Al-Anon Family Groups of San Diego County INTERCOM SHARING THROUGH CARING

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1 Al-Anon Family Groups of San Diego County INTERCOM SHARING THROUGH CARING OFFICE: 3108 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE E, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92103, Tel: Fax: VOL. XLIII NUMBER 6 THE INTERCOM IS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS OFFICE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INC JULY 2011 Give your group a voice and a vote. Elect an IGR (Intergroup Representative). Suggested length of service: one year Who can serve: any Al-Anon member who is not also a member of AA or is not currently serving as an IGR for another group. All new IGRs need to register with the Al-Anon office. Experience growth in recovery through service. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES FROM YOUR BOARD Chairperson At the beginning of this term I had a very ambitious prospectus or wish-list. As it turns out, I must be one of the luckiest Chairs on record to have such determined and committed board members. This year we have seen marked involvement not only from the board, but the districts and members themselves. Our Alateen program has grown in leaps and bounds. District 69 is assisting with an all new fundraiser that promises to be a hit! Our website has been completely renovated and the Intercom is now available on-line. This sense of forward thinking has been crucial in our growth and survival and for the opportunity of generations to come. Thank you to all who are so generous in providing their time and efforts. Without your experience, strength and hope, we would not be in the position of helping others today! When I make a commitment through service, I really am making a commitment to myself. Hope for Today, pg.160 Public Information Al-Anon will be hosting a literature table at the 16th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. The event will be held September and volunteers will be scheduled for a 2-3 hour shift. If you are willing and able to carry the message, please contact me. Be among the first to call to get the dates and times you want! Remember, you have to give it away in order to keep it. Let's spread the word of Al-Anon and all it has to offer. Secretary Our Recovering Adult Children Wednesday night group normally meets from 7-8:30 pm. We received a request from the New Beginnings Alateen group that also meets at St. John of the Cross church to change our meeting time to coincide with theirs so we can get support for both of these meetings.our new meeting time will begin from 7-8pm starting next week to coincide with this Alateen meeting. Please help us put the word out. 1

2 OFFICE NEWS The Literature Order Form, Registration for Service form, and Intercom Submission form are available for download at Remember when you buy from your local literature distribution center, you support your local services. The office was open 21 days in May for a total of 126 hours. Volunteers Covered 120 hours during the Thanks and gratitude to all of our volunteers. Thank you for being of service to our Al-Anon Office!! We always need new volunteers in order to have complete coverage in the office. Service is a great tool for recovery, so if you would be willing to volunteer a few hours it would be truly appreciated. The requirements are two years of continuous attendance in Al-Anon, Al-Anon as your primary program, and no dual Al-Anon/AA members. If you would like to volunteer, please call the office at (619) Phone Calls to Office 349 INTERCOM FREE LITERATURE Meeting Information only 102 Copies Mailed 343 Starter Packets new groups $ Calls to Answering Service 95 Paid Subscriptions 51 Office $ th Step Referrals by Answering service 1 Copying Expense $ Board/Intergroup $ Mailing $ Public Information $ REGISTERED GROUPS Al-Anon 150 Misc. N. County Public Information $ 0.00 Alateen 12 N. County Institutions $ 0.00 Institutions $ Office Policy: We do not accept checks dated 30 days prior to receipt into the office MEETING CHANGE NOTICES MEETING CHANGE Del Mar/92014 Friday 8:45 am Courage to Change (Solana Beach) Time change Del Mar Plaza, Pacifica del Mar Restaurant 1555 Camino del Mar, Suite 321 corner of 15 th and Camino del Mar Parking is free in the Plaza parking lot. DEL MAR/92014 (W/D69)* Friday 12:00 noon Del Mar Lunch Bunch AFG New Address and City St Peter Episcopal Church, th St El Cajon/92019 (D72)* Sunday 7:00-8:15 pm Sunday Search for Serenity AFG new address St John s Lutheran Church, 1430 Melody Ln (Conference room off the breeze way) NEW MEETINGS Oceanside Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm Changing Attitudes Step Study Oceanside Alano Club 4198 Mission Ave Mission ;to Academy (east of the Mission) to Alano Club NEW SPANISH MEETING Bonita/91902 (D72)* Martes y Viernes 5:00 pm. Despertar Espiritual new meeting Bonnie Brea Center, 5080 Bonita Rd. Suite L Bonita/91902 Sabados 5:00 pm Recuperacion y Tolerancia Al-Anon de hijos adultos Bonnie Brea Center, 5080 Bonita Rd. Suite L new day Bonita/91902 Lunes y Miercoles 5:00 pm Lagrimas y Amor AFG New Address Bonnie Brea Center, 5080 Bonita Rd., Suite L (formally National City) 2

