Service

- Being of Service -

Being of service is one of the most important tools in our recovery, keeping us coming back and remaining sober. The Los Angeles Intergroup (IG) meets the second Sunday of each month at Café Tropical, 2900 Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake from 12:15 to 1:30p.m. IG Officers and IG Meeting Representatives from individual meetings meet to exchange information and vote on motions to support our fellowship and reach out to the addict who still suffers.

Intergroup Meeting Notes for July 11, 2010
Intergroup Meeting Notes for June 13, 2010
Intergroup Meeting Notes for May 02, 2010
Intergroup Meeting Notes for April 11, 2010

Question of the Day Instructions for Intergroup Representatives
Question of the Day for Sept/Oct
Question of the Day for Nov/Dec

6 Reasons to Subscribe to The Journal
The Journal New Subscription Cards

If you are unable to attend our Intergroup Meetings, there are still many other ways you can become involved in the community of SLAA. Here are some suggestions:

GET INVOLVED IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEES SUPPORTING SLAA FELLOWSHIP WIDE SERVICES
(You do not have to be an ABM delegate or an Intergroup Officer in order to sign up for the Committee )

Click here to view and print a PDF flyer on Conference Committee Information

• Anorexia Committee – to compile stories & create literature re anorexia.

Click here to view and print a PDF flyer on the Anorexia Committee

• Bylaws Committee – work with Board of Trustees (BOT) to maintain & update Bylaws.
• Conference Charter Committee – run and support the ABM in cooperation with BOT/FWS.
• Diversity Committee – address issues so that SLAA may serve a diverse population.
• Finance Committee – to increase SLAA donations and distibute monies as available.
• Healthy Relationships Committee - develop Step-based tools to maintain healthy relationships.
• Intergroup (IG) Communications Committee- liaison & facilitate IG communications.
• Internet Committee – facilitates SLAA's presence on & use of the Internet.
• Journal Committee – assist the Editor with articles and increase subscriptions.
• Literature Committee – supports the development of new Conference-approved Literature.
• Member Retention Committee - determines why members stay/leave program & offer support.
• Public Information Committee – work with BOT to deal with public information inquiries.
• Prison Outreach Committee - reach out to addicts within the prison community.
• Steps and Traditions Committee - answer inquiries re the Steps and Traditions.
• 12 and 12 Book Sub-committee - recruit and support creation of a new 12 and 12.
• Leadership Mentoring Sub-committee – recruit and support non-delegate service work.
• Service Committee – encourage & support service at the IG or FWS Conference level.
• Hospitals & Institutions - to bring literature and panels into health care facilities & collaborate with staff to make SLAA a referral option for patients.

For more information and to sign up for a committee, contact Ron G. at (323) 467-3868 or ron777ggg (at) gmail.com or lms-chair (at) slaafws.org (Leadership Mentoring Chairperson).

TWELVE AND TWELVE BOOK PROJECT NEEDS YOUR EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND HOPE

If you are a member who is well versed in the Steps and Traditions, S.L.A.A. needs your help. We need you to write about your experience with Steps 7 through 12 and the Traditions.

As you may be aware, S.L.A.A. is actively working on creating a book with the tentative title “The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of S.L.A.A.” We have received hundreds of sharing sheets from throughout the Fellowship.

“Sharing sheets” are short writings (from a paragraph to two or three pages) discussing a Step or a Tradition as understood and experienced by members suffering and recovering from our addiction. Our goal is to have at least twenty sharing sheets on each of the Steps and Traditions. So far, we are doing far better in gathering sharing sheets on the early Steps than we are on the later Steps and the Traditions.

We are requesting the assistance of those members of our Fellowship who have been in recovery and around meetings—of both groups and intergroups—long enough to understand the dynamics of the later Steps and all of the Traditions as they work for the recovering Sex and Love Addict. Please take the time to write your experience and understanding of at least a couple of these Steps and Traditions (particularly the Traditions), and submit your sharing sheets through the SLAA website. Specifically, this is a link to the Sharing Sheet submission page: http://www.slaafws.org/submit1212 .

Los Angeles Intergroup Elections, Fall 2010

Come to the IG Meeting on Sunday, October 11, 2010 to learn about the positions up for election and/or attend the IG Meeting on Sunday, November 14, 2010 for elections. You must be present at the November 14th IG Meeting to be elected to a position. Any member of S.L.A.A. is welcome to run. You do not have to be an IG Meeting Representative. Terms are for 1 year, except the ABM Delegates term which is 2 years. All IG officers attend Intergroup on a monthly basis.

Secretary (1 year sobriety):

Acts as chair for monthly Intergroup meetings.

Opens the meeting at the appointed time and calls the meeting to order.

Announces business that comes before the assembly.

States and puts to a vote all questions that come up as motions, and announces the results of each vote.

