March - Alcoholics Anonymous of Santa Cruz County

March 2011
THE GRAPE–SCCIN
S a n t a C r u z C ount y Int ergroup Newslet t er
[email protected] r [email protected]
B i rt h day S p e a k e r M e e t i ng
Thank you to the Aptos Women’s Serenity
Group for hosting February’s Birthday Meeting
&
Thank you to Speaker Cris for sharing
her experience, strength and hope.
Sunday, March 27th at 7:00 pm
Hosted by Men’s Stag 11
Speaker TBD
Emeline, Building D
1080 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz
4th Sunday of Every Month at 7:00
pm
All California Young People of
March Birthdays
Join the ACYPOAA for fellowshippoing, meetings and
banquet at thier 39th annual roundup.
To have your birthday listed here, phone Central Office
at 475-5782. Two months advanced notice is best. Consider
celebrating your “AA” birthday with a special donation to
help us “Pass It On.”
Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (ACYPOAA)
DATE: March 17th - 20th
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 347-1234
Stop by Santa Cruz AA central office for registration
forms or register online at acypaa2011.org.
St. Patrick’s Party
The Watsonville Fellowship throws several parties a year
and St. Patrick’s Day will be another fund raising celebration
with food, dance, meeting, fellowshipping and general
sober silliness. ($5 suggested donation.)
DATE: TIME: Satruday, March 19th
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
•
•
•
•
6:30 - 7:15 Pot Luck Dinner (BBQ Chicken provided)
7:15 - 8:00 Cake Walk
8:00 - 9:00 Open Speaker Meeting with Patrick C.
9:00 - 10:30 Music and Dance, Dance, Dance
LOCATION: First United Methodist Church
229 Stanford Street, Watsonville
Tom H.
57 yrs
March 14, 1954
Mary Kay P.
14 yrs
March 10, 1997
Ben L.
13 yrs
March 2, 1998
Tim S.
11 yrs
March 16, 2000
Northern California Council of
Alcoholics Anonymous (NCCAA)
The NCCAA will be holding their 64th Annual Spring
Conference March 11th, 12th, and 13th at the Crown Plaza
Hotel in Foster City. There will be fellowship, workshops
and speakers. You can pick up a pre-registration form at
Central Office or visit the NCCAA web site at NCC-AA.org
Spring Fling
Santa Cruz County Intergroup AA will be sponsoring
the Spring Fling being held Saturday, June 11, at Harvey
West Park. Ted from San Francisco will be the speaker.
Please stay tuned for more information and service
opportunities.
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
March 2011
All listed meetings or events are open to all AA members.
Sunday
27
Monday
6
28
7
Tuesday
1
8
Quarterly
Bridging the Gap
Call Central Office
for more information
13
14
20
21
22
27
28
29
7:00 pm
Birthday Speaker
Meeting
Emeline Bldg. D
15
6:00 pm
Bylaws Commit.
Central Office
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
7:00 pm
New Rep Ornt.
7:30 pm
Intergroup Council
Aptos Village Park
7:30 pm
General Service
Committee
Aptos Village Park
9
10
7:00 pm
PI/CPC Commit.
Central Office
Friday
4
11
Saturday
5
4th Step Workshop
10:00 am
12
Ben Lomond Fellowship
Website Committee
Central Office, 1:00 pm
16
17
18
19
23
24
25
26
30
31
1
2
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Diverter Training
7:30 pm
Steering Commit.
Central Office
7:00 pm
H&I Committee
Central Office
Step Three
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to
the care of God as we understood Him. ”
Sought
Still the thoughts running ‘round
the grooves of my mind
Spinning, looping,
going nowhere useful
Put the system on pause
float down
To where? The “heart”? the “soul”?
The center of my being?
The part of my brain that governs my breath? my pulse?
No matter
Take in the sounds, the chirping, the clanking
Combining into the humming
The great roar of the universe
Molecules stirring, shifting, rearranging
The dust, the fallout of my existence
settling
‘round the inner stillness
Dana B.
January 2011
To every worldly and practical-minded beginner, this
Step looks hard, even impossible. No matter how much
one wishes to try, exactly how can he turn his own will
and his own life over to the care of whatever God he
thinks there is? Fortunately, we who have tried it, and
with equal misgivings, can testify that anyone, anyone at
all, can begin to do it. We can further add that a beginning,
even the smallest, is all that is needed. Once we have
placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door
ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it
some more. Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it
frequently does, it will always respond the moment we
again pick up the key of willingness.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 35
The Saturday Evening Post
March 1, 1941
Author Jack Alexander
researched and wrote
this article because he
had doubts about AA. In
the end he was convinced
that AA could work as
a form of relief from the
disease of Alcoholism.
