DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS


April 2007
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District 14 met on 15 April in Lebanon at the Masonic Lodge with the Page 516 Group hosting. There were 16 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The 20 May and 10 June 2007 meetings will be hosted by the Addieville Schoolhouse Group in Addieville (directions are later in the letter). The 8 July and 12 August 2007 meetings will be hosted by the Recovery-In-Brooklyn Group. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there…..



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IN MEMORIAM

Dale Hoffarth

District 14 DCM 1993-1995

Leaving us with 19 years of truly, quality sobriety.

His passion for service work was uncommon.

He will be missed by many.


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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:




Directions to Addieville Schoolhouse Group: Take I-64 east to the Okawville exit. You will be on IL-177, take a right onto IL-13 and go south until you get to IL-15. Take a left and go to Jefferson Road and turn left. Look for a yellow, very old schoolhouse.

Alice Tatum (284-3470) is now the GSR for both the Red Bud Group and the New Athens Group. Welcome back to service work Alice !!!

The Fairview Heights Group has ceased meeting as of 9 April 2007.

Treatment Facilities (Jason K. – 257-2414):

Grapevine (Gene E. – 228-9108):

Bridging the Gap (Sherri L. – cell 618-604-3981):

Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104): A lot of calls being received by members in Cahokia .

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451): The room for the meetings at SWICC has been increased in size twice as the number of people attending has continued to grow. One reason is the consistency of the meeting content.
There was a whole lot of discussion on the subject of buying literature for the AA meetings in prisons, county jails and treatment centers. There has been a whole lot of discussion for two months on this subject. The Traditions provide the GSR’s the needed guidance in this matter. Therefore, a motion was made and voted in the affirmative to issue/provide books for Treatment Centers and Correctional Facilities. The GSR’s do not want to stop the good work that is already being done. To this end, however, an annual budget will be arrived upon and voted into effect at the next GSR meeting in May.

PI/Literature (Tom D. – 282-1973): ):

VA Clinic
St Elizabeth’s Hospital
TASC
Cahokia Library
Swansea Police Station
Touchette Hospital
Gateway Facility
St Clair County Jail


The Cahokia Serenity Group has resurrected the Saturday Night meeting at 8 p.m.
The Cahokia Serenity Group now meets at the Maplewood Church of Christ. They used to meet at the Community Outreach Center , but the building has been sold. The street address for the church is: 3530 Falling Springs Road, Cahokia IL. It is just a little ways up the road from the old meeting place.


Jan A. is resigning her position as Dist 14 Secretary effective at the end of the 20 May 2007 GSR meeting. This is due to work constraints. By near acclimation, Darlene E. was chosen as the Dist 14 Secretary.

UPCOMING EVENTS:


The East Central Regional Conference will be held 18-20 May 2007 in Middleton Wisconsin. Some later…..

The Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly wwill be held in Jacksonville IL on 10 June 2007 at the Hamiltons on 110 North East St in Jacksonville IL . Rooms are available at the Econo Lodge Inn. Cost is $54.89 per night (tax included). The cost of registration is $5. More later….

The IL State Conference will be held 3-5 Aug 2007 at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire IL. For reservations ($99 per night), call 847-634-0100. For more info, call Steve K. at 847-746-3479 or Ray L. at 847-336-1393.

The SRN IL 21 Area Assembly will be held on 9 September 2007 and will be hosted by Dist 14. It will be held at the Southern Illinois Heart Institute portion of St Elizabeth’s Hospital. There is lots of parking for the attendee’s. Rooms will be reserved at the Townhouse Motel. Lunch for the attendee’s will be catered as it is for almost every assembly. Registration begins at 7:30 am and the assembly begins at 9 am. More later….

The 2007 East Central Regional Conference will be held 12-14 Oct 2007 in Manitowoc Wisconsin. More seriously later….

The East Central Regional Forum wwill be held 9-11 Nov 2007 in Arlington Heights IL. More a whole lot later…..

The 2008 Southern Illinois Area Spring Conference will be held during the month of March 2008 in District 7. This is beyond seriously later…


BIRTHDAYS:
(Birthdays will only be entered if they occur before or on the date of the GSR Meeting; otherwise, they will be entered in the next Booze News)



623 Group: Mark S. – 24 yrs, Plumber Tom – 20 yrs, Sandy T. – 15 yrs, Deanna S. – 10 yrs, Karon W. – 8 yrs, Pat C. – 4 yrs, Suzy H. – 3 yrs, Heather K., Vicki C. – 1 yr, Brian P., JD C. – 6 mos, Linda B., Jim S. – 30 days.

623 Men’s Group:

Cahokia Serenity Group: : Doug T. – 18 yrs, Chuck G. – 7 yrs, Vince B. – 2yrs.

Collinsville Honesty Group of District 18: .

Collinsville Lounge Group: Rich C. – 19 yrs.

Collinsville New Life Group:

Dr. Bobs Group: Jim V. – 34 yrs, Frank B. – 31 yrs, Mary E. – 15 yrs, Terry S. – 11 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Papa Joe – 25 yrs, Geraldine B. – 16 yrs, Cassandra B. – 7 yrs, Julius L. – 6 yrs, Bill T., George F. – 5 yrs, Byron R., Keith P. – 4 yrs, Fred R. – 3 yrs.

God’s Corner:

Here and Now Across the River Group:

Okawville Group: Tom T. – 23 yrs, Flo B. – 2 yrs.

Kings House Group: Craig W. – 15 yrs.

New Athens Group:

Mascoutah Group: Nedra C. – 25 yrs.

New Baden Group: Shawn D., Shawn D., Jeremy – 30 days.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: Bob P. – 25 yrs, Don P. – 21 yrs, Larry M., Joe P. – 20 yrs, Jack M. – 19 yrs, Theresa M. – 18 yrs, Michael M., Charlie S. – 17 yrs, Karen C. – 14 yrs, John H. – 12 yrs, Greg J., Wayne S. – 11 yrs, Michelle M. – 10 yrs, Dale J., Tony J., Joetta D., Cliff C., Thad C., Dalyce C., Tom S. – 9 yrs, Stacy N. – 7 yrs, Shane P., Sergio H., Colin M., Allan C., Troy C. – 6 yrs, Sharon F., Jill N., Christine B., Dominic R., Kayla B. – 5 yrs, Chris R., Melissa G., Angie K. – 4 yrs, Barb K. – 2 yrs.

Page 516 Group:

Recovery-In-Brooklyn: Udell G. – 12 yrs.

Red Bud Group:

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group:

Sparta 212 Group: Jack H. – 24 yrs, Allie M. – 21 yrs, Debbie N. – 9 yrs, Connie S. – 5 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group: Ed H. – 21 yrs.

The Solution Group:

Wades Square Group:

Waterloo Group: Tom D. – 3 yrs, Susie K. – 1 yr.



Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part 402: Try praying. Nothing pleases God more than to hear a strange voice. Courtesy of the late Don Myers, Olive Branch IL

Rule 62, Part 403: When I turned myself over to God, I took my life out of the hands of an idiot. Courtesy of the late Don Myers, Olive Branch IL

Rule 62, Part 404: Most things can be preserved in alcohol; dignity, however, is not one of them.

Rule 62, Part 405: All I wanted was to control you, myself and everything else.

Rule 62, Part 406: God has never been a problem in my life, but I have been a problem to God all my life.

Rule 62, Part 407: When I don't have expectations of others, anything positive they do is a pleasant surprise.





Editor: Gene E. (228-9108)