Ozark Area Service Committee Meeting January 20th, 2002
Survivors Group Hosting
Meeting opened at 2:10 with Serenity Prayer, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts for Service read.
Roll Call:
Administrative Officers present: Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, RCM
absent:, RCM-Alternate.
vacant: Vice Chair.
Subcommittee Chairs present: P.I., HOLP 2002, AWAM, H & I
vacant: Outreach, Literature Review.
Groups: present: Set Free, Survivors, But Do It, We Do Recover, Never Alone, Blood, Sweat, and Tears,
Spiritual Principles, Higher Powered, Against All Odds, Fifth Tradition.
absent: High Noon, T.U.N.A. - W (moved to inactive list.)
inactive: Free At Last.
Quorum established
November Minutes: corrections: Motion to approve HOLP Subcommittee guidelines should have been in Old Business.
Minutes passed as corrected.
Administrative reports:
Secretary: The minutes of the ASC meetings from January through December 2001 have been transcribed and put on disc. I'd like for a few people to compare the originals to the transcription and vouch for their accuracy. ILS, Doug B.
Treasurer:
JANUARY 2002 REPORT (Meeting January 20, 2002)
Balance.................$ 791.42 Balance ending December 9, 2001 area report (see previous report)
Total Deposits......$ 424.19 Donations given in December 9, 2001 meeting.
Total Expenses.....$ 434.38 Expenses since December 9, 2001 report and last meeting.
Current Balance...$ 781.23 Balance as of January 20, 2002 meeting.
DONATIONS EXPENSES
But Do It $ 41.00 $ 19.07 Pam Mueller #1324 (Printing)
High Noon $ 25.00 $201.40 Show Me RSO #1325 (PI Lit.)
AWAM $296.50 $ 90.00 Joplin Answering Ser. #1326
We Do Recover $ 20.00 $ 58.40 Joplin Globe #1327
Refund (So. West, Bell) $ 7.01 $ 28.20 AT&T #1328
Refund (So. West. Bell) $ 34.68 $ 20.31 So. Western Bell #1329
$ 16.00 Debit - Printing Checks
TOTAL DEPOSITS $424.19 $ 1.00 Debit - Mo. Service Charge
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 434.38
Note: Donation funds collected at Dec. 9, 2001 area meeting was $14.00 and given to Set Free. ILS, Jackee C.
RCM Report: Hello Ozark Area, Region again was a awesome experience. First thing Saturday we voted on Vice- Chair & Secretary. Edward D. was elected Vice- Chair and john S. Secretary. Treasurer resigned. Regional Delegate reported need for input for NA Way this was also brought up in Literature Review report. NA Way is looking for input from members, groups, and areas.
February 2nd there will be a Conference Agenda Report workshop in Lebanon. Then we had Group Reports. I informed Region we were doing ok, also about our website.
In RCM open forum the topic was, again, non support in smaller Areas. Suggestion was to get on a more personal level with newcomers. Make them feel welcome. About Groups who don't participate with Area some Areas don't put these groups on meeting schedules. Some agreed, some didn't. Also about Areas setting boundaries and how well can we serve them, and to let Region know what is Area's responsibility to Groups they feel are breaking Traditions.. The 4th Tradition was brought up, also about people with clean time going and sharing a clear NA message and about clarity statements. The meeting was closed by me; I suggested the Lord's Prayer, and after a few frowns I suggested the Gratitude Prayer.
Sunday, in Subcommittee reports H&I reported Areas present and that they will be doing a workshop at Cabin Fever. Literature, 14 attended, 7 Areas. They talked about new stuff for Sponsorship, new questions and that they would like to be more involved. They are available for Literature workshops if anyone is interested. They are still doing evaluation on Basic Text. They will also be doing a workshop at Cabin Fever on the literature part of the C.A.R. Also about NA Way needing input, and to do this there is a release form included in this. Also about Worldwide Workshop in Chicago February 2nd.
PI reported Mid Mo Area using an 800# and a website.
