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 DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS

            April 2008

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District 14 Website Address:  www.aa-district14.org

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District 14 met on 13 Apr 2008 at the O’Fallon Trailer Group in O’Fallon IL.  There were 20 GSR’s and guests in attendance.  The May GSR Meeting will be hosted by the O’Fallon Trailer Group in O’Fallon IL on 4 May 2008.  The June & July meetings will be hosted by the Recovery-in-Brooklyn Group in Brooklyn.  The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm.  See you there…..

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IN MEMORIAM

 

CHUCK CARTER

LEAVING US WITH OVER 31 YEARS OF SOBRIETY

A LONGTIME SUPPORT OF THE OFALLON TRAILER GROUP

NEVER HAVE I MET A MAN WHO LOVED LIFE MORE.  HE LIVED LIFE TO ITS FULLEST ALWAYS WITH A SMILE.

 

JANE HILDEBRANDT

LEAVING US WITH OVER 24 YEARS OF SOBRIETY

A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE 623 GROUP & THE NEW ATHENS GROUP.

HER ABILITY TO REACH OUT AND HELP SOMEONE WILL BE SORELY MISSED

 

KAREN CONTRATTO

LEAVING US WITH 15 YEARS OF SOBRIETY

HER IRREPRESIBLE SPIRIT AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED

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THE DISTRICT NEEDS DONATIONS FROM THE GROUPS.  THE GENERAL FUND IS AT ITS LOWEST POINT SINCE 1994.  CALL THE DISTRICT TREASURER IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF HOW YOUR GROUP CAN DONATE TO THE DISTRICT:  RICHARD B.  397-8764

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:

 

New GSR’s:  Debbie N. – 327-9220 for the Addieville Friday Night Schoolhouse Group

Gayle K. – 215-2012 for the Wades Square Group

Geraldine B. – 271-6180 for the Recovery-in-Brooklyn Group

 

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451):  Always need more volunteers.  Give Doug a call if you think you want to do this type of work.  He can even arrange for you to do a one-time visit to the facility.  He reported that the prisoners really appreciate AA in the facility.  They would like to have AA there everyday.  The literature is really appreciated.

 

Website (Rich M. – 398-2334):  Everything is going very well.  Some hardware problems were experienced on the server.  This necessitated that the server be taken down for repairs 2 or 3 times.

 

Where & When (Gene E. – 228-9108):  The new Where & When has been printed and is available.  Please remember that these are paid for by each group’s donation(s) to the district.  Many were handed out at the April 2008 GSR Meeting.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

The 24th Annual Greater St Louis Area AA Women’s Luncheon will be held 4 May 2008 at 12:30 pm at the Hilton St Louis Airport at 10330 Natural Bridge Rd.  There is a cost of $30 per person.  Call Jo Anne S. for more info at 314.616.1996.

 

The 10th Annual Unity Convention for Mississippi Districts 34, 35 & 36 will be held at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus Mississippi on 23-25 May 2008.  For more info, call Tony J. 662-549-2069 or Randy O. 662-425-6804.

 

The Southern Illinois Area Assembly will be held on 8 June 2008 at the Renaissance Room at 440 North Walnut in Danville IL.  It will be hosted by Dist 9.  Registration is $4 or Registration and the buffet is $8.  Call Kathy M. at 217.446.4911 for more info to include what the name of the facility the assembly will be held.  Really….there was no name of the place on the flyer.

 

The 28th Annual East Central Regional Convention will be held in conjunction with the 52nd Ohio State Convention and hosted by Area 54 – Northeast Ohio on 25-27 July 2008.  This will be held at the Holiday Inn in Westlake Ohio.  For more info, call Jeff Y. at 216.691.0917 or Dan F. at 330.452.0266.

 

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. – 25 yrs, Plumber Tom – 21 yrs, Sandy T. – 16 yrs, Deanna S. – 11 yrs, Karon W. – 9 yrs, Pat C., Vicki C. – 5 yrs, Kris B. – 3 yrs, Heather Kay – 2 yrs, Mark C. – 1 yr, Steve W., Cyndi, Suzy H. – 6 mos.

 

Addieville Friday Night Schoohouse Group:  Debbie N. – 10 yrs.

