District 90 Meeting Minutes March 4, 2008
Tammy D.. – DCM, called meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer.
Officers in Attendance: DCM – Tammy D., M., Secretary – Butch W., Literature & Kewanee Group GSR – Allen H., Correctional Facilities - Terry D., Treatment Facilities – Bruce M., Grapevine – Diane M., Public Information – Sam T., Special Needs & Kewanee Group Alt. GSR – Chuck L., House Group GSR – Jerry M., Primary Purpose GSR – Randy, Milan Hillcrest Group GSR – Mark B., Rainbow Group GSR – Jesse N., Intergroup liaisons - Victoria Q. (outgoing) and Sharon T. (incoming).
Changes to Minutes: January minutes approved as submitted
Concept Presentation: Randy F. gave the Concept 1 presentation. Concepts 3 (Diane M.) and 4 (Jesse N.) will covered in April due to not meeting in February.
Treasurer’s Report: Both January and February treasurer’s reports were presented by DCM and accepted as submitted. Current bank balances total $2,226.21. Grapevine Dance resulted in a deficit of over $120.00 but there is enough pop to supply the next district event.
DCM Report: Has been busy serving on the Area’s ad hoc committee on service structure, for which the area reimburses her travel expenses. The Spring Conference is this weekend. DCM was contacted by a worker in a local treatment center regarding making presentations on political issues and their effect on the recovery community. DCM explained that these were outside issues and as such A.A. had no opinion.
Committee Reports:
Correctional Facilities: The jail meetings are going well. I have corrections correspondence forms if any one is interested in being a pen pal to an inmate, they especially need male volunteers. I have Big Books and 12 X 12’s for the Henry County Jail. I will attend the Spring Conference this weekend. (Terry D.)
Treatment Facilities: We currently cover Circle of Hope in Silvis and Douglas Park Place in Rock Island. We will add other facilities as soon as we have enough people to properly serve them. We are always looking for members who would like to share their ES&H with those still struggling. Please discuss this with your sponsor and contact me if you would like to carry the message. I am setting up a phone list to provide rides from RICCA to Primary Purpose. I will attend the NIA Service Orientation Workshop in Galesburg on April 26. (Bruce M.)
Grapevine: I have printed an 80-page document to study until more information arrives. Primary Purpose has submitted a year’s subscription to the Grapevine. I will attend the NIA Service Orientation Workshop in Galesburg on April 26. (Diane M.)
Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC): vacant
Public Information (PI): Sam T. No report
Literature: All quiet on the literary front. (Allen H.)
Special Needs: While researching exactly what handicap accessibility is I discovered the requirements of: curb height, door width, hallway turning zones, length and circumference of railings and the use of paddle faucets in the rest rooms. There was a suggestion to write an article in the Intergroup newsletter to start discussion about making A.A. accessible to all. (Chuck L.)
Intergroup Liaison: Intergroup held it elections and Ben D. is the chairperson. Others elected include: Erica S. - co-chair, Dee R. - Secretary, Doug P. - Treasurer, Lisa W. - Newsletter, Karen K. – Events, Jimmy W. – District 09, Sharon T. – District 90 Jessie will stand in as Phone Chair. The Bettendorf Group Anniversary is April 5. The House Group Picnic has been changed to June 22. The Annual Intergroup Event is April 19 dinner is $17.00, dance is $5.00, and the speaker is Taylor T.
Our Primary Purpose Meeting: Held our quarterly business meeting on February 25. Voted to continue the Sunday night meeting and review in 6 months. Decide against a chip system but decided to celebrate sobriety birthdays at Sunday meetings, the birthday celebrant(s) will be the speaker(s). Voted to prepare a raffle basket to support the Intergroup Event and created a preparation and clean-up committee for both the Sunday and Monday meetings. (Randy F.)
Henry County Group: There is a potluck every other Sunday at 4 PM followed by a movie at 5 PM. The group has agreed to host an upcoming Area Corrections meeting. (Allen H.)
House Group: Attendance is good and the smoking issue has been resolved. I mentioned the possibility of hosting a movie night and received no response. (Jerry M.)
Rainbow Group: At the monthly business meeting we elected new officers: Mike T’ – Chair, David H. – Treasurer, Jesse N. – GSR, Shane R. – Intergroup and Randy F. – Literature. We also voted to support the hospitality room at the NIA Spring Conference.
Movie Night
DCM is still waiting to hear back from groups who would be willing to host a movie night. Primary Purpose is available.
Self Support
The church is OK with us meeting here on a monthly basis, however we may be moved to the nursery occasionally. Motion to pay $10.00 per month rent to the church: m/s/p
DCM Reimbursements: DCM would like to have a budget so she knows the amount of funds available for her travel expenses
Budgets: DCM would like each committee to submit their projected expenses for the budget process.
Elections: positions available – CPC
Upcoming Meetings: April 8, 2008 at 6 PM
In AA Love and Service,
Butch W.