RSO reported that sales are up 32% with 190,000 in sales. Increased level by selling literature outside of Missouri. Their website is www.showmerso.org They are making improvements to their website.
WSR still looking for lessons from areas to bring information back to step guides in each area. They will also be doing workshops at cabin fever, High On Life Picnic, and possibly SMRCNA.
Outreach now has a Regional Subcommittee. They will be doing a workshop at Cabin Fever and are looking to do more. Also talked about the Rock and a diary to go with it.
SMRCNA B.O.D. needs 1 position filled now and there will be 3 more open in July. 3 yr. cleantime, 2 yr. term. Will also need a Chair for Zone 1 Mid Mo Area Quincy that is in July.
New Business - All Regional Subcommittee positions are open. Treasurer is a 4 yr. cleantime, 2 yr. term, ViceChair is a 3yr cleantime 2yr term. H&I, PI, Outreach and Literature 3yr cleantime, 1yr term.
Also I need $120.14 for my room at Region. ILS, Dale S.
Subcommittee Reports:
Public Information Subcommittee Report The literature order was received. After attending a High Noon meeting in Neosho, the literature rack outside the Drug Court was restocked. The coordinator for the Drug Court treatment team requested a P.I. presentation to their team at their monthly In-service training. Plans were made for January 28th. Later the presentation had to be canceled by the coordinator. They will let the subcommittee know if we can do the presentation in February. Their in-service is always the last Monday of the month. Pamphlets were also placed at the Economic Security office in Neosho. Spanish language pamphlets were requested there. They will need to be ordered from RSO.
I attended the Regional Public Information Subcommittee. A report was made about our workshops of Dec.1 and updating the phoneline. A Regional Ad Hoc committee was established to develop a presentation for a member of the House of Representatives who could, supposedly, gather Division and Department heads at a state level to hear about N.A. The new P.I. Chair from the Mid-Missouri Area was in a hurry to set this up. He is the Ad Hoc Committee Chair. Living so far away, I decided to not become involved with this Ad Hoc and focus on Ozark Area.
The Probation and Parole literature rack was stocked. Copies of our meeting schedules were given to the receptionist to give to the Probation and Parole Officers.
Approximately 550 copies of Ozark Area's meeting schedules were run. I have a receipt for $21.28 to be reimbursed for paper.
The next subcommittee meeting is next Saturday, January 26,2002 at 1330 Wall, Joplin, MO, We Do Recover Group's meeting place. The committee will be electing a vice-chair and secretary, look over possible committee guidelines, address any questions, requests or problems from Ozark Area groups, and read Tradition 1 to discuss it in relation to Public Information work. We'll start at 1 pm with a potluck lunch and have the committee meeting after.
I made up some fliers for the subcommittee meeting and the upcoming Conference Agenda Report Workshop in Southwest Missouri Area to pass out to the GSRs. ILS, Pam M.
H & I: Hello Ozark Area, H & I is doing well, we are still holding 4 presentations at Ozark Center/New Directions The first Sunday of the month is a speaker meeting. We would like to formally invite all members of the fellowship to come out and support the speaker. The other 3 Sundays are a panel presentation held at 6:30pm.
We changed meeting times at the Laffayette House. They are now held the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 7:30pm. If you would like to get involved with Laffayette (females only) please contact Chris C. at 781-1680 or 529-2227(cell).
We are also holding 4 meetings a month at the Jasper County Jail. They are the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. The mens' times are from 9am to 11am and the women meet at 1pm to around 4pm. If you are interested in supporting our jail presentations contact Allen F.
We also have changed the time of our subcommittee meeting. They are held the third Saturday of the month at 618 Jackson (HOLC) at 3pm. We moved the time up so it will give Survivors Group plenty of time to conduct their business meeting.
Sandy B. from Neosho sent me a letter to let me know how they are doing. Since our last ASC they have been in Newton County one time. Some support and facility problems. They asked me if I would take back to the Groups a request for 1 or 2 women speakers that would be willing to get clearance for Newton County. If there are any women interested please contact Danielle
One last item of business. We have put together a flyer of our meeting times and place, and the time and place of or subcommittee meeting to be given to GSRs to take back to their Groups. Hopefully, this will stop ant confusion about H&I's monthly schedule. We would like to thank the Fellowship for their support. ILS, Brian C.
