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12 Minutes – January 16,2010 District 12 P.O. Box 658 Oskaloosa, Ia. 52577www.aadistrict12ia.org www.aa-iowa.org – Area 24 website The District 12 meeting took place at St James Church in Oskaloosa.
TJ opened the meeting with a moment of silence followed by the serenity prayer. Greer read the 1st tradition long
form. Introductions were made around the table. Greer request email addresses and phone numbers. TJ read the minutes from previous month’s meeting. Terry K. made motion to accept the minutes,
2nd by Charlene, motion passed. Treasurers Report:Treasurer’s report for December 2009 – Beginning balance $896.13 on 11/19/09, beginning balance
$573.93 on 12/16/09, checkbook balance $475.66 on 1/16/10. We are into our prudent reserve by $24.34. DCM Report:I attended the January
Business meeting in Marshalltown last weekend. Some of the things discussed are as follows. Fall conference for 2010 will
be held in Davenport on October 8, 9, and 10th. Spring Assembly 2011 will be held in Waterloo – no dates
given yet, should have those by the March business meeting. Area 24 treasurer changed banks to allow for state wide access
to the account. Before changing bank, the treasurer had to send all monies – check or cash in the mail. Now with the
new account she can access the account from any branch in the state. I am wondering if this is something we need to think
about. I’m not sure what our options are at the moment. I would like for our treasurer to gather information for us.
GSO is revamping the pamphlet “It sure beats sitting in a cell”. They would like stories of experiences from the
A.A. community. They are looking for 4 or 5 paragraphs per article. If you are interested in sharing any experience you have
or know of somebody who would like to share, Please talk with me after the meeting. GSO is still wanting to know how to handle
the Literature funds that are profit. I don’t know if I have any opinion other than it should be used for A.A. related
things. Not sure putting new bathrooms in a building that A.A. doesn’t and shouldn’t own is really A.A. business.
What’s your opinion? The translation equipment will be purchased. Area committee is looking for equipment between $500.00
and $1200.00. Which pretty much means that even though we have made our voice known, the minority didn’t sway the majority.
I don’t feel this is a bad decision, I just don’t think we should single out one ethnic group to help. What about
the many other people who live among us that have difficulty with English? Area 24 is now IRS complainant. We are incorporated.
Our tax status is settled without having to pay any penalties. There was a motion to retain the lawyer as our legal point
of contact for any further legal matters. That motion was tabled until more information could be gathered as to what exactly
a legal point of contact would do. There was a big mess from fall conference on monies spent by the committee for the Hospitality
room. Money was taken from the Assembly seed money and used to finance the cost of the Hospitality room. The cost was $600.00
and I don’t know exactly what that entailed. However the Hospitality room made $812.00 which was given back to the Area
to cover the monies used. So in actuality, there was a profit of $215.00 given back to Area 24. The bylaws state that Area
24 will not fund Hospitality rooms. So the $215.00 will be sent back to District 20 and District 7 evenly split with an explanation
that Area 24 could not accept the money because it was from the Hospitality room. If they District decide to send it back
as donations, it would then be accepted. Kind of a play on words, but I think the right thing to do. That’s about all
I have for now. Yours in Service, T.J Alt DCM report: Hi all, I am glad to be back. Meeting schedule and
phone list are both updated. Looking forward to the next District 12 meeting at St. Paul’s.
Spaghetti dinner and speaker Rick C. Please come and bring a friend. Yours in service, Greer S. GSR Reports: Knoxville
– GSR:No
report Osky – Keep Sobriety Simple Sunday –
Danny G. GSR: We have
great attendance 10 – 20 members. We have had some problems with money missing. We hope this will fix itself. We are
keeping an eye on it. We may need to change some things. The very best meeting in town. In service, Danny G. Pella Group – Amanda G. GSR: Pella group is going well. We have moved to
our new room – 200. It is working for now, but probably won’t for long. It really is too small and we are on track
and will be making donations to District on up after Spring Conference. I missed the meeting last month due to a family Christmas
obligation and fely really bad. I’m glad to be back! Hope everyone’s holiday went well and a Happy New Year to
all! Yours in service, Amanda G. Ottumwa Start your Day over Noon Group – Tim R GSR:Our group has seen diminishing numbers for the last month. In our last business meeting,
Dennis A. was elected as the new ALT GSR for our group. Welcome Dennis!! Since we are struggling to pay rent without using
our prudent reserve, there was discussion on elimination one of our five meetings. No such action has been taken at this time
as we will continue to monitor our account balance. In Service, Tim R. Ottumwa
How it Works Group – GSR: No
report Ottumwa Bloom Where your Planted Group – GSR:No report. Floris Recovering and Making Progress Group –GSR:No report. Fairfield Serenity Group – Jocelen G. GSR:I attended the Service Weekend at Marshalltown.
