MINUTES - June 20, 2021

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, June 20, 2021

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:01 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 9 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, San Diego 284, Palm Desert 286 and Palm Springs 288.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #6, “Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Ending balance from March report $946.11

Paypal transfer +32.73

Paypal transfer +116.76

Paypal transfer +109.32

Transfer from savings to checking account +850.00

Secretary expense-postage (May) -17.85

Registrar expenses (May) -14.70

Current available balance *$22.37 ($5,022.37)

*Additional $5,000 in the account is used to avoid an $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 001, Monday West Hollywood, Phone Contact Information is updated. Meeting 286, Friday, Palm Desert, Representative envelope printing is enabled. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added or removed. Envelope printing for VA Loma Linda Ambulatory Care Center is disabled due to returned mail. 35 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed.

When changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline to submit corrections 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: No concerns at this time, 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: Chips were purchased last month and the current balance in the literature account is $765.77.

WORLD SERVICES: The first quarter Nicotine Anonymous World Service (NAWS) board meeting will be held Saturday, July 10th, 10 am-2 pm PST via Zoom. To receive an agenda and invite, please email chairperson@nicotine-anonymous.org.

EVENTS: The virtual Joshua Tree event will be one day only, Sunday August 22, 2021 for $10 registration. See attached flyer.

Our picnic will be held September 18, 2021 and we will have Officer elections. We had a discussion about having a face-to-face picnic this year. George O. will follow up with George R about finding a location and report back next month. Please consider being of service at the Intergroup level.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: No report at this time. 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: www.SCINA.org domain name now redirects to our Squarespace website correctly. SCINA.org also links directly to our SCINA Squarespace site. www.QuitNowLA.com links to our QuitNowLA site. Squarespace and QuitNowLA have identical content.

We had 192 visitors, 180 unique visits, and 342 page-views. The top pages viewed after the Welcome Page (86 views) were Google Calendar (68), Meeting List (61), and Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (31).

OLD BUSINESS: Last month a motion was made and passed for Bill Harmon to assume the Treasurer position from John Darnell. George Orduna will remain as Chairperson and Angela Pendergrass will remain as Secretary. John Darnell will look into adding Bill Harmon’s signature on the Bank of America account and removing his own access.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: No Birthdays this month.

SECRETARY REPORT: June minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:12 am.

MINUTES - May 16, 2021

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, May 16, 2021

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:01 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 10 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, San Diego 284, Palm Desert 286 and Palm Springs 288.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #5, “Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Ending balance from March report $766.69

Paypal transfer +245.36

Secretary expense-postage (March & April) -36.50

Registrar expenses (March $14.74 & April $14.70) -29.44

Current available balance *$946.11

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid an $18/month bank fee that we do not touch. This fee structure might change, because B of A sent an alert to our account. However, John D. will visit B of A to see if any changes are happening. The alert said the fee would be $18/month unless a $5,000 balance was maintained.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added or removed. Meeting 229, Silverlake Friday Evening, Representative information updated. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 35 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed. When changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline to submit corrections 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: No concerns at this time, 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: The new pamphlet “Freedom from Vaping Nicotine” can be read on https://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/pamphlets. To be informed about what is going on at World Services, you may subscribe for free to NicA News at this link: https://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/nica-news-email-communications

EVENTS: The virtual Joshua Tree event will be one day only, Sunday August 22, 2021 for $10 registration. Details coming soon.

Our picnic will be held September 18, 2021 and we will have Officer elections. Please consider being of service at the Intergroup level.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: No report at this time. 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.

We had 193 visitors, 179 unique visits, and 338 page views. The top pages viewed after the Welcome Page (111 views) were Meeting List (68), Google Calendar (47), and Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (47).

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: Christian B. made a motion to have Bill H. assume the Treasurer position. Rick W. seconded. A vote was held and it was passed. Thank you Bill for volunteering. Thank you, John, for your service and good luck on your position with World Services.

Bill H. will check on using Venmo for donations. George O. will take over the ZOOM account from John D.

BIRTHDAYS: Terry S. 1 year, Reese N. 2 years; Stella E. 3 years; Peter H. 28 years; Ethlie V. 30 years; William 38 years. Celebrating 102 years smober.

SECRETARY REPORT: May minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Bill H. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:49 am.

MINUTES - April 18, 2021

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, April 18, 2021

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:01 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 #4, “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Nicotine Anonymous as a whole.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT: No report.

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. 36 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed. When changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline to submit corrections 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: No concerns at this time, 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: The 36th Annual Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) Conference (April 9-11, 2021) was a virtual success with more than 150 registrants and 53 delegates representing at least 5 countries and 3 continents. SCINA was well represented with 7 delegates and 3 board members. Delegates approved two new literature works: a vaping pamphlet “Freedom from Vaping Nicotine” and a second daily meditation book, “Reflections on Freedom: Daily Meditations on the Steps of Recovery.“ The pamphlet should be available by June, while the book will need formatting and cover selection, so most likely won't be released until Fall. Thank you to all of our SCINA delegates and board members for being of service, and a big thank you to George O. and Angela P. for serving as Zoom room hosts. Secretary Emeritus Angie B. completed her third year on the board. Chairperson Bill H hosted the event and is now settling into his advisory role of Chairperson Emeritus. Chair-elect John D. became Chairperson of NAWS at the end of the conference. He is currently SCINA Treasurer and Zoom Meeting Scheduler, and would appreciate someone taking these commitments off of his hand.

EVENTS: We have decided it is best not to do an in-person Joshua Tree event this year. A virtual retreat will be held once again this summer, August 22, 2021 for $10 registration. A Save The Date flyer will be sent out soon.