HOLP 2002: January 20, 2002 Hello Ozark Area, Things with the picnic are going great. Our current bank balance is at $1637.92 as of January 18, 2002. We have 17 long sleeve shirts on hand and 58 coffee mugs at this time. We are expecting the coffee mug bill to come in and it should be around $300.00. The committee decided to change the color of the shirts to maroon because we are having a problem keeping the white ones clean. We have received 2 more pre registrations for a total of 24. We have still only received 1 suggestion for workshop topics, so GSR’s please talk about this with your group. We have decided to use Edward D. for our D.J. services at the picnic next year, and we picked our speakers, the speakers will be as follows- Friday Night David D. Joplin,MO, Saturday afternoon Larry from the Regional Service Office, Saturday Night Main Speaker Shemus M. Baltimore, MD and the Sunday Morning Speaker will be Dave S. from St. Louis, MO. If you have any questions about the picnic please ask. Remember our sub committee meetings are 1 hour prior to the ASC at the same locations. ILS, David B.
AWAM: Hello Ozark Area, Well not much to report this month. I need for the groups to let me know when they would like for me to have the next function. I am also trying to put together an anniversary celebration of the formation of our Area. Right now I am trying to find out exactly when our Area was formed. I have contacted Bob R. and was told to get in contact with Tommy H. and he should have the information I need. I will have more information on this as that becomes available to me. Thank you! ILS, Bridgit B.
Group Reports:
Set Free: Hello Ozark Area, The Set Free Group still meets at 315 E. Grand on Mondays at 8:00pm, Wednesdays at 8:00pm, and Fridays at 6:30pm. We also have a candlelight meeting on Saturday nights at 9pm. Our meeting attendance has been up to 15 - 20 addicts per meeting. We had contact with the Vernon County Jail, but are still waiting for their response.
Our group had its last business meeting on the 18th of January in which we had our election to vote in new members for all positions, and all positions were filled. My name is Amber A., and have been voted in to serve as GSR for the year of 2002 at Set Free in Nevada.
Our donation this month will be $50.00 I look forward to serving Narcotics Anonymous this term. Thankyou. ILS, Amber A.
Survivors: Greetings Ozark Area, Survivors Group meets Monday through Saturday at noon at 618 Jackson in Joplin. All is well and we are looking forward to our Valentines function on February 23rd, 2002. Please announce this at your meetings. ILS, Shavett G.
But Do It: Ozark Area, Hello My name is Rob I am an addict. I am the GSR for the But Do It group of Joplin. We meet at 6:30 every Wednesday at 1502 S Michigan in building 2. We are small group, with an average attendance of about six addicts. We are fortunate to have a dedicated attendance of core members. The But Do It group has a donation of $37.11 to the Ozark area. Once again, we are grateful to be able to contribute to our area. ILS, Rob G.
We Do Recover: WDR Hello Ozark Area, The We Do Recover Group meets at 1330 Wall in Joplin every night at 8PM and at midnight on Fri. and Sat. Our business meeting is the first Sun. of the month at 3PM. Our bills are paid and our attendance is up. Due to needed literature being ordered, we have no Area donation this month. We will be hosting a PI committee meeting, pot luck on Jan. 26th at 1PM. Please come and support PI. ILS, Linda Q.
Never Alone: Greetings Ozark Area The Never Alone group in Monett is still having our meetings on Tuesdays at 8:00pm in the Basement of the St. Lawerence Catholic Church, the meeting is Closed and is non-smoking, there is a Butt Can outside for smokers to put their Butts in. Our Meeting is handicaped accessable. Our attendance is between 3 to 5 addicts per meeting. Financially we are struggling month to month, But we manage to make our rent, Literature for the group;
This Will be my last area as the G.S.R. of Never Alone, our new G.S.R. is here today, I will be working with him so that he will be able to represent the Never Alone group, without any reservation or hesitation to fullfil this position as a Trusted Servant of Never Alone group in Monett. Kit has said that he has the Willingness & the Desire to do this as a member of the group, as well as for his own recovery, has acknowleged that this would further his desire to continue in recovery.
