NOVEMBER 2014
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Editor’s Corner…….
See you at the Round Up
It’s that time of year. The famous Las Vegas Roundup is this
month; Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday through Sunday at the
Riviera Hotel. If you have never been to the Round Up, do yourself a
favor and go this year. It’s an experience you will not forget and will
most likely repeat many times.
I had the opportunity many years ago, at the urging of my first
sponsor, Judy A, to be of service at the Round Up. She was CoChair, and Chairperson in the years I was involved; I had 2 years of
sobriety. It was an eye opener and heart filler at the same time.
I remember at one Sunday Spiritual Meeting, during the Sobriety
countdown, the youngest was a man who had been sober 4 hours
and two men with 51 years each were the oldest. When the two with
51 years were left standing, the question was asked of each, “what
month”? One said April and the other said November. The oldest
one, with the April birthday said to the other, “newcomer”; the room
exploded with laughter. The man with 4 hours was asked to go up
front to accept a Big Book from the man with 51 years. The man with
4 hours said he’d had a bad night and called the hotline that morning.
The hotline volunteer who answered the phone asked if he wanted to
go to a meeting. He said sure, expecting a few people to be there.
He never expected a room full of 4,000 recovering alcoholics. There
were many of us in the room with tears in our eyes at the miracle of
this program and how it works when the 51 year old gave the
newcomer with 4 hours a Big Book signed by most of us in the room.
I think of this newcomer often and wonder if he made it…..if he’s still
sober. I sure hope so, but most likely I’ll never know.
If Central Office did not exist, if the hotline was not answered
that young man mentioned above didn’t stand a chance.
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This is a story I included in the November 2013 newsletter. At last
year’s Roundup, I overhead a man in the Archives room repeating
this story to another. It’s so gratifying to know that people actually
read these stories and like them enough to pass them on. Thanks so
much for letting me be of service.
Step Eleven
Sought through prayer and meditation to
improve our conscious contact with God,
as we understood Him, praying only for
knowledge of His will for us and the
power to carry that out.
Tradition Eleven
Our public relations policy is based on
attraction rather than promotion; we
need always maintain personal
anonymity at the level of press, radio
and films.
Concept Eleven
The trustees should always have the
best possible committees, corporate
service directors, executives, staffs, and
consultants. Composition, qualifications,
induction procedures, and rights and
duties will always be matters of serious
concern.
Spirituality
A clear light seems to fall upon
us all – when we open our eyes.
Since our blindness is caused by
our own defects, we must first
deeply realize what they are.
Constructive meditation is the
first requirement of each new
step in our spiritual growth.
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Central Office is 50 Years Old!! Opened in 1964 I love being sober….
In Service,
Patty W
Come visit and purchase a
Commemorative, 50 year anniversary chip.
1 for $3, 2 for $5, 3 for $7, 4 for $8 and 5 for $10
WIT AND WISDOM FROM THE ROOMS
I get drunk, we stay sober
First it was fun, then it was fun with problems, then
it was just problems
I came down because I could no longer get high
You can take the drink from the drunk, but you can’t
take AA from the alcoholic
In spite of a very small inner voice warning me that
this kind of chaos could not be good, I didn’t know
how to stop it
We are bonded together by not being dead
It’s happening to me because it’s my turn
When I’m supposed to know the reason this
happened, God will tell me
I can’t know how to handle a situation until I get to
handle it
The consequences of anger are always worse than
the cause
Trying to control your drinking is like playing a game
of chess against yourself, you’re gonna lose either
way
I have to be careful to talk to God more than people
about my problems
I must be GOD dependent rather than IN dependent
Tradition Eleven: Our public relations policy
is based on attraction rather than promotion;
we need always maintain personal anonymity
at the level of press, radio, and films.
1. Do I sometimes promote AA so fanatically
that I make it seem unattractive?
2. Am I always careful to keep the confidences
reposed in me as an AA member?
3. Am I careful about throwing AA names
around—even within the Fellowship?
4. Am I ashamed of being a recovered, or
recovering, alcoholic?
5. What would AA be like if we were not guided
by the ideas in Tradition Eleven? Where would I
be?
6. Is my AA sobriety attractive enough that a sick
drunk would want such a quality for himself?
Copyright © The AA Grapevine, Inc.
Declaration of Unity
This we owe to A.A’s future: To place our common welfare first; To keep our fellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives, And the lives of those to come .
