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Area World Service Assembly November 19, 2016

(Including Financial Reports as of December 31, 2016)

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Index ................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Agenda February 18, 2017 Committee Meeting ............................................................................................. 3

AMIAS Training and Workshops ...................................................................................................................... 4

“Who Has a Vote and Voice” ........................................................................................................................... 4

Calendar of SCWS Meetings and Events ......................................................................................................... 5

Minutes of Area Assembly—Saturday November 19, 2016 ............................................................................ 6-10

Officer Reports

Delegate .................................................................................................................................................... 10-12

Alternate Delegate .................................................................................................................................... 13

Immediate Past Delegate ......................................................................................................................... 13-14

Chair ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Secretary ................................................................................................................................................... 14

Treasurer ................................................................................................................................................... 14

Ask-it Basket Q & A……………………………………………...…………………………………………...……………………………………...14-17

Coordinator Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 17-22

District Rep. Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 22-29

Convention Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 30

Intergroup /AIS Reports .................................................................................................................................. 30-31

Al-Anon/Alateen Acronyms………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..31

Subscribe to the Forum……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...31

Financial Reports

SCWS Financials—January through November 2016 ............................................................................... 32-35

SCAC Financials—October 2015 through September 2016 ...................................................................... 36-38

Group Contributions—January through December 2016......................................................................... 39-49

So Cal. World Service Directory

Past Delegates and Officers ...................................................................................................................... 50

Coordinators/Intergroup Liaisons/Convention Chairs .............................................................................. 51

District Representatives ............................................................................................................................ 52

SCWS Email Addresses and SCWS Mailing Address .................................................................................. 53

Information Service Centers ..................................................................................................................... 53

Sample Forms-Group Change Form (GR-1) ; Group Contribution and Bulletin Subscription Forms .............. 54-55 (Please use forms from SCWS Website scws-al-anon.org)

Map to Glendale First United Methodist Church, Carlson Hall ....................................................................... 56

Southern California World Service

Volume 58 Number 4 November 2016 Area Assembly Including Financial Reports

AL-ANON & ALATEEN

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February 18, 2017 Southern California World Service Committee Meeting

DR Orientation-8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Electronic Clicker Distribution – 8:00AM – 9:00AM

Morning Session-9:00 AM to Noon Concepts read by___________, District____ Welcome/Chair Report-CB S. Recognition of New DRs and Past Delegates. Roll Call – Jayme C., Immediate Past Delegate Officer Reports (in absence of Group Records Coordinator) Delegate Report – Elizabeth K. Secretary Sandy P. Approval Minutes 8/20/16 Alternate Delegate Report – Marcia M. Treasurer Eva B. Approval/Audit Report Immediate Past Delegate Report – Jayme C. Observe 7th Tradition - continue meeting as baskets are passed

KBDM – Live Scan – Tarisa R. (45 minutes) Delegate Workshop - WSO Chairman of the Board Letter

Lunch - Noon to 1:00 PM Afternoon Session- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Traditions read by ____, District_____ Hospitality Report-Judy P. Review and Implementation on Policy for Groups Who Do Not Consider Al-Anon As A Whole Task Force – (45 minutes) Convention Chairpersons’ Reports So Cal 2016(SCAAC) AFG 2017 SCAC 2017 – Support currently suspended Coordinator Reports Alateen Sponsor Coordinator-Tarisa R. Bulletin Coordinator-Jim B. Alateen Process Person-Gerald W. CPC Coordinator-Vacancy Announcement Institutions-Billy M. Public Information-Rose S. Archives-Dan P. Literature Coordinator-Kathy Website-Irene C. Group Records-Jayme for Donna E. District Representative Reports/Agenda Recommendations May Assembly Al-Anon Information Service Liaison Reports (AISL, Service Manual p. 65) Inland Empire Orange County Oficina Intergrupal: (L.A. County) San Diego County Los Angeles County Ventura County Close with Al-Anon Declaration

Reminders: Please Limit Reports and discussion to 2-3 minutes (does not apply to Officers). Submit report to Bulletin Coordinator

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Who has a Voice and/or Vote at Assemblies & Committee Meetings

90 Minute AMIAS Certificate Training for NEW Applicants—email registration to [email protected]

Are you willing & able to be an AMIAS? Go to the SCWS Website “Alateen Sponsorship” for eligibility & more information.

Access Date Time Notes

SFVAA Convention Sat, Jan 28, 2017 TBA English

Internet Online Sun, Feb 12, 2017 8:00 pm—9:30 pm English

Internet Online Wed, Mar 8, 2017 8:00 pm—9:30 pm English

AFG Convention Sun, Apr 2, 2017 TBA English

Internet Online Sun, Apr 9, 2017 8:00 pm—9:30 pm English

Internet Online Wed, May 10, 2017 8:00 pm—9:30 pm English

ASSEMBLY MEETINGS VOICE VOTE

Group Representatives

District Representatives

Officers

Coordinators

Past Delegates

Intergroup Liaisons AWSC Convention Chairs

(Conventions: AFG, SoCal AA & SCAC)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS VOICE VOTE


Officers

Coordinators

Past Delegates

Intergroup Liaisons AWSC Convention Chairs

(Conventions: AFG, SoCal AA & SCAC)

Date Time District Contact Information

February 4, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m D06 Peggy R

February 11, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m 12:00 pm—4:00 pm

D33 D54

Terry T Sandy K

February 25, 2017 11:30 am—3:30 pm D09 Kim L.

March 11, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m 12:00 pm—4:00 pm

D57 D17

Martha Z. Enid M.

March 18, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m D08 Jim G.

March 25, 2017 9:00 am—1:00 pm D69 Andrea D.

April 2, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m D27 Jason L.

April 22, 2017 12:00 pm—4:00 pm D72 Marcia M.

April 29, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m D39 Becky C.

May 6, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m OCIG Brandi S (English) Brissa M (Spanish)

May 13, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 p m D45 Carrie A.

AMIAS Re-certification Training—Email “Contact” for Reservation & Location

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Southern California Area World Service (SCWS) Events

All Meetings are held at Glendale First United Methodist Church, 134 N. Kenwood, Glendale , CA 91206

Parking is available at three locations:

1) The church parking lot, 2) The lot off of Wilson and Kenwood and

3) The Glendale Unified School District lot across the street.

Do not park on Kenwood Street as there is only a 2 hour limit!

Area Committee Meeting Calendar (3rd Saturdays of February and August) Meetings—9am to 4pm (1 hour lunch) - New DR Orientation—8am to 8:45am

February 18, 2017 & August 19, 2017

Area Assembly Meeting Calendar (3rd Saturdays of May and November) Meetings—9am to 4pm (1 hour lunch) - New GR Orientation—8am to 8:45am

May 20, 2017 & November 18, 2017

Sharing of Service (3rd Saturday of January) January 21, 2017 January 20, 2018

Southwest Region Delegates Meeting (aka SWRDM) (2nd complete Weekend in March) (Delegates and Past Delegates have a voice & vote;

Area Chairs and Alternate Delegates have voice but not vote) March 10-12, 2017—Denver, Colorado

Please go to the SCWS Website for the Complete “Calendar of Events—Southern California World Service ”

You will find many more events and electronic fliers and forms for downloading and printing.

FLYERS AND REGISTRATION FORMS- Districts, Intergroups and Conventions who are participants in the

Southern California Area Assembly may bring and distribute their forms in the meeting hall. All other Con-

ventions and /or events, without limited attendance, may only place their flyers, registration forms, etc., in

the lobby of the meeting hall.

ELECTRONIC BULLETIN AND BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS: The Southern California World Service (SCWS) BUL-

LETIN is published electronically online four times annually and is available to any member of Al-Anon Fami-

ly Groups at the SCWS website. To obtain a mailed copy of the SCWS BULLETIN for $15.00 annually, please

complete a “Subscription Form” (found at the back of the Bulletin), submit a check payable to “SCWS” and

mail both to SCWS, 10073 Valley View Street #260, Cypress, CA 90630.

Calendar of Events 2016-2018

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Minutes 2015-2017 SCWS Assembly Meeting Minutes Saturday, November 19, 2016, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

134 N. Kenwood St. Glendale

8:00 a.m. – GR Orientation – Dining Room

9:00 a.m. Serenity Prayer- Welcome to new GRs

Concepts & Warranties read by: Joselyn, D

Delegate, Elizabeth K. – Requested volunteers for interpreters since our regular interpreter is not here today. One member volunteered: Susie. Others joined her throughout the day.

Chairman’s Report, CB: Recognition of new Group Represent-atives.

Recognition of past Delegates (Jayme C., Panel 52; Willie W., Panel 37; Sandie E., Panel 49.)

Officers – AIS Liaisons, Convention Liaisons, Coordinators, and DRs – voice but not vote. Only GRs have voice and vote.

Motion made by Cindy S., D6, to allow Julie S. and Cathy W. to have voice at the Assembly. Seconded by Tomiko Y., D45. Motion passed unanimously.

Roll call Donna E., Group Records Coordinator. Must have registered by November 5, to get a clicker.

Total of 193 Group Representatives; 32 of whom are brand new.

Not present: CPC, SCAC Conv Chair (all support of SCAC is currently suspended).

Officer Reports (READ FULL REPORTS IN BULLETIN)

Delegate - Elizabeth K. – See Bulletin for report.

Clicker question: Is the meeting you represent a closed meeting?

1. Yes - 43 2. No – 125 3. Don’t know- 10 Total: 178

Looking for 197 votes. Instructed not to press “send”. Re-Poll 1. Yes - 47 2. No - 137 3. Don’t know – 11 Total: 195

Looking for 200 votes. 1. Yes - 44 2. No - 142 3. Don’t know – 8 Total: 194

Instructed not to push the number until the timer starts.

Clicker question: Is this quote from the Prayer for Today on the Just for Today bookmark part of my religion: And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. We are not going to ask this question because it’s about religion.

Substitute Secretary - Cathy W. – Motion to approve Minutes made by Marley D21 and seconded by Chris, D30. Motion passed.

Treasurer – Eva B. – copies of presentation passed out.

Fixed Assets: $90.1k compared to $80.5k last year. Looking good.

Profit/Loss: Net income $20.5 vs $24.3 in 2015. $3.8k less than same time frame in 2015.

Tina alternate GR, D21: isn’t budget for SWRDM always put in the budget?

Eva: typically only 4 people go to SWRDM: Delegate, Alt Del, Past Del and Chairman. Since the event was local this year, more board members attended SWRDM. Four addi-tional members went to SWRDM.

Willie M., D9: is the expense for the clickers on the reports?

Eva: Clickers were not expensed because the clickers are considered fixed assets and depreciated each month. Cash went down and assets went up.

Paul H., D27: May we have a history of board members train-ing in the past year?

Sandie E., Past Delegate: the history of training for board members is long standing. We previously supported PRAA-SA and sent our board members to this event. Then we determined that PRAASA was not as valuable to us as SWRDM. It was voted several years ago that the board would determine which events they would attend. One third of the board is eligible to attend a training function each year, with approval of the event. Names are drawn. When the Regional Service Seminars (RSS) were held every three years, the entire board would attend.

Marilen, D66: what is the life of clicker asset? I don’t see the depreciation on the report.

Eva: They will depreciate in three years. It is not on the report yet.

Willie, Past Delegate: the depreciation expense is not on the report yet because we won’t know what it is until the tax return is done at the end of the year. The expense of the clickers is on the report, which will be depreciated.

Jane, D30: what is the definition for suspense?

Eva: A suspense account is an account in the general ledg-er, in which amounts are temporarily recorded. The sus-pense account is used because the proper account could not be determined at the time that the transaction was recorded. Suspense example – When a check is written to SCWS for SCAC, SCWS debits “Cash” and credits “Suspense.” Then SCWS sends the money to SCAC by deb-iting “Suspense” and crediting “Cash.” This reverse the suspense.

Marlene, D60: Where is the expense for SWRDM?

Eva: Expenses for the normal 4 people who would go to

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this event are under this event. The expense for the addi-tional board members who went to SWRDM is listed under travel versus SWRDM.

Marlene, D60 – why is the SOS expense budget reduced?

Eva – we hope to manage SOS budget better in 2017.

We will vote on budget in the afternoon.

Alternate Delegate – Marcia M.

The Ask-it-Basket is going around. Traditionally we do not have time to answer the questions during the Assembly. I’ll try to answer first, then if I get stumped, other board mem-bers will answer. The Forum can is also going around. Put in $1 for the drawing. Additional order forms made available.

SOS: District 57 is doing pre-registration, $18. We still need volunteers for registration on the day of the event as well as a District to arrange the lunch.

Do not leave for lunch with your clicker. The clickers do not leave the bldg.

Tina S., D21 – I thought that in the past, Ask-it-Basket questions were given to members.

CB – questions are typically answered by the Alternate Dele-gate with help from other SCWS Coordinators and/or board members, as needed.

7th Tradition baskets passed.

Task Force Presentation: Groups Who Do Not Consider Al-Anon As A Whole

Jayme: We’ve been working on this task force for 2 years. Since we are starting this presentation late in the morning, we may go to lunch late as we do not want to split up the presenta-tion.

Began with Serenity Prayer

Intro by Jayme

Task force presentation

Q&A: Marley & Andrea

Open for questions from audience. No clapping. Two minutes at the microphone. Identify yourself by name and District.

Allen, D27 – Concern about groups still having voice and vote, even though delisted.

Andrea – “for profit” groups using the Al-Anon name violates the use of our name. The WSO will address the meeting in us-ing the Al-Anon name. Misuse of our name can be a legal issue (i.e., therapist). If a group continues to violate our Traditions/Concepts – our literature states that they will still have a voice and vote at intergroup and area. This is in our service manual and we adhere to our manual.

Chris, D30 – Thought force was in 2012. Is the task force aware of additional groups breaking the Traditions?

Mary – our charge was to create a policy not to monitor groups.

Marilen, D66 – what will be done in regards to Intergroups that have already removed meetings?

Marley – with this new policy, groups may request relisting. All of you should have the entire presentation, including flow charts.

James, D27 – There is a men’s workshop in the valley. Some meetings have angry people that state that we can’t have this workshop and stating that it is an outside issue. Why can’t we make this announcement?

Jayme – The question really does not have to do with this SCWS policy that we are discussing now, but with pgs. 123-124 in the Policy section of the Service Manual. But an-nouncements can’t be made in a meeting about an event unless sponsored by District, Area, etc.

Andy, D24 – all or nothing vote on the policy?

Marley – we don’t know when this will come up for a vote. You will decide when. The policy is the policy as a whole. GRs have the right and responsibility to make decisions/vote for your group.

Marilen, D66 – how have the conflict resolution tools been used at these meetings? Have these tools been used? What happens if an Intergroup does not comply?

A: All of our Al-Anon tools were used in developing this policy, including the conflict resolution tools. The Area has no authority over Intergroups. As a task force we can’t speak to anything that has happened in the groups. WSO has looked at early drafts of our policy but the final has not been submitted. Although not all the Intergroup Liaisons are here, we did invite all them to this Assembly to become familiar with this policy.

Barbara, D39 – how do you reconcile Obedience to the Unen-forceable? How do you ensure that members are motivated by pure intentions and not vindictive intentions? Why do we need a new policy when DRs can be invited to resolve issues?

Resolution team conducts fact finding – made up of people from different areas, etc. An on-going conversation with the group is built into the process - collaboration. We envi-sion that 99% of the time, conversation will reveal a misun-derstanding or education opportunity. Not having a policy allows for more situations where personalities are involved. Part of what keeps our meetings safe is structure.

Christa, D66 – presented 6 areas that have adopted a policy. Only one we are aware of that did not succeed at their first try (New Hampshire). Six other Areas have approved and adopted policies.

Vickie, D69 – Not able to meditate at a meeting? 11th step is about prayer and meditation.

Service Manual, page 31. We should not be telling people how to meditate. We are not talking about things that hap-pen outside of a meeting. People can work their programs and have their relationships as they choose. We are only talking about what happens in the 60 or 90 minutes inside of a meeting. Many people are turned off by religion, thus we need to keep our meetings free of outside therapies and religions.

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Joyce, D69 – does not using the minimal meeting format in the Service Manual work?

Tradition 1 - Unity

Sarah, D69 – who is monitoring the monitors? Is this infor-mation going to be brought to the floor? How are we all mak-ing decisions to help families of alcoholics and help ourselves?

Service arms are informed about situations. Archives are kept for continuity for answering questions. There are no “monitors” looking for problems. Problems are brought to the Area for help with a resolution. There is no “black list”. The policy is creating an avenue for a continuing conversa-tion so that when something happens there is a process by which to resolve it.

Emilce, D24 – I belong to a 12th step group that uses the AA literature, it was taught to me that we adopt the Traditions of AA ourselves. Would like to invite the task force to our meeting to see that it is a safe place. Please read the 5th Tradi-tion.

Our literature states that only conference approved litera-ture is used in Al-Anon meetings. [Read pgs. 71, 104 from Service Manual.]

Natalie, Chair LA AIS –Thanks for allowing AIS to participate. We have very old meetings that are not registered. We ask that bridges between AIS and Areas be stronger. We want more information to reconcile gaps between AIS and Areas.

Purpose of archiving – due to rotation of leadership, there is consistency and record of decisions/situations.

Gary D54 – How do you feel about a meeting that does not use the current literature, ie., the current Service Manual and current version of Understanding Ourselves?

As there is no policy in place, work with District Represent-atives to determine how to handle.

Mikeila, D27 – How do you suggest communicating problems regarding meetings that use AA literature?

If the policy were in place, we would start with education.

Lauren, D60 – Will GRs be part of the collaborative process?

That is the intention.

Rachel, D66 – In the spirit of KBDM, why weren’t GRs and DRs informed of this presentation ahead of time. Page 66, Inter-group is not on the conference structure. If there is direct conflict between this policy and other service arms, how do these service arms work together? [Read about Intergroups on pgs. 63-64 from Service Manual.]

Our intention is that this is the starting point. This is the beginning of KBDM. Only vote today is where do we go from here? All Intergroups abide by Al-Anon policies and concepts. Dialogue will begin. This is just the beginning of a conversation. We’re just formalizing the opportunity to ask questions. No police. Only address concerns that arise. There is nothing that a policy can do that stops a group from what they are doing. But the Area is w/in its

autonomy to not refer others to it. The group still has voice and a vote. This is an evolution. We have not had to work with Intergroups regarding this so we’ll have to see how it goes.

Steve, D60, and past OC chair: Past experience of delisting meetings has had limited results at best. I don’t understand why there is no recommendation to remove voice or vote.

The Task Force used current policies as our guide. Our poli-cy is based on our current literature. Discussions have been happening in WSO on this topic since 2005.

Patricia, D72 – what happens if a group decides that they don’t want a GR? Can Al-Anons have a regular meeting with AA and call themselves an Al-Anon meeting?

The meeting cannot be registered as an Al-Anon or an AA meeting.

Comments:

Eddie, LA AIS BOD: No mention of resolution team in text but it is mentioned on the flow chart. I would like the AIS to be part of the resolutions team. It would feel less like we are being told what to do.

Sandie E., Past Delegate: Hope that all AIS will abide by any Area policy. Problem occurred when this was brought up years ago - there was inconsistency as to what was done by AIS. This policy would provide consistency and guidance.

Marilen, D66 – very encouraged but concerned that the Area has no control over the Intergroups. And who moni-tors the monitors? I see this as a great beginning but think that there are still concerns. For as long as there are peo-ple, there will be differences of opinions. [There are no monitors.]

Barbara, D39 – Al-Anon is a spiritual experience. The word of “reporting” concerns me. More of a police state. What are we afraid of? There are spiritual consequences to breaking spiritual principles. We don’t need to worry. Those meetings that break Traditions will close. We have a variety of meetings because not every format or personali-ty meets everyone’s taste. [Please read the Policy again.]

Patricia, D72 – this policy will benefit my community in Chula Vista because we have meetings that charge to attend. Also, meetings that combine with AA. The meetings don’t want service in Al-Anon.

Emma, D6 – I’m a transplant to this Area. Moved here by myself and attended different meetings and encouraged to get involved in service. I’m concerned about the newcom-er attending a meeting that is not adhering to the Tradi-tions who may never come back. Fortunately I had some experience and knew to come back, but newcomers may not.

Irene, D60 – I support this policy. We should not have to recover from our program of recovery. Rhetorical ques-tions asked such as: Have you ever been told you’re not properly attired? Have you ever been told by your Al-Anon

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sponsor not to attend outside meetings? Have you ever been scolded by your sponsor that you’re not sponsoring enough people? Have you ever been told you’re not working your steps fast enough by your sponsor? We are here for the newcomer. A newcomer came to me and cried because she felt worse after having a sponsor.