For the full article go to
silkworth.net/aahistory
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
March 2011
Notices to the Group
Meetings Changes
(Please find the latest meeting schedule at aasantaccruz.org)
The Davenport Book and Step Study which meets Wednesday has changed thier start time from 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The How it Works Big Book Study that met Thursdays, 7:00 AM, at 111 Erett Circle Fireside Room has disbanded.
The Trunk Drunks that met Wednesdays at 7:00 am has disbanded.
The Twice Saved by Grace meeting that meets Tuesdays at 5:00 pm has a new name. They are now called the Double Winners.
Santa Cruz County Intergroup Third Legacy Elections
The annual election for all Santa Cruz County Intergroup Service Positions will start at 7:30 PM the first Wednesday
of the month, February 2, 2011, at Aptos Village Park. Intergroup representatives, who are elected at individual meeting
level, are expected to vote and/or volunteer for new position as they come available. All are welcome but only members
of intergroup vote as per our by-laws.
General Service
On March 12th Santa Cruz General Service District is having an Agenda Topics Workshop. It will be at the Mt. Calvary
Lutheran Church, 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. This event is open to anyone who has an interest
in General Service. For more information please contact someone from General Service or contact AA Santa Cruz Central
Office at (831) 475-5782.
Service Opportunities
24 Hour Diverter
Currently there are no open positions but monthly service opportunities are always changing and coming available; to
volunteer or for more information please contact AA Santa Cruz Central Office at (831) 475-5782. Diverter Training is done
on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Central Office.
Public Information/Cooperating with The Professional Community (PI/CPC)
Volunteers needed to inform students, probation officers, doctors and others about what A.A. is and what A.A. is
not. Servicing literature racks, making sure drug court has a current list of open meetings; or attending health fairs at
a school or college. The Committee meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Central Office at 7:00 pm. Cat is
the temporary Chair and will carry out the duties and coordinate activities until a 3rd legacy election is held. She can be
contacted via AA Santa Cruz Central Office at (831) 475-5782.
Bridging the Gap (BTG)
Please welcome Jon B. as the new BTG Chair. BTG delivers presentations at recovery centers and correctional facilities
and we are looking for more members to deliver the message.
The hour-long presentation entails explaining Bridging the Gap, and sharing personal experience, strength, and hope.
Our goal is to have at least two committee members give the presentation, a new committee member will not be
expected to deliver a presentation by themselves. Sobriety requirement is three months. Committee member meetings are
held ad hoc at Central Office. For more information contact AA Santa Cruz Central Office at (831) 475-5782.
Hospitals and Institutions (H&I)
Interested in being of service? H & I has lots of service positions available. Si Se Puede is in need of secretaries with
six months of sobriety, Spanish not required. Mondanaro-Baskin Center is looking for female secretaries with at least six
months of sobriety. Juvenile Hall is also in need of a coordinator. You must have one year of sobriety, must be 18 or older,
and not be on probation or parole.
If anyone is interested in service work at any of the jails in Santa Cruz County they are all in need of help. You must
attend an orientation, which is held the last Wednesday of each month, at the Main Jail Facility, 259 Water Street, Santa
Cruz, CA, 95060. Blaine Street Women’s Jail has a sobriety requirement of two years and you must be female. Water
Street Jail Men’s Facility requires you be a male with three years of sobriety, five years since your last felony, and that you
are not on parole or probation. To serve at the Water Street Jail Women’s Facility you must be female with at least three
years of sobriety and not be on parole or probation. The Watsonville Farm is looking for a male secretary with three years
of sobriety who is not on parole or probation.
For more information on H & I service commitments please contact AA Santa Cruz Central Office at (831) 475-5782.
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
March 2011
Intergroup Council Meeting Minutes for Feb 2, 2011
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP, INC.
5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA 95073
831 475 5782
aasantacruz.org
Agenda, financial statements, other reports and notices are distributed before the meeting.
CALLED to ORDER at 7:30 PM and opened with recitation of the Serenity Prayer, Preamble & Twelve Traditions. Sign-in
sheet and 7th Tradition passed around while introductions were made.
Birthdays of the Month announced:
Laurie 4 yrs, Anna 7 yrs, Jeff 13 yrs, Zoe 31 yrs, David 18 mos, Jerry 13yrs.
Attendance by the end of meeting: 43
Minutes of last meeting were approved with correction: Russ is attending P.R.A.A.S.A. not General Service conference.
Also Kathy recorded as absent (sorry Kathy!) but was present last month as she is every month!
