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April Minutes
GTOASCNA
April, 2013 Minutes
Opened w/ Prayer
Tyler M read Twelve Traditions
Brian C read the
Twelve Concepts
Attendance:
Sunday
Living in the Solution: Y
No Pain, No Gain: Y
Living in the Solution: Y
No Pain, No Gain: Y
Monday
Another Chance to live: Y
Another Way: N
Together We Can: Y
Another Way: N
Together We Can: Y
Tuesday
Not High Noon: Y
Clean Possibilities: N
Hope Turns to Faith: Y
Clean Possibilities: N
Hope Turns to Faith: Y
Wednesday/Sunday
Hope without Dope: Y
Progress not Perfection: Y
Hope without Dope: Y
Progress not Perfection: Y
Thursday
Hope Through Surrender: Y
God’s Will Candlelight: Y
Hope Through Surrender: Y
God’s Will Candlelight: Y
Friday
High on Life: Y
High on Life: Y
Saturday
The war is over: Y
Serenityville: N
Serenityville: N
Trust the Process: Y
13 out of 17 active groups represented, quorum established
Wes R sat in as acting GTOANA chair in the absence of
Robbie C.
Last month’s minutes read and accepted by Thomas F
**Regional
Committee Members Report,
Report given by Dalmas C and Nick P
April 2013 RCM Report
Dalmas and I went to
Regional Service Meetings on April 6-7, 2013.
Treasurer’s report is
available if anyone is interested, I have a hard copy.
The 100 basic texts that
the region received from the East Coast Convention are being sent to the jails
and prisons in the region.
The phone line chair has
requested that anyone qualified to be on the list, and is willing to let him
know. Any member interested in being on
the phone schedule please let Phil D know.
Upcoming convention dates:
Fall Convention- Nov 1-3,
2013
Spring Convention- May
16-18, 2014
The H&I committee has
asked for a complete list of all H&I meetings taking place in the area.
The PR committee has
requested that all home groups check the world NA site to make sure their
meeting information is correct. The
world is currently trying to develop a meeting locator app and for that to work
correctly the information they have needs to be correct.
A web servant II position
has been created so that we can move toward a spirit of rotation.
The GTOANA.org link has
been added to the regional website, under the “Area and Meeting Information”
page. SUCCESS!
The world is also working
on getting “An introduction to NA meetings” converted from a “board-approved”
piece of literature into a “fellowship-approved” piece.
World is in dire need of
donations at this time, the current support of literature sales is not
supporting our services satisfactorily.
Upcoming elections at the
next region:
Chair- Matt
Vice Chair- Erica P
Treasurer- Wes R
Treasurer 2- Hosai
Secretary- Sharon F
H&I Chair- Benjamin K
and Tammy A
The next regional service
meetings will be July 20-21, 2013.
Grateful to serve, Nick P
GTOASCNA
Treasurer’s Report
04-21-13
Activity recorded 03-17-13 through 04-20-13
Regular Account
Beginning Balance $ 58.73
Income
03-17-13 No Pain No
Gain $ 30.00
Hope Turns to Faith $
30.00
Hope Without Dope $
20.00
High on Life $
25.00
Trust the Process $ 20.00
Total income $125.00
Expenses
03-17-13 Cabell Co Pub
Lib ASC 03/2013 $
15.00
03-17-13 Dalmas C ck
429 Region $120.00
Total Expenses $135.00
Internal Transfer to Public Relations $48.73
Ending Balance $
0.00
Public Relations Reserve
Beginning Balance $300.00
Expenses
03-17-13 Philip D ck
427 PR display $100.00
03-17-13 Tom M ck 428
Schedule Day $ 18.52
Income(from regular acct)
03-17-13
$ 48.73
Ending Balance $230.21
Prudent Reserve
Beginning Balance $100.00
Ending Balance
$100.00
Activities Reserve
Beginning Balance $400.00
Ending Balance $400.00
As of 04-20-13 the
total of all 4 accounts is $730.21Terri M. – ASC Treasurer
ACTIVITIES REPORT
April 2013 Activities Report
Tony T has been elected as
the activities vice-chair.
