The San DiegoCoordinator

Published Monthly by the Central Offlce of San Diego County Groups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"T'le unity ofAlcoholicsAnonymous is the most cherished quality oursociety has. Our lives, thelives ofall to come, depend squarely on it."

JANUARY 200 IVol. 1, No. I

INSIDE • • • Our Common Welfare

JanuaryCalendar

SpecialAnnouncements

Meetings InMotion

SpeakerMeetings

GroupContributionsNov 2000

On June 10, 1999, I walked back in to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting afterbeing out for about 3 weeks. I did not feel a sense of relief or serenity that I'veheard about in AArneetings. I just was plain scared. I didn't know what to

expect from the people that I had gotten to know over the previous 5 months that I hadbeen going to meetings. Of course I was expecting to be scolded and put down. Icould've handled that because I was used to it. In the preceding 3 days since I had putthe bottle down, I had cursed myself out pretty good, so I knew that AA people could­n't hurt me.

What really hurt was that they all smiled at me and welcomed me back withopen arrns. That's when the tears of shame and remorse started. I didn't know that AAmembers don't punish people for picking up a drink again. I was amazed and grateful.I'm pretty sure that it was at that moment that I vowed to try harder and earn my seatin AA. I didn't know that that group meeting at the Bayside Alano Club was practicingthe First Tradition.

"Our common welfare should come first, personal recovery depends upon AAunity." That AA group was taking care of itself while it was tenderly taking care ofme.I've learned that by keeping "our common welfare" uppennost in my mind and there­

I by doing commitments for AA, I do take care of my personal recovery. This idea didnot come overnight for I was a self centered man for a long time after I stopped drink­ing. How was I to know that shaking some repulsive guy's hand and welcoming him tothe meeting would keep me sober? This is not an easy concept lo grasp, even for asmart man like me. But the oldtimers knew that if I was busy welcoming newcomers

I to the meeting, I wasn't thinking about me; if I was helping to set up a meeting, I was­n't thinking about me; and if I got busy taking commitments, I wasn't thinking aboutme. If I put "our common welfare" first, my personal recovery seems to be okay.

There are lots of folks in AA that do a lot to keep AA on track here' in SanDiego. They are my heroes. They're not just talkers; they're doers. Mark, at the AreaAssembly; Gail, at the Coordinating Council; Tim, my own DCM in District 5; andSally; these and many others like them are the ones who keep the "common welfare"of AA in San Diego alive and well, and for that I am ever so grateful.

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3- I Am Responsible Club --

No units will expire this month. The "I Am Responsible Club" is a reserve fund maintained by the San Diego BloodBank for use by members of AJcobolics Anonymous and their families in time of need. The strength and availability ofthis account is directly related to YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account, contactthe following locations - and be sure to credit the "I Am Responsible Club":

EL CAJON DONOR CENTER680 Fletcher Parkway, EI CajonPhone: (619) 441-1804

SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK440 Upas Street, San DiegoPhone: (619) 2966393

SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER1717 Sweetwater RoadPhone: (619) 336-4090

IF YOU HAVEA NEED, contact Central Office - 619-265-8762

Happy Birthdays

Bill Mc. 18years 01-05-83Virginia A. 29years 11-4-71

TRADITIONS CHECKLIST

Tradition One: Our common welfare should comefirst; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.

I . Am I in my group a healing, mending,integrating person, or am I divisive? What aboutgossip and taking other members' inventories?

2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do l, with piouspreludes such as 'just for the sake of discussion, "plunge into argument?

3. Am I gentle with those who rub me thewrong way?

4. Do I make competitive AA remarks, such ascomparing one group with another or contrastingAA in one place with AA in another?

5. Do I put down some AA activities as if Iwere superior for not participating in this or thataspect ofAA?

6. Am I informed about AA as a whole? Do 1support, in every way I can, AA as a whole, or justthe parts I understand and approve of?

7. Am I as considerate ofAA members as Iwant them to be ofme?

8. Do I spout platitudes about love whileindulging in and secretly justifying behavior thatbristles with hostility?

9. Do I go to enough AA meetings or readenough AA literature to really keep in touch?

10. Do I share with AA all ofme, the bad andthe good, accepting as well as giving the help offellowship?Excerpted from "Traditions Checklist" publishedin the AA Grapevine from November 1969 toSeptember 1971.

The unity ofAlcoholics Anonymous is themost cherished quality our Society has. Our lives,the lives of all to come. depend squarely upon it.We staywhole, or A. A. dies. Without unity, theheart ofA. A. would cease to beat; our worldarteries would no longer carry the life-giving graceofGod; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly.Back again in their caves, alcoholics wouldreproach us and say, "What a great thing A. A.might have been!"

"Does this mean," some will anxiously ask,'that in A. A. the individual doesn't count formuch? Is be to be dominated by his group andswallowed up in it?"

We may certainly answer this question with aloud, "No!" We believe there isn't a fellowship onearth which lavishes more devoted care upon itsindividual members; surely there is none whichmore jealously guards the individual's right tothink, talk and act as be wishes. NoA A cancompel another to do anything; nobody can bepunished or expelled.

Taken from "Twelve Steps and TwelveTraditions, " (New York: World Services Inc.,1996), p. 129.

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CHANGESEL CAJON EARLY STARTERSClub 69./ S. Emerald?El Cajon Daily@ 10:00 A

HAPPY HOUR GROUPChurch311Highland AyeEl Cajon Daily @ 5:30 P

MONDAY NITE HOMESTEADERSChurch 311 HighlandAveEI Cajon Monday @ 8:15 P

TUES RULE 62 LUNCH GROUP3821Sports_Arena_BlydLoma Portal Tuesday @ Noon

SIXTH AND NUTMEG SPEAKERSBlind Comm Ctr 1806 UpasHillcrest Tuesday@ 8:00 P

TUESDAY NIGHT MEN'SChurch 311 Highland AveEl Cajon Tuesday @8:15 P

WEDS RULE 62 LUNCH GROUPRestaurant 4875 N. Harbor Dr.Loma Portal Wednesday @ Noon

GOOD FORTUNE HUI GROUPRestaurant 3821 Sports Arena BlvdLoma Portal Friday @ Noon

DEL MARFRIDAY LUNCH BUNCHResturant 166 So. Solana Hills Dr.Solana Beach Friday@ 12:00 Noon

TRADITIONS WESTChurch311HighlandAyeEl Cajon Sunday @ 10:00 A

SUNDAY MIDDAYServ Ctr 3425 5 AveHillcrest Sunday @12:30 P

WOMENS WAY TO RECOVERYChurch_Mtg_Rm 9800 _San_JuanSpring Valle Sunday @ 6:00 PNote:_Starting_Dec2r_2000

These meetings formerly met at theEl Cajon Alano Club._ Please cal[

for new location.LATE RISERSDaily @ 10:00 AEL CAJON DISCUSSIONWednesday @8:15 PEL CAJON OPEN FELLOWSHIPThursday @ 8:15 PSUNDAY NIGHT PROSPECTORSSunday_@_8:15 P

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

NEW MEETINGSARTISTS IN SOBRIETYCoffee Shop 3766 5 AveHillcrest Monday @ 6:00 PM

CARRYING THE MESSAGEResidence 700 E. NaplesChula Vista Tuesday @7.00 P

CUATRO VIENTOSChurch 25153 Viejas BlvdDescanso Tues & Thurs (a} 7:00 PNote: This is a SPANISHmeeting

FRESH STEPSDeli 1332 Main St.Ramona Wednesday @ 7:30 P

SERENITY SEEKERSHospital 2400 E. 4 AveNational City Sunday @9:15 A

AA By the BayBack to Basics for Women

Battery ChargersBig Bon-Fire Meeting

Clairemont Men's GroupClairemont Women's Step StudyDowntown Discussion Group

Drunks OnlyEarly Birds

Early Risers (Coronado)Easy Docs It Speaker'sEl Cajon Daytime Group

El Cajon Women's SerenityFellowship of the Spirit

Footprints in Sobriety Women'sFourth Dimension

Friday Night Cedar StreetFriday Night Men's

Golden Hill Sunday Night DiscussionGreat Fact Group

l security for me.

CANCELEDSANTEE WOMENS ALTERED ATTITUDESChurch 9735 Halbems BlSantee Thursday @ 7:45 P

EAST CORNER CLUBHOUSEClub 562 E. MainEl Cajon Daily@ 7:00 P

CORRECTIONS

NEW BEGINNINGSStore Front 2334 30" StreetGolden Hill Mon & Fri @6:30 PThis_meeting_should not be canceled

Harmony GroupImperial Beach GroupImperial Men's Group

La Mesa Women's Saturday MorningMiracles on Monday

Morning Attitude AdjustmentNorth Park Men'sOne Step Ahead

Open Minded Men'sPorter Hall Structured Step StudySaturday Night Early DiscussionSunday Nite Closed Women's

Sunday on the PierTierra Santa Murphy Canyon Group

Traditions StudyTuesday Night Men's (Chula Vista)

Wann and FriendlyWomen in HarmonyYoung People Unite

- Grapevine, January 1962

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended December's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?

The Coming ofFaith

In my own case, the foundation stone of freedom from fear is that offaith: a faith that, despite all worldly appearances to the contrary, causesme to believe that I live in a universe that makes sense.

To me, this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and1 love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny togrow, however little and haltingly, toward His own likeness and image.Before the coming of faith I had lived as an alien in a cosmos that toooften seemed both hostile and cruel. In it there could be no inner

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«San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous

Statement of Income and Expenses 5November 30, 2000

Nov-00 % of Income YTD 2000 YTD 1999 $ Change Budget 2000

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Contributions Group 8,482.20 97.04% 92,297.90 81,270.81 11,027.09 90,538.00Contributions Individual 205.00 2.35% 1,997.77 2,248.47 -250.70 2,638.00Contributions SDIAA 0.00 0.00% 565.00 0.00 565.00 1,080.00Interest - Checking 7.41 0.08% 112.42 132.71 -20.29 149.00Interest - Cert of Deposits 45.92 0.53% 1,357.51 926.24 431.27 2,216.00

Total Income 8,740.53 100.00% 96,330.60 84,578.23 11,752.37 96,621.00

ExpenseAccounting & Legal 250.00 2.86% 6,089.50 6,425.00 -335.50 6,955.00Auto/Travel/Seminar 23.40 0.27% 1,414.48 1,939.71 -525.23 1,500.00Bank Service Charges 9.00 0.10% 141.60 215.17 -73.57 228.00Cash (Over) Short -7.10 -0.08% -38.19 -129.25 91.06 -100.00Checks Returned - Bad Debt 111.20 1.27% 174.99 207.16 -32.17 217.00Depreciation 85.00 0.97% 935.00 210.00 725.00 0.00Equipment Maint & Repair 234.24 2.68% 2,759.19 2,298.47 460.72 2,886.00Equipment Purchase 0.00 0.00% 290.00 0.00 290.00 3,000.00Insurance 207.76 2.38% 1,160.31 1,576.29 -415.98 1,170.00Office Malnt. & Repairs 204.25 2.34% 455.60 0.00 455.60 5,000.00Office Supplies 244.31 2.80% 2,985.32 3,175.07 -189.75 3,263.00Outside Services 0.00 0.00% 2,220.75 3,078.00 -857.25 2,500.00Postage - Return Mail 0.00 0.00% 399.00 275.00 124.00 335.00Rent 1,468.00 16.80% 15,976.00 15,355.00 621.00 17,500.00Taxes 0.00 0.00% 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00Telephone 191.81 2.19% 2,444.90 2,176.87 268.03 2,500.00Utilities-Electricity 245.19 2.81% 3,344.43 3,012.64 331.79 3,500.00Website 10.00 0.11% 999.50 0.00 999.50 1,200.00EMPLOYEESAccrued Payroll Taxes 344.58 3.94% 3,698.98 2.574 22 1,124.76 4,200.00Employee Wages 4,489.31 51.36% 46,467.21 31,886.59 14,580.62 51,800.00Insurance - Health 280.00 3.20% 2,940.00 2,058.00 882.00 3.080.00Insurance-Worker's Comp 0.00 0.00% 438.97 0.00 438.97 650.00

Total Expense 8,390.95 96.00% 95,307.54 76,333.94 18,973.60 111,384.00

Net Ordinary Income 349.58 4.00% 1,023.06 8,244.29 -7,221.23 14,763.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule) 1,157.69 13.25% 16,293.12 19,008.05 -2,714.93 16,360.00Total Other Income 1,157.69 13.25% 16,293.12 19,008.05 -2,714.93 16,360.00

Standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 731.24 8.37% 5,994.35 3,309.58 2,684.77 2,570.10

Total Other Expense 731.24 8.37% 5,994.35 3,309.58 2,684.77 2,570.10

Net Other Income 426.45 4.88% 10,298.77 15,698.47 -5,399.70 -13,789.90

Net Income 776.03 8.88% 11,321.83 23,942.76 -12,620.93 -973.10

» •6 Contributions November 2000

Group Name Nov-00 ThlOO Group Name Nov-00 Yd 0092037 DiscussionGroup - 861 0.00 548 .00 EyeOpener Group • 807 127.80 451.77ANewWay To LNve­ 0.00 175.00 Faculty Group -1645 0.00 300.00A Sere ot Belong ing Womens-1205 0.00 75.00 Faith & Hope Partic ipation - 326 0.00 60.00A Simple Gatherhng-2441 0.00 20.00 Fellow!lhtp OI The Spit - 2295 0.00 24.00AA By The Pay-629 0.00 431.98 Fireside step study 0.00 314.35AA Step Study · 937 0.00 105.00 Frst Mlra Mesa Mens - 300 0.00 120.00AdamsAvenue Elg Book Study -1892 0.00 119.88 Fletcher Hlls Smokeless - 59 0.00 200.00Aftomoon Prayor & Medllallan-2419 0.00 33.80 FcuthandBn:lolce9\llmmon 0.00 74.35Nllled Gardens Discussion 0.00 175.2◄ Free to Be 0.00 183.12Allied Gardens Friday Lunch- 786 0.00 100.00 Fresh Ar Friday - 288 300.00 1778.50Alll<!d Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 206.50 Fr NteCeday st- 1862 0.00 371.02AlplneWomens Candlelight -1684 0.00 257.40 Friday Morning Vlbmena - 104 0.00 458.50Annual ChristmasMeeting 0.00 21.50 Fr1day Night U.... Big Boot - 361 0.00 104.87Another New Beglnnilng-144 0.00 42.00 Friday Night Mens - 188 84.60 4-47.80Anc1h<JrSOberTuesday ·1952 0.00 240.00 Friday Night Speclll-2401 0.00 30.00Pl. HomeMens - 215 0.00 250.00 Friday Nooner., 55.00 255.00Pl. One Wth Each Clther-789 0.00 20.00 Generic Group-2385 0.00 140.00Back to Basics - 1028 200.00 845.00 GIiman Group • 1988 0.00 110.00Back To Balcs For 11\bnwi -1675 0.00 110.00 GidenH#ls Sun Discussion -1708 24.00 270.50Battery Chargers - 98 150.48 462.30 GoodFortuneHuiGroup-491 0.00 510.00Bay ParkStep study Group 0.00 80.00 GoodUcJnw,g AA - 1883 0.00 100.00Bayside Big Book Study - 1810 0.00 250.00 Cl<ape street &r.rtw>-1293 0.00 150.00Beachcombers Open Discussion -280 0.00 175.00 Grl!III Fact Group - 895 0.00 555.00Beglnnen steps To SObrlety · 1007 0.00 40.00 Gr\',go (Engllsh)-1305 50.00 300.00BeingSObflr-2178 0.00 100.00 Grove Breakfast Meeting - 117 50.00 118.00BigApple Group-a17 0.00 50.00 Happy Destiny 0.00 43.07Elg Bon-Fire Meting-1894 70.00 1,050.00 Happy Hourand A Half-1096 0.00 45.00Big Book 12 X 12 Step Study· 100 0.00 180.00 Harmony Group - 585 360.00 2919.80Big Book Dl9cusa:nFound ers Group-581 0.00 97.80 Haul Your Hiney out of Bed - 704 32.50 32.50Bonla Boo,,n - 2179 0.00 283.00 Here and NowProgresstve - 167 0.00 120.00Bonita Wrens - 1003 0.00 73.00 Hip,Sick & Sick Young Peopl..762 0.00 30.00Bull"'11y Group • 48 0.00 165.10 Hl Majesty The Baby 0.00 107.40Butts out Smokeless-1764 0.00 15.00 imperial Bec h Group · 79 4.89 237.39BYOB-203 0.00 16.00 tnlemial0nalGroup - 23 25.00 125.00Cajcn View Open Diec-471 0.00 453.50 Kermy Mesa Night Howlers-1025 0.00 200.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five-503 0.00 250.00 Key to Happiness - 159 0.00 20.00Casa De Oro Weds Nte - 2048 0.00 210.00 La Jol la Bast BB Study - 2154 0.00 117.00Cedar Streat Men-1898 0.00 538.20 La Jolla Deglnners-d2 0.00 342.50CedarStreet Speakers -1630 0.00 42.75 La Jolla Cove Beginners- 1265 0.00 1429.50Chula Veta4 Mn Speakers - 1588 50.00 350.00 La Jol la Discussion Group - 85 0.00 421.80Chula Vsta Friday Night - 37 0.00 200.00 La Jolla Lunch Bunch - 822 0.00 510.00Crcte cfFriends - 2013 0.00 51.00 La Jolla Mdday-1907 0.00 50.00Claln!monlDaytime .91ep stud)'-4Z7 80.00 195.00 La Jolla lb>clayNight AA - 86 o.oo 170.00C3remonl Mens - 300 0.00 1.093.40 La Jolla Monday Womer - 87 0.00 630.00Clairemort Mesa Step Study-1997 0.00 20.00 La Jolla NonamokerDiec - 88 0.00 880.00Oalremcnl Ml>red DIIK:ualan-338 0.00 150.07 La Jolla Palo Group Fri-758 40.00 159.00ClairemontOpenDOHscusin- 308 0.00 100.00 La Jolla PatioGroup Thurs-2025 0.00 09.45aann,or,tstep study-4112 0.00 82.00 La Jol la Patio Group-Wed - 813 100.00 100.00CGalremontThurs Erown Bag-313 0.00 230.00 La Jolla Pump House-088 228.00 389.11Calremont Wednesday Grcup - 303 0.00 105.20 La Jolla Soledad Mens-717 0.00 1395.00Clalr emart Weds Noon Brown Bag-313 100.00 503.00 La Jolla Spekens • 573 0.00 1115.00Calremont Womens step Study -41 0.00 393.88 aMesa Elg Book -1889 0.00 129.90CdlremontWoren-340 0.00 336.28 LaMera Mlens - 106 0.00 183.75ClaesActs -1845 0.00 120.00 l.aMesaMbced-2136 0.00 2110.00Clmn .!. SOber - 2178 0.00 200.00 LaMes Open Diecunion - 107 0.00 292.80ConoclousConlac:tstudy Gloup • 22$:i! 0,00 246.00 La Mesa Step study \l\lorbhop • 1821 0.00 351.50Corn.oy Discussion -314 40.03 178.03 La Mesa Wmene Sat.Moming-418 0.00 262.50Corn.oy step study · 318 0.00 125.00 LakeMurrayWomens-572 0.00 184.00CorvoyThursNight Discussion - 218 0.00 75.00 Lakeside Happy Hur-2285 0.00 50.00CoronadoBeglnnens - 21998 0.00 130.00 Lakeslde Thursday Nigh-06 0.00 194.16CoronadoBig Book Study -1644 0.00 150.00 Land ing Zone-1722 0.00 70.00CoronadoNooners -497 150.00 377.00 LemonGrove Spars- 120 180.00 900.00C0ronado Number oneGroup - 343 0.00 100.00 l.eoo-,gta, Big 6ooltStudy - 879 70.00 140.00Coronado ProspectDiscussion$1­ 0.00 50.00 Lnda 11191a Thur,d;oy Night - 319 0.00 50.00Coronadostep Study - 1523 0.00 171.44 LIiie Apple Group - 143 0.00 170.00CoronadoSu, Night Diec 0.00 75.00 I.JIAngFree - 477 0.00 840.00Coronado\Nadnesday Speabn-354 0.00 150.00 LMng Sober Today-1702 0.00 25.00Coronado1/\bmeno Spla C.::-2187 0.00 52.53 Lotusborers step Study -1647 30.00 160.00CoronadoYoung Peopleo 0.00 70.00 Loveand Truth 12<12 • 1817 0.00 252.95Cre9I Group 0.00 257.50 Lunch Wh BIii Weunch - 774 0.00 245.00D.D.G.T.lol.· 767 0.00 402.!58 Mens ad lflA:xnen9Mcnd:ay Nlght-&5 0.00 40.00Dawn Patrol - 263 118.18 1,805.96 lol<nsRecc,,,.eyGroup-830 125.00 125.00Deerhorn Group • 2063 0.00 135.00 Mens step study 0.00 SO.DODel Mar Tues Lunch 13unch - 2307 0.00 250.00 Mens Step Doing 18-4.00 244.00Dlgnly Unllmled • 205 25.00 380.00 Mens Structured Step Study -1469 0.00 60.00Doctors and Lawyers Group-391 0.00 220.00 MhwayBridge -2171 0.00 50.00Double Dose Ot Serenly· 1349 0.00 87.22 Midday Winners -2341 0.00 15.00Downtown Diecusion-1865 115.73 !582.11 id-Week Mene-560 0.00 230.00DowntownNoonDiscudon - 1607 30.00 307.20 Mlr.lMeABegniets-11127 0.00 30.50Duzura LMng SOber 0.00 15.00 Mira Mesa Friday Nlght-379 0.00 52.37Drunks Only - 1605 803.33 3.830.85 Mir.I MesaMonday NoonMbed -542 0.00 70.00Earty Birds -1666 0.00 240.00 Mira Mesa Sunday Morning Mens-693 0.00 72.50Earty Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 150.00 Mira MesaSunday-378 0.00 150.00E.al1y Risers (Ccrcnado) · 1525 0.00 130.00 Mira Mesa Sunday-376 0.00 150.00East Side Group-101 30.00 150.00 Mra MesaWomens-411 0.00 40.00Eat CloLffy Mens -1905 0.00 148.00 Miracl es on Monday -555 0.00 222.00Easy Does I Riders - 21 280.10 530.10 Mb11on BayMed- 270 0.00 120.00Easy DoesI Speakers -114 0.00 180.00 Minon Bay Sal Night Speakms -271 0.00 200.00E Cajon Daytime - 52 0.00 4-40.00 Mierslon Bay Speakers -1682 0.00 216.35El Ca)0n Na\Qjo Read Group 0.00 50.00 _,Hlls Begtmers - 1612 240.00 720.00El CajonWorens Serenily - 77 47.91 180.72 Mon Eve Smokeless Dinner - 1723 0.00 53.00Emerald Hal! Participation -501 0.00 180.00 Monday Ban,fool - 139 50.00 212.28Evening Serenity • 2305 130.00 580.00 Mcnd:ay Mens Gui l..l!wl-677 0.00 21.16

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, December 14, 2000

Public Information Committee:Angela Cindy Jordan John Dawn

Program Committee:Carl Andy Stephen

Coordinator Newsletter Committee:Gaye Marlon Berwyn

Coordinator Orientation/Guidelines Committee:Dick B. Terry

Gail N. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 665meeting to order at 8:00pm. Barbara read the 12 Traditions. 2new Coordinators and 4 visitors stood to be acknowledged.BIRTHDAYS: There was 5 birthdays. 7th tradition was $54.00ROLL CALL: Joel C. - Assistant Council Chair took the roll 39groups were represented, a quorum which is (32). As specified inthe Coordinating Council Guidelines, a new quorum is establishedin themonth ofDecember. Currently 49 groups are active, therebymaking the new quorumfor January-June 2001 (25). ItwasM/S/Cto approve the minutes ofthe November Council meeting.History of San Diego Area Meetings: Nonewas given thismonthSPECIAL REPORTS: Area Assembly-Chris-Area Secretaryreportedthat theNovember I1Budget Assemblywentwell and sodid "Roots" in November. She also shared that termsforGSR's andcommittees are rotating and welcome those to come participate. OnJanuary 13 will be the GSR Orientation Area Assembly at theChurch at 8086 Broadway in Lemon Grove. Registration begins at8 am.OLD BUSINESS:I) Thank you to Mike J. for his expertise with picking out a PAsystem. Mike gave a brief explanation about the new system andthe costs ofthe purchase.NEW BUSINESS:

1) It was MS/C unanimously to provide a letter ofsupport toGreater San Diego Young People's Committee for theirWACYPAA bid

2) It wasM/S/C unanimously to approve 2 flyers to be insertedinto the Coordinator newsletter's January Issue; one for theSouth Bay Alkathon and theotherfor Sober Camels speakermeeting and dance.

3) PA system service commitment: David, Paul and Ben L.volunteered to pick up and set up PA system

4) ELECTIONS: All positions were voted in unanimously.Welcome to all ofthose elected to serve.

Coordinating Council Chair: Joel C.

Coordinating Council Assistant Chair: BenL.

After Hours Phone Committee:Mike J. Terry Larry Mike M.

After the Elections at 9:30 pm it was MIS/C to have theCommitteeChairs turned in their committeeminutes to theRecording Secretaryfor reporting.COORDINATORNEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE: Committeemet on Wednesday, 12/6/00. PRESENT: 6 in attendance and Iguest

1) January's Edition: Theme is "Our CommonWelfare". Itwas M/S/C to insert a flyer for District 8 workshop. Thefold-n-label party will be on Wednesday, December 20" atCentral Office @6pm Comejoin us.

2) February's Edition: Theme is "Our Group Conscious."Deadline for submissions and Notes, Quotes and Anecdotesis Wednesday. 1/3/00. The fold-n-label party will beWednesday, January 17 at Central Office @ 6 pm.

AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Committee metFriday. 11/17/00 at 7:00pm. PRESENT: Arthur S-Chair, JulieC.­Co Chair, John G., Jim C., MikeM., Glen, and Sophia D.I) Thank you toeveryonewho answeredphones last month. If

yourgroup is interested in answering phonesor ifyou groupdesires to be put in reserve status, for first available dates,please call Arthur S. @ 286-3719 or 285-0846. Ifyourgroup desires to reactivate a previous commitment pleasecontact Arthur ASAP.

2) As of October 17, 2000 there is one open night forDecember.

3) Wewant to thank Sophia Dwho is nearing two years on theAHPC. Thank you for your service.

4) The committee recognized the need for detailedcotuunicationsbetween the group contacts and the sectionleaders insuring that the phones remained manned Allgroup contacts are encouraged to be sure that phonevolunteers are aware oftheir own time slots ofcommitmentand the phone numbers of the folks who are relieving them.

5) TheCommitteediscussed group-recruitingprocedure. Whenrecruiting newgroupsforopen nights, strong encouragementis given for the groups to answer phones at CentralOffice. Itis suggested that call forward procedures only be used inadverse situations that would not incur any long distance tollcharges to Central Office. Ary groupdesiringtoanswer thephoneswillbe accepted.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Committee met Thursday,12/14/00 at 6:30pm. PRESENT: Dick B.-Chair, Phil and BarbaraB.

1) Set up for year-end party. Thanks to Rex formaking coffeeearly and thanks to all whom brought dishes.

2) Discussed streamlining the orientation for new Coordinatorsand Alternates.

3) In January 2001, orientation of new Coordinators will takeplace at new time, 6:30 pm in the Great Hall upstairs.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Committee metMonday, 12/4/00 at 6:30pm. PRESENT: Craig W. - Chair, CindyW., John M., Dawn and Angela Visitors present: Joel, AssistantCouncil Chair and Jordan, prospective PI member, Spanish PIChair and Co-Chair.l) Have complete phone list to be updated.2) Check Wherehouse Records to see ifthey got the PI videos.

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PaulBusiness Committee:Steve P. Kathy K.

CONTINUED FROM OTHER SIDE OF PAGE.3) Elected a new chairperson: Angela and a new secretary:

Cindy4). John suggested putting in writing a description ofduties for

Chairperson and Secretary.5) Angela, Craig & Cindy will go to the Council on 12/14/00

for re-election.6) Speaker Workshop will be January 14, 2001 from 2 pm­

3:30 pm at AA Central Office, 7075-B Mission Gorge RdSan Diego. See flyer inside ofDecember's Coordinator.

7) SPEAKING EVENTS ATTENDED:2 speakers went to UCSD and it was a no-show.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Committeemet on 11/26/00at 6:30pm. PRESENT: Erica D. - Chair, Karen, Carl, Bea, Johnny(volunteer) and Marsha (volunteer).

1) Marsha Y. was welcomed as the newest volunteermemberofthe Program Committee.

2) December's program committee meeting to be on Sunday,December 17 at Central Office instead ofDecember 24",

3) Johnny announced that this is the last Program Committeemeeting which he can attend as he will be starting his newcommitment as DCM for his district We all joined inthanking Johnny for his contributions to the committee, andhope that we will see him at our functions.

4) Anniversary Breakfast: The breakfast was discussed, andeveryone agreed that it was a successful event

5) New Year's Eve Celebration: Montezuma Hall and thebowling facilities have been confirmed; however the cost ofrental of the hall increased this year - particularly becausewe are being charged a $400 overtime fee because NewYear's Eve falls on a Sunday. Erica has requested that theStudent Committee review this new additional charge andallow us to pay the original overtime amount of 3 hoursinstead ofthe new amount for 8 hours. Taking into accountthe $100 cushion, at this time we are $300 over budget onroom rental. Karen and Carl prepared theflyer for theeventand that flyer is nowcirculating. Karen handled the deejays,and they have been reserved, one for upstairs which willappeal to an older group, and one for downstairs by thebowling alley which will focus more on the youngermembers of this fellowship. Deejays are much more costlythan expected, and we are over budget by $00 o this item.Karen and Carl are handling the initial music selections forthe deejays, and expect that many requests will be madeduring the evening. Marsha will handle the decorations forthe hall, including hats, balloons and table coverings. Ericawill handle thefood. The committee determined there willbe 24 shifts to be worked during the party, and recruits areexpected to come from GSDYPAA, recovery homes, andnewermembers who will be introduced to service, andgiventheir ticket A shift will consist ofone hour at an assignedstation and setup between 5:00 pm and 7:30, and cleanup at12:30 am Ericawill print the tickets in timefor distributionat the Council meeting, The speaker for this event is Jim H.from Torrance, CA. Food(light fare) and one beveragewillbe included in the cost oftickets, which is $lS perperson,and $7.50 for children under 6 years of age. Additionalbeverages (water and sodas) will be sold at 50 cents each.

6) Openings ofthe Program Committee: This committee has atotal of eight positions, to be filled by four males and fourfemales. Currently there are three females on thecommittee{Karen, Bea and Erica), andonemale (Carl). Marsha Y. willwork as a volunteer. We have a total offour openings.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: The regular meeting was lastTuesday. All members were present. Also in attendance wasGail N., Coordinating Council Chair and Connie J., CentralOffice Manager and Laura D., our Recording Secretary. Themeeting was opened with the Serenity Prayer. We read &approved the minutes from the November meeting.Financial:1) We reviewed and approved the financial statements for the

month ofNovember.CentralOffice Manager report:1) TheWebsite has surpassed 11,000 hits.2) Daytime Phone Volunteers are needed. Please announce to

your groups. Mondays: 1-5pm, Alternate Mondays 5-9pmand Saturdays 9am- lpm.

3) December's "Book of the Month" is A.A. Comes ofAge­Save 25% and give them away as presents. It 'fills in thegaps" as someone said recently.

Old Business:1) Annual Audit -- Kathleen contacted our CPA and we have

decided to retain him for another year.2) Guidelines revision -This project is near completion.3) Wehave approved the purchase ofa small refrigerator, anew

microwave, a desk chair and 12 chairs for the conferencetable& area. Adequatefunds are available in ourequipmentpurchase budget. Total for these items is about $2000.

New Business:1) A physical inventory of literature and equipment will be

taken Friday, December 29 at 6:00 pm.2) Gary U., outgoing Chair would liketo thank Connie J., Craig

W., Gail N., Kathy D., Kathleen Z. and Steve P. for makingthe last two years a pleasure and would like to thank theCouncil for allowing him to serve.

Gail N. made some announcements:a. Thank you to Rex formakingthe coffee.b. Thank you to those who set-up &will clean up.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Condi Ocoonie a. 'fRecording Secretary

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8 Schedules to Statement of Income and ExpensesNovember 30, 2000 -Nov 00 %, of Income YTD'00 YTD '99 $change Budget 2000

Income from SalesBook Net Sales

Books 4,843. 42 42.78% 53,688.61 52,045.90 1,642.71Books Cost -4,083.87 -36.07% -45,045.70 -43,509.23 -1,536.47

Total Book Net Sales 759.55 6.71% 8,642.91 8,536.67 106.24Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 454.30 4.01% 5,494.35 4,616.04 878.31Pamphlets Cost -379.92 -3.36% -3,391.10 -2,517.27 -873.83

Tota l Pamphlet Net Sales 74.38 0.66% 2,10325 2,098.77 4.48Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 573.70 5.07% 6,993.86 9,975.58 -2,981.72Schedules Cost -430.24 -3.8% -5.20262 -4,393,79 -808.83

Total Schedule Net Sain 143.46 1.27% 1,791.24 5,581.79 -3,790.55Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 212.20 1.87% 4,413.55 6,590.06 -2, 176.51Tapes & Misc Cost -176.65 -1.56% -3,659.72 -4,671.79 1,012.07

Total Tape & Misc. Net Salas 35.55 0.31% 753.83 1,918.27 -1,164.44Token Net Sales

Tokens 184.50 1.63% 1,974.00 1,963.50 10.50Tokens Cost -99.15 -0.88% -1,112.01 -1,074.17 -37.84

Total Token Net Sales 85,35 0.75% 861.99 889.33 -27.34Inventory adjustment 59.40 0.52% 2,139.90 -16.76 2,156.68

Total Sales Income __1,157.69 10.23% 16,293.12 19,008.05 -2,714.93Income/Expense from Standing Committees

CommitteeAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00Coordlnatlng Council

7th Tradition Income -43.52 -0.38% -507.80 -582. 14 74.34 -600.00Coffee & Donuts 15.00 0.13% 183.22 101.47 81.75 144.00Oocumentatlon 0.00 0.0% 163.18 163.01 0.17 260.00Equipment 541.92 4.79% 541.92 0.00 541.92 260.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.13% 135.00 180.00 -45.00 180.00Rent CC 0.00 0.0% 720.00 770.00 -50.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.00 150.00 0.00 150.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 526.40 4.67% 1,385.52 632.34 753.18 1,114.00News letter "coordinator"

BAM -192.00 -1.7% -972.00 -672.00 -300.00 -828.00Flyers 0.00 0.0% -292.50 101.29 -393.79 -600.00Paper/ Labels 511.06 4.51% 1,826.28 1,190.77 635.51 1,500.00Postage Bulk 135.50 1.2% 1,449.00 1,021.97 427.03 1,200.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 454.56 4.01% 2,010.78 1,642.03 368.75 1,272.00Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 46.67 0.00 46.87 60.00Program Committee

Founder's Day Picnic7th Tradlion Income 0.00 0.0% 0.00 70.49 -70.49 0.00Food/Supplies 0.00 00% 440.59 200.33 240.26 440.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 440 59 270.82 169.77 440.00Anniversary Breakfast

Decorations 41.00 036% 41.00 0.00 41.00 0.00Food/Drinks 989.86 8.74% 3,369.86 2,021.60 1,348.26 2,600.00Printing 51.42 0.45% 131.42 53.88 77.54 140.00Ticket Income -2,744.00 -2424% -3,475.00 -1,810.49 -1,664.51 0.00

Total Anniversary Breakfast -1,661.72 -14.68% 67.26 264.99 -197.71 2,740.00New Year's Eve

Decorations 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00Food/Drinks 0.00 0.0% 0.00 137.47 -137.47 2,000.00Hall Rental 1,010.00 8.92% 1,010.00 0.00 1,010.00 1,800.00Music 400.00 3.53% 400.00 0.00 400.00 600.00Printing 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 140.00Prizes 0,00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00Ticket Income 0.00 0.0% -3000 0.00 -30.00 0.00

Total New Year's Eve 1.410.00 12.45% 1,380.00 137.47 1,242.53 5.240.00Total Program Committee -251.72 -2.22% 1,887.87 673.28 1,214.59 8,420.00Public Info Committee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0.0% 20.00 0.00 20.00 20.00Literature 0.00 0.0% 608.38 345.78 262.60 600.00SpeakerWorkshop 0.00 0.0% 34.93 16.15 18.78 50.00

Total Publlc Info Committee 0.00 0.0% 663.31 361.93 301.38 670.00Total Committee/Program Expense 731.24 6.46% 5,994.35 3,309.58 2,684.77 11,576.00

9SPEAKER MEETINGS

A Street SpeakersA Way Back at 2516 "A" Street

There is a Solution7876 Herschel

Tuesday Night SpeakersTradition One at 4104 Delta Street

Sixth and Nutmeg Speakers1806 Upas (Blind Center)

Cedar Street SpeakersPathfinders at 2980 Cedar Street

Coronado Wednesday SpeakersChurch at 700 "D" Avenue

Fireside GroupClub at 690 l Central Avenue

Not Alone SpeakersVOA at 1111 Island Avenue

6:30 PM MONGolden Hills

7:30PMMONLa Jolla

7:00PMMONSan Diego

8.00 PM TUESHillcrest

8:15 PM TUESGolden Hills

8:00 PM WEDCoronado

8:.00 PM WEDLemon Grove

8.00 PM THURDowntown SD

Two-Bit SpeakersAlano Club at 1730 Monroe Avenue

North Shores SpeakersAlano Club at 4861 Cass Street

01/06 Paul C.01/13 Laurie L.01/20 Mickey B.01/27 Sue B.

Lakeside Speakers MeetingLakeside Hotel al 9940 River Street

Sunday Night SpeakersHospital at 9904 Genesee

Old Town SpeakersNaval Training Center, Gate #3Rosecrans and Roosevelt

8:00 PM SATUniv. Heights

8:00PMSATPacific Beach

EncinitasR. B.Canoga ParkSan Diego

7:00PMSUNLakeside

7:00PMSUNLa Jolla

7.00 PM SunPoint Loma

How It Is Speakers 7:30 PM MONHospital at 7850 Vista Hill Avenue (rear)Clairemont

Participation in Recovery 8:00 PM SATClub at 9535 Kearny Villa Road. #105 Mira Mesa

Sober Camels Speakers Meeting 6:00 PM SUNLakeside Community Center Lakeside9851 Vine Street

Central Group Speakers 8:00 PM WEDStorefront Ministry at 12" Ave and "E" Downtown SD

Girls Nite Out Speakers (W) 6:30 PM FRINRC at 7601 Convoy Court Clairemont

Clairemont Speakers 8:00 PM FRINRC at 7601 Convoy Court Clairemont

Easy Does It Speakers 8.00 PM FRIChurch at 2770 Glcbe Street Lemon Grove

++ Note!!! Contact Persons and GroupSecretaries:Please get your Speaker Meeting Infoto us by the Wednesday prior to thefirst Thursday of the month. CallCentral Office (619) 265-8762, and askthe phone volunteer to fill out a yellowspeaker form ...

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

7:00 PM SATLemon Grove

+ Note #2!!! Special AnnouncementFor The New MillenniumEveryone is doubly encouraged toattend the New Year's Eve Dancesponsored by the Coordinating Councilat San Diego State University. Get thenew year off and running on the righttrack and a good foot with a greatcrowd of good wholesome sober folks.Tickets just $15.00. Call AA CentralOffice for details - 619/265-8762

La Jolla Speakers 7:30 PM SATChurch at 8320 La Jolla Scenic Drive N. La Jolla

O.B. Friday Night Speakers 8:30 PM FRI4966 Santa Monica Avenue, Suite "F" Occan Beach

South Bay Speakers Open Mixed 745 PM SATSouth Bay Pioneers at 270 "C" Street Chula Vista

Mission Bay Saturday Night Speakers 8:00 PM SATUSD Founders Hall, Room #124 Linda Vista

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Things to do & places to go

27th Annual AlkathonFrom noon Dec 31, to 9pm Jan lst, 2001

625 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.D.Flyers@ Central Office: (619)265-8762kkkkkkkkkk¥#kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk#kk¥

AA New Year CelebrationAt Montezuma Hall, SDSU

Sponsored by Coord. Council & GSDYPAADANCING;BOWLING; BILLIARDS; ETConly$ I 51 Starts@ 7:30 PM Dec 31. 2000For more info: Erica (619)469-4221Flyers @ Central Office: ( 619)265-8762kkk4#¥kk###k¥k¥k¥¥¥kkkk¥¥kkkkkkkk¥¥kkk¥kkk¥

NEW YEAR'S DANCE&

SPEAKER MEETINGI .akeside Community Center9851 Vine Lakeside, CA.Sunday, Dec 31st, 2000

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NEW YEAR'S EVE ALKATHONFrom I 30PM, 12/3 1/00 to noon 1/IOI@Recovery home, 270 CS, Chula VistaFlyers@ Central Office: (6 l 9)265-8762iikkkkkk#kkkkkkkkkk¥kkjkkkkkk¥kkkk

ORIENTATION AREA ASSEMBLYSaturday, January 13th, 2001 @ St. John's8086 Broadway, Lemon Grove. 8:30 AMkkkk¥kkk¥ii¥kk¥kkkkjjkkk¥¥kkkkkkkk¥¥kkkk

SPEAKER WORKSHOPPresented by the Coordinating Council'sPUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEEWhen: Jan 14th, 2001, 2pm to 3 :30 pmWhere: AA Central Office7075-B Mission Gorge Rd. San Diego, Ca.

Notes, Quotes, & Anecdotes

"The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is themost cherished quality our society has. Ourlives, the lives of all to come, dependsquarely upon it." Pp 129 12& 12

Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for me1

And may there be no moaning of the bar,When I put out to sea.But such a tide as moving seems asleep.Too full for sound and foam,When that which drew from out theboundless deep turns again home.Twilight and evening bell,And after that the dark 1

And may there be no sadness of farewellwhen I embark;For though from out our borne of Time andPlace the flood mav bear me far.I hope to see my Pi lot face to faceWhen I have crossed the bar.

Iennyson

"My sobriety is like a big Lake. In order toremain clean and fresh, the rivers mustsupply the Lake with new water. But mostimportantly, the lake must have an outlet toget rid of the old water or else it wi IIbecome stagnate and sick with algae. I mustgive away what I have received or I will getsick and die."

Sean A, @Las Vegas Cony 2000

Heard at the South Clairemont Friday nightmeeting: "I'm grateful to be an alcoholicbecause AA gave me a pathway to God."

DO THE DOS AND DON'T THE DON'TS'

"Fears are the termites that ceaselesslydevour the foundations of whatever sort oflife we're trying to build." Pp 49 12& I2

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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A few years ago, I volunteered to go to the Regional Forum with. my buddyEarl up in Sacramento. Man O Man! I saw a lot of great people there who were real­ly dedicated to "Our common welfare" by taking care of AA business. I didn't con­tribute much but I got an appreciation of the amount of effort it takes to keep AAgoing. My reward for that was that on the way home, six of us sat facing each otherand we had a meeting at 30,000 feet all the way back to San Diego!

May God give me the strength and willingness to serve AlcoholicsAnonymous to the best of my abilities for as long as He wants.

Ben L.

AA's School of LifeWithin A.A., I suppose, we shall always quarrel a good bit. Mostly, I think,

about how to do the greatest good for the greatest number ofdrunks. We shall have ourchildish spats & snits over small questions of money management and who is going torun our groups for the next six months. Any bunch of growing children (and that iswhat we are) would hardly be in character if they did less. These are the growing painsof infancy, and we actually thrive on them. Surmounting such problems, in AA's ratherrugged school of life, is a healthy exercise.

"As Bill Sees It"p.143

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"We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us."(Reprinted' oil Permission) Alcoholics Anonymous, Hage 164

February 2001VOL. I, NO. II

INSIDE...

February CalendarOf Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements, pg 1 o

Meetingsin Motion, pg 4

Speaker Meetings, pg 9

January 2001Coordinating CouncilMinutes, insert

GroupContributionsDecember 2001pg 6 & 7

OUR GROUP CONSCIENCEOne ofthe groups that helpedme in my early sobrietymet daily,Monday through Friday, at5:30pm. It was a discussion group that attractedmany newcomers aswell as the afterworkcrowd - people who would probably have been at happy hour at that time ofday if theyhadn't found A.A. The group had a different secretary for each day of the week and atreasurer who took care ofthc Seventh Tradition for all five meetings. Once amonth therewas a businessmeeting, which was chaired by the treasurer. At this meeting decisions aboutmatters affecting the group as a whole were made. It was, in effect, a group consciencemeeting. I never attended it, even when r served as secretary for the Friday night meeting,because I didn't think it affected me. The other, older members ofthe group could takecareofthese things, I thought.

One month no one showed up to the business meeting except the treasurer. At thetime shewas unhappy with a change in policy that the landlord had made about the structure ofourrent. On her own she decided to move the group and all five of its meetings to anotherfacility down the street. She infonned the landlord, took all of the group's literature andrecords, infonned the Central Office, and posted a notice about themove. When the rest ofus found out what she had done, we were angry and upset. How could she do this? Who didshe think shewas? Very few members followed the group to its new location, and within acouple ofmonths the group folded.

What had happened here? Surely it's true that one ofour leaders had taken it uponherself toperform an act of governance for the group, a clear breach of the trust referred to inTradition Two. But no member of A.A. is bigger or more powerful than the group as awhole. The larger truth ofwhat happened here, and the real reason that this group died,wasthat we had failed to take our responsibility to the group seriously. How can you have agroup conscience ifno one shows up? l leamed an important lesson from this incident -each ofus has a duty under Tradition Two to show up for the business meeting, where thegroup conscience is taken. How can a loving God express himselfthrough us unless we gettogether and talk with each other about matters affecting our group? I could no longercontent myselfto think that "they" (the other, older members ofthe group) would shoulderthis responsibility for the rest ofus. There is no "they" in A.A., there's only "we."

Today I belong to a home group that has an active, well-attended monthly group consciencemeeting. We used to call it a business meeting, but a few years back we changed the nameof it to the group conscience meeting. Anyone who is interested in matters affecting ourgroup is welcome and encouraged to attend. Anywhere between fifteen and thirty peopleusually show up (themeeting itself attracts between seventy-five and a hundred).Wehearreports from our Coordinator, GSR, treasurer, Grapevine representative, after-hoursphonecoordinator, and H&I representative. We elect leaders for the coming month and discussany decisions that need to be made, such as changes to the meeting format, methods forconducting a group inventory, or moving to a new location.

Continued on page I I

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3-- I Am Responsible Club --

No units will expire this month. The ..I Am Responsible Club" is a reserve fund maintained by the San Diego BloodBank for use by members of Alcoholics Anonymous and their families in time of need. The strength and availability ofthis account is directly related to YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account, contactthe following locations - and be sure to credit the "I Am Responsible Club":

EL CAJON DONOR CENTER680 Fletcher Parkway. El CajonPhone: (619) 441-1804

SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK440 Upas Street, San DiegoPhone: (619) 296-6393

SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER1717 Sweetwater RoadPhone: (619) 336-4090

IFYOU HAVE A NEED, contact Central Office - 619-265-8762

Shawn R.Frank T.

Happy Birthdays

3 years40 years

TRADITIONS CHECKLIST

1-4-981-3-61

To clergymen. doctors, friends, and families, thealcoholic who means well and tries hard is aheartbreaking riddle. To mos A.A.'s, he is not.There are too many of us who have been just likehim, and have found the riddle's answer. This answerhas to do with the quality of faith rather than itsquantity. This has been our b1ind spot. We supposedwe bad humility when really we hadn't. We supposedwe had been serious about religious practices when.upon honest appraisal, we found we had been onlysuperficial. Or, going to the other extreme. we hadwallowed in emotionalism and had mistaken • it fortrue religious feeling. In both cases. we had beenasking something for nothing. The fact was we reallyhadn't cleaned house so that the grace of God couldenter us and expel the obsession. In no deep ormeaningful sense had we ever taken stock of our­selves: made amends to those we had harmed, orfreely given to any other human being without anydemand for reward. We had not even prayed rightly.We had always said, "Grant me my wishes" insteadof "Thy will be done." The love of God and man weunderstood not at al1. Therefore we remained self­deceived. and so incapable of receiving enoughgrace to restore us to sanity.

Reprinted with Permission from the Twelve Stepand Twelve Traditions, (New York; A. A. WorldServices, 1996) p. 32.

Tradition Two: For our group purpose there is butone ultimate authority - a loving God as He mayexpress Himself in our group conscience. Ourleaders are but trusted servants: they do not govern .

I • Do I criticize or do I trust and support mygroup officers, AA committees, and officeworkers? Newcomers? Old-timers?

2. Am I absolutely trustworthy, even insecret. with AA Twelfth Step jobs or otherAA responsibilities?

3. Do 1 look for credit in my AA jobs? Praisefor my AA ideas?

4. Do I have to save face in group discussion.or can l yield in good spirit to the groupconscience and work cheerfully along withit?

5. Although I have been sober a few years,am I still willing to serve my turn at AAchores?

6. In group discussions. do I sound off aboutmatters on which I have no experience andlittle knowledge?

Reprinted with Permission from "TraditionsChecklist" published in the AA Grapevine fromNovember 1969 to September 1971.

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

D.L., Alamagordo , N.M.February 1985

(Reprinted with Permission) TheHome Group: Heartbeat ofAA

WE'VEMADE THEDECISION ­DON'TCONFUSE US WITH THE FACTS

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended Januarv's Coordinating Council

WAS YOIR GROIIP THER»AA By the Bay HaulYourHineyOut ofBed

Another Sober Tuesday Imperial Beach GroupAt One WithEach Other LaMesaMen's

Battery Chargers LaMesaWomen's Saturday MorningCedarStreet Men's MiraMesa SundayMorningMen's

ClairemontMen's Group Miracles on MondayCoffee Clutchers Monday Night North Park AACrestGroup Morning Attitude Adjustment

DowntownDiscussion Group Old Town SpeakersDrunksOnly PorterHall Structured Step Study

Early Risers (Coronado) Scripps Ranch Men'sEast Side Group Sixth and Nutmeg Speakers

El Cajon Women's Serenity South ClairemontEye Opener Tierra SantaMurphy Canyon Group

Footprints in SobrietyWomen's Traditions StudyFriday Night Men's Tuesday Night Men's (Chula Vista)

Golden Hill Sunday Night Discussion Warm and FriendlyGreat Fact Group WaterWalkers Too!Harmony Group Women in Harmony

CORRECTIONSCLAIREMONTMESA STEP STUDY(Note: Name listed as Serra Mesa)Store (in Rear) 4740 Clairemont MesaClairemont Friday @6:30 P

STEP STUDY WORK SHOPChurch 2717 University AveNorth park Tuesday @ 6:30 P

CANCELED

DO OR DIE GROUPClub 6901 Central AveLemon Grove Saturday @5:30P

SATNIGHT STAYINGALIVE(lame was Candlelite Meeting}Club 9940 River StLakeside Saturday @ 7:00 P

CHANGES

It is probably close to the truth to say that most AA problems come right back to theuninfonned group conscience. For instance, not supporting district, area, or GSO; notparticipating in district or area affairs; having group bosses insteadofgroup servants;not pennitting God to express himself in our group conscience by failing to have agroup conscience meeting.

Painful as it may be, the place to start achieving an informed group conscience is withmyself... That has not always been an easy task for me... So through the years it hasbeen the sum total of all my AA experiences that I take with me to the group

NEW MEETINGS conscience meeting. And I still find my home group voting to do the exact opposite ofU-C-SOBERWOMEN what I talked them into last month. We have a little sign hanging on the wall of ourWm Ctr Bldg #407 University Center meeting room that fits me pretty well. It says: "It is what you learn after you know itLa JollaMonday @Noon all that counts." I suspect that this process of becoming informed may be never­

ending.

I believe that for a group conscience to be well informed, we must becomeknowledgeable about many things. First, we must be knowledgeable about our TwelveTraditions. The future of our entire Fellowship depends on it. All we have to do islook back to the first half of the last century to see what happened to theWashingtonians. It's no exaggeration to say the Washingtonian Society might beflourishing today had it had our Traditions.

Second, for the group conscience to be informed, someone in the group had betterknow something about service and our service structure. How often we have heard amember, not necessarily a new member, dismiss service with the comment "That's all

These meetings formerly_met at the politics - let's talk about recovery." I wonder how we could talk about recovery ifEl CajonAlano Club. Please call there hadn't been service first. If there hadn't been service, how would that newcomer

or new location. ever have heard about AA? I've been raised in AA to believe that service is giving itLATE RISERS Daily@ 10:00 A away in order to keep it. I don't know how to separate service from recovery. As oneEL CAJON DISCUSSION Wed@8:15 old-timer said, "Before, we were irresponsible; now we try to be responsible."EL CAJON OPEN Thursday @8:15 PPROSPECTORS Sunday @8:15 P

SURVIVORS GROUPPorterHall 4910 Memorial DrLaMesa Saturday @ 8:00 P

SUNDAY BACKTO BASICSChurch garage 4761 CassPacific Beach Sunday @7.00 P

WE ARE SURVIVORSChurch 5050 MiltonClairemont Tuesday @1:00 P

SLOW LEARNERSRec Cr 5155 GreenbrierAllied Gardens Wednesday@ 7:30 P

JUST FRIDAYSRec Ctr 314 ParkWayChula Vista Friday @ 7:00 P

KEY TOHAPPINESSRecv Ctr 7588 StDowntown Saturday @2:30 P

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Statement of Income and ExpensesDecember31,2000

Dec-00 %of income YTD2000 YTD1999 $Change Budget2000

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Contributions Group 9,117.40 63.78% 101,415.30 87,900.43 13,514.87 90,5'.38.00Contributions Individual 2,835. 72 19.84% 4,833.49 2,650.47 2,183.02 2,638.00ContributionsSDIAA 45.00 0.31% 610.00 0.00 610.00 1,080.00interest - Checking 7.34 0.05% 119.76 143.93 -24.17 149.00

Interest - Cert of Deposits 2,289.73 16.02% 3,647.24 2,151.16 1,496.08 2,216.00

Total Income 14,295.19 100.00% 110,625.79 92,845.99 17,779 .80 96,621.00

ExpenseAccounting& Legal 250.00 1.75% 6,339.50 6,752.00 412.50 6,955.00AdolTraveUSemlnar 37.75 0.26% 1,452.23 1,964.21 -511.98 1,500.00Bank Service Charges -3.00 -0.02% 138.00 221.17 -82.57 228.00Cash (Over) Short -8.47 -0.06% -46.66 -115.20 68.54 -100.00Checks Returned - Bad Debi -111.20 -0.78% 63.79 210.n -146.98 217.00Depreciation 85.00 0.59% 1,020.00 280.00 740.00 0.00Equipment Malnt & Repair 398.83 278% 3,156.02 0.00 3,156.02 2,886.00Equipment Purchase 505 .33 3.53% 795 .33 0.00 796 .33 3,<XXl.00Insurance 207.76 1.45% 1,368.07 1,576.29 -208.22 1,170.00Office Malnt. & Repairs 50.00 0.35% 505.680 2,802.33 -2,296.73 5,<XXl .00Office Supplies 408.73 2.86% 3,394.05 3,467.80 -73.75 3,263.00Outside Services 0.00 0.00% 2,220.75 3,94200 -1,721.25 2,500.00Postage - Retwn Mail 50.00 0 35% 449.00 325.00 124.00 335.00Rent 1,468.00 10.27% 17,444.00 16,780.00 664.00 17,500.00Taxes 25.00 0.17% 35.00 0.00 35.00 0.00Telephone 235.97 1.65% 2,680.87 2,394.60 286.27 2,500.00Utilltles-Eledrlcity 0.00 0.00% 3,344.43 3,255.79 88.64 3,500.00Website 10.00 0.07% 1,009.50 0.00 1,009.50 1,200.00EMPLOYEESAccruedPayroll Taxes 335.96 235% 4,004.96 2,797.32 1,237.64 4,200.00Employee Wages 4,391.56 30.72% 50,858.77 34,751.89 16,106.88 51,800.00Insurance - Health 140.00 0.96% 2,800.00 2,198.00 602.00 3,080.00Insurance-Worker's Camp 0.00 0.00% 438.97 0.00 438.97 650.00

Total Expense 8.475.24 59.29% 103,502.78 83,003.97 19,896.81 111,384.00

Net Ordinary Income 5,819.95 40.71% 7,123.01 9,242.02 -2,119.01 14,763.00

other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

sales (see schedule) 1,124.76 7.87% 17,174.58 22,124.10 -4,949.52 16,3ED.OOTotal other Income 1,124.76 7.87% 17,174.58 22,124.10 -4,949.52 16,360.00

standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedUle) -2,010.16 -14.06% 3,984.19 5,843.00 -1,858.90 2,570.10

Total other Expense -2,010.16 -14.06% 3,964.19 5,843.00 -1,858.90 2,570.10

Net other Income 3,134.92 21.93% 13,190.39 16,281.01 -3,090.62 -13,789.90

Net Income 8,954.87 62.64% 20,313.40 25,523.03 -6,209.63 -973.10

. e9...e 6 Contritions December 2000

Group Name Dec-4JO vtdOO Group Name Dec-GO YtdOO 9MondayNiiifit Noiiii Part /J,,li,/ZZ1. 0.00 7. Ntsn leg3a#or» -16az O.oo 3a33Mamlng Allllucle Alljuslmenl • 788 0.00 800.00 MlalCl'I HIie 8oG1rflors · 1812 0.00 720.00MamlngGlorysWrons Step study 0.00 90.00 MnEve SmokelessClnner • 1723 0,00 53.00NR Laguna Group -2143 150.00 150.00 MndayEarelot - 138 0.00 212.211Naam1al ClyMaint<nance-136 0.00 40.00 Monday MensGut Lovet-g77 0.00 21.18NoHalcls Baned• 1035 0.00 1114.40 lllondlly Mlldlaai:n - 2334 50.00 50.00Noan/ltThe C3lv>.e-82a 100.00 2147.00 SouthCairemrt - 305 50.00 283.$0Moanersonyr - 1184 0.00 188.40 Sp#ualwakening- 2275 270.00 1,830.83Noan Slrdr:h-.2109 0.00 30.00 SptngValleystepStudy - 123 0.00 471.IISNoontoOreAA-2028 0,00 300.00 Sla)1ng In Ulo SGIUUcn -2287 0.00 25.00Noontime on the Patio - 2203 .250.00 1250.00 step by step • 1488 0.00 42.00NarthPartMorls-45 0.00 360.00 stcpa airure - 2331 0.00 53.55NorthShore Big BookStudy -274 0.00 48.50 step Sbkn -2155 0.00 150.00North Sheree Erealtast Disc -278 0.00 65.00 Sundayat 8:30 Big Boat study 0.00 120.00Narth Shara SundayMights - 282 0.00 40.00 SUnday Beacl1 SUn-Cay,4811 0.00 598.83NotAlore 8peekrsGroup-1852 82.12 112.12 Sur»day DiscussionGrup-127 0.00 50.00OB one-2207 50.00 1118.93 SUnday Kind <ii LrM>-421 0.00 400,370B fsy Night Speakers -1318 50.00 50.00 SUnclayMclday-181 0.00 eao.ooOt@'Tiner Group -2037 0.00 50.00 Sunday Moming Eleventh Step - 1208 0.00 245.00QdTIW'I Malnlilrmm-a33 300.00 537.00 Sundaytiming Splttual Meting-1700 44.08 183,17i4 Twn Speakers - 121 0.00 425.00 SUnday Mamlng SUnllllne · 407 0.00 90.00One Step Nloacl • 715 0.00 17a,00 SUnday NlglllCbculslon •212 0.00 373.55OneSep AATine Runners - 11147 0.00 ee.00 SUnday Nlglll 8poal(ers • 1704 0.00 220.00Open llnded MoraG8 0.00 257.70 SUnday Nle toad Womera- 175 0.00 0.00Over 50- 840 0.00 II0.00 SUndayQI The Pier -2130 0.00 430.00Q1gNI Alalymou8Ananl/ffl0UI• 154 0.00 180.00 Sunday Serenity 47 0.00 425.00Oltglnal TUoe Night step study • 2124 0.00 3118 .40 Sunsetsteps & Trad lllans -1518 0.00 100,00PlllClllc Balch ll'olockandWlrmup-725 0.00 240.00 T.G.I.F. -1658 80.00 180.00PlllClllc Beach Young Peoples-28 0.00 361.00 T.G.1.8. -1854 0.00 185.00ParadiseHHas-382 0.00 150.00 Take FM - 1323 100.00 675.50-I On Group • 170 50.00 382.00 TheBnn:h Bunch 0.00 12.00Pallarl8 In SObtlClty,869 0.00 50.00 Tlte Fcutll DtrensionGrcup 0.00 200.14Pera qttoe StepStudy -834 0.00 50.00 TheOtha'-.a • 457 0.00 1050.00PeraqutoeDiscussion-871 0.00 80.00 Thlnd WeokndentWorera CkgadA 0.00 45.00PoinsettiaGroup- 2210 0.00 50.00 Three LogacisGroup -2194 0.00 1$4.05Plrt Loma Mens - 245 0.00 350,00 1lunday Night Solxloty • 475 0.00 30.00PointLoma Moaners- 1808 0.00 230.00 11KndayPlamlNsPlvmlNs-748 0.00 271.50Port LomaSaturday limning - 1240 250.00 788.55 ThursdayStep-048 0.00 151.40l'lllta' Hall lg 80ok-2410 10.00 10.00 TerrasartBig Book Study-1790 0.00 300.00l'lllta' Hall Graup- 109 0.00 2114.01 Tiesrasant-MurphyCarynA-375 0.00 322.50l'lllta' Hall Slructlnd SIS • 97 10.00 200.00 Top<illllottll • 41 0.00 360.00Practical Solutions-2388 0.00 153.00 Taney Pines ThinNie Dlsc-365 0.00 50.00PlayarAnd Modllllllcn • 2322 0.00 120.00 TradllCln OleAlumni • 2157 20.00 120.00PLora FAemoon Sop Study244 0.00 ffl.00 TuesNightBig Book Step study -·1613 80.00 300,00Pl LonaVlbmon9~• 1808 0.00 425.00 TuesNightMera-2123 0.00 80.00Rahnbcw fridge-d17 0.00 70.00 Tues tight Mena - 2205 0.00 133.50FalnbcGroup - 573 58.83 1025.41 Tues tight Primary Purpose 51.54 224.54Ranthers In Ro0IMly • 2304 0.00 80.00 1\JC!SRulo82un:hGrclup,690 1SO.OO 723.25Ft 8 Shuns -2170 300.00 1311.00 -n_,.AA step Slucly-837 0.00 50.00RoundTable scussion 0.00 50.00 TucsdayCampus Group-776 0.00 75.20Rule 82 Group - g27 0.00 110.00 ~lilCmng Alplrlcl-4,40 0.00 85.00safoSane and SObor • 1350 0.00 770.49 -n-,. Nlgl\1F'lll1lclpalcn- 0.00 140.00SanCarlos Sing'o Purpose-583 0.00 73.83 ,-YNlglll speuera -.ci · 820 0.00 20.00SinDiegoDClcb:n step Sludy-184 0.00 100.00 TuesdayNight Sag $#8 0.00 50.00Sanloe SerenityGroup -1043 147.88 147.88 Tuesday WigWomene-614 0.00 4$.$08weeSundayNeNieSmokeless-170$ 0.00 200.00 Turkey Group ·18$3 0.00 50.00Sanloe 'l"mndayCaaedMlmd-145 0.00 1115.00 Twelve toGrown- 541 0.00 88.112Santee WmearaAteredAttudas -38 0.00 50.00 Twon Speaker -201 0.00 345.88a. Allcmocn Frlend8-Z2aO 0.00 25.00 unlyono-333 0.00 100.00SatMens Earlywakening- 2209 100.00 480.00 IJnly Step Study-1462 0.00 1SO.OOSatMoringMl■ucleAdjUlllmonl 0.00 50.00 um.ta)'Cllyt:bc.-365 0.00 157.43SatMoring Rapp ·1870 0.00 74.00 -.ayatyw.c-.-389 -150.00 930.00Sat NightEartyDiscussion•336 0.00 408.50 VnderingWomen 0.00 115.00Sat Night'Smokeless - 207 0.00 50.00 War Fever - 830 0.00 332.81Sat NoonerOpenDiscussion-322 0.00 250.00 111km and f'llendly - 42 50.00 225.00Saturday AMA LNo-782 0.00 528.00 Waterbikers- S 0.00 50.00SaturdayMena -1730 110.00 440.00 tear WtlkerTo! -1848 0.00 345.00saudalf Nlglll FCINlr • 208 75.00 zea.75 Wily Up and OJl-415 0.00 300.00sa..day Nlglil c...tlollglll-1814 0.00 145.30 1NDdne9llay NlglllCosed'Tole-185 0.00 30.00Saturday Nte Speclal • as, 0.00 340.00 We&neslayNght He±anders-1838 0.00 50.008cl1pps Ranctl Back ToBasics- 1473 80.00 180.00 WednesdayNRe 4 The Huse -123 o.oo 158,00ScrippsRan:11 lllln9-1824 0.00 180.00 1111Ddno9day'Ulolmcn Clrclo-488 0.00 160.00Socon4 Ttmo roundBigBot-784 0.00 32.00 Wednesdayborers Study -221 0.00 67.008c1NindlpllyWomens ·1842 0.00 135.00 Wed ■ Nie Onlup • 2328 0.00 80.00SeniorSerenityMeting -200 0.00 30.00 edsRule 62 LunchGroup87 0.00 270.008orenllyAlley Mons·227B 0.00 112.00 Wdvo CometA 1.enG Wly-1818 0.00 1:Z0,008orenllybyUlo Sea• 330 0.00 177.75 hatNow- 323 0.00 380.00Sblh & NUlrneg Spoators-152 0.00 ,ao.oo hereMractea Happen -270 0.00 70.00SkyH W>rnens-1833 0.00 270.00 Womans Loi Goand Loi Gad-446 0.00 278.50ion Larner 0.00 20.00 men Mn Harmony•1II07 0,00 327.50Smol<clca C1u,1as Lunct,-,-100S 0.00 314.00 Women ToWoman - 2088 0.00 37.20SoBay NwvWomens - 2325 0.00 50.00 Women WhoRun 11111h Tho steps 0.00 -48.00Sober Camel 8peakrsMting • 2288 0.00 !laa.00 Vibmens Sober SUnclay-731 0.00 192.21SotlarNooncn -198 0.00 481.02 Womens tcp Study • 2324 0.00 105.00Sobriety an 'TwoWheels-708 0.00 51.88 WomensMWyToRory -8$38 21.00 21.00Sobiloly8eemastapstudy 0.00 40.00 Yeung Peoples Steps & Traditions 0.00 50.00Sobiloly lral<lng f'a' 'Abmon< • 1822 0.00 107.00Scnal!D\lalleyNooncr-644 0.00 42.50

IThank you for Your Support inScull BayAllllllhc:n 0.00 50.43

Miracles on Mondays-585 D.1JO 222.00 Carrvina the Messaae.Mission BayNd -· 270 0.00 120.00MttssinBaySIii Might Speakers -271 D.00 200.00

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, January 11, 2000

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 666"meeting to order at 8:02pm. Loretta read the 12 Traditions. Joel C.read the Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 12 newCoordinators, 2 Alternates and 3 visitors stood to be acknowledgedBIRTHDAYS: There were 2 birthdays. 7th tradition was $52.28.ROLLCALL: Ben L. - Assistant Council Chair took the roll. 39groups were represented. a quorum which is (25). Itwas M/S/C toapprove the minutes of the December Council meeting, withchanges: change "was" to "were", correct spelling of "conscience"and in the program committee report: "and we are over budget by$00 on this item", should have read "by $500".History ofSan DiegoArea Meetings: None was given this month.Francine from South Clairemont group has agreed to give history ofher meeting in February.SPECIAL REPORTS: Area Assembly - Jim H., AlternateDelegate gave a presentation on "Unity Day" explaining that theservice committees gather together & give presentations on what thecommittees do. Presented idea ofcombining Founder's Day Picnicwith Unity Day & Grapevine celebration. Also requested support offinancial contribution of $150 and volunteers to assist. Refer toNEW BUSINESS.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Arthur S., Chairreported committee met Friday, 12/15/00 at 7.00pm. PRESENT:Arthur S-Chair, Glen B.-Co Chair, Lany M.. Mike M., Jim C.,John G., and Mike J. Absent Excused: Teri

I ) Thank you to everyone who answered phones last month. Ifyour group is interested in answering phones or if you groupdesires to be put in reserve status, for first available dates,please call Arthur S. @ 286-3719 or 285-0846. If yourgroup desires to reactivate a previous commitment pleasecontact Arthur S.