If I’m not the problem, there is no solution
Just because something hurts doesn’t mean it isn’t
good for me
My cup wouldn’t be only ½ full if others would stop
sipping out of it
Happy BirthdAA and Congratulations to
Everyone Celebrating One Day at a Time in
NOVEMBER!
You don’t “find” happiness, you carry it with you
I need to make sure the voice in me that says taking
a drink is a really good idea is quieter than the one
that says go to a meeting/stay sober/call another
alcoholic
If you have heard “words of wisdom” in the rooms,
send them to [email protected]
to be used in a future issue. Thanks
If you have an NOVEMBER sobriety celebration,
donate an amount equal to your sober years to
Central Office….Imagine if everyone did!
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Meeting Changes – NEW/CHANGED/CLOSED
A new meeting must be registered with Central Office for ninety (90)
days in order to qualify for listing in the Las Vegas Meeting Schedule. Listing a meeting in the Silver Streak or the Meeting Schedule does not in
any way imply affiliation with clubs, churches or other facilities. New meetings are in Las Vegas unless otherwise noted.
NEW
No New Meeting information received
CHANGES
(ADDRESS) Take it to the Streets / Sunday / 8 am / TIE Club / 329 N 11th St / Open Discussion / 9/14
(ADDRESS) Rush Home / Sun thru Fri / 5:30 pm / KCB Club / 5715 W Alexander #145 / Open Discussion / 9/14
(TIME) Only Way Home / Sunday / WAS: 6 to 7 pm / NOW: 5:30 to 6:30 / Stairway / 3441 N Rancho / Circle K Plaza @
Cheyenne / BB 10-14
(NAME CHANGE) Old: Welcome Home Group / New: Days of Our Lives / Monte Vista / 5900 W Rochelle / 7am Mon – Fri 11-14
(MOVED) From Keystone Club to KCB Club / 5715 W Alexander #145 / Sun – Sat / Wed – BB / Fri – NC / All other Open
Discussion 8:30 pm 11-14
CLOSED/CANCELLED
Beginner’s Meeting / Saturday / 5:30 pm / KCB Club / CANCELLED 9/14
Sober Solutions / Monday, Wed, Thurs / 2:30 pm / Stairway / 3441 N Rancho / Circle K Plaza @ Cheyenne / 10-14
Sober Mom’s / Friday / 9:15 am / Stairway / 3441 N Rancho / Circle K Plaza @ Cheyenne / 10-14
Ladies of the Evening / Saturday / 3:30 pm / Stairway / 3441 N Rancho / Circle K Plaza @ Cheyenne / 10-14
Cover to Cover / Dori House II / 2309 Kirk Ave / Las Vegas / 7pm Wednesday / CANCELLED 11-14
Beach House Meeting / 2825 Stanley Ave / Las Vegas / 5:30am / CANCELLED 11-14
Liberty Bells / Keystone Club / 2525 N Decatur Blvd / 7pm / Sunday / CANCELLED 11-14
Not a Glum Lot / Green Valley Club / Monday, Friday, Saturday / CANCELLED 11-14
PLEASE BE AWARE THERE ARE NO MORE MEETINGS AT 3M CLUB, VEGAS DR AND DECATUR
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE STEPS CLUB IS CLOSED
Seeing much of each other, scarce an evening passed that someone’s home did not shelter a
little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and constantly thinking how they
might present their discovery to some newcomer. In addition to these casual get-togethers, it
becomes customary to set apart one night a week for a meeting to be attended by anyone or
everyone interested in a spiritual way of life. Aside from fellowship and sociability, the prime
object was to provide a time and place where new people might bring their problems.
Big Book, page 162
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AA Volunteers
Special Needs/Accessibility
•
Are you or someone you know, homebound and
need an AA meeting?
•
Do you or someone you know, need an
American Sign Language (ASL) AA meeting?
•
Do you or someone you know, need the Big
Book or 12 and 12 on tape or Braille?
The Southern Area of Nevada Special
Needs/Accessibility Committee is here to help meet
these needs. For more information and assistance
contact Las Vegas AA Central Office at 702 5981888.
The Archives Corner
Hello All!!!
November is an exciting month for us.
We are helping the Las Vegas Roundup Archives
committee create an archives room.
Our plan is to create an interactive archives!
Come down to the Riviera on Thanksgiving weekend
and interact with your local history
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
We are still on the hunt for oldtimers to interview.
