District 9 Minutes
6 November 2011
ATTENDANCE: DCM-Pat J.; Alt. DCM-Mary Ann P.; Treasurer-Park P.; Secretary-Nova T.; Literature-Tim G.; Archives-Mike.; Treatment-Donna.; Corrections-Terri B.; PI-Lee C.; Intergroup Liaison-Kevin K.
Groups present: Courage to Change-Clark J.; Blandine –Ken A.; Bettendorf-Erica S.; Big Book- Jim E.; Central-Laura.; Dewitt-Phyllis.; West end- Laura M.; Clinton-Jeff B.; Clinton 2nd Chance-Curt B.; Sisters in Sobriety-Cheryl K.
Secretary’s minutes were approved.
Tresurer’s Report- Beginning Balance-$6,189.51.; Total Income-$75.00.; Total Expenses- $298.11.; Operating Balance-$5,966.40.; Ending Balance-$6,566.40.
DCM: I attended the Fall Assembly in Des Moines on October 7th and 8th. There should be information on AA's website by now regarding the "ebooks" available. Corrections advised that their Pink Can donations have been down lately. They provide literature to Mt. Pleasant, Ft. Dodge and Rockwell City. Working on doing more activity in Clarinda. Grapevine advised you can get a free 7-day trial online and that Step by Step Emotional Sobriety II will be available soon. PI shared that the pamphlet Understanding Anonymity is out and includes internet and social media concerns. The motion to reconsider commission sales with Grapevine was withdrawn. Mike L. talked with a Trustee on the Grapevine board and learned that what we have to pay for is the proprietary applications for the technology and licensing agreement. They would not be using Clearing House entities. The Conference Planning Committee is working on a recommendation they hope to have available by March and for vote at the June assembly. The Newsletter made a motion to convert to electronic delivery by October of 2011. The DCM will then be responsible for the communication to individuals without email capabilities in their District. There was much discussion regarding this motion but it passed. Printing the newsletter had a cost of $800/year to Area. Terry C. from Dubuque was elected as Area 24's nominee for a new West Central Regional Trustee. Our Spring Conference in 2012 will be held in Council Bluffs and the Fall Conference will be in Cedar Rapids. I've asked Donna S. to chair District 9's Mini-Conference in February and she's accepted. Thank you Donna.
DCM: There were 526 hits on the
website
www.aaquadcities.org
I enjoyed the fall conference in Des Moines in October. Park and I have
completed the GSR tool for District 9 and I am looking forward to
visiting
groups in the District.
Treatment: Our committee met on October 16th, 2011. It was decided that we would like to check into the possibility of hosting (along with 2 other districts) a Bridging The Gap Workshop from Area 24. I contacted King’s Halfway House (Men’s recovery home) in Clinton, IA to see if they had a need or interest in our services and they not interested at this time. The Clients host their own meetings. I contacted High Tower New Directions (Women’s Treatment Facility and Recovery House). They said they have a local AA member that comes in once a week and conducts a Big Book Study with the ladies. They sounded very interested in BTG Presentations. They took my name and number and was very happy to have had me contact them and will get back with me if they would like to hear more about BTG or for other needs. They are also forwarding my name and number to the local AA Member that is already going into their faciltiy in case she ever needs our support/help. I met with a staff member of The Heritage (High Rise) and they agree that there is a definite need for AA meetings at their facility and they welcome us to bring meetings there. We are planning on Wednesdays at either 10am or 11am. Start up date and time to be determined. We have an AA Member who already agreed to serve at this location chairing the meetings. I also contacted Manor Care Nursing Home. The lady I talked to sounded interested in meetings at their facilities but would need to talk with other staff and get back with me.
Grapevine: I attended the D9 PI Committee meeting to be of service and got some ideas as to where Grapevine subscriptions could further be offered and copies placed in churches and the libraries. My Committee will contact these organizations (for permission) prior to distribution. The next Grapevine Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16th, 2011 at 7:00pm.
Literature- Followed up with request for more literature in treatment literature racks. CADS at Fairmount Street in Davenport is going through more brochures than the other three. Ordered eight treatment literature packs and refreshed racks at all four facilities. Squeezed two treatment literature packs into the rack at CADS Fairmount leaving three in reserve. I guess some people think the literature rack at Country Oaks is a multi-use rack. The couple of times I’ve checked there are nutrition pamphlets, job referral pamphlets, Narcotics Anonymous schedules and a few other miscellaneous items in the rack. Put an AA triangle sticker on the rack and removed these items unrelated to AA from the rack placing them in organized stacks on the table where the display rack is located.
PI- 3 projects for the year. 1-laundromats- decided not to purse, no one was interested. 2- Library and announcement including book mobile. Carla, Cathy, calling and finding out if we need BB, one library is without. P.S.A. Ken Atkins is doing cable channel 19. Cissi and I doing channel 4,8,18. New phone # 563-210-4942.
Archives- During the month of October Pat and Donna met and pulled out all of the history forms for the groups that have completed them. During the meeting on Nov 6th we will ask the GSRs from each group to take their respective forms to their groups and either do an orginal history intake or update the forms that we already have. If we can get them returned in December that would be appreciated.
Corrections- We had an orientation for new volunteers on Oct.25 and a re-orientation for current volunteers on Oct 27. We have a new meeting up & running at RCF & there is a possibility we may be going into 605 main.
Bettendorf- We are looking for a new anniversary location as we have outgrown our current spot. This is great news. Our Friday night 10pm meeting is now back to the original meeting format and attendance is improving as a result. We held a sponsorship discussion yesterday which was well attended&provoked many opportunities to share experience,strength&hope. Elections will be held at our next business meeting on 11/16.
Central- I attended the fall conference in Des Moines. It was fantastic. We held our business meeting on October 16, 2011. We held elections, all positions are filled. We will no longer be signing pink slips on 7pm closed meetings. Our next meeting is the 3rd Sunday of January at 5:30pm.
Courage to Change- Courage to Change had elections at our last business meeting. All potions were filled.
Old Business- Motion for District to “not” purchase Banquet tickets for Chairs at Spring and Fall Conferences; motion failed. Park&Mary Ann- “mock up of suggested communication tool for the GSRs; Mary Ann presented a communication tool and district accepted. Abbey’s request that District donate some Grapevine books for their library; no motion made.
New Business- Motion to move the January 1rst District business meeting to January 8th, motion approved.
Next business meeting is December 4rth.
In love and service,
Nova Tedford