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Agassiz – Boston Bar – Chilliwack
Cultus Lake - Hope – Rosedale – Yarrow
Kent, Mountain & Ford Institutions
Hotline: 604-819-2644
www.district45aa.org
www.mob.district45aa.org
Step 7
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Tradition 7
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting,
declining outside contributions.
Concept VII
The Charter and Bylaws of the General Service Board
are legal instruments, empowering the trustees to manage and conduct world service affairs. The Conference
Charter is not a legal document; it relies upon tradition
and the AA purse for final effectiveness.
DISTRICT 45 MEETING
SUMMARY OF MINUTES
June 17, 2015
ATTENDANCE:
DCM, Alt DCM, Secretary, Treasurer
Archives, Corrections, Telephone,
PI/CPC, Newsletter/Website
GROUPS REPRESENTED:
Cultus Lake
Friday Grapevine
Harmony
Hope Groups
New Nooner
New Ladies
Tamihi Men’s
Yarrow
Early Bird
Sardis Steps
Ladies Noon Closed
First Ave Steps
Our Primary Purpose
1. Moment of Silence
2. Malcolm read the GSR Preamble
Randy read the 12 Traditions
Sandy read the 12 Concepts.
3. Practiced 7th Tradition
4. Motion to accept May 20, 2015
minutes; seconded, carried
5. Treasurer’s Report.
Total income for May $700.05, May
Expenses $535.00. Current Balance: $3,194.37.
Note that the Yellow Pages ad costs
the District over $900 annually, and
the Black Press Newspaper ad runs
to over $1,700 annually. Some discussion followed – take back to
groups if we should be continuing
with either of these?? Motion to accept Treasurers report, seconded,
carried.
6. Committee Chairs shared their reports verbally. Written reports submitted are included later in this newsletter.
7. Old Business:
No old business.
8. New Business:
 Mike requested funds to attend the
July Quarterly in Williams Lake
July 17-19, 2015. Motioned,
seconded, carried.
 Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge
and Chilliwack are co-operating to
host a Delegate’s report in
Abbotsford on August 23rd.
Chilliwack has offered to “host” an
Ice-Cream Social. Funds have
been requested from the Events
Committee.
9. Groups to manage AA phone:
Jun/Jul 2015 – Agassiz Lion’s Den
July/Aug 2015 – Early Bird
Aug/Sept 2015 – Primary Purpose
Sept/Oct 2015 – Sardis Steps
10. Groups to host Hospital Meeting:
June 2015 – Yarrow Group
July 2015 – Friday Grapevine
August 2015 – Early Bird
September 2015 - Primary Purpose
October 2015 - Harmony
GSR Reports: GSRs shared verbal reports. Written reports submitted are included later in this newsletter.
Motion to adjourn; seconded, carried.
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR DCM
H
ello, I am Mike an alcoholic. Well folks I really don't have a whole
lot to report, but here we go. Since my last report I was at the Lytton Roundup
and had an awesome time; the speakers were fantastic with really good messages
of hope, faith, and spiritual growth.
Next we are gearing up for the Concepts Lunch and Learn which by the time you
read this will have come and gone, so let me give you an update. We had 12
people who were interested and we had a good time. Arnie, the Area secretary
facilitated the session and did a fantastic job at teaching us a little more about the
Concepts and why we have them in AA.
Now for something new, I have been contacted by 3 other Districts (Maple Ridge,
Mission, Abbotsford) who want to host a Delegates Report this coming August. It
is great idea to have the Delegate come and give her report to 4 Districts at once
rather than individually. We as DCMs feel it is our responsibility to help keep our
members informed about what is happening in the world of AA and I think it is a
good idea to host this event.
We decided that an Ice-Cream Social after the Report would be a good idea, so I
am now looking for some members who want to hear our Delegate give her report
and are willing to help their DCM (me, Mike) dish out ice cream!
Thank-you.
In love and Service
Michael V
PUBLIC INFORMATION
H
i everyone I am Betty-Ann S, Chair for the PI/CPC Committee. I
have started getting some pamphlets out there in the public. As
well as doing a lot of networking in regards to things to come. It seems as though there
is much support in those who have stepped forward in helping with PI/CPC, and our first
committee meeting is scheduled for June 24th 2015 at the Chilliwack Alano Club at 7:00
pm and every 4th Wednesday of the month thereafter. Let’s hope the turnout is as good
as it seems to be with the support of those who have said they are interested in being part
of and giving back. If it is, I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to share this journey
with! I am looking forward to working with all of you in the spirit of love and service.
