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Santa Cruz County Intergroup Newsletter March 2017

Santa Cruz County Intergroup | Central Office | (831) 475-5782 | [email protected]

Birthday Speaker Meeting March 4th at Mid County Senior Center.

7pm meeting hosted by Bay Group. Speaker Amanda from San Jose area.

IN THE MARCH ISSUE

Birthdays 1

March Calendar 2

Diverter Shifts 2

Keep It Simple 3

Hospitals & Institutions 4

Intergroup Council Minutes 5

Intergroup Financials 6

Tom H March 14, 1954 Scott L March 14, 1981 Kathy A March 13, 1984 Gil W March 17, 1985 Rick W March 20, 1985 Amy J March 31, 1991 Lynn N March 21, 1992 Ben L March 2, 1998 Mark G March 23 1998 Tim S March 16, 2000 Fred R March 18, 2006 Kerry G March 3, 2008 Michael S March 17, 2011 Elaine R March 19, 2012 Laura C March 20, 2012 Leslie F March 28, 2014 Davina S March 19, 2015

Morgan March 15

March Birthdays

Intergroup Officer Elections

Newsletter Chair and By-Laws Chair

Area Representative Elections Wednesday, March 1st at 7:30pm

Intergroup Council Meeting Aptos Village Park | 100 Aptos Creek Rd.

Call Central Office for more info. www.aasantacruz.org

Service Opportunities

Central Office Volunteer shifts open Wednesday and Thursday from 1pm to 5pm. Call Central Office at (831) 475-5782 to volunteer or for more info.

Contribute articles and content to the Grape-SCCIN at [email protected].

2017 Monterey Bay Roundup Sept 1-3 at Monterey Plaza is looking for volunteers with planning/logistics. Email Walter at [email protected].

March 18th @ 6:15pm Watsonville Fellowship

St. Patrick's Day Meeting & Party Church at 229 Stanford St, Watsonville

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Events Calendar | March 2017

Meeting Schedule Changes

Visit www.aasantacruz.org/Meeting-Schedule for the current schedule of Santa Cruz County meetings.

Was there a change to your group’s meeting? Let Central Office know! Email [email protected].

Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1st 11p-7a 5-7p

2nd 11p-7a

3rd 11p-7a

4th

5th 11p-7a 11p-7a

* Alternates for one-time shifts are needed. Open shifts may have changed. Call Fred for current openings.

If you are available to volunteer for a 24-HOUR CALL LINE OPEN SHIFT below*, contact

Fred R., Diverter Chair, at (831) 247-1405 or Central Office at (831) 475-5782.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 7:30 pm Intergroup Council Meeting Aptos Village Park

2

3 4 7:00 pm Birthday Speaker Meeting Mid County Senior Center, Capitola

5 6 7 8 7:30 pm General Service Aptos Village Park

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10 11 10:00 am 4th Step Workshop Ben Lomond Fellowship

12 13 14 6:00 pm By-Laws Committee Central Office

15 7:30 pm Steering Committee Central Office

16 17 18

19 20 21

22

7:00 pm H&I Meeting

Central Office

23 24 25

26 27 28

29

30

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When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand

of A.A. always to be there. And for that, I am responsible.

GOT A PHONE? BE THE GIFT OF HOPE!

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K.I.S.S. Theory vs. Kaizen Theory: Simple theory’s work best

I heard about Keep It Simple, Stupid (K.I.S.S.) in AA, early on in my sobriety. I never really liked the

meaning of the last S, stupid, because you don’t have to be stupid to complicate things. But, I totally

relate to the intent of the meaning.

Sobriety has been good to me. I am now living the dream I had

fantasized about in 1989 when I was three years sober. Doing the

program seemed so big at the time, so impossible, so delay tactics

made sense. But one day at a time, one step at a time, one meeting

at a time with commitment, patience, and yes, working the

principles of the program, I continued to make choices that moved

me in the direction to making many of my dreams come true.

I have seen many others in AA do the same thing. From going

back to school, getting degree’s to buying homes or cars, to practicing simple behaviors like paying

their bills on time, having a car that runs to genuinely caring about others and being of service to

them achieved.

Am I saying these kinds of accomplishment were achieved by keeping things simple and taking one

step at a time? I didn’t say there wasn’t work involved. That our journey isn’t long and arduous;

because the word trudging comes to mind, but there is the Kaizen theory that supports our AA ‘keep

it simple’ and ‘one step at a time’ or ‘one day at a time,’ slogans.