Our picnic will be held September 18, 2021 and we will have Officer elections. Please consider being of service at the Intergroup level.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: No report at this time. 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 have the updated link up, and 279 page views. Visits are up 38% at 197, unique visits are up 48% at 183, and page views are up 8% at 312. The top pages viewed were Virtual Meeting Quick Reference, the Meeting List, and Google Calendar.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: George O. (19 years).

SECRETARY REPORT: April minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:07 am.

MINUTES - March 21, 2021

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, March 21, 2021

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:02 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, Palm Desert 286, and Palm Springs 288.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #3, “The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is a desire to stop using nicotine.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Ending balance from January report $329.96

Donation from Studio City 273 +50.00

Paypal transfer +667.47

(includes $500 donation from West Hollywood meeting - Thank you!)

Mailbox Express PO Box annually payment -230.00

Secretary expense-postage (January & February) -36.00

Registrar expenses (March) -14.74

Current available balance *$766.69

*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. Palm Springs Monday Evening Virtual Meeting information checked and missing listing in the Virtual Meeting Quick Reference was added. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 36 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed. When changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline to submit corrections 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: No concerns at this time, 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: The 36th Annual Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) Conference will be April 9-11, 2021 via Zoom. Registration of $20 is now open at nicawsc2021.homestead.com, where you can also find a schedule of events for the weekend. Delegates representing SCINA at the 2021 Conference, JudiAh D., George O., Jane H., Alan C., Jeff M., Val L., and Angela P. Current NAWS Officers are also allowed to vote which includes Bill H., John D., and Angie B., so SoCal is well represented at this year’s conference. NAWS now accept donations via Zelle and Venmo: Zelle: nicaofficemanager@gmail.com and Venmo: @NAWS-Office (account name is NAWS Office). NAWS will send out a bylaws template for Intergroups after the World Conference is over. This template will help guide Intergroups in creating/amending its bylaws.

EVENTS: The Joshua Tree Retreat Center is currently closed. Although it may re-open in June, we will almost certainly reschedule our event from June to late Summer/early Fall, or we may decide to do it virtual again this year.

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. John D. will work with NAWS to get pre-approved Tweets and Facebook posts so that he can send them regularly. John D. will report back next month with what he will post. The request will be to post about the 12 steps, 12 traditions, SCINA’s meetings, and 1 general post per month.

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 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 139 visits, and 279 page views. The top pages viewed were Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (55), the Meeting List (49), and Google Calendar (36).

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Angela P. 17 years; John D. 8 years! Happy Birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT: March minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: John D. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:11 am.

MINUTES - February 21, 2021

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, February 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, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, Palm Desert 286, and Palm Springs 288.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #2, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

No report this month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added or removed. Joshua Tree Virtual Meeting information updated on the Website. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added or updated. American Lung Association, San Bernardino is held pending new contact information. 36 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed. When changes are required to the printed version of our meeting list, the deadline to submit corrections 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: No concerns at this time, 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: The 36th Annual Nicotine Anonymous World Services Conference will be held April 9-11, 2021 via Zoom. Registration of $20 is now open at nicawsc2021.homestead.com, where you can also find a schedule of events for the weekend. There will be a Gratitude Meeting on Friday night, Speaker Meeting Saturday night, and a Sunrise Meeting as well as Spiritual Speaker on Sunday. Workshops will be held Saturday to consider approving three new pieces of literature: (1) An all-new 365-day meditation book; (2) a vaping brochure; (3) Meeting Etiquette Card. SCINA is allowed 7 delegates -- delegates will be asked to review the 365-page meditation book in March, and all comments will be reviewed and integrated during the workshop. If you are available to serve as a Zoom room monitor that weekend (look for raised hands, watch out for zoom bombers), please contact Bill H. chairperson@nicotine-anonymous.org.

A vote was called on delegates to represent SCINA at the Conference, JudiAh D., George O., Jane H., Alan C., and Angela P., were approved. The 2 additional delegates will be approved by 2/28/21.

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 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 184 visits, down 39%, 195 unique visitors, down 37%, and 349 page views, down 40%. The top pages viewed were Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (76), Google Calendar (75) and Meeting List (49).

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Richard S. celebrates 4 years, Kenny M. celebrates 15 years, Joyce C. celebrates 20 years, Rick W. celebrates 23 years and Brian K. celebrates 13 years.

SECRETARY REPORT: February minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Jane H. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:45 am.

MINUTES - January 17, 2021

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.

MINUTES - December 20, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, December 20, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:01 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 #12, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from November report $254.94

Grasshopper Phone Service (November) -33.28

PayPal transfer 124.46

Secretary expense-postage (November) -18.50

Registrar expenses (November) -$14.58

Current available balance *$313.04

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch. This is our last month paying for the grasshopper phone service.

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 40 Directories were printed. 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: George spoke with Grasshopper about discontinuing the phone line. The new billing cycle starts on the 22nd. They said to call on the 21st to terminate services.

LITERATURE: No report. The current balance in the literature account is $700.60.

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 Marathon Meetings event was held via Zoom Saturday, November 21st. John D attended a virtual event hosted by Orange Coast College called, “Substance Abuse Awareness/Great American Smoke Out Fair”, on Wednesday, November 18th from 11:10 am - 12:30 pm. John D. presented on Nicotine Anonymous for 3-4 minutes. SCINA attends this event hosted by Orange Coast College every year.

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. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

Over the past month, statistics show 335 visits, up 3%, 330 unique visitors, up 3%, and 624 page views, down 25%. The top pages viewed were Meeting List, Calendar, and Virtual Meeting Quick Reference.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Gary M. celebrates 22 years; Alan C. celebrates 20 years; and Mauricio G. celebrates 2 years.

SECRETARY REPORT: December minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Alan C. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:51 am.