2) As of December 15, 2000 there are no open nights.3) We want to thank Sophia D and Julie C. for their service on

the After Hours Phone Committee, they will be missed4) The committee welcomed three new section leaders, Mike J.,

Larry M. and Teri. Glen B was voted in as the new Co­Chair.

5) The committee recognized the need for detailedcommunications between the group contacts and the sectionleaders insuring that the phones remained manned. Allgroup contacts are encouraged to be sure that phonevolunteers are aware of their own time slots of commitmentand the phone numbers of the folks who are relieving them.

6) The Committee discussed group-recruiting procedure. Whenrecruiting new groups for open nights, strong encouragementis given for the groups to answer phones at Central Office. Itis suggested that call forward procedures only be used inadverse situations that would not incur any long distance tollcharges to Central Office. Argrou desiring to answer thephones will be accepted.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P. -- Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday I/9/OI. Present: Kathy D., Craig W.,Paul M., Kathy B. and Steve P. Also in attendance was Joel C.,Coordinating Council Chair, Connie J., Central Office Managerand Laura D., our Recording Secretary. Absent: Kathleen 0.l ) Minutes of the December were read & approved. M/S/C.

2) The December financial statements were discussed andapproved. MIS/C.

3) Steve P. was elected as new Business Committee Chair. Wewould like to thank Gary U. for his dedicated service.

CentralOffice Manager report:I) The Website has had 12,103 hits since March 2000.2) Daytime Phone Volunteers are needed Please announce to

your groups. Mondays: 9am-l pm, Alternate Tuesdays 5­9pm and Saturdays 9am- l pm.

3) January's "Book of the Month" is "Dr Bob and the GoodOld-timers". Sale price is $6.00 each. December's Book ofthe Month was "Comes ofAge", 47 were sold

4) A year-end bookstore inventory was taken. Thank you to thecommittee and volunteers. Our literature inventoryadjustment amounted to $98.

5) The Office Equipment inventory has been updated for year­end adjustment. Kathy D. and Connie J. will go over beforesubmitting to the Auditor.

6) Would like to consider reducing prices on some of ourliterature. Will run some numbers and present at nextcommittee meeting.

Old Business:I) Guidelines revision - This project is near completion. The

committee will be meeting on I/ 18/0 I at 6:30 pm at CentralOffice. We hope to have a draft ready for the March Councilmeeting.

2) 2000 budget had approved $3000 for officeequipment/furniture. Thus far, we have purchased 2 newchairs for the staff, a new microwave and refrigerator with atotal cost of $795. Still looking for chairs and new table forcommittee meeting area.

NewBusiness:1) Business Committee member duties as defined in the

Guidelines were assigned.2) Steve P., Kathy D. and Connie J. are now bank signatories.

COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Committeemet on Wednesday, I/3/01. PRESENT: Marlon P., Ed E., KathiM., Gaye T. and 2 guests- Ben L. and Joel C.

I) Correction of January's newsletter - "Our CommonWelfare" author Ben L. 's correct sobriety date is June6,1990 not 1999.

2) March's Issue: Theme is "A Desire to Stop Drinking"Deadline for submissions and Notes, Quotes and Anecdotesis Wednesday, 1/31/01. The fold-n-label party will beWednesday, February 14"at Central Office @ 6 pm.

3) Kathi M. was elected as new Chair and Gaye T. as recordingsecretary.

4) Special note: The next two committee meetings will onJanuary 31 and February 28 at 6:30 pm.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B.- Chair reportedcommittee met Thursday, 1/12/01 at 6:00pm. PRESENT: Dick B.,Phil, Barbara, Terry and Joel, Council Chair.I) Welcomed Terry, new committee member.2) Discussed editing "History off AA in San Diego"

Continued on other side of page.

Continued from other side of page.

3) Discussed the duties of the Coordinator Orientation & PolicyCommittee.

4) Orientated 11 new Coordinators, I Alternate and I interestedobserver.

5) Read Traditions 6 & 7, History of "AA in San Diego".Explained the structure of the Coordinating Council.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: There was no onefrom the committee to give a report. However, Joel C. reported onthe upcoming Public lnfonnation Speaker Workshop to be held atCentral Office on January 14 @2:30 pmPROGRAM COMMITTEE: There was no one from thecommittee to give a report. Joel C. reported that the preliminaryaccounting shows that we cleared our costs with a little over.

OLD BUSINESS:l) Program Committee and Coordinator Newsletter

Committee still have open positions. Joel C. asked theCoordinators to go back to their groups and ask forvolunteers to serve.

NEW BUSINESS:I) Flyer Approval: Sober Camel's Speaker Meeting and

Valentine Dance. After much discussion, it M/S/C toapprove inserting the flyer into the February Coordinator.PLEASE NOTE THAT FLYERS NEED TO GO TO THECOORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE FORAPPROVAL TO BE INSERTED INTO THECOORDINATOR. The Committee generally meets on the1 Wednesday of the month. Call Central Office forconfinnation of their meeting day.

2) Unity Day:a) It was M/SIC to contribute $150 to Area

Assembly.b) Combining Council's Founder's Day Picnic

with Area's Unity Day. There was a motion totake the question back to the groups. Motionfailed There was a motion to table until furtherinformation could be gathered Motion failedThere was a motion to combine the events.After much discussion, it passed 30/4.

3) Ad Hoc Coordinator Outreach Committee: Joel C.asked the Council if they wanted to reform anothercommittee or if they had some suggestions on recruitingnew Coordinators with Group participation. There was amotion that each presently serving Coordinator/Alternatevolunteer to go to one group and ask for their groupparticipation. The motion passed 26/2.

4) Set up Chair for Council: Joel asked the Council iftheywanted to create a service position for set up. The Councildidn't seem to think there was a problem. The Councilalways seemed to get set up.

S) Use oft 7" Tradition for refreshments: It was M/S/C tocontinue bringing Cookies for refreshments.

Joel C. made some announcements:

I) Public Information Workshop Sunday, Jan 14,2-3.30 pmat Central Office.

2) Thank you to Jim H. Alt Delegate our Area Representative.3) Thank you to our coffee maker and Sound System Set up

and tear down crew.4) Thank you to those who set up and will clean up.

Meeting adjoumed at 9:02 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Cor, 9­Connie JRecording Secretary

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Mcmlng-418 0.00 282.50Cbnlnaclo Noanens -497 25.00 402.0D LakeMurrayWomer- 572 50.00 234.00Cbn1nac1oNumber OnoGroup - 343 0.00 100.00 LaksldeHappy Hur-2285 0.00 50.00Corado ProspectDuson1 ­ 0.00 50.00 Lakeside ThursdayNg4-88 0.00 184.18Cbnlnaclo Slop Study • 1523 0.00 171.44¢ LandingZore -1722 0.00 70.00CorradoSunNight llllc 0.00 75.00 LomanGr-, Spoalan -120 0.00 900.0DCrcoradoWednesday 8pear-354 0.00 150.00 Lcirgton Big cook Study-879 0.00 140.00CoronadoWomens8pkrDie-2187 0.00 52.53 Linda Via 1h4.n:layNight - 318 0.00 50.00Coronado 'Yung Peoples 0.00 70.00 LIiio Apple Gcaup • 1438 0.00 170.00ClostGroup 0.00 257.50 LMng Free - 477 0.00 840.00D.D.G.TJI.. 787 0.00 402.58 LMrg Gober Today -1702 0.00 25.00Dawn Patrol - 283 183.74 1.799.70 LotusWomens Step Study ·1647 30.00 190.00DeorhomGroup • 2083 0.00 135.00 LIMt and 111.th 12x12 -1817 0.00 252.95DOl Mar TuesLunchBunch - 2307 0.00 250.00 Laft:11NII BIi WBcnh• 774 0.00 245.00Dl;ntly U1llnlctd -205 40.00 400.00 llllnsad V\bmana llonday Nlght-85 0.00 40.00Daclaeand i.aw,..Graup-391 ,0.00 270.00 MllnsffecoayGroup-830 0.00 125.00Double Doset Serenity - 1349 0.00 6722 MensSepStudy 0.00 SO.DODwtowwn Discusieon-1885 53.04 815.15 Mons SlapDclr-G 0.00 244.00DwrtunNoonCbcusslon-1807 18.00 325.20 Mans SlrucluredSlop Study-1488 0.00 80.00DOowrtcon Sobriety - 1015 30.00 30.00 Achway Bridge• 2171 0.00 50.00Dtzura LMrg 8otor 0.00 15.00 Midday Winners -2341 0.00 15.00Drunlm Only• 1805 843.27 4,774.12 llld-'Abckllons«IO 0.00 230.00artyBirds-1888 0.00 240.00 Ara Mesa Beglnnll's-1827 0.00 30.50EarlyRian (corarado) - 1525 0.00 150.00 Nara ttosa FridayNight-379 0.00 52.37EarlyRisers (ororado) -1525 0.00 18o.OD Mitra Mesa Monday NonMbad -642 0.00 70.00Eat SideGroup-101 0.00 1SO.OO Mara MesaSundayMoring Ucm,.883 0.00 72.50East eountylllena -1905 0.00 148.00 Nra Mesa 8untay-378 0.00 150.00EasyDoes ItRiders-21 0.00 530.10 Mira Mesa Sunday3'78 0.00 150.00EasyDoes t 8peakens -114 0.00 180.00 !Ira Mou lllol:Nnan9-411 0.00 40.00

.% 8 San Diego Fellowship oi kcotolics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

December 31, 20000 :-DacOO % of tncome YTD 'OO YTD '99 $ change Budget 200oIncome from Sales

Book Net SainBooks 4,021.40 19.8% 57,710.01 57,024.72 685.29Books Cost -3,458.13 -17.02% -48,503.83 -47,688.78 -815.05

Total Book Net Sal•• 563.27 2.77% 9,206.18-2335.94

-129.76Pamphlet Mat Sales

Pamphlets 215.00 1.06% 5,709.35 5,061.76 647.59Pamphlets Cost -177.99 -0.88% -3,569.09 -2,765.76 -803.33

Total Pamphlet Net Sain 37.01 0.18% 2,140.26 2 296.00 -155.74schedule Net $ales

Schedules 402.55 1.98% 7,396.41 10,429.18 -3,032.77Schedules Cost -304.51 -1.50% -5,507.13 -4,745.69 -761.44

Tota! Schedule NetSales 98.04 0.48% 1,889.28 5,683.49 3794.21Tape & Mic. Net Sales

Tapes A Misc 401.05 1.97% 4,814.60 7,276.37 -2.461.77Tapes & Misc Cost -336.46 -1.66% -4,205.28 ·5,187.17 981.89

Total Tape & Misc. Net 3ales 64.59 0.32% 609.32 2,089.20 .:1879.88Token Net $ales

Tokens 144.00 0.71% 2,118.00 2,116.50 1.50Tokens Cost -78.07 -0.38% -1, 190.08 -1,154.60 -35.48

Total Token Net Sales 65.93 0.32% 927.92 961.90 -33.98Inventory adjustment 295.92 1.46% 2,401.62 1,757.57 644.05

Total Sales Income 1,124.76 5.54% 17,174.58 22.124.10 __;.!:949.52Income/Expense from Standing Committees

CommlttNAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00Coordinating Council

1th Tradllion Income -54.00 -0.27% -561.80 -582.14 20.34 -600.00CoffN & Donuts 0.00 0.0% 183.22 110.68 72.54 144.00Documentation 40.00 0.2% 203.18 163.01 40.17 280.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 541.92 000 541.92 280.00Recording Secretary 1500 0.07% 150.00 195.00 -4500 180.00Rant CC 0.00 0.0% 720.00 77000 -50.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 0.00 150.00 150.00

Total Coonllnatlng Council 1.00 0.00 1,386.52 656.55 729.97 1,114.00Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -84.00 -0,41% -1,056.00 -804.00 -252.00 -828.00Ftyors -160.00 -0.79% -452.50 101.29 -553.79 -600.00Paper/ Labels 120.89 0.6% 1,947.17 1,212.24 734.93 1,500.00Postage Bulk 135.50 0,67% 1,584.50 1.201.97 382.53 1,200.00

Total Newslettar coordinator 12.39 0.06% 2,023.17 1,711.50 311.67 1,272.00Orientation Committee 32.00 0.16% 78.87 0.00 78.87 60.00Program CommlttN

Founder's Day Picnic1th Tradtlon Income 0.00 00% 400.59 70.49 33010 0.00Food/Supplies 0.00 0.0% 40.00 20033 -180.33 440.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 440.59 270.82 169.77 440.00Anniversary Breakfast

Decorations ·9.18 -0.05% 31.82 0.00 31.82 0.00Food/Drinks 0.00 0.0% 3,369.86 2.021.60 1.348 26 2,600.00Printing 0.00 0.0% 131.42 53.88 77.54 140.00Ticket Income -71.00 -0.35% -3,546.00 -325.49 -3,220.51 0.00

Total Anniversary Breakfast -80.18 -0.39% -12.90 1,749.99 .1.,762.89 2,740.00Mew Years Eve

Casino 0.00 0.0% 0.00 3.200 00 -3,200.00 0.00Decorations 249.25 1.23% 249.25 400.00 -150.75 400.00Food/Drinks 734.99 3.62% 734.99 957.47 -222.48 2,000.00Hell Rental 1,310.00 6.45% 2,320.00 1,048 00 1,272.00 1,800.00Music 700.00 3.45% 1,100.00 500.00 600.00 600.00Printing 120.65 0.59% 120.65 41.48 79.17 140.00Prizes 0.00 0.0% 000 40000 -400.00 300.00Ticket Income -5,090.26 -25.06% -5,120.26 -5,454.65 334.39 0.00

Total NawYear's Eve -1,975.37 -9.72% -595.37 1,092.30 -1.687.67 5,240.00

Total Program Committee -2,055.55 -10.12% -167.68 3,113.11 -3,280.79 8,420.00Public Info Committee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0.0% 20.00 0.00 20.00 20.00L.teraturo 0.00 0.0% 608.38 345.78 262.60 600.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 34.93 16.15 18.78 50.00

Total Public Info Commlttff 0.00 0.0% 663.31 361.93 301.38 670.00

TotalCommlttNIProgram Expense -2,010.16 -9.9% 3,984.19 5,843.09 -1,858.90 11,576.00

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SPEAKER MEETINGS 9 ¥~,

A Street Speakers 6:30 PMMON Two Bit Speakers 8:00 PM SATA Way Back at 2516 "A" Street GoldenHills Club 1730 Monroe Ave UniversityHghts

How It Is Now Speakers 7:30PMMON Participation in Recovery 8:00PMSATHospital at 7850 Vista Hill Avenue (rear) Clairemont 9535 Keary Vill Rd #104 . MiraMesa

There is a Solution 7:30PMMON North Shores Speakers 8:00 PM SATChurch at 7876 Hershel La Jolla Club 4861 Cass St. Lakeside

Tuesday Night Speakers 7:00PMTUES Feb. 03 Frank J. Canyon CountryTradition One at 4104 Delta Street SanDiego Feb. 10 ShanN. · La Jolla

Feb. 17 KenD. LaMesaSixth and Nutmeg Speakers 8:00PMTUES Feb. 24 Ski A. SanDiegoBlind Comm Center 1805 Upas Hillcrest

Sober Camels SpeakersMeeting 6:00PMSUNCedar Street Speakers 8:15 PM TUES Lakeside Community Center LakesidePathfinders at 2980 Cedar Street Golden Hills 9851 Vine Street

Downtown Speakers 8:00 PM WED Lakeside Speakers Meeting 7:00PMSUNStorefrom 902 12 St Downtown SD Lakeside Hotel at 9940 River Street Lakeside

Coronado Wednesday Speakers 8:00PMWED Old Town Speakers 7:00PMSUNChurch at 700 "D" Avenue Coronado Naval Training Center, Gate #3 Point Loma

Rosecrans and RooseveltFireside Group 8:00PMWEDClub at 6901 Central Avenue Lemon Grove Sunday Night Speakers 7:00PMSUN

9904 Genesee Ave La JollaNot Alone Speakers 8:00 PM THURVOA at 1111 Island Avenue Downtown SD

Girls Nite Out Speakers (W) 6:30 PM FRINRC@ 7601 Convoy Court Clairemont

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+ATTENTION+Clairemont Speakers 8:00PMFRI

IllNRC@ 7601 Convoy Court Clairemont Contact Persons & GroupEasy Does It Speakers 8:00 PM FRI Ill Secretaries:Church at 2770 Glebe Street Lemon Grove

0.8. Friday Night Speakers 8:00 PM FRIClub 4966 Santa Monica Ave #F Loma Portal Ill Please get your Speaker

Lemon Grove Speakers 7:00PMSATIll Meeting Information to us

Church at 8086 Broadway Lemon Grove

La Jolla Speakers 7:30 PM SAT Illfor publication by the

Church at 8320 La Jolla Scenic Drive N. La Jolla Wednesday prior to the firstSouthBay Speakers Open Mixed 7:45 PM SAT Ill Thursday ofthe month.SouthBay Pioneers at 270 "C" Street Chula Vista

February 3 WayneB. Santa Monica Call Central OfficeFebruary 10 Ski A. San Diego (619 265-8762)February 17 Thomasita R. CerritosFebruary 24 Pete N. · Santa Barbara Ask the phone volunteer toMission Bay Saturday Night Speakers 8:00 PM SAT Ill fill out a yellow speakerUSD Founders Hall, Room #124 Linda Vista

form.

Things to do & Places to go

37th International AA Women'sConference

February 8, 2001 Honolulu, HawaiiInfo: www.angelfire.com/hi3/iaawc

Email: iaawc@usa.netFlyers at Central Office (619)265.8762

"Sobriety through Service" WorkshopFebruary 10, 2001 9am-3 pm at church,

465 5th Ave., Chula VistaContact Information: Linda B (619)424.8863

or Doug F. (619)423.3580Flyers at Central Office (61 9)265.8762

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17th Annual High Desert ConventionMarch 9 - 11, 2001 Victorville, CA

Information: (760)245.0039Flyers at Central Office (619)265.8762

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April 12- 15, 2001Hyatt Regency San Diego

Flyers & registration forms at Central Office(619)265.8762

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We welcome your comments andsuggestions to improve your

newsletter.

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

A Hobo FindsAA

I had often stopped to wonder what this life of mine wasfor,Was I born to be a hobo andwander the roads for evermore?

I had wandered o'er this country more than half mydismal days,I had earned my meager living in a thousand differentways.

I had often been disheartened not a friend to call myown.It's then I'd grab the bottle and be a king upon a throne.

But when the bottle emptied and my troubles all cameback,Then again I was just a hobo headed down the railroadtrack.

Then I climbed off a boxcar one wet and dismal day,And staggered to a meeting just a mile or so away.

It was there I heard my story from a man I'd never met.The way it made me feel. I never shall forget.

At least one other person could understand my life,We shared the common feeelings of misery and strife.

He said I never needed to feel that way again,He shared with me the hope of a million other men.

He showed me all the things I'd surely need to know,If a better way of life was where I chose to go.

The hardest thing I found, on this road I chose to walk,It's about the way I think, not just the talk I talk.

He took me through the steps that turned my lifearound,And a better way of living I know I've finally found.

It's based upon some things I need to do each day,But now I have a God to guide me all theway.

I know that I can never my debt to God repay,So I simply make an effort to serve Him through AA

Submitted by Jerry K. 11/05/00

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A Desire to Stop Drinkingdesire to stop drinking came upon me a couple years before I actually hadthe courage to quit. When I finally did stop drinking, I tried to do it theunsuccessful ways that the Big Book talks about. I searched for sanity

through Psychiatry, Religion, Self-Help books; and the list went on "ad infinitum." Ispent an entire year and a half as a "dry drunk." I was completely unaware of theinsanity I was trying to get away from by drinking. Later I found out that theinsanity was called feelings.

Completely scared, I spent that first year and a half at SanDiego State University. Ihated everyone and all the partying that was going on around me because I knewdeep down that it didn't work for me anymore. My journey began and I had neverfelt so alone. I fell into a clinical depression trying to get sober and it continuedthrough my dry drunkenness. I was miserable and no longer understood, not evenmyself.

I knew I was an alcoholic because psychologists had been telling me so for twoyears. They also told me to go to an AA meeting, but there was no way I was goingto one of them. I wasn't living on the streets panhandling for money so I thoughtthat I was okay. I just had a little obsession with alcohol. I still had a car, a familythat loved and cared about me, and an opportunity to go to college. I was onlynineteen years old when I truly had the desire to stop drinking.

Today, I thank my Higher Power for allowing me to see myself as He sees me andgiving me the strength to make it to AA. Thank God that "The only requirement forAA membership is a desire to stop drinking." I've heard members ofAA say thatthey are grateful to be an alcoholic. I thought they were seriously sick the first time Iever heard that. Now, I say the same thing about myself today. I am lucky to bealive. I am lucky to have been brought to the AA program before I slipped intoanother drink. I'm grateful for the depression I have gone through and the strugglingthat came along with not being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. I was onlytwenty years old when l attended my first AA meeting. A year and a half dry, Ithought I was crazy and didn't fit in.

I went to the Young People's Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous on a Friday inPacific Beach. The first person who shared their story made me feel like I was homefor the first time in my whole life. They were telling my story. I cried for the entirehour and a half long meeting. Women I didn't know told me to "keep coming back:"and gave me their phone numbers. Finally, I found a safe place.

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-- I Am Responsible Club ­No units will expire this month. The "I Am Responsible Club" is a reserve fund maintained by the San Diego Blood Bank foruse by members of Alcoholics Anonymous and their families in time of need The strength and availability of this account isdirectly related to YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account, contact the followinglocations - and be sure to credit the "I Am Responsible Club".

EL CAJON OONOR CENTER680 Fletcher Parkway, El CajonPhone: (619) 441-1804

SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK440 Upas Street, San DiegoPhone: (619) 296-6393

SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER1717 Sweetwater RoadPhone: (619) 336-4090

IF YOU HAVE A NEED, contact Central Office (619) 265-8762

STEP OF THE MONTH

Step Three: Made a decision to tum our will andour lives over to the care of God as we understoodHim.

TRADITIONS CHECKLIST

Tradition Three: The only requirement for AA membershipis a desire to stop drinking.

1. In my mind. do I prejudge some new AA members aslosers?2. Is there some kind of alcoholic whom I privately do notwant in my A.A group?3. Do I set myself up as a judge of whether a newcomer issincere or phony?4. Do 1 let language, religion (or lack of it), race, education.age, or other such things interfere with my carrying themessage?5. Am I overimpressed by a celebrity? By a doctor, aclergyman, an ex-convict? Or can 1 just treat this newmember simply and naturally as one more sick human, likethe rest of us?6. When someone turns up at AA needing information orhelp (even if he can't ask for it aloud), does it really matter tome what he does for a living? Where he lives? What hisdomestic arrangements are? Whether he had been to AAbefore? What his other problems are?

Reprinted with permission from "Traditions Checklist"

published in the AA Grapevine from November 1969 to

September 1971.

To establish this principle of membership took years ofharrowing experience. 1n our early time, nothing seemed so

fragile, so easily breakable as an A.A. group. Hardly analcoholic we approached paid any attention; most of thosewho did join us were like flickering candles in a windstorm.Time after time, their uncertain flames blew out and couldn'tbe re-lighted. Our unspoken, constant thought was "Which ofus may be the next?"

A member gives us a vivid glimpse of those days. "At onetime," he says, "every A.A. group had many membershiprules. Everybody was scared witless that something or some­body would capsize the boat and dump us all back into thedrink. Our Foundation office" asked each group to send in itslist of 'protective' regulations. The total list was a mile long.If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody couldhave possibly joined A A. at all, so great was the sum of ouranxiety and fear.

"We were resolved to admit nobody to A.A but that hy­pothetical class of people we termed 'pure alcoholics.' Exceptfor their guzzling, and the unfortunate results thereof, theycould have no other complications. So beggars, tramps,asylum inmates, prisoners, queers, plain crackpots, and fallenwomen were definitely out. Yes sir, we'd cater only to pureand respectable alcoholics! Any others would surely destroyus. Besides, if we took in those odd ones, what would decentpeople say about us? We built a fine-mesh fence right aroundA.A.

"Maybe this sounds comical now. Maybe you think we old­timers were pretty intolerant. But I can tell you there wasnothing funny about the situation then. We were grim becausewe felt our lives and homes were threatened, and that was nolaughing matter. Intolerant, you say'? Well, we werefrightened. Naturally, we began to act like most everybodydoes when afraid After all, isn't fear the true basis of in­tolerance? Yes, we were intolerant."

+ In 1954, the name of the Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., waschanged to the General Service Board of AlcoholicsAnonymous, Lnc., and the Foundation office is now theGeneral Service Office

Reprinted with permission from the Twelve Step and TwelveTraditions, (New York; A.A. World Services, 1996) p. 139­140.

4 MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

CHANGES NEW MEETINGS

Wanting to Be Responsible

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended Februarv's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?

I've been given an ever-deepening purpose in my life. The more I do, the moreI get, the more I owe back. It's a circle of love and service. I've been given thegift of wanting to be responsible. This is a far cry from the shirker ofresponsibility I used to be. I can't pretend that I don't get nervous or anxiouswhen called upon to do something new, but so far the want has won out. It's noaccident that my feelings of uselessness and self-pity are slipping away, but it'sall still contingent on moving forward, continuing with others to carry ourmessage of hope and recovery every day.

I'm just as frightened of the despair of self-centeredness as I am of taking thatfirst drink. But the spiritual principles - the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions,and Twelve Concepts - are the tools that allow the miracles to happen in mylife.

-Grapevine, 2000

AA By the Bay Harmony GroupAnother Sober Tuesday Imperial Beach GroupAl One With Each Other La Mesa Open Discussion

Battery Chargers Mira Mesa Sunday Morning Men'sCedar Street Men's Miracles on Monday

Chula Vista Tuesday Night Men's Monday Night North Park AAClairemont Men's Group Morning Attitude Adjustment

Clairernont Women's Step Study No Holds BarredCoffee Clutchers North Park Men's

Downtown Discussion Group Old Town SpeakersDrunks Only Open Minded Men'sEarly Birds Point Loma Men's

El Cajon Daytime Scripps Ranch Men'sEl Cajon Women's Serenity Tierra Santa Murphy Canyon Group

Eye Opener Tradition One AlumniFourth Dimension Traditions StudyFriday Night Men's Warm and Friendly

Golden Hill Sunday Night Discussion Water Walkers Too!L Great Fact Group_ Women in Harmony­

CANCELED

SINGLENESS OF PURPOSEClub 9940 River StreetLakeside Friday @ 6:00 P

RUNNING ON FAITHResidence 25275 W. Potrero Valley #238Potrero Friday @8:.00 P

SOBER BEANChurch 521 E 8th StNational City Sunday @ 3 :00 P

FROM THE HEARTAm Indian Health Ctr 2602 1" Ave, #102Hillcrest Monday@ 7:30 P

AA MEETING AT CITY COLLEGECampus Rm D-105 1313 12" Ave.Downtown Tuesday @ 11 :00 A

CAMPO FOUR CORNERS GROUPTribal Hall 36190 Church Rd.Campo Thursday @ 7:30 P

FRIDAY NITE WEEKS ENDHosp Cafeteria 10666 North TorreyLa Jolla Friday @8:.00 PIn_Sch. as_Clinig

TORREY PINES OPEN DISCHosp Cafeteria 10666 North TorreyLa Jolla Tuesday@ 8:00 PIn Sch. as Clinic

MEN AND WOMENS MON. NIGHTHosp Cafeterig 10666 North TorreyLa Jolla Monday @ 8:00 PIn Sch. as Clinic

BIG BOOK DISC FOUNDERS GRPUSD Camino Hall 118 5998 Alcala ParkLinda Vista Monday @ 7:30 PIn Sch as 599 Alcala PL

THERE IS A SOLUTIONFirehouse 7876 HerschelLa Jolla Monday @ 7:30 PIn Sch. as Church

CORRECTIONS

MEDICINE WHEELAm Indian Health_Ctr26021" Ave,Hillcrest Monday@ 7:30 P

4 DIRECTIONS

MON EVE SMOKELESS DINNERRestauran t Navajo rd. & Fletcher PkwyEl Cajon Monday @ 6:00 PThis is_no an_OPEN_Meeting

GOOD FORTUNE HUI GROUPRestaurant 4875 N._Harbor Dr.[gtLoma Portal Friday @ Noon

SAT NIGHT LIVEClinic (2"Foor)146Q E._ Main_StEl Cajon Saturday @ 7.00 P

QlLaEnf. Bldg 7 mi up Wildcat CSynBarona Tuesday @7.30 P

WAHEPI WAMBLI STEP STUDYAm Indian Health_Ctr26021" Aye,Hillcrest Tuesday@ 7:30 P

SWEET GRASSAm Indian_Health_Ctr26021" Aye,Hillcrest Thursday @ 7:30 P

¢ ­San iego Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous 5

Statement of Income and ExpensesJanuary 31, 2001

Jan-01 %of Income YT02001 YTO 2000 $ Change Budget 2000

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Contributions Group 8,182.20 97.39% 8,182.20 9,792.21 -1,610.01 100,CXXJ.OOContributions Individual 150.35 1.79% 150.35 6300 87.35 2,500.00Contributions S0tAA 00.00 0.71% 60.00 60.00 0.00 1,080.00Interest - Checking 9.26 0.11% 9.26 12.38 -312 155.00Interest - Cert of Deposits 0.00 0.00% 0.00 20.68 -20.68 2,25000

Total Income 8,401.81 100.00% 8,401.81 9,948.27 -1,546.46 105,005.00

Expense

Accounting & Legal 250.00 298% 250.00 250.00 0.00 6,965.00Auto/Travel/Seminar 27.30 0.32% 27.30 2205 5.25 1.,500.00Bank Service Charges 10.00 0.12% 1000 4500 -35.60 235.00Cash (Over) Short -3.26 -0.04% 3.26 -2.73 -0.53 -100.00Checks Returned - Bad Debt 0.00 0.00% 0.00 4.00 -4.00 150.00Depreciation 135.00 1.61% 135.00 85.00 5'.J.00 2,200.00Equipment Maint & Repair 160.69 1.91% 160.69 143.87 16.82 3,150.00Equipment Purchase -10.00 -0.12% -10.00 0.00 -10.00 1.,500.00Insurance 207.76 247% 207.76 0.00 207.76 1,500.00Office Malnt. & Repairs 0.00 0.00% 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00Office Supplies 413.60 4.92% 413.00 300.03 113.57 4,000.00Out side Services 0.00 0.00% 0.00 540.00 -540.00 0.00Postage - Return Mail 125.00 1.49% 125.00 0.00 125.00 428.00Rent 1,468.00 17.47% 1,468.00 1,425.00 43.00 18,320.00Taxes 000 0.00% 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00Telephone 205.30 2.44% 205.30 195.56 9.74 2,800.00Utlllties-Electrlclty 218.30 260% 218.30 300.54 -82.24 5,000.00Website 78.85 0.94% 78.85 0.00 78.85 500.00EMPLOYEES

Accrued Payroll Taxes 413.04 4.92% 413.04 224.50 188.54 5,6.50.00Employee Wages 4,830.81 57.50% 4,830.81 2.5956.30 2.235.51 58,200.00Employee Health Benefits 000 0.00% 000 140.00 -140.00 3,080.00Insurance-Worker's Comp 0.00 0.00% 0.00 0.00 0.00 850.00

Total Expense 8,530.39 101.53% 8.,530.39 6,268.72 2,261.67 116,488.00

Net Ordinary Income -128.58 -1.53% -128.58 3,679.55 -3,808.13 -10,503.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Safes (see schedule) 1,746.96 20.79% 1,746.96 1,003.12 -246.16 17,500.00Total other Income 1,746.96 20.79% 1,74696 1,99312 -246.16 17.,500.00

Standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 533.86 6.35% 533.86 39671 137.15 4,678.00

Total Other Expense 533.86 6.35% 533.86 39671 137.15 4,678.00

Net Other Income 1,213.10 14.44% 1,213.10 1,596.41 --383.31 12,822.00

Net Income 1,084.52 12.91% 1,084.52 5,275.96 -4,191.44 2,319.00

12 Steps x 12 Traditions2,567

Meeting Schedules31,877

General Information9,144

AASanDiego.ORG Website14,094 hits

Ytd01134.5763.00

113.1630.00

150.0016.00

150.00123.0060.00

100.0076.00

157.0115.7584.4050.0050.0037.50

325.0060.0076.0050.00

Jan 0t134.5763.00

113.1630.00

150.0016.00

150.00123.0060.00

100.0075.00

157.0116.7584.4050.0050.0037.50

325.0060.0076.0050.00

Central Office sold in 2000:AA Big Books

5,584

12 Step Calls2,046

Telephone calls received in 2000:For Meetings

32,092

Thank you very muchforyour_support.

Spiritual Awakening - 2275Sunday Back To Basics - 2327Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568Sunday Discussion Group - 127Sunday Kind of Love - 429Sunset Steps & Traditions - 1519The Other Meeting - 867Thursday NightWomens Speakers -'Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA - 375Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94Tuesday AA Step Study - 937Two Bit Speakers - 201UniversityCity Disc.- 368Wandering Women - 2298Warm and Friendly - 42Wednesday Discussion Group - 2431Wednesday Night Closed Topic - 165Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687We've Come Along Way - 1616What Now - 325Women In Harmony - 1807

Contributions January 2001Group MameJan 01 Ytd01-350.00 350.00

50.00 50.0076.20 76.2020.86 20.8620.00 20.0030.00 30.0050.00 50.0050.00 50.0020.00 20.0075.00 75.0040.00 40.0060.00 60.0026.00 25.0080.00 80.0050.00 50.0025.79 25.7990.00 90.00

195.05 195.0525.00 25.0097.15 97.1573.12 73.12

300.00 300.0040.00 40.0049.30 49.3075.05 75.0594.00 94.0070.00 70.00

240.00 240.0060.00 80.0050.00 50.0050.00 60.00

100.00 100.0042.52 42.5225.00 25.00

157.58 157.5850.00 50.0050.00 50.0060.00 60.0070.00 70.00

600.00 600.00100.00 100.00109.50 109.50100.00 100.0050.55 50.55

240.00 240.0029.20 29.20

600.00 600.00314.00 314.00120.00 120.0040.00 40.0025.00 25.0070.00 70.0050.00 50.00

170.00 170.00100.00 100.00222.94 222.94102.00 102.0037.00 37.0050.00 50.00

Group Name6

92037 Discussion Group - 861A NewWay To Live - 846Annual Christmas Meeting - 2460Battery Chargers - 98Bay Park Step Study Group - 299Beginners Steps To Sobriety - 1007Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503Clairemont Daytime Step Study - 427ClairemontMesa Step Study - 1997ClairemontMixed Discussion - 338Clalremont Thurs Brown Bag - 315Conscious Contact Study Group - 22Coronado Beginners - 344Coronado Mens - 1631Coronado Number One Group - 343Coronado Womens Meeting - 1666Dally Reflections - 2097Dawn Patrol - 263Dignity Unlimited - 205Double Dose 01' Serenity - 1349Downtown Discussion - 1665Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525Emerald Hill Participation - 501Eye Opener Group - 607Free to Be - 935Friday Night Mens - 188Friday Nooners - 318Good Fortune Hui Group - 491Great Fact Group - 895GrupoGringo - 1305Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762How It ls Today - 483Imperial Beach Group - 79International Group - 23La Jolla Discussion Group - 85La Mesa Step StudyWorkshop - 1621Lake MurrayWomens - 572Linda Vista Mens - 320Little Apple Group - 1438Living Free - 477Lunch With BIiiW Bunch - 774Mens Structured Step Study - 1469Mid-Week Mens - 560Mira Mesa Womens - 411Mission HIiis Beginners - 1612Monday Barefoot - 139Morning Attitude Adjustment- 768Noon At The Grove - 628One Step Ahead - 715Over 50 - 840Porter Hall Structured SIS-97Pt Loma Womens Discussion - 1608Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment - 43Sat Night Early Discussion - 336Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322Sober Nooners - 196Sober Sisters - 980South Bay AlkathonSouth Clairemont - 305

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COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE :Committeemeton Wednesday, 1/31/01. PRESENT: MarlonP., Ed E., Kathi M., Gaye T., Berwyn H. and 2 guests- BenL. and Pat. Absent excused: Tracy H.

1) It was M/S/C to'approve flyer for March issue for 11"Annual Imperial Valley Round-up on March JO-April1,2001.

2) March's Issue: Theme is "A Desire to Stop Drinking"The fold-n-label party will be Wednesday, February

14 at Central Office @ 6 pm. Committee meeting isFebruary 28 at 6:30 pm

3) April's Issue: Theme is "The Fourth Step"Deadline for submissions is March 9. The fold andlabel party is March 14. Committee meeting is March28 at 6:30pm.

New Business:l) Welcomed a new member to the committee: Pat H.2) Approved "From the Editor" section on page two

asking for participation and setting rules andprocedures as necessary.

3) At the request of Joel C., Council Chair, there will beno more late flyer approvals at the Council meetings.Motion M/S/C establishing the procedure for latesubmissions. A flyer to be approved that was notreceived at the Newsletter Committee meeting is to beredirected to Kathi , Newsletter Chair, who will - withone other committee member - review flyer forapproval. Requirements and guidelines for flyers areavailable from the newsletter committee.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B.- Chair reportedcorrnnitteemet Thursday, 2/8/01 at 6:00pm. PRESENT: DickB., Barbara, Terry and Joel, Council Chair. Absent excused:PhilI) Orientation connnenced at 6: 30 pm. Orientated 4 new

Coordinators, I Alternate and I veteran Coordinator.2) Read Traditions 2 & 9, History of"AA in San Diego".

Explained the structure of the Coordinating Counciland their responsibilities as Coordinators.

PUBLIC lNFORMATION COMMITTEE: Angela H.,Chair reported that the meeting met on 2/5/01 at 6:30 pmPresent: Angela H. - Chair, Cindy W.-- Secretary, Craig W.,Bob and John. Also present were Dennis, Joel C., Tim,Linda, Terry, Sylvia, Sallye, Jill and Melaine.

I ) Spoke at classes at El Cajon, South Bay and Morsehigh schools in January. In February, will be going toGranite Hills high school and Health Fair.

2) Screened and approved to be committee members:Dennis (1/20/92), Linda (10/6/90), Terry (11/24/91),Sylvia (9/26/94), Sallye (5/16/83) and Melaine

· ( 12/10/92) With new members, have full committeeand will be able to expand on Public Information tasks.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Joel C. read ProgramCommittee meeting minutes for December and January.In December, Erica, Karen, Carl, Monica and Andy werepresent. Plans for New Year's Eve event were finalized.InJanuary, Erica D.- Chairmetwith JimH., AreaAlternateDelegate and Norm, Grapevine Committee. JimH. andNormpresented their ideas for a joint Founder's Day Picnic andUnity celebration in accordance with the CoordinatingCouncil's desire for ajoint event this year. June 10" is AA's66° birthday which falls on a Sunday this year. The WarMemorial Building in Balboa Park was suggested. Thecommittee will endeavor to reserve that location ifavailable.Jim will prepare a generic flyer by February 10 to present forpublishing in the Area Newsletter. Amoredetailed flyer willbe included in the Coordinator Newsletter and flyers will beready for distribution at the San Di.ego Spring Roundup.Last minute update on Founder's Day Picnic: The WarMemorial Building and surrounding lawn area have beenreserved for June I 0,2001 for Unity Day from 8:30 am to11:30 am and the Founder's Day Picnic from 11 :30 am to3: 00 pm Flyerswill be circulating soon.OLD BUSINESS:

1) Program Committee still has available positions.2) Coordinator Outreach - Joel passed around a list of

Groups that have been active in past years.Coordinators each signed up to go to one of themeetings and give a presentation to the group aboutbecoming involved in the Council again. It wassuggested that they ask the group's secretary to makean announcement, bring a "Coordinator Brochure"and to give a brief presentation on the CoordinatingCouncil.

NEW BUSINESS:1) Public Infonnati.on Connnittee member candidates:

AngelaH., Pl Chair presented the names and sobrietydates of the prospects; see PI Connnittee report fordetails. It was unanimous to accept all six to thecommittee.

Joel C. made some announcements:1 ) Thank you to Jim H. Aft Delegate our Area

Representative.2) Thank you to our coffee maker and Sound System Set

up and tear down crew.3) Thank you to those who set up and will clean up.

Meeting adjourned at 8:29 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Cora}­Connie J., Recording Secretary

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, February8, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 667meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Tony read the 12 Traditions.Breana read the Council Definition and Statementof Purpose .5 new Coordinators, 1 Alternate and 1 visitor stood to beacknowledged. BIRTHDAYS: There were 6 birthdays. 7thtradition was $30.65. ROLL CALL: Ben L. - AssistantCouncil Chair took the roll. 40 groups were represented, aquorumwhich is(25). It was M/S/C to approve theminutesof the January Council meeting, with changes: Barbara readthe Council Definition and Statement of Purpose and underProgram Committee, "the preliminary accounting shows thatwe cleared our costs with a little over"for the New Year'sEve event.History of San Diego Area Meetings: None was given thismonth. Larry from theMorning AttitudeAdjustmentmeetinghas agreed to give the history ofhis meeting in March.SPECIAL REPORTS: Area Assembly - Jim H., AreaAlternate Delegate shared on items coming before the GeneralService Conference in April 2001. There will be an AreaAssembly at the beginning of April so that we can share withour Area Delegate Mark K. our group's opinions on theissues. Some of the items are: Having an Archive pamphlet,whether or not to list "Phone meetings" in GSO directories,and the rough draft of the 4 Edition Big Book. For acomplete list of items come join us at the Area Assembly inApril.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Arthur S., Chairreported connnittee met Friday, 1/19/01 at 6:30pm.PRESENT: Arthur S-Chair, Glen B. - Co Chair, Larry N.,Teri, and Mike J. Absent Excused: Mike M., Jim C., John G

I ) Thank you to everyone who answered phones lastmonth. If your group is interested in answering phonesor if you group desires to be put in reserve status, forfirst available dates, please call Arthur S. @ 286-3 719or 285-0846. If your group desires to reactivate aprevious commitment please contact Arthur S.

2) As of February 8, 2001 there are no open nights.3) The committee recognized the need for detailed

communications between the group contacts and thesection leaders insuring that the phones remainedmanned. All group contacts are encouraged to be surethat phone volunteers are aware of their own time slotsofcommitment and the phone numbers of the folkswhoare relieving them.

4) The Committee discussed group-recruiting procedure.When recruiting new groups for open nights, strongencouragement is given for the groups to answerphones at Central Office. ft is suggested that callforward procedures only be used in adverse situationsthat would not incur any long distance to11 charges toCentral Office. Any group desiring to answerthenhnos i ll ho nontod

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P.- Chair reported thatthe committee met on Tuesday 2/6/01. Present: Kathy D.,Craig W., Kathy B., Kathleen Z. and Steve P. Also inattendancewas Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair, ConnieJ., Central Office Manager and Laura D., our RecordingSecretary. Absent excused: Paul M.I) Minutes of the Januarymeetingwere approved. M/S/C.2) The January financial statements were discussed and

approved. M/S/C. We now have the SDG&Econtingent liability on the balance sheet; currently is at$1813.82.

3) All of the figures from the New Year's Eve dance arenot in, but it appears that we will do a little better thanbreaking even. The credit for this should be given toErica D., the Program Committee and the volunteerswho helped pull the dance together. They did awonderful job.

4) George Samuels CPA will present Annual Audit for2000 to Business Committee in March.

5) Central Office Manager report:I) The Website has had 15,060 hits since March 2000.2) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts are currently filled.3) February's "Book of the Month is "Pass it on". Sale

price is $6.00each. January's Book ofthe Month was"Dr Bob & the Good Old-Timers", 39 were sold.

Old Business:I ) Business Committee Guidelines Revision - will be

meeting Thursday, February 15" at 6 pm, we arehoping to wrap up the revisions at this time.

2) Office Refurbish: Connie J. and Steve P. will callpeoplewho may be willing to paint the unpainted wall.

3) Office Furniture: Kathy D. and Steve P. are still taskedwith finding new chairs and a conference table.

New Busines s:I ) Prudent Reserve: There are four Certificates ofDeposit

on the Balance Sheet. Three have about 20k each, thefourth has I Ok. It was M/S/C to increase the fourth CDto 20k when it renews in April 2001. Our financialreserves at this point is right around the desired oneyears operating expenses. We are looking into furtherreductions in literature prices and any good ideas forcarrying the message, we do have some financialresources to fund them.

2) Health Insurance: We're looking to get group healthinsurance for the Central Office Staff. Up tonow we'vehandled this as a health allowance of$I 40 amonth, butthat amount was established at least IO years ago. Weexpect insurance to cost somewhat more, but probablyno more than $200. This is an increase in a normaloperating expense that has already been established.

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Central Office Notes

Is your group interested in an AfterHours Phone Commitment?

One night every month your group cananswer phones at Central Office.Carry the message, bond with asponsee, have a mini-meeting.

Call Arthur at (619) 286-3719or Connie at (619) 265-8762

Is the time and/or address of yourgroup wrong in the meeting

schedule? Does your group get itscopy of the CoordinatorNewsletter every month?

Make sure your group secretary isregistered with your

Central Office.

Come visit us on theWeb at:.www.aasandiego.org

eting Schedule, MapsCalendar of Events

Contact with Central Officef----------------------------------,1..----- -.ell------------

II;

Central office receives approximately 4,000 calls every month. IApproximately 200 of those calls are 12" step calls. ]

There arc approximately 400 members on our 12th step list and Imore are always needed. I

Central Office provides over 50 daytime opportunities a week tlbe of service answering phones. I

Central Office carries all AAWS (Alcoholics Anonvmous IWorld Services) literature, prints our monthly newsletter, The lCoordinator, prints our schedules. and provides information I

regarding other AA service I

CouponBook of the Month

"Pass It On"The story ofBill Wilson and how the A.A.

message reached the world.

Regularly $8.50With Coupon $6.00

Savings of $2.50

WIATDOES CENTRAL OFFICE DO FOR TIEFELLOWS, ANYWAY?"

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8 Schedule to Statement of Income and ExpensesJanuary 31, 2001

Jan 01 % of Income YTD '01 YTD'00 $ Change Budget 2000

Income from SalesBook Net Sales

Books 7,138.67 658.23% 7,138.67 5,685.55 1,453.12 58,500.00Books Cost -6,069.05 -559.61% -6,069.05 -4,749.04 -1,320.01 -49,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 1,069.62 98.63% 1,069.62 936.51 133.11 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 376.25 34.69% 376.25 515.85 -139.60 6,500.00Pamphlets Cost -315.51 -29.09% -315.51 -282.79 -32.72 -4,000.00

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 60.74 5.6% 60.74 233.06 -172.32 2,500.00Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 850.53 78.42% 850.53 957.64 -107.11 7,000.00Schedules Cost 677.65 -62.48% -677.65 -742.32 64.67 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 172.88 15.94% 172.88 215.32 -42.44 1,500.00Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 700.50 64.59% 700.50 502.40 198.10 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -600.89 -55.41% -600.89 -453.84 -147.05 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 99.61 9.18% 99.61 48.56 51.05 1,000.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 190.50 17.57% 190.50 147.00 43.50 2,300.00Tokens Cost -102.96 -9.49% -102.96 -76.44 -26.52 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 87.54 8.07% 87.54 70.56 16.98 1,000.00Inventory adjustment 256.57 23.66% 256.57 489.11 -232.54 2,000.00

Total Sales Income 1,746.96 161.08% 1,746.96 1,993.12 -246.16 17,500.00-Income/Expense from Standing CommitteesCommitteeAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 330.00

Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -52.28 -4.82% -52.28 -55.20 2.92 -600.00

Coffee & Donuts 12.97 1.2% 12.97 0.00 12.97 180.00

Documentation 0.00 0.0% 0.00 53.33 -53.33 200.00

Equipment 19.00 1.75% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00

Recording Secretary 15.00 1.38% 15.00 15.00 0.00 180.00

Rent CC 240.00 22.13% 240.00 240.00 0.00 72000

Unity Day 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 234.69 21.64% 234.69 253.13 -18.44 890.00

Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -219.00 -20.19% -219.00 -156.00 -63.00 -828.00

Flyers -10.00 -0.92% -10.00 0.00 -10.00 -600.00

Paper/ Labe ls 295.67 27.26% 295.67 52.71 242.96 1,730.00

Postage Bulk 235.50 21.71% 235.50 200.00 35.50 1,626.00

Refreshments 27.00 2.49% 27.00 0.00 27.00 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 329.17 30.35% 329.17 96.71 232.46 2,288.00

Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46.87 100.00

Program CommitteeNew Year's Eve

Ticket Income -30.00 -2.77% -30.00 0.00 -30.00 -5,580.00

Total New Year's Eve -30.00 -2.77% -30.00 0.00 -30.00 0.00

Total Program Committee -30.00 -2.77% -30.00 0,00 -30.00 400.00

Public Info Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 670.00

Total Committee/Program Expense 533.86 49.23% 533.86 396.71 137.15 4,678.00

SPEAKER MEETINGS 9

A Street SpeakersA Way Back at 2516 "A" Street

There is a SolutionFirehouse at 7876 Hershel

Tuesday Night SpeakersTradition One at 4104 Delta Street

Sixth and Nutmeg SpeakersBlind Comm Center 1805 Upas

Cedar Street SpeakersPathfinders at 2980 Cedar Street

Downtown SpeakersStorefront 902 12 S

Coronado Wednesday SpeakersChurch at 700 "D" Avenue

Fireside GroupClub at 690 I Central Avenue

Not Alone SpeakersVOA at III Island Avenue

Girls Nite Out Speakers (W)NRC @ 760 I Convoy Court

6:30 PM MONGolden Hills

7:30PMMONLa Jolla

7:00PMTUESSan Diego

8:00PMTUESHillcrest

8:15 PM TUESGolden Hills

8:00 PM WEDDowntown SD

8:00 PM WEDCoronado

8:00PM WEDLemon Grove

8:00PMTHURDowntown SD

6:30 PMFRlClairemont

March 3March 10March 17March 24March 31

March 4March 11March 18March 25

March 4March 11March 18March 25

Johnny M.Fairleigh M.Kip CaSally H.JimH.

Charlie L.Maggie S.Greg B.Cheri Ca.

AI D.TBASteve B.Andy P.

8:00 PM SATPacific Beach

EI CajonLa MesaVistaSan MarcosTorrance

6.00 PM SUNLakeside

San DiegoAlpineLittle Rock. CASanta Ana

7:00PMSUNLakeside

7:00 PM SUNPoint Loma

San Diego

Van NuysSan Diego

7:00 PM SUNLa Jolla Call

How It Is Now Speakers 7:30 PM MONHospital at 7850 Vista Hill Avenue (rear) Clairemont

North Shores SpeakersClub 4861 Cass St.

Lakeside Speakers MeetingLakeside Hotel at 9940 River Street

Sober Camels Speakers MeetingLakeside Community Center9851 Vine Street

Old Town SpeakersNaval Training Center, Gate #3Rosecrans and Roosevelt

Sunday Night Speakers9904 Genesee Ave

Claremont SpeakersNRC @ 7601 Convoy Court

Easy Does lt SpeakersChurch at 2770 Glebe Street

OB. Friday Night SpeakersClub 4966 Santa Monica Ave #F

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

South Bay Speakers Open MixedSouth Bay Pioneers at 270 "C" Srcet

Mission Bay Saturday Night SpeakersUSD Founders Hall, Room #124

Two Bit SpeakersClub 1730 Monroe Ave

Partucipation in Recovery9535 Kearny Vill Rd #104

8:00 PM FRIClairemont

8:00 PM FRILemon Grove

8:00 PM FRILoma Portal

7:00 PM SATLemon Grove

7:45 PM SATChula Vista

8:00 PM SATLinda Vista

8:00 PM SATUniversity Hghts

8:00 PM SATMira Mesa

ATTENTIONContact Persons & Group

Secretaries:If you want us to continue to publish your

meetings!!Please get your Speaker Meeting

Infonnation to us for publication by theWednesday prior to the first Thursday of the

month.Call Central Office(619 265-8762)

Ask the phone volunteer to fill out a yellowspeaker form.

Any Speaker Meetings without a list ofspeakers will no longer be listed on this

page. Call Pat H. 858-452-0492

La Jolla Speakers 7:30 PM SATChurch at 8320 La Jolla Scenic Drive N La Jolla

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Things to do & Places to go

17th Annual High Desert ConventionMarch 9 - 11, 2001 Victorville, CA

Infonnation: (760)245.0039

Flyers at Central Office (619)265.8762

Third Weekenders CampingMarch 16 -18, 2001

Potrero County Park

Information: (619)390.1097

11th Annual AA Imperial Valley Round-Up"2001, A Sober Odyssey"

March 30 - April 1, 2001

Brawley Lions Center, 225 A St., Brawley, CA

(800)541.4567

San Diego Spring RoundupApril 12 - 15, 2001

Hyatt Regency San Diego

Flyers & Registration Forms at

Central Ofice (619)265.8762

Believing In God

Beats Our Old Knowledge.

If you are sober, the miracle has happened. The impossible

takes a little longer,

so stick around.

(from Ventura County, CA Monthly News)

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Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Alcohol is a product of amazing versatility. It will remove

stains from clothes. It will also remove the clothes off your

back. If by chance it is used in sufficient quantity, alcohol

will remove furniture from the home, rugs from the floor,

food from the table, lining from the stomach, vision from the

eyes, and judgment from the mind. Alcohol will also remove

good reputations, good jobs, good friends, happiness from

children's hearts, sanity, freedom, spouses, relationships, the

ability to adjust and l.ive with others, and even life itself. As

a remover of things, alcohol has no equal.

(from the Washington DC Intergroup Newsletter"Reporter')

Over 20 Milllion Sold

On January 4, 2001 the N.Y. GSO reported that the Big

Book of Alcoholics Anonymous passed the 20 million sales

mark, making it one of the top non-fiction best-sellers of all

time. It took 36 years to sell the first million copies; now

AA distributes one million copies a year in English alone.

A Little Humor From The Internet

How come if alcohol kills millions of brain cells, it neverk.i\led the ones that made me want to drink?

There is only one way to coast, that is down hill.

The good news is you get your emotions back;the bad news is you get your emotions back.

Never put people in AA on a pedestal...there's no room to dance.

An alcoholic is someone who wants to be held whileisolating.

Definition of an alcoholic bottom: when things get worsefaster than you can lower your standards.

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!Word Search: A DESIRE TO STOP DRINKING

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I was really scared though of what "you people" thought of me. [ thought I had to beperfect because I hadn't drank for over a year. I thought that I knew more than any ofyou did. You listened to me and my story over the next year and then I finally under­stood why this AA thing had been around for so long. The only requirement to be amember is a desire to stop drinking. Just going to meetings showed that l had a desireand I knew that I had been through hell and back again.

I fought the ways of A.A. for a while. I wanted to keep some of my old behaviors.They had proven so successful in the past and I tried to make them work NOW. TodayI am twenty-three years old; I have been sober for a little over four years and a mem­ber ofA.A. for a little over two and a half years. By the Grace of God I got here whenI did. Not a minute too late or a minute too soon. I was welcomed with open armsbecause I had a desire to stop drinking.My obsession was finally lifted through stepwork and I am graduating from San Diego State University this May with a degree inPsychology. None of the things I have in my life today would be possible without theTwelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Today my desire notto have a drink still exists and my life is full of integrity. honest, and most of all, sim­plicity. I thank A.A. and the fellow member who heard y' story on SDSU campus andknew my desire lo stop drinking had earned me a seal along with all of you.

The San DiegoCoordinator

Published Monthly by the Central Office of San Diego County Groups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

The cover read: 'Middleton Group # 1, Rule #62. Don't take yourselftoo damn seriously."(Reprinted with Permission) Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 149

APRIL 2001Vol. I. No. IV

INSIDE ...

April CalendarOf Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements,

Meetingsin Motion, pg 4

Speaker Meetings,pg 9

March 2001CoordinatingCouncilMinutes, insert

GroupContributionsFebruary 200 lpg 6

Sobriety and the Fourth Step, 'Next we launched oul m1 a ct>ursc ur vigorous aclion, thc lirst slcp. 11f whichis a personal housecleaning. which many or us had never aLtcmpte<l ....Therefore, we stanted upon a personal inventory. This was Step Four. A

business, which takes no regular inventory. usually goes broke. Taking commercial inven­tory is a fact-finding and a fact-facing process. It is an effort to discover the truth aboutthe stuck-in-trade. One object is to disclose damaged or unsaleable goods. to get rid ofthem promptly and without regret. If the owner of the business is to be successful. he can­not fool himself about values." The Big Book ofAlcoholics Anonymous, p. 63

When I tirst walked into the rooms ofAlcoholic's Anonymous in January or I '-.l94, I cameto learn to drink - not as a gentleman does, that was for lightweights and feather woods.l wanted to drink like a real man to drink as much liquor as my miserable life requiredwithout the repercussions and consequences that had become commonplace

Life was indeed taking a bad turn . My partner was spending more time at the office andless time in our "happy home": my employer was becoming increasingly suspicious ofmy gum-chewing obsession: my family was learning to say no to my unending requestsfor money: :ind, my friend<;. well my mends had just stopped coming around. And thenthere were the bouncing checks collection notices and loveless rendezvous.

You'd drink too if you had my life." was my constant battle cry.

Be that as it may. with the loving hand of a friend who had already found the program, Iwandered into the Alano Club in Bowling Green. Ky.. with the intent to sober up just longenough to straighten things out. There on the wall of that smoke-filled meeting roomhung the Twelve Steps and there I heard for the first lime the truths of my existencethat alcohol is but a symptom of my problem and that selfishness and self-centerdness areat the root. Until then, I thought it was because of the cards I had been dealt and what theworld was doing to me. After a period or resistance, surrender and acceptance. I began toswallow these truths and to take the suggestions that were given. What a revelation tolearn I hat I dido 't have 10 pick up another cJ.Iink if l didn't want lo and tu witness the joysof a life without alcohol. the rewards that the fellowship demonstrated. I buckled downand worked live steps in five weeks and. by golly. Miss Molly. I was cured.

Things got a lot better a little too fast and before long my forgetter kicked in, leaving meyearning for all the "good times" I had enjoyed with King Alcohol and out I went."Well. AA isn't for those who need it. it's for those who want it." my sponsor told me.The truth of the matter is that drinking and using looked more attractive to me than lead­ing a life based on spiritual principles. one of which is a thorough housecleaning.

Happy BirthdaysBerwyn H.Lyn J.Dennis J.Marlon P.Chuck C.

1 yrs.8 yrs.9 yrs.9 yrs.45 yrs.

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FOUNDER'S DAYCELEBRATION

Come celebrate AA's 66" birthday on June 10 at the

War Memorial Building in Balboa Park, sponsored by all the

various service organizations within the San Diego - Imperial

Area. On AA's birthday this year, we will unit Founder's

Day, Unity Day, Grapevine and La Vina celebrations.

Festivities will start with a JOINT SERVICE PROGRAMat 9 am, featuring Service and Grapevine / La Vina

presentations represented by a Grapevine or La Vina speakerwho had their stories published in AA 's meeting in print.

Celebrate with gratitude that our message of recovery is in

print in many languages, our ongoing meeting in print, andthe continuing success of the four-year-old Spanish meeting

in print. Browse the service tables to learn about the many

service commitments available to help you maintain your

sobriety, ask questions about what these groups do to carrythe message to those who need to hear it, and how you can be

a part of it.Attend our annual FOUNDER'S DAY PICNIC. starting

at 11:30, featuring good food. lots of fun, games and greatfellowship. The sponsors of this event include San Diego and

North County Spanish and EngJish speaking Central Offices,San Diego Coordinating Council, North County and Spanish

Intergroups, San Diego and North County Hospitals and

Institutions Committee, and the San Diego - Imperial Area

Assembly. Other service committees sponsoring AA's

birthday celebration arc: The Grapevine and La Vina, which

arc hosting; Literature, Public Information, Cooperation with

the Professional Community. Archives. Contact Services,

Newsletters, Audio / Visual. Accessibilities, Telephone

Answering Services, Spanish Translation Services, Young

People, Orientation, Program Agenda. Policy, Finance and

many others.This service event is a perfect opportunity to introduce

others to service opportunities, so bring your sponsor and

sponsees. your new and longtime friends in the fellowship.Join us in celebrating AA's 66" birthday as we make service

to our fellows FUN.

MemorialJackie M. 34 Years Sober 11-19-66

Died Saturdav. February 17. 2001

AA in San DiegoMy introduction to AA was odd to say the least. My first

sponsor -- Jim B. (the agnostic in the Big Book) took me outof the San Diego Police Station at the foot of Market St. on

August 6" 1955.He then took me to my first AA meeting, the 6" and

Penn Mens group. It was there I first started to listen to older

people. They left me with a lot of information I would use

later in life. I'm not sure, but it seems like there were only

about 35 meetings in San Diego at that time in 1955.1 was in and out of AA for about seven months before I

went into Pathfinders on March l l, 1956 (which is my

sobriety date). I found out who and what I was there.Among the things Jim B. told me was if I wanted to get

sober and stay sober on a full time basis - there was one thing

l had better do, "develop a willingness to work with others."

This was what I did and I haven't had a bad day since.

As a result of my drinking I was terminated by the

Federal Civil Service and had no place to turn when I left

Pathfinders. I ask for help and got a job driving a cab. One

of the people I used to have in my cab was a guy I used to

pick up and take to the Sanford Hotel at 5" and B St who

would talk about AA in San Diego in the old days. Mysponsor was one of tllc people he mentioned. When I toldJim B.. he asked the guys name. When I got him in the cabagain I asked him his name and he told me. "Bill Wilson."

Jim 8. said. ·'You fool! He is the founder of AA." His mother

lived al the Sanford Hotel.I also met the man who brought AA to San Diego. His

name was Hal S. He brought AA to Tom B., who was a

C.P.A. about to lose all he had to alcohol. Tom became our

first New York delegate.

To sum up- I will say that if it weren't for AA, I doubt ifI would be here today. Thank you all for being here for me.

Chuck C.- San Diego

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CHANGES

MEETINGS IN MOTION

Group and Meeting ChangesNEW MEETINGS

GRUPO ACCIONOffice3628 University_AveNorth Park Daily@ 8:00 P

GRUPO ACCIONQffgg3628 hnuiyersitAveNorth ParkMonday @ Noon

GRUPO ACCIONOffice3628 UniversityAveNorth Park Friday @ Noon

JlJSTFORFUNVaries CALL (619) 390-5176 FOR INFOEast County Sunday @2:30 P Monthly

FLEET ASWLibrary/Class Bldg 30; Ask at Gate 3Point Lorna Tuesday @ 5 :00 P

COWLES MT STEP BY STEPChurch 6554 Cowles Mt. Blvd.San Carlos Wednesday @ 5:30 P

FLEETASWLibrary/Class Bldg 30; Ask at Gate 3Point Loma Thursday@ 5:00 P

WHOLESALE MIRACLE GROUPCenter Basement 3909 Centre St.Hillcrest Thursdays@ 7:00 P

FRIDAY NIGHT SPEAKEASYServ Center 737 13" StreetImperial Beach Friday _@8:15 P

CANCELLEDFRIDAY NITE SPECIALClinic 1460 E. MainEl Cajon Friday @7.00 P

DAILY BREADCoffee Shop 1010 BroadwayDowntown Friday @ 7:15 P

LATE RISERSChurch Rm #2 350 PrescottEl Cajon Saturday @10.00 A

DOWNTOWN DISCUSSIONChurch 505 13th StreetDowntown Saturday @ 7:30 P

VVSD ALUMNI OPENAAWas: VVSD I" Sat of MonthVet Rehab Ctr 4141 Pacific Hwy.Old Town EyerSaturday @ 7:30 P

TRADITIONS WESTChurch Rm #2 350 PrescottEl Cajon Sunday@ 10:00 A

SUNDAY MIDDAYSenior Center 6" & RedwoodDowntown Sunday @12:30 P

SUNSET STEPS & TRADITIONSCenter 737 13 S.Imperial Beach Sunday @ 5:30 PThis is noan OPENmeeting

MIDDAY WINNERSClub 1944 30 St.Golden Hill Wed & Thurs @11:30 A

WED. WINNERS STEP STUDYChurch 1430 Melody LaneEI Cajon Wednesday @ 7.00 P

AA By the BayAnother Sober TuesdayBack to Basics Women's

Battery ChargersCedar Street Men's

Chula Vista Tuesday Night Men'sClairemont Men's GroupClairemont Women's

Clairemont Women's Step StudyCoffee Clutchers

Downtown Discussion GroupDrunks OnlyEarly Birds

Easy Does It RidersEl Cajon DaytimeFriday Night Men's

Golden Hill Sunday Night DiscussionGreat Fact GroupHarmony Group

Imperial Beach GroupImperial Men's Group

DOWNTOWN SPEAKERSStorefront 902 12" StreetWednesday@ 8:00 P

La Mesa Big BookLa Mesa Open Discussion

La Mesa Women's Saturday MorningMira Mesa Sunday Morning Men's

Miracles on MondayMonday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

No Holds BarredNorth Park Men'sOld Town SpeakersOpen Minded Men'sPacific Beach GroupPorter Hall Step StudyScripps Ranch Men's

Smokeless Drunks LuncheonSunday Midday

Tierra Santa Murphy Canyon GroupTraditions Study

Water Walkers Too!Wednesday Nile At The House

Women in Harmony

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended March's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?

SUNDAY NIGHT DISCUSSIONChurch2717 University_AyeNorth Park Sunday @ 7:00 P

CORRECTIONSWEDNESDAY WOMENS STUDYChurch 2660 Palm (was 7660 Palm)Lemon Grove Wednesday @6:30 P

Then I took my Fourth Step. In light of a "fearless moral inventory," I had toacknowledge that I am very capable of envying the good fortune of others. Envy.I'm sure, like many other defects, stems from pride.In the same vein, envy can be turned into tolerance and confidence. False pride canbe converted into humility. Procrastination can be changed into diligence, andmaterialism can give way lo generosity and spirituality. Untruthfulness can becomehonesty. The anger that eats at our souls can be made into patience andunderstanding, and fear can be overcome resulting in courage and fortitude.

