Hospitals & Institutions Oct. mailing -$12.19
Registrar Oct ($10.74) + Nov ($10.70) -$21.44
Stamps for incoming secretary -$58.00
Subtotal $406.42
Transfer to Savings account -$200.00
as we need to build back up our prudent reserve of $1000
Current available balance *$206.42
*We have an additional $5,000 in checking account to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch. Savings account balance is $550.54
REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added or removed. Meeting 273, Studio City, Meeting location updated to “Video Conference Meeting”. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 32 envelopes were addressed, and 35 Directories were printed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Please send additional email contacts (which don’t increase our postage costs) 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: No concerns at this time, any questions or concerns can be directed to SCINAinfo@gmail.com 1-877-879-6422 or 1-877-TRY-NICA.
LITERATURE: No concerns at this time. Current balance in the literature account is $765.77.
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES (NAWS): The new daily meditation book, “Reflections on Freedom,” is available on the website store for $16. The NAWS website has a new coordinator who has improved its functionality. For example, virtual conference meetings (aka Zoom) are sortable, with instructions; you can read all brochures [and some other literature such as the steps from “The Book”] by clicking on the hyperlinks on the Literature tab; there is a “Read Along with Your Meeting” tab (also under Literature) where your meeting can click and share screen for common readings such as the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions. The Minnesota Intergroup will be hosting a free online Step Study Workshop on Saturdays from 10:00–11:30 am PST from January 8th through April 2nd. For more information and to register, see flyer on homepage of nicotine-anonymous.org
EVENTS: Our Annual Marathon Meeting was held virtually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 11/20/2021 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
NEW MEETINGS: No report.
PUBLIC 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: Directory, Calendar, and News pages have been updated. In the past month, we had 60 visitors, 56 unique visits, and 117 page views. The top pages viewed after the Welcome Page (40 views) were: Google Calendar (26 views), Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (22 views), News and Updates, (14 views), Meeting List (9 views).
OLD BUSINESS: Angela P. sent Fellowship contacts to Danielle N. so she could email our meeting lists, Minutes and flyers to those in the membership that save us money on USPS hard copy mailings. Angela P. also emailed Christian B. many old flyers for reference on future flyers.
NEW BUSINESS: We will discuss “Carry the Message” at the December Intergroup meeting.
BIRTHDAYS: Greg S 12 years, Jane H 23 years, Gary M 23 years, Robert W 29 years.
SECRETARY REPORT: November minutes were read, corrected and approved.
CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:57 am.