MINUTES - November 15, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, November 15, 2020

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 #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:

Beginning balance from October report $321.30

Grasshopper Phone Service (October) -33.28

Secretary expense-postage (October) -18.50

Registrar expenses (October) -$14.58

Current available balance *$254.94

*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. Meeting 288, Palm Springs, Video Conference Wednesday 5:30 PM was added. No Meetings were 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 40 Directories were printed. 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: George received 2 calls, 1 for a Spanish speaking meeting, we have a Spanish speaking meeting on the NAWS website on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm Eastern.

LITERATURE: Angela found out literature books are going up by $1 and the pamphlets are going up by $0.05 on January 1st. The new Sponsorship Book will not be going up at that time. The current balance in the literature account is $700.60.

WORLD SERVICES: SCINA’s own Bill H is Chairperson of NicA World Services this year. If you would like to be of service, please contact Chairperson@nicotine-anonymous.org to discuss where you can best help.

EVENTS: The Marathon Meetings will be held via Zoom Saturday, November 21st. The flyer is now on the web page. Three meetings have offered to host an hour of the Marathon Meeting at this time. Please contact Angela at (949) 302-8465 if your meeting can host. John D will attend a virtual event hosted by Orange Coast College called, “Substance Abuse Awareness/Great American Smokeout Fair”, on Wednesday, November 18th from 11:10 am - 12:30 pm. John D. will present for 3-4 minutes to introduce attendees to Nicotine Anonymous. SCINA attends this event hosted by Orange Coast every year. If anyone is interested in attending this event, or in the future, please reach out to John D. at (818) 618-1501.

NEW MEETINGS: There is a new virtual conference meeting via Zoom on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm. Reese N. from Palm Springs is the secretary.

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. George O. will follow-up on this with Brian K. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic. Statistics are showing that, while we have fewer unique visitors and visits, page views are up significantly.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Bevie K from WeHo Meeting #1 (1 year). Jane H. celebrates 22 years

SECRETARY REPORT: November minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Jane H. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:16 am.

MINUTES - October 18, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, October 18, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

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

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, San Diego 284 and Palm Desert 286.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #10, “Nicotine Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues hence the Nicotine Anonymous name ought never be drawn into public controversy.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from September report $528.93

Zoom (annual subscription) -137.41

Grasshopper Phone Service (September) -32.98

PayPal transfer (September) +106.98

MailBox Express (PO Box - 6 months) -110.00

Secretary expense-postage (September) -20.00

Registrar expenses (September) $14.22

Current available balance *$321.30

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch. The ending balance is the $300 range, and while this might seem low, we paid six months instead of three for our mailbox, and one-year subscription for Zoom. Therefore, the balance should gradually increase over time.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No Meetings were added or removed. Meeting 197, Saturday, Culver City, Meeting ID and Password updated. Meeting 231, Saturday, Long Beach, Secretary USPS Address updated. Meeting 275, Wednesday, Covina, Meeting ID and Password updated. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 28 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed.

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: San Diego will pay the $32.98 fee for the Grasshopper phone line next month. Mike U is going to check with his meeting in San Diego to vote on discontinuing the grasshopper phone line.

LITERATURE: Angela found out there is no bulk price savings on the new Sponsorship Literature from NAWS so we will hold off on ordering while face-to-face meetings are on hold. The current balance in the literature account is $700.60.

WORLD SERVICES: The second quarter Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) board meeting was held on Saturday, October 17th, with SCINA’s Bill H. (Chairperson-Active), John D. (Chairperson-Elect), and Angie B. (Secretary-Emeritus) in attendance. The 2021 World Conference will be all virtual April 9-11, 2021. A “Save the Date” flyer with the conference logo is posted on the www.nicotine-anonymous.org website. The theme is “Recovery is Our Anchor: Finding the Calm in Calamity.” Minutes from the board meeting (along with financial reports) are distributed quarterly to the fellowship via NicA News. You can subscribe for free at the www.nicotine-anonymous.org website under “Newsletter” and then “NicA News Emails Communications.” “Nicotine Anonymous Public Outreach” is a YouTube channel where you can listen to readings of our pamphlets, SevenMinutes articles, and “Our Path to Freedom” stories. Please announce this at your meetings, subscribe, and like! Lastly, the NAWS website doesn’t convert the way it should when viewed on a mobile device. NAWS is looking for help to fix this. Please let us know if you can possibly help. Many members, especially new members have a hard time obtaining information for Nicotine Anonymous on the mobile site.

EVENTS: The Marathon Meetings will be held via Zoom Saturday, November 21st. We are working out the details and a flyer will be available soon.

NEW MEETINGS: There are 2 meetings that have started in San Diego and we will try to get the information about them to include them in our meeting list soon.

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. George O. will follow-up on this with Brian K. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic. Statistics are showing that, while we have fewer unique visitors and visits, page views are up significantly.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays this month.

SECRETARY REPORT: October minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:13 am.

MINUTES - September 20, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, September 20, 2020

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, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257 and Palm Desert 286.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #9, “Nicotine Anonymous, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from July report $328.13

Zoom (September) -14.99

Grasshopper Phone Service (September) -32.52

Donation (7th Tr. & Retreat-Angela P.) +50.00

Paypal transfer (September) +122.03

Paypal transfer (August) +310.864

Transfer from checking to savings -200.00

Secretary expense-postage (August) -20.00

Registrar expenses (August) -14.58

Current available balance *$528.93

*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 001, West Hollywood, video conference call information updated. Meeting 257, Thursday, Laguna Beach, Meeting ID and passcode updated for change starting October 1. Meeting 273, Sunday, Sherman Oaks, passcode added. 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.

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: George O. will follow-up with San Diego to vote on discontinuing the grasshopper phone line. We can vote on this next month.

LITERATURE: Go-Daddy was renewed through the literature account. George sent $21.17 to renew the SCINA.org domain name. Angela will find out bulk price for the new Sponsorship Literature from NAWS for ordering. The current balance in the literature account is $700.60

WORLD SERVICES: New Ad Hoc Committee was created to address group inventory and create a safety card. The next NAWS board meeting is Saturday, October 17 at 8 am.