Grapevine, 2000

ANNUAL YEAR END AUDIT FOR 2000The Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous In San Diego County

Balance SheetsDecember 31, 2000 and 1999

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Current Assets:Petty CashCash in CheckingCash in Savings -CD'sAccounts ReceivablePrepaid ExpensesInventory

Total Current Assets

ASSETS

2000

$ 34242,01872,586

01,561

22,981139,488

1999

$ 20035,08966,3801,136

018,578

121,383

Total Assets

30,3735,627

(29.518)6,482

$145,970

LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES

40,6744,472

(40,_299)4,847

$126,230

Fixed Assets:Furniture, Fixtures & EquipmentLeasehold ImprovementsLess: Accumulated Depreciation

Total Fixed Assets

Liabilities:Accrued ExpensesAccrued Payroll TaxesAccrued Sales Tax

Total Liabilities

Fund Balances:

Total Liabilities and FundBalances

$ 1,5951,2511,_1083,954

142,016

$145,970

297841

1,2782,416

123,814

$126,230

. •6 Contributions February 2001

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Group Name Feb 01 Ytd 01 Group Name Feb 01 Ytd 0192037 Discussion Group - 861 0.00 350.00 Just for Fun - 2469 135.65 135.65A New Way To Live - 846 50.00 100.00 La Jolla Beginners - 82 300.00 300.00Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 67.37 67.37 La Jolla Discussion Group - 85 0.00 157.58Annual Christmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 La Jolla Patio Group Fri - 758 40.00 40.00Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 480.00 480.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 60.00 60.00At One With Each Other - 789 75.00 75.00 LaMesa Step Study Workshop - 1621 0.00 50.00Battery Chargers - 98 52.60 72.86 Lake Murray Womens - 572 50.00 100.00Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 80.00 80.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - 1007 0.00 30.00 Lemon Grove Speakers - 120 180.00 180.00Big Book & 12x12 Study - 100 31.00 31.00 Linda Vista Mens - 320 0.00 60.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 0.00 50.00 Little Apple Group - 1438 0.00 70.00Casa De Oro Weds Nite - 2049 60.00 60.00 Living Free - 477 0.00 600.00Clairemont Daytime Step Study - 427 0.00 50.00 Love and Truth 12x12 - 1617 56.50 56.50Clairemont Mesa Step Study - I 997 0.00 20.00 Lunch With Bill W Bunch - 774 0.00 100.00Clairemont Mixed Discussion - 338 0.00 75.00 Mens Step Study - 965 50.00 50.00Clairemont Thurs Brown Bag - 315 0.00 40.00 Mens Structured Step Study - 1469 0.00 109.50Clairemont Wednesday Group - 303 50,00 50.00 Mid-Week Mens - 560 0.00 100.00Coffee Clutchers - 2332 140.00 140.00 Mira Mesa Womens - 411 0.00 50.55Conscious Contact Study Group - 2282 0.00 60.00 Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers - 271 IOU.00 1 00 00Convoy Discussion - 314 50.00 50.00 Mission Hills Beginners - 1612 0.00 240.00Coronado Beginners - 344 0.00 25.00 Monday Barefoot - 139 0.00 29.20Coronado Mens - 1631 0.00 80.00 Morning Attitude Adjustment - 768 U.00 600.00Coronado Number One Group - 343 0.00 50.00 Moring Glorys Womens Step Study-543 30.00 J0.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 75.00 75.00 Noon At The Grove - 628 0.00 314.00Coronado Womens Meeting - 1656 0.00 25.79 Noontime on the Patio - 2203 250.00 250.00Daily Reflections - 2097 0.00 90.00 One Step Ahead - 715 0.00 120.00Dawn Patrol - 263 129.38 324.43 Over 50 - 840 0.00 40.00Dignity Unlimited - 205 25.00 50.00 Pacific Beach Weekend Warmup - 725 180.00 180.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 50.00 50.00 Point Loma Sun Night Discussion - 243 10.00 10.00Double Dose Of Serenity - 1349 0.00 97.15 Porter Hall Big Book - 2410 10.00 10.00Downtown Discussion - 1665 46.80 119.92 Porter Hall Structured S/S - 97 20.00 45.00Downtown Noon Discussion - 1607 40.00 40.00 Pt Loma Womens Discussion - 1608 0.00 70.00Downtown Noon Womens - 1186 15.00 15.00 Rainbow Group - 570 104.28 104.28Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 60.00 360.00 Rise & Shine - 21 70 150.00 150.00Early Risers (PB) - 264 345.00 345.00 Rule 62 Group - 927 45.00 45.00East Side Group - 10I 180.00 180.00 Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment - 431 0.00 50.00Emerald Hill Participation - 501 0.00 40.00 Sat Night Early Discussion - 336 0.00 l 70.00Eye Opener Group - 607 122.00 171.30 Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322 0.00 100.00Faculty Group - 1645 60.00 60.00 Saturday AMLive - 782 165.00 165.00Fireside Step Study-NON PUB 136.00 136.00 Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914 40.00 40.00Fletcher HIils Smokeless - 59 50.00 50.00 Saturday Nite Special - 891 100.00 1 00.00Free to Be - 935 0.00 75.05 Scripps Ranch Mens - 1924 50.00 50.00Fresh Air Friday - 266 300.00 300.00 Sober Nooners - 196 0.00 222.94Friday Night Mens - 188 0.00 94.00 Sober Sisters - 980 0.00 102.00Friday Nooners - 318 0.00 70.00 South Bay Alkathon 0,00 37.00Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 45.00 45.00 South Clairemont - 305 0.00 50.00Good Fortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 240.00 Spiritual Awakening - 2275 0.00 I 34.57Good Morning AA - 1888 180.00 180.00 Sunday Back To Basics - 2327 0.00 63.00Great Fact Group - 895 60.00 120.00 Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568 0.00 113.16Grupo Gringo - 1305 0.00 50.00 Sunday Discussion Group - 127 0.00 30.00Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 50.00 Sunday Kind of Love - 429 0.00 150.00How It Is Now Speakers - 390 50.00 50.00 Sunset Steps & Traditions - 1519 0.00 I6.00How It Is Today - 483 60.00 160.00 Take Five - 1323 I00.00 100.00Imperial Beach Group - 79 21.20 63.72 The Other Meeting - 857 0.00 150.00Imperial Mens Group -871 26.00 26.00 Thursday Night Womens Speakers - 183 0.00 123.00International Group - 23 0.00 25.00 Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA - 375 0.00 60.00

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, March 6, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 668meeting to order at 7 :30 pm. Dennis J. read the l 2 Traditions. KathiM. read the Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 9 newCoordinators, I Alternate and 3 visitors stood to be acknowledged.BIRTHDAYS: There were 4 birthdays. 7th tradition was $30.29.ROLL CALL: Ben L. - Assistant Council Chair took the roll. 38groups were represented, a quorum which is (25). It wasM/S/C toapprove the minutes ofthe February Council meeting.History of San Diego Area Meetings: None was given thismonth.Larry from theMorning Attitude Adjustment meeting has agreed to

give the history ofhis meeting in April.SPECIAL REPORTS: Area Assembly­Jeff Area 8 Alt-Registrar reported that there would be an AreaAssembly at the beginning ofApril so that we can share with ourArea Delegate Mark K. our group's opinions on the issues beingaddressed at the General Service Conference. See enclosed flyer formore info.Joel C., Council Chair reported on his experience at PRASSA thispast weekend in Spokane, WA. He attended a round table on PublicInformation. There was discussion on how to effectively do PSA's(Public Service Announcements), having a "sample speakerpresentation" at speaker workshops.There were no Intergroup roundtables this year, but it is planned tohave one next year. PRASSA 200I will be held in Fresno, CA. Joelmentioned at budget time in October that the Council might considersending the Coordinating Council Chair to PRASSA each year.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Arhur S., Chairreported committee met Friday, 2/16/01 at 6:30pm. PRESENT:Arthur S-Chair, Larry N., John G and Mike J. Absent Excused:Mike M., Jim C., Teri, and Glen B.-Co Chair

1 ) Thank you to everyone who answered phones last month. Ifyour group is interested in answering phones or ifyou groupdesires to be put in reserve status, for first available dates,please call Arthur S. @ 286-3719 or 285-0846. If yourgroup desires to reactivate a previous commitment pleasecontact Arthur S.

2) As oftonight's report (March 2001) there is an open night forMarch, the 2" Sunday (daytime) ofthe month.

3) The committee recognized the need for detailedcommunications between the group contacts and the sectionleaders insuring that the phones remained manned All groupcontacts are encouraged to be sure that phone volunteers arcaware of their own time slots ofcommitment and the phonenumbers ofthe folks who are relieving them.

4) The Committee discussed group-recruiting procedure. Whenrecruiting new groups for open nights, strong encouragementis given for the groups to answer phones at Central Office. ltis suggested that call forward procedures only he used inadverse situations that would not incur any long distance tollcharges to Central Office. Anygroup desiring to answer thephones will be accepted.

5) The AHPC would like to thank Ben L., Assistant CouncilChair for attending our meeting.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P - Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday 3/6/0 I. Present: Craig W., Kathy B.,and Steve P. Absent excused: Kathy D., Kathleen Z. and Paul M.Also in attendance was Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair ,

Connie J., Central OfficeManager and George Samuels, ourCPAThere was no quorum to conduct business so an additionalmeeting was scheduled for Thursday, March 15@6.00 pm.1) George Samuels CPA presented Annual Audit for 2000Central Office Manager report:I) The Website has had 17,040 hits since March 2000.2) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts available are Alternate

Fridays Ipm-Spm. Call Connie J. at 619-265-87623) March's "Book of the Month is "As Bill Sees it" (hard

cover). Sale price is $4.75 each. February's Book of theMonth was "Pass it On", 49 were sold.

Old Business:1) Business Committee Guidelines Revision -will be meeting

Thursday, February IS" at 6 pm, we are hoping to wrap upthe revisions at this time.

2) Office Refurbish: Paul M. is going to paint the unpaintedwall.

3) Office Furniture: Kathy D. and SteveP. are still tasked withfinding new chairs and a conference table.

4) Group health Insurance has been set up for employees.COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Committeemet on Wednesday, 2/28/01. PRESENT: Marlon P., Ed E., KathiM., Gaye T., Berwyn H. and Pat H. Absent excused: Tracy H.Visitor: Dennis J. .I) It was M/S/C to approve flyer for April issue for Area

Assembly meeting on April 7,200 I.2) April's Issue: Theme is "Sobriety and The Fourth Step."

The fold-n-label party will be Wednesday, March 14 atCentral Office@ 6 pm.

3) May's Issue: Theme is "Carrying the Message" and "thePain of Self-revelation". Deadline for submissions is April4", The fold and label party is April 18".

New Business;I ) Dennis J. expressed interest in serving on the committee.

Election at Council.2) Editor will ask for submissions from the members of the

Coordinating Council.3) Discussed revising format ofseveral pages ofthe newsletter.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. - Chair reportedcommittee helped set up the meeting area for the Council..Orientation commenced at 6:30 pm. Orientated 5 newCoordinators and I new Alternate.

I) Read Traditions 2 & 3, History of "AA in San Diego".Explained the structure ofthe Coordinating Council andtheirresponsibilities as Coordinators.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, April 12 at6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2" floor.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Angela H., Chairreported that the meeting met on 3/S/0l at 6:30 pm. Present:Angela H. - Chair, Dennis H., JordanM., Bob H., JohnM., MelaineM., Terry L and Sallye M. Absent: Cindy W. - Secretary, CraigW., Sylvia V. and Linda L. Visitors: Joel C., Council Chair, DougM., Danni P and Cathleen M.

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1) Doug and Danni P. were presented to the committee aspotential speaker candidates. Both candidates were approvedas speakers after a short reswne oftheir qualifications.

2) Last month two speakers spoke at Granite HillsHigh Schoolto approximately 90 persons. The committee also manned abooth theWomen's Resource Fair and handed out pamphlets,schedules and information on Alcoholics Anonymous.

Old Business: There was none.New Business:1) Discussed a work party to inventory and clean our cabinet at

Central Office and to review contents of our "Health FairBo". A date for the work party was set for Sunday, March25 between ll am-l pm.

2) Had a request to sponsor a booth at theDel Mar Fair. AngelaH. and JordonM. will take the responsibility to facilitate thisrequest.

3) There was a report on the PI roundtable discussion at thisyear's PRAASA. Several suggestions from the reportwill bediscussed at future meetings ofthe Pl committee.

4) There has been a request from District 9 in the ImperialValley for help in their Pl attempts. After discussion, it wasdecided that Angela will contact them to set up a meeting.Several members expressed willingness to help in thisproject.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Marsha reported that the committeemet on Sunday, February 25 at 6:30pm.Present: Erica D.-Chair, Karen, Andy, Carl andMarsha, volunteer.Absent: Stephen Visitors: Jim, Unity Day Committee, and Ben L.,Assistant Council Chair.I) Elected Carl as secretary.2) There was discussion about the need for someone to attend

themonthly Coordinating Council meeting. Marsha agreed togive the report at the March meeting.

3) Openings on the Program Committee: This committee hastotal of eight positions, to be filled by four males and fourfemales. Currently there are two females and three males.We have 3 openings.

4) Discussed plans for the Unity Day/Founders Day Picnic onJune IO from8:30 am to 3 pm. Unity Day will start at 9 amand picnic at 11 :30am. Also discussed the food menu.Committee will supply hot dogs, buns, condiments, charcoaland soda. Picnic will be a potluck. Committee will alsoprovide BBQ grills, trash cans and Karen will check onprices for a porta-potty. Unity Day committee will supplycoffee. Andy will attend Unity Day committee meeting onMarch I8". We reserved the War Memorial Building andsurroundinglawn and have obtained all permits forthis event

S) Final numbers for 2000 New Year's Event were $626.18over expenses. Overall for 2000 the 3 program committeeevents were $198.49 over expenses.

OLD BUSINESS:1) Coordinator Outreach - Coordinators shared their

experiences with visiting the groups: Larry visited FridayNight Live Big Book. The group expressed that they havehad one in the past and need to elect a new one. Dennis J.

visited Sunday Midday, and as a result they have a newCoordinator tonight. Pat went to OB Thursday Night StepStudy and decided to join their step study. The group wasvery small. Kathi M. went to LemonGrove speakers andgave her pitch. No onewas available at the time, so she isgoing to try again. Alyce went to the Four Winds Baronameeting. There are only fourmembers in the group. Theyused to have a Coordinator, but he doesn't drive anymore.She enjoyed herself very much at the meeting and felt likeshe had left with more than she had taken. Tom went toMission Hills Beginners. Bryan went to Tues OB Mens -very small group but interested. Lorretta went to Noon atthe Grove where she was told that they already had aCoordinator.

2) Joel C. asked the Council if they would like to try theprocess again and they agreed. He would put togetheranother list ofmeetings to visit.

NEW BUSINESS:1) Lea(SOB 11/23/93) was elected unanimously to serveon the

Program Committee. There are still 2 available positions.2) Dennis J. (SOB 2/17/92) was elected unanimously to serve

on the Coordinator Newsletter Committee.3) Joel C. posed the question of whether to continue 7"

Tradition at the Council. He gave a little background on howit came about when the office was running in the red in theearly 90's. Therewasmuch discussion. Therewas amotionto have a donation can by the refreshments rather than to have7" Tradition passed. The motion failed 20/12.

4) General sharing and suggestions on how to · give aCoordinator's report:

• Keep short and be prepared• Main points: upcoming special events, items to be

voted on by group conscience and Serviceopportunities.

• Remind group that minutes of meeting are inCoordinator Newsletter each month.

Joel C. made some announcements:1) Thank you to Jeff. - Alt Registrar our AreaRepresentative.2) Thank you to our coffee maker.3) Thank you to those who setup and will clean up.

Meeting adjourned at 9:02 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

aoi y-Connie J., Recording Secretary

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Contributions February 2001Group Name Feb 01 Ytd01 Group Name

Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94 0.00 100.00 Warm and Friendly - 42Tradition One Alumni - 2157 20.00 "Tues Night Big Book Step Study - 1813 100.00 ass n:. .. +a

Tues Night Mens - 2205 100.00 o n, Ar, 1«

Tuesday AA Step Study - 937 0.00 r.. :. +o z

Tuesday Night Parti cipation - 905 50.00 . .a. o r sc., on

Turkey Group - 1653 80.00 ..s. o. 11

Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 , n.University City Disc.- 368 0.00 . u. 1oo7

Wandering Women - 2298

Your Contributions help Carry the Message.Thank you very much for your support

"Our Twelfth Step- carrying the message- is the basic service that the A.A.Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence.Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics inaction. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those

who haven't been given the truth may die." Bill W.

Your Central Office is here to serve you!There are various ways to help carry the message at Central Office.

Your Group or individuals in the group can:Take 12 Step Calls

Answer phones in the office during the daytimeTake one night a month to answer phones as a Group

Do Utility or JanitorialFold and Label our monthly newsletter, The Coordinator

Another way to participate in Alcoholics Anonymous in San Diego Countyis by having a Coordinator for your group. The Coordiantor represents the groupat the Coordinating Council. Your Coordinator is your group's voice in mattersaffecting Central Office/Intergroup and its Standing Committees. Please call

Central Office for more information on how you oryour group can become more active at the local level.

Ifyour group has a Coordinator and is active at Central Office, Thank You.

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rEeuowsum,ANYwAr {e One Voly,Central office receives approximately 4,000 calls every I ~~ i"&~

month. CJ N d dll ~Approximately 200 of those calls are 12th step calls.

5l Iel%asee.n..-.1%a Chile# $1%/ M5,472to be of service answenng phones. gs IW.'' LWV)ILCentral Office carries all AAWS (Alcoholics Anonymous --........::I

World Services) literature, prints our monthly newsletter, The C d B rs . "Coordinator, prints our schedules, and provides information ome an. e O emee..

regarding other AA service

Is your t1roup Interested In an Alter HoursPhone commument?

One nlstbf tvery monfb your group cananswer phones af Central omcc.

Carry thc mcssage, bond with a sponsec,have a mlnl-medlnst.

can Arthur at (619) 286-3719or Connie at (fit9) 2fi5-81fi2

outer attrI --

Janitorial help needed!Come help us paint!

Call Connie at (619) 265-8762Come visit us on the Web atwww.aasandiego.org

Meeting Schedule, MapsCalendar of Events

Contact with Central Office

CouponBook of the Month

''As Bill Sees It''Selected writings of AA's co-founder.

Regularly $6.00

With Coupon $4.75Savings of $1.25

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SPEAKER MEETINGS 9

There is a SolutionFirehouse at 7876 Hershel

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

Friday Night SpeakeasyService Center 737 13 Street

South Bay Speakers Open MixedSouth Bay Pioneers at 270 "C" Street

ATTENTIONContact Persons & Group

Secretaries:If you want us to continue to publish

your meetings !!Please get your Speaker Meeting

Information to us for publication by theWednesday prior to the first Thursday of

the month.Call Central Office(619 265-8762)

Ask the phone volunteer to fill out ayellow speaker form.

Any Speaker Meetings without a list ofspeakers will no longer be listed on this

page. Call Pat H. 858-452-04927:45 PM SATChula Vista

7:30PMMONLa Jolla

EncinitasEscondidoSan MarcosOceansideOceanside

San Diego

CypressHuntington Bcach

8:15 PM FRIImperial Beach

Imperial BeachNorth Park

7:00 PM SATLemon Grove

Will W.TBAPolly P.Jack P.

JackSki

Pat C.Ed LMable S.Mary C.Phil K.

March 23March 30

April2April9April 16April 23April30

April 7April I4April 21April 28

North Shores SpeakersClub 4861 Cass St

Sober Camels Speakers MeetingLakeside Community Center9851 Vine Street

April 7April I4April 21April 28

April 7April I4April 21April 28

MikeE.Jeanine T.Mary H.Jason S.

Bill S.

KimS.Guiscppe D.

Long BeachVan NuysEl CajonAnaheim

8:00 PM SATPacific Beach

San DiegoSan DiegoSolana BeachMontebello

6:00 PM SUNLakeside

Mother, Mother Tell Me True

Mother, Mother, tell me true,What is wrong with me and you?Is the alcohol we drink,What makes it hard for us to think?Could it be the alcohol,That makes us often trip and fall?

If I decide to give it up,Will you then refill my cup?If I decide I've had my fill,Will you love me still?

Old Town Speakers

April IApril 8April 15April 22April 29

Dick B.Ron L.Manny R.Debbie G.AlW.

Moreno ValleyEl CajonSan DiegoVistaLeucadia

7:00 PM SUNLa Mesa

When .l look in the mirrorIt's you l see.And I beg of you,To set me free.But as I stand here now upon your grave,I remain forever an alcoholic slave.

Apr IApr8Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29

Angel S.Don N.Connie S.Don L.Clancy I.

Los AngelesHollywoodAlpineSimi ValleyLos Angeles

By Bonnie M.Copyright 200 l

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Things to do & Places to go

San Diego Spring RoundupApril 12 - 15, 2001

Hyatt Regency San DiegoFlyers & Registration Forms atCentral Om7ice (619)265 8762

Third Weekenders CampingApril 20 - 22, 2001Oak Creek RV Park

Information: Jim B. (619)443.5263

AA Retreat for Men & WomenApril 20- 22, 200 I

Prince ofPeace Abbey, Oceansideinfo: Bill/Diana (619)448.8980

Back to Basics Men's Sobriety WorkshopMay 4- 6, 2001

Camp Cuyamuca, JulianInfo. (760)631-2976 or www.backtobasics.org

16th Annual Laguna Mountain Sober 'n CrazyMillennium May Day Madness

May 4- 6, 200 I Lake HenshawFlyers at Central Office

Combined Unity Day/Founders Day PicnicJune 10, 200 I War Memorial Building and Grounds

Unity Day from 8:30 - 11 30 amPicnic from I I: 30 am - 3.00 pm

A.A. Desert Pow WowJune 14- 17, 2001, Indian Wells

Information: SherAli J. (760)360.5529www.desertpowwow.com

17th Annual South Bay RoundupJuly 5-8, 2001,Torrance Marriott

Information (3 10)354.7660www.southbayroundup.org

Pacific Northwest ConferenceJuly 6 - 8, 200 I Double Tree Inn, Boise, Idaho

Registration and Flyers at Central Office

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

12 Rewards to the 12 Step Program

I. Hope instead of desperation.2. Faith instead of despair.3. Courage instead of fear.4 Peace ofmind instead of confusion5. Self-respect instead of self-contempt6. Self-confidence instead of helplessness.7The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.8 A clean conscience instead of a sense ofguilt.9. Real friendships instead of loneliness.IO. A clean pattern of life instead of a purposeless existence.11. The love and understanding of our families instead oftheir doubts and fears.12 The freedom ofa happy life instead of the bondage ofanAlcoholic obsession.(from "Here's How" Chicago Area Service Office)

A Little Humor from the Internet

If drinking is interfering with your work, you're probably aheavy drinker. If work is interfering with your drinking,you're probably an alcoholic.

I often obsessively pursued feeling good ... no matter how badit made me feel.

When I was new, I didn't think I had any obsessions, until Istarted thinking about it Then it was all I could thinkabout.

It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it.

Newcomer reading the "Promises" for the first time. "Wewill comprehend the word cemetery and we will knowpeace "

I never told a lie that wasn't TRUE'

If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around atthe meetings you go to and take a look at who you're tryingto impress.

The mind is a great servant ... but a lousy master.

Before I came to A.A.I was dead; but I did not knowenough to lie down.

(cunuinued from Paye !,

'The book was right the stories true. and mine proved no different. What started as a fewdrinks at the bar turned once again to morning beers and lunchtime cocktails and in notime I took "incomprehensible demoralization" to new heights.

With the grace of a loving God, I stumbled into the "Solutions in the Morning" meetingat stepping Stone in Hillcrest and surrendered my ego once again. And it was there thatI begin to see some previously unrecognizable truths about myself, defects of characterthat if I continued to deny and hang onto, they would send me out once again. I learnedthat the world had indeed wronged me, but that in each situation l had played a majorrole I learned that "...a life filled with deep resentment leads only to futility and unhap­piness" and that resentments will get me drunk. Upon closer examination. I discoveredthat I resented just about everyone and everything for having more than I (or perceivedto have). getting more attention than I. being smarter. cuter, sexier, richer. happier, taller.slimmer. ad infinitum. I learned that self and fear had heretofore ruled my life andblocked me from the sunlight of the spirit With a lot of loving guidance from my spon­sor. I began to set these fears and resentments to paper and, painfully, my lite becameclearer.

Today. I am still not as wealthy as I'd like to be and my stomach still hangs over my belta bit. but I don't resent the next guy for it. My life is infinitely better than it was and farexceeds anything I could have scripted.

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"... 'Do you really mean the only reason you are here is to tryand help me and to help yourself?'

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MAY 2001Vol. I, No. IV

INSIDE • • •

The Pain of Self-Revelation

My years of experience have taught me that, in the realm of pain. as inphysics, every pain dealt another results in an equal and opposite paininflicted upon oneself. The reason for this conclusion is simple, an active

and honest conscience. Something agreed to be necessary for the recovery from alco­holism, as well as a requirement for a relationship with God.

May Calendarof Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements

MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

SpeakerMeet i n gs, pg 9

April 2001Coordinating

CouncilMinutes, insert

Group ContributionsMarch 2001

I see newcomers and occasionally oldtimers in meetings. bodies weak, faces gaunt,looking hunted and haunted. and largely appearing so because they arc in pain. Thesting of conscience realized by those who would claim that morality is for losers andreligious fanatics. They arc told to work the steps and being somewhat in the darkand honestly wanting things to get better they dutifully begin. Then Step Four isreached and even the most enthusiastic AA is faced with a dilemma Thinking and writ­ing about one's moral infelicities is painful, and sometimes the pain doesn't go awayfor months. Sure it helps to know that even though I don't immediately feel the painright now, it is still there and is hindering the conduct of my daily life, but watching mybody fall apart because of sublimated pain is a lot easier than feeling it.

As a sponsor I have had to tell sponsees that no, moral inventories are not easy, and yes,they a.re at times frightening and painful, but trust in a loving God. prayer, meetingsand reaching out to others when the pain is overwhelming will, most of the time, suf­fice to keep even the most sensitive AA from seeing alcohol as a viable solution. Thesurprising fact on the other side of the Fifth Step is that I no longer have to inflict painon other people, and thereby release myself from the burden of, "Those bad peoplewho want to hurt me for no reason whatsoever." When I admitted to another personthat I was the ultimate source of my pain and can discover in myself the secret causesof my torment I can, at the very least, stop pointing to my friends and loved ones as thecause, and thereby somewhat lessen this need to escape.

Written byEd E.

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We suggest as an expression of thankscontributing at least one dollar for

each year sober on your sobriety date.

Memorial

Ralph R. 29 years 2/23/72Dignity Unlimited Passed March 2001

Steve H. 21 years 12/12/79Sole Purpose Passed March 29 2001

JackieM. 34 yearsPassed February 17 2001

Clay L. 28 years 8/20/72Friday Night Men's at 6" and Penn

Passed January 8 2001

Juan 36 yearsPassed March 4 2001

PatD.

Joyce L.

FOUNDER'S DAYCELEBRATION

Come celebrate AA's 66 birthday on June I0" at the

War Memorial Building in Balboa Park, sponsored by all the

various service organizations within the San Diego - Imperial

Area. On AA's birthday this year, we will unit Founder's

Day, Unity Day, Grapevine and La Vina celebrations.

Festivities will start with a JOINT SERVICE PROGRAM

at 9 am, featuring Service and Grapevine / La Vina

presentations represented by a Grapevine or La Vina speaker

who had their stories published in AA's meeting in print.

Celebrate with gratitude that our message of recovery is in

print in many languages, our ongoing meeting in print, and

the continuing success of the four-year-old Spanish meeting

in print. Browse the service tables to learn about the many

service commitments available to help you maintain your

sobriety, ask questions about what these groups do to carrythe message to those who need to hear it, and how you can be

a part of it.Attend our annual FOUNDER'S DAY PICNIC, starting

at 11:30, featuring good food, lots of fun, games and greatfellowship. The sponsors of this event include San Diego and

North County Spanish and English speaking Central Offices,San Diego Coordinating Council, North County and Spanish

Intergroups, San Diego and North County Hospitals and

Institutions Committee, and the San Diego - Imperial AreaAssembly. Other service committees sponsoring AA's

birthday celebration are: The Grapevine and La Vina, which

are hosting; Literature, Public Information, Cooperation with

the Professional Community, Archives, Contact Services,Newsletters, Audio / Visual, Accessibilities, Telephone

Answering Services, Spanish Translation Services, Young

People, Orientation, Program Agenda, Policy, Finance and

many others.This service event is a perfect opportuni ty to introduce

others lo service opportuni ties, so bring your sponsor and

sponsees, your new and longtime friends in the fellowship.

Join us in celebrating AA's 66" birthday as we make serviceto our fellows FUN.

4/11/733/22/72

5/10/86

6/16/906/8/86

12/9/90

2/22/93

3/11/993/8/994/11/962/19/964/22/96

3/26/7912/18/74

Bob C.Rob F.

Back to Basics

Juliet H.Sherlene F.

Birthdays2 years2 years5 years5 years6 years

Mission Hills BeginnersRobert B. 8 years

Eye OpenerAnthony R. 10 years

Friday Imperial GroupVirginia K. I I yearsBob B. 15 years

Saturday Night Candlelight15 years

Saturday Night Candlelight22 years26 years

Friday Imperial Group28 years29 years

Marilyn H.Janet L.

DianneFrances R.

4 MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

NEW MEETINGS

CANCELLED

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended April's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?AA By the Bay La Mesa Big Book

Another Sober Tuesday La Mesa Open DiscussionAt One With Each Other Mira Mesa Sunday Morning Men's

Chula Vista Tuesday Night Men's Miracles on MondayClairemont Men's Group Monday Night North Park AA

Clairemont Women's Step Study Morning Attitude AdjustmentCoffee Clutchers North Park Men'sCrest Group Old Town Speakers

Downtown Discussion Group Pacific Beach GroupEasy Does It Riders Point Loma Men'sEl Cajon Daytime Porter Hall Structured Step Study

El Cajon Women's Serenity South ClairemontFourth Dimension Tierra Santa Murphy Canyon GroupFriday Night Men's Traditions Study

Golden Hill Sunday Night Discussion Wann and FriendlyGreat Fact Group Water Walkers Too

Haul Your Hiney Out of Bed Women in HarmonyImperial Beach Group

TRUDGEONStore - rcar 260 ½ Third AveChula Vista Saturday@ 10:00 P

SAT MORNING RAPPCenter 1501 ImperialDowntown Saturday @ 9:00 A

MIRACLE ON 24TH STREETRecv Hm 2410 E StreetGolden Hill Saturday @ 6:30 P

RANCHERS IN RECOVERYScrv Cent 1109 E WashingtonEl Cajon Saturday @ 7.00 P

YOUNG PEOPLE UNITERRC 760I Convoy CourtClairemont Sunday@ 5:00 P

U.C. SOBER WOMENCampus Bldg #407 University CenterLa Jolla Monday @ Noon

12 X12STEP STUDYClub 1730 MonroeUniversity Heights Monday@ 7:00 P

PENASQUITOS STEP STUDYChurch 14484 Penasquitos Dr.Rancho Penasquitos Tuesday @ 8:.00 P

CLAIREMONT BIG BOOK STUDYRRC 760 l Convoy CourtClairemont Tuesday @ 8:00 P

FRIDAY MEN'S DISCUSSIONOffice Bldg 1606 State StDowntown Friday @ Noon

YOUNG AND SOBERClub Back Room 9535 Kearny Villa # 104Mira Mesa Tuesday @7:30 P

CARRYING THE MESSAGEResidence 700 E NaplesChula Vista Wednesday @ 6:30 P

OLD TOWN SPEAKERSScottish Rite Temple_1895 Cam del Rio S.Mission 'Valley Sunday @ 7:00 PUntil_Mg 27 only

WOMANS GUT LEVELClub 1944 30 StreetGolden Hill Sunday @ 10:00 ANo Longer a _SmokingMeeting

SATURDAY NIGHT CANDLELIGHTClub 1944 30 StreetGolden Hill Saturday @ 9:30 PNo Longer a_SmokingMeeting

LA JOLLA BASIC BIB STUDYChurch 9595 La Jolla Shores Dr.La Jolla Thursday @_6:3o P

LAKESIDE DRUNKSClub 9940 River StLakeside Wednesday @5:00 P

ANYTHING GOESCommerce Bldg 607Desert GardenEl Centro Wednesday@ 7:00 P

WED. NIGHT CLOSED TOPICClub 1944 30 StreetGolden Hill Wednesday @8:15 PNo Longer g_Smoking Meeting

4 DIRECTIONSClubhouse 1096 Barona RdLakeside Tuesday @ 7:00 P

UP THE STREET STEP STUDYClub 1944 30 StreetGolden Hill Monday @ 8:00 PNo_Longer g_SmokingMeeting

EL CAJONHAPPY HOUR GROUPChurch 311 Highland AveEl Cajon Daily @ 5:30 PasHappy_Hour Group

GRAPE STREET SUNRISEClub 1944 30 StreetGolden HiII Daily @ 7.00 ANo Longer a SmokingMeeting

CHANGES

CORRECTIONSNO HOLDS BARREDChurch 1465 E. MadisonEl Cajon Tuesday @7.00 PMap Code ShouldBe 125244

San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousStatement of Income and Expenses

March 31, 2001

5.

Mar 01 % of Income YTD 2001 YTD2000 $ Change Budget 2001

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

ContributionsGroupContributions lndivldualContributions SDIAA

Interest - CheckingInterest - Cert of Deposits

Total Income

ExpenseAccounting & LegalAuto/Travel/SeminarBank Service ChargesCash (Over) ShortChecks Returned - Bad DebtDepreciationEquipment Malnt & RepairEquipment PurchaseInsuranceOffice Malnt. & RepairsOffice SuppliesOutside ServicesPostage - Return MailRent

TaxesTelephoneutllltles-ElectricityWebsiteEMPLOYEESAccrued Payroll TaxesEmployeeWagesEmployee Health BenefitInsurance-Worker's Comp

Total Expense

Net Ordinary Income

10,028.07 93.37% 24,492.91 26,400.20

395.57 3.68% 697.52 443.20

240.00 2.23% 345.00 355.00

9.26 0.09% 26.92 39.24

67.62 0.63% 165.14 157.17

10,740.52 100.00% 25,727.49 27,402.81

2,675.00 24.91% 3,445.00 4,089.50

46.80 0.44% 154.05 138.25

44.00 0.41% 6200 84.60

29.C6 0.27% 13.66 -3252

6292 0.59% 6292 63,79

135.00 1.26% 4C6.00 170.00

243. 25 226% 547,94 800.93

0.00 0.00% -10.00 0.00

70.18 0.65% 349 .36 88.84

0.00 0.00% 0.00 65.00

434.64 4.05% 1,040.24 1,042.88

0.00 0.00% 0.00 2,220 75

0.00 0.00% 176.80 100.00

1,468.00 13.67% 4,404.00 4,275.00

35.00 0.33% 35.00 10.00

219.15 204% 619.68 625.99

61275 5.71% 1,316.01 836.97

10.00 0.0% 98.85 71295

489.09 4.55% 1,177.99 878.24

4,837.56 45.04% 13,987.93 10,293.50

140,00 1.30% 544.00 700.00

5260 0.49% 5260 382.82-11,004.99 108.05% 28,483.03 27,547.49--864 .47 -8.05% -2,755.54 -144.68

-1,915.29 100,000.00

254.32 2,SC0.00

-10.00 1,000.00

-1232 155.00

7.97 2,250.00

-1,675.32 105,985.00

-644 .50 6,965.00

15.80 1,SC0.00

-2260 235.00

46.18 -100.00

-0.87 150.00

235.00 2,200.00

-252.99 3,150.00

-10.00 1,SC0.00

200.52 1,SC0.00

-65 .00 SC0.00

-2.64 4,000.00

-2.220.75 0.00

76.80 428.00

129.00 18,320.00

25.00 10.00

-6.31 2,800.00

479.04 5,000.00

-614.10 SC0.00

290 .75 5,650.00

3,694.43 58,200.00

-156.00 3,080.00

-330.22 850.00

935.54 116,488.00--2,610.86 -10,S'J3,00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule)Total Other Income

standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule)

Total Other Expense

Net Other Income

Net Income

1,006.17 10.21% 3,948.50 5,411.62 -1,463.12 17,500.00

1.,096.17 10.21% 3,948.50 5,411.62 -1,463.12 17,SCO.OO

447,49 417% 1,'Z58.99 91226 346.73 4,678.00-447.49 417% 1.,258.99 912.26 346.73 4,678.00-648.68 6.04% 2,689.51 4,499.36 -1,809.85 12,822.00--216.79 -2.01% -66.03 4,364.68 4,420.71 2,319.00

• 6 Contributions March 2001• aGroup Name Mar 01 Ytd 01 Group Name Mar 01 Ytd 01

16CT, .57 IT3 1Tr3 Ty.To» aFTG3 a06.60 070092037 Discussion Group - 861 0.00 350.00 Harmony Group-585 500.00 500.00A New Way To Live- 846 0.00 100.00 Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 50.00Allied Gardens Friday Lunch-766 66.01 66.0l How It Is Now Speakers - 390 0.00 50.00Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 How It Is Today - 483 0.00 160.00Annual Christmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 Imperia l Beach Group - 79 34.68 98.40Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 0.00 480.00 Imperial Mens Group - 871 24.00 50.00At Ono With Each Other - 789 0.00 75.00 International Group - 23 0.00 25.00Back to Basics - 1026 250.00 250.00 Just for Fun • 2469 0.00 135.65Battery Chargers - 98 0.00 72.86 La Jolla Beginners - 82 0.00 300.00Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 La Jolla Cove Beginners-1265 248.00 248.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - l 007 89.40 119.40 La Jolla Discussion Group - 85 0.00 157.58Big Book & 12 x 12 Study - 100 0.00 31.00 La Jolla Nonsmoker Disc-88 150.00 150.00Big Book Discussion Founder's Gr-581 48.00 48.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri - 758 0.00 40.00Bonita Women -1003 39.00 39.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 0.00 60.00Cajon View Open Disc 471 75.00 75.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Wed-613 80.00 80.00Cajon View Step Study - 458 20.00 20.00 La Jolla Soledad Mens-717 688.50 688.50Care & Share - 1831 40.00 40.00 La Jolla Speakers 150.00 150.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 0.00 50.00 La Mesa Big Book-1689 100.00 100.00Casa De Oro Weds Nile - 2049 0.00 60.00 La Mesa Step Study Workshop - 1621 0.00 50.00Chula Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 50.00 50.00 La Mesa Womens Sat Moring416 90.00 90.00Clairemont Daytime Step Study - 427 50.00 100.00 Lake Murray Womens - 572 0.00 100.00Clairemont Men's -301 333.60 333.60 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 0.00 80.00Clairemont Mesa Step Study - 1997 20.00 40.00 Lemon Grove Speakers - 120 120.00 300.00Clairemont Mixed Discussion - 338 0.00 75.00 Linda Vista Mens - 320 0.00 60.00Clairemont Step Study-482 30.00 30.00 Little Apple Group - 1438 0.00 70.00Clairemont Thurs Brown Bag -315 40.00 80.00 Living Free - 477 0.00 600.00Clairemont Wednesday Group - 303 121.50 171.50 LotusWomens Step Study-1647 30.00 30.00Clairemnont Weds Noon Brown Bag-313 97 00 97.00 Love and Truth 12x12-1617 0.00 56.50Clairemont Womens Step Study-341 74.43 74.43 Lunch With Bill W Bunch - 774 0.00 10000Coffee Clutchers - 2332 0.00 140,00 Mens Step Study - 965 0.00 50.00Conscious Contact Study Group- 2282 0.00 60.00 Mens Structured Step Study - 1469 0.00 109.50Convoy Discussion -314 0.00 50.00 Mid-Week Mens - 560 197.00 297.00Coronado Beginners - 344 0.00 25.00 Mira Mesa Womens - 411 0.00 50.55Coronado Big Book Study-1644 50.00 50.00 Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers - 271 0.00 100.00Coronado Mens - 1631 0.00 80.00 Mission Bay Speakers-1692 120.00 120.00Corouado Noooers-497 50.00 50.00 Mission Hills Beginners - 1612 0.00 240.00Coronado Number One Group - 343 0.00 50.00 Monday Barefoot - 139 0.00 29.20Coronado Proespect Discussion 1-350 50.00 50.00 Mon Eve Smokeless Dinner-1723 120.00 120.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 0.00 75.00 Monday Night Big Book Study-2345 46.00 46.00Coronado Womens Meeting - 1656 0.00 25.79 Moring Attitude Adjustment - 7 68 0.00 600.00Coronado Woman Speaker Disc-2167 50.00 50.00 Moring Glorys Womens S/S-543 0.00 30.00Cowles Mt Smokeless Discussion-681 90.00 90.00 Noon At The Grove - 628 237.05 551.05Daily Reflections - 2097 000 90.00 Nooners Anonymous-1164 125.00 125.00Dawn Patrol - 263 98.70 423.13 Noontime on the Patio - 2203 0.00 250.00D.D.G.T.M-767 90.00 327.70 North Park Meo.s-465 37.00 37.00Dignity Unlimited • 205 0.00 50.00 One Step Ahead- 715 0.00 120.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 0.00 50.00 One Step at a Time Runners-1647 72.72 72.72Double Dose Of Serenity - 1349 0.00 97.15 Open Minded Mens-626 50.00 50.00Downtown Discussion - 1665 0.00 119.92 Original Tues Night Step Study-2124 90.00 90.00Down town Noon Discussion - 1607 0.00 40.00 Over 50-840 40.00 80.00Downtown Noon Womens - 1186 0.00 15.00 Pacific Beach Weekend Warmup - 725 0.00 180.00Drunks Only-1605 947.46 947.46 Pass it on Group-170 50.00 50.00Early Birds-1666 123.23 123.23 Point Loma Sun Night Discussion - 243 10.00 20.00Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00 Poinsetti a Group-2210 50.00 50.00Early Risers (PB)- 264 0.00 345.00 Point Loma Mens-245 50.00 50.00East Side Group - 101 0.00 180.00 Porter Hall Big Book - 2410 0.00 10.00Emerald Hill Participation - 501 0.00 40.00 Porter Hall Structured S/S -97 0.00 45.00Eye Opener Group - 607 43.60 214.90 P Loma Womens Discussion - 1608 98.60 168.70Faculty Group - 1645 0.00 60.00 RB. Early Birds 50.00 50.00Fireside Step Study- 0.00 136.00 Rainbo Bridge-817 50.00 50.00Fletcher HIll s Smokeless - 59 0.00 50.00 Rainbow Group - 570 30.58 134.86Free on Friday-7 60 200.00 200.00 Rise & Shine - 2170 0.00 150.00Free to Be -935 0.00 75.05 Round Table Discussion-123 50.00 50.00Fresh Air Friday - 266 0.00 300.00 Rule 62 Group - 927 0.00 45.00Friday Night Mens - 188 111.00 205.00 Safe, Sane & Sober-1350 200.00 200.00Friday Nooners - 318 45.00 115.00 Santee Thursday Closed Mixed-145 10.00 10.00Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 0.00 45.00 Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment -431 0.00 50.00GoodFortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 240.00 Sat Night Early Discussion - 336 150.00 320.00GoodMorning AA- 1888 263.00 443.00 Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322 0.00 100.00Great Fact Group - 895 0.00 120.00 Saturday AM Live - 782 0.00 165.00Grupo Gringo - 1305 50.00 100.00 Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914 40.00 80.00

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, April 12, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 669meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Eddie read the 12 Traditions. Maryread the Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 4 newCoordinators, 1 Alternate and 2 visitors stood to be acknowledged.BIRTIIDAYS: There were 5 birthdays. 7th tradition was $29.00.ROLL CALL: Ben L. - Assistant Council Chair took the roll. 41groups wererepresented, a quorumwhich is (25). It wasM/S/C toapprovetheminutes oftheFebruary Council meetingwith changeofdate fromMarch 6, 2001 to March 8, 2001.History of San Diego Area Meetings: Larry from the MoringAttitude Adjustment meeting gave the history of his meeting. Thegroup was started in 1986 with 3 people meeting M-F at 7am. Itrelocated in 1988 to theKMRC on Convoy Court in 1988 and addedSat & Sun meetings in 1990. Larry reported on very spirited groupthat has had its share ofexcitement. Themeeting now enjoys over ahundred regular attendees.Volunteer for next month -Kathi M. for "Lemon Grove Speakers"SPECIALREPORTS: Area Assembly­Suzanne R Area 8 Alt-Chairperson reported on the April 7Delegate Informational Assembly whereDelegateMark K. gatheredour group's opinions on the issues being addressed at the GeneralService Conference. TheDelegate will be traveling to New Yorkforthe Conference at the end of April and will bring activity of theconference to the Delegate's Report Back Assembly, which will beheld Saturday, May 19, 2001 at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista.Cheryl Roberts read a letter ofgratitude and good-bye to the council.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Arthur S., Chairreported committee met Friday, 3/16/01 at 6:30pm. PRESENT:Arthur S-Chair, Ben L. (late) Absent Excused: None

1) Thank you to everyone who answered phones last month. Ifyour group is interested in answering phones or ifyou groupdesires to be put in reserve status, for first available dates,please call Arthur S. @ 286-3719 or 285-0846. If yourgroup desires to reactivate a previous commitment pleasecontact Arthur S.

2) As oftonight's report (March 200 I) there are no opennights.3) The committee recognized the need for detailed

communications between the group contacts and the sectionleaders insuring that the phones remainedmanned. All groupcontacts are encouraged to be sure that phone volunteers areaware oftheir own time slots ofcommitment and the phonenumbers ofthe folks who are relieving them.

4) The Committee discussed group-recruiting procedure. Whenrecruiting new groups foropen nights, strong encouragementis given for the groups to answer phones at Central Office. Itis suggested that call forward procedures only be used inadverse situations that would not incur any long distance tollcharges to Central Office. Any.group desiring to answer thephones will be accepted.

5) The AHPC would like to thank Ben L., Assistant CouncilChair for attending ourmeeting.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P. - Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday 4/10/01. Present: Kathleen 0., KathyB., Kathy D., Paul M. and Steve P. Absent excused: Craig W.Also in attendance was Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair,Connie J., Central Office Manager and Laura B., RecordingSecretary. Members constituted a quorum.

Minutes for the last meeting were accepted.Financial Statements were unanimously approved.Central Office Manager report;1) TheWebsite has had 19,725 hits to date anaverage of 1,500

hits per month.2) April's "Book oftheMonth is "Language oftheHeart"

Sale price is $8.00 each. March's Book ofthe Month was"As Bill Sees I", 69 were sold

3) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts are currently filled.However, there is aneed foron-call volunteers. Call Connieat 619-265-8762.

4) Spanish Literature. There exists a surplus of Spanish BigBooks in our bookstore and the 1995 World Conventionpublication AA Everywhere, Anywhere at the SpanishCentral Office bookstore. The Business Committeeunanimously approved a trade of these publications to bearranged.

5) Carpeting. Connie is now speaking to the ownerofCarpeteriaafter disappointing responses to our complaint logged withthe service representative. All calls are documented andwillnow be followed up with letters.

6) Old Chairs. There are eight stacking chairs available, first toany meeting that needs them, then first comer to CentralOffice.

7) Thank you to PaulM. for painting "The Wall".8) Accounting. The Zip disk with Year 2000 accounting and

group database is in the safety deposit box. Year 2000 taxpapers havebeen sent. October CD, $10,000 was transferredon April 1, 2001. Connie presented several charts showingIO-year trends in contributions. There was some discussionabout falling contributions in Jan. and Feb. 2001.

9) District number has now been added to group data.10) Central Office Purchases. TheBusiness Committee approved

$400 to purchase a new TV and VCR to the volunteer area$100to purchase a 5-shelfbookcase and votedpermission tohave Connie investigate the cost ofacquiring satellite TV.

Old Business: .1) Business Committee Guidelines Revision -- Members will

take homefor review. Ajob description forPressmanwill beadded. KathyD., Joel C. and SteveP. will meet at a later dateto construct guide for changes.

2) Office Furniture: Thank you to Kathy D. and Steve P. forfinding new chairs and a conference table.

3) Incorporation. The committee voted unanimously to presenta motion for incorporation to the Council at its next meeting,Thursday, April 12, 2001

New Business1) Cheryl resigned as Administrative Assistant effective April

20, 2001. Recruitment ad will run in May and Junenewsletter. Deadline for applications is June 11. Ad hoccommittee selected by Joel C. will screen applications andconduct initial interviews by June 22, final interviews the lastweek ofJune. Passed unanimously.

2) Motion tohire a temp until permanent assistant hired. Passedunanimously.

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COORDINATORNEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Committeemet onWednesday, 4/4/0 I. PRESENT: MarlonP., EdE., KathiM.,BerwynH. andPatH. Absent excused: TracyH. Visitors: ChrisC.,Jim H., Jeny L., FeliciaI) It wasMISIC to approve flyers forMay issue for Just forFun

Group, Unity Day Celebration and Old Town SpeakersMeeting.

2) May's Issue: Theme is "Carrying the Message" and "thePain of Self-revelation" The fold-n-label party will beWednesday, April 18" at Central Office @6 pm.

3) June's Issue: Theme is "Were EntirelyReady". Deadline forsubmissions isMay 2%. The fold and label party isMay 16%.

New Business:I ) The newsletter will contain a piece suggesting to the

fellowship that they contribute a dollar per year ofsobrietyontheir sobriety date.

2) M/S/C that without the at least three volunteers from thegroup submitting flyers attending the fold and label, the flyerwill not be folded and mailed with the newsletter.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. reported theCommittee met at 6:00pm. Present: Dick B, Barbara, Teri. Talkedabout June being the time to elect new committee chair.Orientation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 2 new Coordinators and Inew Alternate.l) Read Traditions 3 & 9, History of "AA in San Diego".

Explained the structure ofthe Coordinating Council and theirresponsibilities as Coordinators.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, May 1O at6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2"" floor.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Angela H., Chairreported that the committee met on 4/2/01 at 6:30 pm. Present:Angela H - Chair, Bob H, John M, Sallye M, Sylvia V, Teny L,Craig W, Cindy W - Secretary, Melaine M, Danni P, Jordan MandDennis H Absent: DougM. Visitors: Joel C., Council Chair, DougM and Cathleen M.I) Last month ten speakers spoke at three functions to

approximately 4l5 persons.Old Business:I) Cabinet was reorganized .2) Spanish literature and 7 new PI workbooks were ordered.3) Melanie was put in charge ofthe phone list.New Business:1) Linda L resigned from committee.2) Sallye was put in charge ofP.S.A.s.3) Doug M was replaced by Danni due to non-attendance.4) Ordered two new stamps and other office supplies.5) Sallye is preparing new billboard.6) Cindy writing thank you note to group that donated literature

racks.7) Need liaison with C.P.C.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Erica reported that the committeemet on Sunday, March 25" at 6:30pm.Present: Erica D.-Chair, Carl and Lia. Volunteers. Marsha andRobert, Absent: Karen, Andy and Stephan Visitors: Jim, Unity DayCommittee, and Ben L., Assistant Council Chair.l) MISIC Committee meets on last Sunday of the month at

Central Office at 6:30 pm.2) Openings on the Program Committee: This committee has

total of eight positions, to be filled by four males and four Afemales. Currently there are three females and three males.We have 2 openings.

3) Discussed plans for the Unity Day/Founders Day Picnic onJune 10. Unity Day from 9 am to 11:30 am and picnic atnoon to 3 pm. Also discussed games and food menu.Committee to supply hot dogs, buns, condiments, charcoal,soda and, possibly, punch. Other items for the picnic will bepotluck, i.e. potato salad, salads, fruit and deserts .The following duties were assigned:Robert: Names ofvolunteers to help with the picnic; grill

and coolers.Tables and volleyball equipment; trash disposalResearch price ofportable toiletsHorseshoesResearch cost of food, condiments, plates, etc.Create poster board with schedule ofgames forage groups I to6,7to 12and 13 to adult.

Marsha: Research cost ofprizesConfirm who will supply coffee, creamer, cups,sugar, etc. Research water source at the picnicarea and coal disposal and cooling ofgrills.

Andy attended the Unity Day Committee meetingMarch 18,200 I, but apparently the meeting had been canceled

OLD BUSINESS:1) Coordinator Outreach - Joel passed around 2 new lists of

groups for coordinators to go visit.2) Question was asked, "Whether the new coordinators present

were a result ofsomeone visiting their group. No.NEW BUSINESS:1) Incorporation ofthe Coordinating Council was presented by

Steve P. to protect Personal Liability ofpeople serving oncouncil. For more information contact Steve P., BusinessCommittee Chair @ 858-551-2021. Copies ofpresentationavailable at Central Office.a) It wasMIS to take motion back to groups and vote in

May. Motion Failed 20/15b) IwasMIS for the Business Committee to bring more

information to Council and vote in June. Motionpassed 33/2

2) Erica D. Program Chair asked the Coordinators to ask theirgroups for input on what type ofAnniversary Breakfast theywould like. Possibly a "catered" or $5.00 Pancake Breakfast(which would require lots ofvolunteers to help with event).

3) It wasM/S/C unanimously to elect Dave with 2 years to theProgram Committee, Pat H. to the Newsletter Commi ttee andDanni P. (1 1/30/96) to the P.I. Committee

4) Kathy B. volunteered to make coffee in May for Council.

AnnouncementsThanks to Suzanne - Alt. Area Chair, Tom for coffee, Tom andJoel for setup, Dave and Ben for PA setup

Meeting adjourned at 9:02 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Cori ?Connie J., Recording Secretary

Lia:

Erica:

Dave:Karen:Ben:

atContributions March 2001 7

Group Name Mar 01 Ytd 01 Group Name Mar 01 Ytd 01G.GERE.57.1T 0.00 10 T5.a6,3G.571 20.00 20.00Scripps Ranch Mens - 1924 0.00 50.00 Tues Night Big Book Step Study - 1813 0.00 100.00Senior and Sober Discussion-I 71 I 120.00 120.00 Tues Night Mens - 2205 0.00 100.00Sober Camel Speakers Meeting-2296 89.75 89.75 Tues Night Primary Purpose- 130 91.00 91.00Sober Nooners - 196 0.00 222.94 Tues Rule 62 Lunch Group-590 130.00 180.00Sober Sisters - 980 0.00 102.00 Tuesday AA Step Study -937 0.00 75.00South Bay AIkathon 0.00 37.00 Tuesday Night Participation - 905 50.00 100.00South Clairemont - 305 40.00 90.00 Turkey Group - 1653 0.00 80.00Spiritual Awakening -2275 360.00 494.57 Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 157.01Step by Step-1486 24.96 24.96 Unity Step Study-1482 80.00 80.00Sunday Back To Basics - 2327 000 63.00 University City Disc.- 368 0.00 15.75Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568 0.00 113.16 Wandering Women - 2298 0.00 84.40Sunday Discussion Group -127 0.00 30.00 Warm and Friendly - 42 0.00 50.00Sunday Kind ofLove- 429 0.00 150.00 Water Walkers -5 0.00 68.50Sunday Morning Spiritual Meeting-1700 50.00 50.00 Wednesday Discussion Group - 2431 0.00 50.00Sunset Steps & Traditions - 1519 0.00 16.00 Wednesday Night Closed Topic - 165 0.00 37.50Take Five - 1323 100.00 200.00 Wednesday Winners Circle - 496 0.00 235.80The Other Meeting - 857 150.00 300.00 Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687 0.00 325.00Thursday Night Womens Speakers - 183 0.00 123.00 We've Come Along Way -1616 0.00 60.00Thursday Steps-646 15.00 15.00 What Now- 325 0.00 147.00Tierrasan ta-Murphy Canyon AA - 375 0.00 60.00 Womans Let Go and Let God-446 109.15 109.15Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94 0.00 100.00 Women In Harmony - 1807 50.00 100.00Tradition One Alumini-2157 20.00 40.00 Womens Step Study-296 120.00 120.00

Your Contributions help Carry the Message.Thank you very much for your support.

Accepting Applications for the Position ofADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT at Central Office

The position_ of Administrative Assistant is currently open. The successful candidatewill provide general administrative and clerical support to the Central Office Manager.They will also be responsible for customer service for the bookstore. This positionrequires a working knowledge of Windows 98-based computers, together with adatabase software program, word processing and a familiarity with a spreadsheet

program. Along with these skills, the person should possess the ability and desire to'learn additional software programs used in the Central Office.

Good organizational skills are required, along with a strong emphasis on customerservice, data entry and attention to detail.

This is an entry-level position with a salary range of $9.00-$12.00 hr. Benefitsinclude medical health insurance, sick leave, six paid holidays per year, and twoweek vacation after one year of service. The work schedule for this position is

Tuesday through Saturday - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Those interested will need to come fill out an employment application at: CentralOffice 7075 Mission Gorge Rd Suite B San Diego, Ca 92120

Applications will be accepted until June 11, 2001.Applications received after that date may or may not be considered.

San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

March 31, 2001Mar 01 % of Income YTD '01 YTD '00 $ Change Budget 2001

Income from SalesBook Net Sales

Books 4,466.45 17.36% 16,717.82 14,986.50Books Cost -3,802.73 -14.78% -14,293.26 -12,502.18

Total Book Net Sales 663.72 2.58% 2,424.56 2,484.32Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 359.55 1.4% 1,054.75 2,280.55Pamphlets Cost -294.53 -1.14% -874.27 -1,267.83

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 65.02 0.25% 180.48 1,012.72Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 434.74 1.69% 1,981.87 2,059.68Schedules Cost -342.99 -1.33% -1,578.71 -1,597.32

Total Schedule Net Sales 91.75 0.36% 403.16 462.36Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 374.35 1.46% 1,402.70 1,743.30Tapes & Misc Cost -317.18 -1.23% -1,199.50 -1,550.52

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 57.17 0.22% 203.20 192.78Token Net Sales

Tokens 127.50 0.5% 550.50 415.50Tokens Cost -69.13 -0.27% -297.61 -216.06

Total Token Net Sales 58.37 0.23% 252.89 199.44Inventory adjustment 160.14 0.62% 484.21 1,060.00

Total Sales Income 1,096.17 4.26% 3,948.50 5,411.62Income/Expense from Standing Committees

CommitteeAfter Hours Phones

1,731.32 58,500.00-1,791.08 -49,000.00

-59.76 9,500.00

-1,225.80 6,500.00393.56 -4,000.00-832.24 2,500.00

-77.81 7,000.0018.61 -5,500.00-59.20 1,500.00

-340.60 5,500.00351.02 -4,500.0010.42 1,000.00

135.00 2,300.00-81.55 -1,300.0053.45 1,000.00

-575.79 2,000.00-1,463.12 17,500.00

Coordinating Council7th Tradition IncomeCoffee & DonutsEquipmentRecording SecretaryRent CCUnity Day

Total Coordinating CouncilNewsletter "Coordinator"

BAMFlyersPaper/ LabelsPostage BulkRefreshments

Total Newsletter "Coordinator"Orientation CommitteeProgram Committee

Founder's Day PicnicFood/Supplies

Total Founder's Day PicnicAnniversary BreakfastNewYear's Eve

Prior Yr NYE EventTotal New Year's Eve

Total Program CommitteePublic Info Committee

LiteratureSpeaker WorkshopTotal Public Info Committee

Total Committee/Program Expense

-30.29 -0.12% -113.22 -146.13 32.91 -600.0014.96 0.06% 38.90 0.00 38.90 180.000.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00

15.00 0.06% 45.00 30.00 15.00 180.00

0.00 0.0% 240.00 240.00 0.00 720.00150.00 0.01 150.00 0.00 150.00 150.00-149.67 0.58% 379.68 177.20 202.48 890.00

-24.00 -0.09% -303.00 -336.00 33.00 -828.00-40.00 -0.16% -115.00 -212.50 97.50 -600.00

198.99 0.77% 516.32 363.96 152.36 1,730.00

10.50 0.04% 256.50 400.00 -143.50 1,626.0030.00 0.12% 83.45 0.00 83.45 360.00-175.49 0.68% 438.27 215.46 222.81 2,288.00

0.00 0.0% 34.50 0.00 34.50 400.00--0.00 0.0% 34.50 0.00 34.50 400.00

0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 -5,580.00-0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 -5,580.00-0.00 0.0% 273.69 -30.00 303.69 -5,180.00

122.33 0.48% 122.33 467.80 -345.47 600.000.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00-122.33 0.48% 167.35 502.73 -335.38 670.00-447.49 1.74% 1,258.99 912.26 346.73 -902.00

SPEAKER MEETINGS

There is a SolutionFirehouse at 7876 Hershel

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

Friday Night SpeakeasyService Center 737 13" Street

Just for Fun Group 8:00 PM SATAmerican Legion Hall, 8118 University La MesaDance to Follow - See Flyer

7:45 PM SATChula Vista

8:00PMSATPacific Beach

Venice

Canoga ParkEscondidoOceansideEscondido

Chula VistaHuntington BeachCanyon County, CAValley Villagae, CA

Mickey B.Monroe B.CIifTR.Michaelcne F.

KarenG.

Richard R.ToddL.Frank J.Patricia O'B

Old Town Speakers 7:00 PM SUNScottish Rite Center at 1895 Camino Del Rio S. San DiegoWill move in June to 5955 Severin Dr., La Mesa - See Flyer

North Shores SpeakersClub 4861 Cass St.

May 5May 12May 19May 26

May 26

South Bay Speakers Open MixedSouth Bay Pioneers at 270 "C" Street

May5May 12May 19May 26

TujungaMontebelloGlendaleDana Point

7:30 PM MONLa Jolla

EscondidoEscondidoCarlsbadLos Angeles

8:15 PM FRIImperial Beach

San DiegoLemon GroveSan DiegoSan DiegoSan Diego

7:00PMSATLemon Grove

Doug R.GiuseppeD.Bob L.TomW.

WillMartyM.PatJasonJoe

Lauri L.Jodi E.MichaelB.DonL.

May5May 12May 19May 26

April 27May4May 11May 18May 25

May 7May I4May21May28

May6May 13May 20May27

ElizabethMarkB.PeterF.Steve T.

La JollaSan DiegoEl CajonEscondido

Dear Fellowship,

I want to say good-bye.

This has been an incredible year. The smiles I have seen, thehugs I have given and received, the stories and laughter I haveshared are a treasure beyond price.

1 want to thank you ALL. The Coordinating Council, theBusiness Committee and the fellowship at large for anexperience I would never have believed possible. I have methundreds of people, sober people, spiritual people, programpeople. I came here from a recovery home after a shatteredand squandered life and you have found me valuable andlikeable and capable. You gave me the opportunity toparticipate in the functioning of our local fellowship and it hasbeen an intense and multi-faceted education. I cannotadequately express the value of some of the lessons I have hadthe opportunity to learn here I will take these lessons withme. It is with deepest gratitude that I leave.

I'll see you in the rooms.

Thank You from the bottom of my heart.

Cheryl R.

***ATTENTION***Contact Persons & Group

Secretaries:If you want us to continue to publish

your meetings !!Please get your Speaker Meeting

Information to us for publication by theWednesday prior to the first Thursday of

the month.Call Central Office(619 265-8762)

Ask the phone volunteer to fill out ayellow speaker form.

Any Speaker Meetings without a list of Ispeakers will no longer be listed on this II

page. Call Pat H. 858-452-0492

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Things to do & Places to go

Back to Basics Men's Sobriety WorkshopMay 4- 6, 2001

Camp Cuyamuca, JulianInformation: (760)631.2976 or

www.backtobasics.org

16th Annual Laguna MountainSober 'n Crazy

Millennium May Day MadnessMay 4- 6, 200 I, Lake Henshaw

Flyers at Central Office

Third Weekenders CampingMay 18 - 20, 2001,

Sweetwater Summit County ParkInformation: Ai & Barbara (619)448.7343

Flagstaff 2001 Roundup"Surrender to Win" June I-3, 2001

Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds, Flagstaff, AZInfo: Jay T. or Barbara T. at (520)226.8997

Combined Unity Day/Founders Day PicnicJune 10, 2001 War Memorial Building and Grounds

Unity Day from 8:30 - 11 :30 amPicnic from 11 :30 am-3 :00 pm

A.A. Desert Pow WowJune I4- 17, 2001, Indian Wells

Information: SherAli J. (760)360.5529or Carol L. (818)368.6007

web site: www.desertpowwow.comFlyers at Central Office

17th Annual South Bay Roundup"Living the Dream" July 5 - 8, 2001

Torrance Marriott, Torrance, CA 90501Info: (3 I 0)354.7660 or www.southbayroundup.org

Pacific Northwest Conference"AA and the Good Old Timers" July 6- 8, 200 I

Double Tree Inn - Riverside in Boise,IdahoRegistration and Flyers at Central Office

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Twenty Questions

1. Do you occasionally feel grateful that you are alive and notdrinking?2. Have you awakened in the morning recently and lookedfoward to getting up and going to work?3. Have you gone a complete day without drinking orthinking about it?4. Have you paused in the middle of a busy day and thankedyour Higher Power for removing the compulsion to drink?5. Are you experiencing periods ofunexplained serenity?6. Have you had a warm feeling toward another person andwondered if this emotion could be love?7.D0 you sometimes feel good about yourselfand wonder iflife would be as good ifyou were not an alcoholic?8. Do you sometimes feel happy for no specific reason?9 Have you quit feeling sorry for yourself and decided thatrecovery in A.A. has made you a better person?IO. Are you able to admit that you may have been wrongand to apologize when appropriate?II Can you play golf, poker, bridge, pool, bowl, or do ajob around the house without remembering or wanting abeer?12. Have you recently - with no ulterior motive - told yourspouse and kids that you love them?13. When you have a problem, have you asked your HigherPower for help and been able to tum it over and go to sleep?14. Do you have more good days than bad days?15. Are you able to talk about your feelings at A. A.meetings, and not just relate events?16. Do you like yourself?17 Do you socalize with other A.A. people?18. Do you look forward to and enjoy A.A. meetings?19. Have you had a dream in which you turned down a drinkor did not drink because an A.A. friend helped you?20. Do you thank your Higher Power at the end of each dayfor helping you to stay sober?

If you have answered yes to five or more of those questions,chances are good that you are a grateful recovering alcoholic.You should continue going to A.A. meetings and trying topractice these principles in all your affairs.

lfyou answered with ten yes answers, you are showingdefinite symptoms of sobriety.

Giving fifteen or more yes answers suggests you may begetting complacent and should try some beginners meetingsand re-do Step One.

(Grapevine, Inc. via Mainstay, Nov 1986)

~ 'our primary purpose is to stay sober and rn carry the message to the alcoholic whostill suffers" (AA preamble). That sentence is heard at every meeting. It defines ourreason for existing. On the back of every AA pamphlet, we see the responsibility

pledge, which reads "I am responsible, whenever anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I wantthe hand of AA always to be there. And for that. I am responsible." For the past nine years. I havespent much time carrying the message to alcoholics who still suffer. Many of these people are notsober today. I often feel Like Bill W. must have when every effort to sober up drunks in New Yorkfailed. But I also remember Lois' admonition "You're sober, aren't you?"

