MINUTES - January 19, 2020

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, January 19, 2020

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:13 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Long Beach 231, Silverlake 229, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Beginning available balance............................................................ *$1,767.23

Secretary postage expense (December)................................................... - 18.50

Donations (Meeting #84 - Fullerton)....................................................... +50.00

SCINA Literature (cash deposited from literature purchases)................. +370.00

SCINA Literature (check written for literature purchases)....................... -370.00

SCINA Literature (reimburse for website renewal)................................. -100.99

Donations (Meeting #12 - Long Beach).................................................. +12.00

Donations (Meeting #273 - Studio City)................................................. +50.00

7th Tradition December Mtg.................................................................. +14.00

Grasshopper Phone Service.................................................................... -32.26

Deposit for Joshua Tree Retreat.......................................................... -1,000.00

Donations (Meeting #1 - West Hollywood)........................................... +200.00

Registrar expense................................................................................... -14.29

Current available balance................................................................... *$926.96

*Additional $3,000 in the account is used to avoid $18/month bank fee that we do not touch.

A vote will be held 2/16/2020 to change our ByLaws to increase our prudent reserve to 6 months expenses and a flyer is included with details.  Discussion was held regarding paying $400 deposit now and $600 deposit by 2/19/2020 for retreat. A motion was made and approved to send one check of $1,000 now to Joshua Tree Retreat location.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added.  Meeting 12, Long Beach, Phone Contact and Representative information updated.  No Meetings were removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  37 envelopes were addressed, and 90 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Please send additional email contacts for our meeting list; ask your doctors and dentists.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465 or angela.socal9@gmail.com.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874. 

LITERATURE:  We need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.  The current balance in the literature account is $1,171.46. 

WORLD SERVICES:  Registration is now open for the Nicotine Anonymous 35th Annual World Services Conference to be held April 24-26, 2020 in Lancaster, PA. The theme for 2020 is “We Can See Clearly Now.” For more information and to register, go to https://nicotine-anonymous.org/  The third quarter board meeting will be held January 25th, and SCINA’s Angie B., active secretary, and Bill H., chair elect, will be in attendance via Zoom. A number of service positions are open at the World Services level including Bylaws Chair and Meeting List Coordinator.  For more information, contact Bill at whca111@gmail.com or
(818) 800-3449.

EVENTS:  We have a new Meeting of the Month event. See attached flyer.  The February meeting of the month is the Bellflower #250 on Tuesday. If your meeting is interested in hosting an event, please work with us so we can help advertise the event. 

SAVE THE DATE:  The 21st Annual Joshua Tree Retreat will be held June 12-14, 2020 at the JTRC Ding Le Mei house. A flyer will be distributed soon.

NEW MEETINGS: If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.  Call Gary M. with questions (310) 755-5582.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.  It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SHARE - Culver City is having an event on Saturday, January 25th and asked us to host a presentation. If anyone is interested in hosting, contact Moses at (310) 305-8878 or moises@shareselfhelp.org.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  A vote to change prudent cash reserve will be held 2/16/2020.  Please attend the Intergroup meeting that day.  See attached flyer.  If you are unable to physically attend, we would appreciate your attendance on ZOOM.  We will post details for the ZOOM mtg. on our website.

WEB OPERATIONS:  Rick W. is willing to take on the Web Operations role with Angela helping.  If anyone else is willing to help, please contact Rick W. at SCINAregistrar@gmail.com. We thank Brian K. for all the help he has given us over the years and continues to give us.

OLD BUSINESS:  SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis at our March meeting to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship. 

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  JudiAh celebrated 18 years in January.  Kendall has 3 years.  Happy birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT:  December and January Minutes were read and corrected.  Motion was made to approve them as we did have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:  John P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:10 p m.

MINUTES - December 15, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, December 15, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:23 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was not met with 6 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Long Beach 012, Long Beach 231 and Laguna Beach 257.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #12, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” was read.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

SCINA Mailbox 12/10/19                                                                        - 55.00

Secretary postage expense                                                                       - 18.50

Deposit ($191 Marathon Mtgs., & $25 donation Glendale Mtg.)         +216.00

7th Tradition November Mtg.                                                                    +2.00

Grasshopper Phone Service                                                                      -32.30

Marathon Meetings event                                                                       -100.00

Registrar expense                                                                                      -14.20

George R. (picnic expenses)                                                                   -195.48

Ending Balance                                                                                   $4,767.23

Required Minimum in checking account is $3,000 to avoid $18/month bank fee, therefore $1,767.23 is actually available.  The SCINA.org domain name payment was taken from the checking account that SCINA uses for its chips and literature.  This bank account needs to be reimbursed $100.99 from SCINA’s regular checking account.

A vote will be held 2/16/2020 to increase our prudent reserve to be a reserve of 6 months and a flyer is included with details of the vote to change the Bylaws.  A donation to World Services was tabled for next month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added.  No Meetings were updated. No Meetings were removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  37 envelopes were addressed, and 90 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Ask your doctors and dentists if they want to receive a copy of our meeting list to give to their patients.  Get their email address for me.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.  Lamont is trying to get listed as a sponsor in the Sheriff’s Association for Nicotine Anonymous so he is approved to get in to the jail system to facilitate meetings.  We will provide an introductory letter for him.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874. 

LITERATURE:  We need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.  The current balance in the literature account is $700.47.

WORLD SERVICES:  No report this month.

EVENTS:  The annual Marathon Meetings event was Saturday, November 23, 2019.  It was a great success due to all the people who attended.  We took in $191 and paid $100 for the room.  We would like to give special thanks to Joseph W. again for his service on this event.  If your meeting is interested in hosting an event, please work with us so we can help advertise the event.  Lamont suggested we pull a meeting out of a hat to spotlight it for the month. We will start next month. 

NEW MEETINGS:  As new meetings go, there hasn't been a call in months.When I first came aboard we had many meetings with a lot of good attendance and now we have 19 meetings? If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.  It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  A vote to change prudent cash reserve will be held 2/16/2020.  Please attend the Intergroup meeting that day.

WEB OPERATIONS:  If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925. Rick is looking into redesigning the appearance of the website.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:   SCINA is looking into doing a SWOT analysis to see how we can update ourselves to do a better job for the Fellowship.

BIRTHDAYS:  Alan C. celebrates 19 years this month. Happy Birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT:  December Minutes were read and corrected.  Motion could not be made to approve them, as we did not have a quorum.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Lamont B. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:47 am.

MINUTES - November 17, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, November 17, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:10 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Long Beach 012, Silverlake 229, Long Beach 231, Laguna Beach 257, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #11, “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, television, and films.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: No report at this time.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

 Starting Balance $4,948.59

 SCINA Mailbox 0.00 Next due 12/10/19

Grasshopper Phone -32.35

 7th Tradition (Oct.)  2.00

Registrar expenses -14.29

Current available $4,903.92

We leave $3,000 in the checking account so that we avoid the $18/month bank fee.  That means we have $1,903.92.  George R still needs to be reimbursed for the picnic.  This account needs to reimburse the Literature account for paying $100.99 to renew our scina.org domain name.  SCINA will send out donations request flyer. 

