DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS

            January 2010

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

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District 14 met on 10 Jan 2010 at the 623 Group in Belleville.  There were 21 GSR’s and guests in attendance.  The 7 Feb 2010 GSR meeting will be hosted by the 623 Men’s Group in Belleville.  The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm.  See you there…..

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:

 

Calvin H. is the new GSR for the O’Fallon Trailer Group and CPC Chairman for the District.  Welcome to service work.

 

The following meetings are no longer in existence and this will be reflected in the next printing of the W&W:

            Monday, 7 am, OFTG

            Wednesday, 7 am, OFTG

            Thursday, 5:30 pm, OFTG

            Friday, 7 am, OFTG

            Saturday, 7 pm, The Solution Group

 

Corrections (Doug T. - 337-8451):  Report was given by Jack G.  All is going well.  Doug had a meeting with the prison chaplain to go over the rules and regulations.  This is done at least once per year. 

 

Central Service Office (Lee W. – 654-9245):  CSO is still working out the bylaws and such.  CSO had the Annual New Years Day breakfast.  It was very well attended.

 

Grapevine (Gene E. 228-9108):  20 subscriptions were given out at the Alkathon.  This is the most ever!!  Absolutely fantastic!! 

 

PI/Literature (Tom D. - 282-1973):  Not present.

 

Treatment Facilities (Donella C. – 234-2283):  Not present 

 

Website (Rich M. – 398-2334):  Everything is doing great & looking fine. 

 

Workshop (Tom S. – 618-615-1311):  During the Alkathon, a workshop on the 4th Step was held.  28 people were present and participated.  A video was presented and then a round-table discussion was conducted.  Tom S. is hoping to have a workshop every couple of months or so.  He is setting up one for the 28th of Feb 2010 at the 623 Group.  More later……

 

Alkathon 2009:  Connie S. (618-304-7557) summed it up nicely, “it’s over”.  Loud cheers and applause greeted that statement.  It actually went quite well but it is a monumental amount of work.  She voiced concern that it seemed like many have lost sight of the fact that each dinner is a potluck-oriented event.  This was certainly not true for each night but it is a cause for concern.  The cleaning by each group was superb.  Connie was given profuse accolades for a superb job; the fellowship saw how the Alkathon was supposedly to be run and appreciated it greatly.  Connie gave much credit to Terry S. as he does much behind the scenes.

The District had previously approved the purchase of coffee pots.  Donated and borrowed coffee pots were used for the Alkathon.  At least two coffee pots will be purchased:  one large one for regular coffee and a smaller one for decafe.  The investment will alleviate any problems with borrowing/loaning. 

           

St Clair County Jail: (Sue M. – 398-3648):  Not present.

 

Where & When for 2010 (Gene E. – 228-9108):  The draft W&W was passed around at the GSR Meeting for a last review.  Any changes will be done and then it will be mailed off to the printers.  The Trusted Servants have authorized 3500 copies to be made.  Expect receipt of the new W&W by 1 Mar 2010.

 

Corned Beef & Cabbage for 2010:  20 March 2010 is the tentative date; this may change.  The district has made a deposit to reserve a date.  Connie S. & Mike F. are co-chairs for this year.  Calvin H. will be getting the food and associated supplies this year.  More not too much later……

 

Alkathon 2010:  Mike F. is the chairman for this event.  More later…..

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

The 2010 Conference & Alcathon (A Big Book Study) will be held at the Route 66 Hotel in Springfield IL on 22-24 Jan 2010.  The hotel address is:  625 East St Joseph St in Springfield IL and the phone number is: 217-529-6626 for reservations.  For more info, contact Randy & Dee L. at 217-522-3551 or Liz B. at 217-670-2264.

 

God’s Corner will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance on 13 Feb 2010, Saturday, at the CK & L of I Country Club from 6 to 10 pm (Back Room).  Dinner & Dance are free.  Donations are gladly accepted.

 

The 29th Annual Five Corners Convention will be held 19-20 Feb 2010 in Sikeston MO at the Sikeston Armory which is located at 300 South Main St in Sikeston.  Lodging can be found at the Days Inn at 1330 South Main St in Sikeston.  Call 573-471-3930 for reservations. 

 

The 4th Annual District 10 Winter Event will be held 20 Feb 2010 in the Carpenters Local 65 Union Hall in Bloomington IL which is located at:  2002 Fox Creek Road in Bloomington.  Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish.  This event costs $5 in advance or $7 at the door.  For more info, contact Linda F. at 309-242-2964.

 

The Great River Roundup 2010 will be held 5-6 March 2010 at Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Ctr in Grafton IL.  You may make reservations at the site by calling (618) 786-2331 & be sure to mention the Great River Roundup. For more info, please call Bruce (618) 254-5273 & (618) 304-9289 or Don (618) 910-2248 or Georgiana (618) 254-0165 or Deidre (618) 520-5178.