Mary, D60 – I am concerned about being policed and pun-ished. We are all sick people trying to get better. We all have choices. If you don’t like your meeting, go to anoth-er one.

Marilyn, D60 - Adults need to be treated as adults. My sponsor asks me if I have questions. Read from Concept 12 out of Paths to Recovery. Invited our DR several times to our meeting.

Vickie, D69 - many meetings use the autonomy of the group to allow outside literature in the meetings. I think this is a good policy and will help clear up misunderstand-ings about Tradition 4.

Michelle, AFG Chairman – thank you to the task force. It is evident from your presentation that KBDM and princi-ples of the program were followed. Grateful for your work. Is it possible to see us move towards the next step to see what happens after delisting?

Oscar, D24, past AIS Chair: this is great. It’s up to the IR and the GR to know their manual and the Traditions. I’m concerned that if we put this in writing, are we watering down our recovery? We should really be doing this al-ready, do we really need a policy? Page 6 – ensure the safety of our individual members. Protecting the Al-Anon name. Glad this is coming up and that we are discussing this.

Lunch: 12:27 PM to 1:30 PM Afternoon Session: 1:30 to 4 PM

Do not take the clickers out of the room!!!!

Reconvened with Serenity Prayer at 1:39 PM

Traditions read by: Libby, D75

Roll call taken again.

Reports Continue (Read Full Reports in Bulletin)

Hospitality Report – Judy P - Thanks to the Districts that brought snacks and water today. Districts assigned for snacks for

SOS on Jan 21: Districts 33, 36, 39, 40, 63, and 66.

AWSC Feb 18: Districts 8, 12, 17.

Will assign districts to specific time fames to help on the day to prep the food and put on tables.

Treasurer – Eva - entertaining motion to approve the finan-cial report.

Moved Paula D27, 2nd by Chris D40. 1. Yes - 174 2. No – 6 3. Abstain – 8 Motion passed. 174/180 = 97%

Motion to approve 2017 budget. Moved by Larry D45; 2nd Allen D27.

1. Yes – 171 2. No – 6 3. Abstain – 12 Motion passed. 171/177 = 97%

Motion to send $15,000 to the World Service office. Moved by Chris D40; 2nd by Mikeila D27.

$15,000 in addition to the $5000 already sent in May. Same as last year.

1. Yes – 166 2. No – 13 3. Abstain – 12 Motion passed. 166/179 = 95%

SCAC financials – books closed September. Total income $61,773.02. Net ordinary income $11,633.92.

Sarah, D69 - As of right now there is no SCAC so what happens to these funds?

Funds stay where they are until a decision is made re-garding SCAC.

Gene, D63 voice no vote: Some districts have received funds, what do we do with the funds?

If you turn it in, we will book it in the month in which it’s received. All fundraising has been suspended, so new funds will not be accepted at this time.

Immediate past Delegate report – Jayme (See Bulletin for report.)

GRs asked if they were ready to vote. The question was not to vote on the policy but whether they are ready to vote regard-ing the policy. Only need majority vote for this question.

1. Yes – 114 2. No – 63 3. Abstain – 7 Motion passed: 114/177 = 64%

Discussion

Chris – the majority want to vote but will need 2/3 to pass the policy.

Oscar – We need to talk to our groups.

Tina, D21 – this has not been brought up at our meetings. This is a huge topic that needs to be taken back to our meetings.

Allen, D27 – anarchy/love with spiritual principles. Al-Anon is much slower than watching paint dry.

Sarah D69 – all meetings have group conscience. Our group actually discusses things. I’m feeling bullied right now to make a decision. KBDM is for our groups.

Marilen, D60 – don’t want to down play this vote. This is an important decision that should be taken back to my meeting. I want to invite God into this.

Chris, D30 – I’m focusing on my group and thinking about their shares. They chose me because I sit and listen and will be true to what my group would vote for.

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Andy, D24 – I’ve been a GR for a few years. With the amount of distrust of SCWS, no one wants to be a GR. We’re tired of being told what to do. Representing my group, I do not want to see anything major happen with-out full understanding.

Patricia, D72 – I want to vote as my group trusts me.

Cathy, D66 – Are we serving our groups?

Anne, D60 – I want to present to my group. Have unity.

Celia, D60 – I don’t get rushed in my meetings. No one from the delisted meetings was on the task force. Any-thing rushed is not important and anything important is not rushed.

Sheila, D57 – I was not elected, I volunteered. I want to ask my meeting for their thoughts.

Mikayla, D27 – we don’t give advice.

Marilen, D66 – out of ~1200 active groups, only 200 people here. A substantial number of our membership is not here. The May Assembly has a larger attendance.

Libby, D75 – Fear is the controlling issue that I’m hearing today. In San Diego, we had groups who modeled their group around therapy. We had no guidance. What about the newcomer?

Patricia, D78 – One of the main reasons our District disap-peared is because of some problems similar to what was brought up. I feel a little rushed on voting, even though I’m ready to vote now.

Linda, D54 – I think we all have a problem with making decisions. We’re just making a decision to make a deci-sion. We are trusted servants making an informed deci-sion.

Steve, D60 – We will not receive additional information from the Task Force. We just need to decide whether to move forward.

Sandie E., past Delegate –It is a big responsibility to repre-sent groups. Policy affects the business side – information is complete and full.

Rachel, D66 – quote from service manual, P202 – “…Will today’s advantages boomerang into liabilities for tomor-row? The temptation might be to seize the immediate ben-efits and forget the harmful precedents or consequences that might result.” We need more information as to how the Intergroups and Districts would work with the Area.

Motion made by Susie, D9 that we approve the SCWS policy for resolving group and member concerns effective immediately. 2nd by Libby, D75. Needs a 2/3 vote to pass. Elizabeth clarified that abstentions are not counted in vote.

1. Yes – 146 2. No – 41 3. 3. Abstain – 72 146+41=187*2/3 = 125 Motion passed. 146/187 = 78%

So Cal Convention Report – Kathy G. – See Bulletin for report.

Alateen sponsor coordinator and AAAP – Tarisa – See Bulletin for Report on November 4, 2016, open forum held.

Alateen Coordinator - Zack – See Bulletin for report.

Carry A., D45 – thanks, Tarisa, for putting together the forum. Alateen is Al-Anon. I wish the forum could have happened here. Why are the # of Alateen meetings declining? Partici-pating at conventions low? SCAC donations suspended?

Archives Coordinator - Dan P.– See Bulletin for report.

Literature Coordinator - Kathy G. – See Bulletin for report.

Group Records Secretary - Donna E. – See Bulletin for report.

Jim B. Bulletin Coordinator – See Bulletin for report.

Billy M., Institutions Coordinator – See Bulletin for report.

Public Information – Rose – See Bulletin for report.

Irene - Website Coordinator – – See Bulletin for report.

7th Tradition collected was $904.20

Forum winners announced: Two winners – must be present to win. Maria O. not present; Janice B. present; Vickie R pre-sent.

SOS pre-registration will be open until 4:15 today.

AIS LA – Eddie – See Bulletin for report.

Declaration 3:54 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Cathy W., SCWS Substitute Secretary For November 19, 2016 Assembly

Officer

Reports

Delegate

Delegate Report Nov 2016 Assembly Meeting

Welcome to the new and returning Group Representatives!!

You are the link between your group and other groups world-wide. The links of service give us a mechanism for observing Traditions One and Four, Unity and being careful not to make decisions in an Al-Anon group that affect Al-Anon as a whole.

We will be considering the Traditions today as we hear a presentation from the Area Task Force on Groups that Do Not Consider Al-Anon As A Whole, that has been doing Knowledge-Based Decision Making for nearly two years.

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In 2014, the Assembly voted to have this Task Force develop an Area Policy, after hearing and discussing the presentation by the Thought Force on Groups That Do Not Follow The Tradi-tions. When the Assembly is ready, we will vote on this sug-gested Area Policy. More and more Areas have created and approved such Policies.

We will cover a lot of information today that builds on what was provided and discussed at previous Area meetings. Please go back to the previous Bulletins (on SCWS website) to read those discussions, including a workshop at the August 2016 AWSC (Area World Service Committee meeting) on Communi-cation and Strengthening the Links of Service, as well as discus-sions at the Assembly in May 2016 on the 2015 and 2016 WSO budgets and other Task Force presentations from the WSC (World Service Conference). The Coordinator reports also in-clude important updates and information from the World Ser-vice Office.

Today’s information and reports will be included in the Bulletin, which takes awhile to be produced. Do your best to take notes, talk with each other, your DR and others for clarification.

2016 WSO Budget

See Feb 2016 Bulletin Delegate Report (SCWS website) or the financial section of the WSO members website for the 2016 WSO Budget.

The WSO Treasurer, Jennie M., who is a Trustee and an Al-Anon member, informed the Delegates last month that groups have responded well to the information about the budget and the 2015 severe decrease in literature sales. Recall that the 2015 WSO budget included an anticipated $10,000 decrease literature sales, but it turned out to be $237,000 less. We had no way to predict this huge magnitude of decrease. That is a quarter of a million dollars! That is 24% of a million ($237,000) instead of 1% of a million ($10,000 ...which itself seemed large when we first heard it).

The reserves carried us through 2015, without a decrease in services, until all of you and the GRs in all 67 Areas helped to get the word out in 2015 and 2016. Did you like the back side of the summer and fall quarterly appeal letters, which list some of the services provided by the World Service Office that our contributions support?

Let’s be sure, though, that there is a true increase in total do-nations. It does not help overall if there is merely a shift in contributions. The other Service Arms, of course, need contri-butions too, to continue the services they provide. That is how they are funded, since we observe the Seventh Tradition at all levels. Please make sure your group is aware of this, and that they increase total contributions rather than shifting contribu-tions, which only would take away from one service arm (SCWS, the District, and the AIS, Area Information Service – a.k.a. Intergroup office) in an effort to support another (the WSO).

Jennie M. also informed us that the severely lowered level of literature purchases indeed continues in 2016.The 2016 WSO Budget compensates for this projected decreased literature

purchases by another large transfer from the reserves ($184,000) and by a request to increase contributions to $1.8 million (compared to $1.65 million in 2015). The projected transfer amount was estimated from the difference between projected income and projected expenses for the services pro-vided to the groups.

This means that we are continuing to withdraw from our re-serves – we are not fully self-supporting.

For many years the WSO income has been 2/3 from literature purchases and 1/3 from contributions. With literature purchas-es continuing to be severely decreased, so, too, do contribu-tions need to continue at the increased levels in 2017 and beyond, to compensate for the substantial decrease in a major source of our self-funding.

Note that literature purchases support ourselves only if it is purchased from an LDC (Literature Distribution Center), ...not from outside the country and not from other online retailers.

Since literature purchases have declined severely, this de-crease in income must be made up by increased contributions if we are to be able to continue providing the same level of services to ourselves at the WSO.

The May 2016 quarterly appeal letter asked for $15 per mem-ber in 2016 and beyond, whereas the 2015 budget indicated a need for $25 more per group in 2015. With this level of contri-bution, the WSO will be able to continue all of the services to groups and members at a cost of $262 per group, whether a group contributes to the WSO or not. The August 2016 quar-terly appeal letter thanks members and asks them to continue their efforts, acknowledging that providing services to our fel-lowship requires a daily commitment. The second page lists many of the services provided to groups by the WSO.

The November 2016 quarterly appeal letter refers to tax-deductible contributions. Recall p. 117 of the Service Manual, which says, “Contributions to Al-Anon Family Group Headquar-ters, Inc. or Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters (Canada) Inc. may qualify as a charitable deduction, but the World Service Office makes no judgment as to the specific deductibility of a contribution by any member."

AFG Headquarters, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization, there-fore, member contributions to the WSO may be included in the “charitable contributions” section of one’s tax return, if the member includes a receipt from the WSO when submitting their taxes.

Members will get a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution to the WSO if the name of the member and the amount both are clearly indicated (such as by check or by payroll deduction, or if the group treasurer includes your complete name and address when making a cash contribution in the quarterly appeal enve-lope).

Many employers have a Matching Funds program where the employee may specify a non-profit that they want to contrib-ute to, such as United Way, so that their W-2 form will indicate the amount of the charitable contribution, thus providing the receipt needed for the tax form. The WSO can accept the em-

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ployee’s contributions, but not the employer’s matching funds. Contact the WSO for information about having your employer send only your funds, without matching it.

Programs offered by employers can be used, but programs by online retailers cannot. For example, Amazon Smile allows individuals to sign up to support their favorite non-profit organization which would receive a percentage of “profit” from the Amazon foundation. The WSO Policy Committee unanimously agreed that Al-Anon does not accept contribu-tions from any program like this because it is impossible to know whether or not the donations (percentage of the amount spent by the consumer) come from Al-Anon mem-bers. In addition, the proceeds donated are from outside entities, e.g., the charitable foundation of a business. Ac-cepting any contributions of this type violates our Traditions.

Ala-Jeopardy Game The Delegate from Hawaii created a Jeopardy-style game based on the July 2016 COB (Chairman of the Board of Trus-tees) letter.

Oct COB Letter: Posted Thursday this week David Z., non-member (required), Director of Business Ser-vices since the WSO moved from New York City to Virginia Beach, Virginia, will retire in January 2017. The new position title will be Director of Finance. Niketa B., non-member (required), started work this past Monday, Nov 14. She has a CPA, a Masters Degree in Accounting, and is excited to work within an organization that applies spiritual principles as a means for guidance and planning.

The October Board of Trustees meeting was held in Fayette-ville, Arkansas, for the Meet the Board event. This event has been renamed Road Trip! You and Your Board Connect.

The 2018 Al-Anon International Convention Theme is Cele-brating One Day at a Time. 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the ODAT.

7 Areas hosted a TEAM event in 2016, including Hawaii on Nov 5. 9 Areas will host a TEAM event in 2017, and CA(S) is one of them. Our date will be September 16, 2017. This is the 3rd Saturday and it will be here. Marcia will be planning a fantastic schedule based on the topics we submitted to the WSO with the previous Alternate Delegate. Mark your calen-dars, everyone will get a lot out of it!

Oct COB Letter - Finances The gross profit on literature sales is the same decreased level in Jan – Sept 2016 and Jan – Sept 2015.

The investment income and transfer from the Reserve Fund totaled $166,742, compared to $43,666, due to a larger planned transfer budgeted in 2016. The big news is that 2016 Contributions for the first nine months exceeded 2015 Con-tributions by $320,553, including a $100,000 increase in Au-gust. If such contributions continue, we might return the transferred money to the Reserves, and end up with a bal-anced budget!! Your announcements and the quarterly ap-peal letters really seem to have helped!

Oct COB Letter - Policy

The Policy Committee has been discussing the terms “open” and “closed” meetings. The term “closed” meeting originated in AA, to designate the meetings at which wives who were not AA members could not attend. Al-Anon members have ques-tioned the use of this term in Al-Anon, thinking that it is con-fusing to newcomers and to some Al-Anon members. The Poli-cy Committee first discussed this topic in light of Tradition Five, the principle of being welcoming, and Tradition Twelve, maintaining anonymity of members.

What is your experience with open and closed meetings?

Oct COB Letter - Conference The 2017 World Service Conference theme is Our Members: our Hope for the Future

Highlights of Conference Summary The Highlights of the Conference Summary, is a new feature available on the members website. The “Highlights” allows members to read about a few of the topics covered at the Conference (WSC), to stimulate their interest in additional detail available from the Conference Summary. al-anon.org/members click on: Service Structure tab, then District Resources or Area Resources, then 2016 Conference Summary lastly, click on Highlights of the Conference Summary

Districts invite the Delegate Districts have invited the Delegate to present additional Con-ference topics throughout the summer and fall in their neck of the woods. Twelve workshops on our Spiritual Potential were held by Districts, either in groups or individually, and by 2 In-tergroups. All members of the fellowship were invited and many non-GRs attended. Most present at each workshop had not been to the May Assembly.

We read and discussed the WSC Task Force Presentation on Acceptance of Communities, Cultures and Beliefs. The discus-sions were lively and members expressed being very sup-portive of those from different backgrounds than theirs.

We also read and discussed the KBDM material provided by the WSC Literature Committee that they considered in making the suggestion to the Conference that it consider removing the Prayer for Today from CAL (in Just For Today bookmark and wallet card and in How Al-Anon Works). There were 3 categories of responses from members at every workshop after a thoughtful, Traditions-based discussion: leave it, re-move it all, remove only the words that express a specific reli-gious belief. “and it is in dying that we are born into eternal life.”

Service Manual Updates Remember to update your Service Manual by printing the following pages from the members website and tape them into your Service Manual. They will be printed in the next SM, 2018-2021, and are in the online Service Manual.

Click on Service Structure tab, then on Area Resources, then on Service Manual: --Update of Memorial Contributions Policy – approved by 2016 WSC

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--Updates to descriptive text of Concept Eleven – approved by 2016 WSC --Updates of Concept Eight descriptive text – approved by 2015 WSC --Policy clarification (not a new Policy): Al-Anon Members Who Area Also Members of A.A. – approved by 2014 WSC

Thank you, everyone, for your kind attention to all the mate-rial in this report.

Respectfully Submitted, Elizabeth K., Delegate CA(S), Panel 55, 2015-2017

Alternate Delegate

No report available: Vacant position filled only recently by interim appointee.

Immediate Past Delegate

Good morning. My name is Jayme C. and I am a very grateful member of Al-Anon. I am proud to stand here before you to provide some background on our Task Force – “Groups Who Do Not Consider Al-Anon As A Whole”.

I served as the facilitator/chairman on this Task Force. The charge was to create an Area policy addressing constructive and positive ways to enhance Area unity and compliance with Al-Anon policies. It was also to encourage groups to practice Al-Anon principles and support the Service Arms of Al-Anon for consistency and unity in our Area. I believe we have cre-ated such a policy.

The Task Force consisted of nine Al-Anon members from all over Southern California. We met for almost two years every week. We met via conference call on Fridays at 5:00PM. One of the first items we decided upon was to request other Ar-eas’ policies on Do Not Refer. Six Areas responded to our request.

I have worked on many Task Forces in the Area and with the WSO while I serving as your Delegate. But this Task Force has been the highlight for me. I sometimes felt like I was working with a Brain Trust! I pondered how I would introduce this Task Force and really provide the depth of what it meant to all of us. One night it came to me. I would ask each of the members what their takeaway was serving on this Task Force. Here are a few of their comments:

“Being asked by SCWS and the Assembly to write a policy to help meetings remain consistent with the Al-Anon Legacies was a formidable task. To reach unanimity in an informed group conscience as a result of applying Al-Anon’s spiritual principles such as trust, unity, humility and respect has deep-ened my understanding of being democratic in thought and action. It has been a truly loving interchange among mem-bers.”

Another member said: “My personal experience was incom-parable. We came together with varying opinions and expe-

riences and while maintaining principles of the program. It was an honor to work with the members”.

And yet another said: “Even though we are committed Al-Anons, I still found it amazing that the team we started with – was the team we ended with! We each have a gift and I thank God we are not all the same, each bringing a different per-spective. I learned that we can have differences of opinions and still work together with respect and willingness. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow.”

Here is what another member said: “This was the best Al-Anon service position I have ever had. It was what you always hoped Al-Anon service will be: collegial, open minded, every-one operating from a place of not knowing in a truly spiritual sense, completely grounded in words and the spirit of the Legacies. Every person on this Task Force said at one point: ‘after hearing what you said and the information you brought forward, I have changed my mind.’ Our common welfare real-ly does come first.”

Finally this member said: “serving on this Task Force has been a spiritual experience but an opportunity to deepen and broaden any understanding of how the program works. The Task Force brought together 9 men and women of divergent backgrounds & opinions who shared a common commitment –keeping Al-Anon and Alateen a fellowship of equals. We treated each other with respect as we researched, discussed and reached consensus. I have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the spiritual principles, policies and the World Service Conference. Careful and lengthy deliberations have maintained our fellowship for more than half a century.” I now want to introduce the members of the Task Force. Please stand as I introduce you.

Andrea D.: District Representative, D69, San Diego

Billy McC.: SCWS Institutions Coordinator, Inland Empire AIS Co-Chairman, Inland Empire

Carol G.: Alternate District Rep, D60 and Group Representa-tive, Fullerton

Cathy W.: She is serving today as our temporary Area Secre-tary. Al-Anon Member Santa Clarita

Chris C.: District Representative, D40, and Group Representa-tive, Temecula

Julie S.: Ex Officio of the Orange County AIS Intergroup, Hun-tington Beach

Mary C.: Former District Representative of District 57 and now Group Representative, Lakewood.