There was discussion about sending a donation to World Services and also about using money for another Public Outreach event.  According to our Bylaws, we need to send anything over our prudent reserve of $500 to World Services.  There was discussion about changing the bylaws to have a prudent reserve of 6 months instead.  A flyer will be included to notify members of the upcoming vote to change the Bylaws.  A donation to World Services was tabled for next month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added.  Meeting 229, Phone Contact information updated.  No Meetings were removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  37 envelopes were addressed, and 90 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  We need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.  The current balance in the literature account is $700.47.

WORLD SERVICES:  No report this month.

EVENTS:  The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019.  It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach from 9 am - 7 pm.  Coffee and water will be available.  The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA.  Note:  To volunteer to host a meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

NEW MEETINGS:  If you want to start a new meeting, you can find information and receive a free packet at www.nicotine-anonymous.org.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.  It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  See notes under Treasurer’s report regarding change of prudent reserve.

WEB OPERATIONS:  If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925. Rick is looking into redesigning the look of the website.

OLD BUSINESS:  John D. proposed a new Intergroup meeting location. We don’t need to move at this time, but we might need to in the near future.  Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach has a room we could use for $25 for 2.5 hours.

NEW BUSINESS:   November is Carry The Message month.

BIRTHDAYS:  Greg S of Studio City mtg. and Anthony of Long Beach celebrate this month. Happy Birthday!

SECRETARY REPORT:  November Minutes were read and corrected.  Motion was made to approve the October and November Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Sharon E. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:00 pam

MINUTES - September 15, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, September 15, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:30 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Laguna Beach 257, Bellflower 250, Long Beach 231, Long Beach 12, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #9, “Nicotine Anonymous, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: Thank you to everyone who helped set up the annual picnic this year.  Thank you George R for finding the location, and George R and Joseph W for setting up.

TREASURER’S REPORT: 

Beginning balance $5,279.65

(BofA Minimum Balance) -$3,000.00 $2,279.65

7th Tradition $16.00 $2,295.65

Grasshopper -$32.33 $2,263.32

Registrar Expenses -$15.77 $2,247.55

Mailing Expenses -$33.00 $2,214.55

Current available $2,214.55

*Discrepancy of $1,400 deducted twice instead of once.  It has been reflected in this month’s Treasurer’s report to show an additional $1,400 in the account.  We will look into automatic donations to Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) through “gift of gratitude”.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  We need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  Chair-Elect Bill H. reports that a NAWS subcommittee is investigating the logistics of recording NicA approved books and literature.  Downloading and listening to audio recordings will only increase in popularity, and the hope is this will carry the message to reach people who may not otherwise hear of NicA. He also attended a planning meeting for the “We Can See Clearly Now 2020” NAWS conference to be held April 24-26, 2020 in Lancaster, PA.

EVENTS:  The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019.  It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach.  The time will be 9 am - 7 pm.  Coffee and water will be available.  Food will be potluck style.  The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA.  Note:  To volunteer to host a meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.  It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:  If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  Members of Nic A need to do more outreach for their own meetings.

BIRTHDAYS:  Joseph W (17 years), George R (12 years), Larry (18 years)

ELECTION OF OFFICERS:  Chairperson - George O. was nominated and elected as Chairperson; Treasurer - John D. was nominated and elected as Treasurer; Secretary - Angela P. was nominated and elected as Secretary.  Thank you to all officers who served this past year.  We couldn’t have done it without you!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made to approve the September Minutes.  It was approved.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:44 am.

MINUTES - August 18, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, August 18, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:07 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Laguna Beach 257, Long Beach 231, Long Beach 12, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #8, “Nicotine Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: No report this month.

TREASURER’S REPORT: 

Beginning balance $5,279.65

(BofA Minimum Balance) -$3,000.00 $2,279.65

7th Tradition $16.00 $2,295.65

Grasshopper -$32.33 $2,263.32

Registrar Expenses -$15.77 $2,247.55

Mailing Expenses -$33.00 $2,214.55

Current available $2,214.55

*Discrepancy of $1,400 deducted twice instead of once.  It has been reflected in this month’s Treasurer’s report to show an additional $1,400 in the account.  We will look into automatic donations to Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) through “gift of gratitude”.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added.  Meeting 12, second Phone Contact added.  Meeting 250, second phone contact updated.  Meeting 76 has closed due to low attendance and support.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Angela sent emails to several institutions that advertise against children vaping asking them to be aware of our free support group meetings and asking if they can mention us on their websites.  Truth Initiative, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Cancer Action Network, American Academy of Pediatrics, PAVE: Parents Against Vaping/E-Cigs, AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians, APHA: American Public Health Association.  If you have any hospitals or institutions, we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  According to the July statement, the ending balance in the account on 6/29 was $739.04.  A deposit of $281.00 was made in July for an ending balance of $1020.04 as of 7/31.  Angela P. needs to be reimbursed $218.40 for chip purchase.  We still need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  Angie B, Secretary Active, and Bill H, Chair-Elect, attended the quarterly NAWS board meeting on July 27, 2019 via Zoom.

EVENTS:  The Annual picnic is Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 starting at 10 am at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles.  There will be elections of Officers for Intergroup.  If interested, please attend and have your vote be counted!  See attached flyer.  The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019.  It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach.  The time will be 9 am - 7 pm.  Coffee and water will be available.  Food will be potluck style.  The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA.  Note:  To volunteer to host a meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.  It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

OLD BUSINESS:  The GoDaddy account has been closed, and we are no longer using any email that ends in @scina.org.  New email addresses have been created for officers - scinachairperson@gmail.com, scinatreasurer@gmail.com, and scinasecretary@gmail.com.  We will create other new email addresses for positions, and an “info” email address for general inquiries.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  Bill H. 20 years, Bonnie H. 22 years

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made to approve the August Minutes.  It was approved.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:13 am.

MINUTES - July 21, 2019

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday, July 21, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:08 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met.  7 members were in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Long Beach 12, Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Laguna Beach 257, Long Beach 231, Bellflower 250, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #7, “Every Nicotine Anonymous group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” was read.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: No report this month.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  World Conference treasurer report:  The revenue for the World Conference was $6,761.12.  SCINA’s cost for the World Conference was $4,497.63. The World Services seed money and recording costs for the World Conference were $2,319.04.  This needs to be returned to World Services, which will leave SCINA with a balance of $879.65 (SCINA also has $3,000 because this has to be the minimum for an account at Bank of America - total balance is actually $3,879.65).  Total loss for the World Conference is $55.55, and it has been paid by World Services. This is awesome! Congratulations to all the members of Nicotine Anonymous for their hard work in keeping the costs down. Joshua Tree Retreat treasurer report from Event Co-organizer Bill H.:  Total paid out $3,800 to retreat center and caterer, Money received from 23 people was $3,679.83, and minus Paypal fees, the total loss is $120.57.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated or removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed.   37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  An order of $218.40 was made for literature to replace items that were out of stock, and after sales at the World Conference.   Conference literature proceeds of $281 was deposited (check for $56 and cash $225), which brings the total literature account balance to $964.04.  Chips and Literature were brought to the Joshua Tree retreat. Nothing was sold. We still need someone to take over the Literature position at SCINA.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  Bill H. attended the NAWS Public Outreach Committee Zoom meeting on July 10, 2019.  Angie B, Secretary Active, and Bill H, Chair-Elect, will attend the quarterly NAWS board meeting on July 27, 2019 using Zoom.