REPORTS:
CHAIR, Chris M: We are doing 3rd Legacy elections. Chris M voted into position for 2nd term! Steering committee ideas
presented. Email reminders to IG area reps. Send any questions/motions to [email protected]
VICE CHAIR, Alex voted in as new vice chair!
TREASURER, Becky G: Voted into position for a 2nd term! Last month the question came up about a measurable
difference in attendance with moving the BSM from the Senior Center to Emeline, if any revenue was lost due to the
move. Records from the last 2 years show that more revenue was actually made at the Emeline location; capacity was
filled to the limit at both places. Paid year’s rent for Emeline.
OFFICE MANAGER, John W: Fine & dandy at central office :-) Everyone please participate in 3rd Legacy elections and
thank you for your service!
REPORTS OF AREA REPRESENTATIVES
AREA 1 Watsonville, Emily: Absent; Laurie from Aromas filling in to mention the Salinas Blues & BBQ on 2/19.
AREA 2 La Selva Beach, Seascape, Willy: Absent
AREA 3 Aptos, Corralitos, Kathy: Everything’s cool, hitting Corralitos :-)
AREA 4 Capitola, Caroll Y: Monday nite Gay Men’s Group doing April BSM; “Sugar” (Rob W.) speaking
AREA 5 Soquel, Sabrina: No report.
AREA 6 E Santa Cruz, Geno: All good.
AREA 7 Morrissey, Kay M: No report.
AREA 8 Santa Cruz Downtown, Robert: No report
AREA 9 Emeline, Amber: No report
AREA 10 West Side Santa Cruz, Kerry: Absent.
AREA 11 Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley, Maureen: Absent; Michael filling in: No report
DELEGATE-AT-LARGE, John S: No Report
TELEPHONE DIVERTER, Fred R: voted in for another term but keeping position open for anyone with time
requirement. Three (3) open shifts: !st Tues 5-7pm, 4th Sat 2-5pm, 5th Sat 7-10am. Call central office 831-475-5782 if you are
able to serve.
ACTIVITIES, Kathy voted in as new Activities chair!
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
March 2011
NEWSLETTER, Michael R: voted in to position for 2nd term!
BY-LAWS, Rick A: Voted in to position for 2nd term!
WEBSITE, Kay: Voted in to position for another term!
GENERAL SERVICE LIAISON, Russ: No report
H&I LIAISON, Kathy: H&I agenda topic meeting 3/12 Mt Calvary Lutheran Church 1-3pm
NCCAA LIAISON, Barbara: Absent
OLD BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS: Third Legacy Elections; Trish voted in for 2nd term but not filling time requirement; position still open
if someone fills time requirement.
Cookie Commitment: N/A
ADJOURNED at 8:45 PM with the Closing Circle
SUBMITTED by Trish W, Recording Secretary
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
March 2011
JANUARY 2011
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP TREASURER'S REPORT
Submitted by
OPERATING ACCOUNT DETAILS
BEGINNING CASH =
INCOME:
$
Jan.
6,999.55
Group Donations
Birthday Meeting
Activities
Anonymous
Birthday Club
Coffee & Donation Can
Gen'l Service Committee
H&I Committee
Interest
Intergroup Council
Memorials
Newsletter Subscriptions
Other Donations
Refunds
Returned Check Redeposit
subtotal =
from Literature Account
$
$
3,274.12
205.00
$
87.00
$
42.00
$
$
21.00
22.23
$
3,651.35
TOTAL INCOME =
$
EXPENSES:
RENT:
Central Office
$
Birthday Meeting
$
Intergroup Council
RENT subtotal= $
SALARY EXPENSES:
Net Salary
$
Payroll Taxes
$
Workers Comp.