EVENTS: The Joshua Tree Retreat was held online August 22-23 via Zoom. We had 35-40 people attending at once. We assume most of the generous donations were due to the Retreat. Thank you.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

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 new business.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. continues sporadically working on the design of the web page. The initial page has been changed to a new picture. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: Discussion regarding purchasing an annual Zoom membership at $149.90 would give us a 17% discount versus $14.99/month which totals $179.88. Motion was made and passed to purchase a yearly membership.

Officer elections: Elections were not held because of limited interest. Current Officers will continue their positions. If anyone is interested in taking on one of these positions, please attend SCINA meetings.

BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays this month.

SECRETARY REPORT: September minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:15 am.

MINUTES - August 16, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, August 16, 2020

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 8 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, and Palm Desert 286.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #8, “Nicotine Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from June report $489.13

Secretary expense-postage (July) -18.50

Zoom (August) -14.99

Paypal transfer +2.63

Grasshopper Phone Service (August) -32.68

Squarespace -216.00

Zoom (extra meeting capacity) -17.74

Zoom (extra meeting capacity) -48.39

Transfer from Savings Account +200.00

Registrar expenses (July) -15.33

Current available balance *$328.13

*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 059, Moreno Valley, video conference call information added. 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.

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: We checked with San Diego and invited them to our Intergroup meeting next month to vote on discontinuing the grasshopper phone line. We will follow-up with San Diego and we can vote on this next month.

LITERATURE: Go-Daddy was renewed through the literature account. The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.

WORLD SERVICES: The Nicotine Anonymous World Service Conference Planning Committee has set a final date of April 9-11 for the 2021 Conference. “Recovery Is Our Anchor” will be the theme, with the tagline: “Finding the Calm in Calamity.” It was decided not to sign the contract with the Lancaster Holiday Inn at this time. Best to wait until the end of the year to re-evaluate the situation and determine if a face-to-face conference is feasible.

EVENTS: The Joshua Tree Retreat will be held online August 22-23 via Zoom. Sessions will be from 9 am - 3 pm both days. The agenda with Zoom link has been posted on www.scina.org. We encourage donations if you plan to attend. The “Donate” button is on the home page at the bottom of the left-hand side.

Just a reminder the picnic is canceled for this year in September, but we will still have our virtual online Intergroup meeting where elections will be held. Bill H, Angie B, and John D. have taken on positions at World Services and we need your help in stepping up at the Intergroup level. Please consult your Sponsor and your Higher Power.

NEW MEETINGS: No one has requested information for a new meeting for months.

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: Motion was made and passed to approve the proposed Bylaw Addendum, see attached. The Bylaws will be printed and sent to the Secretaries and Intergroup Representatives.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. continues sporadically working on the design of the web page. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business

BIRTHDAYS: Bill H (21 years). Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT: August minutes were read, corrected and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Bill H. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:49 am.

MINUTES - July 19, 2020

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 9 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, and Palm Desert 286.

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

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from April report (no report in May) $375.58

Secretary expense-postage (June) -18.50

Zoom (July) -14.99

Grasshopper Phone Service (July) -31.73

Donations to SCINA website (transferred on 7/1 and 7/6) +194.10

Registrar expenses (June) -15.33

Current available balance *$489.13

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Nelda H. was added as Literature and Chips Chair in the Administration List. No meetings were added or removed. Meeting 283 video conference call information added. 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.

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: We received two phone calls this month. We are going to check with San Diego and invite them to Intergroup next month to vote on discontinuing the phone line.

LITERATURE: The chip order finally came in so we again have red books and chips. We also ordered 6 sets of 31-40 years chips which we will have to offer at $1.00 each as they were a special order and cost us that much. Nelda H. has agreed to take on the literature position. The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.

WORLD SERVICES: The Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) quarter 1 board meeting was held on July 11th from 9 am until 3 pm PDT. You can subscribe to the “NicA News Email Communications” on the www.nicotine-anonymous.org website, under “More” → “Newsletter” to receive minutes of the meeting. Some literature in storage was found to have minimal water damage and is being sold for 50% off, along with the old 4th edition of “The Book.” Email officemanager@nicotine-anonymous.org for prices and to order.

EVENTS: The Joshua Tree Retreat will be held online August 22-23 via Zoom. Sessions will be from 9 am - 3 pm both days. An agenda with Zoom link will be posted on www.scina.org when available (early August). We encourage donations if you plan to attend. Link to donate to SCINA: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=mhd7p7XIA3mw2LizbAZ27QOul5j2enuyMBPHlOnpWxJpH6VMCr6LoDJR6skpeCAYmPazyG&country.x=US&locale.x=US

Just a reminder the picnic is canceled for this year in September, but we will still have our virtual online Intergroup meeting where elections will be held. Bill H, Angie B, and John D. have taken on positions at World Services and we need your help in stepping up at the Intergroup level. Please consult your Higher Power. As we read today in Tradition Seven, “We cannot be totally self-supporting without EACH of us contributing service to our group, Intergroup, and World Services. Service is not only one of the tools of personal recovery, it is the life blood for our entire fellowship.”

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

PUBLIC OUTREACH: JudiAh D. proposed an idea to Nicotine Anonymous World Services to put an ad for Nicotine Anonymous in a publication called “Keys To Recovery”. NAWS did not vote on the item, and requested more information. John D. described the idea and this publication. 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.

BY LAWS: Discussion held on possible changes to By Laws, see addendum.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is working on the design of the web page. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Michele O. (19 years); Stuart M (3 years)! Congratulations.

SECRETARY REPORT: July minutes were read and corrected. The June and July minutes were reviewed and approved.

CLOSING PRAYER: Alan led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:30 am.