I would like to share two stories of efforts I made early in my sobriety. Neither of these stories borefruit right away. But they have a happy ending and have a special place in my heart. The first personis my father. I had grown up in a very dysfunctional family primarily due to his drinking. I hadvowed that I would never be as bad a drinker as he was. As it turned out, I was probably worse inmany ways. When I got sober, I sat down and wrote a long letter to my mother. The main purposewas to make amends to her for all the problems I had caused her. I included basically my entire adultlife story and what I was doing about it. At the end of the letter, I encouraged her lo show it to myfather. Al no time did I make a direct reference to his dr:ink.ing. When I talked LO my parents later.they both told me that the letter took a lot of courage. Dad also commented that he "probably needsAA", but that he "doesn't like people preaching to him". Even though I already had realized at thatearly stage that AA does not preach, I left it at that.

Two years later Mom told me that Dad had quit drinking. When I was able to visit my family in 1998for Christmas. I was able to give Dad my 5- year token. I do not take any credit for Dad getting sober.I do believe that my letter planted a seed. Someone else was able to reap the harvest.

The other story is my roommate at the time I got sober. We had been good friends for many yearsand he was with me when I had my last drink. After I got sober. I tried hard Lo get him to follow mylead. I probably tried too hard. He resisted and eventually moved out. Last year, I saw him at meet­ings. In February of this year, we gave each other cakes. me for nine years and him for one.

Again. all I did was plant the seed.

From these two experiences. I learned that I needed to continue to carry the AA message no mat­ter how often I fail to get the man sober. Those seeds I plant now may reap a rich harvest later.Of course. I am staying sober in the meantime.

written by Dennis JI.

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"This does not mean that we expect all our character defects to lifted out ofus as the drive to drink was. Afew ofthem may be, but with most ofthem we shall have to be content with patient improvement, The key

words "entirely ready" underline thefact that we want to aim at the very best we know or can learn."Twelve and Twelve page 65

June 2001Vol. I. No. VI

INSIDE.

June Calendarof Events, insert

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Were Entirely Ready

There it was. right in my hand. a piece of paper with all my defects ofcharacter listed on it. It had taken two sessions with my sponsor ShawnC. to complete the fifth step. I pretty much galloped through the second

1 session because we had to finish before my sponsor left on a trip to visit his dadin Florida. As we went over each item in my inventory a defect was revealed,showing in what way was I being selfish. self-seeking dishonest or frightened.I was told that when we were done that it was not necessary for me to say exact­ly how many pages were written or how long it took to go through it all. I amonly to say that it was "A very thorough fifth step".

SpecialAnnouncements

So now Im in my room and I'm doing the "quiet hour" thing. Reviewing thework done on the first five steps it seemed that with the help of a good sponsorand a power greater than myself things were going pretty good. I look down atthe long list of character defects and they are like my old drinking buddies, withthem hanging around it's going to be hard staying sober. I'm going to guess thatl had a lot of faults even before I started drinking - now that I knew what theywere it was time to ask for help in getting rid of them. It was a good thing chatmy sponsor had insisted on doing everything as it is written in the Big Book.because after the difficult sessions of self-examination I was too tired to put up

May 2OO] afight. I remember saying with conviction. "Yes. I am entirely ready"" I hadCoordinating made a decision that would change my life, something I could have never done

Coun c j I by myself. it was a miracle.

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Group ContributionsApril 2001

OK so now Im ready, lt feels like when you are at the beach, and you are in thewater up to your knees and you decide you are ready for a swim. Now is not thethe time to go back and straighten out your beach towel or check the lid on thecooler. it's time to jump in. So that's what I did. after I read a defect from the

Memorial

Mike C. 14years sobrietyPassed on February 22, 200 I

"Lady" Barbara Mc C. 17 years sobrietyPassed on April 16, 2001

Group: Monday Night Smokeless

Happy BirthdaysAllan J. 1 year 3-1-00Denise P. 2years 5-6-99Lillian B. 2years 6-4-99

Gaye T. 1 6 yearsDrunks Only 4-15-85

Mike D. 9 yearsSaturday Night Candlelight 413-92

Paul R. 6yearsSaturday Night Candlelight 5-19-95

Jerry P. 8 yearsSaturday Night Candlelight 5-25-93

Pat D. 15yearsSaturday Night Candlelight 5/10/86

BirthdaysWe suggest as an expression of thankscontributing at least one dollar for

each year sober on your sobriety date.

Were We Entirely Ready?by SummerB.

The phrase "Were entirely ready" is first seenin Step Six. People, working the steps, were

asked if they, "Were entirely ready to have Godremove all these defects of character." The stepswork best when done in order. So to be working onStep Six means that a person has done Steps Onethrough Five to the best of their ability.

As in building a house; the foundation hasbeen laid and the frame has been erected. A feelingof accomplishment and progress inspires the buildersas they look at their work. But there is still a lot ofwork to do. The walls and roof must be added andthe finishing work done. If the foundation work wasdone haphazardly or timber has been left out, thehouse is not entirely ready. Every nail must be in

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FOUNDER'S DAYCELEBRATION

Come celebrate AA's 66 birthday on June 10"at the War Memorial Building in Balboa Park,sponsored by all the various service organizationswithin the San Diego - Imperial Area. On AA'sbirthday this year, we will unite Founder's Day,Unity Day, Grapevine and La Vina celebrations.

Festivities will start with a JOINT SERVICEPROGRAM at 9 am, featuring Service andGrapevine / La Vina presentations represented by aGrapevine or La Vina speaker who had their storiespublished in AA's meeting in print. Celebrate withgratitude that our message of recovery is in print inmany languages, our ongoing meeting in print, andthe continuing success of the four-year-old Spanishmeeting in print. Browse the service tables to learnabout the many service commitments available tohelp you maintain your sobriety, ask questions aboutwhat these groups do to carry the message to thosewho need to hear it, and how you can be a part ofit.

Attend our annual FOUNDER'S DAY PICNIC,starting at 11 :30, featuring good food, lots of fun,games and great fellowship. The sponsors of thisevent include San Diego and North County Spanishand English speaking Central Offices, San DiegoCoordinating Council, North County and SpanishIntergroups. San Diego and North County Hospitalsand Institutions Committee, and the San Diego ­lmperial Area Assembly. Other service committeessponsoring AA's birthday celebration are: TheGrapevine and La Vina, which are hosting;Literature, Public Information, Cooperation with theProfessional Community, Archives, ContactServices, Newsletters, Audio/ Visual,Accessibilities, Telephone Answering Services,Spanish Translation Services. Young People,Orientation, Program Agenda, Policy, Finance andmany others.

This service event is a perfect opportunity tointroduce others to service opportunities, so bringyour sponsor and sponsees, your new and longtimefriends in the fellowship. Join us in celebrating AA's66" birthday as we make service to our fellowsFUN.

TIME CHANGESFLEETASW32444 Echo Lane (gate 3)Point LomaTuesday @4:30 p.m.

FLEET ASW32444 Echo Lane (gate 3)Point Loma, Thursday @_4:30 p.m.

BEHIND THE BEANCoffee Shop, 929 National City BlvdNational City, Thursday @7:15 P

DAILY BREADCoffee Shop, 1010 Broadway, DowntownFriday @7:15 P

RELOCATED MEETINGSTUES NIGHT MENSChurch, 4764 Santa Monica Ave.Ocean Beach, Tuesday @ 7 P

CORRECTIONSWED NIGHT CONVOY DISCUSSIONRRC- upstairs, 7601 Convoy CourtKearny MesaWednesday @ 8 P

WOMENS CANDLELIGHT MEETINGChurch - upstairs 3502 Clairemont Dr.Clairemont,Wednesday @ 8 P

CONVOY DISCUSSIONRRC -- upstairs, 7601 Convoy CourtKearny MesaSaturday @ 7 P

CLAIREMONT SUN NIGHT DISCRRC - upstairs, 7601 Convoy CourtKearny MesaSunday @7 P

NEW MEETINGS

MILLS MEETINGRes. 4955 Mills St., La MesaWednesday @ 7 P

RUSH HOUR THURSDAYOTice Bldg, 1606 State St, Downtown.Thursday@ 5:30 P

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

NEW MEETINGS contd,SATURDAY SERENITYOTice Bldg,, 1606 State St, Downtown.Saturday @ 4 P

SUNDAY DRUNKSClub 9940 River St., LakesideSunday@ 1:15 P

CANCELEDBRUNCH BUNCH929 National City Blvd, National CityDaily@ IO A

Battery ChargersBack to Basics for Women

Bonita Women'sCedar Street Men'sClairemont Men'sCoffee CluchersCrest Group

Easy Does It RidersEl Cajon DaytimeFourth DimensionFri Nite Cedar St.Friday Night Men's

Fresh StartFriday Week 's End

Golden Hill DiscussionGreat Fact GroupHarmony Group

lmperial Beach GroupImperial Men's GroupLa Mesa Big Book

CANCELED contd.U-C SOBER WOMENWomen's Ctr. Bldg #407 Univ. CenterLa Jolla,Monday @ noon

LIVING PROOF GROUPChurch, 6650 Montezuma Rd,College Area, Friday @ 8 P

MT LAGUNA MEETINGChurch 23 Sunrise Hwy, Mt LagunaSunday @7 P

La Mesa Open DiscussionLa Mesa Women's Sat Morning

Midway BridgeMira Mesa Sunday Moring Men's

Monday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

Miracles on MondayMonday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

Old Town SpeakersPacific Beach Group

Downtown DiscussionSixth & Nutmeg Speakers

Tierrasanta Murphy Canyon AATraditions Study

Warm and FriendlyWednesday Nite at the House

Wet Behind the EarsWomen in Harmony

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended Mav's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?

Perhaps we shall be obliged in some cases still to say, 'This 1 cannot give upyet ... ," but we should not say to ourselves, 'This l will never give up!" Let'sdispose of what appears to be a hazardous open end we have left. It issuggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection.We note that some delay, however, might be pardoned. That word, in themind of a rationalizing alcoholic, could certainly be given a long-termmeaning. He could say, "How very easy! Sure, I'll head toward perfection, butI'm certainly not going to hurry any. Maybe I can postpone dealing with someof my problems indefinitely." Of course, this won't do. Such a bluffing ofoneself will have to go the way of many another pleasant rationalization. Atthe very least, we shall have to come to grips with some of our worstcharacter defects and take action toward their removal as quickly as we can.The moment we say, "No, never!" our minds dose against the grace of God.Delay is dangerous, and rebellion may be fatal. This is the exact point atwhich we abandon limited objectives, and move toward God's will for us.

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San Jiego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonynousStatement of Income and Expenses

April 30, 2001 5

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Apr01 %of Income YTO 2001 YTD2000 $Change Budget 2001

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Contributions GroupContributions IndividualContributions SDIAA

Interest - CheckingInterest - Cert of Deposits

Total Income

ExpenseAccounting& LegalAuto/Travel/SeminarBank Service ChargesCash (Over) ShortChecks Returned- Bad DebtDepreciationEquipment Maint & RepairEquipment PurchaseInsuranceOffice Maint. & RepairsOffice SuppliesOutside ServicesPostage - Return MailRentTaxesTelephoneUt ilities-Electrlcit yWebsiteEMPLOYEESAccrued Payroll TaxesEmployee WagesEmployee Health BenefitInsurance-Worker's Comp

Total Expense

Net Ordinary Income

8,826.36 91.42% 33,319.27 33,700.90

257.14 266% 964.66 607.40

120.00 1.24% 465.00 355.00

8.09 0.08% 35.01 51.44

442.89 4.59% 606.03 390.14-9,654.48 100.00% 35,381.97 35,10488

250.00 259% 3,69500 4.33950

17.85 018% 17190 244.65

2.00 0 02% 64.00 88 60

-1.92 -0 02% 11.74 -3626000 000% 62.92 63.79

13500 140% 540.00 255.00

189.50 196% 737.44 988 09

373.97 3.87% 36397 000

7018 0 73% 419.54 78.32

5293 0.55% 52.93 65.00

7924 082% 1,119.48 1,740 76

000 0 00% 000 2.22075

0.00 0.00% 176.80 15000

1,468.00 1521% 5,872.00 5,70000

0.00 0 0% 35.00 1000

206.04 213% 825 72 83862371.79 3.85% 1,687.80 1,10363

7885 0.82% 177. 70 72295

52826 5.47% 1,706.25 1,23806

4,190 56 43 41% 18,178 49 14,78054

40400 418% 948.00 98000

52.60 054% 105.20 38282

8,46885 87.72% 36,951.88 35,964 82-1,185.63 1228% -1,569.91 -84994

-381.63 100,000.00

347.26 2,500.00

110.00 1,000.00

-16.43 155.00

217.89 2,250.00

277.09 105,985.00

-644.50 6,955.00

-72.75 1,500.00

-24.60 235.00

4800 -100.00

-0.87 150.00

285.00 2,200.00

-25066 3,150.00

363.97 1.,500.00

341.22 1,500.00

-1207 500.00

-621.28 4,0C0.00

-2,220.75 0.00

26.80 428.00

172.00 18,320.00

2500 10.00

-1290 2,8€0.00

584,17 5,0C0.00

-545.25 500.00

46819 5,Eff.l.00

3,397.95 58,200.00-3200 3,080. 00

-27762 850.00

997.06 116,488.00

-719.97 -10,503.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule)

Total Other Income

Standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule)

Total Other Expense

Net other Income

Net Income

1,233.17-1,23317 1277%

1277%

5,21432 6,826.10 -1,611. 78 17.500.00

5.21432 6,826.10 -1.611.78 17,500.00

1.600 31 1,71481 -114.50 4,678.00

1,60031 1,71481 -114.50 4,678.00

3,614.01 5,111 29 -1,497.28 12,822.00

2,044.10 4,261.35 -2,217.25 2,319.00

341.32 354%-34132 354%--891.85 9.24%

2,077.48 21.52%

.. 6 Contributions April 2001Group Name Apr 01 Ytd 01 Group Name Apr01 Yd 01

10CT1, .MT 0.00 13.45 FE17GE..T731 15706 1536092037 Discussion Group - 861 0.00 350.00 Friday Nooners -318 50.00 165.00A NewWay To Live - 846 73.87 173.87 Gilman Group - 1988 35.00 35.00Allied Gardens Friday Lunch-766 0.00 66.0l Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 79.96 124.96Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 Good Fortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 240.00Annual Christmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 GoodMorning AA - 1888 0.00 443.00Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 0.00 480.00 Great Fact Group - 895 120.00 240.00At One With EachOher - 789 0.00 75.00 Grupo Gringo - 1305 0.00 100.00Back to Basics - 1026 0.00 250.00 Happy, Joyous & Free-363 0.00 60.00Battery Chargers - 98 0.00 72.86 Harmony Group-585 0.00 500.00Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 50.00Bayside Big Book Study -1610 50.00 50.00 How It Is Now Speakers - 390 100.00 150.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - 100 7 0.00 119.40 How It Is Today - 483 0.00 160.00Big Book & 12 x 12 Study - 100 0.00 31.00 Imperial Beach Group - 79 0.00 98.40Big Book Discussion Founder's Grp-581 000 48.00 Imperial Mens Group - 87 I 0.00 50.00Bonita Women -1003 0.00 39.00 International Group - 23 0.00 25.00Cajon View Open Disc -471 0.00 75.00 Just for Fun - 2469 0.00 135.65Cajon View Step Study - 458 0.00 20.00 La Jolla Beginners • 82 0.00 300.00Care & Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 La Jolla Cove Beginners-1265 0.00 248.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 50.00 100.00 La Jolla Discussion Group - 8 5 242.11 399.69Casa De Oro Weds Nite - 2049 0.00 60.00 La Jolla Monday Womens - 87 1,000.00 1,000.00Chula Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 50.00 100.00 La Jolla NonsmokerDisc-88 0.00 150.00Clairemont Daytime Step Study -427 0.00 100.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri- 758 0.00 40.00Clairemot Men's -301 0.00 333.60 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 0.00 60.00Clairemont Mesa Step Study - 1997 0.00 40.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Wed-613 20.00 100.00Clairemont Mixed Discussion - 338 66.19 141.19 La Jolla Soledad Mens-717 0.00 688.50Clairemont Open Discussion - 308 30.00 30.00 La Jolla Speakers 0.00 150.00Clairemont Step Study-482 0.00 30.00 La Mesa Big Book-1689 0.00 100.00Clairemont Thurs Brown Bag-315 0.00 80.00 La Mesa Step Study Workshop - 1621 46.75 96.75Clairemont Wednesday Group - 303 0.00 171.50 La Mesa Womens Sat Moring-416 0.00 90.00Clairemont Weds Noon Brown Bag-313 0.00 97.00 Lake Murray Womens - 572 0.00 100.00Claircmont Womens -340 150.00 150.00 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 0.00 80.00Clairemont Womens Step Study-341 0.00 74.43 Lemon Grove Speakers - 120 0.00 · 300.00Coffee Clutchers - 2332 59.00 199.00 Lexington Big Book Study- 879 50.00 50.00Conscious Contact Study Group -2282 0.00 60.00 Linda Vista Mens - 320 0.00 60.00Convoy Discussion -314 70.00 120.00 Little Apple Group - 1438 0.00 70.00Coronado Beginners - 344 0.00 25.00 Living Free - 477 0.00 600.00Coronado Big Book Study-1644 0.00 50.00 Lotus Womens Step Study-1647 0.00 30.00Coronado Mens- 1631 0.00 80.00 Love and Truth 12x12 -1617 0.00 56.50Coronado Nooners497 0.00 50.00 Lunch With Bill W Bunch- 774 0.00 100.00Coronado NumberOne Group - 343 25.00 75.00 MensStep Study - 965 0.00 50.00Coronado ProespectDiscussion#1-350 0.00 50.00 Mens Structured Step Study - 1469 50.00 159.50Coroaado Step Study - 1523 0.00 75.00 Mid-Week Mens - 560 0.00 297.00Coronado Womens Meeting - 1656 0.00 25.79 Mira Mesa 12 Step Study -1469 120.00 120.00CoronadoWoman Speaker Disc-2167 0.00 50.00 Mira Mesa Early Risers -967 60.00 60.00Cowles Mt Smokeless Discussion-681 0.00 90.00 MiraMesa Sunday Morning Mens - 693 50.00 50.00Crest Group - 529 100.00 100.00 Mira MesaWomens-411 0.00 50.55Daily Reflections - 2097 0.00 90.00 Miracles On Monday - 565 132.00 132.00Dawn Patrol - 263 280.45 703.58 Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers - 27 l 0.00 100.00D.D.G.T.M-767 0.00 327.70 Mission Bay Speakers-1692 0.00 120.00Dignity Unlimited - 2 05 50.00 100.00 Mission Hills Beginners - 1612 360.00 600.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 0.00 50.00 Monday Barefoot - 139 40.00 29.20Double Dose OfSerenity - 1349 0.00 97.15 Mon Eve Smokeless Dinner-1723 0.00 120.00Downtown Discussion - 1665 0.00 119.92 Monday Night Big Book Study-2345 0.00 46.00Down town Noon Discussion - 1607 0.00 40.00 Morning Attitude Adjustmeut - 768 0.00 600.00Downtown Noon Womens - 1186 0.00 15.00 Moring Glorys Womens S/S-543 0.00 30.00Drunks Only-1605 234.19 1,181.65 Noon At The Grove - 628 375.00 926.05Early Birds-1666 0.00 123.23 Nooners Anonymous-1164 0.00 125.00Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00 Noon Stretch (Wednesday) - 2132 20.00 20.00Early Risers (PB) - 264 233.00 578.00 Noontime on the Patio • 2203 300.00 550.00East Side Group - l O l 0.00 180.00 North Park Mens465 110.00 147.00Easy Does It Riders - 21 200.00 200.00 0 B One -2207 42.86 42.86Emerald Hill Participation - 50 I 0.00 40.00 One Step Ahead - 71 5 70.00 190.00Eye Opeoer Group - 607 97.00 311.90 One Step at a Time Runners-1647 175.00 247.72Faculty Group - 1645 0.00 60.00 Open Minded Mens-626 0.00 50.00Fireside Step Study- 0.00 136.00 Original Tues Night Step Study-2124 0.00 90.00Fletcher HIlls Smokeless - 59 0.00 50.00 Over 50 - 840 0.00 80.00Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00 Pacific Beach Weekend Warmup -725 0.00 180.00Free to Be -935 77.15 152.20 Pass it on Group- I 70 0.00 50.00Fresh Air Friday - 266 0.00 300.00 Patters In Sobriety - 669 150.00 150.00Friday Morning Womens - 104 125.00 125.00 Penasquitos Discussion • 8 71 50.00 50.00Friday Night Mens- I 88 0.00 205.00 Point Loma Sun Night Discussion - 243 5.00 25.00

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Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, May 10, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 670meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Brian read the 12 Traditions. Sallyeread the Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 3 newCoordinators and 2 Alternates stood to be acknowledged.BIRTHDAYS: There were 2 birthdays. 7th tradition was $22.20.ROLLCALL: JeffT. - volunteer (standing in forBen L.,AssistantCouncil Chair) took the roll. 39 groups were represented, a quorumwhich is (25). It was M/S/C to approve the minutes ofthe AprilCouncil meeting with a change in "New Business" item 2, Inputfrom the Council on what type ofAnniversaryBreakfast theywouldlike to have. There were 3 choices: 1) Same as last year at thePrado in Balboa Park 2/Catered Breakfast or 3)$5.00pancakeBreakfast (Which would require a lot ofvolunteers).History of San Diego Area Meetings: Kathi M., CoordinatorNewsletter Chair gave a history ofthe "Coordinator" newsletter. The111 newsletter was printed in October 1948 and was one 81 /2 x 11page. It then became 3 legal size pages. She read some samples ofinfonnation recorded in the earlier editions. In the 90's, thenewsletter started the fonnat it is in today.Barbara B. from "Warm & Friendly" group volunteered to share nextmonth about her group.SPECIAL REPORTS: Area Assembly-Mare J. Area 8 Chairperson announced the coming Delegate'sReport Back Assembly, which will be held Saturday, May 19, 200 Iat Brengle Terrace Park in Vista. Mark K., Area 8 Delegate will besharing about the events ofthe General Service Conference from l 0am to 2 pm. All are welcome to join us.AFTERHOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: MikeM., Committeemember reported that the committee did not meet this last month.However, they did have plans tomeet this month. All nights ofthismonth are covered for phones.BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P. - Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday 5/10/01. Present: Kathleen O., KathyB.,Paul M., Craig W. and Steve P. Absent excused: Kathy D. Also inattendance was Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair, Connie J.,Central Office Manager and Laura B., Recording Secretary.Members constituted a quorum.Minutes for the last meeting were accepted.Financial Statements were unanimously approved.Central Office Manager report;I) The Website has had 21,650 hits to date an average of 1,500

hits per month.2) May's "Book of the Month is "Best of the Grapevine"

Volumes 1,2 or 3. (Sale price is $6.50 each.) April's Bookofthe Month was "The Language ofthe Heart", 20 were sold

3) Daytime Phone Volunteers shills - need to fill alternateThursdays 9am-1 pm. Also there is always a need forvolunteers for fill-in shifts, especially with summer vacationscoming up. Please announce at your Groups to Call Connie J.at 619-265-8762 if available for phone service.

4) Spanish Literature - Our Spanish Literature was sold to theSpanish Central Office at a 25% discount. We alsopurchased approximately I7 of the 1995 InternationalConvention Souvenir Books. There on sale at Central for$6.00 each.

5) Carpeting - An independent inspector has come to inspect

our carpet and is filing the report with the manufacture andCarpeteria.

6) New TV and VCR were purchased for the volunteer area.We are investigating obtaining Satellite TV since Cox cableis not available for our area.

7) ATemp has been hired to help out at Central Office while wesearch for anAssistant Remember, deadline for applicationsis June 11,2001.

Old Business:I) Business Committee Guidelines Revision - Is pretty well

finished, we're just waiting for Incorporation to be resolvedin case it would require additional updates to the guidelines.

2) Incorporation - Discussed the questions raised by theCoordinating Council.

COORDINATORNEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE: Committeemet on Wednesday, S/2/01. PRESENT: Marlon P., EdE.,KathiM.,Gaye T., Dennis J.and Pat H. Excused: Tracy H. and Berwyn H.was absent. Guest: Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair

1) There were no flyers submitted for approval.June's Issue: Theme is "Were Entirely Ready". The fold-n­label party will be Wednesday, May 16 at Central Office @6pm.

2) July's Issue: Theme is. "The Seventh Tradition". Deadlinefor submissions is June6. The fold and label party is June20%.

New Business:I) Pat H. was officially elected a member of the newsletter

committee at the last Coordinating Council meeting.2) Marlon reported on group commitments for future Fold &

Labels: May 16 - Fresh Start Beginners, June 20 ­Downtown Discussion Group.

3) Coordinating Council Chair, Joel C. addressed thecommittee's policy decision to refuse to include flyers in theNewsletter if the submitting group didn't provide 3-6 peopleto stuff their flyers into the newsletters. M/S/C to rescind thisnewly established policy because it. was logisticallyunworkable.

4) M/S/C to continue the previously established policy ofrequesting flyer submitters to provide 3-6 volunteers for foldand label. If they don't fulfill their commitment, we willrequest they send people for the next month's fold and label.

5) Unity Day table participation by the Newsletter committeewas M/S/C. We will provide informational handouts, signupsheets, Buck a Month pads, and copies ofthe newsletter.

6) M/S/C to request increase budget from Council lo print 500more Coordinators, commencing with the June issue, at about$90 per month as copies have been running out before themonth is over.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. reported theCommittee met on 5/10/01 at 6:00pm. Present: DickB, BarbaraB.,and Terry W. Absent: Phil. Discussed attendance at committeemeetings and talked about June being the time to elect newcommittee chair. Orientation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 3 newCoordinators and 2 new Alternates.

Continued on other side ofpage.

Continued from other side ofpage.

I) Read Traditions 4 & 6, History of "AA in San Diego".Explained the structure ofthe Coordinating Council and theirresponsibilities as Coordinators.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, June 14 at6:30pm in the Great Hall on2 floor.

3) Explained where Central Office is located and Dick will bemaking map to hand out at Orientation meeting.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Sallye M.,committee member reported that the committee met on 5/7/0 l at6:35 pm. Present: AngelaH-Chair, Cindy W-Secretary, Bob H,JohnM, SallyeM, Sylvia V, Craig W, and Dennis H. Absent: TerryL, Danni P and Jordan M. Visitors: Joel C., Council Chair andJeny, C.P.C. Chair.Last Month Activities: Miramar College-spokewith 50-60 peopleand Health Fair at Kobey swap meet was rained out.Old Business:l) Television stations have been called regarding including our

Public Information PSA's (Public Service Announcements)in their lineup.

New Business:1) Will have a table at Unity Day on June 10,2) John & Melanie are resigning from committee. Thank you

for your service.3) Del Mar fair is June 15- July4. North County is having

their own booth this year.4) Activities coming up: Sweetwater High School, El Cajon

High School and Grossmont High School.PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Carl, committee member reportedthat the committee met on Sunday, April 29" at 6:30pm.Present: Erica D.- Chair, Carl, Dave and Lia. It wasM/S/C tomovethe next committee meeting to Sunday May 20" at 6:30 pm.Openings on the Program Committee: This committee has total ofeight positions, to befilled by fourmales and four females. Currentlythere are three females and four males. We have 1 opening.I) Discussed a budget increase for Founder's Day Picnic

because more people are expected this year and are requiredto have porta-potties for this location. Also discussed plansfor the Unity Day/ Founder's Day Picnic on June I0" from8:30 am to 3 pm.

OLD BUSINESS:I) Coordinator Outreach report backs: 1 group expressed

that they didn't want a Coordinator from their group whileanother Group expressed that they would be electingsomeone to fill the position ofCoordinator for their group.

2) AnniversaryBreakfast-EricaD, ProgramChair hadaskedthe Coordinators to ask their roups for input on what type ofAnniversary Breakfast they Would like. 1) same as last year atthe Prado in Balboa Park., 2)"catered breakfast" or 3) $5.00Pancake Breakfast (which would require lots ofvolunteers tohelp with event). A straw vote was taken and the consensuswas to have the breakfast as last year.

3) Incorporation - Steve P., Business Committee Chair,responded to some of the questions raised last month aboutincorporation and other questions that have been raised sincethen.

a. What would wecall it? TheBusiness Committeerecommends 'San Diego Intergroup.' Conniesurveyed 7 other CO's and they all have similar

names except they all end in something like•Alcoholics Anonymous.' GSO CentralOffice/Intergroup guidelines recommend notusing Alcoholics Anonymous in the corporationname.

b. What about anonymity? If anything,incorporation provides more protection foranonymity of Council officers and committeemembers thanwehave under the current system.

c. What are we incorporating? The Council? TheBusiness Committee? Entity being incorporatedwould be the Intergroup. This is because it is thewnbrella under which everything falls.

d. Who would the officers be? Board ofDirectorswould be Council Chair, Assistant CouncilChair, Council Secretary, Chairs ofall StandingCommittees, plus the entireBusiness Committee.Also, we would need to create a "Treasurer"position, which would be a guidelines change.

A vote is scheduled for next month on the question ofwhether or not we want to pursue incorporation. This is justthe beginning ofthe process. Ifthemotion passes, thegroupswill have ample opportunity to give input on such issues aswhat namewe should incorporate under, what officerswouldmake up the corporate board, and the approval ofthe bylaws.

NEW BUSINESS:2) It was M/S/C to increase the Coordinator Newsletter

Committee's budget by $90 each month to print moreCoordinators.

3) It was M/S/C to increase the Program Committee's budgetfor the Founder's Day Picnic for $550.

AnnouncementsThanks to Marc J. - Area Chair for announcement, Kathy 8. formaking coffee, Marlon for setup and Efrem and Paul for PAsetup,

Meeting adjourned at 8:58 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie J., Recording Secretary

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3 ; Contributions April 2001 7".,

Group Name Apr 0% Ytd01 Group Mame Apr 01 Ytd 01.cm110 0.00 70.03 sac.1 00 00PointLama Mens-245 0.00 50.00 SundayKind ofLove - 429 0.00 150.00Porter Hall Big Book - 2410 0.00 10.00 Sunday Midday - 161 25.00 25.00Parter Hall Structured SIS-9 7 90.00 135.00 Sunday Moring Spiritual Meeting-1 700 0.00 50.00Practical Solutions -2398 30.00 30.00 Sunday Morning Sunshine -407 30.00 30.00

Pt LomaWomens Discussion - 1608 0.00 168.70 Sunset Steps & Traditions - 1519 20.00 36.00RB. Early Birds 373.00 423.00 Take Five - 1323 0.00 200.00Rainbo Bridge-817 0.00 50.00 The Fourth Dimension Group -2415 180.00 180.00

Rainbow Group - 570 110.13 244.99 The Other Meeting - 857 0.00 300.00

Rise & Shine -2170 230.00 380.00 Thursday Night Womens Speakers - 183 0.00 123.00Round Table Discussion-123 0.00 50.00 Thursday Steps-646 0.00 15.00Rule 62 Group -927 0.00 45.00 Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA- 375 0.00 60.00Safe, Sane & Sober-1350 0.00 200.00 Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94 0.00 100.00San Diego Docors Step Study - 194 100.00 100.00 Tradition One Alumini -2157 20.00 60.00Santee Thursday Closed Mixed-145 50.00 60.00 Traditions Study-2336 0.00 20.00Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment - 431 0.00 50.00 Tues Night Big Book Step Study- 1813 0.00 100.00Sat Night EarlyDiscussion - 336 0.00 320.00 Tues Night Mens - 2205 0.00 100.00

Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322 70.00 170.00 Tues Night Primary Purpose- 130 36.00 127.00Saturday AM Live- 782 0.00 165.00 Tues Rule 62 Lunch Group-590 0.00 180.00Saturday Mens - 1730 240.00 240.00 Tuesday AA Step Study- 937 170.00 245.00Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914 40.00 120.00 Tuesday Night Participation - 905 0.00 100.00Saturday Nite Special - 891 100.00 200.00 Turkey Group - 1653 0.00 80.00Scripps Ranch Mens - 1924 0.00 50.00 Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 157.01Senior and Sober Discussioo-1711 0.00 120.00 Unity Step Study-I 482 0.00 80.00Senior Serentiy Meeting - 209 25.00 25.00 University City Disc.- 368 25.00 40.75Sky Hi Womens - 1633 60.00 60.00 Wandering Women - 2298 0.00 84.40Sober Camel Speakers Meeting-2296 150.88 240.63 War Fever - 880 90.00 90.00Sober Nooners - 196 0.00 222.94 War and Friendly - 42 0.00 50.00Sober Sisters - 980 0.00 102.00 Water Walkers-5 0.00 68.50So Bay New Womens - 2325 25.00 25.00 Wednesday Discussion Group - 2431 0.00 50.00South Bay Alkathon 0.00 37.00 Wednesday Night Closed Topic - 165 0.00 37.50South Clairemont - 305 0.00 90.00 Wednesday Winners Circle - 496 0.00 235.80Southeast Nooners- l I 78 50.00 50.00 Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687 0.00 325.00Spiritual Awakening - 2275 0.00 494.57 We've Come Along Way - 1616 0.00 60.00Step by Step-1486 0.00 24.96 Wha t Now -325 51.99 198.99Sunday Back To Basics - 2327 0.00 63.00 Womans Let Go and Let God-446 0.00 109.15Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568 0.00 113.16 Women In Harmony - 1807 0.00 100.00Sunday Breakfast - 2299 30.00 30.00 Womens Step Study-296 0.00 120.00

Your Contributions help Carry the Message.Thank you very much for your support.

Accepting Applications for the Position ofADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT at Central Office

The position of Administrative Assistant is currently open. The successful candidate will provide generaladministrative and clerical support to the Central Office Manager. They will also be responsible for

customer service for the bookstore. This position requires a working knowledge of Windows 98-basedcomputers, together with a database software program, word processing and a familiarity with a

spreadsheet program. Along with these skills, the person should possess the ability and desire to learnadditional software programs used in the Central Office. Good organizational skills are required, along

with a strong emphasis on customer service, data entry and attention to detail.

This is an entry-level position with a salary range of $9.00-$12.00 hr. Benefits include medical healthinsurance, sick leave, six paid holidays per year, and two week vacation after one year of service.

The work schedule for this position is Tuesday through Saturday - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.Those interested will need to come fill out an employment application at:Central Office 7075 Mission Gorge Rd Suite B San Diego, Ca 92120

Applications will be accepted until June 11, 2001.Applications received after that date may or may not be considered.

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San Diego Fellowship ofAlcoholics Anonymous8 Schedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

April 30, 2001

-Apr 01 %of Income YTD '01 YTO '00 $ Change Budget 2001Income from Sales

Book Net SalesBooks 6,613.29 18.69% 23,331.11 19,746.55 3,584.56 58,500.00BooksCosl -5,444.88 -15.39% -19,705.49 -16,477.21 -3,228. 28 -49,COO .OO

Total Book Net Sales 1,168.41 3.3% 3,625.62 3.269.34 356.28 9,500.00

Pamphlet Net SalesPamphlets 252.40 0.71% 1,307.15 2,749.35 -1,442.20 6,500.00Pamphlets Cost -208.55 -0.59% -1,082.82 -1,521.38 43856 -4,COO .OO

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 43.85 0.12% 224.33 1,227.97 -1,003.64 2,500.00

Schedule Net SalesSchedules 819.47 2.32% 2,801.34 2,848.95 47.61 7,C00.00Schedules Cost -638 .75 -1.81% -2,217.46 -2,200.68 -7.78 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 180.72 0.51% 583.88 639.27 -55 .39 1.500.00

Tape & Misc. Net SalesTapes& Misc 36935 104% 1,772.05 2,223.75 -451 70 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -322.78 091% -1,522.28 -1.,908.42 476.14 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 46.57 O13% 249.77 225.33 2444 1.000.00

Token Net SalesTokens 175.50 O5% 726.00 634.50 91.50 2.,30000Tokens Cost -9514 -0.27% -392.75 -387.03 -5.72 -1.,30000

Total Token Net Sales 80.36 O23% 333.25 247.47 85.78 1.000 00Inventory adjustment -286.74 0.81% 197.47 1,216 72 -1,019.25 2,C00.00

Total Sales Income 1,233.17 3.49% 5,214.32 6,826.10 -1,611.78 17,500.00

Income/Expense from standing CommitteesAfter Hours Phones 000 00% 000 0.00 0.00 3000Coordinating Council

7h Tradition Income -29.00 -0.08% -142.22 -185.68 43.46 -600. 00Coffee & Donuts 1296 0.04% 51.88 42.00 9.88 180.00Documentation 0.00 0.0% 000 5333 -53 .33 200.00Equipment O00 0.0% 19.00 000 1900 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.04% 6000 45.00 15.00 180.00Rent CC 0.00 0.0% 240.00 480.00 -240.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 0.00 150.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Counci l -1.02 -0.0% 378.66 434.65 -5599 890.00Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -72.00 -0.2% -375.00 -384 .00 9.00 -828 .00Flyers -60.00 017% -17500 -21250 37.50 600 00Paper/ Labe ls 250.00 0.71% 766.32 685.98 8034 1.73000Postage Bulk 110.50 0.31% 367 00 510.50 -143.50 1,626.00Refrestments 0.00 0.00% 83.45 0.00 8345 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 228.50 065% 666.77 599.98 66.79 2,288.00Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -4687 100.00Program Committee

Founder 's Day Picn icFood/Supplies 0.00 0.0% 34.50 0.00 34.50 400.00

Total Founder 's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 34.50 0.00 34.50 400.00Total Anniversary Breakfast

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 -5,580.00Total New Year's Eve 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30 .00 269.19 -5,580.00

Total Program Committee 0.00 0.0% 27369 -30 00 303. 609 -5,180.00Public Info Committee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0.0% 0.00 2000 -20.00 20.00Literature 113.84 032% 23617 608.38 -372.21 600.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.00 50.00

Total Public Information Committee 173.87 032% 2115 63.37 35272 67005

Total Committee/Program Expense 57a 0.96% 1.,600.31 1.714.81 -114.50 -90200

SPEAKER MEETINGS7,

9

June 4June 11June 18June 25

JandyJack B.Mary M.Jeff H.

7:30 PM MONLa Jolla

Cove Creek AZEncinitasCarlsbadSylmar

June 2June 9June 16June 23June 30

Sheila F.Bob M.Jay S.Dan F."KC" C.

7:45 PM SATChula Vista

Long Beach, CADanville, CARedondo Beach, CALong Beach, CAVenice, CA

There is a SolurionFirehouse at 7876 Hershel

South Bay Speakers Open MixedSouth Bay Pioneers at 270 "C" Street

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

7:00 PM SATLemon Grove

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine

6:00 PM SUN.Lakeside

June 2June 9June 16June 23June 30

Laurie L.Steven T.Frank G.TBADuane B.

EscondidoSan DiegoCarlsbad

San Diego

June 3June I 0June 17June 24

Jack G.SteveJerry M.Joe T.

Huntington BeachLa MesaEl CajonLa Mesa

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place and in the right place for the builder to be entirely readyto continue. This is if the builders want a structure that willprotect them through hard weather.

To be entirely ready to do Step Six means I had to do steps1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 first. I had to do them thoroughly withanother person as they are described in the Big Book ofalcoholic anonymous. This is not to discount other ways ofdoing the steps; this is just how I feel they work for me.

To be entirely ready means all the footwork has been done.I have worked the first five steps and have gotten into awilling and open frame of mind. My first thought was that"entirely ready" was the same as being willing to have myhigher power remove my defects of character. As I thoughtabout it some more, I realized there was an importantdifference between being entirely ready and willingness. IfI am ready to go on a trip. I have packed all ofmy belongings.cancelled the newspaper, gotten the airline tickets, and madethe other reservations. lam ready because everything hasbeen done that needs to be done for me to go on this trip. Onthe other hand I can be willing to go on the trip, and I want togo on the trip, but if I didn't buy the airline tickets I can't go,no matter how willing I am.

The Merriam-Webster dictionaries say that ready means,"Prepared for use or action". It also states, "Ready forimmediate use". Looking through "As Bill Sees It", forinspiration. I saw he had mentioned. "entirely ready" in manyof his letters. He asked if we were entirely ready to let go ofinsanity, to be free in the face of anger, to accept things wehad no control over, to embrace faith, to feel pain, to bewilling and honest, to love, to be humble, to face criticism, tolisten, and to follow directions. I awake to beautiful days andparadise because I am willing and entirely ready to work theprogram of Alcoholics anonymous. As a friend of mine says."Nothing is so bad that drinking can't make it worse.

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your meetings ! !Please get your Speaker Meeting

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the month.Call Central Office(619 265-8762)

Ask the phone volunteer to fill out ayellow speaker form.

Any Speaker Meetings without a list ofspeakers will no longer be listed on this

page. Call Pat H. 858-452-0492

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Things to do & Places to go

Flagstaff 2001 Roundup"Surrender to Win" June 1-3, 2001

Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds. Flagstaff, AZ,Info: Jay T. or Barbara T. at (520)226.8997

Combined Unity Day/Founders Day PicnicJune 10, 2001 War Memorial Building and Grounds

Unity Day from 830- I l :30 amPicnic from 11 :30 am - 300 pm

A.A. Desert Pow WowJune 14- 17, 2001 Indian Wells

Information:. SherAli J (760)360 5529or Carol L. (818)368.6007

web site: www.desertpowwow.comFlyers at Central Office

Third Weekenders CampingJune 15- 17, 2001

Lake Morena County ParkInfo: Bob & Mary (858)5604421

17th Annual South Bay Roundup"Living the Dream" July 5 - 8, 2001

Torrance Marriott. Torrance, CA 9050 IInfo (310)354.7660 or www.southbayroundup org

Pacific Northwest Conference"AA and the Good Old Timers" July 6 - 8, 2001

Double Tree Inn - Riverside in Boise,IdahoRegistration and Flyers at Central Office

17th San Diego Feeling Good Roundup"The Spirit of Service"

August 31 - September 2, 200 IHandlery Hotel and Resort

lnfonnation: info@feelinggood.org orwww.feelinggood.org

23rd Ventura County AA Convention"Carrying the Message"

August 31 - September 2, 2001Hyatt Westlake Plaza, Westlake Village, CA

Registration info (805)389.1444

Notes, Quotes& Anecdotes

Inner Peace

Be on the lookout for the symptoms of inner peace. Thehearts of a great many have been exposed to inner peace andit is possible people everywhere could come down with it inepidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat towhat has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflictin the world. Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:

A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather thanon fears based on past experience.

An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.A loss of interest in judgment and interpreting the

actions of others.A loss of interest in conflict.A loss of the ability to worry - a very serious

symptom.Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.Contented feelings of connectedness with others and

nature.Frequent attacks of smiling.An increased tendency to let things happen - rather

than make them happen.An increased susceptibility to love extended by others

as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

Reprinted from the Fresno "Pipeline", March, 2001

My Sponsor Told Me

That I should begin praying out loud so I could hear the bullI'm laying down.

That if I wanted to experience true humility, I should trypraying in the nude.

That if I wanted what my sponsor had. I was going to haveto do what my sponsor did to get it.

That all I had was today, because everything else belongs toGod

That if I wasn't carrying the message, I must be spreadingthe disease.

That there were only two kinds of sponsors; the kind Iwanted and the kind God wanted me to have.

That if l was so smart, what did I need a sponsor for?

Reprinted from the Alano News viaWestern Slope Notes, March, 200 I

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list I would say the seventh step prayer. { did not know if f was saying good­bye to my assorted faults forever, I only knew that f was willing to let themgo. After all that surrendering and asking for God's help I felt really peace­ful.

It has been a couple of years since that night, I continue to ask for God's helpin removing my useless defects of character, and I am ready to accept thechanges needed for my spiritual growth. l am grateful for my fellows whocame before me and after me, they have shown me that with a Higher Powerand A. A. I too can stay sober one day at a time.

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Published Monthly by the Central Office of San Diego County Groups Of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"Whoever pays the piper is apt to call the tune, and ifthe A.A. Foundation obtained moneyfrom outsidesources, its trustees might be tempted to run things without reference to the wishes ofA.A. as a whole."

Twelve and Twelve page I64

July 2001Vol. I, No. VII

INSIDE

July Calendarof Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements

MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

SpeakerMeetings, pg 9

June 2001Coordinating

CouncilMinutes, insert

Group ContributionsMay 2001

What Price, Freedom?

The future of Alcoholics Anonymous depends on the clarity of our message and ourintegrity as a fellowship. I believe our message and integrity are reliant upon the actionof a Higher Power at work in every aspect of AA The face of AA is our Traditions and

our integrity is in their practice. More than all the others our Seventh Tradition guarantees free­dom and most directly gives us responsibility. I participate in this tradition for the same reasonI practice Anonymity, and share inmy home group conscience. I do it because I am grateful andI want AA to be here now and for alcoholics not yet born.

Once during a flight to New York, the passenger sitting next to me, a minister, noticed that I wasreading a piece of AA literature. We shared a little of our experience, strength and hope, he withme and I with him. Finally he asked. "How is AA funded?" It was a pleasure to explain that at

1 every level AA groups and members provide for all our financial needs. We decline contribu­tions from all other sources. This seemed to both amaze and please h.im as well. Perhaps a newfriend would be recommending us.

Beyond making new friends and helping keep us free from public controversy. the spiritual val­ues of "Self Support" direct and guide all of our efforts to reach the alcoholic who still suffers.When members understand that AA has a need. they will meet that need. The need must beunderstood and communicated. Once the AA heart is touched. love responds ... yes. even withmoney as well as effort. Groups that make contributions to our Central Offices. the AreaAssembly, GSO. the districts and "H&T' tend to become interested in what happens to theircontributions. That means that spirit, in the form of AA's ever forming conscience moves withour contributions. As needs are met, communication returns to the groups. Written financialreports and receipts for the groups keep the air clear and prevent confusion. The consciencesparked by our Seventh Tradition insures integrity.

This brings to mind the practice of my home group. Several years ago our meetings were in adepressed state. Attendance was pretty good (we had a good location) but there wasn't muchjoy. love. or gratitude that could he felt in the meetings. Each week we barely made rent andwere considering eliminating the need for a coffee maker. Then at our steering committee meet­ing (now our group calls them group conscience meetings) one member suggested a practiceshe'd been a part of years before. The practice would be to collect enough for rent and coffeeplus at least $5 to contribute to the AA service structure every week. Al that time the total was$40 (now it's $70). We passed the "hat" before the sharing began and the amount would bereported at the end. If we didn't make the $40, we would pass the basket again. When we madeour $40 the group applauded, and when it took a second time, the applause seemed to double.It's been a long time since we've had to pass the baskets a second time...but still every Saturday

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Memorial

Bill F. El Cajon Day TimePassed June 1, 2001

Happy BirthdaysBirthdays

Jerry P. 8 years 5-23-93Saturday Night Candlelight

Paul R. 6years 5-19-95Saturday Night Candlelight

Mike D. 9 years 4-13-92Saturday Night Candlelight

Carol R. I4years 5-25-87

3are open, people share with their hearts and where you can

' receive a complementary kick in the but when needed.This meeting started with three people. and nowhas

several hundred people who attend on a weekly basis. Theyall choose to start their mornings with a loud "GoodMorning" at the Morning Attitude Adjustment Meeting atKM.R.RC. To sum up, the Big Book states in Chapter 13"A.A Taught Him To Handle Sobriety", well that's whatthe Morning Attitu de Adjustment Meeting does for me andhundreds of other alcoholics, it teaches us how to handlesobriety!

Larry N., Moming Attitude Adjustment,7:00 am Monday-Sunday

We suggest, as an expression of thanks,contributing at least one dollar for

each year sober on your sobriety date.

Online Meetings

Although not yet as ubiquitous as the telephone,the internet is proving to be a vast tool for carryingthe message with perhaps as many online seekingrecovery as there are in face to face meetings.However, there are also many who find the medium amystery of over-abundant options and a steeptechnical learning curve. Anyone having access to abasic internet-ready computer can access an onJinemeeting, however. Email meetings provide 24 houraccess to sharings and support. Bulletin boardmeetings on web sites ( unless protected by apassword) are open to any and all. Interactive real­time chat-text meetings are also available on websites, as well as within certain servers. The high techcomputer user can attend a voice meeting at any hourof the day, no typing required. Once connected andknowledgeable, only a few clicks on the keyboardpropels a member into a meeting or a connection withanother AAer. Onliners tend to use a simplified textvocabulary for communicating, such as ESH =experience, strength and hope, or "D2f= face to facemeetings, interactive meetings online can becomfortable to any AAer as they follow the format off2f meetings with leaders, lead shares, closings, andthe usual readings of the Preamble and other AAliterature. Above all the joy of online recoverycenters on the language of the heart which unifiesAAno matter where members meet. Onliners are simplyone drunk sharing with another.

Andrea C.

3-26-79Dian 8.Pat D.

Our apologies to Dian B. and Pat D. whose birthdayswere misquoted in thelast issue. They are:

l 5 years 5-10-8622 years

MorningAttitude AdjustmentMeetingHistory

The Morning Attitude Adjustment Meeting started atthe end of 1986 by Rob E. and two other alcoholics at theClairemont Neighborhood Recovery Center, on Ostrowstreet in Kearney Mesa . They originally had meetings thatstarted at 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM, Monday through Friday.In 1988 the center relocated to its current location onConvoy Court, at KM.RRC. They started havingmeetings on Saturday & Sunday, and for several monthsSid H and another person were the only ones at theweekend meetings.

The meetings have experienced a lot of alcoholicssharing their experience, strength, hope. love, tears,sobriety, relapse, new meeting rules, no rules, to manyrules, fights, argumen ts, more teals, resentments, peoplekicked out by the center, police departmen t intervention atthe meeting, and a helicopter in the sky, with armed policeescorting a member out of the meeting Yes this soundslike insane asylum, you're right! This is the MorningAttitude Adjustment Meeting at 07:00 AM in the morning,where there's a lot of sobriety, love and hope. h's analcoholic institution, a home were hugs are plentiful ears

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CHANGESDAILY BREAD1010 Broadway (Coffee Shop)[Downtown'Friday @ 7:I5 P

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

CANCELLED MEETINGS contd.HAPPY HOUR-AND-A-HALF THURSDAY NIGHT REFUGEES9455 Los Codes Rd. 3766 5 St. (Coffee Shop)Lakeside HillcrestTuesday@ 6:30 P Thursday @7 P

LAKESIDE SPEAKERS MEETING9940 River St (Club)

'LakesideSunday @ 7:30 P

RELOCATED MEETINGSLA JOLLA SOLEDAD MEN'S6551 Soledad Mountain Rd (Church)La Jolla, Saturday @ 9 A

NEW MEETINGS

MlLLSMTG4055 Mills St. (RES)La Mesa, Wednesday@ 7 P

MISFIT MENRoaming Meeting Place (House Garage)Lakeside, Wednesday @7 P

RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC1606 State St. (Office Bldg.)Downtown, Thursday @ 5:30 P

SATURDAY SERENITY1606 State St. (Office Bldg)Downtown, Saturday @ 4 P

LAKESIDE DRUNKS9940 River St. (Club)Lakeside, Sunday @ I: 15 P

SUNSET STEPS & TRADITIONS737 13 St. (Center)Imperial Beach, Sunday @5 P

CANCELLED

NEW BEGINNINGS2334 30 th. St. (Store Front)Golden HillMonday/Friday @ 6:30 P

BONITA WOMENS4500 Bonita Rd. (Bank)Bonita, Tuesday @ 7 P

FELIZ STEP STUDY1770 Kearney Ave. (Church)Logan Heights, Tuesday @ 7 P

OCEAN BEACH CLUB STEP STUDY4966 Santa Monica Ave. #FOcean BeachWednesday @8: 15 P

BEHIND TIIE BEAN929 National City Blvd. (Coffee Shop)National CityThursday @7:15 P

FOOTPRINTS IN SOBRIETY WOMENS4966 Santa Monica Ave. #FOcean BeachThursday @ 6:45 P

STEPS FOR LIFE4627 Pocahontas Ave. (Res)ClairemontThursday @ 7 P

Another Sober TuesdayBattery ChargersClairemont Men'sClairemont WomensDowntown Discussion

Drunks OnlyEastside Group

Easy Does It RidersEl Cajon Women's SerenityFourth Dimension GroupFresh Start Beginners

Friday Nite Cedar StreetFriday Night Men's

Friday Night Weeks EndGolden Hill Sun Discussion

Great Fact GroupHall Your Hiney

Imperial Beach Group

INTIMATE RECOVERY1730 Monroe Ave. (Club)University HeightsSaturday @ 8:15 P

JUST FOR TODAY2512 3"Ave. (Synagogue)DowntownSunday @7 P

SOBER BEAN929 National City Blvd. (Coffee Shop)National CitySunday @3 P

WOMENS WAY TO RECOVERY9800 San Juan St.Casa De OroSunday @6 P

Imperial Men's GroupLa Mesa Big Book

La Mesa Open DiscussionLa Mesa Open Discussion

Miracles on MondayMonday Night North Park AA

Monday Morning Attitude AdjustmentOld Town SpeakersPoint Loma Men's

Point Loma Women's DiscussionPorter Hall Structured SIS

Scripps Ranch Men'sTierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA

Traditions StudyWann and FriendlyWater Walker's Too

Wednesday Nite at the HouseWomen in Harmony

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended February's Coordinating Council

AS YOUR GROUP THERE?

San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousStatement of Income and Expenses

May 31, 2001

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May '01 %of Income YTD 2001 YTD2000 $ Change Budget 2001-Ordinary lncomeJExpense

Income

Contributions Group 8,47532 95.52% 41,794.59 39.962.56 1,832.03 100,0'.XlOO

Contributions Individual 144.00 1.62% 1,098.74 802.00 295.84 2,500.00

Contrlbullons SDIAA 120.00 1.35% 585.00 355.00 230.00 1,000.00

Interest - Checking 7.34 0.08% 42.35 63.95 -21.61 155.00

Interest - Cert of Deposits 125.62 1.42% 733.685 474.80 258.85 2,250.00

Total Income 8.872.36 100.00% 44.254.33 41.659.22 2.595.11 105.985.00

ExpenseAccounting & Legal 250.00 282% 3,945.00 4.589.50 -644.50 6,965.00

Auto/TraveUSem inar 86.00 0.97% 257.00 322.80 -64.90 1,500.00

Bank Service Charges 13.00 0.15% 77.00 94.60 -17.00 235.00

Cash (Over) Short 8 73 -010% 3.01 40.75 43.76 -100.00

Checks Returned - Bad Debt -62.92 0.71% 0.00 63.79 -63.79 150.00

Depreciation 135.00 1.52% 675.00 340.00 335.00 2,200.00

Equipment Maint & Repair 18950 214% 926.94 1,175.25 -248.31 3,150.00

Equipment Purchase 0.00 000% 363.97 0.00 363.97 1,500.00

Insurance 70.18 0. 79% 489.72 16716 322.56 1,50CJ .OO

Office Maint. & Repairs 0.00 0.00% 5293 ffi.00 -1207 50CJ .OO

Office Supplies 178.57 201% 1,477 77 1,755.76 -277.99 4,000.00

Outside Services 1.188.00 13.39% 1.188.00 2.220 75 -1.032 75 0.00Postage - Return Mail 50.00 0.56% 2'.26.80 150.00 76.80 428.00

Rent 1.51200 17.04% 7,384.00 7168.00 216.00 18,320.00

Taxes 000 0 00% 35.00 1000 25.00 10.00

Telephone 225.23 254% 1.,050.95 1,043.50 7.45 2,800.00UI llities-Electricity 34224 3.86% 2,03004 1,351.88 678.16 5,000.00

Website 10.00 011% 187 70 801 80 -614.10 500.00EMPLOYEES

Accrued Payroll Taxes 218.82 247% 1,727.49 1,613.34 114.15 5,ffi0.00

Employee Wages 2,858.00 32.22% 21.037.39 19,228.10 1,800.29 58.200.00Employee Health Benefit 202.00 228% 1,150.00 1.260.00 -110.00 3,000.00

ln.su-ance-Worker's Comp 5260 0.59% 157.80 38282 -225.02 850.00

Total Expense 7.510.39 84.65% 44.444.41 43,763.30 681.11 116,488.00

Net Ordinary Income 1,361.97 15.35% -190.08 -2.104.08 1,914.00 -10,503.00

Other Income/Expense

Literature Income/ExpenseSates (see schedule) 1.239.39 13.97% 6,453.71 8,182.25 -1,728.54 17,500.00

Total Other Income 1.239.39 13.97% 6.453 71 8.182.25 -1.7213.54 17,500.00

Standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 1,150.50 1297% 2,750.81 1,891.66 859.15 4,678.00

Total Other Expense 1.150.50 1297% 2.750.81 1.891.66 859.15 4,678.00

Net Other income 88.89 1.00% 3.702.90 6.290.59 -2,587.69 12,822.00

Net Income 1,450.86 16.35%% 3,512.82 4,186.51 --673.69 2,319.00

6 Contributions April 2001Group Name May 01 Ytd 01 Group Name May 01 Ytd 0150, -2207 0.00 5.73 .EC Se,G­ 1577 T73.77

92037 Discussion Group - 861 0.00 350.00 Fletcher HIlls Smokeless - 59 0.00 50.00AA By The Bay - 629 80.07 80.07 Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00AA Discussion Group - 1991 54.00 54.00 Free to Be - 935 0.00 152.20A New Way To Live - 846 0.00 173.87 Fresh AirFriday - 266 390.00 690.00Allied Gardens Friday Lunch-766 0.00 66.01 Friday Morning Womens - 104 0.00 125.00Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 Fri Nite Cedar St- 1662 50.00 50.00Annual Christmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 Friday Night Mens - 188 103.65 308.65Another Sober Tuesday- 1952 0.00 480.00 Friday Night Santee - 1754 0.00 135.00Al One With Each Other - 789 0.00 75.00 Friday Nooners -318 0.00 165.00Back to Basics - 1026 300.00 550.00 Gil.manGroup - 1988 0.00 35.00Battery Charg ers - 98 0.00 72.86 Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 41.72 166.68Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 GoodFortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 240.00Bayside Big Book Study -1610 50.00 100.00 Good Morning AA - 1888 0.00 443.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - I 007 144.00 263.40 Great Fact Group - 895 0.00 240.00Big Book & 12 x 12 Study - 100 20.00 51.00 Grupo Gringo - 1305 50.00 150.00Big Book Discussion Founder' s Grp-581 0.00 48.00 Happy, Joyous & Free-363 0.00 60.00Boo.it.a Women -1003 0.00 39.00 Harmony Group-585 0.00 500.00Cajon View Open Disc -471 0.00 75.00 Hip Slick & Sick Young Peop les - 762 110.00 160.00Cajon View Step Study - 458 0.00 20.00 His Majesty The Baby - 2427 100.00 100.00Care & Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 How It Is Now Speakers - 390 0.00 150.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 0.00 100.00 How It Is Today - 483 0.00 160.00Casa De Oro WedsNite - 2049 0.00 60.00 Imperial Beach Group - 79 37.40 135.80Cedar St Mens - 1698 425.00 425.00 Imperial Mens Group - 871 0.00 50.00Chula Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 0.00 100.00 Interational Group -23 25.00 50.00Chula Vista Friday Night - 837 75.00 75.00 Jump Start - 2174 89.31 89.31Clairemont Daytime Step Study - 427 30.00 130.00 Just for Fun - 2469 55.00 190.65Clairemont Men's -301 0.00 333.60 Just Us Girls - 929 72.00 72.00Clairemont Mesa Step Study - 1997 0.00 40.00 L.GB.B. Study -2301 35.00 35.00Clairemont MixedDiscussi on - 338 0.00 141.19 La Jolla Beginners - 82 176.00 4 76.00Clairemont Open Discussion - 308 0.00 30.00 La Jolla Cove Beginners-1265 0.00 248.00Cl.airemont Step Study-482 0.00 30.00 La Jolla Discussion Group - 85 0.00 399.69Clairemont Thurs Brown Bag -315 0.00 80.00 La Jolla Monday Womens - 87 0.00 1,000.00Clairemont Wednesday Group - 303 0.00 171.50 La Jolla Nonsmoker Disc-88 0.00 150.00Clairemont Weds Non Brown Bag-313 0.00 97.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri - 758 0.00 40.00Clairemont Womens -340 0.00 150.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 0.00 60.00Clairemont Womens Step Study-341 76.25 150.68 La Jolla Patio Group-Wed-613 0.00 100.00Class Acts- 1845 102.00 102.00 La Jolla SoledadMens-717 0.00 688.50Coffee Clutchers - 2332 0.00 199.00 La Jolla Speakers 205.54 355.54Conscious Contact Study Group - 2282 220.00 280.00 La Mesa Big Book-1689 0.00 100.00Convoy Discussion - 314 0.00 120.00 La Mesa Step StudyWorkshop - 1621 0.00 96.75Coronado Beginners - 344 0.00 25.00 La MesaWomens Sat Moring-416 0.00 90.00Coronado Big Book Study-1644 0.00 50.00 LakeMurray Womens - 572 50.00 150.00Corona do Mens - 1631 0.00 80.00 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 75.00 155.00Coronado Nooners497 0.00 50.00 Lemon Grove Speakers - 120 120.00 420.00Coronado Number One Group - 343 0.00 75.00 Lexingt on Big Book Study - 879 0.00 50.00Corona do Proespect Discussi on# 1-350 0.00 50.00 Linda Vista Mens - 320 0.00 60.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 0.00 75.00 Little Apple Group - 1438 50.00 120.00Coronado Womens Meeting - 1656 50.00 75.79 Living Free - 4 77 0.00 600.00Corona do Woman Speaker Disc-2167 0.00 50.00 Lotus WoesStep Study-1647 50.00 80.00CowlesMt Smokeless Discussion-681 30.00 120.00 Love and Truth 12x12 -1617 114.00 170.50Crest Group - 529 0.00 100.00 Lunch With Bill W Bunch - 774 130.00 230.00Daily Reflecti ons - 2097 0.00 90.00 Meas Step Study - 965 0.00 50.00Dawn Patrol - 263 127.35 830.93 Mens Structured Step Study - 1469 0.00 159.50D.D.G.T.M-767 0.00 327.70 Mid-Week Mens - 560 0.00 297.00Dignity Ulimit ed - 205 0.00 100.00 MiraMesa 12 Step Study -1469 0.00 120.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 0.00 50.00 MiraMesa Early Risers -967 0.00 60.00Double Dose OfSerenity· 1349 0.00 97.15 MiraMesa Sunday Moring Mens- 693 0.00 50.00Downtown Discussion - 1665 0.00 119.92 Mira Mesa Womens - 411 0.00 50.55Down town Noon Discussion - 1607 0.00 40.00 Miracles On Monday - 565 0.00 132.00Down town Noon Womens - 1186 60.00 75.00 Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers - 271 0.00 100.00Drunks Only-1605 0.00 1,181.65 Mission Bay Speakers-1692 150.00 270.00Early Birds-1666 0.00 123.23 Mission Hills Beginners - I 612 0.00 600.00Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00 Monday Barefoot - 139 0.00 29.20Early Risers (PB)-2 64 0.00 578.00 Mon Eve Smokeless Dinn er-1723 0.00 120.00East Side Group - 101 0.00 180.00 Monday Night Big Book Study-2345 0.00 46.00Easy Does It Riders -21 0.00 200.00 Moring Attitude Adjustment - 768 600.00 1,200.00Easy Risers - 854 25.00 25.00 Morning Glorys Womens S/S-543 30.00 60.00El Cajon Navajo Road Group - 102 60.00 60.00 Nooo At The Grove - 628 250.00 1,176.05Emerald Hill Participation - 50 I 0.00 40.00 Nooners Anonymous-1 164 0.00 125.00Eye Opener Group - 607 62.60 374.50 Nooo Stretch (Wednesday) -2132 0.00 20.00Faculty Group - 1645 0.00 60.00 Noontime on the Patio - 2203 0.00 550.00

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, June 14, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 671meeting to order at 7:JOpm KathiM. read the 12 Traditions. Dinaread Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 3 newCoordinators and 3 Alternates stood to be acknowledged.BIRTHDAYS: Therewere 5 birthdays. 7th tradition was $37.69.ROLLCALL: Ben L., Assistant Council Chair took the roll 38groups wererepresented, a quorumwhich is (25). As stated in theCoordinating Council Guidelines, a new quorum was establishedfor July-December 2001. Ia June there is 44 active groups, so thenewquorum is 22. It wasM/S/C to approve theminutes oftheMayCouncil meeting.HistoryofSan DiegoArea Meetings: Barbara B. gave history onthe Warm & Friendly group in Chula Vista. Barbara was thefounder of the group in November 1979. A "Questions andAnswers" group she had previously attended had closed and shewanted to start another one. Sometimes the group is referred to asthe "Warm & Fuzzy group. It is a candlelight meeting. Themeeting hasmoved 6 or 7 times. In 1981, themeeting format waschanged to discussion.SPECIALREPORTS: Area Assembly­MareJ. Area 8 Chair shared items that were reported back fromtheDelegate, Mark K. at the last assembly, like the new4 editionof the Big Book coming out in November 2001. There is also arevised "Time to Start Liv:ing'' pamphlet and a "Black AfroAmerican" pamphlet being compiled. Marc J. also gave a plug toencouragegroups to elect aGSR's to serve at their district level andarea assembly. Unity Day held in conjunction with the Founder'sDayPicnicwasgreat funand informative. ThenextArea Assembly"Big Day"will be Saturday, September 22" in Imperial County.Look for flyers for more info and map.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Arthur S., Chairreported that the committee met There are 2 open nights, the l 11

and the 21 ofthe month. He would like to encourage people toserve on the committee. It has beena great experience for himBUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P. - Chair reported that thecommitteemet on Tuesday 6/12/01. Present: Kathleen O.,KathyB.,PaulM., and SteveP. Absent excused: Kathy D. andCraigW. Alsoin attendance was Connie J., Central Office Manager, Laura B.,Recording Secretary and Sam S. Members constituted a quorum.Minutes for the last meetingwere accepted.Financial Statementswere unanimously approved.Central Office Manager report;1) TheWebsite hashad24,390 hits to date. an average of1,500

hits per month. We have also added a separate page forSpanishmeetings, a link to GSO Spanish pamphletpage andaddedAlcoholicosAnonimos Juntas toweb search engines.

2) June's "Book of the Month is "Best of the Grapevine"Volumes 1,2 or 3. (Sale price is $6.50 each.)

3) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts-Thank you very much toeveryone who has been making announcements at theirmeetings, people are calling to volunteer. Currently need tofill Monday 9am-1pm Also, there is always a need forvolunteers for fill-in shifts. especiallywith summervacationscoming up. Please announce at yourGroups to Call ConnieJ. at 619-265-8762 if available for phone service.

4) Carpeting - Inspection was April 30", but Carpeteria stillhasn't received results from the manufacture. We are in

contact with the head of Carpeteria. He called on June 14"to inform us ifhedoesn't hear fromthemanufacture by June20", he will personally come to our office and look at thecarpet Steve P. and Connie J will meet with him onWednesday, June 20%.

5) We are investigating obtaining Satellite TV since Cox cableis not availableforour area. Have somepreliminary figures,Steve P. is finalizing.

6) Searchfor an Assistant- Interviews by AdHoc Committeewill be completedby June 15". We hadover 20 applicants,so that is quite good Business Committee will interviewfinalists and hopefullyhave anew Assistant within the nexttwo weeks.

Old Business:1) Business Committee Guidelines Revision -- Is pretty well

finished,we'rejust waiting for Incorporation to be resolvedin case it would require additional updates to the guidelines.