Betty-Ann
TELEPHONE
H
ello everyone, my name is Linda M and I'm an alcoholic. Mike and
I met soon after the last district meeting to get my name included
on the Bell Telephone account. I am now fully authorized to access the
AA hotline account; this will be useful if we need to change our plan among other things.
Yours in service,
Linda M
ARCHIVES
H
ello my name is Randy H. For the last six months I have had the pleasure of going
through our archives. What joy and excitement I have had at looking up our history
and going through all the documents, and researching them. Last month we had five people helping with sorting and organizing; What a fun memorable day. Thanks Lynda, Lou,
Darryl, Debbie and also like to thank you to Sara for helping with research. In our Archives
we have close to 1000 Grapevine magazines...we are working hard at completing the
collection. Next newsletter we will post missing editions of the grapevine so if you have
any old editions or know someone who does, we would love to hear from you. It is getting
close to our first showing at the District 45 Round-Up In September.... Almost ready...we
intend to have two tables set up, one with World Archives and the second table with Local
Archives - Chilliwack has a lot of very early history that I am very excited to share with you
all. Whenever I think of AA History I always remember what Carl Sandburg said ... “Whenever a society or civilization perishes there is always one condition present; they forgot
where they came from”. Let's all work together so we never forget where
we came from! We are always looking for items of early AA History or
any local history. If you have something that may be of interest please
contact us at: [email protected] or 604-799-1941.
Thanks for this wonderful exciting journey!
Yours in Love and Service Randy H.
NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE
A
big apology to everyone for the newsletter being so late last month. Circumstances conspired to delay the printing until the printer had an equipment fault and so it goes. To those of you who have sent in their reports – a
great big thank you. And to those of you who read the newsletter and comment, another big thank you. Hope you all have a great month in the sun!
In Love with Service
Doreen K
EVENTS COMMITTEE
W
e have been a busy bunch this past month! Our last meeting on
June 8th went well with lots of suggestions for new events. As
your DCM mentioned, we will be involved with the Delegates Report being hosted jointly by Abbotsford (District 39), Mission (District 44), Maple Ridge
(District 41) and Chilliwack. District 45 is helping to organize the Ice Cream Social, so get
in touch with any of us and we will get you involved as well.
We also talked about holding a BBQ later in the summer – a social bring your own pot luck
afternoon with games and fun fellowship. We will tell you more when things are finalized.
The Concepts Lunch & Learn was an unqualified success! Arnie G, Area 79 Panel 65
Secretary took us through the Service Structure and its up-side-down triangle. Then we
went through the Concepts one by one and applied them to the service structure. We
were surprised by how much we already know, but learned a great deal more. Following
a wonderful lunch brought by people to share, we discussed a series of questions about
the Concepts that had been created by Marilyn T. Thank you Marilyn – it was fun to search
through the Service Manual, the Twelve Concepts for World Service illustrated pamphlet,
and the Concepts Checklist, to find the answers. We really appreciated your efforts and
all hope that your wrist heals well and quickly. Our thanks also go out to Arnie for his
dedication to service and for his experience and knowledge about our Third Legacy of
Service.
In Love with Service
Doreen K
The Event Committee is looking for
inexpensive easily accessible and
secure storage space for supplies for
the Roundup & other events.
Please contact Tracy, Mike, Doreen
or Jean if you know of a place.
DISTRICT 45 FINANCIALS
INCOME
Bank Int. etc.
District Mtg. 7th
Daily Early Bird
New Nooner
Harvest Noon
Hope Breakfast Mtg
Chwk Breakfast Mtg
Downhomers
Yarrow Big Book
Mon. Men’s Big Book
Our Primary Purpose
Tamihi Men’s Closed
Harmony Group
Hope Groups
Seabird
New Beginners
First Ave. Steps
Cultus Lake
Rosedale
Sardis Steps & Trad.
Noon Men’s Closed
Noon Ladies Closed
PM Ladies Closed
Chilliwack Hospital
Agassiz Lion’s Den
Friday Grapevine
Friday Podium
Sat. Nite Live
Making Changes Last
DCM Travel Returns
Jan. Quarterly
Christmas Nite Owl
TOTAL
April
$46.60
$134.00
YTD
$174.45
$120.00
$320.00
$364.00
$15.00
$200.00
$100.00
$100.00
$50.00
$50.00
$100.00
$340.00
$100.00
$240.00
$100.00
$69.45
$510.24
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$200.00
$98.92
$215.40
$1,442.00
$216.35
$4,807.44
$215.40
YTD
EXPENSE
Bank Fees
General Service Off.