The story of the Kaizen miracle started in 1930, by Sakichi Toyoda, founder of Toyota. Then later, in

1950 Toyota implemented quality circles leading to the development of Toyota’s unique “Toyota

Production System.' Toyota System is a system of continuous improvement in quality, technology,

processes, company culture, productivity, safety, and leadership, using the Kaizen theory. In 1986,

Kaizen became a fad the world over through Masaaki Imai who introduced the Kaizen model to the

Western world.

Soon others introduced the concept, like author Robert Maurer, One Small Step Can Change Your

Life: The Kaizen Way, which I just discovered recently, myself. So, what is the point? We AA’ers are

pretty smart when you think about it.

Perhaps our founders did hear about Kaizen magic. Or perhaps one being a doctor was educated

enough to know that the part of our brain, the amaglia or reptilian brain controls our fear center. If

something seems too big, too hard, and will take too long it convinces us to slow down, stop and

ruminate those fearful thoughts that support our feelings of resistance.

Who knows and who cares really, but I just found it interesting and supportive of our recovery

program; to not drink one day at a time, work our steps one day at a time and by all means, live life

one day at a time, because really, that is all we have.

- Janet Janssen, Felton, CA.

Design by Janet Janssen.


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Hospitals & Institutions

HELP WANTED

Santa Cruz County, Area #73 Hospitals and Institutions Committee

www.handinorcal.org

March 2017

Ben Lomond Fire Camp - Needs Coordinator & secretaries for all Wednesdays @ 7PM. Male or female, 2

years sobriety, needs clearance. Coordinator Mark B.

Blaine St. Women’s Jail - Needs Secretaries for 1st, 2nd, or 4th Tues @ 5:30pm and 2nd Sat @ 5:30pm.

Female, 1 year sober, 5yrs since felony, 3yrs since misdemeanor, 2yrs since parole or probation. Coordinator

Phyllis A.

Casa Pacific - Needs Coordinator. Needs secretaries on 1st, 2nd & 3rd Thursday @ 6:30PM. Male or Female, 6

months sobriety. Coordinator Mark B.

El Dorado Center - Needs Coordinator. Needs secretaries for 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday @ 6PM. Male or Female,

6 months sobriety. Coordinator Mark B.

Juvenile Hall - Needs Secretary on Monday @ 6;30PM. Male or Female, 1 year sobriety, 5 years since felony,

no probation. Coordinator Mike W.

Roundtree Men’s Facility - Needs secretaries for Saturday or Sunday @ 5:30PM. Male, one year sobriety, 5

years since last felony & 2 yrs since last misdemeanor. Coordinator Robert P.

Si Se Puede - Needs secretary for 1st & 5th Sun @ 7pm, Thur @ 7pm. Male or female, 6 months sobriety.

Coordinator Marianne N.

Water Street Women’s Jail - Needs Coordinator. Needs Secretaries on 1st, 2nd, 5th Sunday @ 3PM and 2nd

Tues @ 5:45pm. Female, 1 year sober, 5 years since last felony, 3yrs since last misdemeanor, 2 yrs since parole

or probation. Coordinator Mark B.

Water Street Men’s Jail - Needs Secretaries on 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday @ 10AM. Male, 1 year sober, 5

years since last felony, 3yrs since last misdemeanor, 2yrs since parole or probation. Coordinator Richard B.

PLEASE SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO: SANTA CRUZ H & I, P.O. BOX 5131 SANTA CRUZ, CA 95063-5131

PLEASE PUT YOUR GROUP OR MEETING NAME ON THE CHECK.

H&I holds their monthly business meeting the 4th Wednesday of each month at Central Office at 7PM.

All AA members are welcome to attend. Central Office 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA 95073

For contact information for Coordinators or H&I Chair Mark B., call Central Office at (831) 475-5782.

All Jail Facilities: Orientation and clearance required for service at both men’s and women’s county jail facilities. Orientation is held

last Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Water Street Jail, 259 Water Street, Santa Cruz. Please call the Coordinator of the facility to

schedule an orientation. You cannot “show up” without a reservation from the facility coordinator.

H & I

Area No. 73

Committee

H & I

Area No. 73

Committee


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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP, INC. 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel CA 95073

Minutes of the Santa Cruz Intergroup Council Meeting of February 1, 2017. (Unapproved) Meeting agenda, last month’s minutes, Treasurer’s report, and other reports and announcements were available before the meeting began.