2) Incorporation - pendingvote at Coordinating Council.COORDINATORNEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE: KathiM.reported that the committee met on Wednesday, 6/6/01.PRESENT: Marlon P., Ed E., Kathi M, Gaye T., Dennis J..Berwyn Hand Pat H. Excused: Tracy H. Guests: John F. andMarsha Y.There were no flyers submitted for approval.

July's Issue: Theme is "The Seventh Tradition". Thefold­n-label partywill beWednesday, June 20 at Central Office@6pm.

1) August's Issue: Theme is. "Sponsorship". Deadline forsubmissions is June 27°. Tle fold and label party is July18

New Business:1) MISIC to bring to the Coordinating Council Meeting June

14°, a request for individual Coordinators to take back totheir groups: Anopportunity to do service work: tofold,stuff and label our monthly newsletter at the Fold andLabel Party. We are asking for a group commitmentof12 volunteersor 2 groupsof6 volunteerseach. So takeavote in your group and contact Marlon P. at 619-544-9746 to let him knowwhich months your group wants toserve. lndMdual volunteers are always welcome too.Marlon reported on a group commitment for June 20" Fold&Label -Downtown Discussion Group.

2) Unity Day table participation by theNewsletter Committee.We will provide informational handouts. sign up sheets,Buck aMonth pads and copies ofthe newsletter. Volunteersare: Kathi, Pat, Dennis and Gaye.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. reported theCommittee met in the Great Hall on 6/14/01 at 6:00pm. Present:Dick B,Barbara B., and TenyW. DiscussedBarbara standing forre-election and the need for one new femalemember.Orientation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 2 new Coordinators 1new Alternate and 1 temporary representative.

1) Read Traditions 2 & 9, History of "AA in San Diego".Explained the structure of the Coordinating Council andtheir responsibilities as Coordinators.

Continued on other side of page.

Continued from others side of page.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, July 13 at6:30pm in the Great Hallo 2"foor.

3) Explained where Central Office is located and handed outmaps.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Angela H., Chairreported that the committeemet on 6/4/01 at 6:30 pm. Last MonthActivities: El Cajon High School and Sweetwater High SchoolAlso had a booth at the V.A Health Fair.Old Business:I) North County is doing the Del Mar booth this year. Call

John C. PI Chair forNorth County (760) 451-8902 for infoofany possible available slots. AngelaH. will give John C.some San Diego schedules to put at the booth.

New Business:l) Will have a table at Unity Day on June 10"2) There are 3 openings on the PI Committee.

PROGRAMCOMMITTEE: Carl, committeemember reportedthat the committee met on Sunday, 5/20/01 at 6:30pm.Present: Erica D.- Chair, Karen, Carl,Dave and Lia. Openings ontheProgramCommittee : This committee has total ofeight positions,tobefilledby fourmales and fourfemales. Curren tly there are threefemales and three males. We have 2 openings.

1) Discussed the final plans for the Founder's Day Picnic,divided up the tasks and elected Karen as Co-Chair whileErica is away.

2) Discussed plans for the Anniversary Breakfast The Pradoin Balboa Parle has been reservedfor theevent. Ticketswillbe $19 each.

3) Note added latertominutes: TheProgram Committee wouldlike to express it gratitude to the many people whovolunteered and brought food, that made the picnic a greatsuccess that it was.

OLD BUSINESS:1) Motion to pursue Incorporation - The motion passed

unanimously 34y-0 n.

NEW BUSINESS:There was none.

ELECTIONS:AFTER HOURS PHONES COMMITTEE:Meredith (7-1-99)Joyce (4-22-95)Dina (9-19-99) M/S/C to waive sobriety requirement of2 yrs.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE:Kathleen 0. (7-22-91)Craig W.(12-14-97)Sam S. (10-15-87)

COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE:Tracy H. (10-11-98)Kathi M. (9-2-95)Marlon P (1-29-92)Bob M. (3-3-99)Lorrie H. (2-11-95)

ORIENTATION AND GUIDELINES COMMITTEE:BarbaraB. (5-14-76)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:Erica D. (6-14-92)Donna (2 yrs)

PUBLIC INFORMATIONCOMMITTEE:Bob H. 11-3-81

Congratulations and welcome to all of those elected to serve onCommittees. There are still available openings on somecommittees. And Thank you to those rotatingoffforyour service:After Hours: Arthur S. and John G.Business: Kathy D.Public Information: John, Melaine and Craig

AnnouncementsThanks to Marc J. - Area Chair, Kathy B. for making coffee,Connie, Efrem & Kathy for setup and David &Paul for PA setup,

Meeting adjournedwith the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Corn. 9­Connie J., Recording Secretary

Group NameRa0.7MG,1GGOB One-2207Old Timers Group - 2037Old Town Mainstream -663One Step Ahead- 715One Step at a Time Runners-1647Open Minded Mens-626Original Tues Night Step Study-2124Over 50- 840Pacific Beach Weekend Warmup - 725Paradise Hills -3 92Pass it on Group-170Patterns In Sobriety - 669Penasquitos Discussion - 871Point Loma Sun Night Discussion - 243Poinsettia Group-2210Point Loma Mens-245Porter Hall Big Book - 2410Porter Hall Structured SIS - 97Practical Solutions -2398Pt Loma Womens Discussion - 1608R.B. Early BirdsRainbo Bridge-817Rainbow Group - 570Rise & Shine - 2170Round Table Discussion-123Rule 62 Group -92 7Safe, Sane & Sober-1350San Diego Docotrs Step Study - 194Santee Thursda y Closed Mixed-145Saturday Mens Early Awakening - 2209Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment - 431Sat Night Early Discussi on - 336Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322Saturday AM Live - 782Saturday Mens - 1730Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914Saturday Nite Special - 89 IScripps Ranch Back to Basics - 1473Scripps Ranch Mens - 1924Senior and Sober Discussio-1711Senior Serentiy Meeting - 209Sky Hi Womens - 1633Sober Camel Speakers Meeting -2296Sober Nooners - I 96Sober Sisters - 980So Bay New Womens - 2325Sole Purpose Group - 1657Sorrento Valley Nooner - 544South Bay AlkathonSouth Clairemont - 305Southeast Nooners- 1l 78Spiritual Awakenin g - 2275Step by Step-1486Sunday Back To Basics - 2327Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568Sunday Breakfast - 2299Sunday Discussion Group- 127Sunday Kind ofLove - 429Sunday Midday - 161Sunday Morning Spiritual Meeting-1700Sunday Morning Sunshine 407Sunday Night Speakers - 1704Sunset Steps & Traditions - 1519Take Five- 1323The Capacity to be Honest - 2321The Fourth Dimension Group - 2415The Other Meetin g - 857Thursday Night Womens Speakers - 183Thursday Steps-646Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA - 375Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94

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Womans Let Go and Let God -446Women In Harmony- l 807Womens Sober Sunday - 731Womens Step Study-296

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64.27 64.270.00 127.000.00 180.000.00 245.00

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345.60 345.600.00 50.000.00 37.500.00 235.800.00 325.00

60.00 120.000.00 198.990.00 109.150.00 100.00

81.00 81.000.00 120.00

Your Contributions help Carry theMessage. Thank you very much for

your support.

Contri butions April 2001Ytd 01 Group NameTara T,Ca0.70113792.86 Traditions Study-233650.00 Tues Night Big Book Step Study - 1813

120.00 Tues Night Mens - 2205190.00 Tues Night Mens - 2123247.72 Tues Night Primary Purpose- 13050.00 Tues Rule 62 Lunch Group-59090.00 Tuesda y AA Step Study- 93780.00 Tuesday Night Participation - 905

180.00 Turkey Group- 165320.00 Two Bit Speakers - 20150.00 Unity Step Study-1482

150.00 Universi ty City Disc.- 36850.00 Universi ty City Womens - 36935.00 Wandering Women - 229850.00 War Fever - 88050.00 Warm and Friendly - 42I 0.00 Water Walkers - 5

135.00 Water Walkers Too- 194630.00 Wednesday Discussion Group - 2431

168.70 Wednesday Night Closed Topic - 165473.00 Wednesday Winners Circle - 49650.00 Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687

293.67 We've Come Along Way- 1616380.00 What Now - 325

"Our Twelfth Step- carrying the message- is the basicservice that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our

principal aim and the main reason for our existence.Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is asociety of alcoholics in action. We must carry the

message, else we ourselves can wither and those whohaven't been given the truth may die." Bill W

Your Central Office is here to serve you!There are various ways to help

carry the message at Central Office.Your Group or individuals in the group can:

Take 12 Step Calls by phone ore-mailAnswerphones in the office during the daytime

Take one night a month to answerphonesDo Utility or Janitorial

Fold and Label ourmonthly newsletter,The Coordinator

Another way to participate in Alcoholics Anonymous inSan Diego County is by having a Coordinator foryourgroup. The Coordinator represents the group at the

1 Coordinating Council. Your Coordinator is yourgroup'svoice in matters affecting Central Office/Intergroup andits Standing Committees. Please call Central Office for

more information on how you or yourgroup canbecome more active at the local level.

Ifyour group has a Coordinator and is active atCentral Office, Thank You.

8 San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

May 31, 2001

May '01 % of Income YTD '01 YTD '00 $Change Budget 2001Income from Sales

Book Net SalesBooks 4.664.76 10.54% 27.95.87 24,575.65 3,420.22 58,500.00Books Cost -3,921.82 8.86% -23,627.31 -20,501.96 -3,125.36 -49,CXXl.00

Total Book Net Sales 742.94 1.68% 4,368.56 4.073.70 294 .86 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 427.75 0.97% 1,734.00 3,217.05 -1,48215 6,500.00Pamphlets Cost --355.72 -0.8% -1,438.54 -1,768.43 329.89 -4,CXXl.OO

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 72.03 0.16% 296.36 1,448.62 -1,15226 2,500.00Schedule Net Sates

Schedules 481.38 1.09% 3,28272 3.56J.24 -277.52 7,CXXl.00Schedules Cost -375.09 -0.85% -2.59255 -2.761.56 169.01 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 106.29 0.24% 690.17 798.68 -100.51 1,500.00Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes& Misc 471.35 1.07% 2,243.40 2,544.65 301.25 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -390.19 -0.88% -1,91247 -2,319. 76 407.29 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 81.16 0.18% 330. 93 224.89 106.04 1,CXXl.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 207.00 0.47% 933.00 852.00 81.00 2.300.00Tokens Cost -11223 -0.25% -504.98 504 .86 -0.12 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 94.77 0.21% 428.02 347.14 80.88 1.CXXl.00

Inventory adjustment 142.20 0.32% 339.67 1,289.22 -949.55 2,CXXl.00Total Sales Income 1,239.39 28% 6,453.71 8,18225 -1,728.54 17,500.00

lncome/E.xpense from Standing CommitteesAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 330.00Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -2290 -005% -16512 -24033 7521 -60000Coffee & Donuts 11.96 0.03% 63.84 54.00 9.84 180.00Documentation 0.00 0.0% 0.00 53.33 -53.33 200.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.03% 75.00 6000 15.00 180.00Rent CC 240.00 0.54% 480.00 480.00 0.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 15000 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 244.00 0.55% 62272 557.00 6572 800.00Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -84.00 -0.19% -459.00 -468.00 9.00 -828.00Flyers 000 0.0% -175.00 -212.50 37.50 -600.00Paper/ Labels 70.53 016% 836.85 685.98 150.87 1,730.00Postage Bulk 110.50 0.25% 477.50 667.00 -189.50 1,62600Refreshments 61.65 0.14% 145.10 0.00 145.10 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 158.68 0.36% 825.45 672.48 15297 2,288.00

Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46.87 100.00

Program CommitteeFounder's Day Picnic

7th Tradtlon Income 0.00 0.0% 0.00 000 0.00 0.00Food/Supplles 735.00 1.66% 7689.50 0.00 769.50 950.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 735.00 1.66% 769.50 0.00 76950 950.00Anniversary BreakfastNew Year's Eve

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -3000 269.19 0.00Total New Year's Eve 005 5O, 75T 3505 75 05

Total Program Committee 735.00 1.66% 1,008.69 -30.00 1,038.€9 5.18000Public info C-Ommittee

Literature 1276 0.03% 248.93 608.38 -359.45 000.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00

Total Public Info Committee 1276 003% 293 95 643.31 -349 36 650 00

Total Committee/Program Expense 775 2% 2,750.81 1,891.00 7 -1,45200

.SPEAKER MEETINGS 9

There is a SolutionFirehouse at 7876 Hershei

7.30 PM MONLa Jolla

Just for Fun Group 8:00 PM SATAmerican Legion Hall, 81I8 University La MesaDance to Follow

Fireside Speakers Group6901 Central Ave. (Club)

Old Town Speakers 7:00 PM SUN1895 Camino Del Rio S. San DiegoScotish Rite Temple until sometime in August

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine

July 1 Marty H.July 8 Joni B.July 15 "T"July 22 John SJuly 29 Debbie G

July 2July 9July 16July 23July 30

July 4July 11July 18July 25

Allison a.Emmett D.Jo M.Mike M.Lisa J.

Jimmie G.Mona 8.ScottVince

Los AngelesLos AngelesOceansideOceansideLos Angeles

8:00 PM WEDLemon Grove

El CajonLemon GroveLemon GroveLemon Grove

July 21 Matt G. Fresno

6.00 PM SUNLakeside, CA

El CajonSan DiegoLa MesaRamona

Sponsor me Damn_it

Experienced the steps and life,Rough and tumble road of recovery I choose.

Heed the waring advise -­"No way not me!"

Manage life on my terms alone:Fear. Anger. \Vric.hing in selfpity

Stull hoping to manage this unmanageability

On the other sideI accept my limits,

RealizingFacing the inevitable

Growing up.Responsibility

Face to FaceWe utter few words

HelloGoodbye.

I'll keep this short,To the point.

Gratefui and thankfulAm I.

To have met you.Accepting.

Friendly and caringAvailability and service unending.

Lemon Grove SpeakersChurch at 8086 Broadway

Los Angeles

San DiegoLos AngelesRedondo Beach

Shanon B.TBAMichelle M.Clancy I.Bill C.

July 1July 8July 15July 22July 29

Amy S.. Houston , Texas

Do unto others as you would have done to you.Does this sound familiar?

I think I learned it by watching you.

SeriouslyMy friend and ex-sponsor

I miss you and hope to be speaking soon.

***ATTENTION***Contact Persons & Group

Secretaries:Ifyou want us to continue to publish

your meetings!!Please get your Speaker Meeting

Information to us for publication by theWednesday prior to the first Thursday of

the month.Call Central Office(619 265-8762)

Ask the phone volunteer to fill out ayellow speaker form.

Any Speaker Meetings without a list ofspeakers will no longer be listed on this

page. Call Pat H. 858-452-0492

7:00 PM SATLemon Grove

El CajonSan DiegoSan DiegoVan Nuys

Bedushia O.Mike 0.Ski A.Jay W.

July 7July 14July 21July 28

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Things to do & Places to go

17th Annual South Bay Roundup"Living the Dream" July 5 - 8, 200 l

Torrance Marriott, Torrance, CA 9050 IInfo: (3 I 0)3S4. 7660 or www.southbayroundup.org

Pacific Northwest Conference"AA and the Good Old Timers" July 6-8, 200 I

Double Tree Inn - Riverside in Boise,IdahoRegistration and Flyers at Central Office

Third Weekenders CampingJuly 20-22, 2001

Pio Pico, Thousand TrailsInfo: Jim & Trina (619)698.2091

7th Annual Baja Kam pvention"Serenity by the Sea"

Rancho Packard. EnsenadaJuly 27-29, 2001

Info: Don M (310)397.0297, Greg B. (661)723 8624.Larry T (858)549.2591

Baja area: www mexonline.com/baja. htmEnsenada Area: www ensenada-tourism.com

17th San Diego Feeling Good RoundupThe Spirit of Service"

August 3 I - September 2, 200 IHandlery Hotel and Reson

Information: info@feelinggood.org orwww.feelinggood.org

23rd Ventura County AA Convention"Carrying the Message"

August 31 - September 2, 200 IHyatt Westlake Plaza, Westlake Village, CA

Registration info (805)389.1444

Monterey Bay Area Roundup 2001"Keep It Simple"

August 31 - September 2, 200IMonterey Convention Center, Monterey, CA

General Info (831)8849765

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Food for Thought

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulteriormotives;Be kind anyway

If you are successful, you will win some false friends andsome true enemies;Succeed anyway

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you:Be honest and frank anyway

What you spend years building, someone could destroyovemight,Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous:Be happy and serene anyway

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.Do good anyway

Give the world the best you have, and it may never byenough:Give the world the best you've got anyway

You see, in the final process, it is between you and God:It was never between you and them anyway

(This poem was written by Mother Teresa and is engraved onthe wall of her home for children in Calcutta. Though she isrenowned in the outside would for her lifetime of service toCalcutta's poor, Mother Teresa was also a great friend ofAlcoholics Anonymous and was extremely helpful inestablishing AA in India. Reprinted from The D.I.A. Log.March, 2001)

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Lead us not into temptation, we can find it by ourselves.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is whatkeeps us there.

A little experience often upsets a lot of theory

Never miss a good chance to keep quiet

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Larry N.

FUTURE NEED GIVINGINTEGRITY HEART GOOD

FELLOWSHIP JOY ENERGYFREEDOM LOVE SUPPORTPRACTICE GRATITUDE CLARITYGROUP CONTRIBUTE HIGHER

STRENGTH MESSAGE POWERSPIRITUAL CONNECTED

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Bi.II W. wrote that money and spirituality mix in the AA hat and so they do! The self-givingof AA members everywhere. their shared effort and their contributions have given us ourfreedom individually and collectively. How much more new energy would come if all ourexpenses at Central Once and at GSO were paid by group contributions and our literaturesold al cost! For sure we are not too few to accomplish that. If God wills it, we could do it'

Today we know our group's contributions carry the message throughout the world. A tinypiece of each new translation of the "Big Book", a fraction of the cost for the World ServiceMeeting, and a bit of the salaries of the folks who work at GSO and our Central Officecomes from our group. The seventh tradition is one way our group participates in carryingour message here at home and all around the world. It keeps us connected. and perhaps ourgiving has been a part of the Good energy we continue to experience.

night we applaud when he treasurer lets us know how we:ve done on theSeventh Tradition.Newcomers are reminded that there are no dues or fees. but that he# contribute whenthey are able. Every month we pay our expenses. and the rent one month In advance (Therent paid in advance is our prudent reserve). All the rest is contributed throughout the AAservice structure: We start each month with a zero balance.

Published Monthly by the Central Offce of San Diego County Groups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"Even the newest ofnewcomersfinds undreamed rewards as he tries to help his brother alcoholic, the onewho is even blinder than he. This is indeed the kind ofgiving that actually demands nothing."

Twelve and Twelve page 109

The San DiegoCoordinator

August 2001Vol. I, No. VIII · Sponsorship

August Calendarof Events, insert

MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

SpecialAnnouncements

SpeakerMeetings, pg 9

When I was first approached about writing about sponsorship, I felt that I prob­ably wouldn't even be able to scratch the surface on this very simple butcomplex issue. Anyone with any amount of time knows that to try sobriety

without any guidance is like walking into a dark cave alone without any light, or beingin the hands of your own worst enemy... not very good mental pictures. We do see ourlimitations as recovering alcoholics to carry the message to our fellow man. Tile sadfact is that there will be many who don't want what we have and continue on the pathto jails, institutions or death.

What I say is my opinion and interpretation of the program as it was laid out to me. So,if you don't like my view, please go to the nearest old timer (someone with twenty

1 years or more) and ask them their view on sponsorship. Also if you need more infor­mation, there are A.A. approved pamphlets about sponsorship and I do suggest these

1 as good tools to refer to.

The word sponsor is defined in the dictionary as: one who recommends or supports.The term "sponsor" isn't in the first one hundred and sixty-four pages of the Big Book,but actually it first appears in Step One of the Twelve and Twelve, second page, firstparagraph. It states that "Our sponsors declared that we were victims of a mental obses­sion ..." So what exactly does a sponsor do for a newcomer coming into program for thefirst time? What should a newcomer look for in a sponsor?

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The way I understand sponsorship is that I ask someone who has been on the pathlonger, who bas taken the steps, who lives life on life's terms, and who is to be myguide through "spiritual progress not spiritual perfection", to make me accountable formy actions. So I want this sponsor or guide to have more experience, who knows theBig Book and Twelve and Twelve, and who is willing to pass on the legacy of recov­ery. This someone is happy, willing to be available, and someone I respect. As an alco­holic, I usually don't listen to suggestions unless I respect who's sending the message.If I'm not willing to follow suggestions that are given to me, how will I learn to openup and trust another human being?

In my own sobriety it was very difficult to trust and it was at least six months before Ieven got honest with my sponsor. In that time I called and just shared the usual aboutmeetings, work, and family. There came a time when something about myself was toopainful to look at, and for the first time i called because I had come to trust my spon­sor and was willing to be honest. She made me laugh and see I wasn't so bad, gave mesome direction, and loved me anyway

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Group ContributionsJune 2001, pg 6

July 200 lCoordinating

CouncilMinutes, insert

INSIDE

Happy Birthdays

We have no reported Birthdays thisMonth.

We suggest, as an expression ofthanks,contributing at least one dollar for

each year sober on your sobriety date.

An OnlineMember Shares:

Hi everyone! rm Mel, an alcoholic. I may not havebeen strapped down to a bed, but I sure was strappedinside the prison of this disease, I believe one canstop drinking while not having a spiritual awakening,but I don't believe anyone can live a sober life •without having one. And that's the difference to me.For years, I didn't drink a drop ofalcohol But i wasstill drunk. My life was still a shambles. I was still sosick. The beginning ofmy spiritual awakening tookplace sitting in my backyard, in my pajamas, with abottle ofvodka and a bottle of sleeping pills, I wasplanning on killing myselfbecause I saw no otherway out ofmy prison. But God, whom I didn't evenknow or acknowledge at the time, intervened. Byhaving my brother call my house knowing somethingwasn't right. From that point on, I was on a roll WhyI decided to seek he]p fromAA is a mystery. Myhusband is in themedical profession, and I couldhavejust checked into a hospital. But instead, Idecided to come online and type in "AA" in the AOLKeyword. And it brought me here. That was onMarch 24 oflast year. And since March 25,1 haven'thad a drink. Plus, l've been working the program, so ldon't even recognize myselffrom the person whofirst came in. For me, a spiritual awakening happenedfirst. Small, subtle, but definite. And through theSteps, Ive learned how to build on that experiencedaily, I am learning constantly. The biggest lesson infaithwas presented to me and my husband by ournew baby. I had to learn to look to that source forguidance, strength and peace during her first fewweeks. So far, my Higher Power has been faithful.And so far, i have tried not to allow fear to creep in.The spirit is a constant. My husband always tells methis, I'm the one who fluctuates. The Steps ofthisprogram show me how to stay focused on thespiritual growth and that is how I remain sober andactually inmy life today. Thanks for listening.

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MiltG. on AA in San Diego in the l950's

November 1957. Alcoholics Anonymous wasliving up to it's name. It was anonymous. The wordsalcoholism and addiction were not something youread about or viewed on television. An alcoholic wasa skid row bumwith a bottle ofmuscatel in a paperbag in his coat pocket.

Alcoholics Anonymous had a small ad in thepersonals that stated, "Ifyou have a problemwithalcohol, call the following number". The offices werelocated in the California Building on 4th Avenue. Ifyou called for help, you would be contacted by thegroup secretary ofthe group where you lived. Theremight be only one meeting a week in your area.

In 1958 AA was an organization ofmiddle class,white males, whose average age was 39. AA was notthe same as it is today. There were a few changes.You could always find the meeting by the noise andthe smoke and the smell All alcoholics talked toomuch and too loud. In 1958, 98.7% ofalcoholicschain-smoked. ..in meetings. There were no detoxcenters - detoxification was not a word applied toalcoholism. There were no detox centers so therewere a lot ofpeople inmeetings who still drank.They were all welcome as long as they did notdisrupt the meeting.

All the meetings were open and Alanons sharedalong with the alcoholics and became groupsecretaries. There was an old saying, "Ifyou can'tsmell 'em, you can't tell 'em". Every AA meetingserved coffee and doughnuts; and some meeting wererated on the quality and variety ofdoughnuts served.Each group had members assigned to make coffee,set up chairs and ashtrays, then clean up and washcoffee cups and ashtrays. There were no styrofoamcups in those days. Newcomers were always assignedto these jobs. The members claimed dishwater wasthe best cure for a hangover and the shakes.

In 1958 newcomers were not called on till theyhad a 90 day chip. Even then, ifyou were not acircuit speaker, you were admonished to keep yourshare down to three minutes. Any time after that youbecome redundant and start repeating yourself. So Iwill take that advice now and STOP.

Milt G.

TIME CHANGES

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

CANCELLEDMEETINGSWOMEN'S THURSDAY NIGHT4740 Clairemont MesaBlvd.(Store in rear)ClairemontThursday.@5:45P

TUESDAY NIGHTMEN'S1460 E. Main St. #102 (MedBldg)El CajonTuesday.@ 7:30P

SERENITY SEAKERS8964 Magnolia (Church)SanteeThursday@6:15P

DAWNPATROL4800 block ofCass (Church - garage )Pacific BeachMon - Fri @7ASatwrday@7:15A

RELOCATED MEETINGS

WOMEN'S THURSDAY NTTE4740 Clairemont MesaBlvd.ClairemontThursday @ 5:45 P

TUESDAY NIGHTMEN'S1460 E. Main St. #102 (MedBldg)El CajonTuesday@ 7:30 P

DOUBLEDOSE OF SERENITY5555 Grossmont CenterDr.(Behavioral Health Center)LaMesaMonday@8P

NEWMEETINGS

MATURITY IN SOBRIETY3900 Cleveland (Chape l)HillcrestThursday@ 7 P

MONDAY NIGHT BEGINNERS1010 Broadway (Coffee Shop)DowntownMonday @ 6:30 P

CAMETO BELIEVE5077 Logan St (club)San DiegoWednesday@ 9 P

FRIDAY NITESPEAKEASY737 13 St (Community Center)ImperialBeachFriday@8:15P

Another SoberTuesdayAllied Gardens Step StudyBack toBas ics for Women

Battery ChargersBonita Women'sCedar StreetMen'sClairemont Men's

Clairemont Women's Step StudyDowntownDiscussi on

DruoksOnlyEastsideDiscussionEasyDoes It Riders

El Cajon Women's SerenityEye Openers

Fourth Dimension GroupFresh Start BeginnersFri Nite Cedar St

FridayNite WeeksEndGoldenHill Sun Discussion

Imperial Beach GroupImperialMen's GroupLaMesaBigBook

Internet Site of the:(Interviewwith God)

AWOMEN'S TOUCH3767 Central (Rec. Hm)City HeightsMonday@7P

CORONADOTUES NIGHT MTG.265 Soledad (Hospital Auditorium)CoronadoTuesday@8P

LaMesaOpen DiscussionLaMesa Open Discussion

LaMesaWomens SatMorningMiraMesaBig BookMiracles OnMonday

Monday Night North ParkMondayMorningAttitudeAdjustment

North ParkMen'sOld Town Speaker's

Pacific Beach DiscussionPt LomaWomen's DiscussionSan Carlos Single Purpose

ScrippsRanchMen'sTierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA

Tradition One AlumniTraditions StudyTues Night Men'sTwoBit SpeakersWarm andFriendlyWater Walkers Too

WednesdayNrte at the HouseWomen in Harmony

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Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following grouns attended Februarvs €Coordinating €Council

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Sponsorship -­Follow the RoadSigns to Recovery

San Diego FellowshipofAlcoholics Anonymous 5Statement of Income and Expenses

June 30, 2001

June'01 %of income YTD2001 YTD2000 ·cm2gg Budget2001

OnlnarylnccmelExpenseIncome

Contribut ions Group 7,.«l5 .78 98.63% 49,200.37 &J,114.89 -814.52 100,<XX>.OO

Comllulons Individual 50.00 0.67% 1,148.74 987.89 161.as 2.9XI.OO

Contribut ions SDLAA 45.00 0.60% 630.00 ::f:S.00 275.00 1,Cl!0.00

lrterest - Checking 8.20 011% 50.55 74.74 -24.19 155.00

lrterest -Certof Deposits 0.00 0.00% 733.65 474.80 258.85 2,2&).00

Tatallncome 7,508.98 100.00% 51,763.31 52,007.12 -243.81 1a5,985.(X)

ExpenseAccourtl ng&Legal 250.00 3.33% 4,195.00 4,839.fD -644.50 6,700.00

AutonTravel/Seminar 39.25 0.52% 297.15 433.80 -136.45 1,500.00

Bank Service Charges 8.00 0.11% 85.00 100.80 -15.80 235.00

cash (OVer) Short -5.05 -0.07% -204 -41.99 39.95 -100.00

Checks Returned - Bad Debt 0.00 0.00% 0.00 63.79 -63. 79 15J.OO

Dep'eclat lon 135.00 1.80% 810.00 510.00 300.00 2,000.00Equipment Malnl & Repair 189.fD 252% 1,116.44 1,527.'33 -411.12 2,800.00Equlpmenl lvchase 0.00 0.00% 363.97 0.00 363.97 1,9XI.CX>

Insurance 70.18 0.93% 559.9J 256.00 33.90 1,9XI.CX>

Office Malrt. & Repairs 0.00 0.00% 52.93 65.00 -1207 9XI.CX>

Office SUppUes 143.99 1.92% 1,621.41 1,879.02 -257.61 4,CXX>.00

01.t slde Services 1,'337.00 20.87% 2,755.00 2,220 .75 534.25 4,000.00Postage- Return Mall 50.00 0.67% 276.80 200.00 76.80 428.00

Rent 1,51200 20.14% 8,898.00 8,636.00 260.00 18,320.00

Taxes 0.00 0.00% 35.00 10.00 25.00 10.00

Telephone 205.30 273% 1,256.25 1,309.01 -52.76 2.880.00

IAlllles-Eledrtdty 305.34 4.07% 2.335.38 1,710.36 625.02 s.cxnooWebsite 1200 0.18% 189.70 811.80 -61210 500.00

EMPLOYEESAccrued Payroll Taxes 250.25 3.45% 1,990.88 2,739.84 -748.98 5,EED.00

Employeewages 3,426.91 45.64% 24,464.30 23,841.66 622.64 62,000.00

Employee Health Benell 2J2.(X) 289% 1,35200 1,s«l .00 -188.00 3,674.00lnarance-Woner'sComp 52.80 0.70% 210.40 382.82 -17.2.42 600.00

Tatal Expense 8,423.27 11218% 52,871.47 53,035.32 -163.85 112727.00

NetOrdinary Income -814.29 -1218% -1,1CS.16 -1,Cl28.2J -79.96 -6,742.00

other Income/ExpenseLlterat in lncomelExpense

Sales (see schedule) 744.56 9.9g2% 7,197.91 9,910.47 -2,71256 6,760.00Tdal other Income 744.55 9.92% 7,197.91 9,910.47 -2.71256 16,760.00

standing Committees lncJExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 346.12 4.61% 3,096.93 2,077.04 1,019.89 6,768.00

Total other Expense 346.12 4,61% 3,096.93 2,077.04 1,019.89 6,768.00

Net other Income 398.43 5.31% 4,100.98 7,833.43 -3,732.45 9,982.00

Net Income -616.88 -6.87% 2,992. 82 6,805.23 -3,812.41 3,2f0.00

.! 6 ContributionsJune 2001Group Name June01 Ytd01 Group Name June01 Ytd01

30Ia.1I 0.00 13.45 EDER.I 0.00 200.0092037 Discussion Group - 861 0.00 350.00 Easy Risers - 854 0.00 25.00AA ByThe Bay -629 0.00 80.07 EI CajonNavajoRoad Group - 102 0.00 60.00AA Discussion Group - 1991 0.00 54.00 Emerald Hill Participation - $01 0.00 40.00ANew Way ToLive- 846 0.00 173.87 Eye Opener Group - 607 1S4.50 S29.S0AlliedGardens Friday Lunch-766 0.00 66.01 Faculty Group- 1645 0.00 60.00AlliedGardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 Fireside StepStudy­ 0.00 179.47AnmulChristmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 Fletcher HIllsSmokeless - 59 50.00 100.00Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 0.00 480.00 Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00AtOne WithEachOhr -. 789 0.00 75.00 Free to Be-935 0.00 152.20BaclttoBasics -1026 0.00 550.00 Fresh Air Friday - 266 0.00 690.00Battery Chargers- 98 40.00 112.86 Friday Morning Wones- 104 0.00 125.00BayPark Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 FiNie Cedar St· 1662 0.00 50.00Bayside Big BookStudy -1610 0.00 100.00 Friday Nie Special - 2401 10.00 10.00BeachLancheonGroup - 259 25.00 25.00 Friday Night Mens- 188 0.00 308.65Beginners Steps To Sobriety- 1007 0.00 263.40 Friday Night Sate - 1754 0.00 135.00BigAppl e Group - 617 60.00 60.00 Friday Nooners- 318 0.00 165.00BigBook & 12x 12 Study- 100 0.00 51.00 Gilman Group- 1988 0.00 35.00BigBook Discussion Founder' s Gr-581 0.00 48.00 Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 0.00 166.68Bonita Women -1003 0.00 39.00 Good Fortune Hui Group- 491 300.00 540.00CajonViewOpeDisc 471 100.00 175.00 Good MorningAA- 1888 0.00 443.00CajonView Step Study - 458 0.00 20.00 Great Fact Group- 895 180.00 420.00Care & Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 GroveBreakfast Meeting - 117 50.00 50.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 0.00 100.00 Grupo Gringo - 1305 0.00 150.00Casa De Oro Weds Nie - 2049 0.00 60.00 Happy Houranda Half- 1096 100.00 100.00Cedar StMenus- 1698 0.00 425.00 Happy, Joyous&Free-363 0.00 60.00Chula Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 50.00 150.00 HarmonyGroup-585 500.00 1,000.00CLala Vista Friday Nigl4- 837 0.00 75.00 Hip Stick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 160.00Clairemont Daytime Step Study - 427 0.00 130.00 HisMajesty The Baby- 2427 0.00 100.00ClairemontMen's -301 0.00 333.60 How It Is Now Speakers - 390 0.00 150.00ClairemontMesa Step Study· 1997 0.00 40.00 How It Is Today- 483 0.00 160.00ClairmontMixed Discussion- 338 60.48 201.67 Imperial Beach Group - 79 25.60 135.80ClainemomtOpen Discussion - 308 0.00 30.00 Imperial MensGroup -871 0.00 50.00Clairemont Step Study-4 82 50.00 80.00 JJltelilati.ollGroup - 23 0.00 50.00ClairemnotThursBrown Bag- 315 0.00 80.00 Jump Sant - 2174 70.00 159.31Clairemant Wednesday Group - 303 60.00 231.00 Just for Fun -2469 0.00 190.65Clairmont Weds Noon Brown Bag-313 0.00 97.00 Just UsGirts- 929 0.00 72.00Clairmont Wacs -340 0.00 150.00 L.GB.B. Study -2301 0.00 35.00Clairenoat Womens Step Study-341 0.00 150.68 La JollaBasic BIB Study -2154 30.00 30.00Class Acts- 1845 0.00 102.00 La JollaBeginners - 82 0.00 476.00Caffee Clutchens - 2332 0.00 199.00 La JollaCove Bgimmners- 1265 0.00 248.00Consci ous ContactStudy Group - 2282 0.00 280.00 La JollaDiscussionGroup- 85 153.95 553.64Convoy Discussion- 314 0.00 120.00 La JollaMonday Night AA- 86 50.00 50.00CoronadoBeginners-344 0.00 25.00 La JollaMondayWores- 87 0.00 . 1,000.00CoronadoBigBok Study-1644 0.00 50.00 La JollaNonsmokerDisc-88 0.00 150.00CoronadoMens - 1631 80.00 160.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri- 758 0.00 40.00CoronadoNooners-4 97 15.00 125.00 La JollaPatio Group-Thur - 2025 0.00 60.00Coronado NumberOne Group- 343 0.00 75.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Wed-613 0.00 100.00CoronadoProspect Discussion##1-350 0.00 50.00 La Jolla Pump House Group - 696 175.71 175.71Coro.ado Step Study - 1523 0.00 15.00 La Jolla Soledad Mens-717 0.00 688.50Coro0ado Womens Meeting - 1656 0.00 75.79 La Jolla Speakers 0.00 355.54Coroado Woman Speaker Disc-2167 0.00 50.00 La MesaBig Book-1689 0.00 100.00CowlesMt Step by Step - 2473 20.00 20.00 La MesaOpen Discussion- 107 330.50 330.S0Cowles Mt Smokel essDiscussion-681 0.00 120.00 La Mesa Step StudyWorkshop - 1621 S0.00 146.75Crest Group - 529 0.00 100.00 La MesaWomcm Sat Moming -416 117.50 217.50DailyReflections - 2097 0.00 90.00 Lake MurrayWomens - 572 0.00 150.00Dawn Patrol - 263 297.15 1,128.08 Lakeside HappyHour - 2285 0.00 155.00DD.G.T.M-767 0.00 327.70 LemonGrove Speakers - 120 0.00 420.00Deerbom Group- 2063 50.00 50.00 LexingtonBig Book Study- 879 0.00 50.00Designs For Living - 488 360.00 360.00 Linda Vista Mais - 320 0.00 60.00DignityUlimited - 205 0.00 100.00 Little Appl e Group - 1438 0.00 120.00DoctorsandLawyersGroup - 391 50.00 100.00 Living Free - 477 0.00 600.00DoubleDosOfSerenity - 1349 0.00 97.15 LotusWomens Step Study-1647 0.00 80.00DowntownDiscussion - 1665 0.00 119.92 Love and Truth 12x12 - 1617 40.00 210.SODotorwaNocon Discussion - 1607 0.00 40.00 Lunch With Bill W Bunch - 774 0.00 230.00DowntownNoonWarns- 1186 60.00 135.00 Mes Step Study - 965 0.00 50.00DrunksOnly-1605 0.00 1,181.65 Mems Structured Step Study- 1469 0.00 159.50EarlyBirds-1666 0.00 123.23 Mid-Week Mens - $60 0.00 297.00EarlyRisers(Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00 MiraMesa 12 Step Study -1469 0.00 120.00P.arly Risers PB) -264 0.00 578.00 MiraMesaFarly Risers -967 0.00 60.00East County Mens - 1905 100.00 100.00 MiraMesa Sunday Moring Mens - 693 0.00 50.00East Sido Group- 101 60.00 240.00 MiraMasaWomens - 411 40.00 90.55

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, July 12%, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, calledthe 672meeting to order at 7:30 pm Dick read the 12 Traditions.Precious read Council Definition and Statement ofPurpose . 7new Coordinators, 3 new Alternates and 2 visitors stood tobeacknowledged. BIRTHDAYS: There were 3 birthdays. 7thtradition was $26.17. ROLL CALL: Ben L., AssistantCouncil Chair took the roll. 41 groups were represented, aquorum which is (25). Ben L. reported that after an Auditofthe Coordinating Council Attendance Book, thenewQuorum(22) established in June 2001 was corrected to a Quorum of(25). It was M/S/C to approve the minutes of the Junemeeting w/changes a) to Orientation Meeting to July 12rather than July 13 and b) In Old Business #1 - 'Themotionshould read as follows "That the Business CommitteepursueIncorporation of the Intergroup with authoriz.ation to spendup to $1500."History of SanDiego Area Meetings: John gave ahistory anhis men's group "Water Wa1kers Too" that meets onMondays-6 pm in a church @ 6301 Birchwood St AlliedGardens. The "Water Walkers" group originally met indifferent homes with around 6-8 men. Sometimes they wouldhave dinner. DonnaH. came up with the name for the group.The meeting grew and they moved into a church in SpringValley. In 1983, "Water Walkers Too" spun off from theoriginal group. Their format has the same topic each meeting"How is God working in our lives?" There are around 50-60men attending each week.Tracy from "Two Bit Speakers" meeting volunteered to givehistory next month.SPECIAL REPORTS:Area Assembly - There was no report.Incorporation --Kathy B., Business Committee Memberreported that an Ad Hoc Committee has been formulated towork on the Incorporation. A Rough Draft ofthe Bylaws andArticles of Incorporation has been written. Anyone withinformation/background on Incorporation, please contactKathy B. at 619-582-1965.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Teri H., Chairreported that the committee met. There are 3 open nights, the1st, 7th and the 21 of the month. Teri H. asked theCoordinators to go back to their groups and other groups theygo to; make the announcement for the open nights. Also, thecommi ttee has two openings for section leaders and the"emergency phone list" needs updating and new volunteers.BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P. - Chair reported thatthe committeemeton Tuesday 7/10/01. Present: KathleenO.,Kathy B., Paul M, Craig W., Sam S. and Steve P. Also inattendance were Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair andConnie J., Central Office Manager. Members constituted aquorum.Minutes for the last meeting were accepted.

Financial Statements were unanimously approved.Central Office Manager report:

1) TheWebsite has had 25,560 bits to date, an average of1,500 hits per month.

2) July's "Book of the Month is "Living Sober" (Saleprice is $1.75 each, regularly $2.75)

3) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts - Thank you verymuch to everyone who has been makingannouncements at their meetings, people are calling tovolunteer. Also, there is always a need for volunteersfor fill-in shifts, especially with summer vacationscoming up. Please announce at your Groups to CallConnie J. at 619-265-8762 if available for phoneservice.

4) Carpeting- Carpets have been cleaned twice atno costto us by Carpeteria's chosen cleaner. The cleaner isnothappy with the results (nor are we) andwill report thatto Carpeteria. Steve P. to follow up with Carpeteria repto discuss next step.

5) Please remind groups that 12 Step email volunteers areneeded- call Connie at Central Of15ce 619-265-8762.

6) Meeting Schedules:a) will no longer listNS=Non smoking for the

meetings, but insteadwill list onlymeetingsthat do allow smoking.

b) Currently lists meetings that providebabysitting,. We would like to add anotation that reads something like "childfriendly" in the comments for meetings thatallow children to attend.

Committee Member Reports:l) Phone and Bank Statement are in order.2) Craig & Paul are going to look into possible further

reductions in literature prices.3) Kathy B. began work on the draft of bylaws. An Ad

Hoc committee has been formed with Kathy B. asChair. "

4) Kathleen 0. reported that an Inventory was performedlate June with approximately $170 negative adjustment.This is within the expected range.

Old Business :I) Satellite Dish TV Network has been installed in the

office for daytime and after-hours phone volunteers.New Business:I) Bank Signatories cards were updated to add Sam S.2) Assigned responsibilities for commi ttee members.3) Come by Central Office and meet our new

Administrative Assistant. His name is Rick C.

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COORDINATORNEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE:Kathi M. reported that the committeemet on Wednesday,6/27/01. PRESENT: Marlon P, EAE, Kathi M., GayeT., Tracy H. and Pat H. Excused: Dennis J. Absent:BerwynThere was one flyer submitted for approval. M/S/C toapprove w/changes.1) August's Issue: Theme is. "Sponsorship". The fold

and label party is July 18 at 6 pm at Central Office.2) September's Issue: To Be Announced. Submissions

need to be in by Coordinator Committee meeting onWednesday, August 1. Fold and label party will beAugust 15at 6pm

New Business:1) The "I Am Responsible Club" blood donar notice will

be reinstated in the August newsletter.2) New member Bob will research obtaining the most

economical pizza for fold and label. New memberLorrie was assigned tomaintain the calendar and be thephone contact person.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. reported theCommittee met in the Fireside Room on 7/12/01 at 6:00pm.Present: Dick B, and Barbara B. Excused: Terry W.Discussedthe need for a 4" committee member and convenience ofmeeting time. Orientation began at 6:30 pm Orientated 6new Coordinators and 2 new Alternates.

.1) Read Traditions 3 &4, History of"AA in San Diego".Explained the structure of the Coordinating Counciland their responsibilities as Coordinators. Discussedwhat a Quorum was.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, August 9"at 6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2" oor.

PUBLIC INFORMATIONCOMMITTEE:There was no reportmade. .

PROGRAMCOMMITTEE: CarlH., committeememberreported that the committee met on 6/24/01 at 6:30 pmPresent: Karen, Carl and Marsha, a volunteer. Absent: Lia,Dave, Donna. Excused: Erica D.I) There are two openings on the Program Committee.2) Discussed plans for the Anniversary Breakfast on

November 10 at the Prado. Tickets will be $19 each.Finding Speakers and discussed Center Pieces.

OLDBUSINESS: There was none.NEW BUSINESS:1) Request from Newsletter Committee to increase Pizza

budget by $20 more each month. It was M/S/C tounanimously approve an additional $20 per month forPizza.

2) Orientation Committee: It was M/S/C to elect Georgia(SOB 9-85) to serve on the Orientation Committee.

3) ProgramConnnittee: Has 2 open positions to fill. CallErica D. 619-469-4221 if interested.

4) After-Hours Phones bas 2 opening for section leaders.Call Teri H. 619-225-0363 if interested.

AnnouncementsThank you to Tom, our coffee maker.Thank you to Ben L and Joel C. who set-up the roomThank you to David who brought the PA system andtoDickwho returned it back to Central Office.

Meeting adjourned at 8:33 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submittil~

(Cone#­Connie J., Recording Secretary

San Diego Fellowship ofAlcoholics AnonymousBalance SheetAs of June 30, 2001

Jame30, '01ASSETS

Current AssetsChecklnglSavfngs

Bank olAmerica - BusCommitteePetty GashPettyCash/DrawerCert. of Deposit - FebCert. ofDeposit - AprilCert. of Deposit - JulyCart. of Depostt- Oct.

Total CheddnglSavfngs

Accounts ReceivableAccounts Receivable

Total Accounts Receivable

other Current AssetsPrepaid Expenses

Prepaid Maintenance& RepairPrepaid insurance

Tctal Prepaid ExpensesInventory - Literature

Total other Current AssetsTotal Current Assets

Fixed Assetsoffice EquipmentLeasehold ImprovementLessAcaanluatedDepr.

Tota Fixed Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES & EQUITYLiabilities

Current Liabilitiesother Current UabllNles

Contingent Llablllly SDGEPayroll Taxes PayableSales Tax Payable

Total other Current LlabllltlesTotal Current Liabilities

Tdal Llabllltles

Equl:yPrudent Reserve

Cert/Deposit #1 -. Feb 1 yrCert/Deposit$2- Apr 1 yrCert/Deposit $3- July 1 yrCert/Deposit 4 -Oct 1 yr

Tatal PrudentReserv e

Retained EarningsNet Income

Tdal Equity

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

38,154.38200.0050.00

20,087.6220,060.8420,568.3520,084.78

119,166.97

614.25

614.25

808.96783.41

1,572.3720,379.6421,962.01

141,732.Z3

31,637.435,626.47

-30,327.568,936.34

148,868.67

2,383.25995.52

1,080.444,439.21

4,439.21

4,439.21

20,000.0020,000.0020,000.0020,000.00

80,000.00

61,236.542,992.82

144,229.36-148,868.57

Paoe 1of1

Contributions June 2001 7Group Name June01 Ytd01 Group Name June01 Ytd01

IaMI;-3s 0.00 132.00 17.-TS m:oo 10Mission BaySatNightSpeakers - 271 0.00 100.00 Stop by Stop-1486 0.00 63.00Mission Bay Speakas- 1692 0.00 270.00 Sunday BackToBaasica- 2327 0.00 113.16MissionHtsBegimers- 1612 0.00 600.00 Sunday Beach Sun-Day - 568 0.00 30.00MadayBarefoot - 139 0.00 29.20 Sunday Brea.kfist- 2299 0.00 30.00ManEvo Smokeless Dimer-1723 0.00 120.00 SundayI>iacussi an Group-127 0.00 390.00MoodayMeditation - 2334 25.00 25.00 SundayKidofLove-429 0.00 25.00MadayMens Gut LevelGroup - 677 10.50 10.50 SundayMidday- 161 0.00 50.00Monday NightBigBook Study-2345 15.00 61.00 Sunday MorningSpiritual Meeting-1700 0.00 30.00MadayNight NorthPark AA -222 63.35 63.35 SundayMoring Sunshine -407 0.00 120.00MorigAttitdeAdjustment - 768 0.00 1,200.00 Sunday Night Speakers - 1704 0.00 36.00Moring GlorysWanes S/S-543 0.00 60.00 Sunday Night Sober 2178 15.00 15.00NoonAtThe Grove - 628 100.00 1,276.05 Sunset Steps &Traditions - 1519 40.00 272.80Nooners Anonymous- 1 164 0.00 125.00 Take Five - 1323 0.00 10.00Noc Srecb (Wednesday)- 2132 0.00 20.00 The Cepacity to beHonest - 2321 0.00 180.00Noontime on the Patio - 2203 0.00 550.00 TheFourth Dimensi on Group - 2415 0.00 450.00North ParkMms-465 42.00 189.00 The Other Meeting- 857 0.00 168.00OB One-2207 70.00 162.86 'ThursdayNightWomens Speakers - 183 0.00 15.00Old Timas Group-2037 0.00 50.00 Thursday Promises Promises - 749 82.00 82.00OldTownMainstream-663 0.00 120.00 ThursdaySteps-646 0.00 60.00One StepAhead-715 0.00 190.00 Tierrasamta -Murphy Canyon AA- 375 180.00 280.00One Step at a Tire Runners-1647 0.00 247.72 Torrey Pines OpenDisc-94 100.00 100.00Open MindedMens-626 0.00 50.00 TraditiooOncAlumini-2157 0.00 80.00OrigiDa1Tues NightStepStudy-2124 90.00 180.00 Traditiam Study-2336 0.00 20.00Over 50-840 0.00 80.00 Tues Night Big Book Step Study - 1813 0.00 200.00Pacific BeachWeekendWanmmup - 725 300.00 480.00 Tues Night Mens - 2205 0.00 100.00Paradise Hills- 392 0.00 20.00 Tues NightMeas - 2123 0.00 64.27Pass it ODGroup-170 0.00 50.00 Tues Night PrimaryPmpose- 130 0.00 127.00Petters In Sobriety - 669 0.00 150.00 Tues Rulo 62 Lunch Group-590 0.00 180.00Pesquitss Disassian - 871 15.00 125.00 Tuesday AA Step Study- 937 0.00 245.00Point Loma SunNightDiscussion - 243 0.00 35.00 TuesdayNigit Participation - 905 0.00 150.00Poinsettia Group-2210 0.00 50.00 Tarkey Group - 1653 0.00 80.00Point LamaMes-245 0.00 50.00 Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 157.01Paint Loma Noens- 1606 125.00 125.00 UnitySep Study-1482 0.00 80.00PortaHallBig Boak- 2410 0.00 10.00 University City Disc.- 368 45.75 86.SOPorter Hall StructuredS-97 0.00 135.00 Uiverity City Womens - 369 0.00 300.00Prac:tical. Solutions -2398 0.00 30.00 WanderingWomen· 2298 0.00 84.40Pt Loma Fri A~emoonStop Study - 244 75.00 75.00 WarFever- 880 0.00 90.00Pt LomaWomesDiscussion - 1608 0.00 168.70 Warm and Friendly - 42 0.00 50.00R.B. EarlyBirds 0.00 473.00 WeterWalkers-5 0.00 68.SORainboBridge-817 40.00 90.00 WaterWalkersToo - 1946 0.00 345.60Rainbow Group - $70 94.89 388.56 WednesdayDiscussion Group-2431 110.60 160.60Rise& Shine- 2170 225.00 605.00 Wednesday NightClosed Topic - 165 0.00 31.50Round Table Discussion0- 123 50.00 100.00 WednesdayWiers Circle- 496 0.00 235.80Rule62 Gr0up - 927 0.00 45.00 WedsRle 62 Lunch Group -687 0.00 325.00Safe,Sane& Sober-1350 0.00 350.00 WeveCome AlongWay - 1616 0.00 120.00SanDiego Docotrs StepStudy - 194 0.00 100.00 What Now- 325 90.00 288.99Sarto SundayNiteSmokeless - 1705 100.00 210.00 Womans Let Go andLet God-446 101.50 210.65Santee TrsdayClosed Mixed-145 0.00 93.50 Woven In Harmony - 1807 100.00 200.00SaturdayMensEarlyAwakening- 2209 0.00 50.00 Weens Sober Sunday - 731 0.00 81.00SaturdayMoring Sanity - 1989 80.00 80.00 Womens Step Study-296 0.00 120.00SatMoring Attitude Adjustment • 431 0.00 495.00 Young Peoples HappyHour - 297 60.00 60SatNightEarlyDiscussion - 336 0.00 170.00 Your Contributions help Carry the Message.SatNoonersOpen Discassion · 322 0.00 165.00SaturdayAM Live-782 0.00 240.00 Thank you very much for Your Support.Satmday Mens · 1730 0.00 160.00SaturdayNightCandlelight- 1914 40.00 240.00 Central Office NoticesSaturday Nrte Special - 891 0.00 47.00Scripps Ranch Bade toBasics- 1473 0.00 50.00 1) Meeting Schedule: We would like to add aScripps Ranch Mens- 1924 0.00 120.00 notation/meeting code that reads or desinates "CF" orSenior andSoberDiscussian- 1711 0.00 25.00Senior Serenatiy Meeting - 209 0.00 60.00 "Children Friendly" formeetings that pennltSky HiWomens - 1633 60.00 300.63 children to attend the meeting. Please contact Central.SoberCamel Speakers Meting-2296 0.00 222.94 2) E-mall 12 Step List: Please let us know if you areSober Nooners- 196 0.00 102.00Sober Sisters - 980 0.00 25.00 interested in being on our e-mail 12 step list.So BayNewWomens - 232.5 30.00 90.00 3)July's "Book of the Month" is "Living SoberatSole Purpose Group- 1657 0.00 40.00 $1.75 ea, regularly $2.75 ea.SorrentoValley Noor - $44 0.00 37.00SouthBay Allathon 0.00 90.00 4) August's "Book of the Month"' is "Ceme to Believe"SouthClainemot - 305 0.00 50.00 at $1.75 each, regularly $2.75 ea.Southeast Nooers- 1178 0.00 994.57

8 San Diego FellowshipofAlcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

June 30, 2001- -June'01 %lbnoome YTD'01 YTD'OO $ change Budget2001income from 8ales

Book Net SalesBooks 3,837.50 7.8% 30,467.61 30,197.45 270.16 58,500.00Books Cost -3,214.32 6.53%6 -25,817.66 -25,219.03 -698.63 -49,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 623.18 1.27% 4,649.95 4,978.42 -328.47 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 160.25 0.33% 1,895.15 3,668.60 -1,773.45 4,750.00Pamphlets Cost -133.60 -0.27% -1,572.14 -2,015.17 443.03 -4,000.00

Total Pamphlet Net Salea 26.65 0.05% 323.01 1,653.43 -1,330.42 750.00Schedu le Net Sales

Schedu les 415.40 0.84%6 3,698.12 4,093.87 -395.75 7,000.00Schedules Cost -295.45 -0.60%6 -2,888.00 -3,138.07 250.07 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Salea 119.95 0.24% 810.12 955.80 -145.68 1,500.00Tape&Nhc. Net Sales

Tapes& Mee 252.00 0.51% 2,495.40 2,952.25 -456.85 5,500.00Tapes& PllaoCoat -209.85 -0.43% -2,122.32 -2,677.74 555.42 -4,500.00

Total Tape&Mac.Net Sales 42.15 0.09% 373.08 274.51 98.57 1,000.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 46.50 0.09%6 979.50 1,041.00 -61.50 2,300.00TokensCost -25.21 -0.05% -530.19 -607.36 77.17 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 21.29 0.04%6 449.31 433.64 15.67 1,000.00tnventory adjustment -88.67 -0.18% 592.44 1,614.67 -1,02223 2,000.00

Total Sales income 744.55 1.51%6 7,197.91 9,910.47 -2,712.56 6,750.00-tncome/Expense from 9tanding ConmttteesAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 330.00CoordinatingCouncil

7th Tradition Income -37.69 -0.08% 202.81 -284.83 82.02 -600.00Coffee & Danuta 17.00 0.03% 80.84 105.38 -24.54 180.00Documentation 80.00 0.16% 80.00 91.33 -11.33 200.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.03% 90.00 75.00 15.00 180.00Rent CG 0.00 0.0% 480.00 480.00 0.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0%6 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00

TotalCoordinating Counci l 74.31 0,15% 697.03 616.88 80.15 890.00Neweletter "coordinator

BAM -48.00 -0.1% -607.00 -516.00 9.00 -828.00Fyare -10.00 -0.02% -185.00 -232.50 47.50 -600.00Paper/Labels 326.22 0.66% 1,163.07 685.98 477.09 2,270.00Postage Bulk 110.50 0.22% 588.00 802.50 -214.50 1,626.00Refreahmenta 29.00 0.06% 174.10 0.00 174.10 360.00

Total Newsletter "coordinator 407.72 0.83% 1,233.17 739.98 493.19 2,828.00Orientat ion Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46.87 100.00ProgramCommittee

founder's DayPicnic7h Tradtion Income -173.00 -0.35%6 -173.00 0.00 -173.00 0.00FoodlSuppl les 15.09 0.03% 784.59 40.00 744.59 950.00

Total Founder"s DayPicnic -157.91 -0.32% 611.59 40.00 571.59 950.00Anniversary BreakfastMewYear"s Eve

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00Total NewYear's Eve 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00

Total ProgramComm ittee -157.91 -0.32% 850.78 10.00 840.78 950.00

Public Info Comm itteeDelMar Fair 0.00 0.0% 0.00 20.00 -20.00 20.00Literature 22.00 0.04% 'Zl0.93 608.38 -337.45 600.00SpeakerWorkshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00

Total Publlc Info Committee 22.00 0.04% 315.95 663.31 -347.36 670.00TotalCommittee/Program Expense 346.12 0.7% 3,096.93 2,077.04 1,019.89 6,768.00

SPEAKER MEETINGSThere is a SolutionFirehouse at 7876 Hershel

Fireside Speakers Group6901 Central Ave

Doug P. Lemon GroveLes Lemon GroveShawna S. Paradise HillsChris C. San DiegoTo Be Announced

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine

6:00PMSUNLakeside

745 PM SATChula Vista

Chula VistaRiversideRedondo BeachCoronado

LarryY.Jay S.Mike G.Carol D.

Aug 5 Connie S. AlpineAug 12 George S. Spring ValleyAug I9 Bob L. Los AngelesAug 26 Duane B. San Diego

Aug4Aug 11Aug 18Aug25

South Bay Speakers Open-Mixed270 C StreetSouth Bay Pioneers

7.30 PM MONLa Jolla

8:00PMWEDLemon Grove

San DiegoResedaTujunga

Los Angeles

Sam L.Marybeth B.David D.Sasha G.

Aug IAug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29

Aug6Aug 13Aug20Aug27

HOPE *****ATTENTION****

DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED

Few experiences are of less value to methen fast sobriety. Too many timesdiscouragement has been the bonus forunrealistic expectations, not to mentionself-pity or fatigue from my wanting tochange the world by the weekend.Discouragement is a warning signal that Imay have wandered across the God line.The secret of fulfilling my potential isacknowledging my limitations and believingthat time is a gilt. not a threat."AuYREFLECTIONS PAGE 70

Secretaries.To list individual Speakers

and Dates, please submit theinfo by the first Wednesday

of the month toCentral Office @ 619-265-8762.

Request the phone personfill out a yellowSpeaker form.

Or call Pat H. at home 858-452-0492

3#&,ssrosoo.ea%No units will expire this month. The "I Am Responsible Club" is a reservefundmaintained by the San Diego BloodBankfor use bymembers ofAlcoholics Anonymous and theirfamilies in time ofneed The strength and availability of this account is directly relatedo YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account, contact thefollowing locations - and be sure tocredit the "I Am Responsible Club":

EL CAJON DONOR CENTER-680 FLETCHER PARKWAY, EL CA.JON--(619) 441-1804SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK-44O UPAS STREET, SAN DIEGO-(619) 296-6393

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Things to do & Places toGo

7th Annual Baja Kampvention"Serenity by the Sea"

Rancho Packard, EnsenadaJuly 27-29, 2001

Info: DonM. (310)397.0297, GregB. (661)723.8624,Larry T. (858)549.2591

Baja area: www..mexonline.com/baja.htmEnsenada Area: www.ensenada-tourism.com

Second Annual Family Funfest & BarbecueAugust 11 - 12, 2001

El Camino Real Park, Sycamore St. & Main St., OrangeInformation: (562)920.7451 after 6 pmE-mail: gmh9lcmh@gateway.net

Third Weekenders CampingAugust 17- 19, 2001Oak Creek RV Parle

Info: Bob & Georgia (619)226.3425

17th San Diego Feeling Good Roundup"The Spirit ofService"

August 31 - September 2, 2001Handlery Hotel and Resort

Information: info@feelinggood.org orwww.feelinggood.org

23rd Ventura County AA Convention"Carrying the Message"

August 31 - September 2, 2001Hyatt Westlake Plaza, Westlake Village, CA

Registration info (805)389.1444

Monterey Bay Area Roundup 2001"Keep It Simple"

August 31 - September 2, 2001Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, CA

General Info: (831)884.9765

50th Southern California Convention"From Tears to Golden Years"

October 5 - 7, 2001Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, CA

Information: MarilynC. (818)367.0393 M-F, 8-4Website: www.aasocal.com

Flyers available at Central Office

Notes, Quotes&Anecdotes

I was taught early in AA. that F.E.A.R. stands for:Face Everything and Recover

Remembering that, I truly enjoyed the following:

I feared being alone; until I learned to like myself.I feared failure; until I realized that I only fail when I don'ttry.I feared success; until I realized that I had to try in order tobe happy with myself.I feared rejection; until I learned that people would haveopinions about me anyway.I feared rejection; until I learned to have faith in myself.I feared pain; until I learned to have faith in myself.I feared the truth; until I saw the ugliness in lies.I feared life; until I experienced its beauty.I feared death; until I realized that it's not an end, but abeginning.I feared my destiny; until I realized that I had the power tochange my life.I feared hate; until I saw that it was nothing more thanignorance.I feared love. until it touched my heart, making the darknessfade into endless sunny days.I feared ridicule; until I learned how to laugh at myself.I feared growing old; until I realized that life just keptgetting better.I feared the past; until I realized it could no longer hurt me.I feared the dark; until I was the beauty ofstarlight.I feared the light;until I realized it would give me strength.I feared change; until I saw that even the most beautifulbutterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.

{Reprinted from Unity Newsletter, January, 2001)

Heard at Meetings

"If I was one of those people who was 'constitutionallyincapable of being honest', this program wouldn't be thismuch work."

Ken at 21 days sober.

It's always better to be a part of, within, instead ofon theoutside...going underwater, it's better to be on the inside ofthe submarine than on the outside.

"I need to stay sober so I could learn to ride my newunicycle. You cannot be drunk and ride a unicycle."

Lisa at J months sober.

Work through the steps and find someone you thought you'dnever find, that's yourself.

When the tide of delusion goes out, you get to see who isswimming naked.

When I discuss mypersonal issue's or the step I'm taking with the women who havesponsored me, there must be some surrender in that I amwilling to take the direc ­tions I am given. Each individual must surrender for any program of recovery to besuccessful. Hnot the relationship is pointless and of little value. I have to rememberthat I not only surrendered to alcohol and drugs, but also to doing it my way. Myway is what got me into trouble most of the time. The mistakes I have made inrecovery are ones in which I didn't ask my sponsor her opinion and just acted onmy best thinki ng. This seems to always get me into trouble. Now, in my relationshipwith my sponsor, I call her first, state my case and take the suggestions given. I mayshare a problem with work, family, men or life. Then I listen for her input or sug­gestion, and then I take the action. If I waited until I thought what she said was"right" or defended my way of doing things, I would have been drunk a long timeago.

Have I done this perfectly? Not at all. But I have tried to the best of my ability to beopen, honest and willing. It has not only become easier over the years, but a wel­come relief to get input and support. I trust my sponsors with my very soul, when Iwalk down the dark alleys of life, I want them to be by my side. I also feel on a verybasic level the meetings, the speakers who I have heard over the years, the womenI have sponsored and my sober friends have all help sponsor me at one time oranother on this journey.

When I get the gift of working with someone new, I try to go through the steps asoutlined in the Big Book. They go with me to at least one meeting each week, so Ican see how they are doing. I have them call me on a regular basis, and try to getthem to understand the value of service at meetings. I want to make sure they under­stand that "we do not drink or use no matter what." Many times I have felt like anincompetent kindergarten teacher who doesn't have all the answers. I just needs tolet the girls I'm sponsoring know that I love them; and that they will figure it out, ifthey stay clean and sober no matter what.

It is always on an individual basis that I make suggestions, dependent on the new­comer's need , background and/or home life status. What I require of the women Isponsor most of all is to be accountable for their actions. If you are a parent, act likea parent. If you are an employee, you need to act like and employee: show up towork, do the best you can and try to be of maximum service to your fellows. I havealways said if you are willing to pay the price of your actions then your willing toreceive the lessons it brings you. If you want to quit yourjob before you have anoth­er one, and are willing to be out of work and possibly without work for awhile, thenquit your job.

Sponsoring people has been challenging but more so a gift of sobriety. It has beenan absolute privilege to share in someone's life and watch them grow up andbecome the spiritual person they were meant to be. I can only give away what wasgiven to me. I was very fortunate to have sponsors, who have given me hope andlove for the program. They have shown me a way of living far better than I couldhave imagined I have come to trust a human being like never before and I am ableto have relationships with others. It is through them and A.A. that I have grown upand become a woman who has learned that she must continue on the path of recov­ery and always be available to the newcomer. Ifwe stay around long enough we getto see how the road gets narrower. We soon realize that we have received a gift thatis almost impossible to comprehend.

Someone was there for me when I asked; I must remember to be there for them. Ifwe as members of Alcoholics Anonymous don't sponsor the newcomer, who willpass on the legacy of A.A.?

MelodyM.

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Published Monthly by the Central Office of San Diego County Groups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"After all, our problems were ofour own making. Bottles were only a symbol.Besides, we have stoppedfighting anybody or anything. We have to!"

Twelve and Twelve page 103

September 2001Vol. I. No. IX

INSIDE •••

August Calendarof Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements

MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

SpeakerMeetings, pg 9

August 2001Coordinating

CouncilMinutes, insert

Group ContributionsJuly 2001, ea 6

Relapse

Hi, my name is Tony, and I am an alcoholic. A friend wanted me lo wrile a little storyabout relapse, but seeing how I ain't no doctor, all I can give you is some of my per­sonal experience.

I started drinking when I was real young. I never put a date to when I had my first drink,but I have had people mention lo me that I have had the maturity of my shoe size...

I remember at night if I had a cough, or when l would come in from the cold. I would getsome apricot brandy with my tea. or I might get fed a straight shot of whiskey with somewarm Coca-cola. I remember the warm feeling as the alcohol went down to my gut andwarmed me. The "false warmth" that I would chase for a long time to come.

I remember not having the strong desire to slug back liquor every day. As I got older. Istarted to get obsessed with the thought of alcohol. Any chance I got I would drink, alwaysjust enough so that I wouldn't get caught Somehow. I managed to subdue my physical crav­ing. I never wanted to be alcoholic when young, especially not after I saw the effects alcoholhad on my entire family.

I started to go downhill. I needed to get the hell away from home. I decided to go to col­] lege. There I found new faces. places, drinking buddies. I only lasted a year at college. I got

fed up and moved back home with mom and dad. After suffering at home for a year, I tookaction. This time. I joined the service.

I figured that the service would teach me discipline. loyalty. honor. I continued to drink.This time, I did many geographies. had a few blackouts, and puked a lot. ·

I was going crazy. That was the answer! I went to the psych ward for an evaluation. Theysent me to treatment.