MINUTES - June 21, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:03 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was not met with 5 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #6, “A Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning balance from April report (no report in May) 375.58

Secretary expense-postage (April & May) -37.00

Post Office rent (3/10/20 & 6/10/20) -110.00

Zoom (May & June) -29.98

Grasshopper Phone Service -31.82

Donations to SCINA website (transferred on May 18th) +121.96

Registrar expenses (May) -15.33

Current available balance *$273.41

*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. All Meetings were reviewed and current video conference info corrected for Meetings meeting on-line. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added or removed. American Cancer Society in Culver City address was updated. 37 envelopes were addressed, and 40 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Received return mail from American Cancer Society in Culver City and notified registrar of their new address for our mailing. 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: We received no phone calls this month. Discussion was held regarding discontinuing the phone line and using the NAWS # to save money due to a low number of donations in 2019 and 2020. Although we are unable to vote due to not having a quorum, it was generally held we could discontinue the phone line.

LITERATURE: Nelda H. has agreed to take on the literature position. The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.

WORLD SERVICES: The NAWS quarterly board meeting will be held virtually on July 11th from 9 am until 3 pm PDT. All NicA members are invited to listen in. If you would like an invite, please email Bill H. at whca111@gmail.com. World Services is looking for a new E-mail Pal coordinator. About 50 members belong to this group, and the coordinator sends out an inspirational email every few days (e.g., copies from the meditation of the day books) to foster conversation among participants. Coordinator also maintains a distribution list, as participants can join or leave at will. Web Coordinator is looking for an assistant.

EVENTS: See attached “Save the Date” flyer for a virtual conference version of the Joshua Tree Retreat to be held August 22-23 via Zoom. Jane & Alan, Jeff M, and Bill H are planning two days of meetings, workshops, yoga & meditation classes.

Just a reminder the picnic is canceled for this year in September, but we will still have our virtual online Intergroup meeting in September, where elections will be held. Bill H, Angie B, and John D. have taken on positions at World Services and we need your help in stepping up at the Intergroup level. Please consult your Higher Power.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

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.

BY LAWS: No report.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is still working on the design of the web page. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

OLD BUSINESS: Just a reminder, the meetings are self-supporting and do need your donations to be able to pay for their meeting rooms. Donate to SCINA at www.QuitNowLA.com.

Due to recent events, SCINA has purchased a zoom account on a temporary basis for SCINA Fellowship meetings. If you would like to use the zoom account for your meeting, please contact John D. at SCINAtreasurer@gmail.com. Remember that both phone and internet meetings are available daily. For a directory of meetings, check out the Nicotine Anonymous website at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Bonni C (West Hollywood) 1 year! Congratulations.

SECRETARY REPORT: June minutes were read and corrected. We could not approve the Minutes as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:03 am.

MINUTES - May 17, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:02 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was not met with 5 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #5, “Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT: No report

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No meetings were added or removed. Costa Mesa Meeting 268 is marked “Temporarily Closed”, not removed from the list. All Meetings were reviewed and current video conference info added to Meetings meeting on-line. 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.

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: We received no phone calls this month. Discussion was tabled until next month about discontinuing the phone line and using the NAWS # to save money due to a low number of donations in 2019. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE: We need a volunteer for the Literature position at SCINA. Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or join one of our virtual conference Intergroup meetings. The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.

WORLD SERVICES: The 2020 Nicotine Anonymous World Service (NAWS) Conference was a “virtual” success. SCINA’s own John D. was elected Chair-Elect. Damara R. from San Francisco will serve as Treasurer-Elect and Tammy T. from the UK as Secretary-Elect. The new Sponsorship Booklet was approved by the delegates and is now conference-approved literature. No release date has been set. SCINA’s Bill H. is now Active Chair and Angie B. is Secretary-Emeritus. There are several NAWS service positions open, including the Worldwide Meeting List Coordinator and an assistant to help with website updates. Please contact Bill H. at whca111@gmail.com if interested.

EVENTS: The meeting of the month is suspended until further notice. The Joshua Tree Retreat Center, which is unable to return our deposit due to a drastic loss of business this year, has agreed to offer us the same price next year. (They had previously told us prices would be going up next year.) We have reserved June 25-27, 2021 (the weekend before July 4th), so mark your calendars. Jeff M. from Joshua Tree and Jane H. from La Quinta are suggesting an online virtual conferencing “Joshua Tree” retreat day some time this summer. More details next month.

Picnic Coordinator George R. reports he was informed the parks in LA and Orange County will be closed for the rest of the year. The picnic will be canceled for this year, but we will still have our virtual online Intergroup meeting in September, where elections will be held. Bill H, Angie B, and John D. have taken on positions at World Services and we need your help in stepping up at the Intergroup level. Please consult your Higher Power.

NEW MEETINGS: No report.

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.

BY LAWS: No report.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is still working on the design of the web page. Content is being checked and updated as needed to reflect the effects of the response to the pandemic.

OLD BUSINESS: Just a reminder, the meetings are self-supporting and do need your donations to be able to pay for their meeting rooms. Donate to SCINA at www.QuitNowLA.com.

Due to recent events, SCINA has purchased a zoom account on a temporary basis for SCINA Fellowship meetings. If you would like to use the zoom account for your meeting, please contact John D. at SCINAtreasurer@gmail.com. Remember that both phone and internet meetings are available daily. For a directory of meetings, check out the Nicotine Anonymous website at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

NEW BUSINESS: See Events section regarding online meetings for Retreat.

BIRTHDAYS: Judi M. (Costa Mesa) 9 years and William (Huntington Beach) 37 years! Congratulations.

SECRETARY REPORT: May minutes were read and corrected. We could not approve the Minutes as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Nelda led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:06 am.