3 ***ALATEEN*** Oceanside Buccaneer Park Sunday 9:30-10:30 am S. Pacific near Cassidy Footprints In The Sand Alateen Hwy 101 west on Cassidy, Rt on S. Pacific Childcare available Carlsbad Monday 7:00-8:30 pm Monday Night Discussions in Alateen St. Michael s By the Sea 2775 Carlsbad Blvd. Age upstairs, room 17 Age 9-12 library back of Al-Anon meeting DISBANDED Pacific Beach/92109 (W/D75)* Friday 6:00 pm Pacific Beach AFG Northshore Alano Club, 4861 Cass Street Solana Beach/92075 Friday 6:00 pm Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses Al- Anon book Study Calvary Lutheran Church, 424 Via de la Valle disbanded JULY 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS July 2, Saturday **** SAN DIEGO AFG SPEAKER MEETING **** 6:30-8:00 pm Come hear our speakers as they share their experience, strength and hope with us. The host group will be New View AFG from Spring Valley. If your group is interested in sponsoring a speaker meeting in September call the San Diego AFG Office. July 6, Wednesday **AL-ANON 1 ST WEDNESDAY SPEAKER MEETING** 12:30-2:00 pm Come join our Speaker Meeting and Al-Anon Birthday meeting Location: Heritage Hall Magee Park, 258 Beech Ave (Corner Beech and Carlsbad Blvd.), Carlsbad, Ca Directions: I-5 to Carlsbad Village Dr. West to Carlsbad Blvd. North to Beech Ave Note: no childcare is provided July 8, Friday **** SPEAKER MEETING *** DATE CHANGE 7:00 p.m Due to the Fourth of July Weekend Holiday, we will be moving our monthly speaker meeting to the second Friday of the month, July 8th. We will resume our normal schedule of a speaker on the first Friday of the month in August. Speaker TBA. Please come join us. Babysitting is available! Location: San Carlos United Methodist Church, 6554 Cowles Mountain Blvd July 8, Friday **** THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION *** 6:30-8:00 p.m MAKE MINE ALPINE AFG: Hear our speaker share her experience, strength and hope and join us in celebrating our three year anniversary. Light refreshments will be served. (Desserts and beverages) Location: Alpine Community Church, 2225 W. Victoria Dr., Alpine Fellowship Hall July 17, Sunday DISTRICT 69 PANEL DISCUSSION MEETING**POTLUCK**ALATEEN MEETING 8:00 AM Walk on the beach, 9:00 am Meeting, 10:30 am Meeting 9:30 am Alateen meeting same location Our Host will be Foot Prints in the Sand. topic- Someone asked me to sponsor them - How can I do this well? Location: Buccaneer beach Park, 1506 S Pacific Street, Oceanside, CA This is an outdoor meeting bring chair/blanket, questions for the panel, and a dish to share. Babysitting available! 3

