DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS


June 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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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:




The Monday night meeting at the Kings House ceased as of 30 May 2007. The group conscience prevailed. This change will be reflected in the next edition of the Where & When.

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 !!!

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

Where & When’s (Gene E. – 228-9108): Approval has been given to print 3500 copies. These should hopefully be ready in mid-late June 2007. The draft has been sent to the printer.

Grapevine (Gene E. – 228-9108):

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

Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104):

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451):

PI/Literature (Tom D. – 282-1973): ): A large amount of literature has been purchased and will be delivered. An extra literature rack will also be furnished by the Cahokia Serenity Group.

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


UPCOMING EVENTS:


The East St Louis Groups Annual Picnic will be on Saturday, 16 June 2007 at Frank Holten State Park. More info later…………..

The 2nd Annual AA Unity Dinner and Dance will be held Saturday, 23 June 2007 at the Granite City Township Hall at 2060 Delmar Avenue in Granite City. The potluck begins at 6 pm, the speakers begin promptly at 7 pm. The Alanon Speaker is Valera S. from Granite City and the AA Speaker is Charlie T. from East St Louis. The dance will begin between 8 and 9 pm when the speakers have concluded. The cost of the dance is $5.

The Sparta 212 Club will have their Fifth Annual Anniversary party on Sunday, 1 July 2007. There will be a BBQ. Everyone who attends is asked to bring a covered dish or a desert. Eating will begin at 1 p.m. Speakers to follow after that…..

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 Annual Waterloo-Cahokia Picnic will be held on 25 Aug 2007. I have been informed that eating will commence sharply at NOON. More info later……….

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 Annual Dr. Bob’s, Wades Square & Mascoutah Group Picnic will be held on Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 at Bellevue Park at the Stone Lodge. More late…..

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)



Group Unknown: Larry S. – 19 yrs.

623 Group: Danny P. – 24 yrs, Desiree M. – 20 yrs, Donna C. – 19 yrs, Dawn O. – 14 yrs, Tara S. – 6 yrs.

623 Men’s Group:

Cahokia Serenity Group: : Larry M. – 16 yrs.

Collinsville Honesty Group of District 18: .

Collinsville Lounge Group: .

Collinsville New Life Group:

Dr. Bobs Group: Eileen S. – 28 yrs, Tom C. – 7 yrs, Linda G. – 6 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Kenny W., Donald P. – 16 yrs.

God’s Corner:

Here and Now Across the River Group:

Okawville Group:

Kings House Group: Wayne E. – 19 yrs, Jerry G. – 10 yrs.

New Athens Group:

Mascoutah Group: Pat B. – 1 yr.

New Baden Group: Gene E. – 13 yrs.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: Jeff M. – 20 yrs, Mary W. – 19 yrs, Ronny W. – 16 yrs, Dawn O. – 14 yrs, Dave H., John H. – 11 yrs, Roger G., Helen Z. – 9 yrs, Gloria C., Dorothy L. – 8 yrs, Dawn W., Terry H. – 6 yrs, Emma Z. – 4 yrs, Chris J. – 3 yrs.

Page 516 Group:

Recovery-In-Brooklyn: Donald R. – 16 yrs.

Red Bud Group:

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group: Jacob S. – 11 yrs.

Sparta 212 Group: Bobbie S., Mike L. – 16 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group: Marty H. – 37 yrs, Wayne M. – 15 yrs.

The Solution Group:

Wades Square Group: Chris C. – 20 yrs.

Waterloo Group:



Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part 409: I have an allergic reaction to alcohol, when I drink, I break out in handcuffs. Courtesy of Susie H. Dupo IL.

Rule 62, Part 410: One of the best parts of recovery is getting your feelings back. The worst part is getting your feelings back.

Rule 62, Part 411: Is your program powered by Will Power or Higher Power?

Rule 62, Part 412: You can't think your way into a new way of living...you have to live your way into a new way of thinking.

Rule 62, Part 413: Experience, strength and hope --- not opinions, bullshit and booze.





Editor: Gene E. (228-9108)