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Central Oregon Intergroup, Inc

June 22, 2014

IGR Meeting Minutes

 

Opening:

  • Chairperson called the central Oregon Intergroup meeting to order at 5:30pm.
  • Attendance sheet was passed
  • A quorum was established.
  • Introductions were made.

Voting Members Present: (IGR’S)

(Cody M-Secretary/WFS ) (Michael S.-IGR/Safe Harbor) (Dave W.- Potluck & Alt IGR/Tues AA) (Lauren G-IGR/WFS) (Peggy R-IGR/MMD) (Joan C.-IGR/Sob Sis) (Reed K-Vice chair/Red Reb) (Bob J-IGR/NH) (Rivka G.-IGR/ABC) (Dan P.-IGR/EER) (Bill O.-Adv Board/Safe Harbor)

NON VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT: 

(Renee H.-Office Manager/Noon-Red) (Elly E-fill in/SOS) (Vickie M.-Chair/Tues Night AA) (Austin M.-Fill in Web Master/Safe Harbor) (Pattie O.-Adv Board/Safe Harbor) (Samantha R.-Hotline/WFS) (Charles K.-Alt IGR/New Horizons) (Pete M.-Schedule Chair/Mens Book Study) (Teryce K.-Entertainment Co-Chair/Tumalo) (Alan S.-Visitor/GSR/New Horizons)

 

  1. Approval of Minutes
  • Minutes read and approved
  1. Treasurer’s Report
  • Finances show a slit deficit due to paying 3 months’ rent. Net income came to -$194.17.
  • No activity from Entertainment Committee.
  • Setting up system to coordinate w/ Office Manager.

Chair:  

  • Advisory Board meeting is running short & very smoothly

 

  1. Committee Reports:

Office:  

  • Books and literature came to $1,119.65. Coins came to $580.15. Donations totaled $1,136.26. Deposits came to $2,866.06.
  • Treasurer has been working w/ Office Manager on finances.
  • Office Activity: 30 calls to Hotline, 11 Al-anon, 40 office visitors.

Hotline

  • Having trouble getting people to report prior month’s activity.
  • Need more contacts in La Pine.
  • Discussion about leaving or not leaving voice messages for assistance on 12 step calls.
  • Updating 12 step list, IGR’s will take these back to their groups to get volunteers to sign up.

Al-Anon:

  • Present but nothing to report.

 

Newsletter:

  • Not present.

 

 

 

Potluck:  

  • EER is hosting June’s potluck Saturday June 28th @ Church of Christ on Newport @ 6:00pm. AA speaker is Dan P.
  • July will be hosted by Attitude Adjustment and August will be hosted by ABC.

 

 

Schedules:  

  • Schedules are available.

OSYPAA:

  • Not present.

Website:  

  • Website has been updated.
  • If you send an email to the webmaster it will be addressed just give it a few days. Emails tend to come in waves.
  • Email box will send you alerts and ideal for IGR’s to be alerted when newsletter is done.

Entertainment: 

  • Ochoco Campout went well.
  • No Treasurers report.
  • Had to cancel beginning of summer picnic due to no venue and lack of support.
  • Entertainment Committee Chair has resigned.
  • Discussion about moving Entertainment Committee to Bend to help w/ turnout as well as most members live in the Bend area.

 

  1. Old Business:

 

  • None

 

  1. New Business:

 

  • Entertainment Committee Chair has resigned.
    • Looking for a new Entertainment Committee Chair: 2 years sobriety/2 year commitment. IGR’s should take back and announce to groups and anyone wanting the position should show up to July’s Intergroup Meeting. Meeting will be held July 27th @ 5:30.
  • Spirit Fest: lengthy discussion on whether this should be on the website or if it violates AA traditions. Consensus was that this violates traditions due to outside affiliations and non AA donations.

MOTION- Take spirit fest off website. MOTION PASSED.

 

Adjournment:

Meeting adjourned at 6:27pm.  The next meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27nd at TEC St. Helens Hall.

Yours in Service,

Cody Manriquez, Intergroup Secretary

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