Expedites business and decides all questions of order.

Responds to inquiries of members relating to procedure or information.

Treasurer (1 year sobriety):

Receives group donations from each meeting.

Fills out paperwork for accounts (co-signers, tax docs, records and charters).

Balances accounts and Deposits/Transfers funds.

Keeps fund balances and financial records separately.

Pays current bills.

Tracks expenses via monthly spreadsheet.

Maintains Literature money exchange and fund.

Buys office and post office supplies.

Reimburses members for miscellaneous expenses.

Budgets and projects cash flow for upcoming month.

Presents current financial situation to each Intergroup meeting.

Keeps storage of archived records.

Literature Administration (1 year in program):

Assembles and distributes orders before, during, and after the meeting.

Responsible for receiving money, confirming accuracy of order, and giving change.

Counts and deposits money with the Treasurer, and requests checks as needed for FWS orders.

Keeps an adequate stock of literature on hand by placing & receiving orders with FWS.

Stores up to fourteen boxes filled with literature in home or apartment.

Transports several heavy boxes (with dolly) to and from Intergroup meeting; sets up literature for distribution.

Provides a status report during Intergroup meeting.

Maintains a “prudent reserve” of 20 books and 20 of each pamphlet to avoid a repetition of those months in the past when literature has “run dry”.

(optional) May be available to members whose meetings are experiencing a “literature emergency.”

Literature Copier (1 year in program):

Maintains “master copies” of all literature that requires copying & brings needed copies to Intergroup meeting.

Makes copies as needed to maintain a “prudent reserve” stock of at least 50 pamphlets. (This refers to pamphlets that are not ordered from FWS, but are copied “in house,” and sold at our cost of $.10, or provided free. This requires an approximate $30 out-of-pocket monthly expense, reimbursed at Intergroup.)

Copies 600 Newcomer pamphlets at a time, approximately every three months. This requires a $200 out-of-pocket monthly expense, reimbursed at Intergroup. Folds and staples Newcomer pamphlets, separating into bundles of 10.

Literature Inventory & Distribution (1 year program):

Assembles and distributes orders before, during, and after the meeting.

Takes an inventory of literature stock, noting amount sold.

Verifies that orders received from FWS are accurate, and consolidates order into existing literature stock.

Assembles and labels online orders (pending implementation) one day prior to the meeting.

Assists Literature Administration with other literature responsibilities as needed.

Bottom Line Editor (6 months in program – must be computer literate)
(Produces & distributes The Bottom Line, the SLAA Los Angeles monthly publication.)

Designs the layout of the current month’s publication, gathering stories, information and news items.

Oversees production of monthly publication to printer.

Updates & copies the current meeting schedule & collates with additional flyers into current Bottom Line.

Stuffs Bottom Line into envelopes, prepares for mailing, mails Bottom Line packages via Post Office.

Announces and accrues updated information at each Intergroup to representatives and officers.

Maintains interim contact with Webmaster to provide updates as needed.

Keeps current list of contact information for Intergroup officers.

ABM Delegates – Four Positions (10 months sobriety at time of Annual Business Meeting)
(NOTE: This is a 2 year commitment)

Attends & represents the Los Angeles SLAA Fellowship at the Annual Business Meeting (ABM) in July.

Serves on at least one Conference level (International) committees.

Serves as liaison between Intergroup representatives and officers and the Annual Business Meeting.

Journal Representative (6 months sobriety)

Create, copy and distribute flyers for the Journal, SLAA's “Meeting in Print”, a bimonthly publication

Pitch meetings and individuals to increase Journal Subscriptions.

Encourages members to contribute their stories for submission to the Journal.

Reports progress of subscriptions to Intergroup representatives and officers.

Webmaster (6 months in program – must have web development knowledge)

Updates and maintains Los Angeles SLAA website.

Updates and maintains all Los Angeles SLAA website email addresses.

Responds to and directs website inquiries to proper sources.

Recording Keeper (3 months sobriety)

Keeps the minutes at each of the Intergroup meetings and reads them at following Intergroup.

Phone Line (3 months sobriety)

Return phone messages and thoroughly answer inquiries.

Relay any interim meeting time changes or relocations, workshop or retreat information.

Maintain acceptable outgoing message.

Mail Clerk (6 months in program)

Picks up mail at P.O. Box and delivers to monthly IG meeting.

Retreats and Workshops (no time requirement)

Announces information and distributes flyers about upcoming workshops and retreats at monthly IG meeting.

Come to the IG Meeting on Sunday October 11, 2010 to learn about the positions up for election and/or attend the IG Meeting on Sunday November 14th for elections. The meeting is held at Café Tropical in Silverlake, 2900 Sunset Blvd., 90026 from 12:15 to 1:45p.m.