Marley K.: District Representative, District 21 and Group Rep-resentative, San Fernando Valley

We will now give you the presentation and immediately fol-lowing the presentation we will pass out the PowerPoint presentation, the Policy and the Flowchart.

After the Presentation, we will provide some frequently asked questions. When we complete that exercise we will open it

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up to you our members. We will take questions first and re-member two minutes at the microphone. When we believe all your questions have been answered; we will then take two minute comments.

AFTER LUNCH we will come back and talk about the next steps.

Okay, this morning we did Part 1 of KBDM. Everyone has the same information. According to KBDM: We exchanged infor-mation, we had questions and discussion/comments which were based on information already exchanged.

We now need to decide if we want to continue this discussion at the 2017 May Assembly or are you ready to take a consensus vote to see if we are ready to vote on the Policy.

That is what was said at the Assembly. The consensus vote was that the Assembly was ready to vote on the Policy. When all discussion was completed, as we all know now, the Policy for “Resolving Group and Member Concerns” was brought to a motion at the November 2016 Assembly and the motion passed resoundingly by over 78%!

The presentation, policy and flowchart can be found on the SCWS website http://www.scws-al-anon.org/index.php under Task Force and Thought Force Reports.

Love in service, Jayme C., Immediate Past Delegate

Chair

The quality of our decisions as an Assembly nurtures my walk through the three legacies of Al-Anon. Assembly members with voice today are Group Representatives, SCWS Officers, Coordinators, District Representatives, Past Delegates, AIS Rep-resentatives and Convention Chairs from AFG Southern Califor-nia. The Group Representatives have a vote. Today let us listen to each other with dignity and respect. In doing so we will continue to learn and nurture our personal growth and that of the fellowship of Al-Anon.

Sincerely CB, SCWS Chair

Secretary

Greetings! Just a gentle reminder that at every Assembly and Committee Meeting, the minutes from the previous meeting will be approved. For example, the February Committee meeting Minutes are approved at the August Committee meeting and vice versa. Likewise, the Minutes of the Area As-sembly in May are approved in November, and vice versa.

LIS, Sandy P., SCWS Secretary, 2015-2017

Treasurer

See Financial Report in the Bulletin

Ask-it-Basket

November ’16 Assembly Ask-it-Basket

Questions:

Q1: What can be done about longtimers in a meeting who continually state, “WSO & SCWS does not need all that money” and that quarterly appeals isn’t necessary” and keep referring to the fact that WSO bought a building and that’s why they keep needing money? (It’s bad for newcomers to hear.)

A: Education may be the key. In the Nov. 2016 Quarterly Ap-peal letter there was a list of services provided to groups from WSO. This info is also found on the WSO website (scws-al-anon.org/members; “financial”; “appeal letter”). “In keeping with Tradition Seven, support of the World Service Office is the responsibility of all Al-Anon members, groups, and service arms.” (Service Manual (SM) pg.57) Over the years our dona-tions have not kept up with inflation. Our literature sales have decreased, partly due to members buying from unauthorized third party venders. Purchasing e-books from authorized ven-dors does contribute to WSO revenue. The purchase of the WSO building actually saved millions rather than continually paying a higher and higher rent.

Q2: Is the opening prayer that begins “Our Father we come to you as a friend…” conference approved for Al-Anon meetings?

A: Al-Anon has evolved from a small group of members, mainly spouses of alcoholics, who followed the example of A.A. by using a popular Christian prayer at meetings. We are now a fellowship of over 25,000 groups worldwide that welcomes all affected by someone else's drinking, whether they are of any religion or none. One of the ways of showing our welcome is to respect diversity of our members by closing in a manner that is agreeable to the group conscience. Some groups decid-ed to close with the Lord's Prayer, the Serenity Prayer, or the Al-Anon Declaration.

There are no "conference approved prayers". The term "conference approved" refers to books and pamphlets that undergo a rigorous process of review for adherence to Al-Anon principles and policies. Most Conference Approved Literature (CAL) is comprised of the sharings of Al-Anon members. The only prayer suggested is the Serenity Prayer. (Service Manual p.22) The selection of a prayer or any other form of opening or closing is a reflection of an "informed group conscience" that abides by the Traditions. When a group chooses a prayer, it should be one that is inviting and universal to all. We strive to keep in mind what is said in the Preamble to the Twelve Steps, that “Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomina-tion…” and the Three Obstacles to Success (Service Manual, p.24)

Our co-founder, Lois W., once said, "It doesn't matter what prayer we close with but that we close with a spiritual mo-ment." (Many Voices, One Journey, p.335) Customs vary from place to place, region to region and being sensitive to the fact that we are a fellowship of all creeds or none, many groups

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today have adopted the Al-Anon/Alateen Declaration or the Serenity Prayer to open and close their meetings.

Groups are within their autonomy to decide the group’s for-mat. “The group business meeting is an opportunity for members to share their ideas to increase group membership, express concerns, plan special meetings or projects, and other group business—such as changing the group name, CMA, group phone contacts, the meeting time and place, finances, meeting format, open or closed meeting status, etc.” (Service Manual, p. 52) “It is suggested that groups close in a manner that is agreeable to the group conscience. Many groups say the Al‐Anon Declaration after their closing” (Service Manual, p.22) “The group conscience is the result of the group’s busi-ness meeting discussions. The group conscience is the will of the group. The guiding principles for the group conscience are always the Twelve Traditions and the Twelve Concepts of Ser-vice. It may be helpful for the group to review these principles prior to any group discussions.” (Service Manual, p. 53) (Jayme, SCWS Immediate Past Delegate)

Q3: Where in Al-Anon literature does it talk about crosstalk?

A: “Crosstalk” is not a term found in Al-Anon literature. This term came from therapy groups & treatment programs. How-ever there has been discussion of “crosstalk” in the Forum. "Al-Anon BC—Before 'Crosstalk,'" printed in the December 2004 edition of The Forum offered an additional perspective on this topic.

The September 2007 Forum presented "Crosstalk—or loving interchange?" by Martha C., from Virginia. In that article, the writer described her experience with crosstalk. Later in De-cember 2007 there were multiple sharings posted in the Fo-rum on the topic of “crosstalk”. Some members /groups do not use the word “crosstalk”, while others have come up with their own definition and guidelines for their group. In the Fo-rum articles it appeared that the use/non-use of “crosstalk” was decided upon by group conscience. These personal shar-ings can be found on the WSO members website by searching “Crosstalk”. (al-anon.org/members)

Q4: Can the district treasurer also be a GR? (tried to find the answer in the service manual, not there)

A: The setup of service jobs within a district is similar to that of a regular Al-Anon meeting. Members of an Al-Anon meeting volunteer to undertake the various service positions in their group. This what happens within the district. The members of the district are the GRs. The GRs step up to cover the service positions within the district. There s good infor-mation in the District Meeting Guidelines, G-15, and District Representative Guidelines, G-37.

Q5: Balance sheet for previous year- What is the $2920 insur-ance for? It wasn’t there last year.

A: The church facility requires that SCWS have insurance in order to use the facility. Historically, Prepaid Insurance, along with other Prepaid accounts were booked under “Prepaid Expenses.” Every month Prepaid Expenses were balanced according to their sub accounts in a spreadsheet, which dou-bled the work. To keep it simple and provide transparency,

Pre-Paid Expenses are now itemized in QuickBooks. (Eva, SCWS Treasurer)

Q6: What is the best way to handle a person in service at our meeting who thinks because she is in service, the meeting now belongs to her? She comments, questions and embar-rasses members and they are not coming back to our meeting.

A: Sometimes the conversation can begin by a seasoned member speaking with the dominating member one-on-one outside of the meeting about their concerns. A Group Invento-ry (Guidelines, G-8) can be completed anonymously by each member of the group with the concerns/comments compiled to discuss during the group &/or a business meeting. Having a meeting topic on Dominance with CAL literature support. Lois addressed the topic of “letting go” in Al-Anon service in the Oct. 1968 issue of the Forum, and was quoted in Many Voices, One Journey, p. 146. This would be an excellent reading for a meeting. Does the group have a GR? If not, invite your DR. More discussion of the Traditions 1 & 2; Concepts 4 & 5 ; & General Warranty 2 of the Conference, and the Three Obsta-cles to Success (Service Manual, p.24)

Q7: Is it true that WSO lost money in the money market?

A: WSO doesn’t have money invested in the “money market.” However we did lose money in our Equity account in 2015. The Stock Market improved in 2016, so WSO made back the money that was lost. Remember that WSO looks at their in-vestments over the long term (similar to what we do on a per-sonal level). Over the long term WSO’s investment values have increased appropriately. (David at WSO). Keep in mind that we paid off the mortgage early because of growth in our equities. The market fluctuates up and down. This is an exam-ple of taking advantage when the market is up.

Q8: Did WSO decide if Al-Anon is keeping the purchase at the Virginia building office?

A: 1991 The Board of Trustees approved relocation for the World Service Office outside of the New York City metropoli-tan area. The World Service Conference stated that ownership of property by Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc. [sic] is consistent with our Traditions.” 1994 The World Service Conference au-thorized the Board of Trustees to purchase property for the Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. on a 15-year trial ba-sis. (Please see pages 25-27 1994 World Service Conference Summary at al-anon.org/members for more details.) 2011 The World Service Conference voted to end the 15-year trial peri-od on owning property, recognizing the advantages to the fellowship of owning, rather than leasing office space for the World Service Office. (Please see the 2011 World Service Con-ference Summary Property Ownership Task Force report, page 39 & 82) The mortgage for the World Service Office was offi-cially burned at a ceremony during the 60th Anniversary cele-bration.

Q9: Is it possible to have people that have a presentation at Assembly stay within their time limit? Is this a form of domi-nance? How do we start that conversation?

A: The conversation is starting now with this question being

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discussed at the Officers meeting. There is always room for improvement with use of the timer for report presentation. Part of the difficulty during the Assembly is the overall limit of time for the quantity of information to be presented. Many of the presentations have been rushed & slighted to attempt to fit the time constraints. A survey of 31 areas was conducted. The average number of days spent for Assemblies per year was 3+full days (we only have 2), and many of these areas are smaller than California South. The Assembly start time changed to 9am in attempt to give us the needed time. Unfortunately the extra hour hasn’t solved all of the issues.

Q10: What happens when a group does not want to have a GR and wants nothing to do with the District or Intergroup?

A: Electing a member to be a GR is not required of an Al-Anon group, however your GR is a vital connection to the district and Area. “The Group Representative (GR), an officer as well, is elected for a three-year term and represents the group’s con-cerns and wishes at the district and Area, as well as informing the group of what is happening in Al-Anon in the district, Area, and worldwide. GRs are entrusted with the “right of decision” to vote on behalf of the group according to their conscience and the good of Al-Anon as a whole. (See the “Concepts of Ser-vice” section of the Service Manual and the Guideline Group Representative [G-11].) GRs and other officers are leaders and trusted servants who perform their duties in keeping with the Traditions and Concepts of Service, yet they have no authority over the group.” (Service Manual, p.62-63)å

Sometimes groups are misinformed or have lack of infor-mation as to the benefits associated with connecting to the district/intergroup. Many groups are unaware of doing a Group Inventory, (Guidelines G-8) available to download in English & Spanish (espanol= al-anon.org/miembros/grupos/recursos-para-los-grupos). A Group Inventory could be done by each member anonymously or as a whole group. The group could use this question as a meeting topic with CAL literature to sup-port. (Is it fear of change? Of being told what to do? Of being told they aren’t conducting their meeting correctly?) Invite the District Representative to the meeting, and possibly a GR from another meeting.

Q11: How do we attract young people to Al-Anon and increase their commitment to service?

A: This was a topic discussed as the Chosen Agenda Item at the 2016 World Service Conference (p. 50-53, see Conference Summary on al-anon.org/members). First we need to increase the overall awareness that Al-Anon is available. This could be done by connecting with local colleges, their counseling & health centers, connecting with local churches that may have youth groups. Starting conversations with the appropriate pro-fessionals & providing Public Outreach pamphlets. Al-Anon members could start a beginners meeting at the college (church) with the focus of supporting young adult Al-Anons. Unfortunately needing to encourage members to volunteer for service is an issue at all levels of Al-Anon. Having those doing service to mentor (offer to be a Service Sponsor) other mem-bers is the key, as well as using this question for discussion at Alateen meetings, district meetings, etc.

Q12: How can Anonymity be protected?

A: This could be a great meeting topic using the revised pam-phlet (P-33) “Why Anonymity In Al-Anon”. The “Table Anonym-ity Card”, (S-9) can be displayed. The optional reading “A” in our Service Manual (p.23) that explains anonymity could be read weekly, and/or when newcomers or visitors are present. “The experience of our groups suggests that the principle of anonymity—summed up in Tradition Twelve as “the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions”—has three elements: There is anonymity as it applies outside Al-Anon/Alateen, governing our contacts with general public, the media, and professionals; anonymity within the fellowship; and anonymity as it contrib-utes to our personal growth.” (Service Manual, p.91 Lois said : “Nothing is said [in Tradition Eleven] about maintaining ano-nymity within our group, our family and our circle of friends. Let’s not mistake anonymity for secrecy. The degree of ano-nymity we practice is a personal matter. Most of us, I believe, do not wish to be anonymous within our own Fellowships. An-onymity here hinders our availability to help our fellow mem-bers.” (Many Voices, One Journey, pg. 205-206)

“The principle of anonymity is essential during meetings to assure the confidentiality of who is present and what is shared at the meetings. In time some members become willing to share their full names within the fellowship in order to serve it. As time progresses some members decide to let their member-ship in Al-Anon be known to professionals in the community so others can receive Al-Anon’s help. Each member chooses when and why he or she lets others outside their meeting know he or she is attending Al-Anon. The principle of anonymity en-courages each member to respect the reasons for this personal decision and make no judgments about them. “ (Service Man-ual, p.42)

Q13: Would an event (i.e. luncheon, etc) violate anonymity if they ask possible attendees to include a baby or childhood picture of themselves to be displayed at event sponsored & attended by Al-Anon members?

A: These are possible questions to ask: Will it be clear that: Including a picture is optional? That the photo will only be dis-played during the event? That the pictures will not be re-photographed & with written names, & will not be displayed outside of the Al-Anon event?

“Out of respect for others, please do not take photographs during any of the meetings at this event. Please be considerate when taking photographs, using care that you do not capture images of Al-Anon, Alateen, A.A. members, or their guests who did not give their permission and may not wish to appear in your pictures. In the spirit of Tradition Eleven, please do not post recognizable photos of identifiable Al-Anon, Alateen, A.A. members, or their guests on Web sites accessible to the public, including unrestricted pages on social networking sites.” (Service Manual, p.43)

Q14: Hay una persona que habrio un grupo hare muchos anos, ella debena de refirase del grupo (abundonar el grupo)? Le han dicho que gu tiene mucho tiempo y que no deberia de tener servicio, es eso cierto?Translation:

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There is this person who opened a group a long time ago. Does she need to quit? (Stop going to the group?). She was told that she's been there too long and should not have any service. Is that true? (This was translated by Marco, D-64)

A: Al-Anon is a gentle program where we each progress in our own way and pace. There is no timeline or rule for what meetings a member can attend and for how long they can attend. Maybe there is misinformation, lack of understand-ing or confusion regarding rotation of leadership & letting go of service positions so that others will participate? Is the member refusing to step down from a service position? Healthy groups are able to have regularly scheduled rota-tions of the key positions, (such as Chairperson, Treasurer, Topic leader). Unfortunately smaller groups sometimes keep rotating the positions among the long time members rather than encouraging new members to do service. There are many references to “rotation of leadership” and “dominance” in the indexes of our Conference Approved Literature. Rotation of leadership does not mean to quit attending the Al-Anon meeting.

Translation: Al-Anón es un programa gentil donde cada uno de nosotros progresa a su propio ritmo y de su propia manera. No hay un tiempo definido ni reglas para qué un miembro pueda asistir a reuniones ni tampoco por cuanto tiempo lo deben de hacer.

¿Quizá hay mala información, falta de comprensión o con-fusión en cuanto a la rotación de servicios así como el soltar posiciones de servicio para que otros puedan participar?

¿El miembro se niega a dimitir de una posición de servicio? Los grupos saludables pueden tener turnos regulares pro-gramados de los puestos clave (como coordinador, tesorero, coordinador de temas, etc.). Lamentablemente, los grupos pequeños a veces se mantienen girando los servicios entre los miembros de mas antigüedad en lugar de alentar a los nuevos miembros a prestar servicio.

Hay muchas referencias acerca de la "rotación de servicios" y "dominio/control" en los índices de nuestra Literatura Ap-robada por la Conferencia. La rotación de Servicios no signifi-ca dejar de asistir a las reuniones de Al-Anón.

Q15: I had some concerns about the Assembly yesterday. I have been going to these meetings on and off for 16 years or so. One of the things I noticed was that at other Assemblies I went to, the Chairperson would give limits for questions, such as they would say everyone has two minutes at mic. And after we hear 30 min or one hour or whatever amount of time it is, then we will stop hearing questions and concerns about the topic. Plus I noticed that the people talking at the mic keep bringing up the same thing over and over. Before if people at the mic did that, the Chair would remind people at mic, that we only bring it up one time, if it has already been brought up, to please go back to their seats. (I'm not too sure about the wordage?). It seemed to me there was a lack of boundaries from the Chair, and the new people at the meeting didn't know this.

I just wanted to let you know about it, so perhaps you all can

talk about it? I hope that my perspective can help the meeting?

A: SCWS will continue to practice the 7 Rules of the World Service Conference.

The Rules are reviewed in the Past Delegates Report.

The Rule regarding participation at the mic:

2 minutes at the mic and if your point has been expressed by another member, please sit down.

There will be a timer. The Chairperson will listen more careful-ly for times of redundancy which may occur at which time the member would be reminded.

Thank you as we strive to conduct our area business in the spirit of unity. (CB, SCWS Chair)

Coordinator

Reports

Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator

Vacant position was recently filled. No report.

Area Alateen Process Person (AAPP)

Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator Report – Nov 2016 As-

sembly

Open Forum: On November 5, 2016, a three-hour Open Fo-rum was held pertaining to Alateen. 224 seats were filled but only 141 people signed in (41 Alateens, 68 AMIASs, and 32 other Al-Anons). The topics dis-cussed were Alateen Meetings, Alateen participation at Con-ventions, and the Alateen Conference. As part of KBDM, I wanted to hear from the Alateens regarding those topics. This was accomplished. Therefore, I believe the Open Forum was successful. Everyone in attendance received a greater understanding of how the various changes (past, present, and future) affect Alateen members and their relationship with the Al-Anon and Alateen program. The feedback I received was positive and attendees expressed an interest in having more of these Open Forums. I would like to schedule the next one in April or May 2017. I hope to bridge the gap from the “us” vs “them” mentality, into “we” thinking.

Minutes of the Open Forum were taken and comment cards were provided for those who did not get an opportunity to speak. The minutes and comments will be released as soon as they are compiled.

Alateen Task Force: At the May 2013 Assembly, the GRs vot-ed to have a task force created to discuss the following and report back to the Assembly with their recommendations:

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1. Should the maximum age of 20 for Alateen members be changed?

2. How can the Area support meetings that have Alateen members with special needs?

3. Should the Area support overnight events for Alateen?

54 people signed up as willing members of this task force so there will be a selection process to determine which members will be chosen. I’m not sure what the process will be, but as a minimum, it will require each task force member to have an open mind and the availability required in order to attend all of the meetings. Hopefully, this task force will be created by the end of December 2016 and will start meeting in January 2017.

Alateen Participation at Conventions: I have received many complaints regarding no Alateen participation at Area Conven-tions. Additionally, I have had convention chairs contact me stating that Alateen Program Chairs are elected by the Alateen attendees and then fail to attend the planning meetings, choose a sponsor, submit an event plan, and/or turn in their agenda in a timely manner.

Upon researching this issue, I discovered that G-20 (Guideline for Area Conventions) states that the Alateen Program Chair is an AMIAS and the Co-Chair may be an Alateen.