EVENTS:  The annual Joshua Tree Retreat happened 7/12/19 - 7/14/19.  Chips and literature were available for sale. Thank you to everyone who attended to support the 20th annual retreat.  We are considering other venues for next year. The Annual picnic is Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 starting at 10 am at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles.  See attached flyer. The annual Marathon Meetings event will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019. It will be at the Intercity Fellowship Hall in Long Beach. The time will be 9 am - 6 pm.  Coffee and water will be available. Food will be potluck style. The address is 5881 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA. The location quoted us $125 for the whole day. Note: To reserve a spot for your meeting, please contact Joseph at (562) 644-5225.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach. It is important to have a representative at the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help. The point of contact is needed.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

OLD BUSINESS:  We decided to let the GoDaddy email account service expire, and we are exploring other options.

NEW BUSINESS:  Motion was made and approved to donate $55.55 to World Services to cover the loss for the World Services Conference of $55.55.

BIRTHDAYS:  Stuart M. (2 years), Kelly (5 years), Kat C. (2 years)

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made to approve the Minutes for May, June, and July 2019.  It was approved.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:05 pm.

MINUTES - June 16, 2019

Still need to be approved.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:20 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was not met.  Only 5 members were in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Laguna Beach 257, Long Beach 231, and Studio City 273.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #6, “A Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  I would like to wish everyone a happy Father’s Day.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  No report this month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were updated or removed. Meeting 287, First Monday of the month at 6:00 PM in Irvine was added.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed.   37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  An order of $360 was made for chips.  A small literature order will be made soon.  We need someone to take over SCINA Literature.  Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  Bill H. and Jeff M. attended the NAWS Public Outreach Committee Zoom meeting and Brenda M. took over as coordinator.  Bill H. also attended the Service Structure Zoom meeting which meets on the last Wednesday of every month. Call Bill H. if interested. (818) 800-3449

EVENTS:  The 20th Annual SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat is just a few weeks away on July 12-14, 2019.  Our theme this year is Serenity. Please announce this event at your meetings. Although we have received a number of RSVPs, very few people have paid. We need people to send in their money now.  Please call Jane or Bill with questions -- see flyer for details. 

The Annual picnic is Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles.  See attached flyer.

We do not have a location for the annual Marathon Meetings event in November yet. If you have any ideas for a possible location, please contact George O. (562) 310-0874

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with Intergroup outreach.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

OLD BUSINESS:  Discussion tabled for moving email from GoDaddy to GMail.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  Ken T. is having his first anniversary on 6/21.

SECRETARY REPORT:  No quorum met, but the Minutes were read.

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:18 am.

MINUTES - May 19, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:12 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was not met.  Only 6 members were in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Laguna Beach 257, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #5, “Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the nicotine addict who still suffers.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  I would like to acknowledge and thank all the conference committee members and volunteers for their time, efforts, and hard work which made for a successful 2019 NAWS World Conference.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  No report this month.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated, or removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added or updated.  White Medical Association, Whittier, was removed due to returned mail. 37 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed. John D. will ask the Intercity Fellowship if they can host our Intergroup meeting every month.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465. Pasadena Salvation Army contacted us about doing a cessation class Thursday nights at 6:00 pm.  Still waiting for details. Bill H. might be able to go once a month and host a meeting. Call Bill H. if you can help him (818) 800-3449.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

We discussed canceling the @scina.org email addresses and use gmail. It costs about $60/year to use the GoDaddy @scina.org domain email addresses.  Gmail is free and we’re able to use Google Drive which has a lot of benefits. We can save files together in the Google Drive like PDFs, and of course the Minutes.  John D already started using scinasecretary@gmail.com.  Here’s some other email address ideas:  scinaregistrar@gmail.com, scinatreasurer@gmail.com, scinainfo@gmail.com, etc.  If a different person becomes Registrar for example then that person can just get the login info and start their new role.  No names attached. It is easy to add an email account to our phones. For example, John D has his personal email and the scinasecretary@gmail.com on his phone’s email app.  When he replies it shows what email address is responding.  Very easy. If a future SCINA group wants to change it something like @scina.org (a paid service), then fine, but this might be the best thing for now.  John D. will look into how we can use these but still keep our anonymity. When a new Gmail account is created, it might reference the person who created.

LITERATURE:  $38 worth of Chips and Literature were purchased and delivered to the Friday night meeting Secretary.  $670.54 is in the balance of the bank account for literature. Sales from the World Conference is being counted, but no report yet.  We need someone to take over SCINA Literature. Please consult your Higher Power, and if interested, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our Intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  New officers were elected this year during the Nicotine Anonymous World Conference.  Congratulations to Bill H. for becoming Chair-Elect of World Services! And, congratulations to Angie for becoming Secretary-Active!  Thank you to everyone who helped plan for the Nicotine Anonymous 2019 World Conference. It was held in Fullerton, CA on May 3-5, 2019.  The last time Southern California hosted the World Conference was in 2013 in Long Beach, CA. The 2020 Nicotine Anonymous World Conference will be in Lancaster, PA.  The Treasurer report for the 2019 World Conference is in progress. Suggestions for next conference: chat room/shared file for people who want to share hotel rooms and transportation to and from hotel, Serenity Shredder, link registration form with Paypal, ask members what they want their name badge to say (city, state, meeting, intergroup, service position, and what else?).

EVENTS:  The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019.  This is the 20th anniversary of the retreat! Flyers have been sent via email and mail from our distribution list the past two months.  Six people have registered so far. There is still plenty of room, but register soon before it fills up. Chips and literature will be available for sale at the retreat.

For the meeting/elections/picnic in Sept, George R. reserved a spot at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles for $119.  The Annual Picnic is Sunday, September 15, 2019.

We are not able to have the annual Marathon Meetings event in November at the same location.  Joseph can’t be there the whole day, and the church won’t let us have it there unless a member of their church is present.  The Long Beach Saturday morning meeting (meeting #231) asked the owner of their location if they could do it. They will get back to us soon.  Joseph is looking for other locations too. Discussion was had to shorten the hours for this event, and to move to another location. The event will be held Saturday, November 23, 2019.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach. The Nicotine Anonymous World Services (NAWS) Outreach Committee meets on the phone on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific Time.  Contact Jeff M. for details at (760) 401-6503 or jeffinjt@gmail.com.  Angie B. was able to attend the NAWS Outreach meeting on 5/8/19.  

