MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, January 16, 2022

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:05 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 #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  

Balance from October report

Hospitals & Institutions Dec. mailing

Registrar January

Current available balance*

*$210.00

  -$12.19

  -$10.63

 $187.18

Thanks to San Diego Meeting #288 for a $96 donation via PayPal.  We also received $6, donated by individuals. I have not transferred from PayPal to bank account yet. 

*There is an additional $5,000 in checking account that we do not touch to avoid $18/month bank fee.
Savings account (prudent reserve) balance is $750.54

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No Meetings were added or removed.  Meeting 268, Costa Mesa, Meeting Phone Contact #2, Secretary and Representative information deleted at his widow’s request.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  30 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 3rd quarter NAWS Officers Board meeting will be Saturday January 22, 2022 from 8 am - 1:30 pm PT. All are welcome to attend (email Bill at whca111@gmail.com for an invite). 

If you’re interested in serving as a delegate for Southern California at the “hybrid” World Services Conference, April 29 to May 1, 2022, please contact George O. at scinainfo@gmail.com. 

EVENTS:  We normally plan our annual Joshua Tree Retreat during the summer and were exploring the possibility of going back to an in-person event this year, however our usual location, the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, has significantly raised their prices, so we are looking into other options.  Also due to the recent increase of COVID cases, it is uncertain whether an in-person event is even possible this year.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: If you’re interested in being of service and taking on the commitment of Public Outreach Chair, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874. 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 75 visitors, 61 unique visits, and 145 page views. The top page views after the Welcome Page (45  views) were: Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (44 views), Meeting List (22 views), Google Calendar (9 views),  News and Updates, (6 views).

OLD BUSINESS: SCINA has created a flyer to provide groups with tips on how to handle Zoom bombers. We will post it on our website and are also attaching it to this month’s minutes. 

NEW BUSINESS: We discussed starting a new speaker meeting event in March 2023 (with food). Please come to the SCINA intergroup meetings to share your ideas. 

SAD NEWS:  One of our members, Marty W., has recently passed away.  He was a long time participant of the Monday night Costa Mesa meeting and had also served as former Intergroup Literature Chair.  We would like to acknowledge his service and dedication to Nicotine Anonymous and his presence will be missed.

BIRTHDAYS:  Patty A. 1 year, Mike U. 7 years, JudiAhavah D. 20 years.

SECRETARY REPORT: All were in favor of approving the December minutes. January minutes were read and corrected, and were approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:05 am.