SALARY subtotal= $
OFFICE EXPENSES:
Maintenance & Repairs
Mileage
Office Supplies
PG&E
Telephone
Other Office
OFFICE subtotal=
MONTHLY ACCOUNT SUMMARIES
F.Yr. Totals
BEGINNING CASH = $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
21,817.81
1,518.00
101.95
1,042.14
342.00
44.00
500.00
178.94
500.00
12.00
189.85
22.23
26,268.92
1,500.00
3,651.35
$
27,768.92
650.00
360.00
$
$
$
$
4,550.00
360.00
288.00
5,198.00
$
$
$
$
6,373.84
3,658.70
10,032.54
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
926.18
416.70
783.26
625.34
2,751.48
1,718.13
1,718.13
1,010.00
746.80
1,066.62
1,813.42
$
$
$
90.79
134.13
136.97
$
361.89
$
473.46
PRINTING subtotal= $
473.46
$
$
$
$
-
$
$
$
$
$
385.00
385.00
1,033.06
502.35
600.00
2,121.00
286.40
4,542.81
PRINTING:
POSTAGE:
Bulk Permit
Diverter
Newsletter
Office
POSTAGE subtotal= $
OTHER EXPENSES:
Activities
Bank Fees
Birthday Meeting Supplies
$
Business Fees
Conferences & Travel
Liability Insurance
Returned Checks
Other
OTHER subtotal= $
127.60
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
3,786.37
$
24,627.96
$
$
6,821.37
-
$
6,864.98
BIRTHDAY SPEAKER MEETING DETAILS
7th Tradition - $
205.00 $
Expenses (rent, supplies, taxes) - $
487.60 $
BALANCE - $
(282.60) $
1,518.00
862.35
655.65
TOTAL EXPENSES =
127.60
move to Prudent Reserve
move from Prudent Reserve
ENDING CASH =
$
Month's Gain or Loss =
$
6,864.53
Jan.
OPERATING ACCOUNT
(135.02)
NOTES
F.Yr. Totals
6,999.55
F.Yr. to Date
% of Budget
67%
36%
2%
#DIV/0!
69%
INCOME:
Group Donations
Birthday Meeting
Activities
Interest
Other
subtotal =
from Literature Account
Total Income =
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
3,274.12
205.00
172.23
3,651.35
3,651.35
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
21,817.81
1,518.00
101.95
2,831.16
26,268.92
1,500.00
27,768.92
$
$
$
$
$
F.Yr. Budget
32,424.00
4,225.00
5,172.00
4,092.00
$
$
45,913.00
#DIV/0!
60%
EXPENSES:
Rent
Salary Exp.
Office
Printing
Postage
Other
Total Expenses =
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,010.00
1,813.42
361.89
473.46
127.60
3,786.37
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,198.00
10,032.54
2,751.48
1,718.13
385.00
4,542.81
24,627.96
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
9,925.00
20,728.00
4,166.00
3,269.00
780.00
8,993.00
47,861.00
52%
48%
66%
53%
49%
51%
51%
move to Prudent Reserve
move from Prudent Reserve
$
$
$
$
6,821.37
-
$
$
$
$
$
16,863.88
15,514.77
1,349.11
16,863.88
$
$
$
$
$
10,719.90
7.00
1,680.00
22.00
12,428.90
$
1,500.00
ENDING CASH =
-
$
6,864.53
ALLOCATED FUNDS:
Activities ($500)
Liability Ins. ($200/mo)
Payroll Taxes ($650/mo)
Vacation Accrual
Workers Comp. ($50/mo)
Total Allocated =
$
$
$
500.00
400.00
-
$
$
300.00
1,200.00
AVAILABLE CASH=
$
5,664.53
Each month's F.Yr.to D.
% of annual budget
(Available cash is not to exceed $5,000)
LITERATURE ACCOUNT
BEGINNING CASH =
Total Cash Receipts
Sales Receipts Portion
Sales Tax Portion
Returned Check Amends
subtotal =
Purchases & Costs
Bank Fees
Sales Tax Paid
Returned (Bounced) Checks
subtotal =
move to Operating Account
ENDING CASH =
Sales & Use Tax Allocation:
Carried over
This Month's Sales Tax
This Month's Use Tax
Quarter To Date
AVAILABLE CASH =
$
2,936.05
$
$
$
3,224.85
2,966.86
257.99
$
3,224.85
$
770.40
$
541.00
$
1,311.40
$
-
$
4,849.50
$
$
524.42
257.99
$
$
257.99
4,591.51
(Available Cash in excess of $1,800 to be moved to Operating Account)
PRUDENT RESERVE
BEGINNING CASH =
$
to Operating Acc't
from Operating Acc't
Interest
Fees
$
$
ENDING CASH =
$
13,825.98
-
13,825.98
$
7,002.62
$
$
$
$
6,821.37
1.99
-
$
13,825.98
(Ending Cash in excess of 6 mos' expenses --$27000.00-- to be moved to Oper. Acct)
GENERAL NOTES:
1) We use the CASH accounting method, used by most people in recording their checking account: Income is reported when deposited and an expense when the check is written.
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
Jul - 8%
Aug - 17%
Sep - 25%
Oct - 33%
Nov - 42%
Dec - 50%
Jan - 58%
Feb - 67%
Mar - 75%
Apr - 83%
May - 92%
Jun - 100%
March 2011
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP, INC.
