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Phone: 949-661-6183 | P.O. Box 1085 | San Juan Capistano | California 92675
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South Coast Area Narcotics AnonymousN O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2 N E W S L E T T E R
So.Cal Regional Convention
COMING IN DECEMBER!! South Coast Area’s Annual 12 DAYS OF NAJoin in the fun. The Annual SCANA event is a huge success every year. This event is where
addicts open their homes for the twelve days of Christmas to celebrate the holiday with other ad-dicts in recovery and be of service to those without their loved ones and families this year.
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If you are interested in attending or participating by opening your home please contact your home group GSR or SCANA ACTIVITIES (info on back)
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For the first time in man’s entire history, a simple way has been proving itself in the lives of many addicts.
Upcoming Holiday-Season Marathon Events Wed Nov 21 through Thursday Nov 22, 2012 The Progressive Recovery Group’s Thanksgiving Marathon at 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave, Hollywood CA 90027. Starts Wed night 11pm to (last meeting) Thrs 11pm. Marathon meetings every hour for 24 hours.
Wed Nov 21 ‘til Friday Nov 23, 2012 The West End Area November Marathons at 9650 Reseda Blvd, Northridge CA 91325 (at Superior). Kickoff Meeting 11/21 @ 5pm, closing Meeting 11/23 @ 9am. Marathon Meeting every hour on the hour.
Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 The Inland Empire Foothills Annual Holiday Feast at United Methodist Church, 35177 Beech Ave., Yucaipa, Ca. 92399. Potluck Dinner 5pm and Speaker Meeting at 7:30. Come celebrate the gift of Recov-ery. Donation: adults $5 and children $3 (12 and under). Bring a Newcomer and a treat..
Monday, Dec 24 ‘til Wednesday Dec 26, 2012 The West End Area De-cember Marathons at 9650 Reseda Blvd, Northridge CA 91325 (at Su-perior). Kickoff Meeting 12/24 @5pm, Holiday Dinner 12/25 @5pm, Main Speaker Meeting 12/25 @7pm, Closing Meeting 12/26 @10am. Marathon Meeting every hour on the hour.
Featured EventsSaturday, November 3, 2012, The Northern County Area Sponser~Sponsee Luncheon at Pomona Valley Mining Co. Restaurant, 1777 Gillette Road, Pomona, CA. 91768. Starts at 11:30am ends at 3. Tick-ets: $35/ea for 2/$60. Ticket cut off date is Oct 20, 2012. Baby Back Ribs & New York Steak? What could go wrong?
Saturday, November 3, 2012, The Westside Area Men’s Breakfast “Feed-ing our Recovery by Getting Back to Basics” at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6323 W. 80th Street, Los Angeles, 90045. Doors open at 9:30, Breakfast served from 10~10:45 and the Contribution is $20. By acting fast you may reserve a table of 8 for $160.
Saturday, November 17, 2012, The Greater Los Angeles Area 21st An-niversary at Westside Residence Hall / US Vet’s 733 South Hindry Avenue, Inglewood, CA. 90301. Door open at 6:30pm and the Meeting starts at 7:30.
November 22, 2012, SCRCNA 33 Speaker Jam VIII. Starts at 5pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA. 222 N. Vineyard Ave. 7 Speakers with 1 message.
Monday, Dec 31 2012 The Inland Empire Foothills Stepping into The New Year Clean Event at United Methodist Church, 35177 Beech Ave., Yu-caipa, Ca. 92399. Speaker Meeting at 6pm, Cleantime Countdown followed by the Dance from 8:30 ‘til Midnight. Donation: $10/ea, $16/ couple and of course 12 & under is free.
Saturday, January 5, 2013 The Southern California Regional Public In-formation Committee Presents “Service Works!” at Imperial Alano Club, 8021 Rosecrans Avenue, Paramount, Ca. 90723. 11am til 4pm. Featuring Service Trainings and Workshops by Public Information, Phone Lines and Website with a special presentation by the NA Youth Committee. Lunch, as always, will be provided!
January 18, 19 & 20, 2013 The San Fernando Valley Area Convention 18 “ Freedom Living Clean ” at Marriott Burbank Airport, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. 91505. Join us where it all began for three days of Re-covery Celebration. Speakers, Marathons, and of course, Fellowship. Pre reg-istration is available on line as well as hotel information and reservations.