 

District 15 is hosting the 7 Mar 2010 Area Assembly in Jacksonville IL.  It will be held at the Community Bldg in the Community Park, 1309 South Main St in Jacksonville IL.  Registration begins at 8 am & is $6.  The meal is Turkey with all the trimmings and is $9.  You can get a room at the Econo Lodge Inn at 1914 South Brooke Rd in Jacksonville IL.  Call 217-245-9575 for reservations.  There will be a potluck dinner & speaker meeting the night before the assembly at 314 East State St at the Club H.O.W.’s.  This will commence at 6:15 pm.  For more info, call John L. at 217-291-0329, Susan S. at 217-245-0189, Kathy W. at 217-370-7217 or Ken W. at 217-248-8515.

 

The Southern Illinois Area 21 Spring Conference will be held 12-14 Mar 2010 in Springfield IL.  It will be hosted by District 19.  It will be held at the Springfield Hilton at 700 East Adams.  Call for reservations at 217-789-1530.  The cost of the conference is $21 and/or the conference and banquet is $42.  For more info, call Liz B. at 217-670-2264.

 

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 edition of the Booze News)

 

623 Men’s Group:  Bill D. – 19 yrs.

 

623 Group:  Bob C. – 24 yrs, Hank H. – 22 yrs, Kay T. – 19 yrs, Paul G., Dennis M. – 18 yrs, Aruella L., Mike B., Mike F., Kevin F. – 16 yrs, Earnie C., Hillary K-P. – 13 yrs, Yvonne M. – 12 yrs, Katie M-G., Jovanna K.  – 11 yrs, Bob D., Rocky F., Kath M. – 9 yrs, Dale B., Corianne B. – 8 yrs, Vickie V., Bonnie L. – 7 yrs, Pam W. – 3 yrs, Angel – 2 yrs.

 

Collinsville Honesty Group of Dist 18:  Cathy M. – 10 yrs.

 

Courage To Change Group:  Gayle K. – 9 yrs.

 

Dr Bobs Group: Elsie W. – 34 yrs, Saron O. – 27 yrs, Caroline S. – 23 yrs, JoAnne E. – 22 yrs.

 

East St Louis 12x12 Group:  Josh U. – 21 yrs, Gregory M., Ren T., - 20 yrs, Charlotte R. – 19 yrs, Junior W., Wanda T. – 18 yrs, Dominica – 17 yrs, Coach M., William R., Barbara L. – 16 yrs, Ivory T. – 13 yrs, Eva J., Hertestine D. – 12 yrs, Teresa R. – 10 yrs, Cynthia M. – 8 yrs, Keith J. – 2 yrs, Antoine B. – 3 mos.

 

Mascoutah Group:  Dennis W. – 8 yrs, Gary R. – 7 yrs, Jeff S. – 2 yrs.

 

O’Fallon Trailer Group:  Frank C. – 39 yrs, Val O. – 24 yrs, Starlen J. – 19 yrs, Barb B., Casey L. – 15 yrs, Dallas H., Laura T. – 14 yrs, Ron F. – 12 yrs, Adam W., Sherry K., Greg W. – 9 yrs, Ched H., Tom S., Scott D. – 8 yrs, Philip D., Shay B., Kevin H. – 7 yrs, David S., Evelyn M. – 6 yrs, JD R. – 3 yrs.

 

Recovery-In-Brooklyn:  Dominic D. – 17 yrs.

 

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group:  Hugh W. – 37 yrs, Rick D. – 30 yrs, Gale N. – 19 yrs.

 

Sparta 212 Group:  Mary R. – 25 yrs, Nacey W. – 18 yrs, Harold F. – 16 yrs, Ren A. – 11 yrs.

 

St Henrys Book Club Group:  Mike P. – 21 yrs, Todd S. – 15 yrs, Wade R. – 8 yrs.

 

St Jacob Group of Dist 18:  Larry K. – 15 yrs.

 

Wades Square Group:  Stu L. – 20 yrs, John F. – 8 yrs.

 

Waterloo Group:  Ralph S. – 39 yrs, Casey P. – 6 yrs.

 

Rule 62 Corner:

 

Rule 62, Part 565:  I will be content to let God be God and accept my life with all its need for improvements.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 11 March.

 

Rule 62, Part 566:  Help me find courage to live this day and meet the challenges it brings.   Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 12 March.

 

Rule 62, Part 567:  Spiritual recovery & physical health go hand-in-hand.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 16 March.

 

Rule 62, Part 568:  All of us in this program have had great turning points in our lives.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 20 March.

 

Rule 62, Part 569:  After difficult or challenging times we often say, “I never would have chosen to go through that, but I learned a lot from it.”  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 7 April.

 

Rule 62, Part 570:  I pray for the courage to face my adversity when I must and the ability to learn from it.  Courtesy of Touchstones Daily Meditations for Men, reading of 7 April.

 

Editor:  Gene E.  –   228-9108