MINUTES - April 19, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:02 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was not met with 6 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: Long Beach 231, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #4, “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Nicotine Anonymous as a whole.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Zoom (March) -14.99

Zoom (April) -14.99

Grasshopper Phone Service -31.88

Secretary expenses (March) -18.00

Registrar expenses (March) -14.22

Current available balance *$375.58

*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, 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 40 Directories were printed.

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 phone lines are running smoothly. We had discussion about discontinuing the phone line and using the NAWS # to save money due to a low number of donations in 2019. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE: We need a volunteer for 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. We placed an order for chips and literature of $449.69 The current balance in the literature account is $721.77.

WORLD SERVICES: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) Office Manager, Teresa I. She is the one who fulfilled all of your book orders for the last decade. Bill P., who is a former NAWS Chair and Treasurer, has been contracted by NAWS to assume Office Manager duties. He lives near Teresa, so our address on Mockingbird Lane will not need to be changed. Orders may be delayed as he gets set-up.

The 2020 Nicotine Anonymous World Service Conference will be held this coming weekend, April 25th and 26th by remote attendance ONLY. The registration fee is $20.00. NAWS has extended the deadline to register as a delegate until this Friday, April 24th.

Gary is attending as a delegate with VONR. Bill and Angie, as members of the Board, do not need to take a delegate spot. SCINA will have John D., Angela P., Jeff M., George O., and JudiAh D. as delegates, so there is one delegate position open. If you would like the one slot please let us know right away so you can read the delegate package beforehand. There are two workshops planned: one on a new Sponsorship booklet, and another on writing entries for the new “A Year of Miracles.”

EVENTS: The meeting of the month is suspended until further notice. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Joshua Tree event, scheduled for June 12-14, 2020, will be cancelled. The retreat center has informed us they do not have money to pay back the $1,000 deposit, so we are working to get a contract for 2021. We thought of rescheduling to later in the year, but we already have the Picnic in September and Marathon Meetings in November, plus with fear of the virus coming back in the Fall, it may be best to cancel it this year, but we will play it by ear.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports no new meetings. If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org. Call Gary M. with questions (310) 755-5582.

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.

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

BY LAWS: No report.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is still working on the design of the web page.

OLD BUSINESS: SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship. Please offer your input at our next meetings.

NEW BUSINESS: Just a reminder the meetings are self-supporting and do need your donations to be able to pay for their meeting rooms. Donate to SCINA at www.QuitNowLA.com.

Please note that the following meetings are suspended until further notice due to concerns with COVID-19: Glendale, Monday night; Silverlake, Friday night; Studio City, Sunday night; Laguna Beach, Thursday night. Due to recent events, SCINA has purchased a zoom account on a temporary basis for SCINA Fellowship meetings. If you would like to use the zoom account for your meeting, please contact John D. at SCINAtreasurer@gmail.com. Remember that both phone and internet meetings are available daily. For a directory of meetings, check out the Nicotine Anonymous website at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

BIRTHDAYS: George O. (18 years), Rena O. (4 years).

SECRETARY REPORT: April minutes were read and corrected. We could not approve the Minutes as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:34 am.

MINUTES - March 15, 2020

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 not met with 7 members in attendance (2 left prior to voting). The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001 (left early), Silverlake 229 (left early), Long Beach 231, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #3, “The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is a desire to stop using nicotine.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Grasshopper Phone Service -31.84

Secretary expenses (2 months) -36.00

Registrar expenses (2 months) -28.44

7th tradition for February

Deposit - donation -80.00

Current available balance *$469.66

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch.

REGISTRAR REPORT: Public Outreach Co-Chair JudiAh’s contact information was updated on 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 90 Directories were printed.

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 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: We need a volunteer for 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. The current balance in the literature account is $1,171.46.

WORLD SERVICES: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Nicotine Anonymous World Service Conference (annual meeting of delegates) will be conducted April 25th and 26th by remote attendance ONLY. The hotel cancelled the in-person meeting and gave NAWS a full refund. The registration fee is now only $20.00 (both delegates and attendees). Anyone who has already paid more than that will be contacted very soon by the event treasurer about receiving a refund. All delegates still have to be registered by March 24th, 30 days prior to the conference, so please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 before March 23rd for approval if you would like to be considered as a SCINA delegate. Gary is attending as a delegate with VONR. Bill and Angie, as members of the Board, do not need to take a delegate spot, so there are still 6 delegate positions open for anyone in SCINA. Upon registration, instructions will be emailed with instructions on how to download Zoom software at no additional charge. Or you can call in via phone if you don’t have a computer. A new booklet on Sponsorship will be discussed and perhaps voted on, as well as three other workshops TBD, and election of Officers. This year’s theme is “We Can See Clearly Now.” For more information and to register, https://nicotine-anonymous.org/ You do not need to be a delegate to attend if you want to just listen in. Next NAWS board meeting 3/28/20 Sat 11 am to 1 pm EST. Anyone can attend this meeting via zoom. Minutes from recent board meetings will be on two-way talk. Sign up at http://nicotine-anonyous.org/nica-news-email-communications.html

EVENTS: The meeting of the month is suspended until further notice. 21st Annual Joshua Tree Retreat will be held June 12-14, 2020 at the JTRC Ding Le Mei house. We are assuming everything will be back to normal by then. We will not deposit checks received until closer to the event when we are sure the event can go forward. Please consider rounding up your donation to $200, with $15 going to our “scholarship fund” for members who need assistance paying the $185 cost.

NEW MEETINGS: Gary reports two requests for starting meetings, one in Redlands and the other one in San Bernardino. If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org. Call Gary M. with questions (310) 755-5582.

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.

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

BY LAWS: No report.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is still working on the design of the web page.

OLD BUSINESS: SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship. Please offer your input at our next meetings.

