OASC met at 1330 Wall, Joplin, MO on March 16, 2003.
(From notes taken by the Vice Chair)
Wendy A. opened the meeting with the “We Version” of the Serenity Prayer. John J. read the Twelve Traditions and ___read The Twelve Concepts of Service
Roll Call:
(None included in notes)
Spiritual Principles moves to inactive.
Discussion: Vice-Chairs sitting in for absent Chairs – to be discussed in sharing session.
Wendy A. thanked We Do Recover Group for the use of the building. Basket passed.
Last month’s minutes were approved with the following change: “met at 1330 Wall” changed to “met at 618 Jackson”.
The Reports are as follows:
Chair
Wendy A.
(No Report)
Vice-Chair
Dale S.
(No Report)
Treasurer
Jackee C.
Ozark Area Treasurer's Report
MARCH
(Meeting of February 16, 2003)
Balance.................$ 884.13 Balance ending February 16, 2003 area report (see previous report)
Total Deposits......$ 135.00 Donations and credits given in
February 16th meeting
Total Expenses.....$ 212.24 Expenses since February 16, 2003
report and last meeting
Current Balance….$ 806.89 Balance as of March 16, 2003
meeting.
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BREAKDOWNS
DONATIONS EXPENSES
But Do It..........................$ 18.00 $ 3.35 Lori H. (Secty. Reim) #1227
Survivor's........................$ 75.00 $ 20.13 Pam M. (PI Reim) #1228
Blood, Sweat & Tears…..$ 5.00 $ 90.00 Joplin Answering #1229
Set Free…………………..$ 10.00 $ Void #1230
Just For Today…………..$ 5.00 $ 16.75 A T & T #1231
Never Alone……………...$ 3.00 $ 42.60 Joplin Globe #1232
We Do Recover………….$ 14.00 $ 38.41 SoWestern Bell #1233
Butterflies Are Free……..$ 5.00 $ 1.00 Bank Service Charge
TOTAL DONATIOS……$ 135.00 $ 212.24 TOTAL EXPENSES
Fund collected at February 16, 2003 area meeting were $16.00 and given to Survivor’s
for hosting area. In Loving Service,
Jackee Clark
Ozark Area Treasurer
Secretary
Lori H. (Absent)
March 16, 2003 – Secretary’s Report
Hello OASC,
I apologize for not letting you know I would not be here this month. I did not realize until after last month’s OASC that I would be gone today. I will gladly type and mail this month’s Area minutes when I return on the March 22nd, if the Area requests it.
I have corrected the error in the first line of the February minutes. I changed “1330 Wall” to read “618 Jackson.”
Further, at my home group’s business meeting we found that the Regional motions in the RCM report were incorrect in our February OASC minutes. Since the Regional motions are critical and time sensitive, I immediately prepared and e-mail/mailed an Emergency Addition with the correct information. The additional expense for doing this was $2.35. I plan to note the error, in pen, on the final copy of the February minutes and attach the Emergency Addition to the back of the minutes for the archives. If the Area prefers I handle this a different way, please let me know.
The total cost of printing and mailing for February was $5.70. I have included the February cost sheet for the treasurer’s records.
In Loving Service,
Lori H.
PS. Don’t forget, the 3rd Sunday in April is Easter. I’d prefer April 27th for OASC. J
RCM
(Vacant)
RCM-Alt
Steve H. (Absent)
March 16, 2003
RCM-Alt Report
Dear OASC,
I am sorry that I could not attend this month’s Area Service meeting and I apologize for not being present when I’ve been nominated as RCM. I will attend the April Regional business meeting, and at the April OASC, I will have a full report from the Region. I am concerned about getting our Area’s voice heard at the Region in April, as well. So, I’ve contacted Dale S. and arranged to collect all the information necessary to effectively represent us. I will be in contact with him as soon as I return. Because of the error in the February minutes, if your group does not have their vote ready today, you can contact me, at , with your group’s vote before April’s Regional business meeting.
ILS, Steve H.
AWAM
Rob G. (Absent)
H & I
Kenny C.
Hello Ozark Area,
H & I is doing well this month. We held 3 meetings in Jasper Co. Jail, 2 meetings at Lafayette House, r meetings at Ozark Treatment Center and 1 at House of Hope Treatment Center in Grove, OK.
We held our subcommittee yesterday, March 15,
We will be starting two new meetings at Lafayette House this month.
House of Hope has asked for more meetings and we will try to get moving on that soon. H & I needs $15.30 for readings. That’s all I have to report at this time.
Thank You,
Kenny C.
Literature Review
Darlene L.
March 16, 2003
Literature Review Subcommittee Report
Greetings Area,
There is not a while lot too report his month. Due to schedule conflicts the lit. Committee did not meet this month. At this time, we are waiting on a time line for Sponsorship Text chapter two review. I have e-mail into the Regional Chair regarding this info. Would like to plan interim meeting around that release. Due to my disability with web-sites, I have still been unable retrieve the new traditions workbook review. I have requested help with this from our Regional Lit Chair and awaiting reply. Will plan next subcommittee meeting after checking everyone’s schedule.
