DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS


July 2007
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District 14 met on 8 July in Brooklyn with the Recovery-In-Brooklyn Group hosting. There were 7 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The 12 August 2007 meeting will be hosted by the Recovery-In-Brooklyn Group. There will be no meeting held in September. The 14 October meeting will tentatively be hosted by the New Baden Group in New Baden. 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 Big Book meeting at the King’s House has been resurrected. Unfortunately, it was deleted from the latest Where & When printing. It will be a Closed, Big Book, No Smoking meeting that begins at 7:00 pm and lasts for one hour. This resurrection will be sent to the web guru and the website will be updated.

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

Where & When’s (Gene E. – 228-9108): A

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):

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


UPCOMING EVENTS:


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: Paula E. – 21 yrs,

623 Group: Jerry H. – 19 yrs, Kristina W. – 15 yrs, Tony H. – 13 yrs, Rhonda Q. – 7 yrs, Craig B., Wendy H. – 4 yrs, Kevin H. – 3 yrs, Dale A. – 2 yrs.

623 Men’s Group: Harold M. – 16 yrs, Steve S. – 15 yrs, Doug S. – 3 yrs.

Cahokia Serenity Group: :

Collinsville Honesty Group of District 18: Ralph H. – 25 yrs. .

Collinsville Lounge Group: Chris S. – 5 yrs.

Collinsville New Life Group:

Dr. Bobs Group: Elaine S. – 59 yrs, Kelly W., Elmer R. – 3 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Lenora A. – 8 yrs, Denise F. – 6 yrs, Kendall B. – 4 yrs, Timothy S. – 1 yr.

God’s Corner:

Here and Now Across the River Group: Ed – 27 yrs, John C. – 25 yrs, Bill G. – 5 yrs.

Okawville Group: Dennis S. – 13 yrs.

Kings House Group:

New Athens Group:

Mascoutah Group: Pat B. – 1 yr.

New Baden Group: Gary M. – 14 yrs.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: Ann A. – 37 yrs, Liz C. – 33 yrs, Helen B. – 29 yrs, Barb H. – 21 yrs, Marilyn L. – 17 yrs, Liz H. – 15 yrs, Amanda M. – 14 yrs, Mike M. – 13 yrs, Amy P. – 9 yrs, Karen G., Craig R. – 8 yrs, Sheryl K., Perry W., Laura M., John H., Don L. – 7 yrs, Kevin H., Chris J. – 3 yrs.

Page 516 Group:

Recovery-In-Brooklyn: Timothy S. – 1 yr.

Red Bud Group: Lou B. – 19 yrs, Mike M. – 10 yrs.

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

Sparta 212 Group: Ted N., Jesse S. – 23 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group: Jamie Z. – 21 yrs, Gary G. – 4 yrs.

The Solution Group:

Wades Square Group: Jim K. – 24 yrs.

Waterloo Group:



Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part Part 414: I have an allergic reaction to alcohol, when I drink, I break out in handcuffs. Courtesy of Susie H. Dupo IL.

Rule 62, Part 415: One of the best parts of recovery is getting your feelings back. The worst part is getting your feelings back.

Rule 62, Part 416: Is your program powered by Will Power or Higher Power?

Rule 62, Part 417: 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 Part 414: I have an allergic reaction to alcohol, when I drink, I break out in handcuffs. Courtesy of Susie H. Dupo IL.

Rule 62, Part 418: Experience, strength and hope --- not opinions, bullshit and booze.

Rule 62, Part 419: H O P E = Happy Our Program Exists

Rule 62, Part 420: Nobody ever found recovery as a result of an intellectual awakening.

Rule 62, Part 421: Serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm.

Rule 62, Part 422: Be profound, funny or quiet.

Rule 62, Part 423: Now I can wake up and say, "Good morning, God!" rather than "Good God, it's morning!"





Editor: Gene E. (228-9108)