Some feedback I received from the members is that Guidelines are just suggestions and we do not have to follow them. I con-tacted the WSO to receive clarification and the response below is quoted from Sue P., Associate Director of Groups at the WSO:

“Our topic-specific guidelines reflect policy as outlined in the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27) and are re-viewed and updated by the assigned WSO staff on an on-going basis. Updates and changes are made periodically based on the shared experiences that are brought to us by the various Al-Anon members who serve at and beyond the group level. Minor changes may be approved by WSO staff; major changes would be reviewed by the Executive Com-mittee.

There are instances when a guideline may not clearly ex-press a particular intent, which is why we encourage feed-back from Al-Anon members. It prompts us to make knowledge-based decisions in order to revise guidelines. We strive to do this in the spirit of unity so that the Al-Anon message is consistently communicated to help families and friends of alcoholics.”

I request that all Area Conventions create a policy that would ensure that the Alateen Program can be represented at their convention. I will not tell you what your policy should be, I only request that you create one that is consistent with the other Program Chairs for the convention and include specific time-lines for planning the event.

If you have additional questions pertaining to this, feel free to contact me.

Young Al-Anon meetings: Reminder that Young Al-Anon meetings are meetings designed specifically for members be-

tween the ages of 18 and 30. These are also used as transition-al meetings for Alateens moving on to Al-Anon.

These meetings are NOT to be held in lieu of Alateen meetings to avoid abiding by the Area Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements. Please note that there will not be a “monitor” checking the age of attendees as “honesty” is part of our pro-gram. It is requested that we honor the age requirement for young-person focused Al-Anon meetings and not use them as a loophole to impede safety measures for the minors in our pro-gram.

Alateen Conference Restructuring Workgroup: The Area Alateen Resolution Committee, which is the decision-making entity pertaining to Alateen, suspended Area support to the Alateen Conference (SCAC) due to non-compliance over the past several years. The Restructuring Workgroup was formed in an effort to restructure SCAC so that it can become compli-ant. The workgroup consists of 6 Alateens and 6 AMIASs. They have been meeting weekly since September 25, 2016. Their purpose is to create a conference that is program-based, safe for all attendees (including sufficient sleep time allotted), and consists of supervision by AMIASs at all times throughout the event. When the Restructuring Workgroup has completed their work, they will present their plan to the Area Alateen Resolution Committee for review and approval. Once ap-proved, the suspension can be lifted so SCAC can occur. The fellowship will be informed at that time so that fundraising can resume.

AMIAS Recertification Workshops: 15 Districts have agreed to host AMIAS Recertification Workshops before May 31, 2017.

Two workshops were held in 2016 and the remaining 13 will be held in 2017. Starting January 14, 2017, there will be a work-shop almost every weekend. The schedule was emailed to all DRs and AMIASs and has been posted on the Alateen Sponsor-ship webpage of the Area website.

This year’s workshop will introduce the Alateen E-Service Man-ual, include self-reflection, and consist of Case Study discus-sions.

Reminder that the host district reserves the location, creates and distributes the flyer, and provides the snacks & beverages. The Area will provide all of the workshop materials.

The SCWS Treasurer will pay a maximum of $100 for the rental fee of the facility. The responsible party from the host district should send a reimbursement form directly to [email protected] so that a paper-trail of expenses can be maintained for auditing purposes.

Area Alateen Process Person (AAPP)

This position is currently vacant. Report written by Tarisa.

This coordinator position was filled in September 2016 but that person resigned a month later due to the time commitment required. Since then, five people have been offered this posi-tion and all have declined. We are still actively looking for an AMIAS that is willing and able to fulfill this commitment until Dec 31, 2017.

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In the interim, I am performing these duties since the tasks need to be completed in a timely manner. The paperwork has not been transferred to me by the previous AAPP so my report contains estimates only.

AMIAS’s: There were 320 certified AMIASs at the end of Third Quarter 2016.

Approximately 10 people were certified during the fourth quarter.

This results in a total (estimated) of 330 certified AMIAS’s in our Area for the end of 4th Quarter 2016.

Alateen Groups: There were 88 Alateen meetings regis-tered at the end of Third Quarter 2016.

No Alateen meetings were registered or disbanded during the fourth quarter. This results in a total of 88 registered Alateen meetings in our Area for the end of 4th Quarter 2016.

AMIAS Certification Training (for new applicants only): 90 minute on-line webinars are held once each month – sec-ond Sunday on even months and second Wednesday on odd months. For those members that are technically chal-lenged, face-to-face sessions are held at various conven-tions. This year, the only conventions that have requested this are: SFVAA (January 28th) and AFG (April 1st). If you are a convention chair and would like to have an AMIAS Certificate Training scheduled during your convention, please contact [email protected]

AMIAS Applications and GR-3 forms: Please send all AMI-AS applications and Alateen Group Records (GR-3) forms via email to [email protected]. Emailing documents provides you with a submission copy for your records and allows me to expedite the processing of new AMIAS appli-cations and new Alateen Meetings within one week of receipt. If you snail mail forms to the AAPP, they do NOT get mailed directly to the AAPP and may take several weeks for the AAPP to receive it.

Alateen GRs are registered through the AAPP (NOT through WSO). Section 7 on the GR-3 form has a section for this information. Please make sure all Alateen GRs are registered 14 days prior to the Assembly (by the first Sat-urday of the month of the Assembly, May or Nov) so they can have a voice and vote during the Assembly.

Background Check Task Force: The original decision by the fellowship was to research Live Scan, therefore, no other background check companies have been or are be-ing researched. The Live Scan research was completed by the AAPP (2012-2014 panel).

The next step is to have a discussion with the District’s regarding who would be responsible to pay the finger-printing fee. More discussion will follow at the February 2017 Committee meeting.

Tarisa R., Area Alateen Sponsor Coordinator [email protected]

Alateen Coordinator

Vacant Position

Archives

Hello friends in the fellowship.

I am working on a couple of items for the SCWS meeting com-ing up in November.

I will be following up on the “Group History Checklist” that was distributed at the May meeting. We will start updating the history of all the meetings in Southern California that want to participate. We hope to put this rich history in a binder that can be shared with all of our fellowship. Please bring your completed form to future SCWS meetings in May and August. You can also go online and access the “Group History Check-list” form as well. It is found on the WSO website at Archives e – Community, form AR6. Upon completion it can be sent to me at [email protected].

I have another very interesting couple of letters containing a great bit of history to share with all in attendance at this meeting.

Dan P., Archives Coordinator

Bulletin

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the Bulletin Coordi-nator for our area. I want to thank all of you who sent your reports to be published in the Bulletin this month. Please get with you Intergroup, Districts and groups to make sure you have a copy of the Bulletin. It is $15.00 per year and will be mailed to you as soon as it is published.

Thank you for letting me be of service

Jim B. Bulletin Coordinator

Group Records

#1 Group Statistics

5/21/2016 7/17 8/20 10/16 11/5/16

Active Groups 1,231 1,239 1,215 1,226 1,223

Inactive 317 318 290 309 315

No Mail 80 77 91 77 78

Marked for Deletion 66 66 102 0 0

Reported Not Meeting 4 6 7

Bounced Email 30 31

New meetings 25 5 4 10 3

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As I announce the districts scheduled to bring snacks for the SOS event on January 21, 2017, please acknowledge. Those districts are: District 33, District 36, District 39, District 40, District 63, & District 66. Please be prepared to prep your food (or have it already prepped) and put it on the tables.

I am also announcing the districts scheduled to bring snacks for the Area Committee Meeting on February 18, 2017. Those districts are: District 8, District 12, & District 17

I will again assign specific time slots to specific districts for help on January 21, 2017 and February 18, 2017. I will email this information closer to the date.

Thank you, Judy P. Hospitality Coordinator

Institutions

Institutions Coordinator Report

Institutions has been involved in three (3) major activities since the May Assembly:

1. Area Institutions Strategic Planning Barbeque:

When: July 16, 2016 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Hosted by Rosalee M. (District 21)

Attendees: D12, D17, D21, D24, D36 D54, LA-AIS/LDC(Intergroup), the and Inland Empire LA-AIS/LDC(Intergroup)

The Strategic Planning Barbeque had the following objec-tives:

Create Awareness

From an Area perspective, it is unclear who is involved in Institutions related actives at the district and AIS level

It’s unclear how best practices are shared between the Area, districts and AISs

It’s unclear if the districts and AISs see any value add from the Area

Discuss Expectations

Discuss expectations of the districts and AISs for the Area and vice versa

Evaluate Infrastructure

Discuss infrastructure requirements to facilitate greater collaboration between the Area, districts, and AISs

Take Away

Quarterly meetings to continue to work on a sustainable infrastructure

Definition of roles

Central fund for Institution Literature

#2 Do you know your group’s WSO ID#? Please memorize it and make sure that your meeting’s Secretary and Treasurer have it and use it on any correspondence and/or contributions to any of the service arms.

#3 The New Universal Group Update Form a. Please answer my emails! I have more than one hun-dred incomplete registrations and group changes because I haven’t received answers back from members who sub-mitted their group changes.

b. Please use hyphens between the area code and the first 3 digits of phone numbers when you enter them. A 10-digit number with no spaces or hyphens is hard to read (at least it is for these older eyes!).

c. When you enter your name on the SCWS on-line form, please be sure to include your group’s WSO ID#, your last name and your zip code. We need all 3 pieces of infor-mation to see if you’re already in the WSO database. If you have any hesitation about using your last name, please read page 93 of our Service Manual. It is a practi-cal necessity for the service positions that receive postal communications.

#4 Email Addresses and Al-Anon Business -- Our Service Manual offers guidance about using email addresses for Al-Anon business (pgs 92-94).

a. “Members should select with care the email address(es) they use to conduct Al-Anon/Alateen business. It is recom-mended not to use members’ full names in them.” If you use an email address with your full name in it, you may not be protecting your own anonymity.

b. You might create an email address specifically for Al-Anon matters.

c. “Business email addresses might not provide privacy and could imply affiliation.”

d. If your group decides to collect email addresses along with phone numbers for support between members out-side of your meeting, please be sure to state clearly to your members, on a regular basis, that these email addresses should be used only for Al-Anon outreach, not for any com-mercial, personal, or business purpose.

e. Use of “blind copies” protects members’ anonymity.

Please use only our SCWS website to fill out any group records changes that pertain to the SCWS/WSO information flow. Most of the forms on the site are now “fillable”.

Love in Service, Donna E., SCWS Group Records Coordinator

Hospitality

Thank you to the districts who brought snacks today and are helping with set up, clean up and general replenishing of the tables during the day.

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2. National Month “ Recovery Happens”: Sponsored by San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Department

When: Saturday, September 17, 2016

Where: Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, 800 N. Archibald Ave., Ontario, CA

Attendees: About 1500 in attendance, Family event (including children)

Literature: Passed out $288.00 in free literature (Al-Anon, Alateen (English and Spanish)

Vendors: About 60 (Treatment Centers, Hospitals, Com-munity Service Organizations)

Al-Anon: Only Inland Empire AIS/LDC (Intergroup) invited

Other: 1500 free lunches served: Hamburgers, hotdogs, water, kettle corn, snow cones; Free parking passes; Petting Zoo; DJ, live band; Cultural Dances; Volleyball; Public Officials.

3. Southern California 36th Annual H & I Conference with Al-Anon Participation

Al-Anon Co-Chairs: Rosalee M. and Natalie T.

When: April 7, 8, 9 2016

Where: Holiday Inn, 14299 Firestone Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638

Panels on Saturday: (AA with Al-Anon Participation) Treat-ment Panel; Corrections Panel; Role of Institutions, Public Outreach, CPC at Area, District, AIS/LDC (Intergroup); Cre-ating a sustaining infrastructure

Panels on Sunday: Families in Recovery

Cordially, Billy M., Institutions Coordinator

Literature

Good Assembly Day to All!

As Literature Coordinator, I have slowed down a bit on my communications the last few months and I do apologize. I know a number of you have had workshops and I am sure many of you are encouraging people to send in sharing’s to the WSO on the publications to be produced. I will never stop say-ing that if all do not share, I will soon have a book with all my sharing’s! Of course I am kidding. They need many voices! If you need help planning a workshop or have one in the ma-kings, please invite me!!!

I want to share that since Feb, I joined my family in caring for my mom before she passed away. That experience was made possible by the fellowship, my sponsor and our literature which I had with me always. It is my belief and likely yours, that our literature is one of our most important tools. It is like having 365 people with you when you open the daily reader. Think of the voices in our "Paths to Recovery!" I knew from

experience that I just needed to suit up and show up and walk through my fears. The Literature was a vital link.

I was also constantly reminded during this time, that we are better together. I have a brother in AA and one in Al-Anon and the three of us walked through this with Mom, filled with grace and dignity for her and us. We spoke the language of the heart and talked about the steps. I just love that. We were all fearful and we knew Mom was even more so. My "Hope for Today" reader was a lifeline. I would love to know that one of you wrote the page that gave me comfort. How great would that be? The Al-Anon members who shared in HFT are meetings members like you and me sharing our experience, strength and hope. Awesome. Truly awesome!!!! Please take the time and be the one.

At the Assembly, I am passed out a few tidbits to take to your district meeting: Al-Anon faces Alcoholism info sheet; Spanish Literature Order form that also has the English translation; "Then and Now" pamphlet print out; A Screen shot of a page on the website- Surveys for members; November Group E-News. I have a couple more items I will send you after the Assembly. I did not receive the info till the day after the Assembly. One item will be 2 topics to use at a meeting using two of our books. They were written by other areas and shared on our Literature Cord. Site. The other is about updates on writing for the publications

Love our Literature, Kathy G/Literature Coordinator/ CA. South

Cooperating with the Professional Community (CPC)

Report to the November 2016 Area Assembly

At our October board meeting, the board learned that the Los Angeles AIS was lacking a public outreach coordinator of its own, since the person who had done it in the past had stepped down. We were told that the AIS wanted to refer questions they receive about public outreach to the corresponding SCWS coordinators. In order to confirm this, Billy (Institutions Coordi-nator) was tasked with arranging a conference call with Natalie of LA AIS, Rose (Public Outreach Coordinator) and myself. The four of us had the conference call a couple of weeks later, and Natalie confirmed that what we’d heard was correct. We dis-cussed that the board wanted to clarify what the roles of the AIS public outreach coordinator and the SCWS coordinators should be. We all agreed to revisit the issue with another con-ference call after we had talked to the board. During the call, I also mentioned to Natalie that the idea had been floated to create a new SCWS Coordinator position: an AIS Coordinator that would facilitate communication between the SCWS board and all five of the southern California AIS’s. No decisions that I’m aware of have been made about the proposed new posi-tion.

Melva C. CPC Coordinator

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convention information. Please proofread your flyers carefully and make sure that Al-Anon is identified on the flyer.

Also remember that our WSO Website has a wide variety of information and resources for your use. From the home page at http://www.al-anon.org, click on the “How Al-Anon/Alateen Works for Me” tab for information especially helpful to new-comers as it relates to spouses or partners, adult children, teens, parents, grandchildren, and siblings.

As I am serving as the Website Coordinator through 2017, this coming year I will be looking for Al-Anon members who might consider becoming the Website Coordinator for our next panel scheduled to begin in 2018. If you know of any members with the technical skills who might be interested or you recommend I contact, please let me know at [email protected]. I am starting early as this is a difficult position to fill. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

If you have any questions or have a problem with our website, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

With gratitude in service, Irene C.

District

Reports

District 3

(Central Coast – Northern Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County) Arroyo Grande | Atascadero |Cambria |Cayucos | Lompoc | Los Alamos | Los Osos | Morro Bay | Nipomo | Orcutt | Paso Robles |Pismo Beach | San Luis Obispo | Santa Maria | Solvang

No report was submitted

District 6

Bakersfield | Delano | Frazier Park | Kernville | Lake Isabella | Mount Mesa | Oildale | Porterville | Shafter | Taft | Tehachapi | Wofford Heights

We are happy to report all is well. We have all Committee posi-tions filled. I feel that our district meetings are well attended. I'm excited to see the new GRs on the committee they are do-ing a great job. We continue to have a short Concept share prior to our district meetings. It has brought about question that has given opportunities for growth. We are putting to-gether a basket to donate the AFG Convention.

We have great reports from our GRs regarding, our meetings. Our district is small, however there are at least one meeting

Public Outreach

We continue to provide information to El Monte police dept. The literature is given to families with alcohol related issues. As well as those involved in domestic violence as these are usually alcohol related also.

I have been contacted by Kendra in Riverside. She is from a mental health clinic. She is asking for information on Al-Anon for her clients. I will be going to a meeting at this facility to speak to families of clients involved in alcohol related prob-lems.

Recently I received a call from Jorge M. at El Cajon Treatment Center. Jorge is a Substance abuse Specialist working with fam-ilies.

I spoke to Darlene in North Hills who has a traffic school. Traffic school is for those having received a DUI. Many of her client’s spouses attend with them. The family usually has many questions. I sent literature and will contact volunteers willing to go there and share.

We are trying to collaborate with AIS office. We had our first conference call which went very well. AIS has new officers this month but we plan to continue open communication. We had a great discussion and many of our questions were answered. Thank you Natalie.

Thank you to all districts. I know you are busy sharing the hope of Al-Anon. The last couple of months I have loaned out our banners 12 times. You are busy with events and health fairs. This means you are all working on public outreach.

Rose S., Public Outreach, CA South

Website Website Coordinator Report

The Group Registration Form has now been updated and is available online! You can now complete the one registration form for SCWS, WSO, and Information Services Offices in one location. Our Group Records Coordinator will update our rec-ords and forward to the appropriate offices as needed. Please remember to keep your district and group registration infor-mation and emails up to date when your DR or GR and alter-nates change to make sure they receive the latest message updates when emailed. You can also now submit Group Meeting position information for Current Mailing Address, Secretary, Treasurer, and Intergroup/Information Service Reps as well. A quick link is now available on the home pages our website at http://www.scws-al-anon.org/.

DRs, please check your “District Meeting” information from our SCWS home page by clicking on “District Meetings” in the menu option boxes in the middle of the page. Please send changes to [email protected].

Just a reminder that our SCWS “Calendar” website is available for posting information regarding SCWS and district events and

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daily. Two new meetings started recently and we always have newcomers coming in weekly.

Our Public Information has been gathering ideas to reach out to our community. We have a new Intuitions Chair and together with the Public Information are focused on reach-ing out to our cities. Our Golden Empire Roundup AA Con-vention is coming in May 2017 and the Convention Chair is in the process of heading up her committee. We are very excit-ed about her Al-Anon Luncheon Speaker, Sarah W., from ST. Louis, Missouri. Hope to see you there.

Thank you for allowing me to be in service. Cindy S., DR.

District 8

Goleta | Montecito | Santa Barbara | Santa Ynez

District 8 had great Al-Anon participation at the AA conven-tion in Santa Barbara in October. The festivities included a luncheon with a split pitch, a skit, and two Alateen speakers.

The rotation of leadership is already in place at District 8 and in January, our new DR, currently our ADR, Jocelyn will take the reins, along with our new ADR Larry.

We have two of our largest high schools with Alateen meetings, and another one interested. This is in addition to our weekly Alateen meeting on Monday nights.

We have already scheduled our Alateen recertification work-shop for March 18, 2017, and are hoping to add the needed Alateen Sponsors to allow the high school meetings to grow.

Our monthly speaker meeting continues to grow and if you happen to be in Santa Barbara on the 2nd Saturday of the month, please join us. Everything is listed for meetings at alanonsb.org, thanks to our great web master Scott.

An additional Spanish meeting started in September and our 1st Spanish Meeting celebrated its first anniversary this month.

Tommie Rae

District 9

Canyon Country | Lancaster | Mojave | Palmdale | Quartz Hill | Santa Clarita | Saugus | Valencia


District 10

Adelanto | Apple Valley | Barstow | Helendale | Hes-peria | Lucerne Valley | Phelan | Tecopa | Victorville | Wrightwood


District 12

Camarillo | Guadalupe | Oak View | Ojai | Oxnard | Port Hueneme | Santa Paula | Simi Valley | Thousand Oaks | Ventura | Westlake

Hello Al-Anon family,

A lot has been going on in Ventura County! On October 8th, we had our delegate day that we shared with 3 other dis-tricts. About 12-15 came from district 12 out of about 50 members total. I enjoyed the experience of KBDM re: just for today bookmark as well as the skits. I loved seeing how some-times we treat a newcomer whether intentional or uninten-tional. We had our VCAAC convention in September. Our next convention will be Serenity by the Sea, the last weekend in April at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Hope you can come!

