24/7 AA Hotline: 941-426-7723
www.aalifeline.org • [email protected] • www.aadistrict5.org
Intergroup of the 5TH District 13325 • Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287 • Unit A • 941-426-7655
Serving: Arcadia, Boca Grande, Englewood, Ft.Ogden, Grove City, Nokomis,
North Port, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Venice, Warm Mineral Springs
Step Six
“Were entirely ready to have God remove
all these defects of character.”
“THIS is the Step that separates the men from
the boys.” So declares a well-loved clergyman
who happens to be one of A.A.’s greatest
friends. He goes on to explain that any person
capable of enough willingness and honesty to
try repeatedly Step Six on all his faults— without
any reservations whatever— has indeed come
a long way spiritually, and is therefore entitled to
be called a man who is sincerely trying to grow
in the image and likeness of his own Creator. Of
course, the often disputed question of whether
God can — and will, under certain conditions —
remove defects of character will be answered with
a prompt affirmative by almost any A.A. member.
To him, this proposition will be no theory at all;
it will be just about the largest fact in his life. He
will usually offer his proof in a statement like this:
“Sure, I was beaten, absolutely licked. My own
willpower just wouldn’t work on alcohol. Change of
scene, the best efforts of family, friends, doctors,
and clergymen got no place with my alcoholism.
I simply couldn’t stop drinking, and But when I
became willing to clean house and then asked a
Higher Power, God as I understood Him, to give
me release, my obsession to drinkvanished. It
was lifted right out of me.”
VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6
THE LIFELINE JUNE 2014
Tradition Six
“An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or
lend
the A.A. name to any related facility or outside
enterprise, lest problems of money, property and
prestige divert us from our primary purpose.”
THE moment we saw that we had an answer for
alcoholism, it was reasonable (or so it seemed at the
time) for us to feel that we might have the answer to
a lot of other things. The A.A. groups, many thought,
could go into business, might finance any enterprise
whatever in the total field of alcoholism. In fact, we
felt duty-bound to throw the whole weight of the
A.A. name behind any meritorious cause. Here are
some of the things we dreamed. Hospitals didn’t
like alcoholics, so we thought we’d build a hospital
chain of our own. People needed to be told what
alcoholism was, so we’d educate the public, even
rewrite school and medical textbooks. We’d gather
up derelicts from
skid rows, sort out those who could get well, and
make it possible for the rest to earn their livelihood
in a kind of quarantined confinement. Maybe these
places would make large sums of money to carry
on our other good works. We seriously thought
of rewriting the laws of the land, and having it
declared that alcoholics are sick people. No more
would they be jailed; judges would parole them in
our custody. We’d spill A.A. into the dark regions of
dope addiction and criminality. We’d form groups of
depressive and
paranoid folks; the deeper the neurosis, the better
we’d like it. It stood to reason that if alcoholism
could be licked, so could any problem.
Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 63 & 155, 156 with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
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PLEASE NOTE
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS
IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT!
Punta Gorda
E
ye Openers Group
Tom Mc 6/4/81 Cheryl F
6/5/12 Gene S 6/28/93 North Port
Peace River Group
Steve B 5/31/78 Courtney F 6/10/81 Who me noon group
Leslie J. 6/24/06 Mark M. 6/28/90
Cindy R.
6/18/13 Jean K. 6/27/79 aalifeline.org
33 years
2 years
21 years
Any changes to be made to
the list must be sent to
[email protected]
and must be verified before publication
36 years
33 years
ANNIVERSARIES
8 years
24 years
1 year
35 years
Venice
Friday Night Women’s Group
Amy C. 6/20/03 11 years
Gena K. 614/03
11 years
Phyllis B. 6/23/64
50 years
Port Charlotte
Serenity by the Sea
Siggy S. 6/9/06 Jodie B. 6/2/01 The most up to date “Where & When”
is available on the website
Email your Group member’s anniversaries to
[email protected]
BEFORE the 25th of the month to be included
in the next issue! If received ON or after the
25th, it will NOT appear in the next issue, but
the one after. Don’t forget (and PLEASE note
date format): First Name Last Initial, MM/DD/YY
(e.g.,: 01/01/01), number of years of Sobriety.
