District 9 Minutes
7 March 2010
ATTENDANCE: DCM - Carrie C. Alt. DCM - Pat J.; Treasurer – Cathy G.; Grapevine – Kate S; Literature – Davi M..; PI – Park M.; Secretary – Mary Ann P.; Corrections – Colleen M.; Treatment- Brenda M.
Groups Present: Courage to Change – Clark J.; Sisters in Sobriety - Cheryl K. Blandine Group - Chris M.; Diversity Group - Lee G; West End - Mary H..; Bettendorf - Gary J.; Central - Pat S.
Secretary’s minutes were approved after amendment.
Treasurer’s Report: Beginning balance - $1,255.44; Total Income - $958.82; Total Expenses - $414.42; Operating Balance - $1,799.84
Mini-Conference Treasurer's Report: Total Income - $397.1; Total Expenses - $371.14; Gain - $25.97
DCM: Greetings to all. Initially, I need to tell you the Agenda items are here once again and I
am distributing them today. We need to discuss how to provide this information to our groups, get their feedback, and provide that feedback to Rick C., our Delegate in time for him to relay the information in New York. Two things about the General Service Conference: First, do we want to send a card to our Delegate while he is in New York, and secondly, do we want to invite him to our May District Meeting? I will be asking these questions at our meeting. Rick has sent an email and asked if our groups have any input with regard to a continuation of the Grapevine. Please discuss with your groups and hopefully we can have some feedback for him before he travels to New York. I am encouraging the officers to travel to Marshalltown in March to hear background information about their agenda items. Please remember I need a report from all chair persons preferably three (3) days (Wednesday, March 17, 2010) prior to the Marshalltown Business Meeting so I can prepare a report for the meeting. I am happy to report the donations to the General Service Office increased from 41.14% in 2008 to 45.35 % in 2009. I believe all of our efforts to educate our home groups about contributions and why they are so important is beginning to pay off, although continued efforts are needed. I know New York is grateful for the contributions. I am distributing a newsletter sent from District 14 and wonder if our District is interested creating something similar. I look forward to seeing most if not all of you at our Marshalltown meeting.
Alt DCM: As you recall, last month I thought there was a problem with the "counter" on our website, aaquadcities.com, and I didn't have what I thought was the right count. In talking with the Webmaster, he advised that the statistics were not updating from early January on. It has since been fixed but we lost all the statistics for January through approximately February 11th. What we did pick up for the rest of February, however, was 378 visitors. I also wanted to mention that we're coming up on the Spring Conference in June. Would the Chairs please consider if you are going to attend and who will be going to the banquet as next month, I would like to get a count, and I will send all our registration fees in together.
PI: Not too much to report other than I am meeting with Pat and the Radisson staff Monday, March 8th, to go over the room layouts.
Corrections: Had a corrections committee meeting on 2/21/10 at central discussion. Attendance was great. We discussed going to other facilities like RCF and Annie Witmierer and getting permission to hold meetings. There will be a orientation for volunteers on March 24th at 5pm at the scott county jail, I'm calling all who will be involved. There should be volunteer forms at all home groups please call me if your home group needs forms.
Treatment: All meetings are going well. Several Bridging the Gap contacts were made last month for outgoing clients of Country Oaks. Also we need more male volunteers as contacts for Bridging the Gap. I will provide sign-up sheets at our next District meeting. Our committee will meet today and our next committee meeting will be May 2nd at 4:30pm.
Fall Conference Committee: Our committee is reviewing the final flyer for distributing at the Spring Conference in June. For Entertainment, we will be having an ice cream social along with Big Book Pictionary since it was so well received at the District Mini-Conference.
Blandine: Blandine will be providing monetary support for both District & GSO. All is well.
Dewitt: Meetings are going well. We are celebrating our 35th Anniversary on April 9th at Grace Camp. Doors open at 6pm. Bring a dish to share. AA speaker is Sheryl F. Al-Anon speaker to follow. I do plan to attend Marshalltown March 20th.
Old Business: District 9 voted to do a group inventory, time to be announced.
Beth F. is elected as the new Archives chair. We are still seeking someone to fill the CPC chair position.
The agenda items will be sent to our delegate before his trip to New York for the General Service Conference.
New Business: Should their be a distinction between Smoking and Non-Smoking meetings concerning the West End Group on the website and printed meeting schedules.
Colleen M. motioned to adjourn. Davi M. seconded.
Next meeting will be held at Central Discussion on April 11th at 3:30 pm. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend.