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Look no further! Your source for A.A. books, chips and medallions is now online!

You can order merchandise and pick it up at the Intergroup office, have it delivered to your home or to the intergroup meeting at the end of each month. We carry the Big Book, 12 and 12, As Bill Sees It, Daily

Reflections, The Language of the Heart, medallions and more. Do you have a special request for literature or other merchandise not listed? Call the office on 561-276-4581 or email info@aainpalmbeach.org, and we will do our best to find what you’re looking for. We plan to add a larger assortment of products in the future so keep checking back!

SCAANSCAANSCAANSCAANSOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INTERGROUP A.A. NEWSLETTERSERVING A.A. GROUPS IN BOCA RATON, BOYNTON BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, HIGHLAND BEACH & LANTANA

SCAAN July 2020Volume 36, Issue 4

STEP 7: Humbly asked Him to

remove our shortcomings.

TRADITION 7: Every A.A. group ought

to be fully self-supporting, declining outside

contributions.

STEPS &TRADITIONS

24 HR HELPLINE:(561) 276-4581

info@aainpalmbeach.orgaainpalmbeach.org

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Your South County Intergroup Bookstore is Now Online!

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Elections will be conducted at the July 29, 2020 Business meeting.

To read the entire SPBCI bylaws, please visit www.aainpalmbeach.org.

Officer positions are a two-year commitment.

To stand for an Officer position: See Article IV, Section 3: It is recommended that all Officers have

at least four years of continuous sobriety.

Standing Committee positions are for one year, with the exception of the Archivist position and the Where & When Chair,

for which a two-year term is requested.

To stand for a Committee Chair position: See Article VIII, Section 10: It is recommended that Committee Chairpersons

have no less than two years of continuous sobriety.

South Palm Beach County Intergroup Elections for Officers and Standing Committee Positions

After Hours Telephone Relay

Group UpdatesThe hand of A.A., available 24 hours a day!

Thank you to the A.A. groups that have been answering the

phones during COVID-19!

March: One Day At A TimeApril: Women Living Sober

May: Easy Does ItJune: Carry the Message

July: Just for NowAugust: Freedom from Alcohol

September: OPENOctober: OPEN

November: No Matter WhatDecember: OPEN

Special thanks to our Website Chair, Jason P.,

with help from Katherine P., for keeping your “Zoom”

group meetings up to date on the website!

Please update the Intergroup office with any meeting changes

etc. so the website can be as up to date as possible. Also refer

to the website for information on meetings and other topics

such as additions to our online store, online A.A. conventions

and events.

Join the Birthday Club to help celebrate your

years of sobriety!

Name:

Anniversary Date:

Home Group:

A suggested contribution of $1 or more per year

of sobriety ~ and printed in our SCAAN!

BIRTHDAY CLUB: Janet J. 42 yearsBari A. 24 years

Chris M. 24 yearsPam T. 20 years

Marianne 13 yearsDonna 1 year

Faithful FiversYou can help Intergroup with an individual monthly commitment

of $5 (or more) to your A.A. Service Office - South Palm Beach County Intergroup.

Please visit aainpalmbeach.org/contributions to set up your

monthly contribution.

This is a way to say - -“I’m glad you were here when

I needed you!”“I’m grateful you’re here now.”

With sincere gratitude to our Faithful Fivers in

May 2020:Jason P., Elizabeth B.,

Lisa J.