It has been a privledge to serve the Never Alone group as their G.S.R, Respectfully a Trusted Servent of the Never Alone group of Narcotics Anonymous. Danny H.
Please Welcome Kit as our New G.S.R. a trusted servant of the Never Alone group. starting February 2002 at the Next O.A.S.C.
P.S. We have ran out of White Key Tags and do not have enough money to even get 24, Key Tags, Could We please recieve Some of The 24 hour Key Tags. Thank You.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Hello Ozark Area, My name is Eddie M. I have been voted in to serve as GSR for Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Blood, Sweat, and Tears still meets every Friday night 8:00pm at 301 S. Pine in Nevada, Mo. We average 10 to 15 addicts per meeting. We are currently under our prudent reserve, so we have no donation to the area at this time. ILS, Eddie M.
Against All Odds: I'm Pat, Alternate GSR for Against All Odds Group. We meet at Oak Place, 30th & Michigan on Wednesday at 8:00pm and Sunday at 6:30pm. We have between 15 and 20 people attending. All seems well. Pat A.
Higher Powered: Hello Ozark Area, Higher Powered Group still meets every Thursday @ 8:00pm in Columbus. We have 4-7 regular members attending.
On the 17th, we had our 1st birthday night with a member getting his one year medallion. Hopefully we will start having these birthday nights on a regular basis. ILS, Deanna J.
Fifth Tradition: Hello, my name is Justin I am an addict. I am the GSR for Fifth Tradition group in Joplin. Our meetings are from 8:00 to 9:00pm Tuesday through Friday. Our attendance does need to improve slightly. Due to theft we are having a Literature drive Fund-raiser on January 26th, 2002 at the Galena, KS Senior Citizens Center. Doors open at 5:30pm. Speaker will be Wyatt G. from Joplin. There will also be a dance and raffle please come and show your support, thankyou. ILS, Justin B.
I am sorry to report at this time we have no money to donate to area.
Spiritual Principles: Hello everyone in Area, My name is Lee F,. and I am an addict. I'm from the Spiritual Principles group and we meet every Sunday morning at 9:30am at 618 S. Jackson in Joplin.
We have about 10 - 15 in our group on Sunday morning. We have a donation of $48.00 this month.
Thankyou for letting me be of service and I hope to see all of you at Cabin Fever. Lee F.
Sharing Session: nothing from groups... went to Old Business.
Old Business:
*From December*: Motion: That the ASC approve the submitted HOLP 2002 Guidelines / 2nd / Passed
Nominated for Vice Chair - Wendy A. Seconded.
Resume:
Hello Ozark Area,
My name is Wendy A. My Clean Date is August 6, 2000. My home group is We Do Recover.
History of Service: I served as GSR for Set Free group in Nevada for 1 full term. I am a member of the High On Life 2002 Picnic committee, I am a member of the H & I committee. I chair meetings at the Laffayette House, and have been a panel member for the Ozark Center H & I meetings. I have an NA sponsor and work the NA steps. I sponsor the newcomer.
I feel I can benefit the Ozark Area. I am committed to carrying the message of NA and the knowledge I obtain is part of how I stay clean and grow in my recovery.
In Loving Service, Wendy A.
Motion: to close nominations / 2nd.
***request made to include Danny H's service resume from last month. As follows:
Danny Ray Hensley.
Clean Date- August 13th of 1993.
Sect. of N.A. Group when it was Time Out From Dec 4 or 5 of 1998 to July of 1999
G.S.R of N.A Group of Time Out from July of 1999 to Oct of 1999 & again from Feb 2001 to Dec. 2001
Treasurer from Dec 4th of 1998 to June of 1999. also from Feb 2001 until now.