Unfortunately, Saturdays before Area is not working for me. I am unable to spend that much time waiting to have a meeting. It was a good idea for a while. Therefore, will meet with the committee officers to decide one day per month commitment. If there are other groups outside the Joplin area interested in what lit review does, please contact me. I would be more than happy to come to you for workshops and maybe even consider a traveling subcommittee meeting. You can reach me at .
In Loving Service,
Darlene L.
Will circulate flyer when subcommittee meeting time is established.
PI
Pam M.
The website is ready to be voted on by the groups. Our helpline is not being answered. The Joplin Answering Service and the company they have hired will be contacted tomorrow to fix this. I was unaware until I got to Area meeting today that it was this way. (FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The area help line was fixed and being answered by noon on Monday after March Area meeting. Also Joplin Answering Service has hired a new company to answer our calls and I think we can safely say that the calls are being answered correctly.) I do not think it is necessary to fire Joplin Answering Service at this time. It would be my recommendation to keep them until the Regional Helpline is up and running and switch to the Regional Helpline. Public Service Announcements have been faxed to one of the radio groups. Respectfully submitted: Pam M.
HOLP2003
Doug B.
Things are progressing in an orderly fashion. Next committee meeting will be
Saturday the 26th at 3:30pm at the We Do Recover meeting hall. ILS Doug B.
Group Reports:
But Do It
(Absent: Sent $25.00 Donation)
5th Tradition
Greetings Ozark Area,
We meet at 618 Jackson Tues.-Thur. At 6:30p.m. and 8:00p.m. Fri. Fri is our candlelight meeting Att. Is good. Our meetings are usually small avg. 12 but very comfortable. We invite anyone and everyone to come share and grow with us. We are still having a function April 12th, So come and kick it.
In Loving Service,
Neil H.
P.S. We have a donation of $10.00 this month.
Set Free Group
Hello Ozark Area,
The Set Free Group has been struggling as far as attendance with an average of about 4-7 people. We are still meeting our financial obligations but would welcome some support from members of other groups if you can attend. We are still meeting at the same times and location. We do not have a donation for Area this month.
Sincerely, Ed R.
We Do Recover
Hello Area,
We Do Recover meets at 1330 Wall in Joplin, MO. We have 8pm meetings 7 nights a week and midnight meetings on Fri and Sat. and our group business meeting is the 1st Sunday of the month at 3:00.
We Do is celebrating our 14th birthday Mar 22nd in Galena, KS. Tricia B. will be speaking at 7:00 and we have a life band and raffle to follow. Raffle items are needed.
Our meeting attendance has leveled out to about 60 addicts per meeting. We still have a lot of newcomers. We give out between 20 and 30 white key tags each month. However not near as many orange and green, etc. Our birthday night is the last Fri of the month and at this time we have 6 birthdays with a combined total of 32 years.
All of our bill are paid and we have an Area donation of $8.63.
In Loving Service,
Renita G.
Survivors Group
Greetings Ozark Area,
Survivors meets Mon-Sat at noon at 618 Jackson. Our business meetings are held after the noon meeting the Saturday before Area meets. Yesterday four addicts attended our business meeting. We discussed group issues first, then voted on Area issues. One thing our members discussed had to do with our area minutes. Our members discussed the vagueness of our area minutes. We are wondering if any other groups feel it might be beneficial for our secretary to be more specific when recording minutes. Some things we are concerned about were that future addicts might not fully understand what took place during a meeting by reading our minutes. And can an addict read our minutes who was not in attendance and catch the God consciousness this Area is following?
Our February dance went well. We want to thank everyone for their support and let you know where your monetary support is going. We profited $333. $174 went for literature and we have a donation to Area for $160.
It’s an honor to be of Service,
Shelie V.
Just For Today Group of Neosho
Ozark Area Report
Just For Today Group of Neosho
March 16, 2003
Just For Today meets in the Building at 201 South Jefferson Street (parking on Main Street next to the Municipal Auditorium, come in the North door) on Mondays and Fridays from 12pm to 1pm if every week. Mondays are a CLOSED discussion meeting and Fridays are a OPEN literature/discussion meeting. The meeting is non-smoking. We need your support.
We had 4 motions this month:
3/07/03
Trish Osborne nominated for Secretary | Accepted |
Rachel Wallace nominated for GSR | Accepted |
Brian Fletcher nominated for treasurer | Accepted |
Jerry Mitchell nominated for alternate GSR | Accepted |
Rachel Wallace GSR 3/16/03
Never Alone Group
(Absent)
Good Evening Area, 03-04-03
The Never Alone Group is located at 405 7th St. in Monett. Our meetings are held in the basement of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tuesdays at 8:00pm. All Tuesdays except the last of the month are closed, only the last is open, we are also non-smoking and we are handicapped accessible. Our business meetings are the first Tuesday of each month after our regular meeting. Our attendance is still steady between 16 to 13 addicts per meeting. I apologize for not being there, I recently had surgery on R. shoulder and unable to drive until at least March 25th, since I cannot be there the group requested I put our votes, questions, comments, or rebuttals in the report to the Area this month.
