Just For Today
Unity. Service. Recovery
Our Three
Legacies
April
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Step Four:
(Recovery)
Made a searching and
fearless moral inventory
of ourselves.
Tradition Four:
(Unity)
Each group should be
autonomous except in
matters affecting other
groups or AA as a
whole.
Concept Four:
(Service)
At all responsible levels,
we ought to maintain a
traditional Right of
Participation, allowing a
voting representation in
reasonable proportion
to the responsibility
that each must
discharge.
“You can’t
think your
way into
right action
but you can
act your way
into right
thinking.”
-Bill Wilson
Tucson Area Intergroup Inc.
Count Yourself Again,
You ain’t so many!
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."
WE ONCE HAD a college professor who said: "If every man in this room would
take five minutes a day alone with himself, I would have the world's most
industrious class in Chemistry I." We think we know now what he meant. And we
believe he meant that every man should take a daily personal inventory.
Now that we have taken the first three Steps of the program, we come to the 4th
Step. We have admitted that we were powerless over alcohol; that we came to
believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity; that we
made a decision to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God as we
understand Him. At this point, we begin actively to do something about our
alcoholism.
Because there are as many ways to take personal inventory as there are
individuals in A.A., there are no rules about the process. Some persons make use
of a list of questions. Others simply take out a "quiet time" to meditate on
themselves. At least two members we know not only use a list of personal
questions about themselves but score themselves daily.
Such questions as--Am I in the habit of lying? Am I being honest with others? Do
I have any resentments? Am I a phony? Am I tolerant of the faults in others? Do I
really want to stop drinking or do I want to learn to drink like other persons?
What is my motive in joining A.A.? Am I desperate enough to put a higher value
on my sobriety than on anything else? Am I joining A.A. to help myself or to
please somebody else?--would do to get you started on the inventory. These
questions are merely suggestions, however, because only you will know what
questions to ask.
Again, experience of ourselves and others in A.A. has proved that once an honest
personal inventory is made, the person is rewarded with a feeling of relief.
The next step is to do something about the things that you have found wrong in
your life. Sometimes it isn't easy. Sometimes it's almost impossible. But if we are
to arrest the terrible compulsion of alcoholism, a sincere effort must be made to
correct our faults. Generally, the person will find many things in his life that he
can change easily. He will find that many of the worries and frustrations of his life
no longer exist in the cold light of sincere reasoning.
At a meeting recently, a member remarked: "It's your thinking that's stinking, not
your drinking." How true it is. How often have we rationalized about the things in
our lives that are directly concerned with our drinking? Serious effort with this 4th
Step will do much for your thinking because if you are not honest with yourself,
you can't possibly be honest about the A.A. program. And remember, if you don't
face the issues in your life, you are not fooling anyone but yourself. You're the
sick guy. Do something about it!
As it has so often been said: "Count yourself again, you ain't so many!"
February 1947
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Please Join Us...
Get connected with great service
opportunities outside of the homegroup!
AA of the Air
Contact: Open
Cooperation with the
Professional Community
Contact: Susan K. 977-8371
Public Information
Contact: Ken C. 245-7287
Treatment: Eric N. 591-5612
Corrections
Contact: Tom C. 428-9431
Grapevine
Contact: Vivian W. 250-4951
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entral Office News"
The next Intergroup meeting will be Sunday, April
10th, 2016 @ 1:30pm.
We are always in need of people for the Home
Answering Service. If you have a year or more of
sobriety and want to be involved in this valuable
service work please call Reggie or Lynne at 882-7422
and set up a training time. It takes about 30 minutes.
We are in need of some 12 Step volunteers. If you
have a year or more of continuous sobriety, a
telephone and a willingness to help the alcoholic who
still suffers, then call 882-7422. Just think, the life
you save may be your own.
Events
Contact: Cheyanne T. 256-2053
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TACYPAA
1st and 3rd Sundays
2:00 pm at Central Office
JFT Stuffing:
Contact: Juliet 730-3307
Last Saturday of the Month @ 11:00
Just for Today editor
Contact: Camille B.
at [email protected]
Central Office
840 S. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520)882-7422
[email protected]
Just for Today is a monthly publication of
Tucson Area Intergroup Inc., (TAII). A one
year subscription costs $12.00. The opinions
expressed here are not necessarily those of
TAII or AA as a whole. We welcome your
stories, news and comments. The deadline
for submission is the 15th of each month.
Material may be edited for space and content
and cannot be returned.