8 years
13 years
INTERGROUP PHONE CALLS
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
Only daytime phone calls were recorded
GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS
AA 42
Alanon 12
No announcements this month
Detox 0
12 Step 2
Office 22
THE LIFELINE JUNE 2014 • Page 3
District 5 Meetings
Visit us at: www.aadistrict5.org
Steering committee meeting is the 1st
Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the
Intergroup Office, 13325 Tamiami Trail, Unit A,
North Port
Intergroup Business Meeting (IGR) is the
3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the
Intergroup Office, 13325 Tamiami Trail, Unit A,
North Port
District 5 Business Meeting meets the 3rd
Tuesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. at Community
Church of Christ, 3450 S. Biscayne Drive, North
Port. District 5 Workshop is held the same day
and place as the District 5 Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Finance Committee will now meet the 2nd
Wednesday of the month at the Intergroup office,
13325 Tamiami Trail, Unit A, North Port
WANTED
Intergroup Representative to attend meetings
at the Intergroup office every third Thursday of
the month.This helps Intergroup to know what is
going on with the groups, and in turn the groups
have a better understanding of the Intergroup
office. At present, we have 15 IGR’s out of 120
groups representing the 5th District. Each group
in District 5 is asked to send one IGR and one
Alternate IGR.
This is great service to your group and AA.
Yours truly,
John R., alcoholic
UPCOMING EVENTS
58th Florida State Convention
Hosted by District 9
July 16-20, 2014, 2013
Fort Lauderdale, FL
http://58.flstateconvention.com
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Summer 2014 Area 15 Assembly
to be held in Miami, Florida
July 25, 26,27
hosted by District 10
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Fall 2014 Area 15 Assembly
to be held in Hutchinson Island, Florida
October 10, 11, 12
hosted by District 6
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Winter 2015 Area 15 Assembly
to be held in Sarasota, Florida
January 9, 10, 11
hosted by District 10
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2015 International Convention
of Alcoholics Anonymous
July 2 - 5, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia
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GRATITUDE IN ACTION SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
NIGHT/WEEKEND PHONE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
“Food for Thought”
Did you call a Hot Line number for help to get sober? Volunteers are needed to answer phones at the
office during the hours of: 9am - Noon, Noon - 3pm, or 3pm - 6pm.
ARCHIVES will set up a display at your indoor meeting.
CORRECTIONS Men and women are both needed to carry the message into Charlotte county jail. Two
years of sobriety, an application and a few hour class to qualify. One night a month is all we are asking
for and you won’t be alone! It is very rewarding to give back in this way. If interested please contact Terry
D. at 941-629-2179.
TREATMENT needs help carrying the message into the treatment facilities. The committee meets 2nd
Thursday at 6:30pm at the Intergroup Office.
GRAPEVINE for info on how your group can set up a Grapevine and literature display for your meeting
email [email protected].
PI/CPC Intergroup office 13325 Tamiami Trl. Unit A • North Port. at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of the
month. If you are interested in becoming an active member of the PI/CPC Committee or are interested
in information about what we do, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or call us at
941-249-2974.
WEBSITE COMMITTEE meets 2nd Sat. of each month via email. Contact [email protected] for info.
SPECIAL NEEDS COMMITTEE meets 3rd Mon. of each month at 7:00pm at Intergroup Office. Anyone
home bound and in need of information is urged to email [email protected].
EVENTS COMMITTEE would like to invite all interested AA’s to attend our monthly meeting, which takes
place at the Intergroup Office every first Thursday of the month at 7pm. We are in constant need of
volunteers to help out with various events. This is an excellent way to do service and make new friends
in the process. Contact Becky at 941-223-0584 for further info.
Look forward to seeing you there!
For additional or contact information on any of the above, please see the District 5 web site at
www.aadistrict5.org and click on “Committees”.
If you are Homebound and would like a meeting
brought to you, please contact us at
[email protected]
or go to www.aadistrict5
Daytime Phone Coordinator
John R. of the Fresh Start group in North Port is the
new daytime phone coordinator at the intergroup
Office. His phone number is 941-893-8526 if you
are interested in answering phones at the office
please contact him.
THE LIFELINE JUNE 2014 • Page 5
WHERE TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
AND WEBSITES OF
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
DISTRICT
Website • http://aadistrict5.org/
Mail contribution to
District 5 General Service
P.O. Box 7356
North Port, FL 34290-0356
AREA 15
Website • http://area15aa.org/
Mail contribution to
Area 15 Treasurer Panel 63
P.O. Box 206
Bradenton, FL 34206-0206
GENERAL SERVICE OFFICE
Website • http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US
Online contribution
https://ctb.aaws.org/Loginaspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx
INTERGROUP
Website • www.aalifeline.org
Mail contribution to
Intergroup Service Committee District 5
13325 Tamiami Trail
North Port, FL 34287
HOW TO MAKE CHANGES
TO THE
WHERE AND WHEN
E-mail them to
[email protected]
Include the following information
City where the meeting is held
Time of the meeting
Name of the group
Type of meeting
Address meeting
Include your name and phone number
The most recent Where and When
is available online at
www.aalifeline.org
About Intergroup Service Committee
Intergroup is our local A.A. service office, established and
supported by District 5 A.A. groups and members, helps carry
the A.A. message within our district; it is a partnership of A.A.
groups just as an A.A. group is a partnership of individuals.
