SAGINAW BAY AREA SERVICE COMMITTEE

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1 SAGINAW BAY AREA SERVICE COMMITTEE Of Narcotic Anonymous Minutes January 17 th 2015 Midland, MI Opening: The Area Service Committee was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Chair Susan S. with a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer. Readings: Twelve Traditions- Read by Bryan H. Twelve Concepts- Read by Will V. Purpose, Function, and Responsibilities- Read by Vinnie C. NA World Service Vision- Read by Jennifer T. Newcomers: Greg Y from No Matter What, Katie C, Justin W, and Nate B. Acceptance of Minutes: Accepted with corrections. Nominations and elections: Nominations & Elections: Jeff T was nominated and elected as H&I Chair. Jennifer T was nominated and elected as Co-Secretary. Congratulations and thank you! Open Positions: Alternate RCM. PLEASE TAKE THIS BACK TO YOUR HOMEGROUPS FOR WILLINGNESS TO FILL THIS POSITION. A MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT AT AREA TO BE NOMINATED. Group Reports: 12 Steps to Freedom: Next homegroup business meeting: February 8 th, Meetings are going well. We are a book study group with one open speaker meeting the last Sunday of each month. In January our speaker will be Susan S from Gladwin. Acceptance Is Freedom & Serenity: Next homegroup business meeting: January 21 st, No changes with the meeting. Still going strong but small and steady weekly. Attitude of Gratitude: Next homegroup business meeting: February 19 th, 2015.All is well. Meeting attendance is very good. Conscious Contact: Next homegroup business meeting: Sunday before Area. We have moved and changed our starting time. We are at Unity of Bay City at 5 pm. We are making a good transition. We support the prudent reserve reccomondation. We also the consideration of giving $500 to H&I for literature from the non prudent reserve funds. Common Desires: Next homegroup business meeting: Thursday before next Area. The Saturday 5 and Dime meeting is going very well, we re going to continue on with it. Common Welfare: Next homegroup business meeting: February 19 th, Group is doing well and attendance is consistent. Currently buying more Basic Texts. HOW: Next homegroup business meeting: February 17 th, Attendance is high. Donations are high. Lost 2 HG members. Averaging on Tuesdays, a dozen or more on Monday & Friday meetings. How It Works: Next homegroup business meeting: February 16 th, All is well with the group. We have a motion for the ASC to vote on regarding supplies and ASC funds. In The Solution: Next homegroup business meeting: February 2 nd, Meeting is going well. We have celebrated with many people their clean time over the last month.

2 Just For Tuesday: Next homegroup business meeting: TBD. 10 people on average per week for attendance. $5 per week average in contributions. Just Stay It s Easier: Next homegroup business meeting: January 29 th, Our group is doing well, attendance is doing well. The 1016 Treatment Center attends which allows the group to hear the message from the newcomer often. Sharing within the group is good. Average attendance is 19 with an average of $4 in contributions. Living the Dream: Next homegroup business meeting: February 18 th, Attendance is good, adding new homegroup members. Never Alone: Next homegroup business meeting: February 18 th, All is well with the group. No Fear: Next homegroup business meeting: Wednesday, February 18, Noon Average attendance at our weekly 'Open' meeting has been members including 2-3 newcomers each month, and we have three (3) active home group members. Our current Treasury balance is $ Seventh Tradition donation levels have been sufficient to cover our rent ($25.00 per month) and to provide supplies but insufficient to expand our literature inventory or to make larger donations to the Area Service Committee. Since December 24, 2014, we have been using An Introductory Guide to Narcotics Anonymous, Revised as the literature topic at our weekly meetings. After we complete the ten (10) IPs (Informational Pamphlets) and the 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous which are covered in the Guide, we will return to using It Works: How and Why as our weekly literature topic. No Matter What: Next homegroup business meeting: February 20 th, Attendance has been low. Meetings have been powerful. Serenity Now: Next homegroup business meeting: TBA. Things are going well. The group has a small but regular attendance and was recently finally able to purchase some literature for the meeting. Surrender our lives: Next homegroup business meeting: Monday before Area. Everything is going well except we really need some support with attendance on Saturday morning meetings. If you are from Saginaw and have never come to this meeting please come and support our meeting we need your support. Thank you ILS Rodney S. Together We Can Do It: Next homegroup business meeting: February 19 th, Hi family, all is going well. We meet on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00-8:15pm Location 109 S. Forest St. in Standish. ILS Mike H. Unity: Next homegroup business meeting: February 16 th, Attendance is good, rent is now $50. Our holiday party went well. ILS Kayle. Willing to Make the Effort: Next homegroup business meeting: February 20 th, 2015.