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PROFIT/LOSS

SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INTERGROUP A.A. NEWSLETTER

Where Money and Spirituality Mix.....”Self-supportbegins with me, because I am part of us - thegroup. We pay our rent and utility bills, buy coffee,snacks and A.A. literature. We support ourIntergroup, our Area Committee, ‘our District,’ andour General Service Office. If it were not for those entities, many new people would never

discover the miracles of A.A.” (#F-3)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Fees Paypal 0.00 57.28Fund Raising Expenses

2020 Picnic 0.00 0.00Total Fund Raising Expenses 0.00 0.00Insurance

Liability Insurance 95.54 477.70Total Insurance 95.54 477.70Inventory Adjusment 0.00 -53.17Payroll Expenses 2,654.28 15,206.56Printing and Reproduction

SCAAN 0.00 430.00Total Printing and Reproduction 0.00 430.00Professional Fees

Computer Technology 100.00 782.59Total Professional Fees 100.00 782.59Program & Committee Expenses

SCAAN Committee 0.00 0.00Total Program & Committee Expenses 0.00 0.00Reconciliation Discrepancies 0.00 -0.02Rent

Meeting or Event Rent 0.00 99.70Rent - Other 1,580.06 7,900.30

Total Rent 1,580.06 8,000.00Sales tax 0.00 -23.22Storage 77.00 308.00Supplies

Commissary 12.00 56.67Computer Software & Supplies 49.95 49.95Office Supplies 27.11 727.61Supplies - Other 0.00 20.00

Total Supplies 89.06 854.23Telephone 0.00 1,108.80Utilities

Electric 137.26 553.52Total Utilities 137.26 553.52void 0.00 0.00

Total Expense 4,764.30 28,106.37Net Ordinary Income -361.11 3,276.54Other Income/Expense

Other ExpenseOther Expenses

Sales Tax Adjustment -0.40 -8.77Total Other Expenses -0.40 -8.77

Total Other Expense -0.40 -8.77

Net Other Income 0.40 8.77Net Income -360.71 3,285.31

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May 20 Jan - May 20Ordinary Income/Expense

IncomeCash Discounts 0.00 12.20Contribution-Non Group

Anonymous 677.21 3,620.00Birthday Club 0.00 300.82Faithful Fivers 20.00 80.00

Total Contribution-Non Group 697.21 4,000.82Contribution IncomeTotal Contribution Income 3,431.92 18,681.76Fund Raising Income

2020 Picnic Ticket 0.00 700.00Alcathon Income 0.00 1,410.00

Total Fund Raising Income 0.00 2,110.00Sales

2018 Open House 0.00 61.502019 Open House 0.00 273.00AAWS Books 758.65 11,443.04AAWS Other 0.00 255.25AAWS Pamphlets 4.00 250.16Akron 0.00 11.00Chips 38.50 782.75Gift Items 0.00 484.76Grapevine Books 0.00 268.00Grapevine Other Material 7.50 12.98Hazelden Books 31.90 705.15Medallions 105.00 4,263.55Meeting in a Pocket 0.00 24.75Sale of Books 4.00 60.00Where & When 0.00 577.50

Total Sales 949.55 19,473.39Total Income 5,078.68 44,278.17Cost of Goods Sold

AAWS Books 580.46 9,031.54AAWS Other 0.00 171.49AAWS Pamphlets 2.35 133.19Akron Intergroup 0.00 8.80Books Purchases 2.00 32.31Chips Purchased 26.40 462.93Cost of Goods Sold 0.00 33.49Gift Items 0.00 260.39Grapevine Books 0.00 185.91Grapevine Other 6.52 14.12Hazelden Books 16.46 374.93Medallions Purchases 41.30 1,752.54Meeting in a Pocket 0.00 4.62Shipping & Handling Purchases 0.00 98.36Where & Whens 0.00 330.64

Total COGS 675.49 12,895.26Gross Profit 4,403.19 31,382.91

ExpenseBank Service Charges 0.00 33.00Fees Credit Cards

Merchant deposit fees 31.10 371.10Total Fees Credit Cards 31.10 371.10

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GROUP CONTRIBUTION & ASSETS

Operating Acct $6,759 Accounts Receivable ($661) Fixed Assets $3,392

Prudent Reserve Act $23,000 Inventory Asset $27,853 Other Asset/Rent Dep $2,769

Petty Cash $150 Other Current Assets $1,391 TOTAL OTHER ASSETS $6,161

TOTAL CASH $29,909 TOTAL NONCASH ASSETS $28,583 TOTAL ASSETS $64,653

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$3,392

$2,769

$6,161

$64,653

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GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS: May and Year-to-Date 2020

May YTD 2020 GROUP NAME(S) May YTD 2020 GROUP NAME(S) May YTD 2020

1-2-3 Step, Boca 0.00 0.00 Fri Night Live 0.00 200.00 Serenity Hour, Delray 85.00 1,247.00

7 AM 12 & 12 Group 0.00 98.00 Fri Night Special/Sat.Eve Post 0.00 100.00 Serenity on the Beach, Lantana 43.52 643.52

AA History Group 0.00 70.00 Happy Hour, Boca 30.00 30.00 Sober Sisters Boca 0.00 283.75

AA Oldtimers Group 0.00 0.00 Inside Out Group 0.00 0.00 Sober Sunset Group, Boca Pines 100.00 574.40

Acceptance is the Answer, Delray 0.00 0.00 Intergroup Meeting 0.00 111.00 Sobriety For Breakfast, W Boca 200.00 200.00

All Aboard 0.00 0.00 Just Before Dawn 0.00 344.00 Sobriety In The Wind, Delray 0.00 85.00

Beach Bums 0.00 0.00 Just For Now, Boca 472.53 797.53 SOS, Boca 100.00 200.00

Beach Boys 0.00 0.00 Language Of The Heart, Delray 0.00 0.00 Special Needs Meeting - Hearing 0.00 0.00

Big Book Adventure, Boca 0.00 0.00 Lantana Group 0.00 33.00 Spiritual Awakenings, Boca 303.91 842.91

Big Book Step Study 0.00 0.00 Let's Do Lunch, Boca 0.00 0.00 Step Aboard All Traditions 0.00 0.00

Big Book Line by Line 50.00 50.00 Life is good 0.00 0.00 Step into the Solution, Boca 0.00 0.00

Boca Boyz, West Boca 175.00 175.00 Living Sober Women, Delray 0.00 0.00 Steps & Traditions, Boca Pines 0.00 0.00

Boca Men's Recovery 0.00 0.00 Lunch Bunch, Boca 20.00 196.50 Steps & Traditions, St Joan of Arc 0.00 0.00

Boca Men's, Boca 0.00 287.00 Men On-Track, Boca 0.00 190.00 Sunday Men's Roving BB, Delray 0.00 0.00

Boca Steps & Traditions 0.00 0.00 Men With Solutions, Delray 0.00 100.00 Sunday Night Speaker - Boca 0.00 100.00

Boca Women's Group 0.00 225.00 Men's Step Into The Big Book 0.00 0.00 Sunday Serenity Group 0.00 0.00

Boynton Beach Beginners 0.00 0.00 Men's Romance & Finance 0.00 0.00 Sunrise Beach Meeting, Delray 0.00 4,425.00

Boynton Beach Group, Boynton 0.00 450.00 Midday Miracles, Delray 0.00 0.00 Thank God I'm Sober 0.00 0.00

Boynton Boat Ramp Group 0.00 0.00 Morning Medicine, Boca 0.00 200.00 TGIF, Delray 0.00 100.00

Came to Believe Women's Group 0.00 103.60 New Life Group 0.00 0.00 Too Young to Be Glum 0.00 0.00

Cardinal Lane, Lantana 0.00 28.63 New Life II 0.00 175.00 Tradition Three Group 0.00 0.00

Carry The Message 0.00 0.00 No Matter What Group 0.00 0.00 Tuesday Men's Solution 0.00 97.00

Cheer Up @1013 0.00 148.50 North Boca Steps & Traditions 0.00 0.00 We Believers, Boca 0.00 155.43

Daily Grace 90.00 90.00 North Delray Steps & Traditions 0.00 0.00 Wed. Morning 11th Step Group 0.00 0.00

Delray 11th Step Meditation Grp 0.00 1,250.00 One Day At A Time, Delray 1500.00 1,500.00 Wednesday Night Beginners W Boca 0.00 0.00

Delray Central House 0.00 0.00 Open Your Heart, Delray 0.00 0.00 Welcome Home in Delray 0.00 120.00

Delray Step & Tradition 0.00 0.00 One Page at a Time, Delray Beach 0.00 0.00 West Boca Beginners 0.00 180.00

Depression and the Alcoholic 0.00 23.15 Paul Revere Group 0.00 0.00 West Boca Big Book Group 0.00 0.00

Divas at 830 AM 0.00 0.00 People With Time 0.00 206.13 West Boca Friendship Group 0.00 50.00

Divas at Night 0.00 0.00 Priciples n Practice 0.00 0.00 West Boynton Group 0.00 63.00

Double Digit Gang, Delray 72.00 133.87 Promises, Lambda North 0.00 0.00 Westside Group, Delray 0.00 0.00

1Downtown Delray Group 0.00 20.00 Queen & Sober 0.00 0.00 Wine Into Water, Delray 0.00 0.00

Downtown, Boynton 0.00 0.00 Road To Recovery, Boca 0.00 0.00 Women's Piece of Mind, Boca 0.00 0.00

Drunk Squad 0.00 315.00 Romance & Finance, W Boca 0.00 200.00 Women in Recovery, Boca 0.00 0.00

East Delray Men's Group 0.00 0.00 Safe Haven 0.00 0.00 Women Living Sober, Boca 0.00 170.00

Eastside Women's Group 0.00 300.00 Safe Harbor, Boynton 0.00 100.00 Women With a Solution 0.00 0.00

Experience, Strength & Hope, BB 0.00 100.00 Saturday Night Live @ Five, Boca 0.00 348.50 Women's BBSS , Delray 86.66 228.66

Five Time Losers Delray 0.00 0.00 Saturday Night Special 0.00 17.38 Women's BBS, Boca 0.00 0.00

Freedon from Alcohol 53.30 99.30 Second Chance Women, Delray 0.00 0.00 Women's Fourth Dimension, Lantana 0.00 0.00

Friday 11th Step Meeting 50.00 50.00 Seniors In Sobriety,Delray 0.00 50.00 Young at Heart, Delray 0.00 0.00

Serenity @ Noon 0.00 0.00

Total Group Contributions 3,431.92 18,681.76

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INTERGROUP BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

Chair: Elizabeth B. Opened the meeting at 7pm with a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer. Chair called for approval of last month’s minutes. Cheryl S. suggested the January 2020 minutes be amended to include and correct information that was reported in the original minutes. The amended minutes will be sent to the body to be approved at the next month’s meeting; and she also requested the Inventory Min-utes/Notes be signed and resent. Elizabeth reminded everyone the Intergroup Anniversary Picnic will be held on April 19 at John Prince Park. Jayne L. is chairing and needs volunteers. She will hold a picnic planning meeting at the Intergroup office at 11:30am on March 1 at Intergroup Office and asked for help. The Archivist Chair position is open; please announce to your groups. We will have elections at the next Business meeting. Elizabeth also reported that Intergroup is looking for a part-time paid assistant.

Cheryl S. brought up the question as to why Intergroup posted an ad on Craigslist for a full time office manager, and noted that Pam T. has been working in the office since April 2019 in the Office Manager’s capacity, and as full time office manager since beginning of December 2019. Cheryl S. suggested that Pam T. be hired as the official Office Manager and a majority of the members supported this.

Treasurer: John S. absent with notice and sent his report. The January financials are in the SCAAN. A good month – 2019 Alcathon donation from Central House included. If anyone has experience in Quick-Books with credit card transactions and/or accounts payable and has a few minutes to answer a couple questions, please contact Pam at the Intergroup Office. There was a question regarding the donation from the group that held the 2019 Gratitude Dinner. The donation was listed under the group’s contribution rather than under Fundraising Income as it was not an Intergroup function.

New Group Reps: Boca Step & Traditions- Kathryn C; Tuesday’s Men’s Solution-Ryan A; Sobriety for Breakfast- Jeffery S; Life is Good- Macy F; Back to Basic’s-Stephan W.; Carry the Message- Shelo R.; Just before Dawn- Thomas K; Cheer Up- Keith L.; Men’s Spiritual Big Book Study- Matthew D.; Safe Haven- Aden Z.; Acceptance is the Answer- Isaac R.

Vice Chair: George S. welcomed all the Committee Chairs and the new Group Representatives and mentioned that if they needed any assistance in performing their duties to contact him at vicechair@aainpalmbeach.org. He also requested each group keep all Intergroup information in their 3-ring binders. As a reminder and in the spirit of rotation, current Chair terms end July 31, 2020 and new elections will be held at the July 2020 Business meeting.

Secretary: Present; no report.

Office Manager: Pam T. 5 new volunteers, 28 first calls to AA, with 12 of those calls turning into 12th Step calls; and 2 of the 12th step calls were walk-ins!! Need Bridge The Gap contacts for local callers, District 8 requested a bid for their New GSR’s Welcome Packets which will be provided. District 8 will have a table for our Intergroup at the April Quarterly in Boca Raton. We will need volunteers at the table to display and sell AAWS new book “Our Great Responsibility.” Anyone willing to help out on Saturday April 4th between 8am and 6pm, please contact Pam at Intergroup. We can also have our W&W and SCAANs to hand out, and other AAWS literature if we would like to do so. SPBC Intergroup will be having a St. Patty’s Day Contest for all who visit our office until March 17. Hidden Treasures in the Pots ’O’ Gold!

Archives: Andrew S. No archives report this month.

Archivist: Chris M. Resigned and the Position Open.

Bridge the Gap (W): Bari W. Tried to Bridge one

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INTEGROUP BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

woman…she decided not to go with it.

Bridge the Gap (M): Maverick C. Absent with notice.

General Service Liaison: Shelly O. Absent with notice and sent report: April Area Quarterly held in Boca and are still looking for volunteers to help. One motion was voted on: That district 8’s Literature Committee use @250.50 to purchase 75 Service Manuals for new General Service Representatives. Motion Passed. Background: due to back log and change in the General Service Office’s database system, new GSRs are not receiving their Welcome Kits in a timely manner. Although each piece of literature in the kit is critical, the Service Manual is literature that is frequently used as a source and contains the most information in one place. Next District meeting is held March 8 at the Triangle Club at 4pm to go over agenda items for the 70th General Service Conference.

Group Information: Kristel M. reported she is stepping down as she has moved to Miami. She suggested two-person committee chairs for this committee.

H&I (M): OPEN

H&I (W): OPEN

N. Palm Beach Intergroup Liaison: John M. Reported 1) their alternate chair position is still vacant. 2) Several concerns were brought to Intergroup regarding treatment centers to pay an annual fee in order for their clients to attend meetings at the Oasis Club. The result being that NPBC Intergroup has no opinion on decisions made by a private business, even if they rent space to AA meetings. 3) Still working on setting a date for the annual Old Timers Ice Cream social to be held in April. Open to all and anyone with 35 years or more to contact Intergroup.

Public Information (M): Stephen D. unexcused absence; No report. Elizabeth asked Vice Chair to reach out to him.

Public Information (W): Debra M. Not able to attend and sent her report: Continue reaching out to Schools and groups to inform on the resources of SPBC Inter-group. Objectives or Tasks accomplished: successfully promoted the benefits of Intergroup volunteering. Will

continue to provide information on Intergroup volunteer program and reaching out to schools and groups to inform on the resources of SPBC Intergroup.

