July  Intergroup Minutes

GREATER CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE SLAA INTERGROUP

Agenda for July 20, 2024 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM 

Name, Home Group, Intergroup Position

Cristian, 12x12 Living in the Solution, IG Rep, ABM Delegate

Caitlyn, RFG, Inreach Chair, ABM Delegate

Hannah K, RFG, Fiduciary Committee

Chris,RFG, Facilitation Chair

Abby, RFG, Tuesday Keep Coming Back, Summer Retreat Co-chair, Website facilitator, ABM Delegate

Ian, RFG, Tuesday Keep Coming Back, Outreach Chair

Anthony, Tuesday Keep Coming Back, ABM Delegate, Inreach Vice-Chair

Burke, 12x12 Living in the Solution, Events Co-Chair

Jeremy, RFG, Fall Gathering Co-Chair

Chris V, Sunday Night Women’s Meeting SLAA Member

Ryan, Tuesday Night Priceless Gift of Sobriety, Newsletter Editor

Zane, RFG, Fiduciary Chair

Trevor, RFG, Summer Retreat Co-chair

Andrew, 12x12 Living in the Solution, Events Co-chair

Evan, 12x12 Living in the Solution, SLAA Member

READINGS & INTRODUCTIONS (10 Minutes) 

• Prayer for a Trusted Servant 

• Traditions 

• Introductions (name, group affiliation and position) 

• Greater Chicago/Milwaukee SLAA IG Statement of Purpose

• Review Agenda 

• Concept 8 - Hannah K - August Meeting Concept 9 Zane

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Facilitation (5 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Chris 

  • Approve Minutes: May Minutes are approved

  • Website Facilitation: Abby 

    • Web Facilitation:

      • Still looking for second website facilitator

      • Ask about website being secure - Zane and Abby to look into it, may b e something with squarespace

      • Add Chris V to email distribution

    • Special Projects: 

    • Drop Down Menu Project Will work with Zane

      • Google Drive Access and Privacy- Chris Registration information, current policy is to delete after the event, suggestion is to not have these forms on the IG drive to limit the number of people who have access to the information. If keeping it off the drive ensures no one ever sees it, that’s better.

      • Chris to remove personal data from the google drive for now and will draft a new policy for the group. 

Fiduciary (5 Minutes) 

• General Treasurer Report: Zane - Can we add the estimated balance to DeKoven under the working balance, should be about $5k, so $3k working balance. 

• July minutes are approved. Zane to send out an updated June report.

• Planning to transfer to new Fiduciary chair 

• Report Financials: General 

• Q and A 

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Outreach (5 Minutes) 

• General Report: Ian W - Most questions this month have been about the retreat. There was someone who was having trouble mailing in a check, PO box is correct on the website. Ian to let members know the check has been received. 

  • Inreach/Outreach team up - outreach to far suburban meetings 

  • SLAA Speakers for Treatment Centers - direct asks Ian has a list now.

    • Caitlyn to send notes from training a few years ago, questions that were asked during the visit.

  • Q and A 

  • Spanish Speaking Assistance Cristian is available if there are any requests; a new meeting in the works, Cristian will share details when it is starting.

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Inreach General Report (25 Minutes) 

• General Report: Caitlyn K 

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Ryan W) August Theme “Our side of the Street - Step 8” Due August 24th

  • Summer Retreat 2024 

    • Registration and payment report - 39 confirmed registrants, 40 is the capacity before doubling up, decided not to say only 1 spot is not available. There may be a couple people who drop out. 17 people who still owe money, 12 have not paid. Payment deadline is 7/25. 4 people who have requested scholarships and money to pay for that. Follow up for fiduciary to see what has been actually paid. 

    • Speakers and service - 1 confirmed speaker, handful of other service positions confirmed. Working through the rest of the speaker lineup. Looking to confirm speakers this week.

    • Request for Saturday morning 12x12 $330

    • Q and A 

  • Event Coordinator: Burke and Andrew C

    • Movie Night in Oak Park Saturday August 24, Oak Park Grace Episcopal Church - Gratitude Revealed. Burkey is still working out the budget with Larry. 2-4:30pm

    • Also looking at a pre-holiday gathering in early December

    • Q and A

  • Fall Gathering 

    • Meet and Q&A with proposed co-chair - Chris V

      • Will vote on Chris V as co-chair in next month’s Intergroup meeting

    • Discussion on outside speakers - cooperation vs affiliation; keep member SLAA speakers focused on SLAA, focused on people in recovery

  • Inreach to our zoom meetings and previously in person meetings - gathering contact information 

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (25 min) 

• ABM Delegates: Anthony and Caitlyn, 2024 ABM Delegates 

  • Delegate Registration Update IFD on editing of the basic text, ARS decided to change the motion on the basic text to 2 IFD’s. Thank you to everyone who participated in the reviews of the edits. We will listen to what the delegates tell us on the IFDs.

  • ABM 2025/2026 bid discussion 

  • FWS money requirements and other difficulties - update on potential bid.

    • Contributions to FWS are down, discussion about the cost for in person ABMs; we will hold until we get confirmation hybrid is approved

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New Business (5 min.) As Possible 

• Intergroup Representatives Feedback 

SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter - August Theme “Our side of the Street - Step 8” Due August 24th

• SLAA Summer Retreat August 15-18 

• Subscribe to the newsletter on the slaachicago website 

• Encourage donations to IG via Venmo (@Augustine-Fellowship) 

• Please submit Meeting Updates via the Meeting Update Function on the Website (reopening, etc.) 

• Ask Abby to add 4th week on the meeting list

Proposed Next Meeting: August 24, 2024 FOURTH WEEK OF THE MONTH. 8:00am – 9:15 am 

Hybrid both In-Person (preferred) and OnLine (Zoom ID Above) 

3326 N Ashland Ave. 

Visit us at www.slaachicago.org 

Higher Power, 

We ask your guidance in carrying out this work in service to the Fellowship. Relieve us of the burdens of our egos and perfectionism. 

Grant us the grace of humility. 

Remind us to place principles before personalities. 

Help us to focus only on the greater good of the group. 

Let us know that we are responsible only for doing the leg work, not the outcome. Give us the faith to trust in You and the Group Conscience. 

And grant us the serenity to accept the things we can not change the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to know the difference.