The vote for Steve H. for RCM (YES)
Rebuttal, from discussion at Area in Feb. RCM was not signature on account according to guidelines, so if it was omitted from guidelines it would only be present, according to past guidelines RCM was never co-signatory according to their duties we could not find otherwise, but we have no problem with Steve H. (RCM) being co-signatory on Area account. We are unsure if (amend the guideline to insert 7.5 (g) RCM to be co-signatory on the OASC bank account would be considered house keeping measure or would need the approval of the NA members of each group.
We would like to thank Pam M. for her continued effort with the website, and so far we continue to back her efforts.
Last but not least, AWAM Chair, this was a very sensitive issue with us. We understand having personal problems, items out of our control, even the occasional sometimes just forgetting, we put this issue in the form of being the OASC Chair, we would at least expect some response for AWAM before now, if our Area Chairperson were to conduct themselves in this manner, they would have been replaced by now. It is our conscience that he be removed, and that, we remember why we have people fill out a resume go back to the groups prior to any election for a position to be filled at the Area level, so that addicts as a whole decide.
Respectfully, the conscience of the Never Alone Group
Presented to you by our GSR Danny H.
PS We would like to thank Pam M. for reading our report, since Danny could not be there, this is just one reason why Danny is trying to get one of us to be the alt. GSR.
Inner Freedom
Hello Ozark Area, March 16, 2003
Inner Freedom meets at 20th and Porter on Sundays at 6:30pm. Attendance has been low this past month. We could use extra support, so please stop by for a meeting. We have no Area donation at this time.
ILS,
Christina C.
How It Works And Why
March 2003
How It Works And Why
427 North Cedar
Nevada, MO 64772
Hello Ozark Area, I’m Cara and I am an addict
How It Works And Why now meets at 427 North Cedar in the basement. We meet 4 times a week. Tuesday @ 8, Friday @ 9:30, Saturday @ 6:30, and Sunday @ 8. There was about a week that we did not have a place to meet so our meeting attendance has dropped. We began meeting again on March 7th so we do expect attendance to pick back up. Our attendance is averaging 4-8 addicts. All our service positions are filled and we have addicts to chair and open meetings. We offer a $10 donation to area.
In Loving Service,
Cara D. – GSR
Against All Odds
Hi Everybody,
I’m Scott and I’m a addict. My apologies for not showing up last month – I can’t control the weather! The Against All Odds group of Narcotics Anonymous is still recovering in Pittsburg, KS. We still meet 3 times a week; Sunday at 6:30pm, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00pm. Our meetings are all Open, Non-Smoking and Handicapped accessible. We hold our business meetings on the second Sunday of the Month, right after our Recover Meeting. We have elected a new Treasurer, Rachel C., and are looking forward to an improved more organized financial structure. At our last business meeting we began discussions concerning prudent reserves, rent and other monthly expenses and literature expenses. We also touched on our annual function. We were unable to resolve all of our issues and are planning a special meeting tonight to try to finish up. Unfortunately, since we were unable to finish discussions on our finances last week, we are unable to make a contribution to Area this month. Again our Apologies.
In Grateful Service,
Scott Jergens
Miracles Group
Hello Ozark Area,
The Miracles Group meets Fridays, 6:30p.m. at the First United Methodist Church located at 501 West 4th street in room #106 in Joplin, MO, meetings are open and non-smoking. The meeting is going good with 15-25 addicts per meeting. We have a $65.00 area donation this month.
ILS
David B.
15 min. Break
Reopen with the Service Prayer
The basket donation of $12.40 was given to We Do Recover for use of the building.
Sharing Session:
We Do Recover requested coffee mugs and t-shirts – 1 each.
Troubles with phone lines the 800 number has been changed. PI will try to get this straightened out by nest month, either get another answering service, search out other options.
Troubles with minutes being to vague, moved to wait till Lori is here.
Vice Chair/Chair responsibilities. Are Chair people required to be here or can Vice-Chair sit in. Area did not Vice-Chair, they voted in a Chair so, the Chair needs to show up.
Old Business:
Steve H. voted in as RCM.
Passed motion to have RCM as signatory on OASC bank account.
Passed motion to remove Rob G. as AWAM Chair.
New Business:
Moved-2nded-Pass Open nominations for AWAM Chair
Nominated – 2nded Sandee A. for AWAM Chair (Take back to groups for vote)
Moved-2nded To remove Joplin Answering Service from their duties and find new answering service. (Take back to groups for vote)
Moved-2nded-passed To remove newspaper ad
Moved-2nded to amend guidelines 6.6b be added and read. “unless represented by Vice-Chair of that subcommittee.” (Take back to groups for vote)
Also send a copy of the guidelines to all groups.
Discussion about website for as may possible to look at website and make a decision. http://www.geocities.com/ozark_area
Nominations are open for the following positions:
RCM Alternate
AWAM
Outreach Chair
Against All Odds to host next month’s OASC meeting at 3111 N. Michigan (Back Door) Oak Center Bldg., Pittsburg, KS, on April 27, 2003 at 2:00pm.
Motion to close and 2nded.