Miscellaneous Income
For January 2016
Received from meetings
@ Central Office …………………………………….………..$700.17
Personal Contributions ………………………….……….…$327.00
JFT…………………………………………………………………………….$0.00
Special Events……………………………………………………….…$0.00
TOTAL $1027.17
Treasurer's Report February 2016
Total Available Funds.....................................................$40,054.24
Income……………………………………………….…...$10,868.11
Cost of Goods Sold……………………………………….(3,442.57)
Gross Profit…………………………………………..…….7,425.54
Total Expenses…………………………………….……..…7,004.69
Net Income/Loss………………………………….……..…(420.85)
Current available funds for operation total $40,054.24 which is
72% of our 'Prudent Reserve' of $55,631.90.
P.Y.M.W.Y.M.I. February 2016
Anonymous X2, Elizabeth T, David M, Michael J, John K, Lynne
L, Fernando R, Valerie C, Katrina S, Mark D, Nancy R,
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Tucson Area Intergroup, Inc. (TAII) Committee Meeting Minutes – March 13, 2016
Chair John A. opened the meeting at 1:31PM with the Serenity Prayer.
NEW INTERGROUP REPRESENTATIVES (IGRs): Jean, TGIF; Ellie, Eastside Nooners (Alternate); Jim H., Golf
Links Group
SECRETARY’S REPORT: JAMES W. Smoke Free Nooners was mistakenly not listed in JFT as being
represented at the February TAII meeting. Bonnie brings motion to approve January minutes, Juliette seconds;
motion passes unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT: LYNNE (FOR DANA) Current available funds sit at $40,054.24, which is 72% of our
prudent reserve of $55,631.90.
CENTRAL OFFICE REPORT: LYNNE, 882-7422 (Central Office) Lynne gives a detailed explanation of HAS. 6
openings available on Home Answering Service (HAS). 10pm-6am on 1st Sunday, 2nd Monday, 3rd Tuesday &
2nd Friday; 6am-9:30am on 1st Monday; and 1:30pm-5:30pm on 4th Saturday. Once a month commitment,
requires 1 year sober and 30min of training. New meeting schedules (solar yellow) are available. Bets were taken
on how long it would be until the first correction. Unclear as to the legality of such wagering or whether Reggie’s
absence is related. The first correction came the day after the schedules were printed. Staff is requesting a small
110V water heater. Would gladly accept one donated by an AA member/group. Speakers for AA of the Air are
currently taped at the Experience, Strength and Hope (ESH) Group which meets from 7-8 PM on Monday Nights
at the Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church (5360 East Pima). The recordings are posted on aatucson.org. Still
working on getting recordings back on the radio. Next Intergroup meeting will be held on April 10th.
CORRECTIONS REPORT: TOM C. Corrections committee is no longer automatically giving out Big Books. They
must be requested by the inmate(s). This was already being done at the federal institutions. Federal Prisons:
Accepting new volunteers, however all applications are on hold until April. Contact: Tom C. AZ State Prison:
Contact: Dennis W. Pima County Jail (Men): New volunteers being cleared. Contact: Jack W. Pima County Jail
(Women): New volunteers being cleared. Contact: Collette B. Tohono O’odham Nation Jail: Contact: Whitey S.
Pima County Juvenile: 2nd/4th Saturday meeting. Still unable to get more volunteers or meetings allowed inside.
Contact: Ted M. Saguaro and Red Rock Prisons (CCA – Eloy): Sunday meetings at Saguaro and Red Rock.
Need more volunteers. Contact: Ted M. Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility: Saturday 7p, 2-32
inmates. Additional volunteers needed. Contact: Ted M. Pre-Release: More volunteers always welcome. Contact:
Dante G. New Veterans’ Housing Unit on Whetstone yard has meeting on Fridays at 2:30p. Orientation: Our next
orientation is planned for Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at Central Office. Bring a friend and enjoy free
coffee and donuts. Meeting: Our next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Central
Office. The Corrections Committee normally meets quarterly on the third Saturday in January, April, July and
October.
TREATMENT: ERIC N. 7 people attended most recent meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend, not just treatment
reps. Met with staff at Banner Behavioral Health. New meeting there Tuesdays 7-8pm, but still need 1st 2nd, and
4th weeks covered. Area 03 Treatment Chair will be speaking to the committee on how to make Bridging the Gap
more effective at the April meeting. Will be working with the pre-release corrections committee to help put on the
Worldwide Bridging the Gap Conference in Tucson in September. Discussed ways to let treatment centers know
the services AA can provide. Still need speakers for the Cottonwood and Amity meetings. PLEASE send a
treatment rep from your homegroup. Meeting the 1st Wednesday of every month at 6pm at CO.
PUBLIC INFORMATION (PI): KEN C. Ken is tied up at the book festival. Rescue may be dispatched shortly.
Report combined with CPC below.
COOPERATION WITH PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY (CPC): SUSAN K. Held monthly meeting on 2/24. 10
people attended. CPC committee has been invited to speak for ~2hrs to large group of professionals and grad
students at U of A on 4/8. Not sure exactly what the content will be. Perhaps puppets? “Speaking at Non-AA
Meetings/Events” workshop went well. CPC/PI attendance at events is usually by request only. Susan reminds
the group that “we usually don’t solicit” because “that’s how a lot of us got into AA”. Meetings are held on the 4th
Wednesday of every month at 5:30PM at Central Office. Next meeting will be 3/23.