I didn't stay sober in or after treatment. I found treatment to have a lot of good informa­tion, but I just couldn't hack the personal stuff.

I had gone to AA prior to treatment just to check it out. I had to go this time because Ihad a year of after-care. and I was required to have a court slip signed and to go to meetingsat the treatment facility. I tried to enjoy the AA and I got involved and got a sponsor. I startedtaking the steps. This time, I had a sobriety date! Why then did I find it necessary to drinkagain?

l was on my way to a six month deployment. I had told my sponsor I would write, go tomeetings. listen to speaker tapes. start a meeting. I got sick of it all sometime before my AA

Continued on page II

Pat D.Mike W.

Happy Birthdays

16Julyl98422 Years17 Years

3Getting the message out:

Two Years at the Coordinator.By Margaret B.

Chas ran the central office with an iron handthe year I arrived to Help fold, staple, and mail theCoordinator. He terrified me. As my husbandanswered the phones on a weekly basis and soon tookover running the press, I often found myself atCentral Office. In 1989, Mike Land I became the co­editors of the newsletter published monthly by theCoordinating Committee of San Diego Groups ofAlcoholics Anonymous. That's what it said in thebanner. Chas still terrified me.

For not only were we in the period beforecomputers were introduced To Central Office, therewere two co-editors, one typewriter, and none of usknew what we were doing in this two year volunteerposition. There was no preplanning of things likeflyer insertions, and many people who said theywould do things didn't. Most importantly, Chas wasreally in charge.

What we two new co-editors faced were threepages of deadly boring Facts put out in a newsletterthat we knew no one read. In an attempt to packagethe statistics in a style that more members wouldread, articles were placed on the from pages while thestatistics were pushed to the back. Gradually graphicsand cartoons were introduced, late l970'sprofessional layout and paste up techniques broughtin, and in 1990 a new computerized banner replacedthe o]d.

Occasionally things flowed smoothly, butoften they did not. Reminders of our problems can beseen in the old pages of the newsletter where you canread the co-editors pleas for articles to be in on time,reminders that there were new rules about insertingflyers, and constant requests for help in stuffing andfolding the newsletter. Sometimes there were errors.Once or twice, AA information leaked onto the backpage where it was open for all to view. One month,the date was left off

In January of 1991, new co-editors took overthe positions, and the newsletter was computerized atlast. A new banner appeared, one that is close in styleto the one in use today, and the front page format inuse now was introduced. Articles remained on thefront pages as a legacy of our tenure as co-editorship.

An Online Member Shares:

We suggest, as an expression of thanks,contributing at least one dollar for

each year sober on your sobriety date.

Goodmorning family! Dell here, alcoholic. During thelast two weeks I have begun to go to face-to-facemeetings on a reguJar basis. One of themwas in theevening, the rest are during the day. My husband'sresponse bas been uncertain, to say the least. I realizethat, after months oftrying to explain the program, itwas falling on deaf ears. He is just not able tocomprehend the idea of faith, and reliance on a HigherPower. My husband is supportive ofmy sobriety, just notthe way I am staying sober. He has discouraged mefrom attending face-to-face meetings, not seeing theneed for them in addition to the time I spend in the AAOnline room However, this past week I have decidedthat I was going to attend more meetings and try to makehimunderstandwhy. I told him that I felt I needed to be apart ofAA in my neighborhood. I wanted tomeet others inthe program and find new friends that understand andwhom I understand. I tried to convince him it had nothingto do with our relationship, but had much more to dowithmy sense of self. I think he understands, time will tell.This is new for me. I was ill and mostly homeboundwhen I came into AA, so AA Online is where I gotsober. Also, this is where I stay sober. But, I amfeeling better and for at long as it lasts, I want to getto meetings. It is amazing to me that I felt at home assoon as I walked into the rooms of AA. What a giftthis program is to all of us. I hope and pray that myhusband truly understands what all this means to me.It was a big step for him to accept the new part of myprogram. I feel really good about it today! Thanks forletting me share myjoy today.

CANCELED MEETINGS contd.

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended August's Coordinating Council

VAS YOURGROUP THERE?Haul Your Hiney Out of Bed

Imperial Beach GroupImperial Men's GroupLa Mesa Big Book

La Mesa Open DiscussionMira Mesa Sunday Morning Mens

Miracles on MondayMonday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

North Park Men'sPorter Hall Structured S/S

Pt. Loma Women's DiscussionSan Carlos Single PurposeSixth & Nutmeg Speakers

South ClairemontTraditions One Alumni

Traditions StudyTuesday Night Men'sTwo-Bit SpeakersWake Up Call

Water Walkers TooWomen in Harmony

TRUDGEON260 1/2 3" Ave. (Store)Chula VistaSaturday @ I0 P

AA By the BayAllied Gardens Step StudyBack to Basics for Women

Battery ChargersBonita Women's

Cedar Street Men'sClairemont Men's

Clairemont Women's Step StudyCoronado Early Risers

Drunks OnlyEastside Group

Easy Does It RidersEl Cajon Daytime

Eye OpenersFootprints in Sobriety

Fourth Dimension GroupFresh Start Beginners

Friday Nite Cedar StreetFriday Night Men's

Friday Nite Week's EndGolden Hill Sun Discussion

Great Fact GroupHarmony Group

MIRAMARTHURS. LUNCH GROUP9355 Kearny Mesa Rd (Restaurant)MiramarThursday @ Noon

Sure fire tools for relapse prevention: go to meetings; call yoursponsor; ask your Higher Power for help. It's a daily reprieve.

1 Catchy newAcronyms from the page 4 editor:RINI -- Relapse is not InevitableRINAPOES -- Relapse is not a part of EVERY storyYDHEDA -- You don't have to ever drink againJDD -- Just don't drink

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and MeetingChanges

and the old tried and true....I ODAT-- One Day at a TrmeI hope you are LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

l Tracy H.

WOMENS WAY TO RECOVERY9800 San Juan (Church)Casa De OroSunday @6 P

CANCELED MEETINGS

NEW MEETINGS

GOOD NEWS GROUP2111 Camino de! Rio S. (Church)Mission ValleyFriday @8 P

RELOCATED

LINDA VISTA THURS NIGHT2130 Ulric St. (Church)Linda VistaThursday @7:30 P

SERENITY SEEKERS STEP STUDY8964 Magnolia Ave. (Church)SanteeThursday @ 6:15 P

TIME CHANGES

BEACH GIRL MEETINGS Mission Beach (Jerry)Mission BeachFriday @ 10 A

WOMEN'S SERENITY MEETING4966 Santa Monica Ave. #F (Club)Ocean BeachThursday @6:45 P

THANKFUL THURSDAYS3960 Park Blvd. (Serv. Center)HillcrestThursday @ 6 P

DAILY REFLECTIONS4989 El Cajon Blvd. (Recv. Home)CollegeWednesday @7 P

A WOMAN GOTTA HAVE IT954 Hanover St. (Recv. Home)S. San DiegoTuesday@ 7 P

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Statement of Income and ExpensesJuly 31, 2001

July '01 % of Income YTD2001 YTD2000 $ Change Budget 2001-Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

ContributionsGroup 11,187.01 90.34% 00,387.38 58,345.74 2,041.64 100,000.00

Contributions Individual 298.00 241% 1,446.74 1,126.94 319.80 2,500.00

Contributions SDIAA 280.00 226% 910.00 520.00 390.00 1,000.00

Interest - Checking 9.32 0.08% 59.87 82.69 -22.82 155.00

Interest - Cert of Deposits 609.40 4.92% 1,343.05 851.95 491.10 2,250.00

Total Income 12.383.73 100.00% 64.147.04 00.927.32 3.219.72 105.985.00

Expense

Accounting & Legal 250.00 2.02% 4,445.00 5,089.50 -644 .50 5,700.00

Al1o1Travel/Sem inar 54.75 044% 351.90 690.55 -338. 65 1,50000

Bank Serv ice Charges 8.00 0.06% 93.00 108.60 -15.60 236.00

Cash (Over) Short 228 0.02% 0.24 -32.02 32.26 -100.00

Checks Returned - Bad Debt 0.00 0.00% 0.00 63.79 -63.79 150.00Depreciation 135.00 1.09% 945.00 595.00 350.00 2,000.00

Equipment Maint & Repair 189.50 1.53% 1,305.94 1,740.00 -434 .15 2,800.00

Equipment Purchase 0.00 0.00% 363.97 0.00 363.97 1,500.00

Insurance 70.18 0.57% 630.06 448.19 181.89 1.500.00

Office Main. & Repairs 0.00 0.00% 5293 97.30 -44 .37 500.00

Office Supplies 487.40 3.94% 2,100.81 1,923.96 184.85 4,00'.> .00

Out side Services 1,836.00 14.83% 4,591.00 2220. 75 2,370.25 4,000.00

Postage - Return Mail 0.00 0.00% 276.80 299.00 -2220 428.00

Rent 1,51200 12.21% 10,408.00 10,104.00 304.00 18,320.00

Taxes 0.00 0 00% 35.00 10.00 25.00 10.00Telephone 256.63 207% 1,51288 1,558.00 -45 .18 2,800.00

utilities-EJectricity 346.66 2.80% 2,682.04 2,300.07 381.97 5,CXXJ.00

Websit e 1200 0.10% 211.70 890.65 -678.95 500.00

EMPLOYEES

Accrued Payroll Taxes 516.58 4.17% 2,514.00 2,340.66 173.42 5,650.00

Employee Wages 4,239.90 34.24% 28,704.20 28,225.22 478.98 52.,000.00

Employee Health Beneflt 202.00 1.63% 1,554.00 1,820.00 -266.00 3,574.00

lnSll"ance-Worker's Comp 124.95 1.01% 335.35 38282 -47 47 600.00

Total Expense 10.243.83 82.72% 63.121.92 00.876.19 2.245.73 112.727.00

Net Ordinary Income 2,139.90 17.28% 1,025.12 51.13 973.99 -6,742.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule) 1,676.23 13.54% 8,874.14 11,403.02 -2,528.88 15,750.00

Total Other Income 1.676.23 13.54% 8.874.14 11,403.02 -2.528.88 15,750.00

Standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 149.22 1.20% 3,246.15 2,682.11 564.04 5,768.00

Total Other Expense 149.22 1.20% 3,246.15 2,682.11 564.04 5,768.00

Net Other Income 1,527.01 1233% 5,627.99 8,720.91 -3,09292 9,982.00

Net Income 3,666.91 29.61% 6,653.11 8,772.04 -2, 118.93 3,240.00

.,6 Contributions July 2001

Group Name July 01 Ytd 01 Group Name Juiy 01 Ytd0150, .5IT 8.00 n7 1.SI-c-T7 510 17Ta392037 Discussion Group - 86 I 561.00 917.00 EasyDoesIt Riders - 21 0.00 zooooAA By Tue Bay - 629 0.00 80.07 Easy Risers - 854 0.00 25.00AA Discussion Group - 1991 0.00 54.00 EI Cajon Navajo Road Group - 102 0.00 60.00A New Way To Live - 846 0.00 173.87 Emernld Hill Participation - 50l 0.00 40.00A Sense ofBelonging Womens-1205 0.00 200.00 Evening Serenity- 2305 600.00 600.00Allied Gardens FridayLllllCb-766 158.00 224.01 Eye Opener Group - 607 139.60 669.10Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 Faculty Group - 1645 0.00 60.00AlpineWomens Candlelight -1684 135.00 135.00 Fireside Step Study- 0.00 179.47Annual ChristmasMeeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 Fletcher .Hills Smokeless - 59 0.00 100.00Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 0.00 480.00 Fourth Dimension Group - 2415 175.00 355.00Ai OneWith Each Other - 789 0.00 75.00 Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00Back toBasics - 1026 0.00 550.00 Free to Be - 935 105.35 257.55Battery Chargers - 98 0.00 112.86 Fresh Air Friday - 266 210.00 900.00Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 Fri Nite Cedar St - 1662 70.00 120.00Bayside BigBook Study-1610 0.00 100.00 Friday Campus Noon Group 10.00 10.00BeachLuncheon Group - 259 0.00 25.00 FridayMoringWomens - 104 100.00 225.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - I 007 0.00 263.40 Friday Nite Special - 2401 0.00 10.00Big Apple Group - 617 0.00 60.00 Friday Night Mens- I 88 0.00 308.65BifBoo-Fire Meeting 222.00 432.00 Friday Night Santee - I 754 99.78 234.78BigBook&12x12 Study - I 00 0.00 $1.00 Friday Noooers - 3 I 8 50.00 215.00BigBookDiscussion Founder's Grp-581 0.00 48.00 Generic Group - 2385 50.00 50.00Bonita Women -1003 0.00 39.00 Gilman Group - 1988 0.00 35.00Cajoo View Open Disc -471 112.50 287.50 Golden Hill Sun Discussion - 1706 0.00 166.68Cajon View Step Study- 458 0.00 20.00 Good Fortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 540.00Care & Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 GoodMorning AA - 1888 0.00 443.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 110.00 210.00 Great Fact Group - 895 78.00 498.00Casa De OroWeds Nite - 2049 0.00 60.00 Grove Breakfast Meeting - II7 0.00 S0.00Cedar St Mens - 1698 53.26 478.26 Grupo Gringo - 1305 50.00 200.00Chula Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 0.00 100.00 Happy Hour and a Half- I 096 0.00 100.00Chula Vista Friday Night - 837 75.00 200.00 Happy, Joyous & Free-363 55.50 105.50Circle ofFrieods - 2013 l !2.12 112.12 HarmonyGroup-585 0.00 1,000.00Clairemot Daytime Step Study - 427 50.00 180.00 Haul Your Hiney Out ofBed - 704 100.00 100.00Clairemont Men's -301 30600 639.60 Hi-Nooners - 673 50.00 50.00Clairemont Mesa Step Study- 1997 0.00 40.00 Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 160.00Clairemont Mixed Discussion - 338 23.00 264.67 His Majesty The Baby - 2427 0.00 100.00Clairemom OpenDiscussion - 308 0.00 30.00 How It ls-960 75.35 75.35Clairemon Step Study-482 40.00 120.00 How It Is Now Speakers - 390 0.00 150.00Clairemot ThursBrown Bag - 315 84.00 1,164.00 How It IsToday- 483 300.00 460.00Clairemomt Wednesday Group - 303 0.00 231.50 Imperial Beach Group - 79 0.00 161.40ClairemontWedsNoonBrown Bag-313 100.00 197.00 ImperialMensGroup - 871 0.00 50.00Clairemont Womens -340 0.00 150.00 International Group -23 30.00 80.00ClairemontWomens Step Study-34 l 67.76 218.44 Island Drop-in Group -l 68 150.00 150.00Class Acts - 1845 0.00 102.00 Jump Start - 2174 0.00 159.31Coffee Clutchers - 2332 180.00 379.00 Just for Fun - 2469 0.00 190.65Conscious Contact StudyGroup - 2282 0.00 280.00 Just Us Girls • 929 60.00 132.00ConvoyDiscussion - 314 0.00 120.00 l.G.B.B. Study-2301 0.00 35.00Coronado Beginners - 344 75.00 100.00 La Jolla Basic BB Study - 2154 0.00 30.00Coronado Big Book Study-1644 0.00 50.00 La Jolla Beginners - 82 0.00 476.00Coronado Mens - 1631 0,00 160.00 La Jolla Big Book -84 129.37 129.37Coronado Nooners-497 90.00 215.00 La Jolla Cove Beginners-1265 0.00 248.00Corooado NumberOne Group - 343 0.00 75.00 La Jolla Discussion Group - 85 0.00 553.64Coronado Proespect Discussion# 1-350 0.00 50.00 La Jolla Monday Night AA - 86 0.00 50.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 150.00 225.00 La Jolla Mooday Womens - 87 0.00 1,000.00Coronado Womens Meeting- 1656 0.00 75.79 La Jolla Nonsmoker Disc-88 0.00 150.00Coronado Woman Speaker Disc-2167 0.00 50.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri - 758 0.00 40.00Coronado YoungPeoples - 405 25.00 25.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Tour - 2025 0.00 60.00Cowles Mt Step by Step - 2473 0.00 20.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Wed-613 0.00 100.00Cowles M Smokeless Discussion-681 0.00 120.00 La Jolla Pump House Group - 696 0.00 175.71Crest Group - 529 0.00 100.00 La Jolla Soledad Mens- 717 0,00 688.50Daily Reflections - 2097 0.00 90.00 La Jolla Speakers 0.00 355.54Dawn Patrol - 263 131.16 1,259.24 La Mesa BigBook-1689 0.00 100.00D.D.G.T.M-767 0.00 327. 70 La Mesa Open Discussion - 107 0.00 330.50Deerhorn Group - 2063 0.00 50.00 La Mesa Step Study Workshop - 1621 0.00 146.75Designs For Living - 488 0.00 360.00 La Mesa Womens Sat Moring-416 0.00 207.50Dignity Unlimited - 205 60.00 160.00 Lake Murray Womens - 572 0.00 150.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 0.00 100.00 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 0.00 155.00Double Dose OfSerenity- 1349 0.00 97.15 Lemon Grove Speakers - 120 0.00 420.00DowntownDiscussion - 1665 251.10 371.02 Lexington Big Book Study - 879 0.00 50.00DowntownNoon Discussion - 1607 0.00 40.00 Linda Vista Mens- 320 50.00 110.00DowntownNoonWomens - 1186 0.00 135.00 Little Apple Group - 1438 0.00 120.00DrunksOnly-1605 657.86 1,839.51 Living Free - 477 450.00 1,050.00Early Birds-1666 0.00 123.23 Living Sober Today- 1702 25.00 25.00Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00 Lotus Womens Step Study-164 7 0.00 80,00Early Risers (PB) - 264 150.00 728.00 Love and Truth 12x12- 1617 0.00 210.50East County Mens - 1905 0.00 100.00 Lunch With Bill W Bunch - 774 0.00 230.00

Continued from others side of page.

New Business:1 ) Pat and Moses from District 8 came to put the matter of

adding GSO numbers to the meeting schedule. In order toaccomplish this, an additional line would be needed for eachmeeting entry. Connie will investigate the costs involved andwill play around with the format to come up with a sample.In the interim, we will post a notice on the GroupContributions sheet. the Coordinator newsletter, and possiblythe website which inform treasurers and members that theycontact Central Office for their GSO number.

2) Liability and Property Insurance - It was M/S/C to renewinsurance pending Sam S's review.

3) Settlement of Class Action -- We are included in a classaction lawsuit against State Compensation Insurance, unlesswe send a letter requesting exclusion. Itwas M/S/C to sendletter to exclude us.

4) $20,000 into new CD from General Account - we have asurplus of funds which will be rolled into a 3month CD.M/S/C

5) Coordinator Newsletter on Web Site - Connie willinvestigate the cost associated MIS/C.

6) New Vacuum Cleaner - Connie received approval topurchase a new commercial vacuum for the office not toexceed $301. M/S/C

7) 4" Edition Big Book Price - GSO single book price will belowered to $5 each. Connie receives approval to the sameM/S/C.

8) Sam S. will deliver bank deposits for September 5,6 and 7while Connie is at the Seminar.

COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: KathiM.reported that the committee met on Wednesday, 8/1/01.PRESENT: Marlon P., Ed E., Kathi M., Gaye T., Tracy H., PatH., Bob M. and Berwyn H. Excused: Dennis J., Lorrie H.Visitors: Tim, Ramon, and Lia. There were three flyers submittedfor approval. M/S/C to approve with amendments.I) September's Issue: "Relaspe" Submissions need to be in

by Coordinator Committee meeting on Wednesday, August1°. Fold and label party will be August 15 at 6 pm.

2) October 's Issue: Theme is. "Diversity". Submissionsneed to be in by Coordinator Committee meeting onWednesday, September 5". The fold and label party will beSeptember 19 at 6 pm at Central Office.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick 8. reported theCommittee met in the Great Hall on 8/9/01 at 6:00pm. Present:Georgia C., and Dick B. Excused: Terry Wand Barbara 8.Georgia was welcomed to the committee as newest member.Talked about new improved map to Central Office. Orientationbegan at 6:30 pm. Orientated 4 new Coordinators and I tempCoordinator..1) Read Traditions 3 & 9, History of "AA in San Diego".

Explained the structure of the Coordinating Council andtheir responsibilities as Coordinators. Discussed what aQuorum was.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, September 13 at6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2" floor.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Joel C.,CouncilChair gave the report Committee met 8/6/01 at 6:30 pm.Present: Dennis, Bob, Sallye, Angela and Cindy. Excused: Terry

and Jordan. Unexcused: Sylvia and Les. Also present: Joel C.,Council Chair.

Activities for the Month: Three speakers spoke at two highschools, reaching 125 students.Old Business:

I. Flyer was put into the Coordinator Newsletter for September30 workshop, 1-3 pm at Central Office.

2. Work continues on creating a tri-fold display for thecommittee.

3. Committee approved ordering a compilation video ofPSA's.New Business:I . Cindy is resigning from the committee, so there is a need for

a new Secretary.2. Reviewed proper procedure for Newsletter submission. Bob

will make calls to get three people to go to fold n label tomake up for last month.

3. SDSU abnormal psychology class has requested speakers forNov 26,

4. Planning to send out letters to high schools.5. Approved Ty (sob. Date 8/3/90) for committeemembership.PROGRAM COMMIITEE: Erica D., Chair reported that thecommitteemet on 7/29/01 at 6:30 pm. Present: Carl, Lia,Donna,Dave, Carl and Erica. Volunteers: Marsha and Brenda. Absent:Karen. There are two openings on the Program Committee.1) Discussed plans for the 61" Anniversary Breakfast on

November 10 at the Prado from 9am to 12 pm. Tickets willbe $19 each advance sales and after Nov, 1 will be $24each. Tickets will available at the September Council.

2) Discussed Speakers, listening to the oldest sober people inSan Diego

3) Discussed New Year's Party at Montezuma Hall. Want tooffer music. food, bowling and fun.

OLD BUSINESS: There was none.NEW BUSINESS:I) Sam S., Business Committee Member gave a presentation

regarding finances and that $20,000 will be rolled into a 3month CD from General Account - we have a $20,000revenue above our Prudent Reserve. Sam asked theCoordinators to go back to their groups and ask them forideas on how they wanted to use this money to share at thenext Coordinating Council meeting in September. One ofthe suggestions is to lower the prices of books.

2) Mike (sob date 2/14/94) was unanimously approved to serveon the Program Committee.

3) Ty (sob date 8/3/90) was unanimously approved to serve onthe Public Information Committee.

AnnouncementsThank you to Tom. our coffee maker.Thank you to Jim for filling in for Ben L.Thank you to Kathi, Marlon, and Bob who set-up the roomThank you to David who brought the PA system and to Dick whowill return it back to Central Office.

Meeting adjourned at 8:39 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Ceo ­Connie J., Recording Secretary

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, August 9, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 673rdmeeting to order at 7:30 pm. Donna read the 12 Traditions. Bobread Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 6 newCoordinators, 1 new Alternate and 2 visitors stood to beacknowledged. BIRTHDAYS: There were 2 birthdays. 7thtradition was $28.29. ROLL CALL: Thank you to Jim who wasfilling in for Ben L.- Assistant Council Chair for taking the roll. 45groups were represented. a quorum which is (25). Itwas M/S/C toapprove the minutes of the July meeting.History of San Diego Area Meetings: Tracy gave history of hismeeting "Two Bit Speakers" which meets on Saturday nights @8pm at the Club at 1730 Monroe Ave in University Heights. Morethan 100 men and women gather outside the club to hear analcoholic share their experience, strength and hope. The meetinghas consistently drawn legions ofrecovering alcoholics from the gayand lesbian community, as well as the recovering community aswell. Started 1979 in a church on 30" and Fern Streets byKaren H.,Joe M. John C.,& Roger C. The meeting moved to the alano cluband then 1993 moved to the club location on Monroe Ave. Themeeting begins at 8 pm sharp. consisting of a 10 minute speakerfollowed by a main speaker. Birthday celebrations are a big dealwith some evenings hosting as many as five. In accordance with theFirst Tradition, the group stresses AA unity and strives for inclusionrather than exclusion. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting.Come by some time.SPECIAL REPORTS:Area Assembly- There was no reportIncorporation -- Kathy B., Business CommitteeMember reportedthat the Ad Hoc Incorporation Committee has completed a roughdraft of the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation has been written,along with the amendments to the Guidelines. These proposeddocuments are being reviewed by a lawyer who is familiar withAlcoholics Anonymous. The Business Committee hopes to submitthese documents to the Council in September. The proposed nameis the "San Diego Intergroup" We want to incorporate the Council,its Committees, and the Central Office. Intergroup is a term thatcaptures the whole service structure. The proposal is that theBusiness Committee along with the Council Chair and AssistantChair serve as the Board of Directors. In reviewing publicationsthat guide nonprofit groups on how to incorporate. we found thatmost of the functions of the Board of Directors were tasks that arecurrently duties of the Business Committee. Anyone withinformatio/questions, please contact Kathy B. at 619-582-1965.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Teri H., Chairrepo rted that the committee met and after some organizing. thingsare flowing well. The committee new meeting time is the 4"Tuesday ofeach month at 6:30 pm. All nights have been filled forthis month. Teri H. thanked the new Groups and the currentGroups for answering phones. Please remind your groupvolunteers that the shift begins at 9 pm. Also, the commi ttee hastwo openings for section leaders and the "emergency phone lisfneeds updating and new volunteers.BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Craig W. --Business Committeemember reported that the commi ttee met on Tuesday 8/7/0l.Presen t: Kathleen O., Kathy B., Paul M., Craig W., and Sam S.Also in attendance were Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair,

Laura, Recording Secretary and Connie J., Central OfficeManager .Members constituted a quorum.Visitors: Moses and Pat from District 8.Minutes for the last meeting were accepted.Financial Statements were unanimously approved.Central Office Manager report:I) The Website has had 27,471 hits to date, an average of 1,500

hits per month.2) July's "Book of the Month is "Living Sober" sold 170

where monthly average is 40.3) August's "Book of the Month" is "Came to Believe" for

$1.75, regularly $2.75.4) Daytime Phone Volunteers shifts - Curren tly, all shifts are

filled. However, there is always a needforvolunteersforfill­in shifts, especially with summer vacations coming up.Please announce at your Groups to Call Connie J. at 619­265-8762 if available for phone service.

5) Carpet - Steve P., Craig W. and Connie met with Ati atCarpeteria to detennine a course of action with regards tocarpet. Pending Business Committee approval of $600(difference in price per yard ofa better grade ofcarpet), theywill replace the carpet at no additional cost.

6) 12 Step E-Mails-3 (male) 12 step emails have been sent outto be responded to. (One e-mailed Central back with anenormous thank you.) Please remind groups that 12 Stepemail volunteers are needed - call Connie at Central Office619-265-8762.

7) Schedule book codes for "Child Friendly - need to clarifythat we were asking that if a meeting is currently "childfriendly" if they would allow us to note that in the schedulein the comment area.

8) Connie will be attending the Manager's Associationmeetingon August 16 and The Central Office Manager's SeminarSeptember 5-9.

9) Rick C., our new assistant is settling in and is beingindoctrinated to the processes of the Central Office.

Business Committee Members' Reports:I) Kathy B. -Phone bills and Bank Statement are in order.2) Craig & Paul will put together the Central Office Budget for

2002 to be presented at the October Council. Alsowill lookat the lowering ofbook prices.

3) Sam S. - has been reading the previous insurance policyprior to renewal to insure all necessary activities are covered.Will meet with Insurance Rep.

4) Kathleen 0. reported that the Quarterly taxes have beenfiled.

Old Business:1) Incorporation- Ad Hoc Committee Chair, Kathy B. has a

rough draft of the By-laws and Articles of Incorporation.They have been submitted to an attorney for review. TheBusiness Committee will present the draft proposed keypoints to the Council and schedule an appointment with theattorney to review his findings and get further infonnation.

2) Carpet - It was M/S/C to approve the additional $600 forcarpet replacement. It is tentatively scheduled for Augus t25", Continued on other side of page.

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Group MameSCI3,ca1MMSober Nooners- 196Sober Sisters - 980So Bay Newwomens - 2325Sole PurposeGroup - I 657Sorrento Valley Nooner - 544South BayAlkatbonSouth Bay Step Study-2312South Clairemont - 305Southeast Nooner, - 11 78Spiritual Awakening - 2275Step by Step-1486Step Sisters- 2155SundayBack To Basics - 2327SundayBeach Sun-Day - 568SundayBreakfast - 2299SundayDiscussion Group - 127Sunday Kind of Love - 429SuodayMidday- 161SIJllday Morning Eleventh Step - 1206SundayMorning Spuitual Meetiog-1700SundayMoring Sunshine -407Sunday Night Discussion - 212Sunday Night Speakers - 1704SundayNigh! Sober 2178Sunset Steps & Traditions - 15I9T.GLF - 1568Take Five - 1323The Capacity LO be Honest • 232 IThe Fourth Dimeosioo Group - 2415The Other Meeting - 857Thursday Night Womens Speakers - 183Thursday Promises Promises - 749Thursday Steps-646Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AA - 375Torrey Pines Open Disc - 94Tradition One Alumini-2157Traditions Study-2336Tues Night BigBook Step Study - 1813Tuesday Night Mens-56Tues Night Mens - 2205Tes Night Mens - 2123Tues Night Primary Purpose-130Tues Rule 62 Lunch Group-590Tuesday AA Step Study - 937Tuesday Nigbt Participation - 905TuesdayNight Primary Purpose - 130Turkey Group - 1653Two Bit Speakers - 201Unity Step Study-1482University City Disc.- 368University CityWomens - 369WanderingWomen - 2298War Fever - 880Warm and Friendly - 42Water Walkers- SWater Walkers Too - 1946Wednesday Discussion Group - 2431WednesdayNight Closed Topic - 165Wednesday Winners Circle - 496Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687Weekeodi.ng Step Study - 698We've Come AlongWay- 1616WhatNow- 325Womans Let Go and Let God-446Women ln Harmony- 1807Womens Sober Sunday - 73 IWomens Step Study-296YoungPeoples HappyHour - 297

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July 01Group MameM35 3,I.33Mens Strucnured Step Study - 1469Mid-WeekMens - 560MiraMesa 12 Step Study -1469MiraMesa Early R.isers-967Mira Mesa Sunday MoringMens - 693MiraMesaWomens - 411Miracles OnMonday - 565Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers - 271Mission Bay Speakers-1692Missioo Hills Beginners - 1612MondayBarefoot - 139Mon Eve SmokelessDiner-1723MondayMeditation - 2334MondayMensGutLevel Group - 677MondayNight Big Book Study-2345Monday Night North Park AA -222Morning AttitudeAdjustment - 768Morning Glorys Womens S/S-543Noon At The Grove - 628NoonersAnonymous-1164Noon Stretch (Wednesday) - 2132Noon toOne AA - 2029Noontime on the Patio - 2203North Park Mens-465North Shores Care & Share Mixed-277North Shores Speakers - 281OB One -2207OldTimers Group - 2037Old TownMainstream - 663One Day at a Time Beginners - 745One Step Ahead - 715One Step at a Time Runners-1647Open Minded Mens626OriginalTues Night Step Study-2124Over 50 • 840Pacific Beach Weekend Warm1p - 725Paradise Hills- 392Pass it on Group- I 70Patterns ID Sobriety - 669Penasquitos Discussion - 87IPoinI Loma Sun Night Discussion - 243PoinsettiaGroup-22 I0Point LomaMens-245Point Loma Nooners- 1606Point LomaSaturday Morning - 1240Porter Hall Big Book - 2410PorterHall Structured S/S-97Practical Solutions -2398Pt Loma Fri Afternoon Step Study - 244Pt Loma Womens Discussion - 1608R.B. Early BirdsRainbo Bridge-81 7Rainbow Group• 570Rise & Shine - 2I 70RoUl1d Table Di.scussioo-123Rule 62 Group - 927Safe, Sane & Sober-1350San Carlos Single Purpose - 583Sao Diego Doctors Step Study - I94Santee Sunday Nite Smokeless - 1705Santee Thursday Closed Mixed-145Saturday MensEarly Awakening - 2209Saturday Morning Sanity - I989Sat Morning Attitude Adjustment - 43 lSat Night EarlyDiscussion - 336Sat Nooners Open Discussion - 322Saturday AMLive - 782Saturday Mens- 1730Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914Saturday Night Fevor - 208Saturday Nite Special - 891Scripps RanchBack to Basics - 1473ScrippsRmichMeas- I924Senior and Sober Discussion-1711Senior SerentiyMeeting- 209Sky Hi Womens - 1633

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8 San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

July 31, 2001

-July '01 % of Income YTD '01 YTD '00 $ Change Budget 2001Income from Sales

Book Net SalesBooks 5,889.65 9.18% 36,357.26 34,780.55 1,576.71 58,500.00Books Cost -5,058.43 -7.89% -30,876.09 -29,042.56 -1,833.53 -49 ,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 831.22 1.3% 5,481.17 5,737.99 -256.82 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 367.75 0.57% 2,262.90 4,066.35 -1,803.45 4,750.00Pamphlets Cost -309.96 -0 .48% -1,882.10 -2,228.63 346.53 -4 ,000.00

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 57.79 0.09% 380.80 1,837.72 -1,456.92 750.00Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 1,032.50 1.61% 4,730.62 4,722.60 8.02 7,000.00Schedules Cost -707.85 -1.10% -3,595.85 -3,562.76 -33.09 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 324.65 0.51% 1,134.77 1,159.84 -25.07 1,500.00Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 456.90 0.71% 2,952.30 3,256.50 -304.20 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -405 .58 -0 .63% -2,527.90 -2,944.52 416.62 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 51.32 0.08% 424.40 311.98 112.42 1,000.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 357.00 0.56% 1,336.50 1,270.50 66.00 2,300.00Tokens Cost -192.99 -0.3% -723.18 -731.83 8.65 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 164.01 0.26% 613.32 538.67 74.65 1,000.00Inventory adjustment 247.24 0.39% 839.68 1,816.82 -977.14 2,000.00

Total Sales Income 1,676.23 2.61% 8,874.14 11,403.02 -2,528.88 15,750.00

Income/Expense from Standing CommitteesAfter Hours Phones 39.98 0.06% 39.98 0.00 39.98 330.00Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -26.17 -0 .04% -228.98 -337.18 108.20 -600 .00Coffee & Donuts 13.67 0.02% 94.51 116.38 -21.87 180.00Documentation 6.02 0.01% 86.02 91.33 -5.31 200.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.02% 105.00 90.00 15.00 180.00Rent CC 0.00 0.0% 480.00 720.00 -240.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 8.52 0.01% 705.55 830.53 -124.98 890.00Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -48 .00 -0 .07% -555.00 -564.00 9.00 -828.00Flyers -10.00 -0.02% -195.00 -232.50 37.50 -600 .00Paper/ Labels 0.00 0.0% 1,163.07 999.90 163.17 2,270.00Pos1age Bulk 100.50 0.16% 688.50 928.00 -239.50 1,626.00Refreshments 58.22 0.09% 232.32 0.00 232.32 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 100.72 0.16% 1,333.89 1,131.40 202.49 2,828.00Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46 .87 100.00Program Committee

Founder's Day Picnic7th Tradtion Income 0.00 0.0% -173.00 0.00 -173.00 0.00Food/Supplies 0.00 0.0% 784.59 40.00 744.59 950.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 611.59 40.00 571.59 950.00Anniversary BreakfastNew Year's Eve

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00

Total New Year's Eve 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00

Total Program Committee 0.00 0.0% 850.78 10.00 840.78 950.00Public Info Con-rnlttee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0.0% 0.00 20.00 -20.00 20.00Literature 0.00 0.0% 270.93 608.38 -337.45 600.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00

Total Public Info Committee 0.00 0.0% 315.95 663.31 -347.36 670.00

Total Committee/Program Expense 149.22 0.23% 3,246.15 2,682.11 564.04 5,768.00

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine Street

South Bay Speakers Open-Mired270 C StreetSouth Bay Pioneers

Thomasita R. Cerritos

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When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be anatural annoyance that a man could be so weak,stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understandthe malady better, you may feel this feeling rising.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS p. 139

Having suffered from alcoholism, I should understandthe ill ness, but sometimes I feel annoyance, evencontempt, toward a paerson who cannot make it inA.A When I feel that way I am satisfying my falsesence of superiority and I must remember, but for thegrace of God, There go I. (Daily Reflections)

SPEAKER MEETINGSUNDERSTANDING THE MALADY

7.45 PM SATChula Vista

6:00 PM SUNLakeside

Santa BarbaraRamonaRiversideRedondo Beach

CoronaSan DiegoRamonaSpring ValleySan Diego

Joe R.Dan H.DickJ.Jack K.

Tom 8.Rich H.Sherri S.George FPat H.

Sept. ISept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept 29

Sept. 2Sept. 9Sept. 16Sept 23Sept 30

WILLINGNESS TO GROW *****ATTENTION****If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has togo on.

AS BILL SEES IT. p 8

Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that myalcoholism created. Often I feel so physically wellthat I believe my work is done. However, joy is notjust the absence of pain; it is the gift of continuedspiritual awakening. Joy comes from ongoing andactive study, as well as application of the principlesof recovery in my everyday life, and from sharing thatexperience with others. My Higher Power presentsmany opportunities for deeper spiritual awakening. Ineed only to bring into my recovery the willingness togrow. Today I am ready to grow.

(Daily Reflections)

Secretaries.To list individual Speakers

and Dates, please submit theinfo by the first Wednesday

of the month toCentral Office @ 619-265-8762.

Request the phone personfill out a yellowSpeaker form.

Or call Pat H. at home 858-452-0492 1

3j,«sro»so%#keNo unus will expire this month. The "I Am Responsible Club" is a reservef und mamamed by the San Diego BloodBankfor use bymembers of Alcoholics Anonymous and their families in time ofneed. The strength and availability of this account is directly relatedto YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account, contact thefollowing locations - and be sure tocredit the "I Am Responsible Club".

EL CA.JON DONOR CENTER--680 FLETCHER PARKWAY, EL CAJON--(619) 441-1804SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK--440 UPAS STREET, SAN DIEGO--(619) 296-6393SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER--1717 SWEETWATER ROAD-(619) 336-4090

IF YOU NEED BLOOD CONTACT CENTRAL OFFICE--(619) 265 8762

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Things to do & Places toGo

SDIAA Archives Open House4th Saturday of each month

August 25, 1 -4 pmCentral Office, 7075-B Mission Gorge Rd.

Fun look at the history of AA inSan Diego and Imperial County

17th San Diego Feeling Good Roundup"The Spirit of Service"

August 3 I - September 2, 2001Handlery Hotel and Resort

Information: info@feelinggood.org orwww.feelinggood.org

23rd Ventura County AA Convention"Carrying the Message"

August 31- September 2, 200 IHyatt Westlake Plaza, Westlake Village, CA

Registration info: (805)389.1444

Monterey Bay Area Roundup 2001"Keep It Simple"

August 31 - September 2, 2001Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, CA

General info: (831 )884.9765

Sponsorship Workshop and Speaker MeetingHosted by S.D.I.A.A. Dist. 5 & 21Saturday, September 8, 9 am - noon

Mission Valley Church of the NazareneInfo: Tim (619)283.8020, Lou (858)513.0905

Third Weekenders CampingSeptember 21 - 23, 2001

Lake Jennings County Parkinfo: Doug & Peggy (858)672.1676

Speaker WorkshopSeptember 30, 2001

Central Office l pm to 3 pm

50th Southern California Convention"From Tears to Golden Years"

October 5-7, 200 IRiverside Convention Center, Riverside, CA

information: Marilyn C. (818)367.0393 M-F, 8-4Website: www.aasocal.com, Info. Central Office

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

AA is a Spirit

AA is a Spirit, it cannot be touched nor can it be completelyunderstood.It's as wide as the world and yet small enough to fit snuglyinto the hearts and minds of man.It has brought light where only darkness had dwelt. It hasgiven hope to the hopeless, and help to those who yearned indespair.It has nourished forgiveness in those who knew no pity.It has given strength to the weak and humility to the strongTo those who strove for nothing, it has given some goals.It has taught patience to the hurried and action to the lazyTo youth, it has given vision and to the aged, promise.To the lonely, companions and to the restless, rest.To the sick it has been a doctor and to the dying it hasrevived the desire to live.It has no judgment against the unteachable nor has it praisefor those who learn.To the outcast it has been a family and to the childless it hasgiven children.To the ignorant, wisdom and to the wise, tolerance.It has given to all men that which is precious, it has given alove of life and a love of truth with enough left over to sharewith each other.Thank you and God bless.

Author Unknown

(reprinted from "The Groupvine" May, 2001, CentralIntergroup Office of the Desert, Cathedral City, CA)

The Twelve Promises for Beginners

1. You will know your full name and address.2. You will be able to shave yourself.3 You will be able to dress and undress yourself.4. You will know the town, state and country you are in.5. You will be able to find socks that match.6. You will lose the fear of food.7. You will be able to smoke without burning yourself,

your clothes or the furniture.8. You will spend less time in the bathroom.9. You will be able to walk in a straight line and pass a

Breathalizer test.IO. You will lose the fear of police cars.11. You will be able to answer the door without looking

through the little hole.12. You will realize what a mess you've been and thank God

for your 12 step A A. program.

{reprinted from the Ventura County Monthly Newsletterquoting the Oxnard Alano Club Sunday breakfast meeting)

brhday. I had given up on AA my AA friends. ever getting a meeting started. How couldI do this alone? It seemed an impossible ask. I threw away all my inventorie11, and r putall my books into the ship's library.

Eventually. I drank again. I drank whatever I could get my hands on. I went to AA inport. I didn't want to drink in port for some reason, but I always found myself drinking onthe ship when we were out to sea. This continued till the end of deployment. I thought Iwas done, but even after that. I drank more.

Every time I would go and drink more, I thought that I wasn't sick enough. l didn'thave a good enough story. Whenever I would drink, situations would get worse and wouldhappen faster. I found that my experience was exactly like what was in the Big Book sto­ries. Aagghhh! Here [ was. finally starting to accept that I might actually fit!

Self-knowledge did not keep me sober. Inventory did not keep me sober. What haskept me sober (and safe) is a loving God. Also. not picking up the first drink. I have roundmyself in times of need when only a drink seemed to be the answer. I have had to stop. tolook at myself and see what I am. to remember what happened when I drank. and to askGod to keep me sober for today.

Taking this thing one day at a time. making it a way of life. and helping others hasmade all the difference in keeping me sober over two years. I hope that I can continue tokeep doingAA for today and the rest of my life. Without it. I have nothing. Thank you AAfor not closing the door on me and accepting me back with open arms again and againuntil I could catch this thing called: Alcoholics Anonymous.

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"We are people who nonnally would not mix. But there exists among us afellowship, a friendliness,and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful."

Twelve and Twelve page 17

October 2001Vol. I. No. X

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MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

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CouncilMinutes, insert

Group ContributionsAugust 2001, es 6

A Fellowship of DiversityA Singleness of Purpose

The San Diego fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous is a diverse patchwork of manyfaces. We are black, white, Asian, Hispanic and Native American; we are gay, straight,deaf, blind, disabled., educated and uneducated: we gather in churches. synagogues,

schools, hospitals, private homes. restaurants, corporate boardrooms and other meeting places.And although the faces and places of the messengers vary greatly. the message of recoveryand its singleness of purpose remains the same.

"There is so much diversity in our local fellowship," said Mark J.. chairman of the SanDiego/Imperial Area Assembly. "We in the assembly try to get all groups involved and feelingmore a part of."

One group that has particularly worked hard to become a pan of the greater fellowship are theHispanic American groups, which maintain two central offices in the area (one in Central SanDiego and one in North County). According Lo a representative at the local Oficina CentralHispanica, on University Avenue. the area currently hosts 23 Spanish speaking meetings ingreater. central San Diego County and 23 in the North County region. serving a multitude ofSpanish Speaking alcoholics. These groups are very active in the recovery community and inthe Area Assembly and make up approximately 1/3 of the Assembly representation.

Although the Spanish-speaking meetings may vary somewhat from those in the mainstream(each group is autonomous), they subscribe to the same steps and traditions that have workedfor so many years.

"Spanish speaking meetings helped to save my life,"' says Gabriel N.. a local Hispanic manwho first stumbled into a Spanish-speaking meeting in South Bay and who recently celebratedhis first year of sobriety. "lam eternally grateful that they have been there for me."

In Southeast San Diego, off of Imperial Avenue, the Southeast Alano Club serves as the cen­tral. focal point for many African Americans in the fellowship. The clubhouse boasts severalhundred members and hosts two meetings a day. noon and 5:30 p.m. For more informationabout the Southeast Alano Club, call 262-4338.

The Monday night "Medicine Wheel" group is a gathering time for recovering NativeAmerican and non-Native American alcoholics. The group meets at the Many Nations inRecovery center in North Park. The center hosts three meetings weekly and serves as a valu­able resource for that community. All are welcome. Other Native American meetings are heldweekly at the various reservations. Check the Central Office directory for details.

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Happy Birthday

Jim P. Free On Friday 3-15-92 9 YearsMartha G. Senior Serenity 8-16-59 42 YearsAndy P. Saturday Night Candlelight 9-5-88 13 YearsKathiM. 9-2-95 6 Years

It is suggest that you donate$1. 00 for every year sober.

Memorials

Bernie S. Passed 8-25-01 Sober On 8-12-62 39 YearsGill H. Passed 9-1-01 Sober In 1946 55 Years

GSR: May Be the Most Important Jobin the San Diego-Imperial Area

The General Service Representative (GSR)is the group's link with AA as a whole, throughthe Area Assembly and the Area Delegate.

In addition to attending a monthly districtmeeting and five area assembly meetings eachyear, the GSR is expected to serve on one ofnine standing committees (Agenda, Archives,Contact Service, Cooperation With theProfessional Community, Finance, Grapevine,Literature, Newsletter, and Policy). Thesecommittees mirror those of the General ServiceConference, and perform a significant amountof the work of the Area. Without the diligentefforts of the GSRs and District CommitteeMembers on standing committees the delegateand other officers could not function effectively,and we would fail in our stated purpose to•.. elect and support a delegate to the GeneralService Conference ... " and "... assist in thedevelopment and communication of aninformed group conscience..." Iyour group, inelecting you to the position of GSR, minimizedthe responsibilities just to get someone to takethe job, you should now have a clearerimpression of how important your job is, andwhat is expected of you.

Butch M., Area Policy Committee(the "Task Force" on standing committees)

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A Member Remembers

November 1957. Alcoholics Anonymous asliving up to its name. It was anonymous. The wordsalcoholism and addiction were not something youread about or viewed on television. An alcoholic wasa skid row bum with a bottle ofmuscatel in a paperbag in his coat pocket.

Alcoholics Anonymous had a small ad in thepersonal s that stated, "If you have a problem withalcohol, call the following number." The officeswere located in the California Building on 4thAvenue. If you called for help, the group secretaryof the group would contact you where you lived.There might be only one meeting a week in yourarea.

In 1958 AA was an organization ofmiddle class,white males, whose average age was 39. AA was notthe same as it is today. There were a few changes.You could always find the meeting by the noise andthe smoke and the smell, and all alcoholics talkedtoo much and too loud In 1958, 98.7% of alcoholicschain-smoked...in meetings . There were no detoxcenters - detoxification was not a word applied toalcoholism. There were no detox centers so therewere a lot of people in meetings who still drank.They were all welcome as long as they did notdisrupt the meeting.

All the meetings were open and Alanons sharedalong with the alcoholics and became groupsecretari es. There was an old saying, "If you can'tsmell 'em, you can't tell 'em". Every AA meetingserved coffee and doughnuts; and some meetingwere rated on the quality and variety of doughnutsserved. Each group had members assigned to makecoffee, set up chairs and ashtrays, then clean up andwash coffee cups and ashtrays. There were nostyrofoam cups in those days. Newcomers werealways assigned to these jobs. The members claimeddishwater was the best cure for a hangover and theshakes.I 1958 newcomers were not called on till they

had a 90 day chip . Even then, if you were not acircuit speaker , you were admonished to keep yourshare down to three minutes. Any time after that youbecome redundant and start repeating yourself. So Iwill take that advice now and STOP.

MiltG.

MEETINGS IN MOTION2

NAMECHANGESGroup and Mee" es

CANCELLED MEETINGSSCRIPPS RANCHBIG BOOK STUDY (NEW)SCRIPPS RANCH BACK TOBASICS (OLD)10695 Treena St (Church)ScrippsRanch, Thursday @ 7 P

SATURDAYNIGHT SPEAKERS(NEW)LEMON GROVE SPEAKERS (OLD)8086 Broadway StLemon Grove, Saturday @ 7 P(moving -see below)

RELOCATED MEETINGS

VISIONSSycuan 5478 Dehesa RoadEl Cajon, Tuesday @ noon

RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC1606 State St. (Office Bldg.)Downtown, Thursday @ 5:30 P

MILLS MEETING4955 Mills St (Residence)LaMesaWednesday @ 7 P

TUESDAY NIGHT SPEAKERS MTG4104 Delta St (RecvHome)South San DiegoTuesday@7P

DARE TO SHARE1127 S 38 S. (Service Center)South SanDiegoWednesday @ 8 P

Coordinating Council Attendance

La Mesa Womens Sat MorningMidway Bridge

MiraMesa Sunday Morning MensMiracles on Monday

Mission Bay Sat Night SpeakersMission Hill's Beginners

Monday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

NorthParle MensOld Town Speakers

San Carlos Single PurposeSat Night Speakers

Sixth & Nutmeg SpeakersSouth Clairemont

Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AATradition One AlumniTwo-Bit Speakers .WaterWalkers Too

WednesdayNite at the HouseWomen in Harmony

Allied Gardens Step StudyBack to Basics for Women

Batte ry ChargersCedar Street Men'sClairemont Men's

Clairemont Women's Step StudyDowntown DiscussionEasy Does It Riders

El Cajon Women's Sereni tyEye Openers

Fourth Dimension GroupFree to Be

Fresh Start BeginnersFriday Nite Cedar StFriday Nite Men's

Friday Nite Weeks EndGolden Hill Sun Discussion

Great Fact GroupHarmony Group

Imperial Beach GroupLa Mesa BigBook

La Mesa Open Discussion

Saint Francis Prayer-Lord, make me a channel of thy peace...

That where there is hatred, I may bring love,that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit offorgiveness­

thatwhere there is discord, I may bring harmony-that where there is error, I may bring truth-that where there is doubt, I may bring faith-that where there is despair, I may bring hope-

that where there are shadows, I may bring light-that where there is sadness, I may bringjoy.

Lord grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted,to understand than to be understood.,

to love than to be lovedFor it is by self-forgetting that one finds.It is byforgiving that one is forgiven.

It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life. Amen

The following erouns attended Sentemher's Coordinating Council2

SATURDAY NIGHT SPEAKERS (NEW)LEMON GROVE SPEAKERS (OLD)4910 Memorial Drive (Porter Hall)La Mesa, Saturday @ 7 P

EARLY BIRDS485 Broadway, Ste #E (Oice Bldg.)El CentroDaily @ 8 A, Sunday @ 8:30 A

DELMARTUES LUNCH BUNCH667 San Rodolfo Drive, Ste. 133 (Cafe)SolanaBeach, Tuesday@ Noon

DEL MAR THURS LUNCH BUNCH667 San Rodolfo Drive, Ste. 133 (Cafe)SolanaBeach, Thursday @ Noon

MEDICINE WHEEL3928 Illinois St. Suite 101 (Serv Center)Hillcrest, Monday@ 7:.30 P

WAHEPI WAMBLI STEP STUDY3928 Illinois St. Suite 101 (Serv Center)HillcrestTuesday @ 7:30 P

SWEET GRASS3928 Illinois St. Suite 101 (Serv Center)HillcrestTuesday @ 7:30 P

WEDNESDAY WOMENS STUDY2660 Hardy Dr. (Church)Lemon GroveWednesday@ 6 P

SORRENTO VALLEY NOONERFlanders Drive &Dabney (Park)TemporaryLocationMiraMesaThursday@ noon

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Statement of Income and ExpensesAugust 31, 2001

Aug'01 %of Income YTD2001 YTD2000 $ Change Budget 2001- --·----

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Contributions Group 8,539.62 95.87% 68,9'27.00 68,320.15 606.85 100,CXX>.OO

Conlrlbdlons Individual 309.37 3,47% 1,756.11 1,287.02 469.09 2,500.00

Contributions SDlAA 0.00 0.00% 910.00 520.00 390.00 1,080.00

Interest - Checking 8.02 0.09% 67.89 90.12 -22.23 155.00Interest - Cert of Deposits 50.49 0.57% 1,393.54 933.52 460.02 2,250.00

Total Income 8,907.50 100.00% 73,054.54 71,150.81 1,903.73 105,985.00

Expense.Accourting & Legal 250.00 2.81% 4,695.00 5,339.50 -644.50 5,700.00

AutoTravel/Seminar 561.98 6.31% 913.88 1,047.78 -133.90 1,500.00

Bank Service Charges 14.00 0.16% 107.00 110.00 -3.60 235.00

Cash (Over) Short 17.95 0.20% 18.19 -32.06 50.25 -100.00Checks Returned - Bad Debt 0.00 0.00% 0.00 63.79 -63.79 150.00

Depreciation 160.00 1.80% 1,105.00 680.00 425.00 2,CXX>.00

Equlpmert Malrt & Repair 239.14 268% 1,545.08 1,940.15 -395.07 2,800.00

Equipment Purchase 0.00 0.00% 363.97 0.00 363.97 1,500.00

insurance 70.18 0.79% 700.26 537.03 163.23 1,500. 00

Office Maint. & Repairs 24.60 0.28% 77.53 97.30 -19.77 500.00Office Supplies 33.17 0.37% 2,141.98 2,262.07 -120.09 4,CXX>.00

Outside Services 0.00 0.00% 4,591.00 2,220.75 2,370.25 4,000.00Postage - Return Mail 50.00 0.56% 326.80 349.00 -22.20 428.00Rent 1,51200 16.97% 11,920.00 11,572.00 348.00 18,320.00

Taxes 0.00 0.00% 35.00 10.00 25.00 10.00Telephone 196.01 2.22% 1,710.89 1.814.99 -104.10 2,860.00Utllltles-Elec:triclty 411.53 4.62% 3,003.57 3,128.46 -34.89 5,000.00Website 110.85 1.24% 322.55 900.65 -578.10 500.00EMPLOYEESAccrued Payroll Taxes 401.25 4.50% 2,915.33 2,690.05 225.28 5,650.00Employee Wages 5,008.90 56.23% 33,713.10 32,780.78 932.32 52,CXD.OOEmployee Health Benefit 434.00 4.87% 1,988.00 2,100.00 -11200 3,574.00Insurance-Worker's Comp 5260 0.59% 387.95 382.82 5.13 600.00

Total Expense 9,550.16 107.21% 72,672.08 69,995.66 2,676.42 112.727.00

Net Ordinary Income -642.66 -7.21% 382.46 1,155.15 -772.69 -6,742.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterat..-e Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule) 1,544.56 17.34% 10,419.05 12,672.99 -2,253.94 15,750.00

Total Other Income 1.544.56 17.34% 10.419.05 12.672.99 -2.253.94 15,750.00

standing Committees lnclExpenseCommittee (see schedule) 442.25 4.96% 3,688.40 3,208. 43 479.97 5,768.00

Total Other Expense 442.25 4.96% 3.688.40 3,208.43 479.97 5,768.00

Net Other Income 1,10231 1238% 6,730.65 9,464.56 -2,733. 91 9,982.00

Net Income 469.66 6.16% 7,113.11 10,619.71 -3,506.60 3,240.00

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6 ~Contributions August 20¢f

GroupName Ag0l Yd 01 GroupNae Ag %I d0IIg.777 0.00 t,oso.oo G5= IGGIE EEG.- I 0.00 50.00LivingSober Today- 1702 0.00 25.00 Scripps RanchMens - 1924 0.00 200.00LotusWommsStep Study-1647 0.00 80.00 Senior andSoberDiscussion-1711 0.00 25.00LovemiTrudi 12xl2 • 1617 40.00 250.50 Senior SerentiyMeeting - 209 30.00 90.00LunchWithB;IIWBuch - 774 0.00 230.00 SixOClockBigBook Study - 125 22.50 22.50MensRecovery Group- 830 60.00 60.00 SkyHiWomens - 1633 60.00 360.63Mens Step Study - 965 0.00 S0.00 Smokeless DrunksLuncheon 1008 100.00 100.00Meas Structured Step Study - 1469 0.00 159.50 SoberCamel SpeakersMeeting-2296 183.SO 406.44Md-WeekMens - 560 0.00 397.00 SoberNoanc:rs • 196 0.00 357.58MiraMesa 12 Step Study -1469 0.00 120.00 Sober Sisters - 980 0.00 25.00MiraMesaEarlyRise:rs-967 0.00 60.00 SoBayNewWomens - 2325 0.00 90.00MiraMesa S2dayMoringMens- 693 0.00 50.00 SolePurposeGroup - 1657 0.00 40.00MiraMesaWomens- 411 0.00 90.55 Sorrento ValleyNooner - 544 0.00 37.00Miracles OnMonday - 565 0.00 132.00 SouthBay Alkathoo. 0.00 90.00Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers- 271 0.00 100.00 SouthBay Step Study-2312 0.00 50.00Mission Bay Speaters-1692 0.00 270.00 South Clairemont - 305 20.00 70.00Mission Hills Begimmers- 1612 0.00 600.00 Southeast Nooners- 1178 50.00 1,044.57Monday Barefoot - 139 0.00 69.20 Spiritual Awakening - 2275 480.00 936.96MonEve Smokeless Dimer-1723 0.00 120.00 Spring ValleyStep Study - 125 80.00 80.00MondayMeditation - 2334 0.00 25.00 StepbyStep-1486 0.00 63.00Monday Mens GutLevel Group• 677 0.00 10.50 Step Sisters- 2155 0.00 100.00MondayNight BigBook Study-2345 0.00 61.00 SmdayBackTo Basics· 2327 0.00 113.16MondayNight NoJth ParkAA-222 40.00 103.35 SudsyBeachSun-Day -568 0.00 162.10MorningAttitude Adjustmemt - 768 0.00 1,200.00 SundayBreakfi - 2299 0.00 60.00MorningGlorysWamens S/S-543 30.00 90.00 SudayDiscussion Group- 127 0.00 390.00NoonA The Grove - 628 120.00 1,536.50 SundayKind ofLove-429 0.00 25.00NoonersAnonymous-1164 0.00 200.00 SmdayMidday-161 0.00 50.00Noon Stretch (Wednesday) - 2132 0.00 20.00 SundayMoming Eleventh Step - 1206 0.00 77.95Noon toOsAA- 2029 0.00 625.00 SudayMorningSpiritual Meeting- 1700 0.00 80.00Noontime 011 the Patio • 2203 0.00 550.00 SundayMorningSansiine -407 0.00 120.00NorthParkMens-465 25.00 260.00 SmdayNightDiscu9sicm · 212 87.75 137.75North ShoresCare& Share Mixed-277 0.00 40.00 SllldayNightSpeakers- 1704 0.00 36.00North ShoresSpeakers- 281 0.00 100.00 SUlldayNightSober2178 0.00 75.00OB One -2207 0.00 162.86 Sunset Steps&Traditions - 1519 0.00 272.80Old TiersGroup- 2037 0.00 50.00 T.GLF. - 1568 0.00 40.00Old Town Mainstream- 663 0.00 120.00 T.G.LS. - 1654 130.00 130.00OneDay at aTime Beginners - 745 0.00 175.00 Take Five • 1323 90.00 100.00One Step Ahead - 715 0.00 255.00 The Capacity tobe Honest · 2321 0.00 180.000eStep at aTime Runners-1647 0.00 157.04 TheFourth Dimension Group - 2415 0.00 450.00Open Minded Mens-626 0.00 50.,00 The OtherMeeting- 857 0.00 318.00Original TuesNightStepStudy-2124 0.00 180.00 ThursdayNightWomens Speakers- 183 0.00 15.00Over $0- 840 0.00 80.00 TlrsdayPromises Promises - 749 0.00 82.00PacificBeachWeekendWanmnp - 725 0.00 480.00 Tlursdsy Steps-646 0.00 60.00Paradise Hills - 392 0.00 20.00 Tierrasamta-MuphyCanyon AA-375 0.00 280.00Pass it 011 Group-170 0.00 50.00 Torrey PinesOpenDisc - 94 0.00 150.00Patterns In Sobriety - 669 0.00 260.00 TraditionOneAlumini-2157 20.00 120.00PerasquitosDiscussion - 871 0.00 125.00 Traditions Study-2336 20.00 40.00Point Loma SunNight Discussion - 243 0.00 35.00 TuesNightBigBook Step Study - 1813 50.00 ·250.00Poinsettia Group-2210 0.00 50.00 Tuesday NightMens-56 50.00 57.11Point LomaMens-245 0.00 150.00 Tues NightMens - 2205 0.00 100.00Point LomaNoners - 1606 0.00 125.00 Tues NightMeas- 2123 0.00 64.27Point Loma SaturdayMoring- 1240 0.00 150.00 'TuesdayNight Participation-905 50.00 50.00PorterHallBigBook-2410 0.00 10.00 Tues NightPrimary Purpose-130 0.00 127.00Porter Hall Structured SIS - 97 90.00 225.00 Tues Rule 62 Lunch Group-590 0.00 180.00Practical Solutions -2398 0.00 30,00 Tuesday AAStep Srudy - 937 0.00 280.00Primary PurposeGroup- 287 50.00 50.00 'TuesdayNigiParticipation-905 0.00 200.00Pt LomaFi AfternoonStep Study - 244 0.00 75.00 Tuesday Night PrimllryPurpose - 130 0.00 50.00Pt Loma Womens Discussion- 1608 0.00 305.29 Turkey Group- 1653 0.00 100.00R.B. Early Birds 0.00 473.00 TwoBit Speakers- 201 0.00 157.01Rainbo Bridge-817 0.00 90.00 UnityStep Study-1482 0.00 80.00Rainbow Group - 570 86.73 544.94 UniversityCityDisc.- 368 0.00 86.50Rise& Shine - 2170 275.00 880.00 Utiversity CityWomens - 369 0.00 300.00RoundTableDiscssian-123 0.00 100.00 Wandering Women - 2298 0.00 84.40Rule 62 Group - 927 0.00 45.00 War Fever - 880 0.00 90.00Safe, Sane& Sober-1350 150.00 500.00 Wann and Friendly - 42 0.00 100.00SanCarlos SinglePurpose - 583 0.00 60.00 WaterWalkers - 5 0.00 68.50San DiegoDoctors Step Study - 194 0.00 200.00 WaterWalkers Too - 1946 0.00 345,60Santee SundayN"rtc Smokeless - 1705 0.00 100.00 WednesdayDiscussion Group - 2431 0.00 160.60Santee Thursday ClosedMixed-145 50.00 160.00 Wedllesday NightCosedTopic - 165 0.00 37.50Saturday Mens EarlyAwakening- 2209 124.50 323.00 WednesdayWinnersCircle - 496 0.00 235.80Saturday Moming Sanity - 1989 0.00 80.00 Weds Rule62 LunchGroup • 687 0.00 325.00StMorning Attitude Adjustment- 431 0.00 495.00 Wcekeocti:ngStep Study - 698 0.00 25.00SatNight EarlyDiscussion - 336 0.00 395.00 We'veCome AlongWay- 1616 0.00 120.00Sat NoonersOpen Discussion- 322 0.00 240.00 What Now - 325 0.00 358.99Saturday AMLive - 782 360.00 600.00 Womans LetGo andLetGod-446 0.00 210.65Saturday Mens - 1730 0.00 160.00 Women In Harmony- 1807 0.00 200.00Saturday Night Candlelight - 1914 0.00 240.00 WoeasSober Sudsy - 731 0.00 81.00Saturday Night Fevor - 208 0.00 170.00 WoensStepStudy-296 50.00 170.00Saturday Nite Special - 891 0.00 47.00 Young Peoples HappyHour-. 297 0.00 60.00

Minutes of theCoordinating CouncilThursday, September 13, 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 674meeting to order at 7:30 pm Nancy read the 12 Traditions. Lanyread Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 7 newCoordinators, I new Alternate and 3 visitors stood to beacknowledged. BIRTHDAYS: There were 3 birthdays. 7thtradition was $29.26. ROLLCALL: Thank you to Jim for takingattendance. 41 groups were represented, a quorumwhich is (25).Itwas M/S/C to approve theminutes ofthe August meeting.Historyof San Diego Area Meetings: LarryW. shared about hismeeting, Friday NiteWeeks End thatmeets at Clinic (meeting roomoff of cafeteria) at 10666 North Toney Pines Rd in La Jolla onFriday nights at 8 pm. It was a shoot off of the Tuesday nightmeeting. It originally began as an anonymous professional meetingand was not listed in the Meeting Schedule for 10 years. It is abunch ofmiddle age recovering alcoholics who gather together toshare their experience, strength and hope on Friday nights.Sometimes theyoung peoplejoin them Larry shares that it's agreatmeeting. Everyone is welcome. Stop by and visitSPECIAL REPORTS:Area Assembly-There was no reportIncorporation -- KathyB., Business CommitteeMember reportedthat the Ad Hoc Incorporation Committee bas completed a roughdraft of the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation has been written,alongwith the amendments to theGuidelines. TheAttorneywe badinitially spokewith, communicated to the Business Committee thatbe would be unable to complete this project for us. Sam S.,Business Committee Member is contacting another Attorney.AFTERHOURSPHONECOMMITTEE: MikeM, committeemember reported that all nights are covered. Need 2 new sectionleaders for committee.BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P., Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday9/1/01. Present: Kathleen O.,KathyB.,Steve S. Craig W., and Sam S. Also in attendance was Joel C.,Coordinating Council Chair, Laura, Recording Secretary andConnieJ., Central Office Manager. Members constituted aquorum.Visitors: Pat from District 8.I. Minutes for the last meetingwere accepted.2. Financial Statemen ts were unanimously approved. Phone

and bank statements were reviewed and are in order.3. Our Liability and Property insurance has been renewed.4. Connie attended the Central Office Managers' Seminar last

week. A more complete report will be submitted later.However. she attended several workshops and she alsospoke to severalmanagers regarding their corporate BoardofDirectors" structures to help us in setting up ours.

5. A new $20,000 CD has been set up with a 3-month term'6. New Carpet will be installed Saturday, September 22. We

have volunteers to help assist the removal of the officefurniture in the morning. However, we need additionalvolunteers to help in the afternoon until possibly 8 pm tomove furniture back into the office.

7. September's book of the month is Came to Believe, heldover from last month. 173 were sold in August vs. anaverage of 40 a month. The price is $1.75 esch thruSeptember.

8. All daytime phone volunteer shifts are currently filled,but asalways; please spread theword that openings for this serviceopportunity are always becoming available.

9. All please remind groups that 12 Step email volunteers areneeded - call or email Connie at Central Office.

10. Discussed changing Meeting Schedule format to includeGSO group number and District number. This wouldrequire a third line to each meeting's entry because wecouldn't squeeze it in otherwise. That increases page countto 60 meeting pages, which will increase the cost by anestimated $1500 a year. There would be a3-4 cent loss oneach schedule. It wasM/S/C to bring this additional budgetincrease to the Coordinating Council.

11. Investigating possible posting ofCoordinator newsletter on· the website. Looking at how it would look and determiningthe costs.

COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Kathi M.reported that thecommittee met onWednesday, 9/5/01. PRESENT:Marton P., Ed E., Kathi M., Gaye T., Tracy H., and Bob M.Excused: Dennis J. andPat H. Absent were: BerwynH. andLorrieH. Guests: Butch M, Area Assembly with two articles aboutservice, Michael, Archives Committee Chair with Roots flyer forapproval To be amended and submitted toKathiM. attheCouncil.Submitted flyers from: Program Committee for the61AnniversaryBreakfast M/S/C approved as submitted.September issue review: went over typos, and discussedstandardizing fonts used and page number sizes.October's Issue: Theme is. "Diversity". It was M/S/C toincorporate personal account into the article. Fold andLabel party­September 19, 6 pm at Central Office.November's Issue: Theme is Spirit ofServiceNext Committee meeting isOctober 3", 6:.30 pm at Central Office.New Business: Discussed how the Newsletter Committee woulduse additional available funds:l. Add 4 morepages into the newsletter requiring additional

postage.2. New Printing Press or renovation/maintenance program for

existing press.3. larger selection ofprinting Ink colors.Discussedproposing to assist webmaster to put thenewsletter online at SDAA website.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Dick B. reported theCommittee met in the Great Hall on 9/13/01 at 6:00pm. Present:Georgia C., and Dick B. Excused: Terry W and Barbara B.Discussed annual budget for calendar year2002 to include $20 formisc. expenses and stamps and $50 for year-end party. Discussedbasic commitment of 12 meetings for new Coordinators.Orientation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 3 newCoordinators and 1newAlternate.1) Read Traditions 3 & 9, History of "AA in San Diego".

Explained the structure ofthe Coordinating Council and theirresponsibilities as Coordinators. Discussedwhat a Quorumwas.

2) Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, October 11 at6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2"foor.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Sallye M.,reported committee met on 9/10/01 at 6:30 pm. Present: AngelaH., Bob H., & SallyeM., Absent excused: TerryL, JordanM., TyB., & Dennis H. Absent not excused: Sylvia V. Speaker MeganH. & prospective speakers Jen N. & Erika 0. also attended.Activities: We did not speak to any groups last month, but haveseveral speaking requests fromHigh Schools & Colleges forthismonth andforOctober. Wealso have been askedto participate ata health fair later this month.Old Business:1. We discussed ourupcoming workshop on September 30 to

be held at the San Diego Central Office between 1 pm &3pm. Wemade final adjustments to our agenda and all that isleft is encouraging the Coordinators to mention this event attheir meetings.

2. Received a list of schools & their addresses and will becreating a letter to them outlining the serviceweprovide.

3. We approved the final draft ofournew display board; it willbe created and available for our workshop and upcominghealth fair.

New Business:1. We discussed our proposed budget for next year. We

decided we needed more information on these years'expenditures andwill discuss this itemnext month. Wewillbring before the Council a proposal that the budget containenough money to fund the Public Information Commi tteeChair to PRAASAannually. Wewill be prepared to presentthat proposal whenever the Council wishes.

2. The compilation ofnew Public Service Announcements forTV are here but time was limited this meeting. We plan toreview them next month and hope to have Videos ready fordistribution to the local TV stations by November.

PROGRAMCOMMITTEE: Erica D., Chair reported that thecommittee met on 8/26/01 at 6:30 pm. Present: Members andvolunteers were present There is one opening on the ProgramCommittee.1) Discussed plans for the61Anniversary Breakfast: working

on Centerpieces, need door prizes donations. Speakers willbe Milton G. ofEl Cajon and Laurie L ofEscondido. Flyerwas discussed; will be using color paper. We need 3volunteers from Council for Coordinatorfold and label party.John, Tom and Larry volunteered Thank you. NewYear'sEve Party- trying for Montezuma Hall.

OLD BUSINESS:I. Feedback from Groups on Incorporation:

a) Question ofwhether wewere already incorporated?There is a public listing ofall Incorporated Non­Profits and we are not on the list.

b) Question of whether we could fall under GeneralService Office's Incorporation? No, they areincorporated in the State ofNew York and GSO isautonomous from Central Offices.

c) Why Incorporate? It gives personal liabilityprotection to the people who serve on the Counciland theBusinesscommittee. Currently, they serveat personal risk,possibly a lawsuit from anaccidentat one of our Special Events.

2. Feedback from Groups on Finances:a) Lower Literature prices.b) Send contribution to GSO in New York.c) New Volunteer desks at Central Office.d) Send Council Chair/Public Information to

PRAASAe) Educational Videos.f) Public lnfonnation Displayg) Donate to H&I Literature Can.h) Sponsor Halfway HouseGrapevine Subscriptions.

NEWBUSINESS:1. Recommendation from Business Committee on increase in

budget formeeting schedules to changetheformat to includeGO's and District #'s. It wasMIS to increase thebudget tomake this change. Therewas discussion fromCoordinatorsthat expressed they did not want theformat changed; otherswanted to see amock up. Themotion failed 24-15. Coniewilt bring a sample to the next Council meeting. It wasM/S/C to table this item till next month.

2. Cheryl R was elected unanimously to serve on the After­Hours Phone Committee.

3. Dick B. was elected unanimously to serve as AssistantCouncil Chair to complete Ben L.'s term of office.

4. Shared experiences on how your group deals withdisruptions was tabled.

AnnouncementsThank you to BobR, our coffee maker.Thank you to Jim for taking attendance.Thank you to Ben L. for his service as Assistant Council Chair.Thank you to Pat, Lary and Bob who set-up the roomThank you to David who brought the PA system and to Dick whowill return it back to Central Office.

Meeting adjournedwith the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Ced 9­Connie J., Recording Secretary

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0r 57c-He.- ra 120.00 120.00 DI.01.10 Go r933 CYClochr • 2201 0.00 21.45 EarlyBirds-1666 000 123.2392037 Di!lcussiODGroup • 861 0.00 917.00 Early Risers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00AAByTbcBay- 629 177.54 257.61 Early Risers (PB) - 264 0.00 728.00AADiscussionGroup - 1991 0.00 54.00 East County Mens- 1905 0.00 100.00A NewWayTo Live- 846 70.00 213.87 Fast Side Group- 101 0.00 271.00A Sense ofBelongingWomens-1205 0.00 200.00 EasyDoesIt Riders· 21 0.00 200.00AlliedGardens FridayLuDcb-766 206.35 430.36 EasyRisers- 854 0.00 25.00Allied Gardens Step Study - 1629 0.00 67.37 El CajonNavajo Road Group - 102 0.00 60.00AlpineWomens Candlelight -1684 0.00 135.00 EmeraldHI Participation - 501 0.00 40.00AIIIIual ClJrislmas Meeting - 2460 0.00 76.20 Evering Serenity- 2305 0.00 600.00Another SoberTuesday - 1952 0.00 480.00 EyeOpener Group- 607 78.00 747.10AtHomeMens- 215 198.00 198.00 FacultyGroup- 1645 0.00 60.00At OneWithEachOher - 789 0.00 15.00 Fireside SpeakersGrop -116 SS.00 SS.00Back toBasics- 1026 300.00 850.00 Fireside Step Study- 0.00 179.47BatteryChargers -98 0.00 112.86 FletcherHDls Smokeless - 59 0.00 100.00BayParle Step StudyGroup - 299 0.00 20.00 Forth DimensionGroup- 2415 0.00 3SS.00Bayside BigBook Study -1610 0.00 100.00 Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00Beach Luncheon Group -259 0.00 25.00 Free to Be-935 0.00 257.55Beginners Steps To Sobriety- 1007 124.68 388.08 FreshAir Friday - 266 0.00 900.00BigAppleGroup - 617 0.00 60.00 Fri Nite Cedar St • 1662 0.00 120.00BifBon-Fire Meeting 0.00 432.00 FridayCampus Noon Group 0.00 10.00BigBook& 12x 12 Study- 100 0.00 Sl.00 FridayMoringWomens- 104 0.00 225.00Big Book Di!lcussion Founder's Grp-581 0.00 48.00 FridayNieSpecial - 2401 0.00 10.00Bikers inRecovery - 2105 404.00 404.00 FridayNigbtMms-188 0.00 308.65Bonita Boozers· 2179 200.00 200.00 FridayNight Santee - 1754 0.00 234.78Bonita Women -1003 32.40 71.40 FridayNooers - 318 0.00 215.00Butterfly Group - 48 15.00 15.00 GenericGroup - 2385 0.00 50.00Cajoo ViewOpen Disc -471 0.00 287,50 Gilmm Group - 1988 0.00 35.00Cajon ViewSep Study - 458 0.00 20.00 GoldenHill Sun Discussion - 1706 0.00 166.68Care& Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 Good FortuneHuiGroup - 491 0.00 540.00Carrying the Message - 2458 S0.00 50.00 GoodMorning AA- 1888 174.00 617.00CasaDeOroTradition Five- 503 0.00 210.00 Grape Street Sunrise - 1293 150.00 150.00CasaDeOroWedsNite - 2049 0.00 60.00 GreatFactGroup- 895 0.00 498.00Cedar StMs- 1698 0.00 478.26 Grove Breakfast Meeting - 117 0.00 S0.00CIla Vista 4 Min Speakers -1568 S0.00 1S0.00 GrupoGringo - 1305 0.00 200.00CIla VistaFridayNight - 837 15.00 275.00 HappyHour and aHalf- 1096 0.00 100.00Circ1oofFriends- 2013 0.00 112.12 Happy, Joyous&Free-363 0.00 105.50<lairemamDaytime Step Study- 427 0.00 180.00 Harmony Group-585 S00.00 1,500.00Clairemot Men's -301 0.00 639.60 Haul.Your Hiney Out ofBed- 704 0.00 100.00ClairemomtMess Step Study - 1997 0.00 40.00 Hi-No0ers- 673 0.00 50.00ClairemomtMixed Discussioo- 338 3S.00 299.67 Hip Slick & Sick YoungPeoples- 762 0.00 160.00ClairemomtOpen Discussion - 308 0.00 30.00 His :MajestyTheBaby-2427 0.00 100.00Clairemont Step Study-482 0.00 120.00 HowIt Is-960 0.00 75.35ClaireontTlrsBrown Bag - 31S 90.00 1,254.00 How It lsNow Speakers- 390 S0.00 200.00Clairemnort WednesdayGroup- 303 0.00 231.SO HowIt Is Today - 483 0.00 460.00Claremont WedsNoonBrownBag-313 125.00 322.00 Imperial Beach Group - 79 4S.00 206.40Clairemom Womens -340 1S0.20 300.20 ImperialMens Group - 871 0.00 S0.00Clairemnont Womens Step Study-341 75.55 293.99 Intematicma1Group - 23 0.00 80.00Class Acts- 1845 0.00 102.00 lshmd Drop-in Group -168 0.00 150.00CoffeeClutchers- 2332 240.00 619.00 Jump Start - 2174 0.00 159.31Conscious Contact StudyGroup- 2282 0.00 280.00 Jast fr Fun- 2469 40.00 230.65CoavoyDiscussi on - 314 0.00 120.00 Just Us Girls· 929 0.00 132.00CoronadoBeginners - 344 0.00 100.00 L.G.B.B. Study -2301 0.00 35.00Coronado BigBook Study-1644 S0.00 100.00 La JollaBasicBIB Study - 2154 0.00 30.00Coronado Mens - 1631 0.00 160.00 La Jolla Begimmners- 82 107.00 583.00Coronado Nooners-497 S0.00 26S.00 La JollaBigBook-84 0.00 129.37Coronado NumberOne Group - 343 0.00 75.00 La Jolla Cove Begimers-1265 0.00 248.00Coronado Froespect Discussion#1-350 0.00 50.00 La JollaDiscussioo Group - 8S 0.00 553.64Coronado Step Study - 1523 0.00 225.00 La JollaMonday NightAA- 86 0.00 50.00CoronadoSundayNoon - 1830 34.50 34.50 La JollaMonday Womens - 87 0.00 1,000.00CoronadoWomens Meeting- 1656 0.00 15.19 La Jolla Nonsmoker Disc-88 1S0.00 300.00Coronado Woman SpeakerDisc-2167 60.00 110.00 La Jolla Patio Group Fri- 758 0.00 40.00CoronadoYoung Peoples- 405 0.00 25.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 84.00 144.00CowlesMt Step by Step - 2473 0.00 20.00 La JollaPatio Group-Wed-613 20.00 120.00CowlesMt Smokeless Discossion-681 30.00 IS0.00 La Jolla Pump House Group - 696 72.30 248.01Crest Group - 529 0.00 100.00 La Jolla SoledadMes-717 0.00 688.S0Daily Refections - 2097 0.00 90.00 La Jolla Speakers 76.36 431.90Daily Reflections - 2543 20.00 20.00 La Mesa BigBook-1689 0.00 100.00Dawn Patrol - 263 147.18 1,406.42 La Mesa OpenDiscussion - 107 0.00 330.SOD.D.G.T.M-767 180.00 507.70 LaMesa Step StudyWorkshop - 1621 0.00 146.7SDeerhornGroup - 2063 0.00 50.00 La Mesa Womens Sat Morning-416 0.00 201.SODesigns For Living- 488 0.00 360.00 Lake MurrayWomens - 572 S0.00 200.00Dignity Unlimited - 205 0.00 160.00 LakesideHappyHor- 2285 0.00 15S.OODoctorsad LawyersGroup -391 o.oo 100.00 LadingZoe - 1722 S0.00 50.00DoubleDoseOfSerenity- 1349 0.00 97.1S Lemoo Grove Speakers- 120 120.00 540.00DowntownDiscussion - 1665 0.00 371.02 LexingtonBigBook Study- 879 43.SO 93.SODowntown Noon Discussion - 1607 30.00 70.00 Linda VistaMens - 320 0.00 110.00DowntownNoon Womens - 1186 19.08 214.08 LittleAppleGroup - t438 0.00 120.00

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8 San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

August 31, 2001

-Aug '01 %of Income YTD'01 YTD '00 $ Change Budget 2001-Income from SalesBook Net Sales

Books 7,326.35 10.03% 45,049.37 39,471.85 5,577.52 58,500.00Books Cost -6,285.05 -8.6% -38,185.11 -32,994.27 -5,190.84 -49,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 1,041.30 1.43% 6,864.26 6,477.58 386.68 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 269 .90 0.37% 2,532.80 4,426.55 -1,893.75 4,750.00Pamphlets Cost -224.73 -0.31% -2,106.83 -2,497.76 390.93 4,000.00

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 45.17 0.06% 425.97 1,928.79 -1,502.82 750.00Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 584.32 0.80% 5,314.94 5,337.69 -22.75 7,000.00Schedules Cost -410.17 -0.56% -4,006.02 -3,978.20 -27.82 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 174.15 0.24% 1,308.92 1,359.49 -50.57 1,500.00Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes& Misc 357.05 0.49% 3,309.35 3,515.45 -206.10 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -301.55 -0.41% -2,829.45 -3,148.56 319.11 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 55.50 0.08% 479.90 366.89 113.01 1,000.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 219.00 0.3% 1,555.50 1,374.00 181.50 2,300.00Tokens Cost -118.36 -0,16% -841.54 -787.82 -53.72 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 100.64 0.14% 713.96 586.18 127.78 1,000.00Inventory adjustment 127.80 0.17% 626.04 1,954.06 -1,328.02 2,000.00

Total Sales Income 1,544.56 2.11% 10,419.05 12,672.99 -2,253.94 15,750.00-Income/Expense from Standing CommitteesAfter Hours Phones 0.00 0.0% 39.98 0.00 39.98 330.00Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -28.29 -0.04% -257.27 -378.83 121.56 -600.00Coffee & Donuts 15.00 0.02% 109.51 143.21 -33.70 180.00Documentation 0.00 0.0% 86.02 118.33 -32.31 200.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.02% 120.00 105.00 15.00 180.00Rent CC 0.00 0.0% 480.00 720.00 -240.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 1.71 0.0% 707.26 857.71 -150.45 890.00Newsletter "Coordinator"

BAM -108.00 -0,15% -663.00 -8672.00 9.00 -828.00Flyers -70.00 -0,1% -265.00 -232.50 -32.50 -600.00Paper/ Labels 459.87 0.63% 1,622.94 1,078.45 544.49 2,270.00Postage Bulk 100.50 0.14% 789.00 1,053.00 -264.00 1,626.00Refreshments 53.17 0.07% 285.49 0.00 285.49 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator" 435.54 0.6% 1,769.43 1,226.95 542.48 2,828.00Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46.87 100.00Program Committee

Founder's Day Picnic7th Tradtlon Income 0.00 0.0% -173.00 0.00 -173.00 0.00Food/Supplies 0.00 0.0% 784.59 440.59 344.00 950.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 611.59 440.59 171.00 950.00Anniversary BreakfastNew Year's Eve

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00Total New Year's Eve 0.06 8.0 5.7a 33.0 55.73 0.6

Total Program Committee 0.00 0.0% 850.78 410.59 440.19 950.00Public Info Committee

Literature 5.00 0.01% 275.93 608.36 -332.45 600.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00

Total Public Info Convnittee 5.00 0.01% 320.95 643.31 -322.36 650.00

Total Committee/Program Expense 442.25 0.61% 3,688.40 3,185.43 502.97 5,748.00

SPEAKERMEETINGS 9

Friendship and community are, first ofall, inner qualities.

- Henri J. M. NouwenMany of us mistakenly search outside ourselves

for answers. We feel small inside and not verypowerful. Many of us men have tried to changeour lives by affecting the people around us. Natu­rally, whenwe think of making friends, we assumewe would start by getting a friend. But such begin­nings often don't lead very far.Friendship begins as an inward attitude or feel­

ing before it is expressed outwardly. Perhaps wecould first notice whom we fee] friendly toward.Whom do we admire? Whom do we feel an affin­ity with? Let that friendliness exist within, and itwill begin to express itself. Are we grasping foracceptance er response? Let us remain with ourown goodwill and not return to old attempts to getsomeone else to change. Friendship exists as a feel­ing of admiration, of love, of fellowship, withoutdemand. And when we are another man's friend,let us accept his friendship and enjoy it withouttrying to change it or him.Today, I will simply notice my friendly feelingstoward others.

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine Street

South Bay Speakers Open-Mixed270 C StreetSouth Bay Pioneers

Secretaries.To list individual Speakersand Dates, please submit theinfo by the firstWednesday

of the month toCentral Office @ 619-265-8762.Request the phone person

fill out a yellowSpeaker form.

Or call Pat H. at home 858-452-0492

++ATTENTION·

TRUE TOLERANCE

Finally, we begin to see that all people, includingourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as wellasfrequently wrong, and then we approach true tol­erance and see what real lovefor ourfellows actuallymeans.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92

The- thought occurred to me that all people areemotionally ill to some extent. How could we notbe? Who among us is spiritually perfect? Whoamong us is physically perfect? How could any ofus be emotionally perfect? Therefore, what else arewe to do but bear with one another and treat eachother as we would be treated in similar circum­stances? That is what love really is.

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3&,ssro»see,3ftVo uns will expire thus month. The "I Ama Responsible Club" is a reservefundmaintained by the San Diego BloodBankfor use .bymembers ofAlcoholics Anonymous and theirfamilies in time ofneed. The strength andavalability of this account s directly relatedo YQ]SUPPORT. For more information about donating bloodo his account. contact thefollowing locations - andbe sure tocredit the "I Aa Responsible Club":

ELCAJON DONOR CENTER--68O FLETCHER PARKWAY, ELCAJON-(619) 441-1804SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK--4O UPAS STREET, SAN DIEGO-(619) 296-6393SOUTH BAY DONORCENTER--I717 SWEETWATER ROAD-(619) 336-4090

IF YOU NEED BLOOD CONTACT CENTRAL OFFICE--(619) 265 3762

10

Things to do& Places toGo

SDIAAArchives open House4th Saturday ofeach monthSeptember22, 1 - 4 pm

Cetnral Of5ce, 7075-B Mission Gorge Rd.Fun look at the history ofAA inSan Diego and Imperial County

Third Weekenders CampingSeptember 21-23, 2001

Lake Jennings County ParkInfo: Doug & Peggy (858)672.1676

SpeakerWorkshopSeptember 30, 2001

Central Office I pm to 3 pm

50th Southern California Convention"From Tears to Golden Years"

October 5 - 7, 2001Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, CA

Information: Marilyn C. (818)367.0393 M-F, 8-4Website: www.aasocal.com, Info: Central Office

Native American Indian GSO AA GatheringOctober 13, 2001, Manzanita Horse Camp

Infonnation: Helen (619)644.9221 orJanice S. (619)766.9126WWW.NAIGSO.ORG

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody & Nobody

This is a story about four people - namely Everybody,Somebody, Anybody, & Nobody. There was an importantjob to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybodywas sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could havedone it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that,because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thoughtAnybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybodywouldn't do it. It ended up the Everybody blamedSomebody when Nobody did what Anybody could havedone.

(reprinted from the Groupline, July 2001,Siouxland Intergroup, Sioux City, Iowa)

Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Ten Little Alcoholics10 alcoholics, all in a line. One got to thinking - then therewere nine.9 alcoholics, one said "Wait! A near beer can't hurt!" - thenthere were eight.8 alcoholics, looking up to heaven. One cut out 'meetings ­then there were seven.7 alcoholics, doing service for kicks. One started grumbling­then there were six.6 alcoholics, glad to be alive. One smoked pot - then therewere five.5 alcoholics, greeters at the door. One played the big shot ­then there were four.4 alcoholics, for fun and for free. One's casewas "different",then there were three.3 alcoholics, knowing what to do. One rewrote the BigBook - then there were two.2 alcoholics, having some fun. One started lying - then therewas one.1 alcoholic, talking to HP. "Ifonly one's sober - I'm gladthat it's me!"

(from Pat 0. ofSimi Valley, Ventura County)

NewWarning on Alcoholic Beverages

The consumption ofalcohol may leave you wondering whathappened to your underwear .The consumption ofalcohol may make you think you arewhispering when you are not.The consumption ofalcohol is a major factor in dancing likean idiot.The consumption ofalcohol may lead you to believe thatloved ones are really dying for you to telephone them at fourin the morning.The consumption ofalcohol may cause you to tell the sameboring story over and over again.The consumption ofalcohol may make you think you canlogically converse without spitting.The consumption ofalcohol is the leading cause ofinexplicable rug burns on the forehead.The consumption ofalcohol may lead you to believe you areinvisible.The consumption ofalcohol may make you think you havemystical Kung Fu powers, resulting in you getting your buttkicked.The consumption ofalcohol may cause a disturbance in thetime-space continuum, whereby small (and sometimes largegaps oftime may seem to literally disappear.The consumption ofalcohol may actually cause pregnancy.The consumption ofalcohol may lead you to think peopleare laughing WITH you.

(reprinted from the Santa Ana Lifeline, June 200 I)

Recovering gay and lesbian alcoholics have more than 50 meetings to choose from thegreater San Diego and North County areas that are deemed gay and lesbian meetings. Inaddition to meetings. the community hosts a number of recovering resources and facilitiesincluding the Live and Let Live Alano Club on Monroe Avenue and the Stepping Stonefacilities (recovery house. transitional living and day program).

On Labor Day weekend, the gay and lesbian community hosted San Diego Feeling Good2001, a roundup ofmeetings and workshops providing people a place to gather andaddress "... needs and issues beyond those of the larger population" (Mission Statement).This year's event drew over 400 participants from all over Southern California and theU.S. Southwest.

Many other recovering alcoholics, like the physically challenged and the hearing and visu­ally impaired, are faced with challenges in getting to meetings and hearing the message.To help address this issue. the Area Assembly formed a Special Needs committee severalyears ago. the purpose ofwhich is to assist such members to access meetings and otherrecovering resources. Several meetings currently have signing available. A Special Needscommittee representative can be contacted through any of the four area central offices.

As is clear from the diverse makeup of our local fellowship, the disease of alcoholismdoes not discriminate against race, creed. color, sex. sexual orientation. age or disability.We are indeed a mixed lot, a gathering of fellows who might otherwise not mix. Our sav­ing grace, the one thing that binds us through our diversity and differences, through ouropinions and our attitudes. is our overwhelming desire to stay sober-our singleness ofpurpose.

Our founder and great inspiration, Bill W., summed it up best in the February 1958 issueof the A.A. Grapevine. "We have to confine our membership to alcoholics and we have toconfine ourA.A. groups to a single purpose." he wrote. "Ifwe don't stick to these princi­ples, we shall almost certainly collapse. and, if we collapse. we cannot help anyone."

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The San DiegoCoordinator

Published Monthly by the Central Office of San Diego County Groups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"A Declaration ofUnity - This we owe to A.A.'s future: To place our common welfarefirst; To keep ourfellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives. And the lives ofthose to come."

From the pamphlet A.A. Tradition: How it Developed by Bill W

November 2001Vol. I, No. XI

INSIDE • • •

Spirit of Service - StandingCommittees of the San Diego­Imperial Area Assembly

The committee system as it exists in San Diego was based on theU.S. national AA model, which is attested to in the following:"Most important were the Conference committee meetings.... the

process works at the Conference level. through the committee system.Committee members discuss items on their agendas, deliberate, and reporttheir recommendations to the entire Conference body for a vote. Thus thegroup conscience of the Fellowship emerges in the form of ConferenceAdvisory Actions." June-July 2001 Box 459 Early Bird Edition

SpecialAnnouncements

MeetingsIn Motion, pg 4

November Calendarof Events, isen

SpeakerMeetings, pg 9

October 2001Coordinating

CouncilMinutes, insert I

Group Contributions ISeptember 2001,

I

Adding committees to the area structure was a brand new venture inopen-mindedness and a true leap of faith for the San Diego-Imperial Area.It was felt that a committee system would help its General ServiceRepresentatives become more informed and would also stimulate Areagrowth.

The committees were designed to correspond to the General ServiceConference committees. In the General Service Conference the methodutilized is one in which each committee focuses its attention on particularissues, and then comes before the Conference in that Conference year withits recommendations. In San Diego, a committee is also able to introduceitems pertinent to their service area specialization, and bring those itemsbefore the Coordinating Council for discussion and through the AreaDelegate to the Conference Committees for consideration and/or action.

Continued on page lIpg 6

Larry W.Years 8

Sober TomYears 9

Friday Night Weeks EndSober on 10-13-93

Fouth DimensionSober on 10-01-92

have even been known to complain during suck "celebrations, as noise levels soar in the often campyrendition ofthe Happy Birthday song.

Stories abound of the countless. antics andhappenings, laughter and tears that have unfolded atthe podium of the Two-bit.

"It's sharing Life on Life's Terms, sometimes it'spretty, sometimes it's not," said Wino Jack, a long­time meeting patron and former Alano Club manager."What's interesting is that it's basically the samestories as it was 22 years ago, it's just that thestorytellers have changed."

In accordance with the First Tradition, the groupstresses AA unity and strives for inclusion rather thanexclusion. We welcome anyone to come by and sit aspell and walk with us a while on our road torecovery.

Tradition of the Month: Our public policy isbased on attraction rather than promotion; we needalways maintain persona] anonymity at the level ofpress, radio and films.

Alcoholics who have recovered through our programare themselves the strongest attraction that AA has.When people are asked what led them to seek A.Ahelp, the answer given most often is: "An A.A.member." Their chances wouJd have been slim if all ofus had remained completely in hiding. But many of ushave chosen to tell our friends, neighbors, employers,co-workers, doctors, or spiritual advisers that we are inA.A. and when we do so, we are not breaking ouranonymity in the meaning of this Tradition.

Suppose a sick alcoholic never has the good fortuneto meet an A.A How is such a person going to findus? The search will be difficult if the local groupthinks it should be anonymous, too. The Tradition istalking about "personal anonymity," remember? Al­coholics will not be attracted to A.A if they don'tknow that it exists or if they have distorted, unfavorableimpressions of its members or its program

Giving the general public an accurate picture ofAAis the chief job of our public information committees.ln addition, they often carry the message to certaingroups -- from police officers to personnel directors -­whose work includes contact with active alcoholics.

Taken from the pamphlet The Twelve TraditionsIllustrated (New York: Alcoholics Anonymous WorldServices Inc., 1971 )

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Happy Birthday

It is suggest that you donate$1.00 for every year sober.

The Two-bit Speaker's MeetingOutside the Live and Let Live Alano Club in

University Heights, more than I 00 men and womengather every Saturday night, as they have for the past22 years, to hear the message of one alcoholicsharing their experience, strength and hope withanother. And although the crowd hasn't always beenthe same as it is today, the Two-bit Speaker meetinghas consistently drawn legions of recoveringa1coholics from San Diego's Gay and Lesbiancommunity, as well as the recovering community atlarge.The meeting is one of the flagship meetings for the

Hillcrest and University Heights area, and isaffectionately referred to by many as THE "see andbe seen meeting." It is a place were humor, drama,friendship, fellowship and life in general cometogether in the spirit of recovery.

Started in a side room of the old MetropolitanCommunity Church on 30" and Fer Streets, themeeting moved to the Live and Let Live Alano Club- then located on the corner of University and FourthAvenues- in 1983. The founding members consistedof Karen H. (a.k.a. Cricket), Joe M., John C. & RogeC, all of whom have since passed away, except forJohn C. who is still active. In 1993, the meeting,along with the Alano Club, moved to its presentlocation at 1730 Monroe Ave. The club consists of alarge, main meeting room, an anci11ary meeting roomand a cozy coffee and snack bar.The meeting begins at 8 p.m. sharp and consists of

a I 0-nrinute warm-up speaker, followed by a mainspeaker, who typically addresses the group untilabout 9:30 p.m. Many nights it's standing room onlyas eager alcoholics come to hear stories from thelikes ofWino Jack, Serenity Sam, Lisa B. and a hostof other speakers from San Diego and other locationsthroughout California and the Southwest. Birthday'sare a big deal at the Two-bit, with some eveningshosting as many as 5 individual celebrations andboasting countless years of sobriety. Local residents

4 MEETINGS IN MOTION

NEWMEETINGSGroup and Meeting Changes

RELOCATED continued CANCELED MEETINGS

La Mesa Ooen DiscussionLa Mesa Womens Sat Morning

Midway BridgeMira Mesa Sunday Morning Mens

Mira Mesa Friday NightMiracles on Mondavs

Mission Bav Sat NilLht SoeakersMission Hills Beginners

Monday Night North Park AAMorning Attitude Adjustment

North Park MensOld Town Speakers

Porter Hall Structured SISSan Carlos Single Purpose

Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AATradition One Alumni

Traditions StudyTues Night MensTwo Bit SpeakersWarm and FriendlyWater Walkers Too

Wednesday Nite at the House

SCRIPPS RANCH BIG BOOK STUDY10695 Treena St. Scripps RanchThursday@ 7 PINTO THE SOLUTIONJO12 C St DowntownMonday @ 5:30 PSATURDAY SERENITY1606 State St. DowntownSaturday @ 4 P

I HIGH NOON WEST3909 Centre St.HillcrestSunday@ 12 N

Coordinating Council AttendanceThe following groups attended October's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR GROUP THERE?Allied Gardens Sten Studv

AA By The BayBack To Basics for Women

Bikers in RecoveryBonita WomensCedar St Mens

Clairemont MensClairernont Womens Step Study

Downtown DiscussionDrunks Only

Eastside GroupEasy Does It Riders

El Cajon Womens SerenityFourth Dimension Group

Free to BeFresh Start BeginnersFri Nite Cedar StFriday Night Mens

Friday Nite Weeks EndGolden Hill Sun Discussion

Great Fact GroupHarmony Group

SUNDAY MORNING ELEVENTH STEPSunday @10 A

I TUESDAY AA STEP STUDYTuesday @12NWHAT NOWMonday@l2NWOMENS PROMISESWednesday @ 5:30 PYOUNG PEOPLE UNITE SPKR/DISCSunday @5 PTRI-SERENITY323 Hunter St. Ramona

I Wednesday@ 12 N

IRELOCATED MEETINGS

WOMEN'S WAY TO RECOVERY311 Prescott Ave. Rm 2 El CajonI Sunday@4 POLDTHYME4800 Block Cass St (Garage) Pacific BeachTuesday @7PHOUSE ON THE HILL2410E St. Golden HillSaturday @6:30 PI BIG BOOK STEP STUDY4650 Mansfield at Adams Normal HeightsThursday @ 7 PUTCWOMEN'S

4321 Eastgate Mall University CityFriday @12 NGREEN ACRES10002 Hawley Rd. Flinn SpringsSunday@ 6:30 PTHE WAY TO GO GROUPRuiz& 8 St. EnsenadaMonday, Wednesday, Friday @ 10:00 A

EffectiveOCTOBER 15, meetings held atat theKearny MesaRRCwill bemovingfrom 7601 Convoy Ct to 6695 Convoy Ct

BEGINNERS BIG BOOK STUDYSaturday @ I O ACONVOY THURS NIGHT DISCUSSIONThursday @ 8 PCLAIREMONT BIG BOOK STUDYTuesday @8 PCLAIREMONT OPEN DISCUSSIONSunday@1:15 PCLAIRE MONT SPEAKERSFriday @8 PCLAIRE MONT SUNDAY NIGHTSunday @ 7 P

I CLAIREMONT WEDS NOON BROWNWednesday@ 12 NCLAIREMONT THURS BROWN BAG

Thursday @12 NCONVOY DISCUSSION Saint Francis Prayer

1Saturday @ 7 p -Lord, make me a channel of thy peace ...CONVOY STEP STUDY That where there is hatred, I may bring love,Monday @8 P that where there is wrong, 1 may bring the spirit offorgiveness-FRIDAY NOONERS that where there is discord, I may bring harrnony-Friday@ 12 N that where there is error, 1 may bring truth-GIRLS NITE OUT SPEAKERS that where there is doubt, I may bring faith-Friday @ 6:30 p that where there is despair, r may bring hope-KEARNY MESA NIGHT HOWLERS that where there are shadows, I may bring light-Daily @11:59 P that where there is sadness, I may bringjoy.

I MONDAy MENS GUT LEVEL GROUP Lord grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted,Monday @6P to understand than to be understood,MORNING ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT to love than to be loved.Daily @ 7 A For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.RIGHT TURN GROUP . It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.Wednesday @12N It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life. Amen

San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousStatement of Income and Expenses

September 30, 2001

5

% of Income YTD2001 YTD 2000 $ Change Budget 2001

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

ContributionsGroupContributions IndividualContributionsSDIAAInterest -CheckingInterest -Cert of Deposits

Total Income

ExpenseAccounting& LegalAutolTravelJSemlnarBank Service ChargesCash (Over) ShortChecks Returned - Bad DebtDepreciationEquipment Maint & RepairEquipment PurchaseInsuranceOffice Malnt. & RepairsOffice SuppliesOutside ServicesPostage - Return MailRent

Taxes

Telephone

lJt illt les-ElectricityWebsiteEMPLOYEES

Accrued Payroll Taxes

Employee Wages

Employee Health BenefitInsurance-Worker's Comp

Total Expense

Net Ordinary Income

8,099.34 98.75% 77,026.34 75,820.73

67.05 0.82% 1,823.16 1,586.57

0.00 0.00% 910.00 565.00

4.90 0.00% T2..79 97.60

30.59 0.37% 1,424.13 1,282.23

8,201.88 100.00% 81,256.42 79,35213

250.00 3.05% 4,945.00 5,589.50

56.00 0.68% 969.88 1,165.78

8.00 0.10% 11500 130.00

-5.35 -0.07% 12.84 -30.290.00 0.00% 0.00 63.79

160.00 1.95% 1.265.00 765.00

156.96 1.91% 1,702.04 2,292.68

0.00 0.00% 363.97 290.00126.87 1.55% 827.13 744.79

0.00 0.00% 77.53 97.30

295.93 3.61% 2,437.91 2,765.82

0.00 0.00% 4,591.00 2.220. 75102.00 1.24% 428.80 349.00

1,51200 18.43% 13,432.00 13,040.00

0.00 0.00% 10.00 10.00

238.72 291% 1,949.61 2,039.31

418.54 5.10% 3,51211 2.736.311200 0.15% 334.55 910.65

364.74 4.45% 3,280.07 3,01306

4,576.00 55.80% 38,290.00 37,532.34

434.00 5.29% 2,422.00 2,380.00398.93 4.86% 786.88 38282

9,106.24 111.03% 81,753.32 78,489.21----004.36 -11.03% -496.90 862.92

1,205.61 100,000.00

236.59 2,500.00

345.00 1,080.00

-24.81 155.00

141.90 2,250.00

1,904.29 105,985.00

-644.50 5,700.00

-195.90 1,500.00

-15.60 235.00

43.13 -100.00

-63.79 150.00

500.00 2,000.00

-50.64 2,800.00

73.97 1,500.00

8234 1,500.00

-19.77 500.00-327.91 4,000.00

2,370.25 4,000.00

79.80 428.00392.00 18,320.00

0.00 10.0089. 70 2,880.00

775.80 5,000.00

-576.10 500.00

267.01 5,650.00

757.66 52,cro.oo4200 3,574.00

404.06 600.003,264.11 112,727.00

-1,359.82 -6,74200

other Income/Expense

Literature Income/ExpenseSales (see schedule)

Total other Income

standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule)

Total Other Expense

Net other Income

Net Income

G205 11.36% 11,351.10 13,781.38 -2,430. 28 15,750.00-32.05 11.36% 11.351.10 13,781.38 -2.430.28 15,750.00

551.97 6.73% 4,240.37 3,976.63 263.74 5,768.00-551,97 6.73% 4,240.37 3.976.63 263.74 5,76800-380.00 4.63% 7,110.73 9,804.75 -2,694.02 9,98200----524.28 6.39% 6,613.83 10,667.67 -4,053.84 3,240.00

» 6 ContributionsAugust2001Group Name Scp ll Ydo1 Grop Nae " Y.. 11

30th arul GrapeBreakfast- 164 0.00 120.00 Drunks Only-1605 0.00 1,839.513 0'Clocker - 2201 23.00 21.45 EachDay A New Beginning - 509 124.55 124.5592037 DiscussionGroup - 861 0.00 917.00 Early Birds-1666 0.00 123.23AA By TheBay - 629 0.00 257.61 Early Risers(Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360.00AA Discuss.ion Group - 1991 0.00 54.00 Early Risers (PB) - 264 150.00 878.00ANew WayTo Live - 846 0.00 213.87 EastCounty Mas- 1905 0.00 100.00A Sense ofBelonging Womens-1205 0.00 200.00 East Side Group· IOI 0.00 271.00Alcoholics Only - 1752 20.00 Easy Does I Riders - 21 0.00 200.00Allied GardensFriday Lunch-766 0.00 430.36 Easy Risens - 854 0.00 25.00Allied Gardens Step Study- 1629 0.00 67.37 El Cajon HappyHourGroup - 61 218.71 218.71Alpine Womens Candlelight -1684 0.00 135.00 El Cajon NavajoRoad Group - l02 100.00 160.00Annual OrristmasMeeting• 2460 0.00 76.20 EmeraldHill Participation- 501 0.00 40.00Another SoberTuc:sday - 1952 0.00 480.00 Evening Serenity-230.5 0.00 600.00AsBill Se It- 324 65.00 Eye Opener Group - 607 149.39 896.49At Home Mens - 215 0.00 198.00 FacultyGroup - 1645 60.00 120.00Al One With Each Other - 789 0.00 75.00 Firesidc SpeakersGroup - 116 0.00 5S.00Back to Basics - 1026 0.00 850.00 Fireside Step Study- 0.00 179.47Battery Chargers - 98 0.00 112.86 FletcherHIIks Smokeless - 59 50.00 150.00Bay Park Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 Fourth DimensionGroup • 241S 0.00 355.00Bayside Big Book Study -1610 50.00 100.00 Free on Friday-760 0.00 200.00BeachLuncheon Group - 259 0.00 25.00 Free to Be - 935 0.00 257.55Beginners Steps To Sobriety - 1007 75.38 388.08 Fresh Air Friday - 266 300.00 1,200.00Big Apple Group· 617 0.00 60.00 FriNile Cedar St- 1662 0.00 [20.00Big Bon-Fire Meeting 0.00 432.00 Friday Campus Noon Group 0.00 10.00Big Book & 12x 12 Study- 100 0.00 51.00 Friday MorningWomens - 104 0.00 225.00Big Book DiscussionFounder's Gr-581 0.00 48.00 Friday Nile Special - 240 I 0.00 10.00Bikers inRecovery - 2105 0.00 404.00 Friday NightMens - 188 0.00 308.65Bonita Boozers - 2179 0.00 200.00 Friday Night Santee - 1754 0.00 234.78Bo.nila Women - l 003 0.00 71.40 Friday Nooners - 318 0.00 215.00ButtcdlyGroup - 48 0.00 75.00 GenericGroup - 2385 0.00 50.00B>Y.O.B. (Chula Vista) - 2407 30.00 Gilman Group - 1988 0.00 3:5.00Cajon View Opc:n Disc-471 0.00 287. .50 GoldenHI! Sun Discussion - 1706 87.73 254.43Cajon View Step Study- 458 0.00 20.00 Good Fortune Hui Group - 491 0.00 .540.00Care& Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 Good Moring AA - 1888 0.00 617.00Carrying theMessage- 2458 0.00 S0.00 Grape Street Sunrise- 1293 0.00 150.00Casa De Oro Tradition Five - 503 50.00 210.00 Grat Fact Group - 895 60.00 558.00Casa De OroWeds Niu: • 2049 0.00 60.00 Grove BrealfistMeeting- 117 0.00 S0.00Cedar St Mens - 1698 0.00 478.26 Grupo Gringo - 1305 50.00 250.00ChulaVista 4 Min Speakers -168 0,00 150.00 Happy Hour and a Half- I 096 0.00 100.00Chula Vista FridsyNight· 837 0.00 275.00 Happy, Joyous & Fr-363 0.00 105.50Circle ofFriends - 2013 0.00 112.12 HarmonyGroup-385 0,00 1,500.00ClairemotDaytime Step Study - 427 0.00 180.00 Haul YourHiney Out nfBcd - 704 0,00 100.00Claircmont Men's -301 378.00 639.60 Hi-Nooners - 673 0.00 50.00Claircmont Mesa Step Study - 1997 0.00 40.00 Hip Slick& Siclr.Young Peoples - 762 0.00 160.00ClairemontMixedDiscussion - 338 20.00 299.67 His MajestyTheBaby - 2427 0.00 100.00ClairemoatOpenDiscussion- 308 0.00 30.00 How It ls-960 0.00 75.35ClairemontStep Study-482 0.00 120.00 How It Is Now Speakers- 390 0.00 200,00ClairemontThurs Brow Bag- 315 0.00 1,254.00 How It ls Today - 483 0.00 460.00C1airc:montWednesdayGroup • 303 0.00 231.50 Imperial Beach Group - 79 0.00 206,40Clairemont Weds Noon BrownBag-313 125.00 322.00 Imperial Mens Group - 871 0.00 50.00Clairemont Womens-340 0.00 300.20 InternationalGroup - 23 0.00 80.00Clairemont Womens Step Study-341 37.00 293.99 Island Drop-inGroup -168 0.00 150.00Class Acts - 1845 0.00 102.00 Jump Start - 2174 0.00 159.31Coffee Chutchers- 2332 0,00 619.00 Just fr Fun - 2469 0.00 230.65Conscious Contact Study Group - 2282 65.06 280.00 Just Us Girls - 929 60.00 192.00Convoy Discussion - 314 0.00 120.00 L.G.B.B. Study -2301 0.00 35.00Coronado Beginners - 344 0.00 100.00 La Jolla Basic BB Study - 2154 30.00 60.00CoronadoBig Book Study-1644 0.00 100.00 La Jolla Beginners - 82 67.50 650.05Coronado Mens - 1631 0.00 160.00 La Jolla Big Book -84 0.00 129.37CoronadoNooners-497 100.00 265.00 La Jolla Cove Beginners-1265 0.00 248.00Co.ronadoNumberOne Group - 343 0.00 75.00 La Jolla DiscussionGroup - 85 0.00 553.64Coronado Proespect Discussion#1-350 0.00 50.00 La Jolla MondayNight AA - 86 0.00 50.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 0.00 225.00 La Jolla MondayWomens- 87 0.00 1,000.00Coronado SundayNoon - 1830 0.00 34.50 La Jolla NonsmokerDisc-88 0.00 300.00CoronadoWomensMeeting - 1656 0.00 75.79 La JoDa Patio Group Fni - 758 50.00 90.00CoronadoWomanSpeakerDisc-2167 0.00 110.00 La Jolla Patio Gtoup-Thur - 2025 0.00 144.00CoronadoYoungPeoples - 405 0.00 25.00 La Jolla Patio Group-Wcd-613 0.00 120.00Co>WS Mt Step by Step- 2473 40.00 60.00 La Jolla PumpHouse Group • 696 0.00 248.01Cowles Mt Smokeless Discussion-68I 33.00 183.00 La Jolla SoledadMens-717 500.00 188.50Crest Group - 529 0.00 100.00 La Jolla Speakers 0,00 431.90Daily Refections- 2097 0.00 90.00 La MesaBig Book-1689 0.00 100.00Daily Reflections - 2543 0.00 20.00 La MesaOpenDiscussion - 107 132.00 462.50Dawn Patrol - 263 286.70 193.12 La Mesa Step Study Workshop - 1621 0.00 146.75D.D.G.T.M-767 0.00 507.70 La MesaWomens Sat Moring-4l6 0,00 207.50DeerhomGroup - 2063 0.00 .50.00 LakeMurrayWomens - 572 100.00 300.00Designs ForLiving- 488 0.00 360.00 Lakeside Happy Hour - 2285 0,00 155.00Diamond St Mens Step Study - 569 100,00 100.00 Landing Zone - 1722 S0.00 100.00DignityUnlimited- 205 50.00 210.00 Lemm Grove Speakers- 120 0.00 .540.00Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 50.00 100.00 Lexington Big Book Study - 879 0.00 93.50Double Dose OfSc:rmily• 1349 0.00 97.15 Linda VistaMens - 320 0.00 110.00Downtown Discussion- 1665 54.86 425.88 Little Apple Group - 1438 0.00 120.00DowntownNoon Discussion• 1607 0.00 70.00 Living Free - 477 0.00 1,050.00Dowtown NoonWomens - 1186 0.00 214.08 Living SoberTodav- 1702 30.00 55.00

Minutes of the Coordinating CouncilThursday, October 11", 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 675"meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Tony read the 12 Traditions. Reggieread Council Definition and Statement of Purpose. 2 newCoordinators and 2 visitors stood to be acknowledgedBIRTHDAYS: There were 3 birthdays. 7th tradition was $34.25.ROLL CALL: Dick B., Assistant Chair reported 43 groups wererepresented. a quorum which is (25). Itwas M/S/C to approve theminutes of the September meeting.History ofSan Diego Area Meetings:There was no meeting history this month. Roger from Mission BaySat Night volunteered to share on his meeting in November.SPECIAL REPORTS:Area Assembly-Judy B., Alt. Area Treasurer shared that the AreaElection Assembly was coming up on Saturday, November 3", soplease join us. Judy expressed that it was a time ofchange in Area.Incorporation --- Kathy B., Business CommitteeMember reportedthat the Business Commi ttee has retained a new Attorney. A roughdraft ofBylaws and Art icles of Incorpor ation were read, discussedand edited at the Business Committee meeting. Changes andquestions will be forwarded to the attorney. The name "San DiegoIntergroup" has been reserved with the CA State Attorney General'sOffice. The committee is looking to have a final draft to present tothe Council in November.AFTER HOURS PHONE COMMITTEE: Teri H., Chairreported that the commi ttee met on Tuesday, 9/25/01. Present:Larry N., Mike M., Reith S., Cason L., Cheryl R. and Teri H.Excused Absent: Joyce L. Visitor: Dick B., Assistant CouncilChair. 1. Welcomed Cheryl R., newest member. 2. Discussedcalendar changes. 3. Discussed Emergency Phone List to beupda ted by next commi ttee meeting by Reith S. and Teri H. 4.Discussed Budget for 2002. 5. Discussed pizza atmonthlymeetin gAll agreed we did not need itBUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P., Chair reported that thecommittee met on Tuesday 10/09/01. Presen t: Kathy B., Steve S.Paul M. and Sam S. Absen t excused : Kathleen 0. and Craig W.Also in attendance was Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair,Laura.Recording Secretary and Connie J., Central Office Manager.Members constituted a quorum. Visitor. Duane B.,member at large

1. Minutes for the last meeting were accepted M/S/C2. Financial Statements were accepted M/S/C. Phone and

bank statements were reviewed by Kathy B. and are in order.Manager's Report1) August and September Book of the Month-"Came to

Believe" sold 243 copies (average sold monthly is 40), a verypositive response. October's Book of the Month is "DailyReflections" for $4.75 each. Reg. priced at $6.25 each.

2) Daytime Phone volunteer shifts are filled However. thereare always "fill-in" shifts.

3) New carpet was installed on Saturday, September 22",Thank you very much to the volunteers who assisted withfurn iture moving. Molding - Craig W. looked into themolding and Connie has contacted Home Depo aboutordering J rolls. The cost will be approx. 65 per roll with atwo week wait for the order.

4) Coordinator Newsletter on Website - Members will reviewthe sample on the website.

5) Central Office Manager's Seminar - Connie submi tted asummary repo rt to the committee. Have spoken with otherSo CA Managers about submi tting a bid to have the CentralOffice Manager's Seminar in So CA

6) Newcomer Packets - will be assembled and made availableas a literature item for purchase at $1.00 each.

7) Secre tary 's Handbook- will assemble a sample.Old Business:1) Incorporation- The Business Committee membersreviewed

and edited the Art icles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Willreview the changes along with additional feedback from theIncorpor ation Attorney at a special session on Monday.October 22" at 6 pm.

2) Posting Newsletter on Website- tabled until next month.New Business:1. Business Commi ttee budget - It was determined that the

Business Committee should have a budget that is apart fromthe Central Office budget

2. Central Office Budget: Committee reviewed 2002 Budgetpresen ted by Paul M. and made some adjustmen ts.

3. There was some discussion of the available resourcesamounting to $20,000 and it is determined that a specialsession of the Business Commi ttee will be held on October22"" at 6 pm to discuss this issue along with theincorporation.

COORDINATOR NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Kathi M.repo rted that the committee met on Wednesday, 10/3/01.PRESENT : Marlon P., Ed E., Kathi M., Gaye T., and Bob M.Visitors: Dick B., Assistant Council Chair.

I ) Flyers: M/S/C to approve Alkathon flyer from East SideGroup with changes. News's Eve Party- to be amendedandresubmi tted Battery Chargers Alco-thon, to be resubmi ttedfor approval. District 13' 12x12x 12 workshop, M/S/Capproved with changes.

2) December's Issue: Theme is "Gifts and Presen ts. Fold andLabel party-November 14, 6 pm at Central Office.

3) Next Commi ttee meeting is October 31,6:30 pm at CentralOffice.

4) Page assignment changes: page 4- Marlon, page 9 - BobORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Barbara B., Chair reported theCommittee met in the Great Hall on 10/11/01 at 6:00pm. Present:Georgia C., Jim C., Jim D. and Dick B. Assistant Council Chair.Discussed chairmanship and annual budget for calendar year 2002.Discussed year-end party -- held December 14@6pm--T:15pmThere will be no Coordinator Orientation in December.Ori entation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 2 new Coordin ators.I) Read Traditions 2 & 3, History of "AA in San Diego".

Explained Structure of the Coordinating Council and theirresponsibilities as Coordinators. Discussed what a Quorumwas. Next Coordinator Orientation is Thursday, OctoberI1 4t 6:30pm in the Great Hall on 2" foor.

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1. PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Sallye M.,reported committee met on 10/1/01 at 6:30 pm. Present:Angela H., Bob H., and SallyeM., Absent excused: DennisH. Absent not excused: Sylvia V. and Terry L. Also presentwere visitors from our workshop on September 30", 2001,BobH, DonnaR., Erie C., Lori J.,Reith S. and V. DavidJ.

2. We welcomed these members of the fellowship and votedunanimously that they be placed on our speakers roster.Donna, Lori and David all expressed interest in becomingP.ICommittee members. All three were approved. contingentupon approval ofthe Coordinating Council

3. Last month, we spoke at I high school to approx. 75 people.4. Reviewed the PSA Videos that are available from General

Service Office and made selections to distribute to local TVstations. Will be reviewing PSA sound clips for RadioStations in the near future.

5. Viewed a pamphlet created by the Mid-SoutherArea (09)that is geared for persons who have been court ordered toAA Willbe discussing adapting it to ourneeds andperhapstargeting Judges, court sponsored drunk driving schools,etc... We also discussedcooperating in this venturewith theSan Diego-Imperial Area's CPC Committee and the NorthCounty Public Information Committee.

6. Still working on a letter to be sent to all high schools andcolleges in the vicinity. Will begin composing a lettertargeted at Senior Centers and Assisted Living Homes forthe older population to introduceourselves and inform themofthe service we offer.

7. We reviewed the 2001-year's budget and decided to makesome changes in the PI budget for 2002. Sallye M. will bepresenting the budget to the Council.

8. We will need five members plus the three we present to theCouncil this evening to complete this committee.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: EricaD., Chair reported that thecommittee met on Sunday, 9/23/01 at 6:30 pm Present: Erica D.,Karen, Lia, Dave, Donna, Mike and Carl. Next meeting is onSunday, 10/28/01 at 6:30 pm at Central Office. There is oneopening on the Program Committee.1) We welcomed our newest member Mike. Discussed plans

for the Anniversary Breakfast. Found centerpieces anddiscussed plans for the "Meet your Neighbor" game.

2) Plans for New Year's Eve celebration are in full swing.Discussed the rental ofMontezuma Hall and S.D.S.U. hasresponded that it looks good We want to ask for morevolunteers. Briefly, discussed plans for the menu.decorations, DJ, and the budget.

OLD BUSINESS:1. Page layout forMeeting Schedules ifa third line is addedfor

GSO and District numbers: Connie presented a samplemock-up of the new size (would be 60 pages ofmeetingsrather than 40) and a sample page showing what the pageswould look like. The current cost of producing is .18 eachand sold for .23each. The newproposed paged will cost.26each to produce. There was discussion. It was MIS to sendback to Groups. 37 No/ 4 Yes. Motion failed It was M/S/Cto add third linewith GSO# & District #, and not to raise theprice. 39 Yes/ 6 No. Motion Passed.

NEW BUSINESS:2002 Budgets were presented : See Separate Page 2.I) Coordinating Council - Joel C., Chair2) Afer Hours Phones Committee - Teri H., Chair3) Business Committee - Steve P.4) Central Office - Steve P.5) Coordinator Newsletter Committee -- Kathi M., Chair6) Orientation/Guidelines Committee -- Barbara B., Chair7) Program Committee - Erica D., Chair8) Public Information Committee - Sally M., PI Member

Elections:I) It was approved unanimously to accept to the following

people to committees:Program Committee- Dick F.,Public Information Committee- David J. 9/13/80, Lori J.10/25/89 and Donna 8/8/90.Orientation/Guidelines Committee - Jim C. and Jim D.

AnnouncementsThank you to Tom. our coffee maker.Thank you to those for setting-up the room and clean up.Thank you to David who brought the PA system and to Dick whowill return it back to Central Office.

Meeting adjourned with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,

Cc 9Connie J., Recording Secretary

Schedule Of Standfng Committee ExpensesBudget2002

After Howa PhonesCable TVPaperlPoatageColar Printer InkBlack Printer Ink

Total Ater Hours Phones

Business CommitteeDocumentationCassette/Batteries/Tape RecorderPRASSA tun) for Business Chatr

Tota! Business Committee

Coordinating Council71h Tradition IncomeCoffee & DonutsDocumentationEquipmentRecording ecrtaryllentCCUnity DayPRASSA fund far Councll Chair

Totaleo.dlnatlng CouncU

#ewletter"coordinator"BAMFlyersPaper/ LabelsPoatageBulkRefreshments

Total Newsletter "coordinator

Orientation CommitteeGuidelinesYer-endpartyOffice auppllea

Total OrtentatlonCommittee

Pfogram CommitteePounders Day Plenkc

Food/8uppliesFlyerPorta PottiesPait PermitPrizes8lgrs

Total Founder's DayPicnic

Anniversary BreakfastDecorationsFood/DrinksPrinting'Tek ts

Total Anniversary BreakfastTicket Income

New Years Eve CelebrationBawllngAlloyDecor ation sPoodl DrlnkaHall l'lontalMualc:FyersPrtzesTickets printingTota Mew Years Eve Celebration

Ticket Income

Public Info CommitteeDelar FarLiteraturepeakerWorkshopP8A TV VlclooaP8A RadioCoploslPoatagoPRA8A tor Pctukr

Total Public Info Commlttoe

Tatal Standing Committee llillpenae

239.7620.6043.7039.00

343.06

200.0070.00

300.00570.00

-400.00160.00180.0060.00

180.00720.00150.00300.00

1,350.00

-828.00-800.002,500.001,628.00600.00

3,300.00

50.0050.0020.00

120.00

600.00100.00150.0030.0010.0026.00

916.00

100.004,750.00200.0080.00

5,130.00-6,130.00

0.00

300.00400.00

2,000.002,000.00700.00200.00300.0080.00

5,980.00-6,980.00

0.00

20.00600.00100.00100.0025.00

178.00300.00

1,023.00

7,622.06

Central Office Proposed Budget January-December 2002 October 11, 2001

Income

Projected 20012000 Actual I 2001 Budgeted I :___ Actual __[ Proposed 2002 ]_ Notes

Contrllulons. Interest & Sales

~-G'""e _ __ t 101 .•1s.:,o ,100,axroo .. _ •1=·1J- . . s1moo:ilDT---===-==-==~Contributions- lndi\'idual 4,883.49 $2,500.00 $2,480.12 $3.CXXlOOt Committees --- 610.00 $1,0BO.OO -- $1,SED.001 $1,0BO.OO~---- --- --- IInterest-Checking Account · 119.76 $155.00 $102.63 $155.00Interest - Certificates ofDeposit _ _L ~~Z,241 $2,250.00 I $2,032.371 $3,500.00

Reduced by another $1500,related to the change in printing

Sales of Literature________ ·-----·· 17,174.~--- $15,7!50.00 $15,21281 $13,170.00ltheschedules. _

L---------- ·------,,-----+------+------+----,----+---,-------Total Income 127,860.37 $121,736.00 $124,909.16 $120,906.00-----------·----· --~--- -·------- ------------ -- ·-·-------+-------t------•-------·----···--- --~-------·---

Operating Expenses

27:.I ze Egi It­

Insurance

Equipment Maint. & RepairEquipment Purchase

Depreciation

Bank ServiceCharge 138.00 $235.00 $159.421 $242.001Gash (Over) Short -43.00 -$100.00 $0.41 -$100.00Check Returned-Bad Debt 6379 $15000 $000 $150.00,

1,020.00 $2,000.00 $1.62J.OO $2,000.003,156.02 - $2.800.0ol $2238.75] $200.00,+75.33 $1,500.00 $623.94 $1.500.00

as ass me "lg.ereOfficeMaint. & R ir 1,565.16 _ $&Xl00 $00.73, $3,32:l.OO 2xiweek.OfficeSupplies 3,394.00 $4,000.00 $3,61?.JQ __ $4,000.00 _OUtside Services - Temp employee 2,220.75 $4,000.00 $4,EDlOO $0.00z=-a I ~ • » .d

-----------Taxes __ .. _ .. ·--~--- 36.m____ _ _ $10.00 . $00.00j $35.00jTehon -.-- -I... 2so87 _ _s20.0o $25350y_ s3,00.0ojutilities- Electricity I 4,939.96 $5,000.00 $4,597.78, $5,000.00,Website 1,009.&> $500.00 $362.00 $7!50.00EMPLOYEES I -·---

----------- ·1··---------··------- .. ----------·--- . ----.__ ---------------------Accrued Payroll Taxes 4,034.96 $5,660.00 $4,:n:l.96 $4,900.00----- -----· ··-··--·--·· -• -----· - -· ------ --··-- ... -·- •-----. --·- ·------·7•-----·---·--··•--- - -----------------

1 Total includes the three employeesj i i(manager, assistant, and press, 1 j I operator) at current pay rates, plus! I , I allowancefor any salary increase

Employees Wages ! 50,858.n I $52,000.00 $49,207.20 I $62.000.00ithat might be made next year.woe«one-teat l 3%29Ol. ssuc" so4lso] ­

Insurance - Worker's Comp_.i. _.el]. $WJ.OO ---· $574.BBJ____ $800.00(__ _I i i !

: ContributionsAugust 200% 7GropNae Sep 01 Ydo1 Gros Nee ge tdel

LotusWomens Step Study-1647 0.00 80.00 Senior and Sober Dilcussion--17l l a00 90.00Love and Truth 12xl2 - 1617 0.00 250.50 Serior Serentiy Meeting- 209 0.00 22. .50LunchWith BiD WBunch - 774 75.00 305.00 Si O'ClockBig Beok Study - 125 0.00 360.63Mens RecoveryGroup - 830 0.00 60.00 Sky Hi Womens - 1633 0.00 100.00Mens Step Study - 965 0.00 .50.00 Smokeless Drunks Luncheon 1008 0.00 406.44Mens Structured Step Study - 1469 0.00 lS9.S0 SoberCamelSpeakersMeeting-2296 94.00 451.58Midway Bridge - 2171 .50.00 50.00 Sober Nocmcrs - 196 0.00 25.00Mid-Wedi. Mens - 560 50.00 447.00 SoberSisters - 980 .50.00 140.00Mini Mesa 12 Step Study -1469 0.00 120.00 So BayNewWomens - 2325 0.00 40.00Mini MesaEarly Risers -967 0.00 60.00 Sole Purpose Group - 1657 0.00 37.00MiraMesaSundayMorningMens - 693 0.00 50.00 Sorrento ValleyNooner - 544 0.00 90.00MiraMesaWomens-411 0.00 90.55 South Bay A1lcalhon 0.00 S0.00MiraclesOn Mooday - 565 144.00 276.00 South Bay Step Study-2312 20.00 90.00Mission Bay Sat Night Speakers- 271 100.00 200.00 SouthClairemomt- 305 0.00 1,044.57MissionBay Speakcrs-1692 0.00 270.00 Southeast Nooners - 1178 0.00 936.96MissionHills Beginners - 1612 375.65 975.65 Spiritual Awakening - 2275 0.00 80.00Monday Barefoot - 139 0.00 69.20 Spring Valley Sep Study - 125 0.00 63.00Mon Eve Smokeless Dinner-1723 0.00 120.00 Step by Step-1486 0.00 100.00MondayMeditation- 2334 0.00 25.00 Step Sisters- 2155 0.00 113.16MondayMens Gut LevelGroup - 677 0.00 10.SO SundayBackToBasics - 2327 132.00 294 .IO

MondayNight Big Book Study-2345 0.00 61.00 SundayBech Sun-Day - 568 0.00 60.00MondayNightNorth ParkAA-222 0.00 103.35 SundayBrc:akiist• 2299 0.00 390.00Moming AttitudeAdjustmemt - 768 0.00 1,200.00 SundayDiscussion Group - 127 0.00 25.00MoringGlorysWomensS/S-543 0.00 90.00 Sunday KindofLove - 429 0.00 S0.00NewWomen - 495 109.98 109.98 SundayMidday - I61 0.00 77.95Noon At The: Grove - 628 100.00 1,636.50 SundayMoring Eleventh Step - 1206 100.00 180.00Nooners Anonymous-II64 0.00 200.00 SlllldayMorningSpirtual Mecticg-1700 0.00 120.00Noon Strech (W c:dncsdsy) - 2132 0.00 20.00 SundayMoringSunshine -407 0.00 137.75Noon to One AA - 2029 0.00 625.00 Sllllday N ight Discussion - 212 0.00 36.00Noonlimc on the Patio - 2203 0.00 5.50.00 SundayNight Speakers- 1704 0.00 75.00North ParkMens465 0.00 260.00 SandayNightSober 2178 40.00 40.00North ShoresCare& ShareMixed-277 0.00 40.00 SundaySerenity - 47 0.00 272.80North Shores Spelens - 281 0.00 100.00 Sunset Steps & Traditions- 1519 60.00 100.000 B One -2207 0.00 162.86 T.G.LF. - 1568 0.00 130.00Oki Tunas Group - 2037 40.00 90.00 T.G.LS. - 1654 60.00 160.00Oki TownMainstream- 663 0.00 120.00 Take Five - 1323 0.00 180.00OneDay at a TimeBeginners- 745 0.00 175.00 The Capacity to beHonest - 2321 0.00 4.50.00OneStep Ahead - 715 0.00 255.00 The FourthDimmsion Group - 2415 127.08 127.08One Step at a TimeRunners-1647 0.00 17.04 The Gong Show- 1.67 0.00 318.00OpenMinded Mens-626 70.20 120.20 TheOberMeeting- 857 0.00 15.00OriginalTuesNight Step Study--2124 0.00 180.00 Thursday NightWomensSpcalct:rs- 183 0.00 82.00Over 50 - 840 0.00 80.00 Thursday Promises Promises - 749 0.00 60.00PacificBeach WeekendWarmup - 725 0.00 480.00 Thursday Stq,s--646 0.00 280.00ParadiseHills - 392 0.00 20.00 Tierrasta-Murphy Canyon AA- 375 100.00 250.00Pass ii on Group-170 100.00 1.50.00 Torrey PinesOpenDisc • 94 0.00 120.00Patterns In Sobriety- 669 0.00 260.00 Tradition OneAlumini-2157 0.00 40.00Pena,quitosDi-scussion - 871 25.00 IS0.00 Tradilions Study-2336 0.00 250.00PoimLoma Sun NightDiscussion - 243 25.00 60.00 Tues Night Big Boole Step Study - 1813 0.00 57.11PoinsettiaGroup-2210 0.00 S0.00 TuesdayNightMens-56 0.00 100.00Point Loma Mens-245 145.95 295.95 Tues Night Mens - 2205 0.00 64.27Poit Loma Noonen• 1606 0.00 125.00 Tues NightMens - 2123 0.00 50.00PointLoma SaturdayMorning- 1240 0.00 1.50.00 TuesdayNightPartiq,alion - 905 0.00 127.00PorterHall Big Book - 2410 0.00 10.00 Tues N igbt Primary Purposc-130 0.00 180.00PorterHall StructuredS/S - 97 0.00 225.00 Tues Ru.le 62 Luocb Group-590 0.00 280.00Practical Solutions -2398 0.00 30.00 TuesdayAA Step Study - 937 10.00 10.00Primary ParposcGroup - 287 0.00 S0.00 TuesdayCampusNoon Group - 2544 0.00 200.00PtLomaFri Aicmoon Step Study - 244 0.00 75.00 TuesdayNight Participation - 905 0.00 S0.00Pt Loma WomensDiscussion - 1608 S0.00 355.29 Tuesday NightPrimaryPurpose - 130 0.00 100.00RB. Early Birds 0.00 473.00 Turlr.cyGroup - 1653 0.00 157.01Rainbo Bridge-817 0.00 90.00 Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 80.00Rainbow Group - 570 71.38 616.32 Unity Step Study-1482 0.00 86.50Rise& Shi¢- 2170 160.00 1,040.00 UnivcnityCity Disc.- 368 300.00 600.00ROUDdTable Discussioo-123 0.00 100.00 UniversityCity Womens- 369 120.00 204.40Rule 62Group - 927 0.00 45.00 WanderingWomen - 2298 0.00 90.00Safe, Sane& Sober-1350 0.00 $00.00 War Fever- 880 0.00 100.00SaoCarlos SioglcPurpose- 583 0.00 60.00 WarmIIOdFriendly - 42 0.00 68.SOSan DiegoDoctors Step Srudy- 194 0.00 200.00 Water Walkers - 5 193.00 538.60Santee SundayNile Smolc.clcss - 1705 0.00 100.00 Water Wallccrs Too - 1946 78.00 238.60SanteeThursday ClosedMixed-145 S0.00 2I0.00 Wcdocsd■y DiscussionGroup - 2431 40.00 771.50Saturday Mens Early Awakening - 2209 0.00 323.00 WednesdayNightClosedTopic - 165 0.00 235.80SaturdayMorningSanity- 1989 0.00 80.00 WcdncsdsyWinnersCircle - 496 0.00 325.00SatMorningA!lilodc Adjustment- 431 0.00 495.00 Weds Rule 62 Lunch Group - 687 0.00 25.00Sat Night Early Discussion- 336 0.00 395.00 WeekendingStep Study - 698 0.00 120.00Sat Nooners OpenDiscussion- 322 100.00 340.00 We'veCome Along Way- 1616 110.00 468.99SaturdayAM Live - 782 0.00 600.00 WhatNow- 325 0.00 210.65Saturday Mas- 1730 181.45 341.45 WomensLetGo andLt God-446 100.00 300.00SaturdayNightC■odlcligbt - 19I4 40.00 280.00 Women In Harmon y - 1807 0.00 81.00SaturdayNightFevor - 208 0.00 170.00 WomensSoberSunday- 731 0.00 170.00SaturdayNile Special - 891 0.00 47.00 Wors Step Study-296 S0.00 S0.00ScrippsRanch Back to Basics - l473 0.00 200.00 WoremsThursday Nite - 514 0.00 60.00ScrippsRanch Mens - 1924 0.00 25.00 Young PeoplesHappy Hour - 297 0.00 60

8 San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

September 30, 2001

Sept '01 % of Income YTD'01 YTD '00 $ Change Budget 2001Income from Sales

Book Net SalesBooks 3,937.60 4.94% 48,986.97 44,225.10 4,761.87 58,500.00Books Cost -3,346.48 -4.2% -41,531.59 -37,004.38 -4,527.21 -49,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 591.12 0.74% 7,455.38 7,220.72 234.66 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Sales

Pamphlets 270.20 0.34% 2,803.00 4,666.65 -1,863.65 4,750.00Pamphlets Cost -224.87 -0.28% -2,331.70 -2,697.54 365.84 -4,000.00

Total Pamphlet Net Sales 45.33 0.06% 471.30 1,969.11 -1,497.81 750.00Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 344.49 0.43% 5,659.43 5,875.43 -216.00 7,000.00Schedules Cost -256.83 -0.32% -4,262.85 -4,363.88 101.03 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 87.66 0.11% 1,396.58 1,511.55 -114.97 1,500,00Tape & Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 262.10 0.33% 3,571.45 3,756.45 -185.00 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -225.97 -0.28% -3,055.42 -3,338.10 282.68 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 36.13 0.05% 516.03 418.35 97.68 1,000.00Token Net Sales

Tokens 160.50 0.2% 1,716.00 1,572.00 144.00 2,300.00Tokens Cost -88.55 -0.11% -930.09 -895.01 -35.08 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 71.95 0.09% 785.91 676.99 108.92 1,000.00Inventory adjustment 99.86 0.13% 725.90 1,984.66 -1,258.76 2,000.00

Total Sales Income 52.0E TT7. TT37.TO T3.7873 2,735273 15,750.00lncomeJExpense from Standing CommitteesCommitteeAfter Hours Phones 19.99 0.03% 59.97 0.00 59.97 330.00Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -29.26 -0.04% -286.53 -425.28 138.75 -600.00Coffee & Donuts 18.00 0.02% 127.51 159.17 -31.66 180.00Documentation 0.00 0.0% 86.02 118.33 -32.31 200.00Equipment 0.00 0.0% 19.00 0.00 19.00 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.02% 135.00 120.00 15.00 180.00Rent CC 240.00 0.3% 720.00 720.00 0.00 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 243.74 0.31% 951.00 842.22 108.78 890.00Newsletter "Coordinator''

BAM -48.00 -0.06% -711.00 -696.00 -15.00 -828.00Flyers -50.00 -0.06% -315.00 -232.50 -82.50 -600.00Paper/ Labels 56.11 0.07% 1,679.05 1,298.14 380.91 2,270.00Postage Bulk 100.50 0.13% 889.50 1,178.00 -288.50 1,626.00Refreshments 52.63 0.07% 338.12 0.00 338.12 360.00

Total Newsletter "Coordinator'' 111.24 0.14% 1,880.67 1,547.64 333.03 2,828.00Orientation Committee 0.00 0.0% 0.00 46.87 -46.87 100.00Program Committee

Founder's Day Picnic7th Tradlion Income 0.00 0.0% -173.00 0.00 -173.00 0.00Food/Supplies 000 0.0% 784.59 440.59 344.00 950.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 0.00 0.0% 611.59 440.59 171.00 950.00Anniversary Breakfast

Decorations 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00Food/Drinks 500.00 0.63% 500.00 500.00 0.00 3,400.00Printing 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 180.00Ticket Income -323.00 -0,4% -323.00 -34.00 -289.00 -3,680.00

Total Anniversary Breakfast 177.00 0.22% 177.00 466.00 -289.00 0.00New Year's Eve

Prior Yr NYE Event 0.00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00Total New Year's Eve 005 0OR 13373 .30.00 1.73 008

Total Program Committee 177.00 0.22% 1,027.78 876.59 151.19 950.00Public Info Committee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0.0% 0.00 20.00 -20.00 20.00Literature 0.00 0.0% 275.93 608.38 -332.45 600.00Speaker Workshop 0.00 0.0% 45.02 34.93 10.09 50.00

Total Public: Info Committee 0.05 06.O 3US5 5.37 37238 870.0Total Committee/Program Expense 551.97 0.69% 4,240.37 3,976.63 263.74 5,768.00

SPEAKER MEETINGS

WORKING WITH OTHERSIt is not the matter of giving that is in question, but

when and how to give. That often makes the differencebetween failure and success. The minute we put our workon a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely uponour assistance rather than upon God. He clamors forthis or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until hismaterial needs are cared for. Nonsense. Some of ushave taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or nojob-wife or no wife-we simply do not stop drinkingso long as we place dependence upon other people aheadof dependence on God.