If you have more than 20 years of sobriety or know
someone who does, shoot us an email, we would love
to interview them for archives.
Robert from District 5 is starting a new project for the
Archives. He will be visiting meeting rooms and
clubhouses to take a picture of the room and get a
little blurb about it. Your help and cooperation would
be wonderful. We will have a binder on display titled
"If these walls could talk"
11th Step Promises:
One of the greatest rewards of meditation is the
sense of belonging that comes to us
We no longer live in a completely hostile world
We are no longer lost and frightened and
purposeless
Remember if you have any old AA memorabilia or
anything Area 42 related we would love to have it
In Love and Service, Rhonda
“Don't throw anything away”
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God’s will,
the moment we begin to see truth, justice and love
as the real and eternal things in life, we are no
longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence
to the contrary that surrounds us in purely human
affairs.
We know that God livingly watches over us
We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well
with us, here and hereafter
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This year the Archive Committee will meet at
Central Office the 3rd Saturday of each month at
11:30am.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
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75 Anniversary Edition of the AA Big Book
is in the house! Cost is $12/each
Jack at Central Office says Come On Down
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
VOLUNTEER FOR THE HOTLINE COMMITTEE
Answer Central Office Hotline calls
Shifts are 4-8pm or 8pm-8am Mon-Fri
8am to noon or noon 4pm Week Ends
Contact Bill at: [email protected],
or call 493-8529 anytime if you’re interested.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
District 15
meets the first Sunday of each month,
3:00pm at the world famous T.I.E. Club.
Any questions, call Shannon (702) 265-8049
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
H&I Meets
3rd Tuesday of every month
Las Vegas Central Office at 6 pm
Everyone is Welcome
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
48th Annual Las Vegas Roundup
Riviera Hotel November 27 thru 30, 2014
Flyers are available at Central Office
Make sure you have them at all your meetings
Check out the Roundup website at
www.lasvegasroundup.org to find all the
details related to the 2014 Roundup and
register to attend.
Go to the “Gratitude Board” page and
leave an expression of gratitude.
See you at the Roundup ☺
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
PI/CPC committee meets
rd
at 6 p.m. the 3 Monday of each month
Las Vegas Central Office
if you’d like to volunteer
contact Bobby at 238-4800 or Mary at 306-3093
DISTRICT 3
MEETS THE 2ND SUNDAY OF JAN, MAY, JULY AND NOVEMBER
CENTRAL OFFICE
1431 E CHARLESTON BLVD #14
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
12 Step Service
There is a 12 Step Committee and they always
need volunteers; it’s an important and easy
commitment Contact Claudia at 702-493-9694
for more information
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
Deciphering the A,B,C’s of Service
District 1 Workshop
Saturday November 15, 2014
1 pm to 3 pm
Service Speakers • Presentations •Refreshments
Green Valley Presbyterian Church
1798 Wigwam Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89074
ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ EVENTS ~ NEWS
Grateful Art fundraiser Benefiting the We Care Foundation.
This year, Grateful Art is @ The Arts Factory on Saturday,
November 8th from 2 – 4:30 pm, and features the original work
of some of Las Vegas’ best local artists. This is your
opportunity to purchase some incredible ORIGINAL art. Please
check out our website @www.GratefulArt.org
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GROUPS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO LAS VEGAS INTERGROUP – SEPTEMBER, 2014
DISTRICT 1 First Brew GVG Men's Stag Keep It Simple Lost & Found Group Men's Eating Meeting Rock Solid Group Searchlight Group There Is A Solution Tuesday Night Green Valley We Stood At the Turning Point DISTRICT 3 How It Works Groups Joe & Charlie Mesquite Sharing & Caring Graduates Sunday U.S. Vets Big Book DISTRICT 5 12 Promises Group As Bill Sees It Group #709427 Keystone Groups Men's No BS Big Book Study Our Primary Purpose DISTRICT 7 Any Lengths Group Bonanza Men's C'Mon Back Crackpots Crossing 12 DesertDawgs Quality Air Group Second Edition Serenity @ 7 Skinny's Thursday Night Thumpers DISTRICT 9 Graduates Language of the Heart New Day ***Any group that No Matter What wants a monetary Rebos statement, Paradise Group call Central Office (702) Sober Center Strip 598‐1888 Tuesday Grapevine Monday thru Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 DISTRICT 13 PM*** 50/50Group In Between Paradise Valley Lunch Bunch DISTRICT 19 Freedom Group (McGill) DISTRICT UNKNOWN AOITB Intergroup Minutes from September 2014
Danny welcomed everyone & opened with Serenity Prayer. Sign in sheet going around; please fill in all contact info if you’re new & check info for accuracy.