Intergroup maintains the 24-Hour Hotline (941-426-7723)
which makes A.A. available to anyone in the community who
may have a problem with alcohol. Intergroup service office
relies on A.A. group members for Twelfth-Step service work.
Service at an Intergroup office usually consists of answering
the Intergroup’s phones, arranging A.A. member Twelfth-Step
contacts for newcomers, helping callers to get to meetings and
organizing and distributing literature. Book Store hours are
9AM to 6PM, Monday through Friday.
If you would like to become involved with Intergroup,
call 941-426-7655 or attend a monthly business meetings at:
Intergroup Office
13325 Tamiami Trail, Unit A, North Port, FL 34287
The meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at
7:00PM. Intergroup Representatives, Alternates and other
interested A.A.’s are invited to attend.
FLORIDA AREA 15
GENERAL SERVICE ASSEMBLY
July 25-27, 2014
“You are Not Alone”
Hosted by District 10
Double Tree by Hilton 711 N.W. 72ND Avenue Miami, Fl. 33126 305-261-3800
[email protected]
Registration Friday 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM-8:30 PM; Sunday 7:00 AM– 9:00 AM
Friday, July 25
8:30-9:30 PM
10:00-11:00 PM
10:00-11:00 PM
Speaker Meeting ***
Night Owl Meeting
Spanish Night Owl Meeting
Saturday, J u l y 2 6
7:00-8:00 AM
7:00-8:00 AM
8:00-9:00 AM
8:00-9:00 AM
8:00-9:00 AM
8:30-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
9:00-10:50 AM
- 11:00-12:00PM
11:00-12:00 PM
12:00-1:30 PM
12:30-1:30 PM
Early Bird Meeting
Spanish Early Bird Meeting
Concepts Workshop
Spanish Concepts Workshop
Remote Communities Committee
Treatment Facilities Committee
State Convention Committee
Archives Committee
Current Practices Committee
Grapevine/La Vina Committee **
Literature Committee
PI/CPC Committee
Special Needs Committee ***
Traditions Workshop
Spanish Linguistics Committee
Website Committee
District Chairpersons Meeting
Saturday, J u l y 2 6
12:30-1:30 PM
12:30-1:30 PM
12:30-2:00 PM
1:30-3:50 PM
2:00-3:50 PM
2:00-3:50 PM
2:00-3:50 PM
2:00-3:50 PM
3:00-3:50 PM
4:00-5:00 PM
5:00-6:00PM
7:00-8:30 PM
8:30-9:30 PM
10:00-11:00 PM
10:00-11:00 PM
Sunday, July 27
7:00-8:00 AM
7:00-8:00 AM
9:00 AM
District Treasurers Meeting
District Secretaries/Registrars Mtg.
Spanish Traditions Workshop
Correctional Facilities Committee
Finance Committee
Intergroup/Central Office Comm.
GSR Sharing**
DCM Sharing
Quarterly Coordinators Meeting
Service Manual
What’s on Your Mind
Banquet
Speaker Meeting *
Night Owl Meeting
Spanish Night Owl Meeting
Early Bird Meeting
Spanish Early Bird Meeting
South FL Area 15 Business Meeting *
* ASL (if requested) and Spanish Language Interpreter Provided ~ ** Spanish Language Interpreter Provided ~ *** ASL Interpreter Provided.
Special Needs at any meeting or workshop, hotel room with wheelchair access or interpreter for the hearing impaired for the Sunday business
meeting/assembly can be arranged by contacting the Area 15 Special Needs Chair @ [email protected] by 07/01/2014.
Saturday Banquet M enu
711 N.W. 72nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33126
No. of Mango Chutney Chicken _____
No. of Chicken Picatta ____
No. of Vegetarian_______
Reservations by Phone: 305-261-3800 Fax: 305-260-8954
Reference: Area 15 General Assembly
Total Tickets at $35.00 each
Total Amount Enclosed $________
Name____________________________
Address
City
State
Zip______ District#____ Cell Phone
E-mail
Double Tree by Hilton Miami Airport
_______________________________-
______
Room Rate: $125.00(Single & Double / 3 & 4 $129.00)
Must be received by July 3rd 2014
To Book Online www.
[email protected]
/ Group Code GSA
Overflow Hotel Information:
Springhill Suites Miami Airport South- JESSICA
6700 NW 7th Street Miami, FL 33126
Ph: 305-265-0144 Fax: 305-265-6213
Make checks payable to:
District 10 General Service
Any questions please contact our Banquet Chair at
[email protected]
Last Day for Mango Chutney Chicken request is 6/26/2014
Please contact our Hotel Liaison;
[email protected] f o r a n y additionalinformation.