DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS


February 2008
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District 14 met on 10 Feb 2008 at the 623 Club in Belleville IL and was hosted by the 623 Group. There were 20 GSR’s and guests in attendance. The 9 March and 13 Apr meetings will be hosted by the O’Fallon Trailer Group in O’Fallon. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there…..


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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:




The new GSR for the East St Louis 12x12 Group is: Louis Jones (235-0780) and the new Alt GSR is: Keith Jenkins (618-798-0057).

The new GSR for the O’Fallon Trailer Group is: Kenny Lloyd (618-580-0405)..



CPC (Tracy H. – 618-974-9054): Tracy has drafted the letter and sent it out via email to her team and this will hopefully be sent out by the next GSR Meeting. It will be directed towards the local police departments and then the medical community. The letter will explain what AA is, how to contact AA in the Metro East, the website site address for Where & When info & what committee’s are in place to offer assistance.

Treatment Facilities (Joe P. – 618-410-0214):

Corrections (Doug T. – 337-8451): Always need more volunteers. If you want to go for a one-time visit; let me know and I will get it arranged. The one-time visitor should have at least one year of sobriety. The meetings at SWICC are M & F at 7 p.m. Otherwise, everything is going fine.

Central Service Representative (Lee W. – 654-9245):

Answering Svc (Craig S. – 618-975-9264):

Website (Rich M. – 420-8242): Everything is going very well. The Where & When has been updated to reflect the change from S to NS meeting’s.

Grapevine (Gene E. – 228-9108):

Bridging the Gap (Sherri L. – 618-398-0349):

Where & When (Gene E. – 228-9108): The draft Where & When will be presented to the GSR’s for their approval at the Mar 08 GSR Meeting. Expect the printing to be in Apr 2008 and there will be 3500 of them printed. Also, all applicable meetings have been changed from S to NS on the website.

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


Corned Beef & Cabbage:
Connie S. - 304-7557) is the chairperson for CB&C. The date is 15 March 2008. Everything is a “go”. Flyers were printed and were handed out at the Feb 08 GSR Meeting. Hope to see everyone there…..

The Cathedral Grade School will be reserved for the 2008 Alkathon. A motion was made and passed to make a deposit with the intent to reserve the facility.


UPCOMING EVENTS:


The 15th Annual Aloha Roundup will be held in Honolulu Hawaii on 22-24 Feb 2008. If you register early, you can save $5 on the registration plus $5 on the Aloha Sunset. The website URL for registration is: http://www.aloharoundup.com

The 27th Annual Five Corners Convention will be held 23-23 Feb 2008 in Sikeston Missouri at the Sikeston Armory. This is at 300 South Main St in Sikeston. Call the Days Inn for reservations at 573.471.3930.

The 2008 Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly will be held 2 March 2008 in District 7. This is Bloomington IL at the Carpenters Local Union 63 Hall on 2002 Fox Creek Road. Call Fariba for more info at 309-310-5644.

The Southern Illinois Area Spring Conference will be held 7-9 Mar 2008 in Mt Vernon at the Holiday Inn. Call 1-800-243-7171 for reservations. For more info, call Doug H. 618-292-1854 or Yvonne F. 618-967-8174.

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: Dennis H. – 28 yrs, Phil C. – 26 yrs, Johnnie S. – 24 yrs, , , Terri L. – 9 yrs, Steve C., Ryan G. – 7 yrs, Lisa P. – 6 yrs, Gary G. – 4 yrs, Tara C. – 8 mos.

623 Men’s Group:

Cahokia Serenity Group: :

Collinsville Honesty Group of District 18: Don F. – 17 yrs, Jennifer M. – 3 yrs.

Collinsville Lounge Group:

Collinsville New Life Group:

Dr. Bobs Group: Shirley S. – 29 yrs.

East St Louis 12x12 Group: Malcolm P., Reggie J. – 16 yrs, Romious K. – 5 yrs.

God’s Corner:

Here and Now Across the River Group: .

Jim B. Okawville Group:

Kings House Group: Ken K. – 21 yrs, Maggie E. – 8 yrs, Nikki V. – 5 yrs.

New Athens Group:

Mascoutah Group: Dennis W. – 6 yrs

New Baden Group: Bob B. – 30 day.

O’Fallon Trailer Group: : Armand W. – 33 yrs, John S., Rob H., John S. – 22 yrs, Anthony K. – 20 yrs, Vern G., Michael B. – 18 yrs, Todd T., Mark K., Bill W. – 13 yrs, Ken B. – 12 yrs, Larry K., Matt J., Doug H. – 10 yrs, Jeff S., Tim F. – 9 yrs, Kevin McC. – 8 yrs, Jim O., Amy G., Jeff O. – 7 yrs, Nick D., Tony McG., Jim C., Kim G., Gary Q., Julie J. – 6 yrs, Jeremy J. – 5 yrs, Phil W. – 4 yrs.

Page 516 Group: Debbie – 1 yr.

Recovery-In-Brooklyn: Dorothy W. – 8 yrs, Randall B., Lucius B. – 4 yrs.

Red Bud Group: Tim – 30 days.

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group:

The Solution Group:

Sparta 212 Group: Charlie W. – 19 yrs, Carmon L. – 12 yrs, Ron L. – 10 yrs. Ren A. – 9 yrs.

St Henry’s Book Club Group: Joe B. – 24 yrs.

St Jacob Group:

Wades Square Group:

Waterloo Group: Bill B. – 18 yrs, Lester G. – 10 yrs, Brad B. – 6 yrs, Todd – 4 yrs, Casey P. – 3 yrs, Steve – 6 mos.



Rule 62 Corner:

Rule 62, Part 446: Feelings are not facts.

Rule 62, Part 447: Learn to listen and listen to learn

Rule 62, Part 448: Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace was to be had unless we could find a means of reducing these demands. Courtesy of the Twelve and Twelve, pg 76.

Rule 62, Part Part 449: We must have standards for our behavior and hold ourselves to those standards, admitting our mistakes and making repairs where we can. Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, Reading for Feb 8.

Rule 62, Part 450: Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

Rule 62, Part Part 451: If you don't want to slip, stay away from slippery places.



Editor: Gene E. (228-9108)