Roll call taken. Motion to approve minutes made & carried. Darryl read the 12 Traditions.
Central Office Jack F. reporting: Welcome everyone. C.O. had 663 information calls in August and 81 12-Step calls. Hotline had 1,359 for info and 148 12Step. Website: 163 hits/day; 5,053 for month. Literature prices are being raised by General Services, on average about $1.50 per book. New price lists are
available to take back to the Groups, effective October 1st. Tonopah was this weekend and new pamphlet on spirituality is out. We’ll be ordering some soon.
Want to remind everyone the Traditions are to groups as Steps are to individuals, so please respect and adhere to the Traditions. We get calls about Groups
not following Traditions and that can be raised at the Group business meeting. We do have a Unity committee that can talk to them, but we’re not the A.A.
police. Traditions exist for a purpose and we have several publications available: ‘AA comes of Age’ which is a history on how Traditions came to be and why
they were created; the pamphlet ‘How the Traditions Developed’ by Bill W.; and the ‘12 Traditions Illustrated’. Copies are available here. Pamphlets we can
give you but we have to sell the book! Thanks everyone for coming out in the rain, especially Tom from Searchlight. Alfredo asked about status of A/C repair.
Jack reported it was fixed.
Treasurer Russ S. reporting: August Income & Expense report: Beginning balance $19,479.81. Income totaled $9,023.02 including group and personal
contributions. Expenses totaled $11,187.83 for a loss of $2,164.1, making our new balance $17,315.00. Literature account was at $15,031.63, donations
$3,280.25, total income $18,311.88. Expenses were $5,320.21, bringing literature checkbook to $12,991.67. Prudent reserve total $20,539.78 with interest of
$1.22 for the month. Groups that have donated for the month and year to date are listed inside; if your group or groups you attend haven’t contributed to
Intergroup, please encourage them to.
Roundup Kelly reporting: Next committee meeting is Sept. 28, 1:00 p.m. at T.I.E. club. Roundup is Thanksgiving weekend and tickets and info are available
now at www.lasvegasroundup.org. Schedules for A.A., Spanish A.A. & Al-Anon are available, plus events and banquet menus. Flyers have been mailed to
Alano clubs in neighboring states and Canada, and more available to take back to Groups. Thanks to Leslie for info on ASL translators; we’re reaching out to
get set up for Speaker Meetings. Thanks to Billy, Hotline will have a table set up and will need volunteers. We’ll also have PI/CPC table with info and literature.
Other Committees are welcome.
Hotline Billy reporting: We will have Hotline calls coming through table at Roundup that weekend and will need volunteers. We always need people to answer
the phone; it’s a once a month commitment and calls are forwarded to you. We have 5 open slots so please announce to your groups and friends we always
need volunteers, especially for the 8 p.m.-8 a.m. shift. Groups and Districts can volunteer and organize taking turns for the monthly shift. My number is 702493-8529 for anyone who wants to volunteer. Email is [email protected]. Monthly meeting is on Intergroup Monday, at 6:30 in the back room here.
Congratulations to 12-Step chair Claudia, who’s celebrating 6 years today!
12 Step Claudia reporting: Thanks everyone! We have a good core of volunteers but always need more so volunteer and talk to your Groups, sponsors and
sponsees about it. List is a resource for Hotline volunteers; includes names & numbers of A.A.s willing to talk to someone who needs help, maybe get them to
a meeting. Call Hotline or Central Office if you want to be added to list. You can also link to us on the new website at http://www.lvcentraloffice.org. My contact
info is 702-493-9694 or email [email protected].
GSR Liaison No report/no attendance
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Unity No report/no attendance
Bridging the Gap Tim reporting: We are still exchanging letters with inmates, had a request about someone in a federal facility. People are often willing to do
anything while in jail but don’t follow through when released. Have gotten a few people to meetings and still available and trying. My number is 702-375-7465 if
you want to get involved. Dave asked if felons can correspond with inmates. Tim responded there are no known issues, doesn’t appear to be checked.
