5:30 Happy Hour Joy of Living Group- Guilford
Meeting Minutes, Jan 4, 6:35 PM
Attending the Meeting: Herb, Terri, Liz, Deb, Yvonne, Peg, Pam D, Rich, Sally R, David, Wendy, Betsy D, Patti, Ulli, Barb, Chelsea
Open with Serenity Prayer
GSR Report
- Herb reported that District 4 is still discussing how and when to go back to physical GSR meetings. The district has hired a new answering service to take hot line calls and it’s still working well. The redistricting efforts are ongoing. The district is looking for volunteers to fill many vacant po
- sitions. Anyone interested in service should speak to their GSR about possibilities. Motion made to approve and was accepted unanimously.
Secretary Report
- Minutes from last meeting are posted on the website. Motion made to approve and was accepted unanimously.
Treasurer Report
- Presented by Liz. See attached for detailed treasurer’s report. Balance is $472.22. Treasurer’s Report was accepted unanimously.
Host Chair Report
- No update. John D, absent.
Coins & Books Chair Report
- Terri reports that she received a donation of 95 coins and box from the Branford Zion church AA meeting which closed. In addition, she has sent out multiple coins to members celebrating anniversaries and 1 Big Book. Report accepted unanimously.
TOPICS
Crosstalk: What is meant by crosstalk in AA meetings and does it need to be addressed? Open discussion. There was a motion and it was passed to add an additional word to the Chairperson’s script. It will now read:
“Please be respectful of each other, refrain from giving advice or criticism, or using profane language. “
Business Meeting Night of the week: It was agreed that Tuesday evening will remain the night of the monthly Business Meeting. No one made a motion to change the meeting to a different evening.
Decision-making: It was acknowledged that a recent emergency meeting was called with the Meeting officers in response to Zoom Bombers. The decision was made to lock the meeting so that people could not unmute themselves and could not change their screen names. This will remain the format for this next month and will be on next month’s agenda.
Herb asked the group to affirm the decision of the officer's meeting. Discussion ensued about decision making. No motions were made on the matter.
Tabled for Next Meeting / Agenda Items
- Distribution of Funds
- Adding a Traditions meeting to the last Step meeting of each month
- Meeting Security
Meeting Adjourned at 7:30 pm with the Serenity Prayer
Respectfully submitted,
Deb B
Group Secretary
Joy of Living Happy Hour Treasurer’s report
October-December 2021
SUMMARY
Balance forward: $ 197.57
Income: $1421.88
Total income: $1619.45
Prudent reserve: $ 200.00
Expense: $ 947.23
Total expense: $1147.23
Available: $ 472.22
DETAIL
Income
October: $ 410.00 donations
November: $ 496.88 donations plus a banking reconciliation of +$156.88
December: $ 515.00 donations
Oct-Dec total: $1421.88
Expenses
October: $ 31.88
$ 31.88 Zoom
November: $ 783.47
$ 31.88 Zoom
$ 24.34 Coins and storage
$ 27.25 checks
$ 420 .00 donation to District 4
$ 210.00 donation to Area 11
$ 70.00 donation to GSO
December: $ 131.88
$ 31.88 Zoom
$ 100.00 donation to Branford Christmas alkathon
Oct-Dec total: $ 947.23
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