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   If anyone is willing to take on the Web Operations role, please contact Brian K. at (310) 497-5925.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  The Conference was held May 3-5, 2019.  This committee is now dissolved. The email address, conferenceinfo2019@gmail.com, is now defunct.  John D put a vacation responder on it for a long time that has a message to contact SCINA if anyone has any questions about the 2019 World Conference.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  George O. received confirmation from Vicky Hirshberger of the Health and Healing Program at Torrance Memorial that the 7pm Monday meeting had gone dark some time ago.  Conference t-shirts are still available for $11 each. Please contact scinasecretary@gmail.com if you’re interested.

BIRTHDAYS:  William G. (36 years), Ken R (32 years).  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  No quorum met, but Minutes were read.

CLOSING PRAYER: Angela led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:48 am.

MINUTES - April 21, 2019

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MINUTES - March 17, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:11 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Studio City 273, Long Beach 231 and Laguna Beach 257.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #3, “The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is a desire to stop using nicotine.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  SCINA will use the 7th tradition to provide food as long as we are having World Conference Committee meetings.

TREASURER REPORT:  

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REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated, or removed.   All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.    40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  No one has contacted us asking for a panel.  I haven’t received any new contacts to add to our H&I list.  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465 or email angela.socal9@gmail.com.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.  City of Hope called and wanted to do an event in June and include Nicotine Anonymous.  It’s an event about promoting quitting smoking.

LITERATURE:  The current balance in the literature account is $670.54.  We are looking for someone to take over the literature commitment.  If interested, please contact George O. (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our intergroup meetings to learn more about the position.  We have a full inventory of all chips and literature now available at the SCINA meetings every month.

WORLD SERVICES:  No report.

EVENTS:  The World Conference will be May 3-5, 2019.  To register, please visit:  http://nicawsc.homestead.com/.  Please let one of us know if you can be of service at or before the Conference in some way, and/or you want to be a delegate at the conference.  Commitment cards have been sent out and a few people contacted us who are willing to be of service.  We still need many more to help volunteer.  Contact John D. at (818) 618-1501 if you can help.  The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019.  “Serenity Under The Stars” is the theme - contact Bill or Jane if you would like to lead a workshop.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  The World Services Outreach Committee meets on the phone on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific Time.  Contact Jeff M. for details at (760) 401-6503 or jeffinjt@gmail.com

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   No report.  Still looking for someone to take over for Brian K.  If interested, contact George O. at 562-310-0874

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  Registration is now open!  Sign up before April 1st to get discounted rate.  Please see Minutes from World Service Ad Hoc Committee meeting (attached) that was held on Sunday, March 17th.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the World Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at conferenceinfo2019@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We need volunteers!  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

OLD BUSINESS:  We discussed moving the SCINA meeting to Sunday, July 14 at the Retreat in Joshua Tree instead of July 21st; decision was made to not move the meeting date.  John D. offered to bring chips and literature to sell at the retreat.  

NEW BUSINESS:  It was moved and approved to change the Intergroup meeting in April to the 2nd Sunday (Palm Sunday), April 14th due to the 3rd Sunday being Easter.  Motion was made and approved that the following delegates represent SCINA at the World Conference:  Michael U., George O., Angela P., Bill H., Mary P., Jeff M., and John D.  John D. will send letter to Secretary of NAWS confirming this.

BIRTHDAYS:  Angela P. 15 years.  John D. 6 years.  Robb 8 years.  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved to accept the Minutes for the February and March SCINA meetings.

CLOSING PRAYER:   Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:35 am.

MINUTES - February 17, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

 INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:12 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions. John was not able to attend; therefore, we could not provide Zoom access to the meeting.

 WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was not met with 4 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented:  Costa Mesa 76, and Long Beach 231.

 TRADITIONS: Tradition #2, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as he may express Himself in our group conscience.  Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.” was read.

 Chairperson’s report:  SCINA will use 7th tradition to provide food as long as we are having World Conference Committee meetings.

 TREASURER REPORT: 

Beginning balance   $3,839.20

(BofA Minimum Balance) -$3,000.00 $839.20

Jan. 7th Tradition $0.00 $839.20

Grasshopper -$31.83 $807.37

Registrar Expenses -$15.74 $791.63

Mailing Expenses -$22.00 $769.63

Group Donation #084 $50 $819.63

Group Donation #001 $142.00 $961.63

Location Donation -$40.00 $921.63

Current available $921.63

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated, or removed.   All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.    40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

 COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

 COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.   For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

 LITERATURE:  Angela P. did an inventory and placed an order of $970.49 to restock chips and literature.  George O. provided a cashier’s check from the lit account to reimburse her.  The bank waived the check fee.  The beginning balance was $1641.03.  Minus $970.49, the remaining balance is $670.54.  George O. contacted Union Bank to remove old names and addresses from the account and have the bank statements sent to his personal address for the time being.  George O. met John D. and Angie B. at Union Bank, who were added as back up signers to the account until a Chair is found for this position.  We need someone to take over this responsibility.  If interested, please contact George O. (562) 310-0874 or come to one of our intergroup meetings.

WORLD SERVICES:  NAWS has voted to allow conference committee meetings or workshops at the conference this year.

EVENTS:  The World Conference will be May 3-5, 2019.  Please let one of us know if you can be of service at or before the Conference in some way, and/or you want to be a delegate at the conference.  Commitment cards were sent last month and one person has contacted us willing to be of service.  Contact John D. at (818) 618-1501 if you can help.  The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019.  Flyers to be distributed soon.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  The World Services Outreach Committee meets on the phone on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific Time.  Contact Jeff M. for details at (760) 401-6503 or jeffinjt@gmail.com.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  No changes at this time.

Director of Web Operations:   No report.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  Registration is now open!  Sign up before April 1st to get discounted rate.  Please see Minutes from World Service Ad Hoc Committee meeting (attached) that was held on Sunday, February 17th.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the World Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at conferenceinfo2019@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We need volunteers!  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  Discussion to moving the SCINA meeting to Sunday, July 14 at the Retreat in Joshua Tree instead of July 21st.  John D. offered to bring chips and literature to sell. Tabled for next month.

George O. says the Long Beach Tobacco Education Program is having a focus group this Wednesday 2/20/19 at 5:30 pm-7:00 pm and Thursday at 10-11:30 am if any of our Fellowship can attend. If you want to attend R.S.V.P. to Richard at (562) 570-7930.  Address is 3820 Cherry Ave, Long Beach 90807.  If you participate, they are giving out a $20 gift card.

BIRTHDAYS:  Angie B. 2 years; Ardis 21 years and Gregory B., all of Long Beach 231, and Rick W., our Registrar, 21 years.  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Minutes were read and corrected, approval is pending for next month.

CLOSING PRAYER:   George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:09 am.

