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Wayne, Council Chair called the 888th meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Twelve Traditions read by Robin and Council Definition and Purpose read by Nick. Welcome to 3 new Coordinators. Congratulations to those celebrating birthdays. Roll Call: Pete Assistant Council Chair, reported 47 groups were represented out of 65 registered Coordinators. There was a quorum. (27). 7th Tradition: $74.82
Area 8 Representative: Jerry, Alternate Delegate reported Area Committee & Area Assembly have been busily shuffling through the late summer early fall gauntlet of service workshops & unity picnics.
NSDYPAA Presents: Laser Tag September 14th @ The Riverside Hotel from 7:3-9pm
Burning Bear 3.0 (Hosted by GSDYPAA & NSDYPAA) Sept. 21-22 For more info, check it out @ https://gsdypaa.fun/burning-bear/
Area08 Election Assembly Sept. 28th 9am-4pm
35th Harvest Moon Kickback Sept. 27-29 @ Lake Henshaw. For more information, check your
Central Office website.
22nd Annual Mens Fall Retreat Oct. 4th-6th @
Camp Stevens. For more information, please email:
fallmensretreat@gmail.com
Emotional Sobriety Workshop Oct. 12th from
1pm-4pm @ Church 6556 Park Ridge Blvd., SD 92120.
H & I Representative: Gerry. reported: H&I Takes AA meetings and AA literature into places where people can’t get out to go to meetings – jails, prisons, hospitals, etc. ”OUR EXPERIENCE CAN HELP OTHERS” and volunteers are needed! We hold orientation on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 12 noon in the Machinists’ Hall located at 5150 Kearny Mesa Rd. San Diego, Ca. 92111, and the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM at San Diego AA Central Office. Our subcommittee, Contact on Release, matches people being released from these facilities with AA volunteers who take them to meetings in their local area. It meets at the Machinists’ Hall on 3rd Sunday at 10:30 AM. More info on our website at: sdhandi.org.
AFTER HOURS PHONES: Sober Tom shared:
1. Thank you to the GROUPS for answering
2. OPEN night 10th of each month 9pm – 9am 3. Call-forwarding needs to be 619 area-codes only. 858 & 760 are costly toll charges. One
month was $144.
BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Sallye reported committee met on Tuesday, 9/10/19 at 6:00 pm. Present: Heidi, Sallye, Robin, Jerry, Rich, Pete, Wayne and Connie. Absent: Tony. There was a quorum.
August 2019 Minutes were approved.
August 2019 Financial Statements approved
August 2019 Financial Summary:
August Net Revenue is 532. Our 2019 YTD Net Revenue is 2,793. Group and Individual Contributions were 11,035. Literature Sales Revenue and CD Bank Interest were 1,367 while total office and committee expenses were 11,385.
Central Office Manager’s Report:
1. September’s Book of the Month: Max 5
“BIG BOOK” (hardback) Sale: $7.50
2. September’s Pamphlet of the Month: Max 5
“12 Traditions Illustrated” 5₵ ea.
3. October’s Book of the Month: Max 5
“Experience, Strength & Hope” Sale: $5.00 4. October’s Pamphlet of the Month: Max 5
“This is AA” 5₵ ea.
5. Daytime phone volunteers shifts:
a. Alternate Thursdays 5 pm – 9 pm. b. Alternate Saturdays 5 pm – 9 pm. c. Always have a need for fill-ins.
6. Secretaries/Treasurers: include email address w/contributions for receipts.
7. New Homestreet Bank:
a. CD/Checking interest for August 2019 is
$221, compared to B of A’s $4 per/month. 8. BC members to review preliminary 2020 Intergroup Budget, to be thpresented to
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Minutes of the Coordinating Council Thursday, September 12th, 2019
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Thank you for supporting your Central Office in carrying the message to the suffering alcoholic. Your contributions allow us to continue to sale literature at a reduced price.
REMEMBER TO DONATE YOUR OLD GRAPEVINES. There is a Purple box at Central Office. 11,926 and counting thus far! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! They are being taken into Donovan, East Mesa Re-entry, Calipatria and Centinela State Prisons, George Baily Jail and SARP (military).