Area 79
Newspaper Ad
Yellow Page Ad
Hotline Phone
Post Office Box Rent
Office Expenses
Rent for Dist. Mtgs
Newsletter Printing
Newsletter Mailing
DCM Travel
PI Committee Exp.
Archives Supplies
April
YTD
$139.10
$76.13
$41.84
$730.26
$380.65
$245.85
$100.80
$28.56
$57.80
$180.00
$497.53
$200.09
148.57
$45.00
148.57
Float for Quarterly
Quarterly T-Shirts
Quarterly Expenses
$300.00
$149.85
$858.88
YTD = Year To Date
TOTAL
YTD
$3,794.48
Please note that donations and expenses processed at the May District Meeting have
NOT been included. If you have any questions please contact your Treasurer, Tracy G her contact information is on the back page of this newsletter.
GROUP REPORTS
NEW NOONER
FIRST AVENUE STEPS
Tuesday - 7:30pm
St. Thomas Anglican Church
46048 Gore Ave, Chilliwack
H
i everyone, my name is Peter and I
am an alcoholic. Unfortunately, due
to a lack of support, this meeting will be
closing effective immediately
CULTUS LAKE GROUP
Tuesday – 8:00 pm
Cultus Lake Memorial Church
Sunnyside & Fir, Cultus Lake
F
eeling the heat? In your personal life
or just outside, we offer a simple solution to both problems. Come visit the
coolest meeting in the Valley! Our meeting room is downstairs in the Cultus Lake
Memorial Church (cool) on the corner of
Sunnyside and Fir starting at 8:00pm
every Tuesday night. If you are feeling
the heat in your personal life our meeting
offers a great mix of long term and newcomer sobriety (very cool) with members
who will share their experience strength
and hope with you if you want it. If you
are just feeling the heat of the great outdoors we are only a few steps from Cultus Lake itself (very, very cool) and you
could take a refreshing dip before or after
the meeting. If you feel the need for a little
cool and serenity in your life look no further - just get to our meeting and a power
greater than ourselves will provide both.
In Love and Service
Doug J (GSR)
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. – 12:00 NOON
Chilliwack Alano Club
46035 Victoria Ave, Chilliwack
H
ello everyone! My name is Linda M
and I am an alcoholic and the Alternate GSR for the New Nooner. Our
group has been celebrating cakes on a
regular basis: On July 11th Betty Ann
takes 14 years; come and celebrate with
us!!
Our business meeting is held on the last
Friday of the month and we usually have
6-10 group members attend. We have 5
or more members at every meeting also
which keeps things moving smoothly for
us.
Yours in service
Linda M
EARLY BIRD
Mon. to Sun. - 7:30 am
Chilliwack Alano Club
46035 Victoria Ave, Chilliwack
H
i everyone! Sandy Mac, GSR for the
Early Bird Group. Our average attendance is down a bit again, averaging
15 to 18 lately. We gave a Big Book to a
lady who was 4 days sober – we hope it
will help her. We do not have any cakes
to announce for the month of July. Our
group will be taking the AA Hotline Phone
from the next District Meeting for a
month, and we will be hosting the Hospital Meeting for the month of August.
Yours in Service
Sandy Mc
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE
FRIDAY GRAPEVINE
Friday – 7:30 pm
Chilliwack Alano Club
46035 Victoria Ave, Chilliwack
Monday - 7:30pm
Sardis Community Church
45625 South Sumas, Chilliwack
M
Thursday – 12 Noon
Chilliwack Alano Club
46035 Victoria Ave, Chilliwack
y name is Randy H. I am an alcoholic, and grateful member of Our
Primary Purpose Group. We meet Mon.
nights at 7:30 at Sardis Community
Church (South Sumas). At "Our Primary
Purpose" we have a great mix every
meeting of persons with long term sobriety short term sobriety and many between sharing their experience strength
and hope. Our group currently has 21 active members; weekly attendance has
been from 25 to 50 every week. I'm really
proud that our group talks about the solution, not the problem. We are a podium
meeting and we open our meetings with
the serenity prayer and close with the
Lord’s Prayer. I am proud to be a member of our group and proud to be a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
M
SARDIS STEPS & TRADITIONS
H
ello friends, Greetings from the Friday Grapevine group of AA. Our
group meets every Friday at 7:30 pm in
the Club. This month we are celebrating
Radio Don’s 19 years of sobriety on July
24 2015 - way to go Don!! Our group has
around twenty members with about ten of
us being very active. We also have a
very good supply of literature at cost. So
if you are just starting out on your journey
or you have been around for a while
please come check us out.