As far district 12 meetings, we have made a lot of decisions re: finances. We now have an ample reserve, we made con-tributions to SCWS and WSO, and are now embarking on a special public outreach to radio and movie theaters. More will be revealed!

Our next district meeting is going to be Saturday, January 14th from 11-1 at St. Columbus Church in Camarillo. The first hour is dedicated to Al-Anon business and the second hour is more of a workshop. We will continue studying the concepts.

Thank you for letting me be of service, Lalena, DR District 12

District 17

Canoga Park | Chatsworth | Encino | Granada Hills | Malibu | North Hills | Northridge | Reseda | Tarzana | Woodland Hills

In early October, our district, along with District 12, 21, and 24 hosted a 3-hour workshop with our delegate, Elizabeth K. The workshop was titled” Getting to Know our Spiritual Po-tential.” We had breakout groups, skits, and Elizabeth shared what the Conference Literature Committee is working on. The feedback we received from Al-Anon members was very posi-tive. Sharing the work and the finances with 3 other districts made this experience a success for all. Thank you Elizabeth.

Also in October our district participated in a West San Fernan-do Valley Resource Fair from 9-12 noon. We set up a table with the Al-Anon tablecloth and banner in the parking lot of the Department of Children and Family Services. The purpose of the Fair was to share with staff and relative caregivers about Al-Anon and Alateen. We handed out “ Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2016 ” .Thank you to the LA AIS for sharing in the expenses of most of the directories and pamphlets. We also gave out the business size cards our district had made up showing the telephone numbers and website of World Ser-vice and the local LA AIS. We were amazed at the number of people who said they have heard about Al-Anon but didn’t

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really understand what we do. They were also delighted to hear we have a program for the Alateens. Our hope is to con-tinue this relationship with LA AIS and participate in whatever Resource Fairs they have.

ALATEEN

The San Fernando Valley AA Convention with Al-Anon and Alateen (upon approval of the event plan) will be held at the end of January 2017 at the Marriott in Woodland Hills. Many AMIASs chaperoned an Alateen bake sale at an AA Halloween dance on October 22. Although they didn't make as much mon-ey as they did for AA's Bingo fundraiser in August, a fun time was had by all listening to the vibes of a great DJ.

D17's DR, Enid M. and I met with our incoming DAL to go over the responsibilities of this position. Judy P. will be our new DAL beginning January 2017 and will bring in a new and exciting energy to the district.

D17 also participated in the Alateen Open Forum on November 5. What a fantastic event! It was very well attended by Alateens, AMIASs, and Al-Anons. Although comments could occasionally be heated, it was wonderful to hear all the con-cerns had by all. Tarisa was an excellent facilitator! I was fortu-nate enough to help type up all the comments from those who were not able to get to the microphone. There is so much love out there for our Alateens and hopefully these ideas and con-cerns will be addressed at some time in the future. Another open forum would be beneficial to continue the discussion of the topics addressed at the forum.

Cathy L

Looking back over the past 3 years of my term as District Rep. I am amazed at the growth I have experienced. I am so grateful to district 17 for giving me this opportunity. There are many people who have helped me fulfill this duty that I never thought I could undertake. My goal at the beginning of this term in 2014 was “ to do no harm”. By that I meant I wanted to see that the enthusiasm and commitment of other Al-Anons in this district continue as they had in the previous 3-year period. I don’t know if I have succeeded in that way. I can honestly say that I have enjoyed the many experiences I’ve encountered and will cherish the friendships I have made.

Love in Service, Enid M., DR District 17

District 21

(East Side of San Fernando Valley) North Hollywood | Valley Village | Studio City | Sherman Oaks | Van Nuys | Valley Glen | Mission Hills | Sylmar | Sunland | Arleta

Outside Issues A number of GRs reported problems with members sharing outside issues at meetings. The decision was made to simply have the GRs report back to their meetings, as part of their district meeting report, that this was a district-wide concern. We presumed goodwill and that; once members had the infor-

mation; that outcomes of elections were, for example, an out-side issue; individuals would make different choices. This has reportedly been an effective strategy.

Services positions: members who do not fulfill their commit-ments – what to do? GRs wanted to know what to do if members take but then do not fulfill their service responsibilities. Suggestions included: during elections, read the list of responsibilities of each position from the service manual (pages 46-8) and then have the out-going person speak about their experience in the position be-fore asking for volunteers; overlap the outgoing member with the new by a month for a more effective transition; if a mem-ber doesn’t do the job, speak one-on-one to them to find out what’s going on; and, if all else fails, they can and should be replaced. According to Concept 9: “Good personal leadership at all service levels is a necessity.” A suggestion was made that pages 198-202 is an excellent piece about leadership.

Outreach to a local treatment facility Our district has had a challenge providing consistent outreach to our local hospitals and institutions. We have just now had some success providing literature to one of the facilities in our district that provides care to underage people. The facility has asked for meeting directories, the annual outreach issue of the Forum “Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism” and the pamphlet “So You Love An Alcoholic” (P-14) Family members have been picking them up while waiting in the lobby to go to meetings or visit their children. Our district has made a budget item to supply them on an on-going basis

Love in Service, Marley D., District Rep Stacey P, Alternate District Representative

District 24

Altadena | Atwater Village | Burbank | Glendale | La Canada | La Cresenta | Monrovia | Montrose | Sunland | Tujunga

We are off to a fast start for 2017 in the district. Our Treasurer Mindy provided a full 2016 financial report which will be a part of a larger “care package” of reports and information to all of the meetings in district 24. We are aware at the district level that many meetings still have outdated information regarding our current mailing address and district meeting location and schedule. Obviously those members and groups are not reading the SCWS bulletin so we decided to make an effort to reach them more directly.

There are already a handful of new GRs coming on board as we say goodbye and thank you to several GRs who have served 3 (or more) years for their groups and the district. We already have several projects and events in the works for 2017. It’s still too soon to advertise but we will have a lot of fun serving this year.

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note our regular meeting will take place but the church build-ing we meet in will be locked due to Presidents Day holiday. Please email me for information on where to meet for Feb. The rest of our regular district meetings will be held at the address below.

Report from the District 24 Alateen Liaison:

1. District 24 & 21 co-hosted an AMIAS (Al-Anon Member In-volved In Alateen Service) Recertification Workshop last month on October 23rd. At this recertification, all members were wel-come to participate. Current AMIAS along with non-AMIAS members attended. Non-AMIAS members got to see what oc-curs during the certification process and also got to experience what is happening at the Alateen level in our Area.

2. The first ever Alateen Forum on November 5th, 2016, was a success! 200+ participants attended, as well as SCWS Board Members. All Al-Anon and Alateen members are eager to be part of the solution regarding the changes Alateen is experi-encing in Southern California.

3. As a result of the November 5th Alateen Forum, teens have approached me to ask how they can voice their opinions, vote, and help change what is happening in Alateen. To this, I ex-plained how important it is to be a Group Representative. It is apparent that some teens are unaware that GRs have the voice and vote of their meeting. With the help of our DR, Andy, we have two new Alateen GRs, and soon to be another. Alateens have been more interested overall in what happens beyond the group level. Teens are buying Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manuals and are planning to attend the Area Assembly on No-vember 19th.

4. Alateens have taken literature into their High School Guid-ance Counselors- thus Alateen literature is being distributed at the grassroots level to Glendale Unified. YAY!

5. Alateens (accompanied by an AMIAS) are already attending AA Foothill Roundup Al-Anon Committee Planning meetings for the 2017 AA FHRU with Al-Anon & Alateen Participation (which happens in District 24). Alateens are working together with the Al-Anon FHRU Committee (as per G-20) to choose an AMIAS to Chair the Alateen Foothill Roundup participation of the Convention. Alateen Chair is already chosen, and she is on her game!

6. Guidelines G-20 and G-7 are being implemented to help structure Alateen participation at events. These Guidelines are not new, but are now being used in order to assure Alateen presence is happening at Conventions.

7. District 24 is looking forward to hosting more events cen-tered around Alateen.

This is a big report, but so much is happening in the world of Alateen!

They send their thanks, love and support to all!

Thank you for reading! Alateen loves you,

Miss L. District 24 Alateen Liaison, Group Sponsor

(Here is quick recap of the vital info for district 24:

The GRs and anyone interested in becoming a GR are welcome to join us for our monthly district meeting from 7:30-9:00 P.M. the 3rd Monday of each month (except July and December we don’t meet). The meeting address is:

La Canada Presbyterian Church, Room 304 626 Foothill Blvd. La Canada, CA 91011 Our PO Box mailing address is: AFG District 24 P.O. Box 1511 La Canada, CA 91011

Andy, District 24 Representative

District 27

Beverly Hills | Brentwood | Hollywood | Los Angeles | Malibu | Pacific Palisades | Santa Monica | Silverlake | Topanga | West Hollywood | West Los Angeles | West-wood


District 30

Alhambra | Altadena | Arcadia | El Monte | Pasadena | San Gabriel | San Marino | Sierra Madre | South Pasa-dena | Temple City


District 33

Azusa | Baldwin Park | Covina | Diamond Bar | Glen-dora |Hacienda Heights| La Puente| Monrovia |West Covina

Hello from. District 33

District 33 and District 30 had a KBDM workshop lead by our Delegate Elizabeth K. on the piece of literature “Just For Today” prayer and it was a success.

Institutions continues to take a panel once a month to a hospi-tal in Covina.

District 33 will be having the AMIAS Re-certification workshop on Saturday February 11, 2017 from 10am to 2pm.

The annual Alathon fundraiser planning meetings have started. Please check District 33 website: www.al-alnonesgv.org or www.scws-al-anon.org for upcoming flyer.

Also if you are ever in the area, District 33 has meetings every day of the week. Tuesday at 6:30pm there's young Alateen,

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Alateen, young Al-Anon and Al-Anon meeting in West Covina. There is a meeting on Saturday with babysitting in Covina. Please check the district's website for more information.

District 33 will be hosting SOS along with other districts, and will be presenting the topic "Growing in Service & Be-yond....the group level". Maria M. from D33, Susan S. from D30, Sam Y. from D36 and Alateen Anita O. from D33 will be leading the event.

There are always opportunities to be of service please call DR Maria M. at 626-890-0626 or email me at: [email protected] if you want to be of service.

Gratitude in service Maria M.

District 36

Alta Loma|Chino|Claremont|La Verne |Ontario| Po-mona|Rancho Cucamonga|San Dimas|Upland

Public Outreach:

We are still supplying libraries in District 36 with Al-Anon Liter-ature. Our Public Outreach person has been attending local Health Fairs and handing out Al-Anon information and the Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism booklets.

We are also working on creating Folders for local Law Enforce-ment to carry in order to provide needed information for Al-Anon/Alateen Meetings.

Fundraisers:

In April, District 36 had our “What’s God Brewin’” Fundraiser for the Colton Service Center. There were plenty of great homemade cookies served with coffee and tea for all who came, more than enough for all to enjoy and a great speaker that shared her experience, strength and hope.

We are now working on our annual “Holiday Potluck” Fund-raiser that is also for the Colton Service Center:

First Christian Church of Ontario 110 N. Vine Ave. Ontario, CA Saturday December 3rd from 6:00 to 9:00pm

Group Anniversary:

The Pomona Monday Morning Serenity Group Celebrated their 55th Anniversary on November 14th. Their Celebration included a Potluck Lunch and two wonderful Speakers sharing their own experience, strength and hope on the topic of “Celebrating the Child you were”.

Groups in Action:

Many groups in our district are still passing around a “Forum Can” to help increase magazine subscriptions. It’s been such a great success that in most Groups every member now has their own copy being delivered each month. Groups are also enjoying their own copies too, as members are still donating

to the can and writing in “Group” or “New Member” on the ticket.

Sam Y., District36

District 39

Banning | Beaumont | Big Bear | Blue Jay | Chino Hills | Colton | Corona | Crestline | Fontana | Indio | Lake Arrowhead | Mentone | Moreno Valley | Norco | Perris | Redlands | Rialto | Riverside | Running Springs | San Bernardino | Twin Peaks | Yucaipa

It is hard to believe that two years have passed since our dis-trict has begun our journey.

We as a group have completed a workshop and two major fundraisers. We have been able to send money to our Service Center; Southern California World Service; and to World Ser-vice in Virginia Beach. We hope to continue this progress in the coming year.

Our district meetings have averaged 15-17 people per month. We continue to welcome new members to our district meetings. We are planning our annual party in December.

Kirk, DR for District 39

District 40

Anza | Hemet | Idyllwild | Lake Elsinore | Murrieta | Sun City | Temecula | Winchester

My name is Chris C. and I am the District Representative for District 40.

Our silent fundraiser in November was very successful and we brought in over $1100.00 to contribute to Inland Empire Ser-vice Center!

Our website has been very busy. We had 447 visitors last month of which 323 were new visitors. The average time spent on the website is 3.6 minutes. The visitors viewed 1005 pages.

We are now planning our annual Spring Fling which we will hold on Saturday in April 2017.

We elected a new Alateen Liaison, Jan H. as well as a new Pub-lic Outreach Coordinator, Kathleen McC.

Respectfully submitted, Chris C. District 40 DR

District 42

Bermuda Dunes / Blythe / Cathedral City / Desert Cen-ter / Desert Hot Springs / Indian Wells / Indio / Joshua

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Tree / La Quinta / Palm Desert / Palm Springs / Rancho Mirage / Twenty-Nine Palms / Yucca Valley

District 42 covers a large area and has at least one meeting per day, which is great. We now have a district meeting for the half of the district who does not speak English. The idea is to introduce and explain in depth everything that happens in the district. By next year, the two groups will be together. We have a new DAL and Alateen is growing. Outreach is busy with many events. One great recent event was a Delegate Day, which provoked a lot of conversations and growth. I am finaliz-ing job descriptions and using information from the area on how to avoid misfit service officers.

Ana R.

District 45

Culver City | Inglewood | Los Angeles | Mar Vista | San-ta Monica | Venice | Westchester

We continue to have District 45 Meetings every other odd month in the year. We meet on the first Wednesday of the months of January, March, May, July, September and Novem-ber at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Westchester. We are sponsoring an Alateen/AMIAS Recertification Workshop in the district on Saturday May 13, 2017 from 10am to 2pm at the Covenant Presbyterian Church. We are in need of support for the district for the Secretary, Treasurer and the Outreach Coordinator positions. Thank you for letting me be of service.

Shauna S. District 45 Representative

District 48

Bell Gardens | Commerce | Compton | Cudahy | Downey | Huntington Park | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Lynwood | Maywood | Paramount | Signal Hill | South Gate | Wilmington

Public Outreach ordered 400 copies of the 2016 Al Anon Faces Alcoholism in English and in Spanish. GRs and the DR are dis-tributing these at other meetings and locations in the commu-nity like hospitals, schools, churches, libraries and many other community services.

District 48, GRs and groups that are in the geographical area started a workshop on KBDM

We started our district meetings with a 20 minute discussion on the Concepts and Service Manual We have had positive input and have visited these Concepts when looking for solu-tion We have also been able to participate with 2016 SCAC donations and would like to thank all of the members and groups from District 48 for contributing

We held our Alathon fundraise on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Speakers shared their experience, strength, and hope

with several appetizing topics such as Changed Attitudes with a Recovery in the Service, Acceptance with a side of Happi-ness, Seven tradition, and Willingness accompanied by Enthu-siasm. It was a wonderful day of recovery.

Socorro P.

District 51

Downey | Montebello | Pico Rivera | Santa Fe Springs | Whittier

District 51 is happy to have just successfully completed our 18th annual Alathon. We condensed our day and tried some new activities. We also tried a new location and the response was positive.

We have 2 new GRs and are happy to welcome them to our fold. We end the year with one meeting having closed but two new ones opened. Both new meetings seem to be thriving. God is good. District 51 is looking forward to 2017 and God’s many blessings.

Sandra M.

District 54

Carson | El Segundo | Gardena | Haw-Thorne | Hermo-sa Beach | Lomita | Manhattan Beach | Palos Verdes | Rancho Palos Verdes | Redondo Beach | Rolling Hills Estate | San Pedro | Torrance

This is the end of my first year as the DR for District 54 and I feel blessed. I’ve tried to encourage and support the GRs as much as possible. At the beginning of this year, we had our Althon and coming this December 1st, our district is having our 9th Annual Alateen Tree Trimming Party. The Alateens trim the tree and share their program. This is a wonderful family meeting and the proceeds are split between the Alateens meetings in our district to help the Alateen meetings grow. I’m looking forward to more growth and to next year.

Frank C. District 54 – District Rep.

District 57

Avalon | Bellflower | Cerritos | Lakewood | Long Beach | Los Alamitos | Paramount | Seal Beach | Signal Hill

District 57 will hold our 10th Annual Alathon on Saturday Feb-ruary 25 at Mayfair Park in Lakewood. Our theme is “Language of the Heart,” and we have a day planned of meetings led by longtime Al-Anon members. It will be a day of fellowship and celebrating recovery in the steps.

We are also hosting an AMIAS recertification workshop on Saturday March 11 from 10 am to 2 pm. The location will be

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St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Lakewood. Those interested in attending can contact district representative, Martha Z.

Our district continues in our Public Outreach efforts providing speakers on a regular basis to recovery centers in our area. Our members participate as speakers in sharing their experi-ence, strength, and hope to families affected by the disease of alcoholism.

Our Beginner’s meetings are continuing with members co-leading the six week series. Many newcomers continue to attend providing a welcome affirmation of our purpose of supporting newcomers to our fellowship.

Martha Z., DR

District 60

Anaheim | Brea | Buena Park | Cypress | Fullerton | La Habra | La Mirada | Orange | Placentia | Yorba Linda


District 63

Fountain Valley| Garden Grove | Huntington Beach | Santa Ana | Seal Beach | Sunset Beach | Tustin

1. Officers: DR - Gene; ADR - vacancy; Secretary – Graham; Treasurer – Anna; DAL – Heidi; OC Intergroup Liaison – Sharyn; Hospitality - Carmen

2. District meeting dates proposed for 2017: January 28, April 22, July 22, October 28

3. Budget: 2017 budget was presented, discussed and ap-proved at October 2016 meeting.

4. Public Outreach Project: There is interest in making the posters developed by the district in Spanish.

5. Alateen: The DR and Treasurer attended the special Area meeting on Alateen on November 5. The district has some funds left over from SCAC 2016 that were donated by groups after the event. These funds will be sent to the Area treasurer.

6. Writing Workshop: At its October meeting the district began discussions to sponsor a writing workshop during 2017 for district Al-Anon members to contribute submis-sions to World Service for CAL being developed. A com-mittee of district members are developing a proposal for the workshop to be presented at the January 2017 Dis-trict meeting.

Submitted by Gene T., District 63 DR

District 64 Overlays all of California South


District 66

Corona Del Mar | Costa MeSa | Dana Point | Irvine | Laguna Beach | Laguna Hills | Laguna Niguel | Laguna Woods | Lake Forest | Mission Viejo | Newport Beach | Rancho Santa Margarita | San Clemente


District 69

Carlsbad | Carmel Mt Ranch | Del Mar | Encinitas | Escondido | Fallbrook | Oceanside | Poway | Ramona | Rancho Bernardo | Rancho Santa Fe | San Diego | San Marcos | Solana Beach | Solano Beach | Vista

We hosted another writing workshop which had amazing feedback. Our quarterly speaker series is also going quite strong. Our district is making an effort to host events throughout the district to include everybody possible. In No-vember we elected in new district officers, Stefanie D. as DR., Bob G., Alternate DR, Joyce D., Treasurer, Sarah M., Alateen Liaison and Neil C. Secretary. And finally over the holidays we undertook a huge public outreach effort and paid to have an Al-Anon PSA place before PG-13 and R rated movies at our district's most popular movie theatre.

Stefanie D. Incoming DR Andrea D. Outgoing DR

District 72

Alpine | Bonita | Chula Vista | Coronado | El Cajon | Imperial Beach | La Mesa | Lemon Grove | San Diego | Santee | Spring Valley

D72 covers East and South San Diego County, and has: 30 English Speaking meetings, 2 Alateen meetings, and 5 Spanish speaking meetings. We are blessed to have 18 GRs, with 13-15 attending most of our monthly meetings. In October we hosted a Sharing of Service workshop (In Giving We Receive) that highlighted Men in Al-Anon/Service, with Bruce G. as the main speaker.

We are excited about our Public Outreach connections with Los Colinas Women’s Detention Facility and local Libraries. Our fundraising allowed us to donate many CAL books, fol-lowing up with encouraging groups in our district to adopt a library. In 2017 we’ll be hosting an AMIAS workshop on April 22. Later that year we will have our fabulous Longtimer Cele-bration, with more information following.