4 July 19, Tuesday 26 TH ANNIVERSARY**POTLUCK**SPEAKER 6:30 pm Potluck, 7-8:15 pm Meeting Tuesday Woman s Closed Al-Anon invites you to join us and celebrate fellowship, food, fun, and recovery Location: St. John s Lutheran Church, 1430 Melody Lane, El Cajon *****Coming in August and September****** SAVE THE DATES!! August 1, Monday **** TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION *** 6:00-8:00 p.m LIVE AND LET LIVE AL-ANON invites you to hear our speakers (mother and son) share their experience, strength and hope and join us in celebrating our two year anniversary. Finger foods and refreshments will be served. Location: East Valley Christian Fellowship, Ridge Hill Rd, El Cajon (at Lake Jennings Park) August 6, Saturday **** SAN DIEGO AFG SPEAKER MEETING **** 6:30-8:00 pm Come hear our speaker as she shares her experience, strength & hope. The host group will be T.G.I.F. from Spring Valley. If your group is interested in sponsoring a speaker meeting in September call the office att August 20, Saturday D69 Panel Discussion Meeting, 10:00 am Hosted by Saturday Morning Discussion AFG, in the Alano Club in Oceanside topic: Tradition 5 says we must practice the 12 steps ourselves - Why is it so important to put my recovery before helping others? More information to follow. August 23, Thursday ANNIVERSARY**SPEAKER**POTLUCK 10:30 am The downtown lunch bunch would like to announce our anniversary potluck/speaker meeting. The speaker will be announced at a later date. September 3, Saturday **** SAN DIEGO AFG SPEAKER MEETING **** 6:30-8:00 pm Come hear our speaker as she shares her experience, strength & Hope with us. If your group is interested in sponsoring a speaker meeting in September call the office at DISTRICT NEWS District 69 Next District Meeting July 12th 7:00 PM - at least 8:00 PM. 910 San Marcos Blvd San Marcos See you there. Please bring your Service manual. We will be discussing our Fall fund raiser, deciding when to invite our Delegate to a District meeting, and more! Anyone is welcome... even if you are not a GR, but just want to know what's happening in District 69. We also are having inbetween meetings IBM's which has turned into a problem solving meeting using our Al-Anon literature. Bring your questions and or concerns to the IBM meeting. We brainstorm using our Service manual and other literature to find the solutions... It's a lot of fun! Also, open to anyone who wishes to take part. These are help the 2nd Tuesday of each even month. Our panel discussion groups are booked through October... get your reservations in! - For more information for anything listed here, talk to your GR or call District 69 Representative. 4

5 Conventions /2/2011 though 9/4/2011 Feeling Good (SDFG) Roundup Conference The Handlery Hotel 950 Hotel Circle North San Diego, CA On September 2-4, Working together to create a celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) recovery community. This is an AA Event, with great Al-Anon Participation! The 2011 theme is "There is a Solution"! Need more Info: GO TO: July Al-Anon International Convention with AA Participation Vancouver,Canada Alateen Sponsors Needed. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES Alateen Sponsors Wanted! For Sunday Morning Buccaneer Park in Oceanside 9:30-10:30 AM All you need is 2 years in Al-Anon, participate in Al-Anon on a regular basis, have a sponsor and fill out the application! Institutions opportunity Salvation Army on Wednesday evening at 7:30-8:30 pm; two people on the 3 rd Wednesday and two people for the 4 th Wednesday.. Service Works for Me SERVICE CORNER Service has been an important part of my recovery. Many years ago someone in first home group asked me if I would set out the literature and my thought was, I can do that. Being the responsible Al-Anon that I am, I was there every week to do my job. Soon came other positions at the group level in various meetings, which kept me coming back. I served beyond the group level as an IGR, a GR and then on the Service Board, each time with the thought, I can do that. My husband died suddenly toward the end of my first year on the Board and I was ready to resign, but somehow I found myself standing for Chair and once again thinking, I can do that. Serving as your Board Chair last year was a wonderful experience and gave me something else to focus on, despite the chaos of my personal life. A similar scenario was repeated in April, as I found myself agreeing to be Chair-elect for the San Diego Spring Round Up. I am grateful for the trust Al-Anon has shown me in allowing me to fulfill these commitments. Service has been a valuable tool, helping me grow in this fellowship, meet many new friends and learn to live life on life s terms. Elections for the Service Board are coming soon. If you have attended meetings for at least two years and Al-Anon is your primary program, I urge you to say, I can do that! and consider running for the Service Board. 5