Campout has been set for
June 7-9 @ East Lynn Lake, East Fork Campground, Loop 4, sites 107-111.
We have sites 110-111 for
Thursday- Sunday. We have sites 107-109
for Friday-Sunday. We have decided to
add one more site for Friday-Sunday night.
Cost will be $15.00 per
person for the weekend, no addict turned away.
We have voted to have
Scott H for the Friday speaker and Kevin (from Charleston) for the Saturday
speaker. Jason L will be the backup
speaker.
There will be an H&I
workshop Saturday during the day, led by Tyler M.
We will be providing
dinner on Saturday, burgers, hotdogs and all the appropriate sides/fixings.
We will be having an
auction and raffle on Saturday after dinner, as well as a clean-time countdown
with Basic Text giveaway for the person with the least clean-time.
There will be a Sunday
morning sunrise meditation led by Tony T.
Nick is requesting a check
for the $400 activities money to proceed, the campsite are currently on his
credit card.
Things we still need to
plan out:
- Grill
- Firewood
Grateful to Serve, Nick P
**Public Relations Report
The PR display is done at the cost of
$121.26, had tremendous amount of help, couldn't have done it without them. The
schedule has been updated with the herald dispatch. Loved ones group on April
2nd went very well and we will be having the next one on May 28th for anyone
who would to get involved. Schedule day went very well and was well received.
The shell center, oasis, valley health and methadone clinic are the facilities
where we went. After many attempts to be a part of the drug summit it did not
happen. We will be having a flyer day on May 11th at 1pm at the 10th St.
Entrance of Harris Riverfront Park. The website is up to date and has been
linked to the regional website.
Grateful to serve, Phillip D.
Grateful to serve, Phillip D.
**H&I
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
H
and I is going well, meetings are taking place. Last month had a successful
Workshop and we want to thank everyone who showed up and participated. Also at
our next sub com meeting we will be making nominations for all sub com
positions. So please come and let your voice b heard on Friday may 10th at 7 pm
at the Barnett center. Hope to see u all there. Nothing more to report at this
time.
In loving service Tyler M.
**Sunday night: No pain No
gain:
Greetings
from no pain no gain group of narcotics anonymous. All is well,
Meetings
are starting and ending on time rent is paid and recovery is being
shared.
Our next speaker will be next month on May 19th after convention. And it Will be
Matt C speaking on traditions. Hope to see u all there. And sorry for the
inconvenience but have no donation for the service structure this month.
Grateful to serve, Tyler M.
**Sunday Noon: Living in the solution:
Greetings from Living In The Solution home group. Our rent is paid, the
doors are open, literature is stocked, and the message is being carried. Out
average attendance is 16 addicts per meeting. We received our literature orders
and are in the process of placing an order for a literature rack. We are
grateful to welcome our newest home group member, Matt B. We do not have a
nomination for RCM alt. We do have a $20.00 donation to area at this time.
Grateful to serve, Nick S.
Grateful to serve, Nick S.
**Monday
Noon: Another chance to live:
Greetings
from the Another Chance To live noon Monday meeting. The doors are open with
literature on the table, coffee in the pot, rent paid, we have five home group
members, recovery being shared, there are 15-20 people attending weekly, and
the facility is very welcoming. We also have no area donation for this month
with new books and tags needing to be bought. We voted 3 in favor and 0 against
for Tom F. to become the new RCM Alt. We had home group elections with the
following results Nick A. - Treasurer, Travis A. – GSR. We voted 3 in favor 0
against in favor to the new area policy. We would like to remind everyone this
is a literature study meeting so if you attend please bring your basic text.
Grateful to serve, Nick A
** Monday Night:
"Together We Can"
Greetings from the Together WE can home group of NA. All is going well.