NEW BUSINESS: Please note that the following meetings are suspended until further notice due to concerns with COVID-19: Glendale, Monday night; Silverlake, Friday night (meeting via zoom); Studio City, Sunday night; Laguna Beach, Thursday night. Due to recent events, SCINA will purchase a zoom account on a temporary basis for SCINA Fellowship meetings. If you would like to use the zoom account for your meeting, please contact John D. at SCINAtreasurer@gmail.com. Remember that both phone and internet meetings are available daily ~ for a directory of meetings, check out the Nicotine Anonymous website at www.nicotine-anonymous.org. The end of the world is no excuse to smoke!

BIRTHDAYS: Angela P. (16 years), John D. (7 years).

SECRETARY REPORT: March minutes were read and corrected. We could not approve the Minutes as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:36 am.

MINUTES - February 16, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, February 16, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:21 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 9 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: Long Beach 012, Silverlake 229, Long Beach 231, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, and Irvine 287.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #2, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Treasurer’s report is tabled until next month due to the Treasurer not being present. This is the preliminary report that was presented.

Donations (Meeting #12 - Long Beach) +117.00

Grasshopper Phone Service -31.96

Mail Box Express -55.00

Deposit for Joshua Tree Retreat -1,000.00

Current available balance *$900.26

*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, 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 90 Directories were printed.

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 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: We need a volunteer for 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. The current balance in the literature account is $1,171.46.

WORLD SERVICES: Registration is now open for the Nicotine Anonymous 35th Annual World Services Conference to be held April 24-26, 2020 in Lancaster, PA. The theme for 2020 is “We Can See Clearly Now.” For information and to register, https://nicotine-anonymous.org/

Literature: Books will be going up by $1 and pamphlets by $0.05. Next NAWS board meeting 3/28/20 Sat 11 am to 1 pm est. Anyone can attend this meeting via zoom. Minutes from recent board meetings will be on two-talk. Sign up at http://nicotine-anonyous.org/nica-news-email-communications.html NAWS Gift of Gratitude - http://nicotine-anonymous.org/gift-of-gratitude.html reminder for donations needed for NicA to be self-supporting. Donate $10 monthly and get a subscription of Seven Minutes mailed to you. All delegates must be registered 30 days prior to the conference. If you are interested in being a delegate, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 before March 15th for approval. Delegates can attend the conference via zoom but they will have to pay registration. $35 before March 25th and $45 after March 25th to register.

EVENTS: The March meeting of the month is West Hollywood #001, Monday. See attached flyer. SAVE THE DATE: The 21st Annual Joshua Tree Retreat will be held June 12-14, 2020 at the JTRC Ding Le Mei house. A flyer will be distributed soon. If your meeting is interested in hosting an event, please work with us so we can help advertise the event.

NEW MEETINGS: If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org. Call Gary M. with questions (310) 755-5582.

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.

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

BY LAWS: A motion was made and approved to change the wording in the bylaws Article VI, Officers, Section C-10 of the Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous Bylaws “Maintain a prudent cash reserve of six months expenses plus any identifiable non-recurring expenses and distribute any excess periodically to Nicotine Anonymous World Services.”

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is still working on the design of the web page.

OLD BUSINESS: SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship. Please offer your input at our next meetings.

NEW BUSINESS: JudiAh is looking into coordinating an outreach article in a 12-step magazine.

BIRTHDAYS: Angie 3 years; Sparky 15 years; Rick 22 years. Happy birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT: February Minutes were read and corrected. Motion was made to approve them as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Marlo led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:37 am.

MINUTES - January 19, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, January 19, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:13 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: Long Beach 231, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning available balance............................................................ *$1,767.23

Secretary postage expense (December)................................................... - 18.50

Donations (Meeting #84 - Fullerton)....................................................... +50.00

SCINA Literature (cash deposited from literature purchases)................. +370.00

SCINA Literature (check written for literature purchases)....................... -370.00

SCINA Literature (reimburse for website renewal)................................. -100.99

Donations (Meeting #12 - Long Beach).................................................. +12.00

Donations (Meeting #273 - Studio City)................................................. +50.00

7th Tradition December Mtg.................................................................. +14.00

Grasshopper Phone Service.................................................................... -32.26

Deposit for Joshua Tree Retreat.......................................................... -1,000.00

Donations (Meeting #1 - West Hollywood)........................................... +200.00

Registrar expense................................................................................... -14.29

Current available balance................................................................... *$926.96

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch.

A vote will be held 2/16/2020 to change our ByLaws to increase our prudent reserve to 6 months expenses and a flyer is included with details. Discussion was held regarding paying $400 deposit now and $600 deposit by 2/19/2020 for retreat. A motion was made and approved to send one check of $1,000 now to Joshua Tree Retreat location.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No meetings were added. Meeting 12, Long Beach, Phone Contact and Representative information updated. No Meetings were 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 90 Directories were printed.

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 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: We 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. The current balance in the literature account is $1,171.46.

WORLD SERVICES: Registration is now open for the Nicotine Anonymous 35th Annual World Services Conference to be held April 24-26, 2020 in Lancaster, PA. The theme for 2020 is “We Can See Clearly Now.” For more information and to register, go to https://nicotine-anonymous.org/ The third quarter board meeting will be held January 25th, and SCINA’s Angie B., active secretary, and Bill H., chair elect, will be in attendance via Zoom. A number of service positions are open at the World Services level including Bylaws Chair and Meeting List Coordinator. For more information, contact Bill at whca111@gmail.com or
(818) 800-3449.

EVENTS: We have a new Meeting of the Month event. See attached flyer. The February meeting of the month is the Bellflower #250 on Tuesday. If your meeting is interested in hosting an event, please work with us so we can help advertise the event.

SAVE THE DATE: The 21st Annual Joshua Tree Retreat will be held June 12-14, 2020 at the JTRC Ding Le Mei house. A flyer will be distributed soon.