I learned a lot about the service structure and the upside-down triangle. We discussed setting up a phone line/answering machine
that list local meeting locations and times and include contact numbers. I will let you know when it is set up. In love and
service, Jocelen G. Friday Serenity Group Osky – Danny G. GSR:Attendance is from 8 – 10 members. Had
one newcomer last Friday. Tuesday Night Big Book Study Oksy – Danny G GSR: Attendance is low, but meeting is enjoyed by
all Centerville Friends of Bill W. Group – GSR: No Report Osky – Monday Thursday Freedom Group – GSR:No report Chair
Report: LCM Reports: The Antioch meeting (rural Fairfield) is not
going to be meeting through the rest of the winter. Things seem to be going well for the Tranquility Group in Fairfield at
their new location (Friend’s Church on South 6th Street). The Out of Towners group in Keosauqua continues
to have steady attendance. In love and service, Jocelen G. I have been attending meetings in Oskaloosa, Albia and Ottumwa
and letting the groups know that they need to voice their opinions at the District Meeting. The Friday and Tuesday meetings
in Oskaloosa are still going. Tuesday Big book is still struggling but we’re still going. Would like to see more people
as I think Big Book is what makes AA. In loving service, Terry K. Hello
all you adorable alcoholics!. I have attended meetings in Oskaloosa, Knoxville, Fairfield and Ottumwa. The Fairfield meeting
attendance was awesome with 35 people there, great sharing and at least 10 people with over 20 years sober in attendance.
Osky, Knoxville and Ottumwa doing well and wonderful fellowship going on. I will be leaving for Florida tomorrow and expect
to attend meetings there – will take their inventory and Let you know how they are doing. I love you guys. Your trusted
servant – God Bless, Shawna G. Newsletter Report – Audrey V.M.:Audrey has been unable to attend due to her husband’s work schedule,
but wants everyone to know she is doing ok and will have the newsletter ready for the next month’s meeting. In service
for Audrey, Amanda G. Archives Report – :No report Literature
– Charlene M.:I
have sold 12 big books. My inventory is low. I will be ordering literature as soon as I get the account changed over to my
name. Account has $502.33. Soberly submitted Charlene M. Corrections Report – :No report Events Coordinator Report – Shawna G.:Nothing to report. I will discuss having an event in the spring
at the next meeting. So think about what you’d like to see the district host as far as workshops, Big Book Study, Steps,
Traditions, Topics etc. I still love you guys, God Bless, Shawna G. Grapevine
– Tim R.:We had
many old copies of the Grapevine donated recently. I have spread the grapevine wealth among the Family Recovery Center in
Ottumwa and a few groups around the District. There are still a few grapevines left, so if you would like some for distribution,
please let me know. Tim R. Website master – T.J (interium).:Greeting all, I don’t know if anybody has had a chance to go to the website
recently. I have been working on getting the information updated. I am currently working on getting our meeting schedule back
on the site. I made an error and had to remove the information that was there. I should have it all back on by the end of
the month. I have recently found out that there is a monthly charge for the website of $9.95. I had believe that for some
reason this was a once a year cost. However it is not. So I am looking at other providers to see where we can save money.
I have been in contact with District 7 and their cost per month is $8.85. So might go that route if I can’t find anything
cheaper. Got to remember though, cheaper doesn’t mean better. Also I have bank statements with the automatic withdraws
and will be asking for re-imbursement. Yours in Service, T.J. PI/CPC
– Jocelen G.:I completed
the mailing project and sent out letters to 22 probation officers and 73 counselors within our District. I have received two
responses from probation officers. Both request pamphlets and one of them was also interested in having contact with an A.A.
member to talk to their clients and accompany the probation officer to an open meeting. I left a voice message for this request
before the holidays and did not hear back so I sent a follow-up letter this week. Overall, there is $47.03 left in my budget.
I would like to obtain more pamphlets to have on hand for this project. Thank you for this opportunity to be of service. Jocelen
G. Old Business: Nothing much New Business: Shawna G. made a motion to have automatic withdrawl
of funds for website from checking account, seconded by Terry K. During discussion T.J stated that he didn’t know if
the funds could be taken directly from a checking account. He will make sure it can be done by contacting the website administrators.
For the time being funds will continue to be taken from private credit card. Motion passed. Discussion on having individual email accounts that are for District chairs with anonymous providers
instead of using personal accounts. T.J is to set up account for DCM and Alt DCM by next meeting. Others may wish to do so
as well. This way there is one address for GSR’s, District, Area and GSO to use as a point of contact. Fliers for District event are out. However the font is not liked, will change
that for next event. We are expecting around 50 people for this event. Shawna
discussed that donations will be 1 quarter behind for reporting purposes to Area. T.J was reimbursed for 2 months of website fees and mileage to Marshalltown business meeting for a total
of $64.90. Around the District: Jocelen – Do we as a group conscience want GSO to use Literature money
to get out of the red? Why is GSO in the red? What expenses could be cut to help bring cost in line?Shawna – GSO needs to take an inventory and check their
spending. We need to be sure we are funding programs that will help the still suffering alcoholic – Bridging the Gap.
Not using it to make renovations on a building that A. A. doesn’t own if that is what is happening.T.J – How many people does it take to do the jobs at GSO?
Is it possible that they have some people that aren’t really needed? T.J.
– Area 24 2010 budget was approved. Within that budget, translation equipment will be purchased for Spanish speaking
district. Charlene shared a story on how having the ‘Living Sober”
book helped her with working with a newcomer. Tim shared that a Denver meeting has a group
conscience meeting once a week. T.J will send out the group meeting information
sheets electronically. He will also find and send out a copy of the Area 24 2010 calendar of events. Reminder – Please think about rotating the District meeting again this year. Need to think
about coming up with a schedule. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Terry K. motion to adjourn, Tim R. seconded, passed by all. Next meeting is February 6th
at St Paul’s at 10:00 am. Carrying the Message: Please continue to support your local meetings. And if possible attend a meeting
in another town. A.A. Recovery Related Announcements: Rick C., our Area 24 Delegate, will be telling
his story after the February District meeting. Please try to attend. Non AA
Recovery Related Announcements: Camel Club April Anniversary tickets on sell for cedar chest and quilt.
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