Very Active in Home Group the reason for some flux, is letting addicts help out I do have working knowledge of 12 Steps and 12 Traditions & 12 Concepts. I do have a sponsor & work with him concerning my recovery & helping other addicts.
I have always served the group for the group, done what the group requests.
I'am Willing to Serve the Area As Vice-Chair if you will it.
As I've Never done this before please show me some time to adjust in.
Guidelines: Some discussion regarding clarification of Article 8 Subcommittees; cleantime requirements and process of electing Chairs for committees not specificaly included in Article 8. Discussion showed that the procedures for creation of such subcommittee includes provisions for establishing those items.
Motion: To adopt the "Final Draft" as the Guidelines of the Ozark Area Service Committee of Narcotics Anonymous / 2nd / Passed.
New Business:
Never Alone Group asked the ASC for money to buy Keytags, as their group has no funds to purchase them.
Much discussion regarding the ASC's responsibility in light of the 7th tradition - groups being fully self supporting and the ASC acting on the needs common to all the Groups
Page 60 (Area Committee Policy and Guidelines) in the Guide to Local Services makes reference to "Area committees exist primarily to help make NA groups more effective in carrying the recovery message to the still suffering addict. Area committees either: attract addicts to meetings, provide materials for use in meetings, conduct activities designed to strengthen meetings, or, perform the administrative functions necessary to do these things."
Motion: That the ASC purchase 15 white keytags for the Never Alone Group / 2nd / Passed
Nomination: Don C. for Literature Review Chair / 2nd Resume as follows:
Resume for Lititure Rev.:
Hello Area,
I'm willing to be of Service and I have an understanding of the 12 Traditions, 12 concept's and have been Intrum Sectuary For Ozark Area 4 month's and honerd to serve and the 28th of this month (Jan) I'll have 2 year's clean and I all so chair meeting's for my Home Group and I have an NA Sponsor work NA Step and I sponsor NA members.
And with the Help of knolegeable people in NA Service I will be eager to be of service.
Sincerly Don C.
Q: What is your motive for wanting this position?
A: I want to be of service.
Q: Is there support for this committee within the ASC?
A: A number of members expressed a desire to serve if such a committee was formed.
Q How much of our literature have you read?
A: All of it.
Q: What is your understanding of the Fourth Concept of Service?
No answer given, a few members said that it was a "set-up" question.
Q: What are the Cleantime requirements?
Motion: That the ASC establish a Cleantime requirement of 2 years clean for Literature review Chair / 2nd / Tabled to Groups
Motion: That the ASC print a copy of the Conference Agenda Report for each group / 2nd / Passed
Motion: To send funds above prudent reserve to the Show-Me RSC / 2nd / Failed.
Groups would like to have the rest of the subcommittees present the ASC with their committees' guidelines for approval.
AWAM would like to have directives from the groups as to what they would like AWAM to do.
Motion: To include in Area Meeting Schedules all meetings of groups on the ASC Roster at the time of printing / 2nd / Passed.
Motion: To remove the RCM-Alt. from office due to non-fulfillment of duties and absences at Area and Regional meetings / 2nd / P
Motion: To increase Secretary Budget by $45.00 to $125.00 to include the P.O.Box fee / 2nd / Passed.
Public Information subcommittee next Saturday, AWAM to follow.
Against All Odds to host the next ASC meeting Sunday, February 17th, 2pm at 3101 N. Michigan in Pittsburg, KS
Meeting adjourned 5:22pm.
Ozark Area Scheduled Events
January 26 Public Info workshop (AWAM to follow) 1330 Wall, Joplin
February 2 Conference Agenda Report workshop Mills Center, Lebanon MO
February 23 Survivors' Valentine Theme Function Galena Senior Citizens Center
June 15 But Do It's 3rd Annual "Can't Put a Price on Recovery" Picnic Par Hill Park, Joplin
July 26, 27, 28 23rd Annual High On Life Picnic Bucksaw Point, Truman Lake
Ozark Area Service Committee of Narcotics Anonymous
Post Office Box 2923 Joplin, Missouri 64803