MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday December 18, 2022
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, Long Beach 012, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, San Diego 285, Palm Springs 288, Nic at Night 289.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #12 “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.”
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Balance from November report $1,039.42
Treasurer’s Mistake 55.72
H&I mailing (22 envelopes @ $0.57) -12.54
Registrar expenses – December -10.77
Current available balance* 1,071.83
Donations: We received two $5 donations from individuals via PayPal. Thank You! After PayPal took their fee, our PayPal balance is $8.82 (not reflected above).
I have been tracking a discrepancy while trying to balance the bank books, and not sure where the mistake is, but it seems that we have $55.72 more in the bank than I thought. At least the error was in our favor! I am adding to our balance this month and vow to do better in 2023.
If you make a donation on behalf of your meeting via PayPal, please notify Treasurer Bill H. at whca111@gmail.com so we can acknowledge your group here.
*There is an additional $5,000 in the checking account that we do not touch to avoid $18/month bank fee. Savings account (prudent reserve) balance is $1000.65.
REGISTRAR REPORT: No Changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added, updated or removed. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed. 33 Directories were printed and 27 envelopes addressed.
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. The current balance is $820.27.
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES (NAWS): The 2023 World Services Conference will be hybrid April 21-23 in Baltimore, Maryland and on Zoom. If you are interested in representing SCINA as a delegate, please come to our Intergroup meeting in January. Have you considered a service commitment at the NAWS level? Good work ethics is more important than experience as they are willing to train, but just need reliable workers. Current positions available are Public Outreach Chair and Website Coordinator preferably with experience in Wordpress. Email chairperson@nicotine-anonymous.org for details or talk to Bill H. (818) 800-3449.
EVENTS: Discussion about speaker meeting and pizza party on March 19, 2022. We are looking into a possible venue at Marina Pacifica Fellowship across the street from the beach in Long Beach.
NEW MEETINGS: If interested in starting a new meeting, call Gary 310-755-5582 and leave a message.
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.
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 49 visitors and 93 page views. The top page views after the Welcome Page (37 views) were Google Calendar (15 views), Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (12 views), Meeting List/Directory (10 views), and News and Updates (5 views). In addition to the United States, we had visitors from Russia, Hong Kong, and The Philippines.
John D. is in charge of the shared Zoom account for SCINA. Please contact him at (818) 618-1501 if you have any questions.
OLD BUSINESS: Bill H. made a motion that SCINA reimburses its delegates to the 2023 NAWS conference $25 of the $55 registration fee. The motion was seconded and passed. If you’re interested in being a delegate please come to the January SCINA intergroup meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
BIRTHDAYS: Alan C. 22 years
SECRETARY REPORT: November minutes were approved. December minutes were read, corrected and approved.
CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:05am.