Literature on the table, coffee in the pot and the message of recovery is being
shared. We are averaging 40 in attendance.
We would like to announce our home group is sponsoring a new comer to go to the convention. The only requirements for eligibility are the person must have a NA home group and an NA sponsor.
We have no donation for area at this time.
Grateful to serve, Will L. GSR
We would like to announce our home group is sponsoring a new comer to go to the convention. The only requirements for eligibility are the person must have a NA home group and an NA sponsor.
We have no donation for area at this time.
Grateful to serve, Will L. GSR
**Monday Night: “Another Way”: No Report
** Tuesday Not High Noon:No
Report
**Tuesday Night: Clean
Possibilities: No Report
**Tuesday Night: Hope Turns
To Faith:
Greetings
from the Hope Turns to Faith group. Things are going well. The doors are open,
literature is on the table, rent is paid, and an atmosphere of recovery is
being provided. With that being said, due to some disagreements with the
facility, our home group has collectively agreed to move to a different meeting
location at 21st street Baptist. We’re scheduled to move on May 7th.
Our home group does not have a donation for Area at this time because we plan
to use our funds to make a literature order at convention.
In Loving
Service, The Hope Turns to Faith Group
**Wednesday Night/Sunday
Night: Hope Without Dope:
All is well at the Hope Without Dope group of Narcotics Anonymous. The
doors are open on time, literature is on the table, and the lifesaving
message of narcotics anonymous is being carried. We have 40-50 in
attendance every Wednesday and Sunday. We have nothing new to report at
this time and no donation to area this month. Thank you for allowing me to
be of service.
doors are open on time, literature is on the table, and the lifesaving
message of narcotics anonymous is being carried. We have 40-50 in
attendance every Wednesday and Sunday. We have nothing new to report at
this time and no donation to area this month. Thank you for allowing me to
be of service.
Grateful to serve
Jason L.
**Wednesday Night: Progress
Not Perfection:
**Thursday Noon: Hope Through Surrender Group:
Greetings from the Hope through Surrender home group of Narcotics
Anonymous. Everything has
been going very well and we have had an
Average attendance of eighteen addicts per meeting. Our rent has been
paid , literature is available, and the message of recovery is
being
Shared.
Grateful to
serve, Hope through Surrender
**Thursday Night: Gods Will Candlelight
Group:
All is well at the Gods Will Candlelight group of Narcotics Anonymous.
The
doors are open on time, rent is paid literature on the table, and the lifesaving message of narcotics anonymous is being carried. We have an average of 25-30 in attendance. We have nothing new to report at this time and no donation to area this month as we are getting ready to place a literature order at convention.
doors are open on time, rent is paid literature on the table, and the lifesaving message of narcotics anonymous is being carried. We have an average of 25-30 in attendance. We have nothing new to report at this time and no donation to area this month as we are getting ready to place a literature order at convention.
Grateful to serve, Tom F
** Friday Night: High on Life
Group:
Greetings
from the High on Life Group of NA. All is well with meetings starting on time,
literature is on display, coffee in the pot and the message of Narcotics Anonymous
being shared. We would like to welcome 2 new home group members Nicole L and
Brandon G and we will be having two celebration's on April 26th , Amber B will
be celebrating 2 years and Brandon G is celebrating 1 year Also on that night
we will a guest speaker from NANA Dave H will be sharing his experience,
strength and hope. We have no donation to area at this time.
Grateful to
serve, GSR-Tony T
.
**Saturday Morning- Serenityville Group: No Report
**Saturday Night-The War Is
Over Group:
The Saturday evening The War
is Over meeting of narcotics anonymous is averaging 10 addicts in
attendance each week. The doors are open on time, coffee is made, and
literature is on the table. The message of recovery is being shared.
We have one new home group member, Felicia W. We continue to purchase
Basic Texts, Living Clean books, and it Works How and Why to stock the library
for our literature study. We also have purchased a literature rack.