SCAAN: Jennifer F. Not able to attend and sent her report: Hope all are enjoying our new SCAAN format and we have an incredible graphic designer who is donating his time and expertise for our publication. Please take SCAANs to your home groups

Phone Relay: Amy M. March, April, May, June and November are filled; July, August, Sept, Oct and December are still open. Service positions are for only one month. Amy requested groups taking the phone try to log the calls received; and she will look into creating a “Log Sheet” to record the various types of calls coming into the After Hours phone each month.

Where & When: Melissa M. Objective for the month was to ask all reps to check the W&W and Website for any errors or omissions of missing additions – and to notify the Intergroup office before March 6th. Melissa announced she is stepping down and this position is open.

12 Step (M): OPEN

12 Step (W): Jayne L.

Website: Jason P. not present, no report.

Old Business: Picnic Chair: Jayne L. reported that the Picnic will be held on April 19th at John Prince Park. Tickets will be $10 and Children under 12 Free. Tickets being sold by Group Reps and available at the Intergroup Office. Big Books for Beginners will be sold for cost @ $8.00. Volunteers needed.

Service Sponsorship: Elizabeth brought up again that Intergroup is compiling a list of people willing to be Service Sponsors. Please contact the Intergroup office if you are interested.

Addendum to January 29, 2020 Business Meeting Minutes: Service Sponsorship: Chris M. brought up the topic on service sponsorship. He noted that Tom W., the In-tergroup Inventory facilitator suggested that

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INTERGROUP BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

committee chairs have service sponsors. He made a motion to require this, but John S. stated that the Intergroup By-laws regarding committee chair requirements would have to be changed first. Chris M. withdrew his motion. He then suggested that a list of volunteer service sponsors be compiled and put in the new committee chair and Intergroup Rep packages along with the contact information of previous commit-tee chairs. John M. suggested that this be brought back to the homegroups. Pam T., office manager noted that the Concepts checklist could also be included as a resource. Elizabeth suggested contacting the Intergroup office if you have experience with service and would be willing to be a service sponsor.

Diane S., Secretary, was not present at the meeting. The minutes were recorded by Tamara S.; compiled and submitted by Cheryl S.

New Business:Elections were held for the following positions:Archivist: No one stood. The Body was asked to bring back to their groups. Elections will be next month.H&I Chair: Jay M.; with Assistant Chairs: Marc A. and Thomas K.12th Step (M): Sean H.12th Step (W): Jayne L.

Group Information: Dan M. stepped up to assist Kristel

Cheryl S. made a motion that Intergroup take the Ad for Office Manager off Craigslist. Motion was seconded, voted on and passed.

Next Meeting is March 25, 2020. Meeting closed at 8:10 pm with the Lord’s Prayer. Minutes taken by Secretary, Diane S.

Want to Help Another Alcoholic? Join us for the 2020 Carry the Message Project!

Give Grapevine to an alcoholic in need. Here are two easy ways:

1. Give a subscription to a friend orsponsee, for giveaways at doctor’s offices, or at anniversaries or events at your homegroup, Intergroup, dis-trict or Area. Visit store.aagrapevine.org and follow instructions for Gift Subscriptions.

2. Select an Alcoholic in needfrom the requests that have been received at A.A. Grapevine (such as an alcoholic in prison). Visit aagrapevine.org for more information.

Our 7th Tradition

With most groups meeting online, many members of the fellowship

have begun sending their 7th Tradition contributions to

Intergroup. Some chose to send it personally/anonymously and

others have asked us to record it to their Homegroup. There are 4 choices for contributing to your

Intergroup office:This information is on our website as well: www.aainpalmbeach.orgIf you want your contributions recorded to your group name,

please use comment field for all electronic transactions:

Paypal: Pay to South Palm Beach County Intergroup

Zelle: Pay to southcountyaa@ comcast.netVenmo: Pay to @spbci

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A.A. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2020 Florida State Convention (Update)For the health, safety and convenience of our fellowship, the 2020 Florida State Convention in Jacksonville has been rescheduled for August 5-8, 2021. It will still be held at the Hyatt. The hotel has cancelled all room reservations and we will be receiving a link soon that will allow you to make room reservations for next year. If you had registered for the convention, purchased banquets, ice cream social, etc., they will all be honored next year.