GRAPEVINE (GV): BONNIE (FOR VIVIAN W.) People are getting suspicious about all the absences. Obligatory
grapevine joke read followed by obligatory laughter. Will be holding a Grapevine Writing Workshop for 5/7 at St.
James United Methodist Church on Campbell just north of Ft. Lowell from 2-4p. Learn how to get your story
published in the Grapevine and enjoy free refreshments. John gives an enthusiastic plug for the workshop. More
groups are getting subscriptions for corrections institutions. Please encourage your homegroup to elect a GV rep
and send them to the meeting. Meetings are held on the 1st Sunday of odd months at 2PM at Central Office. Next
meeting will be 5/1.
SPECIAL EVENTS: JOHN (FOR CHEYANNE T.) Cheyanne not present, which leads to mass confusion on the
actual location for Founders’ Day. After a thorough investigation, it is found that the event will be held at St.
Francis Cabrini which is the usual location. Founders’ Day, Christmas Alcothon, and New Years Alcothon are all in
need of Group(s)/Individuals to chair.
HISTORIAN: NANCY R., 328-7074 Collecting Tucson AA history from 1984-present. Still looking for a photo of
the Girls Club where the NW Alano Club used to reside. Will do a history presentation at Founders’ Day.
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SPANISH-SPEAKING (SS) INTERGROUP LIAISON: DENISE B-A. Diego and Luis are attending to learn what
they can about how we structure our Intergroup committees. Grupo Tucson is celebrating its 25 year anniversary!
The SS Intergroup meeting is held on the last Thursday of every month at 7:30pm at 2914 E 22nd St.
AZ AREA LIAISON (INTERGROUP VICE CHAIR): TED M. Ted gives report on the Pacific Regional AA Service
Assembly. One of the hottest topics was “safety in AA meetings”. Also discussed frequently were: plain-language
translation of big book, how members identify themselves when sharing, anonymity on social media, young people
in AA, and the continued relevance of AA. Several observations on AA heard at PRAASA were shared by Ted
including “does your homegroup have rituals that could be off-putting to new members?” referring to how a group
in Las Vegas eliminated chanting. There are four topics that will be up for discussion at the pre-conference
assembly. Creating a plain-language translation of the Big Book received the most attention as noted by the
spirited and excruciatingly lengthy discussion. Not much discussion was brought up about the possibility of
allowing non-AA observers into the General Service Conference. There was plenty of laughter, but not much
discussion about the “dated” language in the 11th Concept essay in the service manual. There was some
discussion about whether or not we should add a reference to “AA Members and Medications” into the “If You are
a Professional” pamphlet.
AL-ANON: Al-Anon State Convention is 4/29-5/1 at the eastside Hilton. AA participation is needed to run
meetings. Pre-registration is available. Contact CPC Susan for details.
OLD BUSINESS: N/A
NEW BUSINESS / ANNOUNCEMENTS: New ‘Big Book Comes Alive’ workshop meeting on Friday nights at
7:30pm started on 1/15. Located at Good News Community Church, 701 W Glenn St. Meeting closed at 3:19pm
(almost 1 hour after last month’s) with Declaration of Unity and “I Am Responsible”.
Group Spotlight
Treatment committee
Treatment Centers that need AA Meetings brought in are as follows:
Cottonwood Tucson
Wednesdays 7:30-8:15
2 years sobriety to lead meeting
Palo Verde Behavioral Health
Sundays Prefered
Please Call Eric N 591-5612
Or
Elizabeth R 928-642-5582
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April BIRTHDAYS
Courage to Change
Donna M
2 years
Mike F
4 years
Rick B
24 years
801 Group
Louis G
Bobby M
Josiah O
Matthew H
Katie R
Ironwood Hills Group
Ethan B
5 years
Denise A
10 Years
Sarah S
12 Years
Vincent Z
51 Years
2 years Hopi Group
6 years Francine M
7 years John P
8 years
13 years
WORD
SEARCH
29 Years
47 Years
Freedom Group
Frank K
2 years
Michael N
3 years
Paul S
10 years
Bill B
30 years
FIND THESE WORDS!
will
bondage
care
inspire
Groups Represented
at the March 2016
Intergroup Meeting
Courage to Change
Eastside Nooners
Free at Last
Freedom Group
Fuente de la Vida
Get a Life
Golf Links
actor
works
run humility
creator
fact
lights
show
Grupo Tucson
Honest Open and Free
Lodestar of Hope
Los Surenos
Morning Shades
Our Daily Bread
Pre-Weekenders
Promises-Promises
Retired Professionals
Rincon
Smoke Free Nooners
Sober Living Group
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Solutions Group
Southwest Happy Hour
Southside
Spanish Intergroup
Stone Sober
Sub-District 11-114
Sunday Morning AA Group
T G I F!