We have a 20.00 donation for area. We would appreciate attendance from
members with some time in recovery. We could really use some support at this
time.
Grateful to serve, Missy D
**Saturday
Night: Trust The Process:
Saturday
Night Trust the Process Meetings going great the doors are always open
literature on the table and our message is being carried. We are averaging
about 40 addicts per meeting. We have a new home group member Maggie we would
like to welcome her and thank her for her participation. We have nominated a
new GSR Joe M. of our home group and we have a $40.00 donation at this time.
Grateful to serve, Dalmas C.
**OLD
BUSINESS:
Web Servant Report
Everything is going well we
updated the policy changes The following updates has been completed on website
under our area policy:
7: Public Relations Motion to make the following changes to the
Internal Accounts and Priority of Expenses sections under the Finances section
of GTOASCNA Policy.
If i out anything just let me know.
We only received 2 emails from home groups requesting posts this month and the minutes from Tom F. We also received the region minutes which I did not post do to the amount on names and phone numbers that would needed to be deleted and the fact that our Region Website already posts them. All meetings should be correct any changes just let us know.
Grateful to serve
Dalmas C
If i out anything just let me know.
We only received 2 emails from home groups requesting posts this month and the minutes from Tom F. We also received the region minutes which I did not post do to the amount on names and phone numbers that would needed to be deleted and the fact that our Region Website already posts them. All meetings should be correct any changes just let us know.
Grateful to serve
Dalmas C
Public Relations Motion
To make the following changes
to the Internal Accounts and Priority of Expenses sections under the Finances
section of GTOASCNA Policy. If I
left out anything just let me know. We
only received 2 emails from home groups requesting posts this month and the
mins from Tom F. We also received the region mins which I did not post do to
the amount on names and phone numbers that would needed to be deleted and the
fact that our Region Website already posts them. All meetings should be correct
any changes just let us know.
Grateful to serve, Dalmas C
Ad Hoc Policy
Meeting:
The Ad Hoc meeting went very well with
three people in attendance and the session lasting around three hours. There we
several areas in policy that needed changing and those will be in the meeting
minutes. These changes will be bolded and underlined to make them easier to
find. Also the whole policy needed to be re-typed and formatted in the new
Microsoft word format. Extra food and drinks from the Ad Hoc in keeping with
our twelve concepts were donated to the Monday night meeting for the
celebration taking place ensuring nothing was wasted and therefore was used to
further our purpose. I would like to think Nick and Erica for sharing the
guidance through this process. It is recommended by the Ad Hoc members that
someone going forward is made the point of accountability for maintaining and
understanding area policy as no officer responsibilities currently ensures that
this happen.
Grateful to
Serve, Nick A.
Motions
Phillip D requested $100.00 for materials to build a new PR
display and:
Also requested $18.52 for schedules for schedule day, both passed
12-0-0
Dalmas C requested that the treasurer release $120.00 so that he
and the RCM Nick P could go to Ripley, WV for the upcoming Regional Committee
Meeting. Motion passed by a vote of 11-1-0
Activities Subcommittee vote results:
Tony T: 3-0-0
Nick P: 9-0-0.
Making Nick P our new Activities Subcommittee Chair.
**NEW BUSINESS:
1-Will L mad a motion
(seconded by Nick A) that passed by a vote of 8-4-1 to have no area service in May due to the fact that the second Sunday was Father’s
Day, the third Sunday was spring convention and the last Sunday in May is
NANA’s annual camp out. A decision was made to hold GTOANA’s next area service
on June 23rd.
2-Up for
discussion in June’s will be nominations for trusted servant’s positions in
GTOANA to be voted on in August. With all elected candidates taking over in the
month of August.
Position’s to
be filled will be:
Area Chair
Area Vice
Chair
Area Secretary
Area PR Chair
3- A motion
was made and passed 12-0-0 by the PR chair to reimburse him the amount of
$21.26 for supplies not covered during the building of our area’s new PR
display.
**OPEN
FORUM
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