Should you not be able to attend the convention in 2021, and require a refund, we kindly ask that you “pay it forward” by donating your registration to our scholarship fund which will enable a mem-ber of our fellowship to attend who otherwise couldn’t afford to go. If you are unable to donate your registration and need a cash/credit refund you will have until June 13, 2020 to make that

request to treasurer2020fsc@gmail.com. There will be a $5.35 processing fee. Donations to the scholarship fund can also be made by contacting treasurer2020fsc@gmail.com. All other registra-tions not refunded/donated will be rolled over to 2021.

This was a tough decision; we were ready to host a great convention, but God had other plans. We look forward to a FANTASTIC convention next year and seeing all of you then. More informa-tion to come in the next several weeks relative to updating the website, our flyers, etc. and getting those who weren’t already registered, registered for August 5-8, 2021. Thank you for your patience while we got all of this worked out with the hotel, as they were incredibly accommodating.

Doug JonesChair, 64th FSC 2021

2020 International ConventionJuly 2-5, Detroit, Michigan: Canceled Announce-ment by Michele Grinberg, Chair of the General Service Board of A.A.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of the 2020 International Convention in Detroit, July 2-5. We know that this is a disap-pointment to our Fellowship, as every five years we look forward to celebrating sobriety, the Alco-holics Anonymous program of hope and recov-ery, and meeting dear friends, old and new, from around the world.

This is not a decision that is taken lightly. However, because of our numerous concerns related to the health and safety of our attendees, especially if 50,000 of us were to gather in Detroit in early July, we are confident it is the correct decision at this time. It has become clear that proceeding with a Convention of this magnitude in Michigan at that time is an unacceptable safety risk because of the uncertainty of the disease spread and contain-

ment. These are unprecedented times, impacting travel possibilities and requiring restrictions on large mass gatherings. For all of us, the health and well-being of our community comes first.

While the decision to cancel our International Convention is a difficult one, it is important to re-member that Alcoholics Anonymous is not a place or an event; it exists in the hearts, minds and help freely offered. A.A. groups and members across the globe continue to focus on our primary pur-pose of carrying a message of hope and recovery; and with our shared code of love and tolerance, may we continue for so long as we are needed.

Michele Grinberg Chair, General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous

Please click the following link for information regarding the 2020 International Convention registration cancellation process.

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South Palm Beach County Intergroup, Inc.

Committees and Special Workers

Steering Committee

2905 South Federal Highway Building C, Suite 15

Delray Beach, FL 33483

24-hours: 561-276-4581Email: info@aainpalmbeach.org

Website: aainpalmbeach.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday – Friday:

10am – 2pm

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT

IS:

Willingness

Archives ................................................. Andrew S.

Archivist ..........................................................OPEN

Bridge the Gap (M) ........................Maverick C.

Bridge the Gap (W) ................................Bari W.

General Services Liaison ....................Shelly O.

Group Information ...Kristen M. and Dani M.

H & I ..................................................................Jay M.

N. Palm Beach Intergroup Liaison ....John M.

Public Info (M) ...................................Stephen D.

Public Info (W) ......................................Debra M.

SCAAN .................................................... Jennifer F.

Phone Relay ...............................................Amy M.

Where & When ............................................OPEN

12 Step (M) .....................................................OPEN

12 Step (W) ...............................................Jayne L.

Website .......................................................Jason P.

Chair ......................................................Elizabeth B.

Vice Chair ................................................ George S.

Treasurer ........................................................John S.

Secretary .....................................................Diane S.

Office Manager ........................................... Pam T.

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