NEW MEETINGS: If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org. Call Gary M. with questions (310) 755-5582.

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.

SHARE - Culver City is having an event on Saturday, January 25th and asked us to host a presentation. If anyone is interested in hosting, contact Moses at (310) 305-8878 or moises@shareselfhelp.org.

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

BY LAWS: A vote to change prudent cash reserve will be held 2/16/2020. Please attend the Intergroup meeting that day. See attached flyer. If you are unable to physically attend, we would appreciate your attendance on ZOOM. We will post details for the ZOOM mtg. on our website.

WEB OPERATIONS: Rick W. is willing to take on the Web Operations role with Angela helping. If anyone else is willing to help, please contact Rick W. at SCINAregistrar@gmail.com. We thank Brian K. for all the help he has given us over the years and continues to give us.

OLD BUSINESS: SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis at our March meeting to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: JudiAh celebrated 18 years in January. Kendall has 3 years. Happy birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT: December and January Minutes were read and corrected. Motion was made to approve them as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: John P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:10 p m.

MINUTES - December 15, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, December 15, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:23 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was not met with 6 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: Long Beach 012, Long Beach 231 and Laguna Beach 257.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #12, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

SCINA Mailbox 12/10/19 - 55.00

Secretary postage expense - 18.50

Deposit ($191 Marathon Mtgs., & $25 donation Glendale Mtg.) +216.00

7th Tradition November Mtg. +2.00

Grasshopper Phone Service -32.30

Marathon Meetings event -100.00

Registrar expense -14.20

George R. (picnic expenses) -195.48

Ending Balance $4,767.23

Required Minimum in checking account is $3,000 to avoid $18/month bank fee, therefore $1,767.23 is actually available. The SCINA.org domain name payment was taken from the checking account that SCINA uses for its chips and literature. This bank account needs to be reimbursed $100.99 from SCINA’s regular checking account.

A vote will be held 2/16/2020 to increase our prudent reserve to be a reserve of 6 months and a flyer is included with details of the vote to change the Bylaws. A donation to World Services was tabled for next month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No meetings were added. No Meetings were updated. No Meetings were 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 90 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Ask your doctors and dentists if they want to receive a copy of our meeting list to give to their patients. Get their email address for me. For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465. Lamont is trying to get listed as a sponsor in the Sheriff’s Association for Nicotine Anonymous so he is approved to get in to the jail system to facilitate meetings. We will provide an introductory letter for him.

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: We 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. The current balance in the literature account is $700.47.

WORLD SERVICES: No report this month.

EVENTS: The annual Marathon Meetings event was Saturday, November 23, 2019. It was a great success due to all the people who attended. We took in $191 and paid $100 for the room. We would like to give special thanks to Joseph W. again for his service on this event. If your meeting is interested in hosting an event, please work with us so we can help advertise the event. Lamont suggested we pull a meeting out of a hat to spotlight it for the month. We will start next month.

NEW MEETINGS: As new meetings go, there hasn't been a call in months.When I first came aboard we had many meetings with a lot of good attendance and now we have 19 meetings? If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

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: A vote to change prudent cash reserve will be held 2/16/2020. Please attend the Intergroup meeting that day.

WEB OPERATIONS: If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925. Rick is looking into redesigning the appearance of the website.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business.

NEW BUSINESS: SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship.

BIRTHDAYS: Alan C. celebrates 19 years this month. Happy Birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT: December Minutes were read and corrected. Motion could not be made to approve them, as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER: Lamont B. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:47 am.

MINUTES - November 17, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, November 17, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

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

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: Long Beach 012, Silverlake 229, Long Beach 231, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

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, television, and films.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: No report at this time.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Starting Balance $4,948.59

SCINA Mailbox 0.00 Next due 12/10/19

Grasshopper Phone -32.35

7th Tradition (Oct.) 2.00

Registrar expenses -14.29

Current available $4,903.92

We leave $3,000 in the checking account so that we avoid the $18/month bank fee. That means we have $1,903.92. George R still needs to be reimbursed for the picnic. This account needs to reimburse the Literature account for paying $100.99 to renew our scina.org domain name. SCINA will send out donations request flyer.

There was discussion about sending a donation to World Services and also about using money for another Public Outreach event. According to our Bylaws, we need to send anything over our prudent reserve of $500 to World Services. There was discussion about changing the bylaws to have a prudent reserve of 6 months instead. A flyer will be included to notify members of the upcoming vote to change the Bylaws. A donation to World Services was tabled for next month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List. No meetings were added. Meeting 229, Phone Contact information updated. No Meetings were 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 90 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: We 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. The current balance in the literature account is $700.47.

WORLD SERVICES: No report this month.

EVENTS: The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019. It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach from 9 am - 7 pm. Coffee and water will be available. The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA. Note: To volunteer to host a meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

NEW MEETINGS: If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

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: See notes under Treasurer’s report regarding change of prudent reserve.

WEB OPERATIONS: If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925. Rick is looking into redesigning the look of the website.

OLD BUSINESS: John D. proposed a new Intergroup meeting location. We don’t need to move at this time, but we might need to in the near future. Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach has a room we could use for $25 for 2.5 hours.

NEW BUSINESS: November is Carry The Message month.

BIRTHDAYS: Greg S of Studio City mtg. and Anthony of Long Beach celebrate this month. Happy Birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT: November Minutes were read and corrected. Motion was made to approve the October and November Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER: Sharon E. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:00 pam

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Send your 7th Tradition Donations here! Support Intergroup!​

To Donate by check:Make check payable to "SCINA"and mail to:

SCINA19744 Beach Blvd, #247Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Send your 7th Tradition Donations here! Support Intergroup!

To Donate by check:
Make check payable to "SCINA"
and mail to:

SCINA
19744 Beach Blvd, #247
Huntington Beach, CA 92648