Silver Streak No report/no attendance Note: Silver Streak comes out monthly and supports Central Office. Publication contains info on events, meeting
updates, etc. For subscription info or to contribute information, articles or stories, email [email protected], submit online at
http://www.lvcentraloffice.org or contact Central Office.
H & I Dave M. reporting: We’ll start with H & I financials: Beginning balance $7,661.85 incl. $1,000.00 prudent reserve. Donations were $2,233.81. Expenses
were $2,250.00 for books before price increase. Balance is $7,645.06. CCDC is now accepting applications to take meetings back into detention center. No
sobriety requirement but must have five years without contact with authorities. Also working to get meetings into the Veterans Hospital so vets are needed for
that. Please announce at meetings that volunteers are needed. Monthly meeting is the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at Central Office. My number
is 702-300-1969 if you’re interested in getting involved with Hospitals and Institutions.
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Special Needs/Accessibility Darryl reporting: Just celebrated 26 years on Sept. 1 ! Leslie went to Tonopah and reported. Books, CDs and DVDs delivered to
Clark County library system for sight and hearing impaired. Working with the Roundup on information and resources for the upcoming event. We’re always
available for A.A. events. Contact Central Office at 702-598-1888, Leslie at 702-452-8501 or Darryl B. at 702-416-0284. Leslie’s email is
[email protected] and Darryl’s is [email protected].
Founders Day No report/no attendance
Gratitude Ball Michelle reporting via email: First committee meeting is Sept 10th at 6pm at Central office if anybody is interested in joining the committee.
Michelle’s number is 702-372-9067.
CPC Cherie reporting: Monthly meeting 2nd Monday at 4:30 p.m., before Intergroup, with Special Needs, PIC & Unity. Will be doing conference calls on the
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3 Saturday at 10:00 a.m. so remote areas can participate. Call in info is on the website. Had table at August 16 workshop on anonymity at T.I.E. club. Date
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for awareness workshop on CPC/PIC/Unity/Special Needs is now November 8 ; still working out details. Looking for Secretary for the combined committees.
Russ & I went to Tonopah, met with Lyle from the North. Red is new Dist.17 liaison from Pahrump. Will be ordering Dist. 17 some literature and a PI/CPC kit.
Will have a GSO-funded table at Cardio Metabolic Conference on Sept. 20 from 9:00-11:30. Email [email protected]; phone 702-366-5736, texts are
fantastic.
PIC Kimberly reporting via email: Unfortunately unable to attend Assembly, but Russ from CPC read report. PI pre-Assembly meeting was attended by Cherie
from CPC. We’ve been in contact with Outreach Services for recovery conventions to be placed on lists for upcoming events. Had table at International
Overdose Awareness day held at East LV Community Center and made more contacts for upcoming events as well. Nice turnout and really good speakers.
Look forward to doing it again next year! Have been in contact with Mayor's office regarding Faith-based Initiative. Received response and have been asked
for ideas about the type of info that should be on their website regarding A.A., which is in the works. If anyone has info they feel should be included please
contact me. Anyone looking for service commitments, please come to monthly meeting. My number is 702-498-8119.
Grapevine No report/no attendance. Note: Monthly committee meeting is second Friday at Central Office at 6:00. Contact Dean S. by text at 702-219-4192
or text Tony S. at 646-302-0963.
Archives Rhonda reporting: Spent weekend in Tonopah and received lots of paperwork & flyers from outgoing Area members. Please donate items if you’re
leaving a position. Leave them with Jack at Central Office or contact me. Committee started new “If Walls Could Talk” project and Robert from Dist. 5 will be
taking pics of meeting rooms with blurb about each meeting place. Ann still interviewing old-timers; please provide contact info if you know of anyone with 30
or more years of sobriety in Las Vegas, so we can ask them to share their story. Will have display at Dist. 7 Mt. Charleston picnic Sunday the 14th and Dist. 5
tickets are available for $5.00.
LVYPAA No report/no attendance
E.O.M.S.M No report/no attendance
Spanish Central Office No report/no attendance
Old Business None
New Business None
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Announcements Reminder: Committee budgets due to Area and Intergroup by end of October. Steps Club is now closed. Dist. 1 picnic is October 4 in
Boulder City. First Edition Big Book to be raffled at Triangle Club Luau on October 5; tickets available now and need not be present to win. Details on
upcoming events are now available at http://www.lvcentraloffice.org/events.
Closed with the Lord’s Prayer
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