EVENT Flyers and links: www.TODAYNA.ORG/ACTIVITIES
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Artist’s Creative RecoverySubmit your artwork, poem, or song and we will publish it in our next newsletter. Email: [email protected]
Please remember if you want to celebrate your NA birthday in the Clean Sheets, contact Jason S. a month prior by calling, emailing or give your GSR the information. Your ideas, po-ems, stories, thoughts, plans, birthdays, fun, commentaries, recovery plans, memories,
artwork, etc, are all welcomed to be pub-lished in the Clean Sheets! Of course they are subject to approval by the committee; Me. Keep It Real, Keep It Clean! In Loving Service, Jason S.
Dead Already - By Dana R.I’m the most strung out person I knowOnce the dark starts to glowIt’s probably time to put down the blowBut I’m too busy enjoying the showWatching myself waste awayWatching the nights turn into daysWondering why I feel so aloneI’m a scoop of ice cream with no coneStrange noises, the shadow people run freeI’m convinced everyone’s out to get meI’ve had it. I’m an addict. Put me in a room and pad itFour comfy padded walls, if I’m sitting on the floor I’ll never fall. I’ll tell him, “No I’m not strung out, I’m strung in”Taking the last sip from that bottle of ginMy arms are bruised, my veins are soreBut my disease wants a little bit moreThe more I give, the more it takesThe more I spend the more I wasteI can’t keep my wrists out of these chainsOr these scars off my veinsI’ll go to a place where the bottle never runs dryAnd never wake up with those tears in your eyesSatan’s sister is my true love – methShe’s telling me to hold my breathYou’re not high if you’re not on the verge of deathShe’s got me where she wants me, that whoreI’m on the floor begging for moreNot afraid of anything- except coming downLook in the mirror- my teeth are turning brownShe’s scary. Who is this dope fiend?Her nails are rotting, her skin’s turning greenSpray paint my reflection – look in the other directionReady, aim, fire – more like fire, aim, readyThe needle is in my arm- I can’t keep it steadyThis must be livin’, I created my own prisonServing 25 – life, feel at home on death rowIll never change the channel, this is my favorite showThe inmates bang their walls, begging to be set freeI sit back and laugh, I’ve never been so happyMy ankle is bruised from this ball and chainNo last requests – just take away the pain No more suffering, no more fear, no more rejectionFiring squad? Electric chair? I’ll take lethal injectionI think it’s finally over; I’ve waited so long until they call the doctor over“Something is wrong,” what he’s saying must be false as he reaches down to feel my pulseHe looks around and says slow and steady“We can’t kill her if she’s dead already”.
Tina turnaround - by Leilani H.just got paid, ask the connect where he’s at.got $80 bucks and please make the sac fat.
Swing by the spot but always gotta wait.Cuz connects are really good at being late.
The wait is finally over, hurry up and pack the bowl.It’s gonna feel great as you fall fast down the hole.you feel so anxious as you think about the taste.Looking for floor shards, nothing goes to waste.
Now spark up the flame and please please don’t burn it.It helps a little if you just twist and turn it.
Take one big exhale, followed by an enormous hit.Its the only way to be sure your gonna get lit.
blow some huge dragon clouds or maybe some sick O’s.seconds later, theres tingling in your toes.
it shoots up your body straight to your brain.while you seem to think it’ll eliminate the pain.
Now 3 days later, i’m still wide awake.Wonderin to myself how much more i can take.empty baggie and wallet means its time to crash.
or find a way to hustle in some cash.everything important will start to fall apart.
start stealing from your family and the local mini mart.get stuck in crystal palace and forget about your job.
used to be so pretty but now your just a slob.before stupid dope you were responsible and happy.
but now thanks to crystal your just mean and snappy.and you wonder why even your friends don’t want you around.
cuz your Bad news bears and your only jail bound.drug classes and meetings, luckily this time no jail.
but thats where your goin if you happen to fail.so you gotta stay clean cuz they’ll test once a week.
now do you wish you never got sprung off this tweak?everywhere you look something’s gonna trigger your mind.
to avoid all these triggers you’d have to be blind.your car’s bein weird and your always feelin sick.
ask yourself now is this the life you pick?all that money and time wasted that you’ll never get back.
trust me its not worth it so don’t get that sac.get it together, you’ve got growin up to do.
its not too late to do something different and new.just think about all the weirdos you’ve come to meet.stop now before you result to hookin on the street.
it’s gonna be by far your hardest task in life.but i know i’d rather be a mother and a wife.
