Name, Home Group, Intergroup Position

Chris, RFG, Facilitation Chair

Caitlyn, RFG, Inreach Chair, ABM Delegate, IG Rep RFG

Abby, RFG/Tuesday Keep Coming Back, Website Facilitation Co-Chair, Summer Retreat Co-Chair

Hannah, RFG, Fiduciary Chair

Ryan, Tuesday Night Priceless Gift of Sobriety, Newsletter Co-Editor

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

Nathan, Tuesday Keep Coming Back, IG Rep

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

Christian, 12x12 Living in the Solution, IG Rep

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

Zane,RFG, Website Facilitation Co-Chair

Trevor, RFG, Summer Retreat Co-Chair

Papa, RFG, Vice-Fiduciary Chair

READINGS & INTRODUCTIONS (12 Minutes) 

● Prayer for a Trusted Servant

● Traditions

● Introductions (name, group affiliation and position)

● Greater Chicago/Milwaukee SLAA IG Statement of Purpose

● Review Agenda

● Concept 4 Anthony April Concept 5 Needed (chris.trudgingtheroad@gmail.com)

Facilitation (30 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Chris  

  • Approve Minutes: February Minutes need to be recreated, Anthony to work with Caitlyn to send out via email

  • Website Facilitation: Zane, Abby 

    • Web Facilitation 

    • Drop Down Menu Project Zane to work with Abby on what’s been done so far on the project, Abby to present a draft of an idea at the next meeting; Trevor offered brother’s help if needed.

  • Elections: 

    • Renewing Service positions for second year: Names in bold were voted in for another year of service

      • Facilitation

        • Chair: Chris S

        • Vice Chair: Caitlyn K

      • Outreach

        • Chair: Ian W

        • Vice Chair: Jeremy W 

      • Inreach

        • Chair: Caitlyn K

        • Vice Chair: Anthony

      • Fiduciary

        • Chair: Zane

        • Vice Chair: Still needed, Hannah to serve on fiduciary committee, maybe Nathan for Vice Chair

    • New Service Position nominations:

      • Newsletter Editor: Ryan W

        • Second person is needed - Caitlyn and Chris to work on names

      • Events Coordinators: Burke & Andrew C

        • Second person is needed - Caitlyn and Chris to work on names

      • Website Facilication:

        • Chair: Abby

        • Vice Chair: Second person is needed - Caitlyn and Chris to work on names

    • Review Service Position Guides for each position 

  • Special Projects: 

    • New permanent page for SLAA Summer Retreat 

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Fiduciary (10 Minutes) 

• General Treasurer Report: Hannah Chair/Treasurer, Papa vice chair 

• February Report Approval Approved

• Website payment and card transfer report - Needs to be done as soon as possible, will do after the meeting. Square Space also needs to be looked at as well.

• Planning to transfer to new Fiduciary chair

• Report Financials: General

• Q and A

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OutReach (5 Minutes) 

• General Report: Ian W 

  • Inreach/Outreach teamup - outreach to far suburban meetings

  • Removed past outreach chair from google voice. confirm?

  • SLAA Speakers for Suncloud - direct asks

  • Ongoing issues with meeting’s zoom links? Intergroup zoom link?

  • Q and A 

  • A request was made for outreach to update the speaker list and hold a training for all members lead by Anthony and Hannah on how to speak to treatment centers.

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Inreach General Report (10 Minutes) 

• General Report: Caitlyn K 

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Ryan W) 

    • April Theme: Fact Finding & Fact Facing - Due April 15th

    • Discussed creating a QR code that could be passed around at meetings informing people of the newsletter and to sign up or contribute, as well as having IG Reps making announcements about the newsletter.

  • Update on Group Reps including suburban/oak park groups

  • Summer Retreat 2024

    • Theme: A daily Reprieve

    • Working on pulling together their committee

    • Proposed price of $330 - Caitlyn and Chris to review 2 year projections and to work with Zane, Abby, and Trevor before confirming the price

    • Retreat chairs to work on an email to group informing them of registration being open

  • Q and A

  • Event Coordinator: Burke and Andrew c

    • Event/s Proposed - Working on events likely in May, either a bowling event where it would be $13-$15/person, or an open picnic in Humboldt Park, more details to come

    • Upcoming Events (In the works) 

    • Q and A

  • Sponsorship workshop (tabled) 

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (10 min) 

• ABM Delegates: Anthony and Caitlyn, 2024 ABM Delegates 

  • SLAA Life Saver Program

  • Additional Delegate Search.  Testing of Dekoven for 2025 ABM Bid/2024 ABM meeting.

    • Online ABM this year. Looking for 5 people to serve as delegates this year and trying to stay at DeKoven during the event so we can test the capabilities.

    • Bid for Chicago 2025: cost effective plan and plenty of service needed.

    • Basic Test - No markups are being provided right now, will need to review line by line so we can respond.

    • Our IFG from last year is the first item on the agenda this year, delegates will be working on a direct request to delegates.

New Business (10 min.) As Possible 

● Intergroup Representatives Feedback

SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter - April theme: Fact Finding and Fact Facing

○ Deadline for Submissions: April 15th

• 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.)  

Proposed Next Meeting: April 20, 2024. 

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.