3 Trusted Servant Reports Chair: Good afternoon family. All is going well. I attended Sanity Bash and had a great time, looked like a lot of people attended. Looking forward to hear Activities report about the event. Like I said, all is well and thank you for letting me serve. Susan S. Treasury: See Attachment. Secretary: Greetings family, the minutes were ed, printed and olde tyme mailed at a cost of $31.21 for which I am requesting reimbursement. I apologize for the typo on the first I sent out regarding the date and location of this meeting, hopefully everyone received the follow up with the correct information. More will be revealed. ILS Will V. Subcommittee Reports: PR: Next committee meeting: N/A. Greetings Family. We have our first meeting lists of the 2015 year. Please check any lists you have picked up, it has been brought to my attention that some are one sided. I will take any back to the printer for credit on our next printing. I am requesting a reimbursement for printing to the prudent reserve of $ ILS Karen A. P.S. Would like to know if anyone from our area is able to do the Helpline volunteer class? Activities: Next committee meeting: January 23 rd, Sanity Bash was a huge success and wonderful experience for myself. We are currently doing a recovery carpool meeting outreach tonight at 5:30 for the Sand Point meeting. We are also preparing for the Valentine s Day Dance and looking for a location in Saginaw. Donation of $ ILS Austin D. H&I: Next committee meeting: First Sunday of each month at Bigby Coffee at 3085 Bay Rd. in Saginaw at 6:00 pm. Been in jail for old 2008 ticket so I have been doing the H$I for Saginaw. Got up to date so everything is going good now. The people doing H&I have been doing fine. I have materials ordered. 12/11/14. Retreat: Next committee meeting: January 19 th, The Retreat Committee is progressing on schedule for the 2015 Keys To Recovery Mother s Day Retreat. Pricing and deadlines have been established and registration should be coming out any time now. Our first fundraiser, a Euchre Tournament in Bay City was successful although I do not have the financial breakdown at this time. We look forward to our next event February 7 th, 2015, a Euchre Tournament in Saginaw. Our next meeting is Monday January 19 th at which time we will be finalizing details for out shirt order forms. Literature: Next committee meeting: TBD. No report. Webservant: January 17, 2015 Dear Fellow NA Members: Please accept my apologies as I am unable to attend this month. This is my summary of what I ve done w/ the website in the last month: Meeting Changes Conscious Contact (Sunday) moved to:

4 Unity of Bay City 3736 State Street Road Bay City, MI Changed Twelve Steps forward (Mt. Pleasant) to 7:00PM Monday night How it Works in Midland to Aldersgate Methodist Church Posted printed meeting list (SBASCNA_January6_2015.pdf) Misc Changes Posted SBASCNA December 13, 2014 minutes (ASCDec2014.pdf) ILS, Jason G. Old Business: -There was a dispute about the wording in last month s minutes on the matter of the ASC Prudent Reserve. For clarification, the ASC RECOMMENDED that the Prudent Reserve be set at $1700. This includes the $1100 already allocated for all of the Subcommittee s Prudent Reserves plus an additional $600 to hold back to cover 50% of three month s operating expenses. Just to repeat and make sure it is clear, PLEASE TAKE BACK TO YOUR HOMEGROUPS FOR A VOTE THAT THE ASC RECOMMENDS THAT WE SET A PRUDENT RESERVE OF $1700 TO ENSURE THE ASC ALWAYS HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO OPERATE. -Mike M brought forth a proposal from Region, asking the ASC whether or not the committee would recommend to hold MRCNA outside our Region. For instance, in the Metro Detroit Area instead, as this Region has many more suitable spots in which to host a MRCNA. The ASC voted to recommend to allow MRCNA to be held outside our Region. -A discussion was opened to allow GSRs to bring their homegroup s recommendations for how best to spend the ASC s surplus. Some suggestions included a free dance, donating to NAWS, spending money on literature for H&I, donating to MRCNA, spending money on literature for libraries, donating to the Retreat, and televising a public service announcement. New Business: -After all the discussion, the ASC decided to form an Ad-Hoc subcommittee to coordinate a onetime distribution of NA literature to correctional facilities which are located within the counties/geographic areas served by the SBASCNA. Bryan H. was appointed as Chair of this committee.

5 Open Floor: -Willard Y brought to the ASC s attention that there is a Traditions Workbook currently being worked on at the World level. He stated that the Literature Committee can review it, as well as any individual NA members. -Meeting was closed at 4:08 PM The next Area will be held on Saturday, February 21 st at 1:30 PM at St. Alban s in Bay City. Roll Call Sheet Trusted Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Servants Groups Chair P Co-Chair A Secretary P Co-Secretary P Treasurer P Co-Treasurer P RCM P Alt RCM O Sub- Committee Ad-Hoc Chair P Activities P Chair H&I Chair P Literature P Chair PR Chair P Retreat Chair R Web Servant R Home Groups 12 Steps A Forward 12 Steps to R Freedom A Gathering A of Men and Women Acceptance is P Freedom & Serenity

6 Attitude of Gratitude Clean & Serene Common Desires Common Ground R I P I Common P Welfare Conscious P Contact Desire to A Change East Side A Fishing for A Recovery Freedom I Group Graciously I Forgiven H.O.W. P How It Works P H.O.W. We I Recover I Can t, We I Can If You Want A What We Have In the P Solution It Works I When You Work It Just For A Today Just for I Tuesday* Just Stay Its P Easier Keep It A Simple Learning To A Live

7 Let Go, Let A God Living Clean A Living Clean A Today Living the P Dream Never Alone P New I Attitudes New A Awakenings New Way of A Living No Fear P No Matter P What Primary A Purpose Recovery A Zone Serenity Now R Sunday I Serenity Surrender Our R Lives Survival A The Ties That I Bind Together, We P Can Do It Traveling The I Open Road Unity P We Are Not A Unique What Ever it I Takes Willing to P Make the Effort P= Present A= Absent R= Report X= Group did not/ no longer exist O= open position D= donation only

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