MINUTES - January 20, 2019

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:19 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 76, Long Beach 231, and Joshua Tree 265.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #1, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Nicotine Anonymous unity.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  Happy New Year!  SCINA will use 7th tradition to provide food as long as we are having World Conference Committee meetings.

TREASURER REPORT: 

Beginning balance $4,310.43

B of A minimum -$3,000.00 $1,310.43

Dec. 7th Tradition $14.00 $1,324.43

Grasshopper -$31.83 $1,292.60

Dec. Registrar Expenses -$17.59 $1,275.01

Dec. Mailing expenses -$20.00 $1,255.01

Deposit For Retreat -$380.00 $875.01

Jan. Registrar Expenses -$15.81 $859.20

Jan. Mailing Expenses -$20.00 $839.20

Current available $839.20

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added or removed. Meeting 241, Glendale, Monday 6:15 pm, Phone Contact and Secretary information updated.   All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed. 40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Angela did add 1 person to the H&I distribution of meeting lists.  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.  The greeting was changed to notify callers about the upcoming World Conference.  For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  Chips and literature will now be available at the SCINA meetings. George O. will order red books, because we are currently out of stock. SCINA Officers will visit Union Bank to review the “Literature” bank account and gain access to it.  We need someone to take over this responsibility.  Please consult your higher power.

WORLD SERVICES:  NAWS is looking for members with experience vaping and what they did or did not get out of using it.  They want to make a piece of literature dealing with vaping.  Pass this information on to groups and if anyone feels like writing to NAWS send info to Checko at LiteratureCoordinator@nicotine-anonymous.org.  Conference committees will mostly likely be held instead of workshops at the World Conference.  This will be decided at the next NAWS board meeting.  The previous schedule was doing 3 workshops at the same time, and then doing another 3 workshops during the next block of time at each world conference.  Two committees that have confirmed to meet at the world conference will be the Service Structure and Outreach Committees.  The Literature and International Committees plan to meet soon to discuss whether they will have meetings at the conference.  In the past, there hasn’t been many recommendations from Committees that the delegates can vote on.  The votes have generally been to elect officers.  The International Committee might meet at the conference to discuss what work they do.  For example, they want more involvement from other countries, help with translations, help to get more 7th tradition donations from outside the United States, and others.

EVENTS:  The World Conference will be in May.  Please let one of us know if you can be of service at or before the Conference in some way.  Commitment cards were sent last month and one person has contacted us willing to be of service.  Contact John D. at (818) 618-1501 if you can help.  Save the Date:  The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019.  Flyers to be distributed soon.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  The World Services Outreach Committee meets on the phone on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific Time.  Contact Jeff M for details at (760) 401-6503 or jeffinjt@gmail.com

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  Nothing important has changed.

Director of Web Operations:   No update.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  Please see Minutes from World Service Ad Hoc Committee (attached) meeting that was held on Sunday, December 16th.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the World Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We need volunteers!  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  We encourage everyone to please support their local meetings.  The Long Beach meeting (231) was struggling with how to pay rent, and almost went dark.  Now, more people are attending, and they are doing better.  It’s all about service, unity, and recovery together.

BIRTHDAYS:  Kendall at Long Beach 231 meeting (2 years).  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved to accept this month’s Minutes as read.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Gary led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:42 am.

MINUTES - December 16, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

 INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:12 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 76, Joshua Tree 266, Studio City 273, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #12, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  No Report

TREASURER REPORT: 

Beginning balance $4,304.74

(Stephen Donation) -$3,000.00 $1,304.74

Business Cards -$116.35 $1,188.39

Grasshopper -$31.96 $1,156.43

2018 Marathon Meeting $142.00 $1,298.43

Nov. 7th tradition $12.00 $1,310.43

Registrar Expenses -$20.00 $1,290.43

Ending Balance $1,310.43

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made to the Administration List.  No meetings were added or updated. Meeting 185, Thursday, Sherman Oaks, has gone dark.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.    40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.  A greeting will be added to notify callers about the upcoming World Conference.  For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  Checks and cash were deposited from recent purchases.  Chips and literature will now be available at the SCINA meetings.  We need someone to take over this responsibility.  Please consult your higher power.

WORLD SERVICES:  NAWS Service Structure Committee met last week, and they talked about having the World Conference once every three years.  They are vetting this at their meetings.  They are also discussing the agendas for the conference, because there’s not enough time to get things done at the conference.  Also, every delegate would be part of a committee during the conference and beforehand.  The Service Structure Committee meets on the 1st Monday of the Month at 8 pm Eastern Time.  Call Jeff for details (760) 401-6503.

EVENTS:  World Services Conference is just around the corner in early May.  Please let one of us know if you can be of service at or before the Conference in some way.  We are sending each meeting a set of commitment cards.  Contact John D. at (818) 618-1501 if you can help.  Save the Date:  The 2019 SCINA Joshua Tree Retreat will be July 12-14, 2019.  Flyers to be distributed early next year.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  Long Beach Public Health agency wants our input for their program on how to address stopping the use of nicotine, and what information we can provide to help.  That will be in January or February.  There might be a focus group of numerous individuals and organizations that will help.  NAWS has been working on a list of public agencies that they could send information about new meetings, and other things, but it’s moving slow.  They have six agencies so far.  NAWS will send them something once per month.  NAWS needs help with this.  Orange Coast College invited Nicotine Anonymous to their Health Fair on short notice.  John D. and Angela P. were able to attend and spoke to about 50 students and teachers about the program and distributed meeting lists, business cards, and some of the pamphlets from Angela’s meeting.  Motion was made and approved to reimburse meeting #76 (Costa Mesa) for $10 worth of pamphlets.  They donated their own pamphlets to be able to have them at Orange Coast College.   If anyone is willing to take on or share the Public Outreach position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  Follow us at www.facebook\Southern_California_Intergroup_of_Nicotine_Anonymous and on Twitter @QuitNowLA.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  Nothing important has changed.

Director of Web Operations:   Brian K. has been our web czar for several years. Ideally, website operations could be handled by a small committee,  to allow a smooth, eventual Transition  and to maintain continuity in the web operations. We are looking for someone with web experience to learn and help out with this role.  Any experts out there (or at least more computer web savvy than us) willing to be of service?  Please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  Please see Minutes from World Service Ad Hoc Committee (attached) meeting that was held on Sunday November 18th.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the World Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We need volunteers!  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

OLD BUSINESS:  No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  Chad H. 5 years, and Alan C. 18 years. Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved to accept this month’s Minutes as read.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:22 am.

MINUTES - November 18, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  George O. called the meeting to order at 10:13 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 11 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 076, Fullerton 84, Sherman Oaks 185, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #11, “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, television, and films.” was read.

Chairperson’s report:  This will be added to the agenda every month starting with the December meeting.