 

Cahokia Serenity Group:  Doug T. – 19 yrs, Chuck G. – 8 yrs.

 

Collinsville Honesty Group of Dist 18:  Roger E. – 27 yrs.

 

Collinsville Lounge Group:  Rich C. – 20 yrs.

 

Collinsville New Life Group:  Jerry P. – 26 yrs.

 

Dr. Bobs Group:  Jim V. – 35 yrs, Frank B. – 32 yrs, Mary E. – 16 yrs, Terry S. – 12 yrs, Lea V. – 3 yrs.

 

East St Louis 12x12 Group:  Papa Joe – 26 yrs, Bernice V. – 17 yrs, Edgar L.G. – 16 yrs, Jerry – 12 yrs, Phil T. – 10 yrs, Cassandra B., Theresa T. – 8 yrs, Julius L. – 7 yrs, Bill T., George F. – 6 yrs, Byron R., Keith P. – 5 yrs, Fred R., Keiness J. – 4 yrs, Dana B. – 2 yrs.

 

Here & Now Across the River Group:  Sue F. – 6 yrs.

 

Jim B. Okawville Group:  Tom T. – 24 yrs, Flo B. – 3 yrs.

 

Kings House Group:  Craig W. – 16 yrs, Gale H. – 9 yrs.

 

Mascoutah Group:  Nedra C. – 26 yrs.

 

O’Fallon Trailer Group:  Bob P. – 26 yrs, Don P. – 22 yrs, Larry M., Joe P. – 21 yrs, Jack M. – 20 yrs, Teresa M. – 19 yrs, Michael M., Charlie S. – 18 yrs, Karen C. – 15 yrs, John H. – 13 yrs, Greg J., Wayne S. – 12 yrs, Michelle M. – 11 yrs, Dale J., Tony J., Joetta D., Cliff C., Thad C. Dalyce C., Tom S. – 10 yrs, Stacy N. – 8 yrs, Shane P., Sergio H., Colin M., Allan C., Troy C. – 7 yrs, Lorie J., Sharon F., Jill N., Christine B., Dominic R., Kayla B. – 6 yrs, Chris R., Melissa G., Angie K. – 5 yrs, Barb K. – 3 yrs, Kenny L. – 2 yrs.

 

Recovery-In-Brooklyn:  Geraldine B. – 17 yrs, Bill T. – 16 yrs, Udell G. – 13 yrs.

 

Sparta 212 Group:  Jack H. – 25 yrs, Allie M. – 22 yrs, Debbie N. – 10 yrs, Connie S. – 6 yrs.

 

St Henrys Book Club Group:  Ed H. – 22 yrs.

 

Waterloo Group:  John V. – 23 yrs, Tom D. – 4 yrs, Susie K. – 2 yrs, Jon W. – 30 days.

 

Rule 62 Corner:

 

Rule 62, Part 459:  “The most heated bit of letter-writing can be a wonderful safety valve --- providing the wastebasket is somewhere nearby.”  Courtesy of a Letter by Bill W. in 1949

Rule 62, Part 460:  “In God’s economy, nothing is wasted.  Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility, which is probably needed, painful though it is.”  Courtesy of a Letter by Bill W. in 1942

Rule 62, Part 461:  Being in AA is like being in a submarine; it is better to be in it than on it.  Courtesy of Bear, Mascoutah IL

 

Rule 62, Part 462:  Our powerlessness is the source of vitality in our relationship with God.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations, Daily Reading for March 26.

 

Rule 62, Part 463:  The problem of resolving fear has two aspects.  We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain.  Then, we shall need to find both the courage and the grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain.  Courtesy of the Grapevine, January 1962.

 

Rule 62, Part 464:  Truth:  It cut the shackles that once bound us to alcohol.  It continues to release us from conflicts and miseries beyond reckoning; it banishes fear and isolation.  The unity of our Fellowship, the love we cherish for each other, the esteem in which the world holds us --- all of these are products of the truth which, under God, we have been privileged to perceive.  Courtesy of the Grapevine, August 1961.

 

Rule 62, Part 465:  In this program we tell our stories, and the telling heals us.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations, Daily Reading for March 31 

 

Editor:  Gene E.  –   228-9108