CALLED to ORDER at 7:30 p.m. and opened with the recitation of the Serenity Prayer, Preamble & Twelve

Traditions with Introductions. Attendance: ____. Minutes of last month were approved as read.

BIRTHDAY’S FOR THE MONTH: ____.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: Officer Elections. Past officers gave job descriptions and 3rd Legacy elections were held. Past officers gave job descriptions and, when asked, candidates summarized their service experience. The following officer positions were filled: Chair: Kellie; Vice-Chair: Jesse; Treasurer: Chris; Telephone Diverter: Fred; Activities: Maddie; Website: Jess. The following officer position remain open: Newsletter, By-Laws , Delegate-At-Large. Elections for these positions will be held until filled.

OFFICER REPORTS: CHAIR, Steve N.: Absent. VICE-CHAIR, Kellie: No report. TREASURER, OPEN: (Bob gave Financial Report.) The January 2017 Report: Beginning Operating Account Balance $12,566.26; Total Income $4,722.74; Total expenses $4,660.41; Closing Operating Account Balance $12,628.59; with a Month’s Gain of $62.33. OFFICE MANAGER, Bob S: Open Shifts Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 5pm. TELEPHONE DIVERTER, Fred: 7 Open Shifts - Alternates still needed to fill in “on call” so 24/7 telephone services is always available for the alcoholic who still suffers. ACTIVITIES, Brian: Absent. NEWSLETTER, Terry: Absent. BY-LAWS, Joe: Met Quorum at January 17th meeting. Next meeting is Feb. 21st at 6pm at Central Office with dinner provided. WEBSITE, Jess: No report. DELEGATE-AT-LARGE, Damien M: Absent GENERAL SERVICE LIAISON, Eric: Northern Coastal Area 06 Pre-Conference Assembly April 8-9, 2017 at Alameda County Fairgrounds, Building C 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA. H & I LIAISON, Gary: The H & I Conference will be in San Jose May 6&7th, 2017

REPORTS of AREA REPRESENTATIVES. Area 1 Watsonville – Aly: No report. Area 2 La Selva, Seascape – Paul: Absent. Area 3 Aptos – Paul: Absent. Area 4 Capitola – James: No report. Area 5 Soquel – Rick A.: No report. Area 6 E Santa Cruz – Greg: No report. Area 7 Santa Cruz - Morrisey – Randy: Requesting rides to area meetings. Area 8 Santa Cruz – Downtown – Steve G.: No report. Area 9 Santa Cruz – Emeline – Glenn: Absent. Area 10 Santa Cruz – West Side – Kathy – Making reminder calls to Intergroup Reps. Area 11 San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley – Mark G.: Absent.

Last Words: A request was made for volunteers to help break down the room, and help set up the room and bring treats next month. Elections are in March for Area Reps. Get the word out to your groups.

The meeting closed with the traditional closing circle at [approximately] 8:30 p.m.

Next Steering Committee Meeting on February 15th. Next Intergoup Council Meeting on March 1st.

Respectfully Submitted: Kellie, fill-in Recording Secretary.


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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP TREASURER'S REPORT January 2017(Revision July-2015)

OPERATING ACCOUNT DETAILS MONTHLY ACCOUNT SUMMARIES

Jan. F.Yr. Totals F.Yr. Totals

BEGINNING CASH = 12,566.26$ OPERATING ACCOUNT

INCOME: BEGINNING CASH =

INCOME:

Group Donations 3,581.74$ 18,224.82$ Group Donations 18,224.82$

Birthday Meeting 978.00$ 1,786.00$ Birthday Meeting 1,786.00$

Activities 1,618.00$ Activities 1,618.00$

Anonymous 60.00$ 170.00$ Other 951.00$

Birthday Club 38.00$ 215.00$ subtotal = 22,579.82$

Gen'l Service Committee -$ Income from Literature Acct. -$

H&I Committee -$ Total Income = 22,579.82$

Intergroup Council 47.00$ 273.00$

Memorials -$ EXPENSES:

Newsletter Subscriptions 12.00$ 37.00$ Rent 6,633.00$

Other Donations 6.00$ 106.00$ Salary Exp. 9,855.00$

Refunds 150.00$ Office 1,727.34$

Returned Check Redeposit -$ Printing 1,380.92$

subtotal = 4,722.74$ 22,579.82$ Postage 143.00$

from Literature Account -$ Other 3,612.25$

Total Expenses = 23,351.51$

TOTAL INCOME = 4,722.74$ 22,579.82$

move to Prudent Reserve -$

EXPENSES: move from Prudent Reserve -$

RENT: loaned to Literature Account -$

Central Office 650.00$ 4,550.00$ repaid from Literature Account -$

Birthday Meeting 475.00$ 1,759.00$

Intergroup Council 324.00$

RENT subtotal= 1,125.00$ 6,633.00$ ENDING CASH =

SALARY EXPENSES: ALLOCATED FUNDS:

Net Salary 915.40$ 6,407.80$ Activities ($500)

Payroll Taxes 883.00$ 2,650.60$ Liability Ins. ($200/mo)

Workers Comp. 245.00$ 796.60$ Payroll Taxes ($650/mo)

SALARY subtotal= 2,043.40$ 9,855.00$ Vacation Accrual

Workers Comp. ($50/mo)

OFFICE EXPENSES: Total Allocated =

Office Supplies 32.15$ 176.47$

PG&E 112.03$ 527.33$ AVAILABLE CASH=

Telephone 120.28$ 848.54$

Other 175.00$

OFFICE subtotal= 264.46$ 1,727.34$

LITERATURE ACCOUNT

PRINTING:

In-house Printing 179.30$ 1,380.92$ BEGINNING CASH = 8,136.14$

Other -$

PRINTING subtotal= 179.30$ 1,380.92$ Total Cash Receipts 2,536.51$

Sales Receipts Portion

POSTAGE: Sales Tax Portion

Newsletter 49.00$ 96.00$ Returned Check Amends -$

Office 47.00$ subtotal = 10,672.65$

Other -$

POSTAGE subtotal= 49.00$ 143.00$ Operating Acct. Loan

OTHER EXPENSES: Purchases & Costs

Activities 393.00$ 393.00$ Bank Fees -$

Birthday Meeting Supplies 606.25$ 40.00$ Sales Tax Paid 593.00$

Conferences & Travel -$ Returned (Bounced) Checks -$

Liability Insurance 2,349.00$ subtotal =

Tax Prepartion 150.00$

OTHER EXP. subtotal= 999.25$ 3,612.25$ move to Operating Account

TOTAL EXPENSES = 4,660.41$ 23,351.51$ ENDING CASH = 10,079.65$

move to Prudent Reserve -$ Sales & Use Tax Allocation:

move from Prudent Reserve -$ Carried over

loaned to Literature Account -$

repaid from Literature Account -$ This Month's Use Tax

Quarter To Date

ENDING CASH = 12,628.59$ 12,628.59$ AVAILABLE CASH =

Month's Gain or Loss = 62.33$

PRUDENT RESERVE

BIRTHDAY SPEAKER MEETING DETAILS

Tota l income 978.00$ 1,786.00$ BEGINNING CASH =

Expenses (rent, supplies, etc.) - 1,081.25$ 2,098.50$ to Operating Acc't 26,632.00$

BALANCE - (103.25)$ (312.50)$ from Operating Acc't -$

Interest -$

Fees 26,632.00$

ENDING CASH =

GENERAL NOTES:

- We use the CASH accounting method, used by most people in recording their checking account: Income is reported when deposited and an expense is recorded when the check is written.

- Our FISCAL YEAR (FY 2014 - 2015) begins July 1, and ends June 30.


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TOTALS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2017

JAN. F.Yr. Total

Submitted by TOTAL DONATIONS= 3,581.74$ 16,258.57$

Groups Contributing this Month- 26

Groups Contributing this Year-

Number of Listed Groups- 109

Percent of groups contributing this month- 24%

Percent of groups contributing this year-

Jan. F.Yr. Totals Jan. F.Yr. Totals

11th Step MeditatioGroup (Sun.) -$ Mattison Lane Group -$

12 X 12 (Tue.) -$ Make My Day 259.19$ 532.72$

12 Paces at Noon -$ Mattison Lane Group 438.00$

5:30 Group, The -$ Medically Supported Recovery (Thu.) -$

AA Sober Slugs -$ Men's Basic Step Study Group 90.00$

Acceptance Group (Boulder Creek) 78.00$ Men's Cross Talkers -$

Altered Attitude Group -$ Mud Flats Group -$

Alternative Group -$ Nifty Ladies on Park Group 256.96$ 464.26$

Aptos Women's Serenity Group 194.55$ 529.65$ No Frills Sobriety 130.00$ 520.00$

Aromas Group -$ Ocean View Group 441.40$

Awareness Group -$ On the Beach (Sat.) 290.40$

Back to Basics Group (Fri.) -$ On the Beach, Too (Sun.) 120.00$ 238.80$

Bay Group, The 144.00$ 288.00$ Once a Drunk W -$

Beach Combers, The (LaSelva Discussion) 120.00$ One O'clock Step Study Group -$

Ben Lomond Fellowship (S. L. Valley) -$ Out of the Blue 137.00$

Big Book and Step Study Group (Fri.) -$ Out of the Trenches -$

Book & Step Study (Davenport) 117.49$ 117.49$ Pleasure Point Group 195.58$ 435.32$