TREASURER REPORT:  Beginning Balance $1243.32 plus incoming of $110.00 ($50 donation from meeting Fullerton meeting, $50 from 7th tradition at Annual Picnic, and $10 from 7th tradition at SCINA’s October meeting).  This makes the total balance $1353.32.  Expenses: registrar expense $16.79 and Grasshopper phone service of $31.79 for total of $48.58 which leaves us with a new beginning balance of $1304.74.  Also included is the former $3000 donation from Stephen and that gives us an ending balance of $4304.74.  We have a savings account of $500.21. Stephen’s one-time donation of $3000 is used to save a monthly charge of $18 from Bank of America.  Reimbursements for picnic will be done soon.  George, Angie, and John will visit Bank of America to do the paperwork to give access to the new SCINA officers.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  On the Administration List, George O. is now Chair, and Angie B. is Treasurer.  No meetings were added, updated, or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.  For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE: Chips and literature will now be stored at the SCINA meetings.  We need someone to take over this responsibility.  Angela went ahead with a new order for business cards and used the Nicotine Anonymous logo instead of the ‘no smoking’ logo which is a logo used by another company.  The cost was $116.35 and a Motion was made by George and seconded by Angie to reimburse Angela for the purchase.  The vote was unanimous for yes.  Income is $176 cash and $69.50 in checks for a total of $245.50.  This money will be deposited in our literature bank account.

WORLD SERVICES:  No report.

EVENTS:  The annual Marathon Meetings event was held yesterday Saturday, November 17.  Thank you Joseph for getting the location and being the lead on setting this up again.  The Great American Smokeout was November 15, 2018.  Joseph reported that two meetings that had committed to participate were no-shows.  The event ended at 8 pm because of lack of participation.  Let’s think about shortening the amount of hours the Marathon Meetings are held for next year.  This will be further discussed after the World Conference.  NAWS Public Outreach Committee has designated November as Gratitude Month. 

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  If anyone is willing to take on, or share this position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  Follow us on Facebook at Southern California Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  Nothing important has changed.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE:  Motion was made and approved to dissolve this committee.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  At the last meeting, the rates were approved for those who want to attend.  They are $95 for all meals and registration if someone pays before April 1, 2019, and $105 if someone pays after April 1, 2019.  The two meals consist of a Saturday dinner and Sunday brunch.  If someone wants to pay for registration and meals separately, then the rates before April 1, 2019 are $35 registration, $40 Saturday dinner, and $30 Sunday brunch.  If paid after April 1, 2019, then they are $40 registration, $45 Saturday dinner, and $35 Sunday brunch.  Thank you to the committee and those outside the committee for all your hard work planning this conference.   The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We will need volunteers.  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

Director of Web Operations:   Brian K. has been our web czar for several years.  He would like to step down.  We are looking for someone with web experience to take over this role.  We decided to keep using PayPal at least until the World Conference is over.  Any experts out there (or at least more computer web savvy than us) willing to be of service?  Please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874.

OLD BUSINESS:  At the October 2018 SCINA meeting, the group voted to move “Carry The Message Month” to November each year instead of January, because November is Gratitude Month from World Services.  We will not celebrate Carry The Message month in January 2019, and instead we will focus on planning the World Conference in May 2019 since that takes a lot of our time to plan.

NEW BUSINESS:  Due to lack of attendance, the secretary of the Sherman Oaks meeting told us he might close the meeting and move it to Sunland on a different night.  Chairperson’s report has been reinstated on the agenda for the SCINA meetings.

BIRTHDAYS:  Gary M. on 11/21/18 (20 years), Greg S. (9 years), Liz G. on 11/5/18 (5 years).

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:  George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:51 am.

MINUTES - October 21, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  John D. called the meeting to order at 10:09 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 10 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 076, Fullerton 84, Sherman Oaks 185, San Diego 284, Joshua Tree 266, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #10, “Nicotine Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues hence the Nicotine Anonymous name ought never be drawn into public controversy.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:

Beginning balance $1345.83 plus incoming of $15.00 --Total Incoming $1360.83--Expenses.  Grasshopper-telephone exp. $31.77, Mailbox Express $50.00, Secretary Expense $20.00 and Registrar expense $15.74--Total expense is $117.51 which leaves us with a new beginning balance       of $ 1243.32-----Also included is the former $3000 donation from Steve and that gives us a total of $4243.32.  Also, there is ur $500.20 in our Savings acct.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made on the Administration List.  Meeting 286, Friday, 5:30 pm, Palm Desert, was added at the last minute., No Meetings were updated or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed..

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.  For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  No report.  For more information, or to order chips and literature, please email Brian K. at BrianKavanaugh@gmail.com

WORLD SERVICES:  There is a possibility of members watching and participating especially delegates while being at home through a teleconference medium.  There will be a test run next May at the world conference.  Jeff M. and Chad are working on Conference recording and the audio.  November is still Gratitude Month and we are looking for members to do something in Outreach.  There will be an Outreach Workshop on the Nov 3rd.  Contact Jeff M. @ (760) 401-6503.

EVENTS:  The annual Marathon Meetings event will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, in Bellflower, CA.  The Great American Smokeout is November 15, 2018.  For more information about the Marathon Meetings event, or to reserve a meeting time slot, please call Joseph W. at (562) 644-5225.  NAWS Public Outreach Committee has designated November as Gratitude Month.  Flyers for both events have been mailed and emailed to those who signed up for SCINA’s mailing service.

NEW MEETINGS:  No new meetings.Thanks,

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  People visit our Facebook page one or two times per month.  If anyone is willing to take on, or share this position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.  George O. was contacted by the Long Beach P.D. about them sending us people who are cited for smoking in the City.  The Police are going to come by at 11:15 am this Tuesday to discuss with George O. what they can do.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BY LAWS:  Nothing important has changed.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE:  No report.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We will need volunteers.  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

Director of Web Operations:   Brian K. has been our web czar for several years.  He would like to step down.  We are looking for someone with web experience to take over this role.  It would be nice to move away from PayPal, which charges us a fee each time we transfer money out, and also to modernize our website.  Any experts out there (or at least more computer web savvy than us) willing to be of service?  Please contact George O. (562) 310-0874.

OLD BUSINESS:  Gary asked about SCINA 7th Tradition collection from last month and John gave it to him. Gary also asked about the expenses for the picnic.  Bill H. asked about the Joshua Tree Retreat and asking about planning the dates for 2019.  Bill suggested having the Retreat immediately following the Conference so that people from out of town could attend the Retreat as well.

NEW BUSINESS:  John D. and Jeff M. nominated George O. to be Chairperson and George O. accepted. Rick  W. moved to appoint George O as Chair for the remainder of the 2018-2019 term.  Angie B. was nominated and approved to be Treasurer.  Jeff M. suggested and we agreed to plan the Carry The Message month for November (Gratitude Month) in 2019.

BIRTHDAYS:  Joyce D. of San Diego celebrated 21 years in September. Jim G. of San Diego celebrated 12 years, Jim M. of the Joshua Tree has 12 years. Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Angela led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:39 am.