Hugs, Marcia M., DR

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District 75

Allied Gardens | Clairemont | Clairmont | Hillcrest | La Jolla | North Clairemont | Ocean Beach | Pacific Beach | Point Loma | San Carlos | San Diego | Tierrasanta

District 75 welcomes five new GRs. With a new DR, we’ve been reviewing and verifying current GRs and CMAs for the almost 50 groups in District 75. Several groups were listed as “Inactive” due to the lack of a CMA or closed due to declining attendance. We’ve started to visit “silent meetings” (no voice to the world service office) to explain the importance of being connected to the fellowship beyond the group level. We’ve learned that the very same things activating us in our service work are the very same Al-Anon issues we uncovered working the steps. Service continues to present opportunities to use program principals in our lives and to have fun and feel what the Joy in Service can bring.

District 75 GRs are encouraged to have a message at every meeting whether it’s a quick explanation of how the groups are related to the district, area, and world, a tip for keeping meetings healthy, news from Assembly, or the need for Alateen sponsors. We’ve learned that many meetings do not understand how Al-Anon works past the group level and they do not have representation because no one has explained what it is and why it is a benefit.

Our Alateen program has conducted a recertification work-shop for AMIAS and we are beginning to discuss how we can grow Alateen. We continue to offer Alateen meetings in Juve-nile Hall and the community. By the end of a meeting or two most are open to the fact that their minds are the most pow-erful thing they possess and their thinking can change their lives.

We are in the process of planning an all day workshop or trav-eling panel based on input from the groups via their GRs on topics of interest. At some point we’ll increase our outreach to our “silent meetings” and open the door to the possibility that members will step forward to be of service.

Grateful for recovery in service

Libby A.

District 78

Calexico| Imperial Valley | El Centro

Hello my name is Patricia U. A. I am the newly elected DR. We are trying to restart D78. It has been inactive for several years. The opening of D78 has also been years in the making, and it has not been without its ups and downs. We do not have a complete panel of district trusted servants, and we have lost a GR and the alternate for one meeting. There are four Spanish-speaking meetings in our District, and two other English-speaking meetings that do not have GRs because their members are also members of Alcoholics Anonymous, and perhaps because the Traditions are not being practiced. The

latter group has ordered Al-Anon Service Manuals to help the new Al-Anon only members learn about the program. I called those groups and made myself available and plan to have a presentation for one of them as promised. As a district and because there’s so much to do, we decided to meet once a month; unfortunately we missed two months during the sum-mer because I broke my knee cap. Even though D78 was not “active” up until few months ago we had been working with D64 and had a Public Outreach Sub-Committee in the Imperial Valley. Over the years, each group has been responsible for distributing Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism in Spanish in their com-munities. Each group is responsible for health fairs and other events in which Al-Anon can participate. As a district, we have stayed connected by having exchange meetings through-out the year between each group covering Steps, Traditions, Concepts and some of the Guidelines. We’ve celebrated group anniversaries, the Sub-committees by inviting speakers, literature basket raffles and of course with food. We are plan-ning a D78 re-opening with workshops for the people who are new to service at the district level. We have a lot to learn and we are looking forward to it.

Hola mi nombre es Patricia U. A. fui elegida como la nueva RD. Estamos tratando de reiniciar el Distrito 78. El Distrito ha es-tado inactivo por varios anos. La apertura del D78 se ha lleva-do varios anos, y no ha sido sin altibajos. Aun no tenemos un panel completo de servidores a nivel Distrito, y hemos perdi-do un RG y el Alterno en una reunión. Existen cuatro reun-iones en español en nuestro Distrito, y dos en ingles que no tienen RGs puesto que sus miembros también son miembros de Alcoholicos Anonimos, y quizás porque las Tradiciones no están siendo practicadas. El ultimo grupo antes mencionado ordeno Manuales de Servicio Al-Anon para ayudar a los miem-bros que son solo Al-Anon a aprender sobre el programa. Le llame a estos grupos y me puse a su disposición y planeo hacer una presentación en uno tal como les prometi. Como Distrito y porque tenemos tanto que hacer decidimos re-unirnos cada mes, desafortunadamente no pudimos por dos mes durante el verano puesto que me quebré la rotula. Aunque el D78 no ha estado “activo” hasta hace unos meses estuvimos trabajando con el D64 por medio del Sub-Comité de Difusion al Publico del Valle Imperial. Durante estos anos cada grupo se hizo responsable de distribuir la revista Al-Anon se Enfrenta al Alcoholismo en español en sus comunidades. Cada grupo se responsabilizo de asistir a ferias de la salud y otros eventos en los que Al-Anon puede participar. Como Distrito nos mantuvimos unidos al tener reuniones de inter-cambio durante todo el ano en cada grupo donde vimos Pasos, Tradiciones, Conceptos asi como Guias de Servicio. Hemos celebrado aniversarios de grupo, también del Sub-Comité invitando expositores, rifas de canastas de literatura y por supuesto con comida. Estamos planeando una reapertura del D78 con talleres para las personas que son nuevas al ser-vicio a nivel Distrito. Tenemos mucho que aprender y con gusto esperamos la oportunidad.

Patricia U.

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Convention

Reports

AFG Convention

Hi Al-Anons, I'm excited to announce that the 41st Annual Southern Califor-nia Al-Anon Family Groups Convention, beginning March 31st, and continuing through April 2nd, webpage is up and ready for registrations with links to the hotel to book your room(s) at a special rate (please see page 4 of the attached registration form). The webpage address is:

www.afgconvention.org (The webpage on the registration form is incorrect, it shows an extension of ".com", the extension is actually ".org").

If you or your spondees are looking for service, there are many opportunities . Such as, hospitality, host/hostess, ways and means, registration, tickets, boutique, etc. (Contact our AFG chairperson for more information. See page 4 of the attached registration form under general information). You can also donate to hospitality, boutique, and raffles (see page 2 of the registration form).

Did I mention that the special bundle is available this year? The bundle (pre-sale special package) is available for only $125 (see note at top of page 3). The bundle includes: registration, luncheon, banquet, and Sunday breakfast for a total savings of $13.00 (deadline is February 28th). Also, If you and your Al-Anon friends rent a room together you can experience a weekend of Al-Anon at a reasonable cost (compared to most convention's in the area), "Recovery, A Life Transformed"! Again the webpage is: www.afgconvention.org.

Hope to see you all in Ontario at the 2017 AFG convention! John W

Southern California Alateen

Conference (SCAC)

SCAC support is suspended until further notice. SCAC is being restructured (see Alateen Sponsor Coordinator Report in this Bulletin, page 17)

SoCal AA Convention (SCAAC)

SCAAC- Immediate Past Chair Report!

Conventions are another valuable tool in our toolbox of recov-ery. An experience as a family or as a single person, that gives you hope that the worldwide fellowship is there for every one of us. All it takes is suiting up and showing up for service!

Thank you to Eva B. for helping host in San Diego with Emily M. and for my entire committee for suiting up and showing up! It was a grand time! It will be the last time at that particu-lar venue in San Diego, until a more suitable location can be found. 2017 will be hosted in the Desert by Val N. of Rancho Cucamonga, the 2017 Al-Anon Chair. She is incredibly excited and is turning to 2017 ideas to host committee meetings and hold fundraising. We found in 2016 that the demographic of the up and coming fellowship is skewing young, so we get to put on our “change” clothes and find some new paths! I am totally excited to support her this year as we continue to keep Conventions alive and thriving in Southern California. It will be the 66th year! The 2018 convention will also be held in the Desert.

I absolutely loved the experience with my committee and their commitment to excellence. We had the inland Empire Literature committee member Jan and her team show up all day Saturday with a grand display! Ways and Means sold nearly everything out! The speakers were all members of meetings in So Cal, who reminded us of the strength of recov-ery in every county in So Cal. My lunch speaker Yolanda was in my first meeting and still in my meetings. What an honor. I received a delightful necklace as a thank you gift from the committee and found by Val N. Treasured forever. As I got in my car to go home, I found my delightful Decoration chair Cheryl’s last gift…a Good Times stencil in my Back window. Never, ever underestimate the love you will find in our fellow-ship……you will give and get more back more than you imag-ine. All you need to do is suit up and show up. You are wor-thy.

Val N. will be reporting for the next year, with the support of her co-chair Emily M, the chair of 2018. who will be Chair with her son, the 2018 AA Chairperson. Wow.

Kathy G/2016 SCAAC Al-Anon Chair.

Intergroup

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Los Angeles AIS (Intergroup)

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The Los Angeles AIS office is doing well. We have extended our hours to include Saturdays. We are now open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday. Our annual fundraiser was a success and our Summer Sereni-ty Series of fellowship events and workshops were well re-ceived. Our new mobile friendly website is still undergoing changes and improvements. One improvement is the inclusion of the Universal Meeting Update Form which is the fruit of many months of work by volunteers at both SCWS and AISLA. It can be used to update not only SCWS information, but AIS information as well. New computers and technology have also been installed at the office.

Love in service, Eddie D. Ex-Officio, 2016 Los Angeles Intergroup Service Board

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Southern California World Service of AFG, Inc.

Balance Sheet

Accrual Basis As of November 30, 2016

ASSETS

Current Assets Checking/Savings

Nov 30, 16

Chase CD 4826 13,627.75

Chase CD 5303 5,009.40

Chase CD 9100 11,600.28

Chase Checking 0863 36,586.04

Chase Savings 2757 10,206.52

Total Checking/Savings

Other Current Assets

77,029.99

Prepaid Event 1,909.00

Prepaid Insurance 2,655.00

Total Other Current Assets 4,564.00

Total Current Assets

Fixed Assets

81,593.99

Accumulated Depreciation -4,536.48

Furniture and Equipment 14,910.00

Total Fixed Assets 10,373.52

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity

91,967.51

Ample Reserve 30,000.00

Retained Earnings 19,111.70

Unrestricted Net Assets 20,449.49

Net Income 22,406.32

Total Equity 91,967.51

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 91,967.51

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Balance Sheet Prev Year Comparison

Accrual Basis As of November 30, 2016

ASSETS Current Assets

Checking/Savings

Nov 30, 16 Nov 30, 15 $ Change % Change

Chase CD 4826 13,627.75 13,625.02 2.73 0.0%

Chase CD 5303 5,009.40 5,000.00 9.40 0.2%

Chase CD 9100 11,600.28 11,581.53 18.75 0.2%

Chase Checking 0863 36,586.04 14,257.97 22,328.07 156.6%

Chase Savings 2757 10,206.52 15,202.69 -4,996.17 -32.9%

Total Checking/Savings

Other Current Assets

77,029.99 59,667.21 17,362.78 29.1%

Prepaid Event 1,909.00 1,965.00 -56.00 -2.9%

Prepaid Expenses 0.00 4,367.69 -4,367.69 -100.0%

Prepaid Insurance 2,655.00 0.00 2,655.00 100.0%

Prepaid Rent 0.00 40.00 -40.00 -100.0%

Total Other Current Assets 4,564.00 6,372.69 -1,808.69 -28.4%

Total Current Assets

Fixed Assets

81,593.99 66,039.90 15,554.09 23.6%

Accumulated Depreciation -4,536.48 -3,327.00 -1,209.48 -36.4%

Furniture and Equipment 14,910.00 3,327.00 11,583.00 348.2%

Total Fixed Assets 10,373.52 0.00 10,373.52 100.0%

TOTAL ASSETS


91,967.51 66,039.90 25,927.61 39.3%

Ample Reserve 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 0.0%

Retained Earnings 19,111.70 19,111.70 0.00 0.0%

Unrestricted Net Assets 20,449.49 7,064.74 13,384.75 189.5%

Net Income 22,406.32 9,863.46 12,542.86 127.2%

Total Equity 91,967.51 66,039.90 25,927.61 39.3%

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 91,967.51 66,039.90 25,927.61 39.3%

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Profit & Loss Accrual Basis January through November 2016

Jan - Nov 16

Ordinary Income/Expense Income

7th Tradition 1,963.82

Bulletin Subscriptions 570.00

Convention Contributions 1,893.15

District/Intergroup Contributio 5,653.42

Forum Subscription Collection 105.03

Group Contributions 59,709.42

Individual Contributions 148.00

Interest Income 3.44

Sharing of Service Workshop 2,370.00

Total Income 72,416.28

Gross Profit

Expense

72,416.28

Alateen Process Coordinator 1,629.42

Alateen Sponsor Coordinator 834.51

Bank Fees 62.40

Bulletin Production 728.14

Computer Expenses 334.00

Contribution to WSO 5,000.00

Delegate Equalize Expense 1,965.00

Depreciation Expense 1,209.48

Equipment Rental 550.00

Event Registration 1,360.00

Forum Subscriptions 66.00

Hospitality Coordinator 460.62

Hotel and Lodging 1,945.65

Insurance Expense 2,920.50

Literature Purchases 75.00

Meals 1,786.44

Mileage 6,489.47

Office Supplies 923.03

Postage and Delivery 2,095.28

Printing and Reproduction 1,291.96

Professional Fees - Tax Prep 620.00

Public Information Coordinator 23.03

Rent 4,014.00

SOS/Team Event 4,945.61

Storage Expense 2,520.02

Suspense -67.60

Travel 6,228.00

Total Expense 50,009.96

Net Ordinary Income 22,406.32


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Profit & Loss Prev Year Comparison Accrual Basis January through December 2016

Ordinary Income/Expense Income Jan - Dec 16 Jan - Dec 15 $ Change % Change

7th Tradition 1,963.82 1,605.61 358.21 22.3% Bulletin Subscriptions 615.00 795.00 -180.00 -22.6% Convention Contributions 1,693.15 2,465.98 -772.83 -31.3%

District/Intergroup Contributio 5,953.42 4,460.34 1,493.08 33.5% Dividend Income 0.00 100.00 -100.00 -100.0%

Forum Subscription Collection 105.03 156.00 -50.97 -32.7% Group Contributions 63,546.51 65,891.16 -2,344.65 -3.6% Individual Contributions 1,248.00 0.00 1,248.00 100.0% Interest Income 9.62 30.85 -21.23 -68.8% Sharing of Service Workshop 2,619.00 3,031.00 -412.00 -13.6%

Total Income 77,753.55 78,535.94 -782.39 -1.0%

Gross Profit

Expense

77,753.55 78,535.94 -782.39 -1.0%

Alateen Process Coordinator 1,817.00 1,654.24 162.76 9.8% Alateen Sponsor Coordinator 834.51 177.47 657.04 370.2%

Bank Fees 62.40 57.00 5.40 9.5% Bulletin Production 728.14 684.19 43.95 6.4% Computer Expenses 433.00 490.00 -57.00 -11.6%

Contribution to WSO 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 0.0%

Delegate Equalize Expense 1,965.00 2,447.00 -482.00 -19.7% Depreciation Expense 1,209.48 132.00 1,077.48 816.3% Equipment Rental 600.00 475.00 125.00 26.3% Event Registration 1,360.00 1,314.00 46.00 3.5% Forum Subscriptions 66.00 143.00 -77.00 -53.9% Hospitality Coordinator 494.19 391.62 102.57 26.2% Hotel and Lodging 2,145.65 818.13 1,327.52 162.3% Insurance Expense 3,186.00 3,186.00 0.00 0.0% Literature Purchases 75.00 0.00 75.00 100.0% Meals 1,786.44 1,490.95 295.49 19.8%

Mileage 6,942.31 8,226.52 -1,284.21 -15.6%

Office Supplies 1,515.60 1,969.36 -453.76 -23.0%

Postage and Delivery 2,372.12 1,074.81 1,297.31 120.7%

Printing and Reproduction 2,052.39 837.69 1,214.70 145.0% Professional Fees - Tax Prep 620.00 642.50 -22.50 -3.5%

Public Information Coordinator 23.03 1,341.36 -1,318.33 -98.3% Rent 4,014.00 3,710.00 304.00 8.2%

SOS/Team Event 4,945.61 3,462.95 1,482.66 42.8%

Storage Expense 2,783.02 2,632.17 150.85 5.7% Suspense 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0% Travel 7,994.21 7,743.96 250.25 3.2% Voided Check 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0%

Website Coordinator 0.00 52.00 -52.00 -100.0%

Total Expense 70,025.10 65,153.92 4,871.18 7.5%

Net Ordinary Income 7,728.45 13,382.02 -5,653.57 -42.3%

Net Income 7,728.45 13,382.02 -5,653.57 -42.3%

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Southern California Alateen Conference

Balance Sheet Prev Year Comparison

Accrual Basis As of September 30, 2016

Sep 30, 16 Sep 30, 15 $ Change % Change

ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Saving

Equity

Total Equity 11,633.92 48.8%

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 3 5,459.72 23,825.80 11,633.92 48.8%

Chase Bank Checking 35,459.72 23,825.80 11,633.92 48.8%

Total Checking/Savings 35,459.72 23,825.80 11,633.92 48.8%

Total Current Assets 35,459.72 23,825.80 11,633.92 48.8%

TOTAL ASSETS 35,459.72 23,825.80 11,633.92 48.8%

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

Opening Balance Equity 1,655.73 1,655.73 0.00 0.0%

Unrestricted Net Assets 22,170.07 12,878.44 9,291.63 72.2%

Net Income 11,633.92 9,291.63 2,342.29 25.2%

ASSETS

Current Assets

Checking/Savings

Chase Bank Checking 35,459.72

Total Checking/Savings 35,459.72

Total Current Assets 35,459.72

TOTAL ASSETS


35,459.72

Opening Balance Equity 1,655.73

Unrestricted Net Assets 22,170.07


Total Equity 35,459.72

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 35,459.72


Balance Sheet Accrual Basis As of September 30, 2016

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Profit & Loss Accrual Basis October 2015 through September 2016

Oct '15 - Sep 16


Contributions

General Funds 1,765.74

Scholarship Funds 2,742.48

Total Contributions 4,508.22

Fundraisers

Food Concession 2,573.80

Merchandise Sales 3,861.00

Total Fundraisers 6,434.80

Registration

Alateen 40,630.00

AMIAS 10,200.00

Total Registration 50,830.00

Total Income 61,773.02

Expense

Accountant Fees 990.00

Entertainment 350.00

Equipment 285.00

Filing Fees 45.00

Insurance - General Liability 4,382.00

Medical Supplies 32.46

Printing and Reproduction 26.00

SCAC Conference

Air Conditioning 2,500.00

Facilities - Memorial Chap 3,000.00

Housing 19,585.00

Meals 14,713.76

SCAC Conference - Other 0.00

Total SCAC Conference 39,798.76

Shipping & Postage 12.95

Supplies 293.54

Supplies and Materials

Food Concession 344.66

Merchandise 3,578.73

Total Supplies and Materials 3,923.39

Total Expense 50,139.10

Net Ordinary Income 11,633.92

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Southern California Alateen Conference Profit & Loss Prev Year Comparison

Accrual Basis October 2015 through September 2016


Contributions

Oct '15 - Sep 16 Oct '14 - Sep 15 $ Change % Change

General Funds 1,765.74 3,449.28 -1,683.54 -48.8%

Scholarship Funds 2,742.48 3,576.24 -833.76 -23.3%

Total Contributions Fundraisers

4,508.22 7,025.52 -2,517.30 -35.8%

Food Concession 2,573.80 1,587.00 986.80 62.2%

Merchandise Sales 3,861.00 2,210.00 1,651.00 74.7%

Total Fundraisers Registration

6,434.80 3,797.00 2,637.80 69.5%

Alateen 40,630.00 41,480.00 -850.00 -2.1%

AMIAS 10,200.00 8,500.00 1,700.00 20.0%

Total Registration 50,830.00 49,980.00 850.00 1.7%

Total Income Expense

61,773.02 60,802.52 970.50 1.6%

Accountant Fees 990.00 990.00 0.00 0.0%

Alateen Bash Bank Fees

0.00 458.00 -458.00 -100.0%

Returned Check 0.00 24.00 -24.00 -100.0%

Service Charge 0.00 23.60 -23.60 -100.0%

Total Bank Fees 0.00 47.60 -47.60 -100.0%

Entertainment 350.00 400.00 -50.00 -12.5%

Equipment Facilities

285.00 300.00 -15.00 -5.0%

Hall Rental 0.00 50.00 -50.00 -100.0%

Total Facilities 0.00 50.00 -50.00 -100.0%

Filing Fees 45.00 45.00 0.00 0.0%

Insurance - General Liability 4,382.00 4,415.29 -33.29 -0.8%

Medical Supplies 32.46 0.00 32.46 100.0%

Printing and Reproduction SCAC Conference

26.00 0.00 26.00 100.0%

Air Conditioning 2,500.00 3,500.00 -1,000.00 -28.6%

Facilities - Memorial Chap 3,000.00 3,800.00 -800.00 -21.1%

Housing 19,585.00 19,652.00 -67.00 -0.3%

Meals 14,713.76 13,664.00 1,049.76 7.7%

SCAC Conference - Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0%

Total SCAC Conference 39,798.76 40,616.00 -817.24 -2.0%

Shipping & Postage 12.95 17.46 -4.51 -25.8%

Supplies Supplies and Materials

293.54 467.17 -173.63 -37.2%

Food Concession 344.66 411.12 -66.46 -16.2%

Merchandise 3,578.73 3,293.25 285.48 8.7%

Total Supplies and Materials 3,923.39 3,704.37 219.02 5.9%

Total Expense 50,139.10 51,510.89 -1,371.79 -2.7%

Net Ordinary Income 11,633.92 9,291.63 2,342.29 25.2%

Net Income 11,633.92 9,291.63 2,342.29 25.2%

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORLD SERVICE INC GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS

October through December 2016

District # Group # Date Receipt # Meeting City & Name Amount %

D03 30527684 12/20/2016 6486 Arroyo Grande - Open Hearts AFG 30.00

D03 66407 10/31/2016 6206 Arroyo Grande - Wednesday 7 PM AFG 51.00

D03 30518695 10/24/2016 6099 Arroyo Grande - Women's Wed AM Will-ing 42.00

D03 64375 11/21/2016 6358 Atascadero - Step Study 30.00

D03 32748 10/24/2016 6120 Cayucos - Monday Morning AFG 125.00

D03 1659 10/31/2016 6201 Orcutt - Tuesday Evening Serenity AFG 25.00

D03 43977 11/26/2016 6330 Pismo Beach - Women's Serenity Al-Anon 46.00

D03 1620 11/26/2016 6341 San Luis Obispo - Melody AFG 150.00

D03 Total 499.00 3.19% D06 30505678 10/25/2016 6145 Bakersfield - Serenity on Sunday 72.00

D06 30505678 12/19/2016 6474 Bakersfield - Serenity on Sunday 60.00

D06 Total 132.00 0.84% D08 41540 10/25/2016 6125 Goleta - AFG Friday Morning 33.00

D08 54447 10/31/2016 6194 Montecito - Easy Does It Noon 66.00

D08 53953 10/25/2016 6098 Santa Barbara - How Al-Anon Works 9.00

D08 53953 12/19/2016 6448 Santa Barbara - How Al-Anon Works 6.00

D08 30532428 11/26/2016 6318 Santa Barbara - Mesa AFG 25.56

D08 1639 10/24/2016 6091 Santa Barbara - Sunday Serenity 37.50

D08 30639750 12/16/2016 6432 Santa Barbara - Tell It Like It Is Sat 35.00

D08 Total 212.06 1.36%

D09 36683 10/31/2016 6203 Canyon Country - Monday Night Begin-ners 9.76

D09 36683 12/16/2016 6447 Canyon Country - Monday Night Begin-ners 47.87

D09 40272 11/26/2016 6313 Lancaster - Beginners AFG 20.00

D09 10/31/2016 6162 Unknown Meeting D09 17.40


D09 Total 134.03 0.86%

D10 60021 10/24/2016 6074 Apple Valley - Happy Road to Serenity 20.00

D10 30638713 11/25/2016 6231 Hesperia - Hijos Adultos En Hesperia 10.00

D10 Total 30.00 0.19%

D12 30514519 12/19/2016 6481 Camarillo - How AFG Works Tue 715 pm 40.00

D12 42172 10/24/2016 6084 Camarillo - Paths to Recovery Step Study 30.00

D12 62947 12/14/2016 6387 Camarillo - Wednesday 7PM 30.00

D12 65161 12/14/2016 6376 Ojai - Stepping Through Step Study 15.00

D12 45632 10/25/2016 6097 Santa Paula - Tuesday Literature 8.00

D12 30566930 10/31/2016 6165 Simi Valley - From Survival to Recovery 20.00

D12 29992 11/26/2016 6297 Simi Valley - Tuesday Night AFG 15.00

D12 1745 10/31/2016 6157 Thousand Oaks - Friday Step Study 10.00

D12 30637236 11/26/2016 6339 Thousand Oaks - Wed Parents AFG 100.00

D12 54169 10/24/2016 6086 Thousand Oaks - Woman's Writing Group 30.00

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D12 30654513 10/25/2016 6109 Ventura - Courage To Change Parent Meetin 20.00

D12 30610778 11/25/2016 6239 Ventura - Parents Thursday 630 pm 15.00

D12 30567918 10/24/2016 6062 Ventura - The Heart Warmers AFG 10.00

D12 1797 10/24/2016 6103 Ventura - Thursday 10 am 45.00

D12 64141 10/31/2016 6167 Ventura - Tuesday Afternoon 130 PM 20.00

D12 1799 10/31/2016 6168 Ventura - Wed Night 730 pm 20.00

D12 30578505 10/24/2016 6107 Westlake Village - Conejo Valley Men's 48.00

D12 502576 10/24/2016 6112 Westlake Village - Thursday Men's Stag 60 56.00

D12 30531749 10/24/2016 6119 Westlake Village - Tradition Five Parent 165.00

D12 30599574 12/19/2016 6479 Westlake Village - Women's Literature 112.50

D12 Total 809.50 5.18%

D17 30611366 11/26/2016 6351 Agoura Hills - Sunday AFG 39.00

D17 67262 12/16/2016 6429 Agoura Hills - Westlake Wed Afternoon Mee 30.00

D17 38944 11/25/2016 6268 Canoga Park - Thursday Evening 630PM 50.00

D17 501763 12/19/2016 6463 Encino - Farsi Speaking Meeting 30.00

D17 50014 10/25/2016 6113 Encino - Monday Night Literature 21.54

D17 30534687 12/16/2016 6436 Granada Hills - Monday Night AFG 43.29

D17 30659780 12/19/2016 6472 Granada Hills - Recovery Is For Men AFG 53.00

D17 30503576 10/31/2016 6191 Mailbu - Friday Night Malibu 55.50

D17 53521 10/31/2016 6190 Northridge - Northridge 4th Step Study 55.00

D17 1739 10/25/2016 6107 Tarzana - Thursday Evening AFG 19.58

D17 30540260 12/16/2016 6440 Tarzana - Young at Heart 64.25

D17 30540260 12/16/2016 6441 Tarzana - Young at Heart 64.25

D17 30630549 12/19/2016 6459 Woodland Hills - Fear to Serenity Parents 25.40

D17 30598278 10/24/2016 6118 Woodland Hills - Step a Month 100.00

D17 45693 12/14/2016 6400 Woodland Hills - Tradition Five Fri Night 125.00

D17 1842 10/24/2016 6070 Woodland Hills - Women's Action 15.00

D17 1842 12/14/2016 6386 Woodland Hills - Women's Action 30.00

D17 50780 11/25/2016 6255 Woodland Hills - Women's Stag AFG AC 30.00

D17 Total 850.81 5.45%

D21 503666 11/26/2016 6340 North Hollywood - Friday Women's Solution 120.00

D21 30547426 11/25/2016 6248 North Hollywood - Principles In Action 22.00

D21 1268 11/26/2016 6317 North Hollywood - The Thursday Night Tool 25.00

D21 30642677 10/24/2016 6092 North Hollywood - Wed Parent AFG 40.00

D21 30679096 11/25/2016 6263 San Fernando - Thursday San Fernando AFG 40.00

D21 28362 12/16/2016 6420 Sherman Oaks - Focus on Recovery 20.00

D21 30559031 11/26/2016 6338 Sherman Oaks - Parent Focus Friday Night 100.00

D21 501798 10/25/2016 6133 Sherman Oaks - Step Study Women's Mtg 40.00

D21 503508 10/31/2016 6166 Sherman Oaks - Wednesday Al-Anon Family 20.00

D21 Total 427.00 2.73%

D24 65430 11/25/2016 6252 Altadena - Saturday 10AM 28.00

D24 669775 10/24/2016 6127 Burbank - AM Literature Al-Anon 54.29

D24 48987 12/14/2016 6395 Burbank - Saturday am AFG 53.00

D24 738 11/26/2016 6327 Burbank - Sunday Night AFG 41.60

D24 740 11/25/2016 6243 Burbank - Tuesday Night 730 pm 17.00

D24 740 12/14/2016 6379 Burbank - Tuesday Night 730 pm 18.00

D24 30594099 10/31/2016 6164 Eagle Rock - Women's Meeting AFG 20.00

D24 30594099 12/16/2016 6422 Eagle Rock - Women's Meeting AFG 20.00

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D24 48985 11/26/2016 6300 La Canada - AFG 16.70

D24 39655 10/25/2016 6128 La Canada - Monday 530 PM 34.77

D24 51517 10/25/2016 6155 La Canada - Parents Group 1030 AM 200.00

D24 1053 10/24/2016 6110 La Canada - Thursday Afternoon Step Study 52.00

D24 1053 12/16/2016 6442 La Canada - Thursday Afternoon Step Study 80.00

D24 1054 10/21/2016 6226 La Canada - Wed Step Study 730PM 10.00

D24 Total 645.36 4.13%

D27 30538124 10/25/2016 6143 Beverly Hills - Step Into the Solution 62.84

D27 66629 10/31/2016 6188 Hollywood - Living With Sobriety 53.23

D27 32537 10/25/2016 6149 Hollywood - Sat AM AFG Self Worth 120.00

D27 64579 12/16/2016 6446 Hollywood - Sunday Morning ACA 40.00

D27 66519 10/25/2016 6141 Los Angeles - Amor Incondicional AFG 50.00

D27 30566281 10/25/2016 6103 Los Angeles - Architects of Serenity AFG 12.84

D27 29678 10/31/2016 6193 Los Angeles - Brentwood Men's Stag 64.00

D27 29678 11/25/2016 6271 Los Angeles - Brentwood Men's Stag 73.00

D27 503532 11/26/2016 6333 Los Angeles - Brentwood Friday Lit Study 53.12

D27 30576473 10/31/2016 6182 Los Angeles - Century City AFG 34.21

D27 30576473 12/16/2016 6423 Los Angeles - Century City AFG 20.56

D27 30552962 10/25/2016 6135 Los Angeles - Courage to Change Farmers M 42.22

D27 30552962 11/25/2016 6242 Los Angeles - Courage to Change Farmers M 16.05

D27 65672 11/26/2016 6303 Los Angeles - Easy Does It LGBT 17.91

D27 66793 11/25/2016 6286 Los Angeles - Fear to Faith Los Feliz AFG 113.87

D27 30597523 12/14/2016 6377 Los Angeles - Hollywood Tue Morning AFG 15.00

D27 1173 10/25/2016 6116 Los Angeles - Living With Sobriety 25.80

D27 62375 11/25/2016 6260 Los Angeles - Ohio Ave Adult Child 38.00

D27 66184 10/31/2016 6158 Los Angeles - Practicing These Principles 13.75

D27 30621302 10/25/2016 6126 Los Angeles - Step Into the Back Room 33.90

D27 65210 10/25/2016 6142 Los Angeles - Sunday Morning New Beginnin 50.00

D27 12/14/2016 6397 Los Angeles - Sunday Pathfinders 62.34

D27 66842 12/14/2016 6382 Los Angeles - Thursday Night Parents 20.00

D27 30582124 11/25/2016 6259 Los Angeles - Westwood Noon Tuesday 37.48

D27 30606688 12/14/2016 6388 Los Angeles - Westwood Thurs Noon 37.40







D27 Total 1,884.21 12.06%

D30 651 11/21/2016 6360 Alhambra - Wednesday Morning Discussion 51.00

D30 30649221 12/20/2016 6491 Highland Park - Highland Park AFG 104.00

D30 30656352 10/21/2016 6215 Pasadena - Friday Night 25.00

D30 30656352 10/21/2016 6221 Pasadena - Friday Night 110.00

D30 1357 10/24/2016 6126 Pasadena - Sunday 730PM 50.00

D30 1588 11/26/2016 6336 San Gabriel - Tuesday Night 63.46

D30 30667845 10/31/2016 6178 San Marino - Saturday Night 30.00

D30 48038 10/25/2016 6137 Sierra Madre - Friday 615 pm Step Study 46.00

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D30 48170 12/14/2016 6390 Sierra Madre - Monday 6 pm AFG 38.60

D30 30507920 11/26/2016 6331 South Pasadena - Saturday Morning 48.58


D30 Total 581.24 3.72%

D33 30085 11/26/2016 6298 Covina - 502 Sunday Morning 15.00

D33 500806 10/24/2016 6078 Covina - Friday Morning Living in the Sol 21.75



D33 54521 10/24/2016 6064 Covina - Monday Charter Oak AFG 13.00

D33 54521 12/14/2016 6369 Covina - Monday Charter Oak AFG 9.42

D33 60035 12/16/2016 6411 Covina - Saturday AM Literature Study 15.00

D33 827 11/25/2016 6240 Covina - Saturday Morning Q & A 15.00

D33 60605 10/31/2016 6156 Covina - Staying In The Solution 8.00

D33 825 10/21/2016 6224 Covina - Up Front Wednesday 5.00

D33 825 12/14/2016 6406 Covina - Up Front Wednesday 15.00

D33 40529 10/24/2016 6060 Covina - Wed Night Step Study AFG 9.90

D33 63949 12/19/2016 6475 El Segundo - AFG Is For Men 75.00

D33 503768 10/21/2016 6218 El Segundo - Hour of Recovery 40.00



D33 51035 10/25/2016 6101 El Segundo - Tuesday Nite Conscious 10.87

D33 1155 12/19/2016 6462 La Puente - La Gran Familia GFA 30.00

D33 501501 11/25/2016 6279 Monrovia - Candlelight 43.50

D33 1824 11/25/2016 6262 West Covina - Men's Stag 730 40.00

D33 47132 11/25/2016 6266 West Covina - Sunday Doctor's Hospital 48.00

D33 54450 11/26/2016 6308 West Covina - Tuesday Night Book Study 19.65

D33 Total 521.84 3.34%

D36 63330 10/24/2016 6073 Claremont - 11th Step Meeting Brown Bag 20.00

D36 50540 11/26/2016 6293 La Verne - Monday Serenity AFG 10.00

D36 50540 12/16/2016 6410 La Verne - Monday Serenity AFG 12.00

D36 1156 12/19/2016 6461 Ladera - Fox Hills AFG 8 pm 30.00

D36 1388 12/16/2016 6426 Pomona - Monday Morning Serenity Group 24.00

D36 Total 96.00 0.61%

D39 793 10/25/2016 6096 Colton - Tuesday Morn AFG 7.50

D39 793 11/25/2016 6230 Colton - Tuesday Morn AFG 7.50

D39 42057 10/25/2016 6091 Corona - How Al-Anon Works - Mon 7 PM 4.59



D39 1461 11/25/2016 6250 Riverside - Wednesday Night Al-Anon 25.00

D39 503104 12/14/2016 6384 Yucaipa - Keep It Simple 20.00

D39 Total 82.49 0.53%

D40 30558099 10/31/2016 6198 Lake Elsinore - Principles Above Personal 19.77

D40 30658777 10/25/2016 6154 Murrieta - Girlfriends In Recovery Women' 23.58

D40 62744 12/14/2016 6403 Murrieta - Steps to Serenity 22.66

D40 30558091 10/25/2016 6094 Sun City - Sunday Night Serenity 5.00

D40 30537379 11/25/2016 6281 Temecula - Not the Cause AFG 10.00

D40 30623990 11/25/2016 6251 Temecula - Rise and Shine AFG 25.00

D40 30504289 11/26/2016 6346 Temecula - Thursday Morning Literature 10.00

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D40 500986 10/24/2016 6097 Temecula - Tuesday Night Serenity Session 40.00

D40 Total 156.01 1.00%

D42 52240 10/31/2016 6181 Bermuda Dunes - Friday Noon Courage 32.91

D42 501754 10/25/2016 6153 Desert Hot Springs - Oasis AFG 34.00

D42 60124 10/24/2016 6104 Indian Wells - How Al-Anon Works 45.54




D42 30675659 11/26/2016 6309 Indio - Gratitud AFG 20.00



D42 30564705 10/31/2016 6204 Palm Desert - Desert Cities Parents 15.90



D42 30559574 10/25/2016 6122 Palm Desert - Discovering Choices 30.00



D42 24079 10/24/2016 6090 Palm Desert - Fri Courage to Change AFG 36.16

D42 30656037 10/25/2016 6102 Palm Desert - From Survival To Recovery 11.29



D42 30567903 10/25/2016 6117 Palm Desert - Progress Not Perfection 26.00

D42 30555014 10/25/2016 6121 Palm Desert - Women's Noon AFG 27.75



D42 30631487 10/25/2016 6119 Palm Springs - Reaching for Personal 26.40

D42 62013 12/19/2016 6473 Palm Springs - Tuesday High Noon 55.00

D42 60635 11/25/2016 6270 Palm Springs - Wed Night AFG Discussion 60.00

D42 039564 10/24/2016 6083 Yucca Valley - Thurs. Noon 30.00

D42 500442 12/20/2016 6485 Yucca Valley - Women of Recovery 23.00

D42 Total 816.16 5.22%

D45 40844 11/26/2016 6311 Inglewood - In All Our Affairs 20.00

D45 30619765 10/31/2016 6186 Los Angeles - Parents Seeking Serenity 46.40

D45 1663 10/31/2016 6184 Santa Monica - 4th & 5th Step Writing 40.00

D45 1663 12/19/2016 6458 Santa Monica - 4th & 5th Step Writing 24.00

D45 63948 12/16/2016 6443 Santa Monica - ODAT (TGIF) 124.18

D45 502462 10/24/2016 6096 Santa Monica - Sunday Santa Monica ACA 40.00


D45 50442 10/25/2016 6138 Westchester - Saturday 10AM ODAT 47.00

D45 50442 12/19/2016 6456 Westchester - Saturday 10AM ODAT 15.00

D45 46821 10/21/2016 6217 Westchester - Stepped Up Group 39.00



D45 Total 549.98 3.52%

D48 65834 10/31/2016 6183 Downey - Luz de Vida AFG 40.00

D48 854 10/31/2016 6185 Downey - Thursday Nighters 40.00

D48 Total 80.00 0.51%

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D51 30673015 11/26/2016 6294 Montebello - Montebello Keeps It Simple A 12.00

D51 1830 11/26/2016 6337 Whittier - East Whittier/La Habra Tues 75.00

D51 44212 11/26/2016 6321 Whittier - Saturday Morning 9AM 30.00

D51 1832 10/31/2016 6195 Whittier - Thursday AM AFG 90.00

D51 Total 207.00 1.33%

D54 40348 10/21/2016 6227 Gardena - Focus on Feelings 730PM 16.00

D54 979 10/31/2016 6159 Glendora - Monday Night Glendora Meeting 14.00

D54 501119 11/26/2016 6320 Glendora - Thursday Girls Night Out AFG 30.00

D54 1420 10/24/2016 6108 Hermosa Beach - Saturday 10AM AFG 50.00

D54 32292 10/24/2016 6117 Manhattan Beach - Steps to Serenity 79.30

D54 32292 11/25/2016 6267 Manhattan Beach - Steps to Serenity 49.00

D54 44242 10/31/2016 6169 Manhattan Beach - Tues Night AFG 20.00

D54 1406 12/16/2016 6421 Palos Verdes - Friday Afternoon 1PM 20.00

D54 43570 10/24/2016 6101 Palos Verdes - Parent Group 44.10

D54 30660692 10/24/2016 6100 Redondo Beach - South Bay Mamas And Papas 42.00

D54 1464 11/25/2016 6273 Rolling Hills - Monday Morning Step Study 94.82

D54 63496 10/24/2016 6109 San Pedro - Women's AFG 50.00

D54 47954 10/31/2016 6202 Torrance - Al-Anon En Espanol 25.00

D54 26781 11/25/2016 6274 Torrance - Podium Participation 100.00

D54 54893 10/24/2016 6116 Torrance - Saturday Morning Walteria 74.72




D54 1756 10/31/2016 6172 Torrance - Thursday 10 am 22.00

D54 Total 775.43 4.96%

D57 769 10/24/2016 6087 Artesia - New Way of Life 31.28



D57 713 12/19/2016 6476 Artesia - Sunday Afternoon 130 PM 78.00

D57 30524639 11/26/2016 6345 Long Beach - Friday AFG 9.96

D57 30524639 12/14/2016 6404 Long Beach - Friday AFG 6.20

D57 24666 10/24/2016 6124 Long Beach - Lakewood Freedom 25.20

D57 24666 10/25/2016 6124 Long Beach - Lakewood Freedom 32.64

D57 62772 11/25/2016 6256 Long Beach - Saturday Morning Group 30.00

D57 30521517 11/25/2016 6275 Long Beach - Tuesday Morning 100.00

D57 503164 10/25/2016 6147 Long Beach - Tuesday Morning Road To Reco 90.00

D57 32208 10/25/2016 6112 Long Beach - Wednesday Nite Co Ed Stag 20.07

D57 30589578 11/26/2016 6322 Los Alamitos - Parents Meeting 31.00

D57 1179 11/26/2016 6349 Los Alamitos - Thurs. Noon AFG 30.00

D57 30515689 10/31/2016 6177 Los Alamitos - Tuesday Night Paths 28.80

D57 30516645 12/14/2016 6392 Seal Beach - Monday Night In & Out Step 40.00

D57 Total 600.83 3.85%

D60 38198 10/25/2016 6110 Brea - Sunday Night 20.00

D60 44559 10/25/2016 6100 Cypress - Tuesday Night 730 St. Irenaeus 10.00

D60 952 12/20/2016 6489 Fullerton - Friday 1230 36.75

D60 1372 10/24/2016 6082 Placentia - Monday Evening 26.00


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D60 30546077 12/14/2016 6396 Yorba Linda - Al-Anon Parent Group 60.00