Bum the idea into the consciousness of every manthat he can get well regardless of anyone. The only con­dition is that he trust in God and clean house.

Alcoholics Anonymous, (98)

Sober CamelsCommunity Center 9851 Vine Street

+++ATTENTION+++

Secretaries.To list individual Speakers

and Dates, please submit theinfo by the first Wednesday

of the month toCentral Office@ 619-265-8762.Request the phone person

fill out a yellowSpeaker form.

LOOKING OUTWARD

We ask especiallyforfreedom from self-will, and arecareful to make no requests for ourselves only. Wemay ask for ourselves, however, if others will behelped. We are careful never to pray for our ownselfish ends. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87

As an active alcoholic, I allowed selfishness to runrampant in my life. I was so attached to my drink­ing and other selfish habits that people and moralprinciples came second. Now, when I pray for thegood of others rather than my "own selfish ends," Ipractice a discipline in letting go of selfish attach­ments, caring for my fellows and preparing for theday when I will be required to let go of all earthlyattachments. DAILY REFLECTIONS, (326)

6:00 PM SUN.Lakeside

7:00 PM SAT.La Mesa

7:45 PM SAT.Chula Vista

Garden GroveSan Diego

El CajonSan DiegoSan CarlosLa Mesa

La MesaSan DiegoLong BeachSantee

TomM.Eric S.Bob M.Bob M.

Casey W.Manny R.TBATBA

Sharon S.Andre B.Suzie S."DK" S.

Nov. 4Nov. 11Nov. 18Nov. 25

Nov. 3Nov. IONov. 17Nov. 24

Nov. 3Nov. I0Nov. 17Nov. 24

Lemon Grove Saturday Night SpeakersPorter Hall 4910 Memorial Dr.

South Bay Speakers Open-Mixed270 C StreetSouth Bay Pioneers

#%,acsross«.3%Vo nuts wl l expre thus month. [he "I Am Responsible Chub" s a reservef und mamtamed by the San Dego Hlood Bankfor use ymembers of Aleohohes Anonymous and ther famlies in me of need. The strength and avanlablty of thus account us directly relatedto YOUR SUPPORT. For more mformation about donatung blood to hs account , contact the following locanons - and be sure tocredt the "I Am Responsible Club"

EL CAJON DONOR CENTER--680 FLETCHER PARKWAY, EL CAJON--(619) 441-1804SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK-44O UPAS STREET, SAN DIEGO-(619) 2966393SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER--1717 SWEETWATER ROAD(619) 3364090

IF YOU NEED BLOOD CONTACT CENTRAL OFFICE--619) 265 8762

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Things to Do & Places to Go

SDIAA Archives Open House4th Saturday of each month

October 28, 1 - 4 pmCentral Office, 7075-B Mission Gorge Rd.

Fun look at the history of AA inSan Diego and Imperial County

61st Anniversary of San Diego AASaturday, November 10, 2001Breakfast and Speaker Meeting

9-12 noon at The Prado at Balboa ParkAdvance tickets $19.00 until October 31st

After November 1st $24.00Information: Central Office 619.265.8762

Third Weekenders CampingNovember 16 - 18, 2001

Sweetwater Summit County ParkInfo: Doug 858.549.2407

Make reservations with county: 858.565.3600

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Thoughts to Ponder from the Internet

This is a program of limitless expansion.The gate is wide but the road is narrow.

Resentments are like stray cats.They'll go away if you don't feed them.

Alcoholism is the only disease thatwill kill people who don't have it.

Some of us get here too early, but none too late.

PROGRAMPeople Relying On God Relay A Message

Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes

Thankfulness and Gratitude - Some ofthe Promises from the Big Book

1. We are going to know a new freedom and a newhappiness.2. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut thedoor on it.3. We will comprehend the word serenity and wewill know peace.4. No matter how far down the scale we havegone, we will see how our experience can benefitothers.5. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity willdisappear.6. We will lose interest in selfish things and gaininterest in our fellows.7. Self-seeking will slip away.8. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life willchange.9. Fear of people and of economic insecurity willchange.10. We will intuitively know how to handlesituations which used to baffle us.11. We will suddenly realize that God is doing forus what we could not do for ourselves.12. We became interested in seeing what we couldcontribute to life.13. We discovered we could face life successfully.14. We began to lose our fear of today, tomorrowor the hereafter.15. We can look the world in the eye.16. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease.17. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator.18. We begin to have a spiritual experience.19 We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walkinghand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.20. We will seldom be interested in liquor.21. We react sanely and normally, and we will findthat this has happened automatically.22. We feel as though we had been placed in aposition of neutrality - safe and protected.

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It was thought at their inception that the committees would be invaluableto the De]egate, by helping with the study of background material, and tothe Area Chairman, who could refer matters to a particular committee forfurther study and recommendations. What would the situation be if eachof us had to duplicate the work of the Finance Committee in preparingthe Area budget! How tedious and slow a process it wou]d be.

In 1987 that concept was brought before the Area and approved that year.In its January assembly in 1988 we faced the task of implementing thatdecision. We had no idea if there would even be enough GSRs present toform a quorum, much less be willing to serve, and fill all the vacancies,which amounted to 9 members for each one of the standing committees.

We had agreed on the spiritual concept of asking the GSRs for the"willingness" to serve without regard as to which committee theywould be assigned to. Committee members were selected by lot,using the "out of the hat" method.

I shall never forget that day. As chair, I called out each committee byname. One by one, our Past Area Delegate pulled names out of the hat.By the end of the day we had 9 GSR names for each committee, fillingevery slot.

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As we began to assign the work of the committees, there was story afterstory of members who would never have chosen the committee to whichthey were assigned and testified to the rewarding outcome of talents andskills re-discovered or learned.

I believe we see today exactly what we had hoped for - a growingand much more informed Area Assembly, an Area Assembly with livelydiscussions and leadership at all. levels. There have been many changessince those early times ...

... But A.A. unity cannot automatically preserve itself. Like personalrecovery, we shall always have to work to maintain it. Here, too, wesurely need honesty, humility, open-mindedness, unselfishness, andabove all vigilance." (Bill W., 1955 Grapevine)

Bobbie C.Panel 40 Delegate, San Diego-Imperial

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Published Monthly by the Central Office cf San Diego County Croups of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

"Practical experience shows thatnothing will so much insure immunityfrom drinking asintensive work with otheralcoholics. It works when otheractivities fail.

AA BigBook, p. 89

December 2001VOL 1 No. XII

INSIDE...

December Calendarof Events, insert

SpecialAnnouncements, pg. 1 o

Meetingsin Motion, pg 4SpeakerMeetings, pg. 9

November '200 ICoordinatingCouncilMinutes, insert

Group ContributionsOctober 2001, pg. 6 & 7

The Gift ofSponsorship

We, sober members of AA, who have been blessed withthe miracle and gift of a daily reprieve from the disease ofalcoholism, are quite naturally reluctant to claim, or accept, anyof the credit for the remarkable state of grace in which we exist.Quite to the contrary, most of us point emphatically to the totalineffectiveness of any human power when facing the insanity ofthe first drink be it our own fruitless attempts at the applicationof self will, or the well-intentioned efforts of others to providesome sort ofreliefto our perplexing and tragic condition. lndeedwe have found that our only hope was to establish a relationshipwith a power greater than ourselves, and that it is this HigherPower alone that can remove from us the obsession to drink

That being the case, why then do we insist to the AAnewcomer that they will ultimately be best served by our programof recovery when they seek out and heed the suggestions of oneof our all too human memhers? Why, when having read in theBig Book of AA, our resolute proclamation that "probably nohuman power could have relieved our alcoholism", would anyonefeel that reliance upon the advice and counsel ofanother alcoholicwith regard to their drinking is the prudent and proper course ofaction? Why do I need a sponsor at all, the newcomer asks, ifit ismy Higher Power alone that wi11 keep me sober?

Continued on page 11.

Rappy Birthday

Richard J. Sober On: November 7, 197922 Years

John D. Sober On: September 21, 1981Monday Night Beginners 20 Years

Connie J. Sober On: October 28, 1992Traditions Study 9 Years

It is suggested that you donate$1.00 for every year sober.

RELATIONSHIPS

I didn't realize when I aC'O:f)tedthe m:]UeSt to write an articlefor thenewsletter an "relationships" thatit \\OJld stirup somanythoughtsand feelings. Itmakes sense,however, consideringthat thepast yearsofmylife have been composedofnothing butrelatimships .... to selt: to family, to socirty, to theworld, and ofcourre, u1timately (Iknownow) toGerl

Likemostofus trappedin thewarpedperception ofouralah:mrn, my relationships pre-Alcoholics AnonymouswereamtInv Iwas ciffimt than "tt.m" ... bettfr1ia:i, less tbao, and anaoo en and on. I wasalwayscomparingwho l thought I wastov,,h:, I thought theywere,and despitethe lie I tddmy.dfacatlv.-vnun betta-I was thanthm, I always came up on the lxttcin, llilltmewasoo lower "bottom" to go. My rutcmrlthinkir:gal:ntrnyrdalicntrip to the restoftheworldhadbroughtmetomy ki:ft"S,wallowingin a poolofloneliness,self-pity, self-loathingandincomprehensibledemoralizati on. I had really showedthem!

ltis there that themiraclehappened hnmy desperation, I ac;ke:itbeGodc:imy understandingfa-tdp, andwith the gentlenessandstrengthof a fatherwhenhe helpshis childup aftera fall, Iwas li:ftroup and broJgj-ttoheal in the lovir:garms c:iAlcdrlics Armytn:us.Youdeanedmeup and letmecry . Yru toldmeeverythingwouldbeall right Andmost important,youtaughtmethatmyrdatiamipv.ith Gerl is really all tt:ue is. You said, "see toit thatyour relationshipwith Him is risJ:t, ar:x:lgreat e-.e:tsv.ill caretoJ:0SS for yruamautlessethers. This is the Great Fact for us."

Today, Gods love is the foundati on onwhich l am buildingmylife, and as promised,the transformingpowerbehindmy lifuarrlmyrelationships. Thebroken, lost soul that Iwas when l arrivedhere inAAhas beenpowerfullyand lovinglydanged into a compassi onatecaring memberof society. Thefearthatgovemedmy relationshipswith people, places and institli:icns has been transformedirtocourage, understandingand awareness that incurcnn:ssv.ith Gerlwe are all the same. The selfishnessarrl sdf-retere.cbess thatfo-a.e- asked 'v.hats in it for me?" hasbeen replacedv.ith aninsatiabledsreto reof servicetoGod andmy fellows. The envy

3amjeab.syttakq:tmefudiogi:JDall. byCD1plri.D1 has btmovercome bytheTruth that "nothing,absolutelynothinghappens in

Godsworld bymistake." And the lackofpowerthattheBigBookpartsto as our "dlennna" has beendramaticallyalterErltothepc:,..,,afi.d solution that "with God allthings arepossible."

The dictionarydefines relation as "an existingconnection; asigJ]ificait. a.srociat:imbetweenor among things." AlcdrlicsAnonymoushasgivenmethe experiencecfthe rdaticntrip tmtexists amongaII cfus as Goos kids, an::lhastrugJ:t. treto take thatexpa-imc.ecu iri:o the world share itwith others. Throughthe gjftcfAlaidics Anoo)'mrus, I ammiredwith Gal,withallpeoplearrlwith all life.

Trefreechnimmt inthis changedrealityoffersmein theprmrire that I can re ''haw:Y, .P.rUE arxl free." Freetobea:rre theprom I am rmn1.to be as 1 am niea9a:i frcm the "bandage ofself.Frre to love and be loved, and to bepart ofthe family Ia1ianfrlvJ:iileprari cirgmy cisease. Freeto beinvolvedin all kiIXiscfendeavorsthatallowmeto bea cxiinb.iingmanber cf socitty.Arxl, bet cfall, fireto havea rdaticn:hp with a God ofmy <Mil

understandingWe are so lucky! Wehawthiswnbful !iuta.tto the 4°

cirm:sm, toGerl - Service. Wheneverwegt ourselves outoftheway. loveis justchanneledthrough. Whetherwearesponsoringotheralcoholics, doinggroup, local or area service,we are ekingGoosw:xk.,aadforme that is all I eva- warted Thae is no moreexciting path to be en than thisme arx:i I am so gratefi thatvJ:m,,e- inthe \.\Ol'.ld 1attmda nmiog cfAlcdrlics Aoo:Iynxu;thereare always newfamilyand friends tobemt.

Fn:mtbe bcxrcmcfmyheart, I thank you formy life.BarlmaS.

Annou.ncemm1sFrom CIDtral Office:Dear MeetingSecretari es and Coordinators :

A copy ofthe Coordinator New.ilata- is Sa:Jt to the regi&ere:dSecretary and registered Coordinator of each meeting for youto read and share with yourmeeting. lf you are serving inone of these capacities and are NOT recei.vinga copy oftheCoordinator, or are no longer serving and are still receiving one,please inform Cmtral Office at (619) 265-8762 indicatingthe group you repreHi..

DearBAMs:Is your newsl.a:ter subscription paid up? The date cn your

label is your expiratioo date. Please make sure you are cumnt,we would hate for you to miss a single issue of the CoordinatDrNa.v.3letter.

Thank you for your service.

MEETINGS IN MOTIONGroup and Meeting Changes

NEW MEETINGS TIME CHANGE continued CANCELED MEETINGSMORNATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT SAT CLAIREMONT SUNNIGHT DISC PARTICIPATION IN RECOVERY SPK'S4324 Clairemont Mesa Bl. (Church) 4740 ClairemontMesa BI (Store) 9535 Keary Villa Rd #104 (Club)Clairemont, Saturday @7A Clairemont, Sunday @ 7:30 P Keary Mesa, Saturday @8 P

SUNDAY MORNING 11"" STEP NEWCOMERS AND OLD TIMERSWOMANNATIONS 11"" STEP 4740 ClairemontMesa Bl (Store) 1212 So. 43" St #D (Serv Cent)3742 32" St (Residence Alley Patio) Clairemont, Sunday @9 A So. San Diego, Tuesday @ 6 PNorth Park, Friday @ 7 P SOBER NIGHTS YOUNG AND SOBER

7232 EI Cajon Bl Apt 13 (Residence) 9535 Keary Villa Rd #I04 (Club)ORIGINALANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS College, Sunday @5P Kearny Mesa, Tuesday @ 7:30 P4144 Campus Ave. (Church) Coordinating Council AttendanceHillcrest, Tuesday @8:15 P The following groups attended November's Coordinating Council

WAS YOUR_ GROUP THERE?

TUESDAY CANDLELIGHTMTG Allied Gardens Step Study La Mesa Open Discussion5895 Imperial Ave. (Serv Cent) Back To Basics for Women La Mesa Womens SatMorningSo. SanDiego, Tuesday @ 6 P Battery Chargers Midway Bridge

Bonita Womens Mira Mesa Sunday Morning MensRELOCATED MEETINGS Cedar St Mens Mira Mesa Friday Night

OLD TOWN SPEAKERS ClairemontMens Miracles on Mondavs123 Camino De La Reina (West Office Bldg) Cla.iremont Womens Step Study Mission Bay Sat Night SpeakersMission Valley, Sunday @7P Downtown Discussion Mission Hills Beginners

Eastside Group Monday Night North Park AASOBRIETY WORKING FOR WOMEN-E Easy Does It Riders Morning Attitude Adjustment6244 El Cajon BI (Recv Cent) El Cajon Daytime Old Town SpeakersCollege, Tuesday @ 7 P El Cajon Happy Hour Group Porter Hall Structured S/S

El Cajon Womens Serenity Pt Loma Womens DiscussionMONDAY NIGHT STEP STUDY Eye Opener Group Rainbow Group7250 Eckstrom Ave (Church) Fourth Dimension Group San Carlos Single PurposeClairemont, Monday @ 8 P Free to Be South Clairemont

Fresh Start Beginners Tierrasanta-Murphy Canyon AASATURDAY OPENDISCUSSION Fri Nite Cedar St There Is A Solution4740 Clairemont Mesa Bl (Store) Friday NightMens Traditions StudyClairemont, Saturday @3P First Mira Mesa Mens Tues NightMens

Golden Hill Sun Discussion Wake Up Call .MIDNIGHT HOWLERS Harmony Group Warm and Friendly1944 30 St(Club) Imperial Beach Group Water Walkers TooGolden Hills, Daily @ 12 Midnite La Mesa Big Book Women In Harmony

BEGINNERS BIG BOOK STUDY Thanks to our Daytime Volunteers4740 ClairemontMesa Bl (Store)Claircmont, Saturday @ 1:30 P Monday 9am-lpm Robert Les

lpm-5pm Joe DigbyCLAIREMONT SUN NIGHT DISC 5pm- 9pm Terry/Bob Miriam/Kathy4740 ClairemontMesa Bl (Store) Tuesday 9am-lpm Bobette KeithClairemont, Sunday @ 7:30 P lpm-5pm Bob Marsha

5pm- 9pm JeffSUNDAY MORNING 11"" STEP Wednesday 9am-lpm Lance John4740 Clairemont Mesa Bl (Store) lpm-5pm Mike NancyClairemont, Sunday @9 A 5pm- 9pm JcfT Stella

Thursday 9am-lpm Ted/Jan Ted/PaulSORRENTO VALLEY NOONER 1pm-5pm Larry/Juan Larry/Richard5935 Comerstone Court (Torrey Pines Rm) 5pm- 9pm Terry/Bill LesSorrento Valley, Thursday @12 Noon Friday 9am-lpm Duane Charlie

TIME CHANGE lpm-Spm Meredith/Alan Meredith/Monica

BEGINNERS BIG BOOK STUDY 5pm-9pm David/Erica Les/Cliff4740 Clairemont Mesa Bl (Store) Saturday 9am-)pm Tom Nancy

Clairemont, Saturday @1:30 P lpm-5pm Steven5pm- 9pm Reith Greg

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San Diego Fellowship of Alcohof ics Anonymous 5Statement of Income and Expenses

October 31, 2001

Oct '01 % of Income YTD 2001 YTD2000 $ Change Budget 2001

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Contributions Group 8,610.83 94.10% 85,637.17 83,815.70 1,821.47 100,cro.oo

Contributions Individual 144.15 1.58% 1,967.31 1,792.77 174.54 2,500.00

Cortributions SDIAA 45.00 0.49% S65.00 565.00 390.00 1,080.00

lnlerest - Checking 5.20 0.06% 77.99 105.01 -27.02 155.00

lnlerest - Cert of Deposits 345.23 3.770/o 1,769.36 1,311.59 457.77 2.250.00

Total Income 9,150.41 100.00% 90,406.83 87,500.07 2,816.76 105,985.00

Expense

Accounllng & Legal 250.00 273% 5,195.00 5,839.50 -644.50 5,700.00

Auto/TraveUSemlnar 559.45 611% 1,529.33 1.,391.08 138.25 1.500.00

Bank Service Charges 13.00 0.14% 128.00 132.60 -4.60 235.00cash (Over) Short -14.99 -0.16% -215 -31.09 28.94 -100.00

Checks Returned - Bad Debt 11.71 0.13% 11. 71 63.79 -5208 150.00Depreciation 160.00 1.75% 1,425.00 850.00 575.00 2.000.00Equipment Malnl & Repair 189.50 207% 1,891.54 2,524.95 -633.41 2,800.00Equipment Purchase 0.00 0.00% 363.97 290.00 73.97 1,500.00Insurance 126.87 1.39% 954.00 9562.55 1.45 1,500.00Office Malnl. & Repairs 250.27 274% 327.80 251.35 76.45 500.00OfficeSupplies 56.62 0.62% 2,780.08 2,741.01 19.07 4,cro.ooO11slde Serv ices 0.00 0.00% 4,591.00 2,220.75 2370.25 4,CXXJ.00Postage - Return Mail 0.00 0.00% 428.80 390.00 29.00 428.00Rent 1,51200 16.52% 14.944.00 14.508.00 436.00 18,320.00

Taxes 0.00 0.00% 10.00 10.00 0,00 10.00Telephone 21259 232% 2,162.20 2,253.09 -90.89 2,800.00Utilities-Electricity 378.92 414% 3,891.03 3,099.24 791.79 5.CXXJ.00Website 00.85 0.88% 415.40 969.50 -574.10 500.00EMPLOYEES

Accrued Payroll Taxes 424.26 4.64% 3,704.33 3,354.40 349.93 5,650.00Employee Wages 5,291.40 57.83% 43,581.40 41,977.00 1,603.50 52,CXXJ.OOEmployee Health Benefit 434.00 4.74% 2,856.00 2,520.00 336.00 3,574.00Insurance-Worker's Comp 5260 0.57% 839. 48 438.97 400.51 600.00

Total Expense 9.989.05 109.17% 92,007.92 86.776.59 5.231.33 112.727.00

Net Ordinary Income -838.64 917% -1.,601.09 813.48 -2.414.57 -6,742.00

Other Income/ExpenseLiterature Income/Expense

Sales (see schedule) 1,845.00 20.16% 13,197.76 14.974.00 -1,776.3J 15,750.00Total other Income 1.845.00 20.16% 13,197.76 14,974.00 -1,776.3J 15,750.00

standing Committees Inc/ExpenseCommittee (see schedule) -1,437.53 -15.71% 3,040.34 5,263.11 -2,222.77 5,768.00

Total Other Expense -1.437.53 -15.71% 3.040.34 5.263.11 -2.222.77 5,768.00

Net Olher Income 3,28259 35.87% 10,157.42 9,710.96 446.47 9,962.00

Net Income 2,443.95 26.71% 8,556.33 10,524.43 -1,968.10 3,240.00

6 Contributions Ocober 200Group Name Or01 Yd01 GroupNase 0et01 Ye 01

30h and Grape Breakfast - 164 0.00 120.00 Early Birds- 1666 0.00 123.233 O'Godler - 2201 0.00 21.45 EarlyRisers (Coronado) - 1525 0.00 360 .0092037 Discussion Group - 361 0.00 917.00 EarlyRisesPD) - 264 0.00 878.00AA By The Bay- 629 0.00 257.61 East County Mens - 1905 000 100.00AA Discuss ioo Group - 1991 72.50 54.00 East Side Group - 10I 0.00 271.00A NewWay To Live - 846 0.00 213.87 Easy Does ht Riders - 2I 0.00 200.00A Sense ofBelonging Womens- 1205 100.00 200.00 Easy Risers - 854 000 25.00Alcoholics Only- 1752 0.00 20.00 EI Cajon Happy Hour Group - 61 85.24 303.95Allied Gardens Friday Lundl-766 0.00 430.36 El Cajon Navajo Road Group - I 02 000 160.00Allied Gardcls Step Srudy - 1629 0.00 67.37 Emerald HEII Part icipati on - 50 I 0,00 40.00Alpine Group - 6 20,00 20.00 Evening Serenity- 2305 0.00 600.00AlpineWom::ns Candl el ight -1684 0.00 135.00 EyeOpenerGroup- 607 111.27 1,007.76Annual Christmas Meeting- 2460 0.00 76.20 Faculty Group - I 645 60.00 180,00Another Sober Tuesday - 1952 480.00 480.00 Faith WithWorks -364 50.00 50.00As Bill Seeh-324 0.00 65.00 Fireside Speak= Group - I I 6 0.00 55.00AI Home Mens - 215 0.00 198.00 Fireside Step Study-NP 0.00 179.47Al One With Each Oher - 789 0.00 75.00 Fletcher HIlls Smokel ess - 59 0.00 150.00Beck to Basics - I 026 300,00 850,00 Fourth Dimension Group - 2415 225.00 580.00Bat tery Chargers - 98 0.00 112.86 F rec on Friday- 760 122.00 322.00BayParle Step Study Group - 299 0.00 20.00 Free to Be- 935 I 09.35 366.90BaysideBig Book Study -1610 50.00 100,00 Fresh Air Friday • 266 0.00 1.200.00Beach Luncheon Group - 259 0.00 25.00 Fri N'ne Cedar SI - 1662 0.00 120.00Beginners Steps To Sobriety - I 007 0.00 388.08 Friday CampusNoon Group-2387 0.00 JO.DOBig Apple Group - 617 0,00 60.00 Friday Moming Womens- 104 125.00 350.00BigBoo- Fire Meeting- 1894 276. 75 432.00 Friday N'ne Special - 240 I 0.00 10.00BigBook & 12 x 12 Study- 100 96.00 51.00 Friday Night Mens- I 88 0.00 308.65Big BookDiscussion Fowidct's Grp-581 61.00 48.00 Friday Night Santee - 1754 130.00 364.78Bikers in Recovery- 2 IOS 0.00 404.00 Friday Noooers - JI 8 0.00 215.00BoitaBoozers - 2179 75.00 200.00 Generic Group • 2385 0.00 50.00BonitaWorn -1003 0.00 71.40 Gilman Group- 1988 0.00 35.00Buncrfly Group - 48 0.00 75.00 Golden Hill Sun Discuss ion • 1706 135.75 390.18BY.OB. (Chula Vista)- 2407 0.00 30.00 Good Fom.mc Hui Group - 491 0.00 540.00Cajon ViewOpen Disc471 93.50 287.SO Good MorningAA- 1888 200.00 817.00Cajon View Step Study - 458 10.00 20.00 Grape Street Sunrise - 1293 0.00 ISO.ODCare& Share - 1831 0.00 40.00 Grent Fact Group - 895 25.00 5&3,00Canying the Message - 2458 0.00 S0 .00 GroveBreakfist Meet ing - 1 17 0.00 50.00Cars DeOro Tradi tion F ive - 503 0.00 210.00 GrupoGringo- 130S 0.00 250.00Casa De Oro Weds Nite - 2049 50.00 60.00 HappyHour mnd a Half- 1096 0,00 100,00Cedar St Mais- 1698 0.00 478.26 Happy , Joyous & Free-363 0.00 105.50Chula Vista 4 Min Spekens -1568 0.00 150.00 HarmonyGroup-585 0.00 1,500.00Chula Vista Friday Night - 837 75.00 275.00 Haul Yow- Hiney Out ofBed - 701 0.00 100.00Circle ofFriends - 2013 0.00 112.12 Hi-Nooners - 673 0.00 50.00Clairemon DaytimeStep Study - 427 50.00 180.00 Hip Slick & Sick Young Peoples - 762 0.00 160.00Clairemot Men's -301 0.00 639.60 HisMajesty The Baby - 2427 0.00 100.00ClairmontMesa Step Study - 1997 0.00 40.00 How ht Is-960 0.00 75.35Clairmont MixedDiscussi on - 338 0.00 299.67 Howh LsNowSpeakers - 390 0.00 200.00Claireromt Open Discussi on - 308 0.00 30.00 How It Is Today - 483 0.00 460.00Clairemont Step Study-4 82 0.00 120.00 Imperial Beach Group• 79 0.00 206.40Clairemont Thurs Brow Bag- 315 0.00 1,254.00 Imperial MensGroup- 871 25.00 75.00Clairemonat Wednesday Group - 303 0.00 231.50 Iott:rmitiooalGroup - 23 0.00 80.00Clairemont Weds Noon Brow Bag-313 0.00 322.00 IslandDrop-inGroup -168 0.00 150,00Clai remont Woms -340 159.85 460.05 Jaws- 2082 48.00 48.09Clai remmt Womens Step Study-34I 40.60 334.59 Jump Stuart - 2174 0.00 159.JIClass Acts - 1845 0.00 102.00 Just for Fun - 2469 0.00 230.65CoffeeClachers - 2332 0.00 619.00 Just UsGirls • 929 0.00 192.00Conscious Contact Study Group - 2282 0.00 280.00 L.GB.B. Study -2301 35.00 70.00Convoy Discussion - 314 0.00 120.00 La Jolla Basic BIB Study· 2154 0.00 60.00Corooado Beginners • 344 0.00 100.00 La .Joll a&-.ginnc:15 -82 0.00 650.05CorooadoBig Boole Study-1644 0.00 100.00 LaJolla Big Book -84 0.00 129.37CoronadoMens - 1631 0.00 160.00 LaJolla Cove Beginners- 1265 0.00 248.00Coronado Nooners-4 97 0.00 265.00 La Jo lla Discussi on Group - 85 0.00 553.64CoronadoNumber One Group - 343 0.00 75.00 La Jolla Monday Night AA- 86 0.00 50.00Corooado Procspcct Discussion # 1-350 0.00 S0 .00 La Jolla MondayWomens - 87 0.00 1,000.00Coronado Step Study - 1523 50.00 275.00 La Jolla Nonsmoker Disc- 88 0.00 300.00Coronado Sundry Noon - 1830 0.00 34.50 La Jolla Patio Group Fri - 758 25.00 I 15.00Corado Womens Meeting- I 656 100.00 175.79 La Jolla Patio Group-Thur - 2025 0.00 144.00Coronado Women Speaker Disc-2167 000 110.00 La JollsPatio Group-Wed-613 0.00 120.00Corooado Young Peoples - 405 0.00 25.00 La Jolla Pump HouseGroup - 696 0.00 248.01Cowl es M Step by Stp - 2473 0.00 60.00 La Jolla Soledad Mais- 717 0.00 188. 50Cowes Mt Smokel ess Discussion-68 1 0.00 183,00 La Jolla Speakers-578 0.00 431.90Crest Group - 529 100.00 200.00 LaMesaBig Book -1689 0.00 100.00Daily Reflections - 2097 138.85 228.85 La Mes Open Discussion - I 07 0.00 462.50Daily Reflections - 2543 0.00 20.00 Ls MesaStep Study Workshop - 1621 0.00 14675Dawna Petro l - 263 240.02 533.14 La MesaWomens Sat Morning-416 0.00 207 50D.D .G .T.M-767 0.00 507.70 LakeMurray Womens - 572 0.00 300.00D=hom Group • 2063 0.00 S0 .00 LakesideHappy Hour - 2285 0.00 155.00Designs For Living - 488 0,00 360.00 Landi ngZone - 1722 0.00 100.00Diamond St Mens Step Study - 569 0.00 100.00 LemonGrove Speakers - 120 0.00 540.00Dignity Unlimited - 205 0.00 210.00 Lexin gton Big Book Study - 879 000 93.5-0Doctors and Lawyers Group - 391 0.00 100.00 Linda Vita Mens - 320 0.00 110.00Doubl e DoseOf Sereni ty - 1349 0.00 9715 Linda VistaThursday Night - 319 150.00 150.00Dowtown Discussion - 1665 28.34 454.22 Little Appl e Group - I 438 0.00 120.00Downtown Noon Discussion - 1607 0,00 70.00 Living Fm: - 477 0.00 1,050.00Downt own NoonWomens - 1186 0.00 214.08 Living Sober Today- 1702 0.00 55.00Drunks Only-1605 1046.80 2,886.31 Lotus Womens Step Srudy- 1647 50.00 130.00Bad, Oay A New Beginning - 509 000 12455 Love and Truth 12x12- 1617 000 250 50

Minutes of the Coordinating Council'Thursday, November 8", 2001

Joel C. - Coordinating Council Chair, called the 676meeting to order at 7:30 pm Lois read the 12 Traditions.Kenread Council Definition and Statement ofPurpose. 4newCoordinators, 1 Alternate and 1 Visitor stood to beacknowledged. BIRTHDAYS: There were 12 birthdays. 7thtradition was $35.55. ROLL CALL: Dick B., AssistantChair reported 47 groups were represented, a quorumwhichis (25). It was M/S/C to approve theminutes ofthe Octobermeeting.History of San Diego Area Meetings:Roger shared about his meeting "Mission Bay Sat Night". Itbegan in 1979 at the Mission Bay Hospital with 80 membersand stayed at this location for 11 ½ years. In 1991, themeeting moved to University of San Diego Campus, Founder'sHall Classroom 2" Building. There is a speaker for 40minutes. The meeting is laid back and easygoing.Participation had died down a little bit but is now picking upagain. They currently have 20 members . Stop by and visit.Patrick from Mission Hills Beginners volunteered to shareabout his meeting in December.SPECIAL REPORTS:Area Assembly - Jim H., Alternate Area Delegate shared:

1) "16 Annual Roots" event was coming up on Sunday,November 18"" fom 1-3pm at the War MemorialBuilding in Balboa Park.

2) "La Vina", Spanish Grapevine has celebrated its 5%year and has a new editor. Grapevine welcomed a neweditor.

3) Shared that the Red Cross called GSO about havingAAmeetings for rescue workers at Ground Zero. Callswent out and meetings were set up.

4) At November 3", Area Elections Assembly, Jim waselected to serve as ournew Delegate. Congratulations.

AFTER HOURS PHONECOMMITTEE: Teri H., Chairreported that the committee met on Tuesday, 10/23/01.Present: Larry N., MikeM.,Reith S., Cason L., Cheryl R. andTeri H. Excused Absent: Joyce L.

1) Open nights are the 1 and the 13, possibly the 20".2) Committee will need 2 new members in December.3) New sign up sheet forms will be created and left at

Central.4) Emergency phone list bas been revised. Committee

needs volunteers willing to do After Hours phoneservice on short notice. Contact Chair Teri orConnie atCentral Office.

5) Discussion on increasing After Hours Phone support.Will write an article for the Coordinator newsletter.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE: Steve P., Chair reported thatthe committeemet on Tuesday 11/06/01. Present: Kathy B.,Steve S. Paul M. and Sam S., Kathleen 0. and Craig W.Also in attendance was Joel C., Coordinating Council Chair,

Laura, Recording Secretary and Connie J., Central OfficeManager. Members constituted a quoruml) Minutes for the last meeting were accepted. M/S/C2) Financial Statements were accepted. M/S/C. Phone/

bank statements reviewedby Kathy B. and are in order .Manager's Reportl) October Book of the Month -"Daily Reflections" sold

111 copies (average sold monthly is 36). November'sBook of the Month is "As Bill Sees If' (hard bound)for $4.75 each. Reg. priced at $6.00 each.

2) Daytime Phone volunteer shifs available:Alt. Mondays 5-9pm Tuesdays Spm-9pm,Alt. Thursdays 5-9pm Alt. Fridays S-9pm

3) The "Newcomer" packets are selling well, 400 in amonth.

COORDINATORNEWSLETTER COMMITTEE : KathiM. reportedthatthecommitteemeton Wednesday, 10/31/01.PRESENT: Marlon P., Ed E., Kathi M., Gaye T., Tracy H.and Bob M. Absent: Berwyn H. Visitors: Bill E., Rise &Shine, Debbie P., Back to Basics, Bobbie C., Joel C. -Coordinating Council Chair, Dick B. - Coordinating CouncilAssistant Chair, Cindy- Policy Chair of Area Assembly.Flyers: M/S/C to approve 19" Annual South Bay HolidayAlkathon, Orientation Area Assembly w/ amendments andTraditional Holiday Alkatbon.January's Issue: Theme is "Keep it Simple". Fold and Labelparty-December 19, 6 pm at Central Office.l) Committee reviewed policy regarding right of editing.

M/S/C to add disclaimer on pg. 2 stating that an effortwill be made to contact authors regarding contentchanges. Submissions must now include the author'scontact numbers.

ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Jim D., Chair reportedthe Committee met in the Great Hall on 11/8/01 at 6:00pmPresent: Jim C.. Jim D., Barbara B. and Dick B. AssistantCouncil Chair. Absent excused: Georgia C.

1) Elected Jim D. as new Chair.2) Discussedyear-end party -- held December 13@ 6pm-7: 15 pm Therewill be no Coordinator Orientation inDecember in the Guild room.

3) Orientation began at 6:30 pm. Orientated 3 newCoordinators. Read Traditions 2 &4, History of "AAin San Diego". Explained Structureof'the CoordinatingCouncil and their responsibilities as Coordinators.Discussed what a Quorum was. Next CoordinatorOrientation is Thursday, January 10 at 6:30pm in theGreat Hall o 2 oor.

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE: Sallye M.,reported committee met on 11/5/01 at 6:30 pm. Present:Angela H., Bob H., Dennis H., Donna R., Lori J. and Sallye.

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Absent unexcused were: Terry L. and V. David J. Alsopresent were speaker Bob H.1) In the month of October the Public Information

Committee spoke at I high school, 1 college, 1community service organization and sponsoredboothsat 2 health fairs. Eleven members participated and wereached approximately l55 persons.

2) Upcoming events are at SDSU in November and ahealth fair in December.

3) Donna R took on the task ofcomprising a list of seniorcenters in the San Diego area. She will also create adraft of a letter targeting senior centers tobring back tothe committee for approval in December.

4) Bob H. will updateourcurrentlistofschools. We willreview the letter we have sent out in the past andresubmit letters in early January.

5) Bob H. will make a list of local community serviceorganizations and Sallye will create a draft of a letteraimed at these organizations. We will review both thelist and the letter in December.

6) In December we will also update our contacts for TVStations for the PSA's.

7) Began review of the pamphlet from the Mid SoutherArea and how it could be adapted for the San Diegoarea. Will contact the San Diego Imperial Area'sCooperation with the Professional CommunityConnnittee and the North County Intergroup's PublicInfonnation Connnittee about the possibility ofworkingon this task as a joint project.

8) Will be contacting North County Public lnfonnationConnnittee regarding plans for the Del Mar Fair in2002.

9) Sallye M. was elected to the position ofChair for 2002.I0) Will need 5 new members in December.PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Lia, committee memberreported that the committee met on Sunday, 10/28/01 at6:30 pm. Present: Erica D, Karen, Lia, Dave, Donna,Mike, Dick and Carl.1) We welcomed our newest member Dick.2) Discussed plans for the Anniversary Breakfast format.3) Next program committee meeting will be November

18".4) Need to ask the Council for 4 volunteers for fold &

label.5) Plans for the New Year's Eve celebration are in full

swmg.OLD BUSINESS:1 ) Budgets for 2002- Joel asked for any questions on the

budgets. The budgets were passed44 yes to 2 no. Theminority was asked if they would like to speak.

2) Incorporation of San Diego Intergroup - Kathy B.,Business Committeemember gave a briefpresentation.One of themore important reasons toincorporatewouldbe to protect the members that serve on the Councilfrom any personal liabilities. Incorporating as the "SanDiego Intergroup" would afford thosemembers whomare responsible for signing legal documentation moreanonymity, because currently all ofour documentationis currently under "Alcoholics Anonymous of SanDiego". The package to be voted on includes a FAQsheet, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and CouncilGuideline changes. Joel read the process for"Amendment Changes" from the current GuidelinesChanges. It would be a three-month process ofquestion and discussion. The Coordinators were thenasked to take 10 minutes to read thru thedocumentation, which would be followed by adiscussion period. There was a motion to take the"Incorporation Package" to their groups as written andvote on February 14" whether to Incorporate "SanDiego Intergroup". The motion was passed 44 yes to 0no. The Coordinators were asked to discuss thepackage with their groups and bring back a written listof questions for discussion for the December 13"Council.

NEW BUSINESS:I) Are you available to serve A.A.? We are having

elections next month. Will be electing new Chair,Assistant Chair and Standing Committee positions.Joel C. shared some thoughts on what "Available tostand" meant. "Availability" is not about whether Iwant the job or not. Availability is not about whether Iam interested in thejob or not. Availability isnot aboutwhether I think I would be good at thejob. Availabilityis about; do I have the suggested sobriety? Ifthere areother suggested qualifications, do I have thosequalifications and to the best of my knowledge, do Ihave no scheduling conflicts to serve in theconnnitment? lfmy answers to all of those questionsare yes, I should make myself available and let myHigher Power decide if that is the position I should bein." Also, please talk to the members in your groupabout serving on the Council. Members at largemay beelected to positions. It is not required that you are aCoordinator to serve on a connnittee.

AnnouncementsThank you to Tom, our coffee maker.Thank you to those for setting-up the room and clean up.Thank you to David who brought the PA system and to Dick whowill return it back to Central Office.

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm with the Serenity Prayer.Respectfully su_bmitt~

C~ing Secretary

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Lmdi Wiili BillWe..idi - m 0.00 505.00 55,NGG. 15 0.00 757MensRecoveryGroup - 830 0.00 60.00 Sober Sisters - 980 000 140.00Mens Step Study - 965 0.00 50.00 So Bay New Wom:ns · 232.S 000 40.00MensStructured Step Study - 1469 0.00 159.:SO Sole Purpose Group - 1657 0.00 37.00Midway Bridge- 2171 0.00 :S0.00 Sorreuto ValleyNooner- 544 0.00 90.00Mid-WeekMens- 560 0.00 447.00 South Bay Allathon-NP 0.00 :S0.00MiniMesa 12 Step Study -1469 0.00 120.00 South Bary Guys &Gal s Disc-35 100.00 100.00Mira Mesa Early Risers -967 100.00 160.00 South Bay Step Srudy-2312 0.00 90.00Mira Mesa Sunday Morning Mens • 693 :S0.00 100.00 South Cluremomt - 305 0.00 1,044.57MiniMesa Womens- 41I 40.00 130.55 Sombfflsl NooDas - 1178 0.00 936.96MiraclesOn Monday - 565 0.00 276.00 Spiritual Awakening - 2275 0.00 80.00Missioo Bay Sat Night Speakers - 271 0.00 200.00 Spring ValleyStep Study- 125 0.00 63.00Mission Bay Speakers- 1692 0.00 270.00 Step by Step-1486 0.00 100.00Missioo HillsBcginnas- I 612 0.00 975.65 Step Sisters- 2155 0.00 113.16Monday Barefot - 139 0.00 69.20 Sunday Back: To Basics - 2327 0.00 294.10Mon Eve SmokelessDinner-1723 0.00 120.00 Sunday BechSun-Day - 568 0.00 60.00MondayMeditation - 2334 0.00 25.00 Sunday Brekfist - 2299 20.00 410.00Monday Mens Gut Level Group - 677 0.00 10.:SO Sunday Discussion Group - 127 0.00 2.S.00Monday Night Big Book Study-2345 60.00 121.00 Sunday Kind ofLove- 429 0.00 :S0.00MondayNight North Pauk AA -222 75.00 178.35 Sunday Midday- 161 0.00 77.95Morning Anitude Adjustment - 768 0.00 1.200.00 Sunday Moring Eleventh Step - 1206 0.00 1 80.00Morning Glorys WomensS/S-543 0.00 90.00 Sundry Moring Spiritual Mettiog--1700 0.00 120.00NewWorn - 495 0.00 109.98 Sunday Morning Sunsh.ine -407 0.00 137.75No Holds Barml • I 035 20.00 20.00 Sunday Night Discussion - 212 0.00 36.00Noon At The Grove- 628 120.00 1,756.:SO Sunday Night Speakers - 1704 0.00 75.00Noooer:; Aoooym,us--1164 0.00 200.00 Sunday Night Sober 21 78 0.00 40.00Noa Stretch (Wednesday) - 2132 0.00 20.00 Sunday Sc,-cn ity - 47 0.00 272.80Noon to One AA- 2029 0.00 625.00 Sunset Steps & Tradilioos - 1519 28.00 128.00Noootim: on the Pano - 2203 250.00 800.00 TGLF.- 1568 0.00 130.00North Park Mens465 0.00 260.00 TGLS - 1654 0.00 160.00North Shores Care &Share Mixed-277 0.00 40.00 Take Five - 1323 0.00 180.00North Shores Speakers - 281 0.00 I 00.00 The Capacity to beHoes1 - 2321 0,00 450.00OB One-2207 20.00 182.86 TheFourth Dimensi on Group - 2415 0.00 127.08

Old Tinr:13 Group • 2037 0.00 9000 The Gong Show- 267 0.00 318.00Old Town Mainstream- 663 0.00 120.00 The Oher Meeting - 857 0.00 15.00Oe Dayt a Time Beginners - 745 0.00 175.00 Thursday Night WomensSpeakers - 183 97.00 179.00

One Step Ahead · 7 I 5 0.00 255.00 Thursday Promises Promises - 749 0.00 60.00Oe Step t a Tim Runners- 1647 0.00 157.04 Thursday Steps-646 0.00 280.00Open Minded Mens-626 0.00 120.20 Tierrasant- Murphy Canyon AA - 375 0.00 2.50.00Origjnal Tues Night Step S!udy-2124 0.00 180.00 Toney Pines Open Disc- 94 0.00 120.00Over50- 840 0.00 80.00 Tradition OneAluniru-2157 40.00 80.00Pacific Beach Weekend Warmup- 725 0.00 480.00 Traditioos Study-2336 20.00 270.00Paradise Hills • 392 0.00 20.00 Tues Night Big Book Step Study- 1813 0.00 57.11

Pass it on Group- 170 0.00 150.00 Tuesday Night Mens-56 0.00 100.00Ptems in Sobri ety - 669 0.00 260.00 Tues Night Mens - 2205 0.00 64.27

Pmasquit as Discussion - 871 0.00 1 :S0.00 Tues Night Mens - 2123 0.00 50.00

Poim Loma Sun Night Discussion- 243 10.00 70.00 Tuesday Night Participation - 905 0.00 127.00

Poinsettia Group-2210 0.00 5000 Tues NiglPrimry Purpose-130 0.00 180.00

Point LomaMens- 2A5 100.00 395.95 Tues Rule 62 Llmch Groop-590 0.00 280.00

Point LomaNooners · 1606 0.00 12.S.00 Tuesday AA Step Study - 937 0.00 10.00

Point Loma SaturdayMoring- 1240 300.00 450.00 Tuesday Campus NoonGroup - 2544 0.00 200.00

Porter Hall Big Book- 2410 0.00 1000 Tuesday MomingAJpine -440 40.00 40.00

Poncr Hall Structured SIS-97 0.00 225.00 Tuesday Night Participationa - 905 0.00 :S0.00Practical Solutions -2398 0.00 30.00 Tuesday Night Primary Purpose - 130 0.00 100.00Primary Purpose Group - 287 0.00 50.00 Turkey Group - 1653 0.00 157.01

Pr I.om!Fri Aftcmooo Step Study - 244 0,00 75.00 Two Bit Speakers - 201 0.00 80.00

Pr LomaWomensDiscussi on · 1608 0.00 355.29 Uity Step S!udy-1482 0.00 86.50R.B. Early Birds -2476 0.00 473.00 hiversity City Disc. - 368 37.50 637.50

RuuinboBnidgr-817 0.00 90.00 hrversityCity Womens- 369 0.00 204.40

R.llinbowGroup - 570 50.00 666.32 WanderingWomen - 2298 0.00 90.00

Rise & Shine - 2170 0.00 1,040.00 War Fever - 880 0.00 100.00RoundTable Discussioo-123 0.00 100.00 WarmllOd Friendly• 42 50.00 118.50Rule 62 Group - 927 0.00 45.00 WterWalkers-S 0.00 538.60Safi; Sane& Sober-1350 0.00 500.00 Water Wlkers Too - 1946 0.00 238.60San Carlos Sing}e Purpose - 583 50.00 110.00 WcdDcsdayDiscussioo Group - 2431 0.00 71.50San Diego DoctorsStep Study - 194 75.00 275.00 Wednesday Night Closed Topie - 165 0.00 235.80Santee Sudsy Nrte Smokeless - 1705 0.00 100.00 WednesdayWinners Circle - 496 0.00 325.00Santee Thursday Closed Mixed- 145 0.00 210.00 Weds Rule 62 Lunch Gro up - 687 337.80 362.80Saturday Mens EarlyAwakening - 2209 112.00 435.00 WeekmdmgStep Study - 698 0.00 120.00Saturday Morning Sanity - 1989 000 80.00 We've ComAlongWay- 1616 60.00 528.99Sat Morning Attitude Adjustmen t - 431 0.00 495.00 WhatNow - 325 0.00 210.65Sm Night Early Discussioo - 336 22.S.71 620.71 WomansLet Go and Let God-446 0.00 300.00Sat Open Discussion- 322 5000 390.00 Women In Harmony - 1807 0.00 81.00Slllllrday AM Live - 782 0.00 600.00 Womens Sober Sunday - 731 0.00 170.00Saturdry Mens - 1730 0.00 341.45 WomensStep Study-296 60.00 110.00SaturdayNight Candlel igbt - 1914 0.00 280.00 Womms Thursdary Nrte - 514 0.00 60.00SaturdayNight Fevor - 208 0.00 170.00 Young Peoples Happy Hour - 297 0.00 60.00Saturday Nite Special - 89I 100.00 147.00Scripps Ranch Back to Basics - 1473 000 200.00 THANK YOUScripps Ranch Mens - 1924 0.00 2.5.00Senior and Sober Discussion-1711 120.00 210.00 FOR SUPPORTINGSenior Serent iy Meet ing - 209 000 22.50Six OOock Big Book Srudy - 125 0.00 360.63 YOUR CENTRAL OFFICE!Slcy Hi Worrms - 1633 0.00 Hl0.00Smokeless Drunks Lwtcheoo I 008 180.00 $86.44Sober Camel Speakers Meeting-2296 61 00 512.58

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8 San Diego Fellowship of Alcoholics AnonymousSchedules to Statement of Income and Expenses

October 31, 2001

-Oct '0 1 % of Income YTD '01 YTD '00 S Change Budget 2001Income from Sales

Book Net SalasBooks 4,625.65 5.12% 53,612.62 48,845.19 4,767.43 58,500.00Books Cost -3.822.20 423% -45,353.02 -40,918 58 -4,434.44 -49,000.00

Total Book Net Sales 803.45 0.89% 8,259.60 7,926.61 332.99 9,500.00Pamphlet Net Salas

Pamphlets 672.95 0.74% 3,475.95 5,040.05 -1,564.10 4,750.00Pamphlets Cost -567.16 -0.63% -2,898.86 -3,011.18 112.32 -4,000.00

Total Pamphlet Not Sales 105.79 0.12% 577.09 2,028.87 -1,451.78 750.00Schedule Net Sales

Schedules 904.93 1.00% 6,564.36 6,420 16 144.20 7,000.00Schedules Cost -690.04 -0.76% -4,952.06 -4,772.38 -179.68 -5,500.00

Total Schedule Net Sales 214.89 0.24% 1,612.30 1.647.78 -35.48 1,500.00Tape A Misc. Net Sales

Tapes & Misc 333.10 0.37% 3,904.55 4,201.35 -296.80 5,500.00Tapes & Misc Cost -277.75 -0.31% -3.333.17 -3.692.17 359.00 -4,500.00

Total Tape & Misc. Net Sales 55.35 0.06% 571.38 509.18 62.20 1,000.00Token Met Sales

Tokens 232.50 0.26% 1,948.50 1,789.50 159.00 2,300.00Tokens Cost -132.88 -0.15% -1,062.97 -1,012.86 -50.11 -1,300.00

Total Token Net Sales 99.62 0.11% B85.53 776.64 108.89 1,000.00Inventory adjustm■nt 565.96 063% 1.291.86 2.084 98 -793 12 2.000.00

Total Sales income 1,845.06 2.04% 13,197.76 14.974.06 -1,776.30 15.750.00Income/Expense from Standing Committees

After Hours Phones 19.99 0.02% 79.96 0.00 79.96 330.00Business Committee 26.B7 0.03% 26.87 0.00 26.87 330.00Coordinating Council

7th Tradition Income -34.25 -0.04% -320.78 -464.28 143.50 -600.00Coffee & Donuts 15.95 0.02% 143.46 168.22 -2476 180.00Documentation 176.86 0.2% 262.88 163.18 99.70 200.00Equipment 26.87 0.03% 45.87 000 45.87 60.00Recording Secretary 15.00 0.02% 150.00 120.00 3000 180.00Rent CC 0.00 0.0% 720.00 72000 000 720.00Unity Day 0.00 0.0% 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00

Total Coordinating Council 200.43 0.22% 1,151.43 B57.12 294.31 890.00Newsletter "coordinator"

BAM -48.00 -0.05% -759.00 -780. 00 21.00 -828.00Flyers -665.00 074% -980.00 -292.50 -687.50 -600.00Paper/ Labels -2421 -0.03% 1,892.34 1,315 22 577.12 2,270.00Postage Bulk 105.50 0.12% 995.00 1,313.50 -318.50 1,626.00Refreshments 47.54 0.05% 385.66 0.00 385.66 360.00

Total News letter "coordinator" -58417 -0 65% 1.,534.00 1.556 22 -22.22 2,828.00Orientation Committee 4.90 0.01% 4.90 46.87 -41.97 100.00Program Committee

Founder's Day Picnic7th Tradtlon lncomt 0.00 0.0% -173 00 0.00 -173.00 0.00Food/Supplies 100.00 011% 864 59 440.59 444.00 950.00

Total Founder's Day Picnic 100.00 0.11% 711.59 440.59 271.00 950.00Anniversa ry Breakfast

Decorations 0.00 0.0% 0 00 0.00 0 00 100.00Food/Drinks 0.00 0.0% 500.00 2.380.00 -1.880.00 3.400.00Printing 125 00 014% 125 00 80 00 45.00 180.00Ticket Income -1,615 00 -1.79% -1,938.00 -731.00 -1,207.00 -3,680.00

Tota l Anniversa ry Breakfast -1,490 00 -165% -1,313 00 1,729 00 -3,042.00 0.00New Year's Eve

Decorations 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00Food/ Drinks 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00Hall Renta l 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00Music 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 700.00Printing 75 00 0.08% 75.00 000 75.00 180.00Prizes 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00Prior Yr NYE Event 0,00 0.0% 239.19 -30.00 269.19 0.00Ticket Income 0.00 0.0% 0.00 0.00 0.00 -5,580.00

Tota l New Years Eve 75.00 0.08% 314.19 -3000 344 19 0.00Total Program Committee -1,315.00 -1.45% -287.22 2,139.59 -2,426.81 950.00Public Info Committee

Del Mar Fair 0.00 0 0% 0.00 20.00 -20.00 2000Literature 144.17 0.16% 420. 10 608.38 -188.28 600.00Speaker Workshop 65.28 0.07% 110.30 34.93 75.37 50.00

Total Public Info Committee 705I5 075 53070 537 7317 70.UUTotal Committe e/Program Expense -1,437 .53 -1.59% 3,040.34 5,263 11 -2,222.77 5,768.00

SPEAKER MEETINGS

South Bay Open-Mixed 7:45 PM SAT.South Bay Pioneers 270 C Street Chula Vista

Dec. I Greg H. OceansideDec. 8 Karl M. CovinaDec. 15 Faith G. San DiegoDec. 22 Lorrie H. San DiegoDec. 29 Bob M. La MesaLemon Grove Saturday Night Speakers 7:00 PM SAT.

Porter Hall 49 l 0 Memorial Drive La Mesa

My good friends in AA and of AA, I feel I would bevery remiss if I didn't take this opportunity towelcome you here to Cleveland not only to thismeeting but those that have already transpired. Ihope very much that the presence of so many peopleand the words that you have heard will prove aninspiration to you-not only to you but may you beable to impart that inspiration to the boys and girlsback home who were not fortunate enough to be ableto come. In other words, we hope that your visit herehas been both enjoyable and profitable.

I get big thrill out of looking over a vast sea offaces like this with a feeling that possibly some smallthing that I did a number of years ago played aninfinitely small part in making this meeting possible.I also get quite a thrill when I think that we all hadthe same problem. We all did the same things. Weall get the same results in proportion to our zeal andenthusiasm and stick-to-itiveness. If you will pardonthe injection of a personal note at this time, let me saythat I have been in bed five of the last seven monthsand my strength hasn't returned as I would like, somy remarks of necessity will be very brief. (ConL) T I

To list individual Speakers andDates, please submit the informationto the Central Office by the first

Wednesday of the Month.Call (619) 265-8762 and Ask the

phone person to fill outa yellow Speaker form.

Secretaries!

******ATTENTION******

But there are two or three things that flashed into mymind on which it would be fitting to lay a littleemphasis; one is the simplicity of our program. Let'snot louse it all up with Freudian complexes and thingsthat are interesting to the scientific mind but have verylittle to do with our actual AA work. Our TwelveSteps, when simmered down to the last, resolvethemselves into the words love and service. Weunderstand what love is and we understand whatservice is. So let's bear those two things in mind.

Let us also remember to guard that erringmember-the tongue, and if we must use it, let's use itwith kindness and consideration and tolerance.

And one more thing. None of us would be heretoday if somebody hadn't take(n) time to explain thingsto us, to give a little pat on the back, to take us to ameeting or two, to have done numerous little kind andthoughtful acts in our behalf. So let us never get thedegree of smug complacency so that were not willing toextend or attempt to, that help which has been sobeneficial to us, to our less fortunate brothers. Thankyou very much.

The Grapevine January 1951.

Lakeside

El CajonCarlsbadLakesideSan DiegoLakeside

ldyllwildVistaEscondidoOceansideSpring Valley

6:00 PM SUN.

Dr. Bob's Last Talk

Bobby L.Pat O.Chris P.EliC.Steve H.

Dec. 2Dec. 9Dec. 16Dec. 23Dec. 30

Community Center 9851 Vine Street

Dec. I Sandy A.Dec. 8 Ara T.Dec. 15 Shirley MM.Dec. 22 Patty G.Dec. 29 Mr. T

Sober Camels

I AM RESPONSIBLE CLUBNo units will expire this month. The "I Am Responsible Club" is a reservefund maintained by the San Diego Blood Bankfor use bymembers ofAlcoholics Anonymous and theirfamilies in time ofneed The strength and availability of this account is directly relatedto YOUR SUPPORT. For more information about donating blood to this account. contact thefollowing locations - and be sure locredit the "I Am Responsible Club".

EL CAJON DONOR CENTER680 FLETCHER PARKWAY, EL CAJON(619) 441-1804SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK440 UPAS STREET, SAN DIEGO(619) 296-6393SOUTH BAY DONOR CENTER-I7I7 SWEETWATER ROAD(619) 336-4090

IF YOU NEED BLOOD CONTACT CENTRAL OFFICE-(619) 265-8762

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Things to do& Places toGo

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Second Friday Women NationAA Camp-out at Inkopah

Information: Wanda W. 619.282.1396

Third Weekenders CampingNovember 16 - 18, 2001

Sweetwater Summit County ParkInfo: Doug 858.549.2407

Make reservations with county: 858.565.3600

Battery Chargers' First AnnualThanksgiving AJco-thon and Dinner

Thursday, November 22, 20012770 Gleebe Road, Lemon Grove

Info: Candra S. 619.460.1066

SDIAA Archives Open House4th Saturday of each monthNovember 24, 1 - 4 pm

Central Office, 7075-B Mission Gorge Rd.Fun look at the history of AA inSan Diego and Imperial County

Traditional Holiday AlkatbonNoon December 24th - Noon December 25th

2770 Gleebe Road, Lemon Grove

New Year's Eve PartyMonday, December 31, 2001

Montezuma Hall, San Diego State University7:30 pm - Speaker Meeting

9:00 pm to 12:30 am - Dance and FestivitiesAdmission: $15.00 includes

food, bowling, pool and one soda or water.

Notes, Quotes&Anecdotes

Things I can Learn from a Dog

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind inyour face to be pure ecstasy.When loved ones come home, always nm to greetthem.When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.Let others know when they've invaded yourterritory.Take naps and stretch before rising.Run, romp and play daily.Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.Be loyal.Never pretend to be something you' re not.Ifwhat you want what lies buried, dig until youfind it.When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sitclose by and nuzzle them gently.Thrive on attention and let people touch you.Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under ashady tree.When you're happy, dance around and wag yourentire body.No mater how often you're scolded, don't buyinto the guilt thing and pout. .. run right back andmake friends.Bond with your pack.Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

(from We Care newsletter, AA Central Office,Bakersfield, Kern County, CA May 2001)

I Honesty gets us sober,tolerance keeps us sober.

- Bill W.

There are several reasons why the use of a sponsor, or "alcoholicmentor", has proven to be so effective in combating this disease of thebody, mind and spirit. The very act of asking another human being forhelp is a manifestation of that certain level of Willingness so vital torecovery, and indicates that the individual has commenced the deflation ofego, which is so essential to long lasting sobriety. Sober alcoholics havefound, through sometimes painful and tragic experience, that this is indeeda "we" program and there is no substitute for one a1coholic working withanother. In this intimate setting the beginner can be educated as to thevalues of meeting attendance, home group participation and service work.Exposure to these and other principles of recovery early on in sobriety willserve the newcomer well.

In "The Doctor's Opinion", the 'medical estimate" of our plan ofrecovery, Dr Silkworth espouses that an alcoholic has very little chance ofrecovery without experiencing an "entire psychic change". Elsewhere inthe Big Book this essential event is referred to here as having a "spiritualexperience" and as acquiring a 'new mind". The inference is that there issomething present in the thought process, or "old mind" or spiritualcondition, of the practicing alcoholic that keeps him from staying sober. Itis this strange mental twist 1ying at the root of the obsessive behavior thatsparks the insane act of taking the first drink. This "old mind" is less thanwell equipped to change without a sponsor's direction, instruction andsupport. As the old adage suggests: "He who sponsors himself, has a foolfor a sponsee."

The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous that we often displayprominently on the walls of our meeting rooms are, as such, a mere shortform of the complete plan for permanent recovery that is presented in itsentirety in the pages of the Big Book up to and including page 164.Effective assimilation of all the principles, or codes of conduct, as well asthe numerous promises- not just those presented on page 83 and 84- arebest accomplished by accepting the Big Book for what it really is; a textbook to be carefully read and re-read, studied and re-studied, meditated onand prayed about.

Let there be no mistake, sponsorship is a gift and is first andforemost about personal recovery. Yet, here is presented the uniqueopportunity to include exposure to the legacies of Unity and Service, asembodied in the 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts, in conjunction with theStep work being undertaken. The future of our society may wen dependon how well we pass on all our legacies to the nest generation of AA's.

Gary D.San Diego

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