MINUTES - September 16, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angie B. called the meeting to order at 10:03 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 10 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Fullerton 84, Joshua Tree 266, Costa Mesa 76, Long Beach 231, and Bellflower 250.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #9, “Nicotine Anonymous as such ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:

Beginning Balance $1,198.64.  Donations of #76 Costa Mesa $15.00 and #1 West Hollywood $200.00 equal total donations of $215.00.  Expenses are Grasshopper phone line $31.90, Rick Wood Registrar expenses $15.74, and Go Daddy.com $20.17, which equals $67.81.  Total incoming is $215.00 and total expenses are $67.81.  The new bank account balance is $1,345.83.  With Stephen’s donation of $3,000, balance is $4,345.83.  We have $500.19 in our savings account.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made on the Administration List.  No meetings were added, updated, or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were added, updated or removed.  40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.  For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE:  No report.  For more information, or to order chips and literature, please call John D. at (818) 618-1501.

WORLD SERVICES:  I was reading the July minutes of NAWS. It says that Iran is given a link to Nic A and they have about a dozen meetings. The Year of Miracles has been translated into Russian. Same with literature.  Italy has a translation of The Book-Nicotine Anonymous. Word is getting out slowly but surely. NAWS looking for members to sign up for "The Gift of Gratitude" More and more members have been signing up since its inception.  Approximately 35 people are signed up across the fellowship as of now.  Pamphlets on Sponsorship are still in the works as well as making a pamphlet dealing with the E-cigarettes.  Though it's on a controversial stalemate.  If anyone wants a copy of the July minutes, Gary can forward them to you.

The Service Structure Committee meeting was Monday, September 11.  Next month, remote participation will be set up in preparation for the World Conference in 2019.  There will be a small registration fee for remote participants and this will support the cost of remoting conferencing.  Zoom will most likely be the service used instead of WebEx.  Zoom is being tested now.  The NAWS Outreach Committee was Wednesday, September 13.  A major item on this agenda was Gratitude Month in November.

EVENTS:  The picnic was awesome!  Thank you to George, Joseph and Gregory for setting up this year’s picnic with the food, drinks, permits for the park, and equipment.  The annual Marathon Meetings event will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, in Bellflower, CA.  The location is Calvary Baptist Church at 14722 Clark Avenue, Bellflower, CA.  It’s in Conference Room A, which is upstairs.  Elevator access is available.  The Great American Smokeout is November 15, 2018.  For more information about the Marathon Meetings event, or to reserve a meeting time slot, please call Joseph W. at (562) 644-5225.  NAWS has designated November as Gratitude Month.

NEW MEETINGS:  SCINA received a call from a newcomer.  He was interested in taking over the Torrance meeting, but he couldn't get in contact with the secretary.  He went to the meeting and found that it was closed.  SCINA provided him with info on how to get a meeting started.  He was discouraged about the meeting being closed, and we told him his best bet is to go to meetings, and see what we are all about.  He has never been to a Nic A meeting.  We haven't heard back from him. 

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report.  If anyone is willing to take on, or share this position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501.  We need more help with outreach.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BYLAWS:  Nothing important has changed.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE:  No report.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  The committee has selected the Howard Johnson in Fullerton for the 2019 World Service Conference.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We will need volunteers.  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

Director of Web Operations:   No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  Michael will contact NAWS to discuss how to either use WebEx or his own video conference program.  We hope to have this available at our October meeting so members can call or video conference into the SCINA meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:  White Memorial Hospital cannot host our Intergroup meeting anymore.  We will find a new location and report back to the membership.  For now, the October SCINA meeting will be held at DG Boxing #2 745 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813 starting at 10 am.  Meters are free for street parking on Sunday.  The fall meeting for the Coalition for a Smoke Free Long Beach is being held on September 26, 2018 from 3pm-5pm at the Miller Family Health Education Center 3820 Cherry Ave. Long Beach, CA  90807.  If you are interested in attending this meeting, please contact George O 562-310-0874.

BIRTHDAYS:  Joseph (16 years), George (12 years).  Congratulations!

ELECTION OF OFFICERS:  Congratulations to Angie B. being relelected as Chair, Gary being reelected as Treasurer, and John D. being reelected as Secretary.

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:  George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:05 AM.

MINUTES - August 19, 2018

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - August 19, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA) INTRODUCTIONS: Angie B. called the meeting to order at 10:03 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting): Fullerton 84, San Diego 284, Joshua Tree 266, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #8, “Nicotine Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT: Starting Balance: $964.33. Expenses: Literature Parking $5, Grasshopper Phone line $31.75, Registrar expenses $15.94. Donations: SCINA donations from last month $22, Meeting #76 $15, $15, $75, Retreat (Karen Sullivan) $185.00. Total incoming: $312.00. Total Expenses: $52.69. Total incoming: $312.00. Total expenses: $52.69. Stephen’s donation: $3,000. New beginning balance: $4218.64. (Stephan’s donation of $3000 is used to save a monthly charge of $18 from BOA). Savings acct is $500.18. Note: The new beginning balance is actually $4223.64. There is a $5 discrepancy. The Treasurer will investigate this.

REGISTRAR REPORT: No changes were made on the Administration List. No meetings were added, updated, or removed. All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email.. No H&I Listings were added or updated. American Cancer Society, Santa Ana was removed; returned with note “Not Here.” 40 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: If you have any hospitals or institutions we can add to our monthly email please let us know. For more information, or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS: The phone lines are running smoothly. No concerns at this time. For more information, or to be of service, please call George O. at (562) 310-0874.

LITERATURE: No report. For more information, or to order chips and literature, please call John D. at (818) 618-1501.

WORLD SERVICES: Service Structure Committee at NAWS (Nicotine Anonymous World Services) is looking to provide for remote participation of delegates at the World Conference every year via phone or internet. In the future, NAWS might expand this to coordinators, any one on a committee, along with international participation via phone or internet. This committee has a monthly meeting on the first Monday of every month at 5 pm Pacific time. Chad O. is the chair. The Public Outreach Committee for NAWS has its monthly meeting on the second Wednesday every month at 5 pm Pacific time. For more information on this committee, email Jeff M. at jeffinjt@gmail.com . NAWS is looking to update the CD audio files for the Nicotine Anonymous book and literature.

EVENTS: The annual SCINA Nicotine Anonymous Picnic in the Park event is Sunday, September 16 at Rush Park, 3001 Blume Drive, Rossmoor, CA 90720. The Intergroup meeting will be at 10:00 am and the picnic will start at 11:00 am. Motion was made and approved for up to $160 for costs at the Picnic in the Park for food, drinks, and cooking materials. Also, the annual Marathon Meetings event will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, in Bellflower, CA. The Great American Smokeout is November 15, 2018. For more information about the Marathon Meetings event, or to reserve a meeting time slot, please call Joseph W. at (562) 644-5225. NAWS Public Outreach Committee has designated November as Gratitude Month. NEW MEETINGS: There are no new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH : No report. If anyone is willing to take on, or share this position, please contact John D. at (818) 618-1501. We need more help with outreach.

