Michael from LA reports —
At the May Intergroup meeting, it was suggested that
I, as Secretary of Los Angeles Intergroup, prepare a bullet-points list
of the main things that happened at the meeting, and circulate that
shortly after the meeting. The purpose of this is so that the
representatives who attended the meeting, as well as those who didn’t
make it, would have a handy reference to print out, take with them and
read to the meeting that they represent.
I didn’t do it for May, but have done so for the June meeting, which was on June 18th. The summary is below.
I gave this report at the Wednesday night meeting last night, which I represent. Please
do the same for the meetings that you represent, or, if your meeting
does not have an elected Intergroup rep, anyone is welcome to make these
announcements at the meeting.
Best regards,
Michael
Highlights of June 2011 Intergroup Meeting
1. Benno sent a report which stated that our budget for 2011
(which was a “bare bones” budget, with many items “zeroed out”) was
$2,800. However, Seventh Tradition donations from meetings for the first
six months of 2011 were only $338.60. It was suggested that Intergroup
representatives go back to their meetings and check with the meeting’s
Treasurer to see whether the group can make an Intergroup donation.
2. Intergroup Chair Jim S. brought a flyer from the Cocaine
Anonymous fellowship, which publicizes their “Meeting of the Month.” A
discussion of the pros and cons of doing the same thing in SCA followed.
3. Newcomer Outreach Chair Scott P. reported that he had put
together a small committee of actual newcomers to SCA, to solicit their
input about how we can be of service to newcomers to our meetings. Scott
emphasized the importance of making contact with newcomers at meetings.
4. Dan W. reported that SCA accepted the invitation by the
organizers of the annual AA/Al-Anon Roundup to hold an SCA meeting at
this year’s convention. A meeting was held, and attended by about 15
people.
Dan also led a workshop at that event titled “Men, Sex and
Sobriety,” which had 110 attendees! SCA’s goal in participating in this
event was to make members of other 12-Step programs aware of the
existence of SCA.
5. Legal Outreach Chair Dennis S. has set a goal of finding a way to connect with judges via email.
6. Workshop Chair Bob L. handed out packets of flyers for the next workshop, which will be held Saturday July 9th
at Plummer Park. The topic of the workshop is Steps 2 and 3. Attendees
were asked to take the flyers back to the SCA meeting that they
represent (or regularly attend) and distribute them.
7. Spanish Language Liaison Victor R. reported (through Gordon)
that he is working with other SCA members in New York to coordinate
efforts to translate SCA literature into Spanish.
8. ISO Representative Sid W. reported that the annual ISO
Conference will be held in Toronto in April 2012. He also reported that
SCA/New York is starting to scan SCA archival material to preserve it in
our archives.
9. Discussion of the issue of whether an Intergroup
Representative should be permitted to represent and vote on behalf of
more than two SCA meetings was tabled until July’s Intergroup meeting.
