District 9 Minutes
1 June 2008
ATTENDANCE: DCM – Sheryl F.; Alt. DCM – Carrie C.; Archives – Mary Ann P.; Corrections – Johnny G.; Grapevine – Brenda M.; Literature - Mary Beth P.; PI – JoAnn N.; Treatment – Leo Y.; Int. Liaison – Jimmie W.; Secretary – Pat J. Groups Present: Bettendorf – Gail B.; Central – Colleen M.; Clinton – Donna P.; DeWitt – Dennis B.; Foxhall – Dianna Y.; Marquette – Mary Beth P.; North Scott – Neil B.; West End – Kim M.; Language of the Heart – Rick D.
Secretary’s minutes were accepted.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Beginning balance - $1,870.51; Total Income - $170.00; Total Expenses - $71.51; Operating Balance - $1969.00.
REPORTS:
DCM: Dates to remember are June 13th-15th Spring Conference in Sioux Center and September 13th Cluster Meeting. I will be attending the spring conference in Sioux Center on June 13th. I have the agenda for our area assembly and will pass those out today. I have also brought along extra minutes that the assembly will approve from our fall conference. I have emailed most of them to you that have email. Please take one if you did not receive an email or had taken one from last month. I want to again remind all GSR’s that this is our spring conference and that you are encouraged to attend .We will be voting at this conference and you will be voting for your group. All chairs please attend your committee meetings. I attended the Clinton Anniversary Hog Roast and had a wonderful day with the fellowship in Clinton.
Alt DCM: The number of hits on the web site for May 2008 were 472. Our web site is I will be attending the Spring Conference in Sioux Center. The Cluster meeting will be held on September 13, 2008. I am attempting to schedule a Host Committee meeting prior to the Spring Conference so we can provide some information to the Area Committee at that time.
Archives: The Archives Committee met on May 17th and introduced and explained Archives for two new members of the committee. We are continuing to archive materials given, and are still requesting other materials from groups in District 9. I am attending the Spring Conference on June 13, 14, and 15th in Sioux Center, IA. The Archives workshop I will be attending is on Friday evening. If you are interested in joining the Archives committee please contact me. We are planning an upcoming meeting on June 28.
CPC: I have spoken with Erica S., to learn more about CPC and her experience in the position. Sheryl has provided me with all of the CPC items that we have from previous years. The Bettendorf CPC representative and I are meeting on Thursday evening to go through these items, decide who we would like to meet with and we are also going to redesign our presentation poster board. Since several groups do not have a CPC representative, we will also look to gain more folks to join the CPC committee.
Corrections: All is going well with corrections. The Men's meetings are at full capacity on Wednesday nights and Thursday mornings. The ladies will be holding their first meeting on June 2nd and every Monday after that at 7:00 pm. We are in need of volunteers. You can get an application from Johnny G.
Grapevine: Committee members met on May 16th. There was a presentation and discussion of various Grapevine literature. Members have been asked to bring their ideas to the next meeting for promoting the Grapevine. Now available is the “2007 Prison” staple free issue for distribution to correctional facilities. Also the LaVina in Spanish.
Literature: I will be attending the Spring Conference in Sioux Center. All is well in the Literature part.
PI: AA will have an information booth at the Pride Fest. This will be June 28th at LeClaire Park. District 9’s PI display will be used. We have also purchased some pamphlets to help inform the public about AA. I will also be going to the Area conference.
Treatment: We were contacted by the John Lewis Coffee House wanting an AA meeting. Will be looking into this.
Bettendorf: Things are going well at Bettendorf Group. I will be attending the Spring Conference the weekend of June 13th
Central: All meetings are going well with good attendance. I will be attending the Spring Conference in Sioux Center June 13, 14 & 15.
Clinton: The Clinton Group had its annual Spring Fling May 24th beginning at noon with a speaker from Alanon at 2:00 pm. We had a good showing and the food went too quick. I am not sure if I will be at the Spring Conference this year. Our male and female jail meetings are going well at the Clinton Co. Jail every other Sunday evening.
Foxhall: Our 15th Anniversary is this Tuesday. Please come help us celebrate. Doors open 6:00, dinner at 6:30 and Speaker from Des Moines at 7:30 pm. GSR and Alt GSR will be attending Spring Conference in Sioux Center.
Language of the Heart: The last Tuesday of the month will be a Tradition study and not a step meeting. The second Friday of the month is a “travel meeting”. Last month we went to Wilton and on June 13th will travel to Galesburg.
Marquette: We are voting on canceling our Monday 8:00pm, Tuesday 7:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 pm, Thursday 7:00 pm meetings on June 30th. We are having elections on June 30th also. Jamey will not be attending the Spring Conference due to her graduation from college.
West End: July 12th is West End’s Anniversary – waiting for more information. August 10th is West End’s picnic at West Lake, Breezy Point, Gate 6. Starts at 11:00 AM; Speaker at 12:00 PM – Randy D. Eat at 1:00 PM with meat and pop provided. Please bring own table service and a covered dish to share. There will be volleyball, fishing, playground for kids and lots of fun and fellowship.
Old Business: As a reminder to everyone, effective 1 July, there will be no smoking in our District meeting due to the State law coming into effect. We also voted to change the July meeting to the 13th due to the 4th of July holiday.
Meeting adjourned at 4:05 PM
Next meeting will be held July 13th at 3:30 at Central Discussion