D60 35663 11/25/2016 6265 Yorba Linda - Friday Night Women's Litera 40.80

D60 35663 12/14/2016 6381 Yorba Linda - Friday Night Women's Litera 19.56

D60 31730 10/24/2016 6085 Yorba Linda - Monday 10 AM 30.00



D60 1844 10/24/2016 6065 Yorba Linda - Serenity Seekers Al-Anon 13.30

D60 1844 11/26/2016 6289 Yorba Linda - Serenity Seekers Al-Anon 4.40

D60 37360 10/25/2016 6093 Yorba Linda - Tuesday Evening Men's Stag 5.00

D60 37360 12/14/2016 6372 Yorba Linda - Tuesday Evening Men's Stag 10.00

D60 66240 11/26/2016 6295 Yorba Linda - Tuesday Night AFG 14.40

D60 66240 12/16/2016 6416 Yorba Linda - Tuesday Night AFG 18.00

D60 Total 385.66 2.47%

D63 912 11/25/2016 6236 Fountain Valley - Tuesday Aladay 11.81



D63 812 11/25/2016 6249 Garden Grove - Thursday Men's Stag 24.00

D63 30528664 10/31/2016 6170 Garden Grove - Thursday Night Women's 20.00

D63 62083 11/26/2016 6335 Huntington Beach - Keep It Simple On The 55.30

D63 54626 12/19/2016 6465 Huntington Beach - Monday Morning Attitud 34.10

D63 1029 12/14/2016 6373 Huntington Beach - Monday Night Fogcutter 12.40

D63 47437 12/14/2016 6383 Huntington Beach - Tuesday Nite Men's 20.00

D63 1304 10/24/2016 6125 Orange - Friday Noon 30.00

D63 45065 10/25/2016 6127 Orange - Meeting of Hope AFG 33.98



D63 63430 10/21/2016 6225 Orange - Sunday Night SOS Meeting 7.00

D63 64861 11/25/2016 6232 Orange - Tuesday Night Candle Lite 10.00

D63 64306 10/25/2016 6120 Orange - Women's Tuesday Meeting Of Orang 26.60

D63 1773 10/25/2016 6104 Santa Ana - AFG at Santa Ana Kaiser 14.94

D63 1770 10/21/2016 6213 Tustin - Monday Night Sharing 15.00

D63 1770 11/21/2016 6357 Tustin - Monday Night Sharing 21.00

D63 30508020 11/25/2016 6272 Tustin - Parents Hope for Today 78.75

D63 Total 453.69 2.90%

D64 502633 11/25/2016 6278 Anaheim - Un Nuevo Amanecer Al-Anon 20.00

D64 502633 12/20/2016 6492 Anaheim - Un Nuevo Amanecer Al-Anon 20.00

D64 703 10/24/2016 6076 Baldwin Park - Comenzando A Vivir 20.00

D64 54134 10/25/2016 6151 Buena Park - Mi Nueva Vida 10.00

D64 30518711 10/21/2016 6216 Calexico - Remanso de paz en Calexico GFA 30.00

D64 45872 12/14/2016 6370 El Monte - El Nuevo Horizonte GFA 10.00

D64 30630579 10/24/2016 6061 El Monte - Hijos Adultos Encontrando Equi 10.00



D64 502567 12/14/2016 6402 Fullerton - Accion es Rucperacion 20.00

D64 64023 10/25/2016 6092 Hacienda Heights - Armonia GFA 5.00

D64 60494 10/31/2016 6161 Hacienda Heights - Forta Leza y Lebertad 15.00

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D64 30615295 10/24/2016 6115 Los Angeles - Renacimiento GFA 60.00

D64 502341 11/25/2016 6244 Los Angeles - Semillas de Esperanza 20.00

D64 60303 10/24/2016 6081 North Hollywood - Circulo de Ganadores 25.00

D64 60303 10/31/2016 6196 North Hollywood - Circulo de Ganadores 125.00

D64 30630404 10/24/2016 6077 Pacoima - Serenidad GFA 20.00

D64 30630404 10/31/2016 6199 Pacoima - Serenidad GFA 20.00

D64 30568846 10/21/2016 6211 Pico Rivera - Esperenza GFA 7.00

D64 66050 10/25/2016 6152 Pomona - Despertar GFA 20.00



D64 30604345 10/24/2016 6093 Pomona - Mensaje De Esperanza GFA 40.00

D64 30604345 12/14/2016 6401 Pomona - Mensaje De Esperanza GFA 20.00

D64 30648324 12/16/2016 6435 San Marcos - Noon AFG 40.00

D64 1633 10/25/2016 6115 Santa Ana - La Nueva Luz 25.00

D64 1633 12/19/2016 6464 Santa Ana - La Nueva Luz 30.00




D64 Total 715.14 4.58%

D66 30658161 10/24/2016 6114 Aliso Viejo - Serenity Seekers AFG 60.00

D66 30550940 10/24/2016 6089 Capistrano Beach - Friday Night Capo 36.00

D66 29128 10/24/2016 6079 Corona Del Mar - Men's Stag 24.00

D66 29128 11/26/2016 6315 Corona Del Mar - Men's Stag 24.60

D66 66399 12/14/2016 6399 Corona Del Mar - Men's Stag Attitude 120.00

D66 51828 10/24/2016 6072 Corona Del Mar - Thurs 630 PM 18.00

D66 44101 10/24/2016 6063 Corona Del Mar - Tuesday 7 PM 11.95



D66 30534908 11/21/2016 6356 Costa Mesa - Easy Does It Literature Mee 7.00

D66 30534908 12/20/2016 6483 Costa Mesa - Easy Does It Literature Mee 9.00

D66 30511150 11/25/2016 6285 Costa Mesa - Monday Night AFG 51.00

D66 47964 12/19/2016 6453 Costa Mesa - Tue Noon Brownbaggers AFG 13.00

D66 30656354 11/25/2016 6234 Irvine - Back To Basics AFG 11.00



D66 45275 10/25/2016 6136 Irvine - Sunday Night AFG 43.79



D66 50062 10/24/2016 6113 Irvine - Tuesday Night 58.86

D66 30567899 11/25/2016 6280 Laguna Beach - AFG Friday Night Canyon 8.00

D66 44153 11/26/2016 6350 Laguna Beach - Men's AFG 30.00

D66 51094 11/25/2016 6238 Laguna Beach - Saturday AM Step Study 15.00

D66 1058 10/25/2016 6144 Laguna HIlls - Monday Noon 66.00

D66 39918 10/31/2016 6208 Laguna Niguel - Friday AFG 86.10

D66 67286 10/25/2016 6090 Laguna Niguel - Wednesday Evening AFG 4.32

D66 67286 12/16/2016 6407 Laguna Niguel - Wednesday Evening AFG 2.48

D66 501725 10/21/2016 6214 Laguna Woods - Tuesday 1000 AM Meeting 18.07

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D66 500666 11/25/2016 6241 Lake Forest - Friday Step Study 16.00

D66 1214 10/25/2016 6130 Mission Viejo - Mon Night AFG 38.00

D66 30563190 10/21/2016 6222 Mission Viejo - Parents Meeting 125.00

D66 30593748 10/31/2016 6171 Mission Viejo - Saddleback Fellowship 20.79

D66 30575192 10/21/2016 6219 Newport Beach - Unique Lives Common Exper 41.46

D66 503697 12/14/2016 6385 Rancho Santa Margarita - Monday Meet 27.96

D66 50311 11/25/2016 6269 San Clemente - Butterflies are Free AFG 50.00

D66 30635982 10/21/2016 6229 San Clemente - Solo por Hoy 40.00

D66 30579210 10/24/2016 6106 San Juan Capistrano - Monday Morning Meet 46.45

D66 1578 10/24/2016 6095 San Juan Capistrano - Thursday 10 am 40.00

D66 Total 1,299.99 8.32%

D69 46164 10/31/2016 6192 Borrego Springs Saturday AM 60.00

D69 64594 10/24/2016 6069 Carlsbad - Experience, Strength & Hope 15.00

D69 503057 12/19/2016 6452 Carlsbad - First Wednesday Speaker 10.00

D69 500883 11/26/2016 6334 Carlsbad - Into the Solution 53.83

D69 66281 10/24/2016 6128 Carlsbad - La Costa Live & Let Live 60.00

D69 65399 12/16/2016 6431 Carlsbad - Loving Traditions 33.90

D69 757 10/25/2016 6146 Carlsbad - Monday Night Discussion 75.00

D69 64304 10/24/2016 6094 Carlsbad - Monday Noon AFG 40.00

D69 30531792 12/19/2016 6471 Carlsbad - North County Men's AFG 50.00

D69 30659349 10/31/2016 6207 Carlsbad - Parents Seeking Serentiy Thurs 83.00

D69 65525 10/25/2016 6139 Carlsbad - Sunset Step Study 49.50

D69 48408 11/21/2016 6359 Del Mar - Lunch Bunch AFG 31.30

D69 501479 10/31/2016 6189 Del Mar - Courage to Change Fri. AM 54.00

D69 501479 12/16/2016 6437 Del Mar - Courage to Change Fri. AM 44.00

D69 66846 10/25/2016 6140 Del Mar - Working the Steps. 49.92

D69 64413 11/25/2016 6282 Encinitas - Moonlight Bch Just for Today 20.00

D69 30548251 10/25/2016 6106 Escondido - Monday Open Topic 19.00

D69 36092 10/31/2016 6175 Escondido - 4th Step Study Al-Anon 25.00

D69 36092 10/31/2016 6200 Escondido - 4th Step Study Al-Anon 24.40

D69 50625 11/25/2016 6284 Escondido - Daytime Thurs. 36.00

D69 64927 11/26/2016 6314 Fallbrook - One Day At A Timers Wed AFG 20.00

D69 30640634 11/26/2016 6299 Oceanside - Book Study Thursday 15.00

D69 61150 11/26/2016 6348 Oceanside - Saturday Morning Discussion 25.00

D69 30651476 10/31/2016 6180 Oceanside - Serenity On Sundays 30.00

D69 65751 11/26/2016 6326 Poway - New Beginnings 40.00

D69 45691 10/24/2016 6098 Rancho Penasquitos - Just For Today AFG 41.00




D69 502540 11/26/2016 6301 Solana Beach - Tuesday Morning Literature 17.00

D69 500420 12/14/2016 6398 Vista - Strictly Al-Anon 83.00

D69 1657 12/16/2016 6444 Vista - TGIF 61.00

D69 501669 10/25/2016 6108 Vista - Vida Serena 20.00

D69 501669 10/25/2016 6148 Vista - Vida Serena 90.00

D69 Total 1,380.65 8.84%

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D72 49680 10/25/2016 6123 Chula Vista - 1935 Chula Vista 30.00

D72 28684 10/31/2016 6176 Chula Vista - South Bay AFG 26.00

D72 29519 10/25/2016 6118 El Cajon - Close Women's AFG 26.00



D72 30543404 10/31/2016 6174 El Cajon - Live & Let Live 23.67

D72 30543404 12/19/2016 6470 El Cajon - Live & Let Live 48.00

D72 30556852 10/21/2016 6228 El Cajon - Search for Serenity 25.00

D72 1078 11/26/2016 6323 La Mesa - East County Daytime AFG 31.16

D72 30520975 10/24/2016 6111 La Mesa - Men in the Park AFG 53.46



D72 40624 11/26/2016 6353 La Mesa - Serenity At The Lake Sun 9 am 53.70

D72 1080 12/20/2016 6488 La Mirada - Tuesday Morning 10AM 36.00

D72 44078 10/25/2016 6134 Lemon Grove - Al-Anon Recovering Adult 41.00

D72 44078 12/16/2016 6427 Lemon Grove - Al-Anon Recovering Adult 24.57

D72 30660815 10/24/2016 6080 Lemon Grove - Friday Night Courage AFG 25.00

D72 30628666 10/25/2016 6095 Santee - Happy Joyous And Free AFG 7.00

D72 501009 10/24/2016 6122 Santee - Serenity 15.00

D72 42684 10/25/2016 6111 Spring Valley - New View AFG 20.00

D72 32706 11/26/2016 6332 Spring Valley - TGIF AFG 50.00


D72 Total 712.49 4.56%

D75 30542728 10/25/2016 6114 San Diego - AFG Speaker Meeting 25.00

D75 503042 11/26/2016 6312 San Diego - Clairemont Clear View 20.00

D75 1529 10/31/2016 6179 San Diego - Clairemont Day Time AFG 30.00

D75 64471 11/25/2016 6261 San Diego - Clairemont Friday Night 39.08

D75 30575609 11/26/2016 6319 San Diego - Detachment One 29.00

D75 30520218 10/24/2016 6088 San Diego - Free To Be Me Women's AFG 34.22

D75 30520218 10/25/2016 6131 San Diego - Free To Be Me Women's AFG 39.64

D75 46737 12/19/2016 6451 San Diego - La Jolla AFG Step Study 10.00

D75 47087 10/24/2016 6066 San Diego - Lost and Found Al-Anon Group 14.00

D75 47661 10/24/2016 6071 San Diego - Mind Your Own Business 17.70

D75 47661 10/31/2016 6163 San Diego - Mind Your Own Business 18.02

D75 65433 11/25/2016 6257 San Diego - Parents One Day At A Time 30.00

D75 65007 11/26/2016 6290 San Diego - San Carlos Serenity AFG 6.00

D75 43018 11/26/2016 6347 San Diego - Search for Peace 20.00

D75 30515230 11/26/2016 6325 San Diego - Serenity in Scripps AFG 40.00

D75 44283 11/26/2016 6328 San Diego - Sun Night Courage Step Study 44.00

D75 1531 10/24/2016 6123 San Diego - Tues Downtown Lunch Bunc 20.00

D75 37117 12/16/2016 6425 San Diego - UC Mamas & Papas 22.00

D75 30555026 10/21/2016 6212 San Diego - UC Monday Lunch Bunch 8.57

D75 30555026 12/20/2016 6484 San Diego - UC Monday Lunch Bunch 12.53

D75 48294 10/25/2016 6099 San Diego - UC Thurday Lunch Bunch 10.00

D75 30577897 10/24/2016 6105 San Diego - What a Concept AFG. 46.38

D75 64054 12/19/2016 6450 San Diego - Willingness to Change 10.00


D75 Total 583.64 3.74%

Grand Total 15,622.21 100.00%

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11/25/2016 6276 District 39 Contribution 500.00 23.08%






Grand Total 2,166.67 100.00%

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORLD SERVICE INC

District Contributions

October through December 2016

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SCWS Directory –Past Delegates, Officers and Regional Trustee

OFFICERS

TITLE NAME PHONE STREET ADDRESS EMAIL Delegate Elizabeth K.

Interim Alternate

Delegate

Marcia M.

Area Chair CB S.

Area Secretary Sandy P.

Treasurer Eva B.

Immediate Past

Delegate

Jayme C.

Regional Trustee Joyce B. 757-563-1600 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 [email protected]

Panel Delegate Years Phone Email

1 Aura C. 1961-1963 Deceased

4 Cecelia B. 1964-1966 Deceased

7 Norris R.. 1967-1969 Deceased

10 Helen . 1970-1972 Deceased

13 Elsie Q. 1973-1975 Deceased

16 Betty R. 1976-1978

19 Pat R. 1979-1981

22 Bernie E. 1982-1984 Deceased

25 Bob L. 1985-1987

28 Hester B. 1988-1990 Deceased

31 Joyce K. 1991-1993

34 Kary L. 1994-1995

34 Rita McG. 1996 Deceased

37 Willie W. 1997-1999

40 Kay D. 2000-2002

43 Miriam McK. 2003-2005

46 Mary M. 2006-2008

49 Sandie E. 2009-2011

52 Jayme C. 2012-2014

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Coordinators Name Address Phone Email Alateen Not Printed for Privacy

Alateen Sponsor

Coordinator

Tarisa R.

Archives Dan P.

Area Alateen

Process Person

Vacant

Bulletin Jim B.

Cooperating With Profes-

sional Community

Melva C.

Hospitality Judy P.

Institutions Billy McC.

Literature Kathy G.

Public Information Rose S.

Group Records Donna E.l

Web Site Irene C.

Intergroup-AIS Liaisons

Inland Empire Vacant

Los Angeles County Eddie D.

Orange County Sharyn H.

San Diego County Michelle McC..

Hispanic Intergroup Lourdes B.

Ventura County Si-Si McQ.

Convention Chairpersons

AFG Convention Michelle R.

SCAC Conference Not Printed for Privacy

SoCal AA Convention Kathy G.

Area Coordinators, Intergroup Liaisons & Convention Chairs

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3 Mary M.

6 Cindy S.

8 Tommie Rae B.

9 Suzi E.

10 Eleanor K.

12 Lalena C.

17 Enid M.

21 Marley D.

24 Andy T.

27 Sacha S.

30 Susan S.

33 Maria M.

36 Sam Y.

39 Kirk S.

40 Chris C.

42 Ana R.

45 Shauna S.

48 Socorro P.

51 Sandra M.

54 Frank C.

57 Matha Z.

60 Corinna L.

63 Gene T.

64 Marco R.

66 Marilen H.

69 Andrea D.

72 Marcia M.

75 Libby A.

78 Patricia A.


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Alternate Delegate [email protected]

Archives Coordinator [email protected]

Bulletin Coordinator [email protected]

Chairperson [email protected]

Cooperating with Professional Community [email protected]

Delegate [email protected]

Forum [email protected]

Group Records Coordinator [email protected]

Hospitality [email protected]

Institutions Coordinator [email protected]

Literature Coordinator [email protected]

Past Delegate [email protected]

Public Outreach Coordinator [email protected]

Secretary [email protected]

Treasurer [email protected]

Website Coordinator [email protected]

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Al-Anon Inland Empire Service Center 1016 East Cooley Drive, Suite C-2 Colton 92324 (909) 824-1516 www.iealanon.org

Al-Anon Information Service Office of Orange County 12391 Lewis Street, Suite 102, Garden Grove, CA 92840 (714) 748-1113 www.orangecountyalanon.org

L A County Al-Anon Family Groups 4936 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601 (818) 760-7122 Los Angeles www.alanonla.org

San Diego Al-Anon Office 3108 Fifth Avenue, Suite E, San Diego 92103 (619) 296-2666 www.alanonsandiego.org

Ventura County Al-Anon Family Groups Post Office Box 6754, Ventura 93006-6754 (805) 495-0270 www.alanonventura.org

Spanish Intergroup Office of Southern California 11627 E. Telegraph Rd Ste. 150 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 562-948-2190

Al-ANON INFORMATION SERVICE CENTERS

http://www.alanonventura.org

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Map to Assembly/Committee Meeting Location-

…..Glendale First United Methodist Carlson Hall…….

Documents

Area World Service Assembly November 19, 2016 · Southern alifornia World Service Area ulletin—November 19, 2016 SWS Website—scws-al-anon.org Vol. 58, No 4—2016 California South