SPEAKERS LIST : Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call (949) 302-8465 for a list. BYLAWS : Nothing important has changed.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE: 8-12 people attend the meeting in San Diego every week.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE : The committee has selected the Howard Johnson in Fullerton for the 2019 World Service Conference. The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting. We need your help in planning the Conference. Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501. We will need volunteers. The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019. Director of Web Operations : Brian K. has been our web czar for several years. He would like to step down. We are looking for someone with web experience to take over this role. It would be nice to move away from PayPal, which charges us a fee each time we transfer money out, and also to modernize our website. Any experts out there (or at least more computer web savvy than us) willing to be of service?

OLD BUSINESS: Michael will contact NAWS to discuss how to either use WebEx or his own video conference program. We hope to have this available at our October meeting so members can call or video conference into the SCINA meeting.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

BIRTHDAYS: Bill H. (19 years), Leslie (1 year), Linda (4 years), and Lindsey (8 years). Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT : Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes

CLOSING PRAYER: George O. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 12:02 PM.

MINUTES - July 15, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angie B. called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED?  Quorum was met with 8 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Sherman Oaks 185, Silver Lake 229, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #7, “Every Nicotine Anonymous group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions,” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  Beginning Balance for June/July is $55.34—(incoming) (retreat funds $4065) (Misc. donations $66.01 John D and Michael U) (West Hollywood #1 $300) (Costa Mesa #76 June/July $30) (Fullerton #84 $50) (Long Beach #231 $80) (Scina June/July) $29)—Total incoming plus beginning balance is $4675.35.  Total income from the retreat is $4065 and expenditures were $3925 which left a profit of $140.  Outgoing—Retreat-(Kathleen Chase, catering $1400) (Institute of Mental Physics $1645) (Parking for Literature person $5) (P.O. mailbox rental fee $50) (Grasshopper June/July $ 63.11) (Secretary Expense $20) (Website email renewal fees $134.85) (Go Daddy Hosting fees $216.60) Total expenses outgoing $3534.56).  Incoming $4675.35 minus expenses $3534.56—Aug beginning balance of $1140.79 Unknown error. Bank of America shows an ending balance of $964. We show an ending balance of $1140.79 a difference of $176.79---Don't know where error arrives from.

REGISTRAR REPORT:  No changes were made on the Administration List.  Meeting 12, Monday, Long Beach, Phone Contact updated. No meetings were added.   Meeting 285, Saturday, Altadena, closed and removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were updated or removed.  No H&I Listings were added or removed.  41 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  If you have any doctor or dentist contacts we can add to our monthly email please let us know.  For more information or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  No report.

WORLD SERVICES:   No report.

EVENTS:  The annual Nicotine Anonymous Picnic in the Park event is Sunday, September 16 at Rush Park, 3001 Blume Drive, Rossmoor, CA 90720.  The Intergroup meeting will be at 10:00 am and the picnic will start at 11:00 am.  The Marathon Meeting will be Saturday, November 17, 2018.

NEW MEETINGS:  There are no new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  No report.

SPEAKERS LIST:  Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BYLAWS:  No report.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE:  No report.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  The committee did not select a hotel yet.  This will be discussed at our July meeting.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We will need volunteers.  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

Director of Web Operations:   No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  John D and Chad from NAWS had a meeting to go over how to use WebEx for SCINA meetings.  We hope to have this available at either our August or September meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:  SCINA will look at different ways to distribute chips and literature to its members.

BIRTHDAYS:  Stuart M. (1 year).  Congratulations!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Bill H. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:23 AM.

MINUTES - June 17, 2018

MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - June 17, 2018

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)

INTRODUCTIONS:  Angie B. called the meeting to order at 10:07 AM with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.

WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was met with 7 members in attendance.  The following meetings were represented (some members might represent more than one meeting):  Costa Mesa 76, Fullerton 84, Sherman Oaks 185, Silverlake 229, and Long Beach 231.

TRADITIONS: Tradition #6, “A Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.

TREASURER REPORT:  No report. Gary M. was unable to attend the meeting. 

REGISTRAR REPORT:   No changes were made on the Administration List.  No Meeting information was updated, and no meetings were added or removed.  All Meetings have USPS contact through their Secretary, their Representative, or email. No H&I Listings were updated or removed.  3 email H&I Listings were added: Sharp Rees-Stealy Center for Health Management was added with two contacts, and Kaiser Permanente San Diego was added with one contact.  42 envelopes were addressed, and 100 Directories were printed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS:  Angela P. still only has 2 people who have offered to help with panel requests.  For more information or to be of service, please call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465.

COMMUNICATIONS:  The phone lines are running smoothly.  No concerns at this time.

LITERATURE:  Board of Directors authorizes Brian Kavanaugh to be added to the Union Bank account for Southern California Nicotine Anonymous.

WORLD SERVICES:   Gary M. was unable to attend the meeting. No report.

EVENTS:  The 19th Annual SCINA-sponsored Nicotine Anonymous Retreat was held last week in Joshua Tree with 25 members in attendance.  The weekend included many hikes, workshops, meetings, food, fellowship, and pool time. According to Event Co-Chair, Bill H.’s records, our income was $4,065 with expenses of $3,925 for a modest profit of $140! Treasurer Gary M. still needs to verify these results and will report next month.   The annual picnic is Sunday, September 16 in Rush Park, in Rossmoor. The Intergroup meeting will be at 10:00 am and the picnic will start at 11:00 am.

NEW MEETINGS:  There are no new meetings.

PUBLIC OUTREACH:  Angie B. was given some information on a Conference for medical professionals who work with young adults in hopes we could offer information on our program, She thinks it was the end of July and is going to be held in Malibu.  Please contact Angie B. if you can help. (562) 505-9911.

SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting.  Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.

BYLAWS:  No report.

SAN DIEGO OUTREACH AD HOC COMMITTEE:  No report.

WORLD CONFERENCE AD HOC COMMITTEE:  The committee did not select a hotel yet.  This will be discussed at our June meeting.  The committee meets at 11:30 am on the 3rd Sunday every month immediately following SCINA’s Regular Monthly Meeting.  We need your help in planning the Conference.  Please contact the Chair of the World Conference Ad Hoc Committee, John D., at johndarnell8@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 618-1501.  We will be needing volunteers.  The Conference will be held May 3-5, 2019.

Director of Web Operations:   No report.

OLD BUSINESS:  John D and Chad from NAWS had a meeting to go over how to use WebEx for SCINA meetings.  This will be discussed next month, because John D. was not able to attend today’s meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:  No new business.

BIRTHDAYS:  Let us know if anyone in your meeting is celebrating and we will post it in our Minutes!

SECRETARY REPORT:  Motion was made and approved for this month’s Minutes.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Mauricio G. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 10:50 AM.

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Chairperson, Angie Bolton

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Secretary, John Darnel