Boulder Creek Group 60.00$ 232.80$ Roxas Group 780.00$

Box of Chocolates 83.00$ Santa Cruz Fellowship -$

Brown Baggers Group 275.00$ 879.80$ Santa Cruz Speakers (Fri.) -$

B.Y.O.B. Group (Mon.) 50.00$ Saturday Night Live Oak 120.00$

Candlelight Group (Fri.) -$ Saved by Grace Group 248.50$ 506.50$

Conscious Contact Meditation Meeting 100.00$ Scotts Valley Happy Destiny (Wed.) -$

Courage to Change -$ Share Today Group -$

DMV Meetings (Consolidated) 204.00$ 1,761.50$ Shivering Denizens 240.84$

Do-Nut Meeting -$ Sisters in Sobriety Group 147.00$ 198.18$

Double Winners By Grace 120.00$ Skyland Group 60.00$ 180.00$

Early Morning Spiritual -$ Sobriety & Gratitude 120.00$ 240.00$

Early Risers 241.33$ 1,662.44$ Solutions in the Sand Group -$

End of the Line Discussion Group -$ Soquel Acceptance Group (Fri.) 120.00$

Eyes on the Prize 116.43$ 162.03$ Soquel Acceptance Group (Wed.) 120.00$ 148.00$

Felton Group 198.78$ Soquel Step Study 166.00$ 260.00$

Firehouse Group -$ Sought Through Meditation 100.00$ 384.78$

Friday Night Group (Emeline) 120.00$ Sought Through Prayer 488.68$

Friday Nite Lights (Frederick St.) -$ Stag 12:12 Group 100.00$

From the Heart 55.00$ Stag Eleven Group -$

Fuente De Vida -$ Step and Traditions Study for Women 177.00$

Gay Men Living Sober -$ Sunday Morning Spiritual 544.24$

Gay Women's Meeting (Sun.) -$ Sunday Night Candle Light Group 294.00$

Grateful & Gay Group -$ Sunshine Group (Sun.) -$

Grupo Alborado -$ T.G.I.W. 78.60$ 78.60$

Grupo Alfa Y Omega -$ There is a Solution Big Book Study -$

Grupo Fin y Principio -$ Thumpers Big Book Study 32.11$ 32.11$

Grupo Libertad - Plaza Vigil -$ Today's Women's Step Study 50.00$

Grupo Nuevo Amanceer -$ Trudgers Women's Big Book Study -$

Grupo Nuevo Luz -$ Twisted Sisters Book Study 60.00$ 161.05$

Grupo Santa Cruz -$ Valley Girls 4 X a Winner -$

Happy Destiny 106.20$ Valley Sunday Group (Scotts Valley) -$

H.O.W. Group 65.00$ Watsonville Fellowship -$

In The Woods 240.00$ We Agnostics -$

In the Dark Group -$ We Are Not Saints -$

In the Hat Group -$ Westside Group (Tues.) -$

Junta De Mujeres -$ Westside Men's Big Book Study (Mon.) -$

Keep It Simple -$ Westside Men's Step Study Group (Thu.) 200.00$

Kids R Welcome -$ Womens 5 & 10 Group -$

Live on Friday Night (Soquel Ave.) 25.00$ 25.00$ Young People's Big Book Study -$

LSB Men's Meeting 50.00$ 110.00$ Young People at Louden Nelson -$

Make My Day -$ Young People's Underground Group -$

This year's new groups added below: Unknown / Unidentifiable Group Donations:

Come as You Are Group -$ 82.00$

double Winners 120.00$ -$

sober Slugs 60.00$ 60.00$ -$

-$ -$

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY INTERGROUP, INC.

TREASURER'S REPORT

GROUP DONATIONS DETAIL

Notes: Groups are named the same way as in the Meeting Schedule. New

groups started during the year (July to June) are added at the bottom. Our

Fiscal Year (F.Yr.) is from July through the following June.


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