TREASURER'S REPORT
GROUP DONATIONS DETAIL
Submitted by
11th Step Medita,on Group (Sunday)
11th Step Medita,on Group (Thursday)
AA Sober Slugs
Acceptance Group (BC)
Altered AFtude Group
Alterna,ve Group
Any Lengths Group
Aptos Women's Serenity Group
Aromas Group
Awareness Group
Back to Basics Big Book (Tues. 8:00 PM)
Back to Basics Men's (Fri. Noon)
Basic Text Big Book
Bay Group, The
Book & Step Study (Davenport)
BYOB
Brown Baggers Group
Cabrillo 12 & 12
Cabrillo Big Book Study
Candlelight Group (Friday)
Conscious Contact Medita,on Mee,ng
Crosstalkin' Ni[y Fi[y Group
Discussion Group (La Selva)
DMV Mee,ngs (Consolidated)
Do-­‐Nut Mee,ng
Early Morning Spiritual
Early Risers
End of the Line Discussion Group
Eyes on the Prize
Felton Group
Friday Night Live
Friday Night Group (Emeline)
Friday Nite Lights
From the Heart
Gay Men Living Sober
Grateful & Gay Group
Gay Women's Group (Sun. 7 PM)
Grupo Alborada
Grupo Espiritu Libre
Grupo Fin y Principio
Grupo Libertad
Grupo Santa Cruz
Grupo Serenidad
Grupo Volver a Vivar
H.O.W. Group
How it Works Big Book Study
In the Dark Group
In the Hat Group
Kids R Welcome
Live on Friday Night
Make My Day Group
MaFson Lane Group
Men's Basic Step Study Group
This year's new groups added below:
TOTALS FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY 2010
TOTAL DONATIONS= $
Groups ContributingNumber of Listed GroupsPercent of groups contributing-
Jan.
$
141.17
$
90.60
$
175.20
$
$
419.48
72.00
$
191.06
$
$
26.00
80.00
$
120.00
$
690.37
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
F.Yr. Totals
48.00
463.65
599.15
99.00
210.60
60.00
46.54
141.00
175.20
484.68
240.00
133.93
1,276.56
130.56
210.00
3,088.15
192.00
258.00
779.05
126.00
93.02
26.00
400.00
66.90
120.00
66.00
1,558.48
180.00
180.00
Mom's In Sobriety
Mud Flats Group
No Frills Sobriety
Ocean View Group
On the Beach
On the Beach, Too
One O'Clock Step Study Group
Our Common Solu,on Big Book Study
Out of the Blue
Out of the Trenches
Pleasure Point Group
Primary Purpose Group, The
Roxas Group
Santa Cruz Fellowship
Saturday Ma,nee Group
Saturday Night Live Oak
Saved by Grace Group
ScoYs Valley Happy Des,ny
ScoYs Valley Sunday Group
Share Today Group
Shivering Denizens
Sisters in Sobriety Group
Skyland Group
San Lorenzo Valley Fellowship
Sobriety & Gra,tude
Solu,ons in the Sand Group
Soquel Acceptance Group (Fri.)
Soquel Acceptance Group (Wed.)
Soquel Step Study
Sought Through Medita,on
Sought Through Prayer
Stag 12:12 Group
Stag Eleven Group
Step Eleven Men's Group
Step Study for Women Group
Sunday Morning Spiritual
Sunday Night Candle Light Group
T.G.I.W.
5:30 Group, The
There is a Solu,on Big Book Study
Thumpers Big Book Study
Thursday Night Mens Big Book Study
Today's Women's Step Study
Trudgers Women's Big Book Study
Twisted Sisters Book Study
Twice Saved By Grace
Watsonville Fellowship
Westside Group
Westside Men's Big Book Study
Westside Men's Step Study Group
What a Concept
Women's 5 & 10 Group
Young People Big Book Study
Young People's Underground Group
JAN.
3,274.12
24
106
23%
Jan.
$
106.00
$
20.00
$
32.00
$
$
43.14
120.00
$
$
$
181.20
90.60
180.39
$
77.89
$
74.60
$
$
72.42
110.00
$
$
100.00
60.00
AA Santa Cruz Central Office, 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073 • (831) 475–5782
$
F.Yr. Total
21,817.81
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
F.Yr. Totals
225.00
120.00
497.65
472.20
562.42
1,545.69
70.00
65.94
64.00
223.31
91.00
187.56
169.91
300.00
600.00
60.00
541.20
330.60
373.59
200.00
141.59
255.00
175.00
884.60
275.28
230.00
405.80
17.00
120.00
600.00
120.00
390.00
51.00
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