Regards
The Grapevine Group
LADIES NOON CLOSED
y name is Lorraine and I am the
GSR for the Thursday Ladies
Closed meeting. We meet at 12:00 noon
at the Alano Club. I have two items to
announce for our group. One happy, one
sad. The happy items is that Pam E is
taking a 3 year cake on July 30th. The
sad item is that Joan Bernard, a member
of our group who had 42 years of sobriety, passed away in Bradley Centre at the
age of 95. She had not been active in AA
for the past several years because of her
declining health, but was an active member up to the last 5 or 6 years of her life.
Yours in Service
Lorraine C
I Love This Program !!!
Yours in Love & Service,Randy H.
8:00pm Wednesday
Carmen United Church
7258 Vedder Rd, Chilliwack
H
i! My name is Shawn C. I am an alcoholic from the Sardis Steps & Traditions Meeting on Wed. nights at
8:00pm. We read from the 12 by 12; the
first week of every month we read a tradition, and we finish the rest of the month
reading through the steps. Average attendance is about 25-35 people and we
have about 10 active group members.
We love to see newcomers and our hand
is always out with Love and Service.
WHAT’S ON
IN BC/YUKON AREA 79
DATES
EVENT
July 10 to 12,
2015
July 17 to 19,
2015
July 31 to Aug 2,
2015
ESK’ETEMC NATION 39TH
ANNUAL ROUNDUP
BUTTLE LAKE CAMPOUT
July 31 to
August 2,
2015
August 7 to 9,
2015
41st Annual
CAMPBELL RIVER RALLY
August 8, 2015
YA…BUT…GOLF EVENT
August 14 to 16,
2015
GREEN LAKE
CAMPOUT
Sunset View Provincial Group
Campground
100 MILE HOUSE, BC
August 14 to 16,
2015
23rd Annual AA RALLY
Farmer’s Institute
351 Rainbow Road
SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC
The Gallery at the Ag/Rec Centre
324 Haida Drive, Gate 1, Upper
Lot, ABBOTSFORD, BC
August
23,
2015
SMITHERS
ROUNDUP
31st Annual WHITE ROCK
ROUNDUP
DELEGATE’S REPORT &
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
LOCATION
Pow Wow Arbor
ALKALI LAKE, BC
Campsites 75 & 76
BUTTLE LAKE, BC
Pioneer Activity Centre
Mountain View Ave
SMITHERS, BC
Campbell river Community Centre
401 - 11th Ave
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC
Star of the Sea
15262 Pacific Ave
WHITE ROCK, BC
Tall timbers Golf
Club
23523 – 56th Ave.
LANGLEY, BC
DISTRICT 45 COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
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Events Committee Meetings held the First Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at
Tracy’s home
Archives Committee Meetings held the Last Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm at
Randy’s home
PI/CPC Committee Meetings held the Fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00
pm
Roundup Committee meetings held every 3 weeks from May 25th – Monday at
5:00 pm at the Alano Club – next meetings July 6h, July 27, August 10.
AREA 79 QUARTERLIES & ASSEMBLIES
July 17 – 19, 2015
July Quarterly
October 2 – 2015
Voting Assembly
January 8 – 9 2016
January Quarterly
April 8 – 10 2016
Pre-Conference
Assembly
July Quarterly
July 8 – 10 2016
October 14, 2016
Voting & Election
Assembly
Williams Lake, BC
Hosted by District 59
Nanaimo, BC
Hosted by District 5 & 7
Mission, BC
Hosted by District 44
Squamish, BC
Hosted by District 19
Kelowna, BC
Hosted by District 71
Campbell River, BC
Hosted by District 3
Date
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 11
July 16
July 17
July 30
Name
Bob M
Connie M
Pap
Betty-Ann
Monica
Mark
Pam E
# Years
25
25
31
14
23
3
3
Group
Rosedale
Agassiz
Friday Podium
New Nooner
Agassiz
Friday Grapevine
Ladies Noon Closed