We meet the last Sunday of the month to talk about what’s going on in the South Coast Area. All G.S.R.s are required to attend. Everyone is welcome.
6:30pm @ Shepherd of the Hills Church, 26001 Muirlands, Mission Viejo, CA. (At the corner of La Paz & Muirlands)
Chairperson: Heather P. [email protected] Vice Chair: Dawn B. [email protected] Secretary: Megan B. ........... [email protected] Alt. Secretary: Treasurer: Kevin I. [email protected] Alt. Treasurer: Jody S. ................ Parliamentarian: Howard G. RCM: Mike H. [email protected] Alt. RCM: Patrick J. Literature: Mimi S. [email protected] Alt. Literature: Patty Youth Liaison: Phone Lines: George O. [email protected] Webmaster: Pete D. [email protected] Clean Sheets: Jason S. [email protected] Activities: Jody S. . [email protected]
**Meets 2nd Sunday of the Month • 5pm • Palisades United Methodist Church. 27002 Camino De Estrella • Capistrano Beach, CA
Hospitals & Institutions: Bev [email protected]**Meets Last Sunday of the Month • 4:30pm •The Effect Church27122 A Paseo Espada, Ste 904 SJC, CA Enter suite door in alley
Public Information: George O. [email protected]**Meets 3rd Wednesday of the Month • 6pm • Palisades United Meth-odist Church. 27002 Camino De Estrella • Capistrano Beach, CA
AREA COMMITTEE
BECOME A VOLUNTEER IN PROBATION
Minimum Volunteer Requirementsa. Attend a General Information Meetingb. 18 Years Old Legal U.S. Residentc. Valid Social Security numberd. Valid Driver’s Licensee. Pass Background Investigation
2012 SCHEDULE General Information Meeting (GIM)
November 7 2012December 3 2012
All general information meetings will be held in the evenings from 7 - 9pm at the Grand Avenue Office1001 S. Grand Avenue, Santa Ana 92705Reservation required to attendSeat Reservation: (714) 667-7730Information : (714) 667-7730
www.oc.ca.gov/probation
HOSPITALS & INSTUTUTIONS (H&I) subcommitee would like to invite you to join us. H&I carries a clear message of recovery to addicts who are unable to attend outside meet-ings. This is accomplished through the opera-tion of panels that visit specific facilities on a regular basis. Our belief is: “That no addict seeking recovery need ever die. . . Without finding the way to a better life.”
H & I OPEN POSITIONS: We need jail-cleared women to take two open panels at Musick, and two VIP-cleared males
for panels at Joplin Honor Ranch.
NA HELPLINE 949-661-6183
Publishers Disclaimer: All articles submitted to SCANA Clean Sheets newsletter go through a review and editing process. We make other edits in keeping with NA’s un-derstanding of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, using standard NA language such as “clean”, “recovery”, and “addict”. The opinions expressed are not to be at-tributed to Narcotics Anonymous as a whole, nor does publication of any article imply endorsement by NA, Clean Sheets or NA World Services. – Editor
NOW AVAILABLE! AREA SUBCOMMITEE SERVICE POSITIONS
ACTIVITIES SUBCOMMITTEE is al-ways open to new people and new ideas for Narcotics Anonymous functions.
PUBLIC INFORMATION Subcommities purpose is to inform the public that NA ex-ists, and provide information about how and where to find it. Come by & see what it’s all about. You will be rewarded in ways you never thought possible.
Step on up for a service commitment! Give back what was so freely given to you...
PHONE LINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - SUPPORT THE NA HELP LINEWe meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6pm @ Palisades United Methodist Church.
27002 Camino de la Estrella, San Clemente, CA. Contact: George O. (949) 201-9484
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATENEW MEETING
LOCATIONSPILLOW TALK 11pm Saturday
BRING YOUR OWN PILLOWSThe Effect Church – 27122A Paseo Espada, Suite 904, San Juan Cap.
Five & Dime 7pm Monday The Effect Church – 27122A Paseo Espa-
da, Suite 904, San Juan Cap.
Mens Stagg 7pm Thursday LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED CALL
SCANA HELP LINE 949-661-6183