Tucson Into Action Group
Twelve Stepping Sisters
Twelve at Twelve
Changes to the
‘Solar Yellow’
Meeting Schedule
Changes
Page 17
Glass Slipper Meeting
9:30 am at the NW Alano Club
Changed from (C) to (O)
Delete
Page 45
Great Spirit Meeting
3:00 pm
Spanish
AA Corner
Spanish Intergroup NEW Office
2914 E. 22nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85713
(520)622-5112
Meetings the Last Thursday of every month
At 7:30 PM at the Spanish Intergroup Office
Coordinator - Diego
Secretary - TBD
Treasurer -Salvador “Chavita”
Information to the Public
Coordinator - Mario and Secretary Juan
Last Friday of every month
At 7:30 PM at the Spanish Intergroup Office
Literature Coordinator -Fernando
Does not meet
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Group Contributions thru February 2016
12 @ 12……………………………………………
ABC Group………………………………………..
Amado Nooners…………………………………...
Amen Stag…………………………………………
Anonymous Group………………………………..
Arivaca Group…………………………………….
Back Door Friends………………………………..
Business & Professional Men’s…………………..
Came to Believe…………………………………..
Campus Nooners ……………………………….
Clean Air Group…………………………………..
Desert Drifters…………………………………….
Eastside Nooners………………………………….
Eastside Sat. AM’ers……………………………..
Final Fontier………………………………………
Forum Meeting……………………………………
Fresh Start Group………………………………….
Friday Night Drifters……………………………...
From the Promises………………………………...
Get A Life…………………………………………
GV Fantastic Breakfast……………………………
GV Men Seeking Serenity………………………...
GV Miracle Group………………………………..
GV Monday Noon Group…………………………
GV Serenity Group………………………………..
Happy Destiny…………………………………….
Hope Group……………………………………….
Little House……………………………………….
Mid-Week Serenity……………………………….
Monday Noon Group……………………………...
Morning Shades…………………………………...
Northwest Speaker Meeting……………………….
Our Daily Bread………………………………….
Overton Sun AM ………………………………..
Picture Rocks Tues Nite…………………………..
Pre-Weekenders…………………………………..
Primary Purpose…………………………………..
Retired Professionals……………………………...
Rincon Group……………………………………..
Sahuarita Big Book………………………………..
Smile Group……………………………………….
Smoke Free Nooners……………………………...
Solutions Group………………………………….
Southside………………………………………….
Sun Morn Eastside………………………………...
Survivors Big Book……………………………….
The Lighter Side…………………………………..
Three Points……………………………………….
Thurs 11th Step……………………………………
Under the Mesquite……………………………….
Weathered Leather………………………………..
Women From the Heart…………………………..
Women’s Serenity Group…………………………
Women Who Weren’t Born Yest…………………
350.00
112.50
50.00
70.07
287.00
25.00
225.00
50.25
260.00
200.00
269.00
162.00
100.00
140.00
275.00
39.00
50.00
37.07
60.00
60.00
100.00
321.00
180.00
100.00
25.00
70.43
80.00
50.00
107.00
141.00
100.00
180.70
100.00
600.00
76.00
112.00
40.00
150.00
300.00
100.00
150.00
Contr.
847.06
300.00
160.00
217.68
41.10
50.00
180.00
30.00
30.00
200.00
50.00
350.00
Third Legacy
Tucson Area Intergroup, Inc.
Meets 2nd Sunday Monthly
1:30 p.m. at Central Office
CPC & PI Committee
Meets 4th Wednesday Monthly
5:30 p.m. at Central Office
Treatment Committee
Meets 1st Wednesday Monthly
6:00 p.m. at Central Office
Corrections Committee
Meets Quarterly on 3rd Saturday
January, April, July, October
at 10:30 a.m. at Central Office
New volunteer orientation 9:30
Grapevine Committee
1st Sunday Odd Months
2 p.m. at Central Office
JFT Stuffing & Mailing
Last Saturday monthly @ 11:00 am
Contact Juliet 730-3307
DCMC
Cheryl P. 209-423-6440
Alternate: Open
TAII Liaison: Ted M. 907-7531
District 11-000 Pima County
Meets 3rd Thursday
7 p.m. at Central Office.
6:30 p.m. for new GSR Orientation
All GSRs and DCMs have a voice and
vote at this meeting.
Northwest District 11-110
Meets 2nd Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
NW Alano Club 3120 W. Curtis Rd.
DCM: Martha
Central District 11-111
Meets 2nd Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.
610 E. Delano #103 Stone Sober
DCM: Mare M. 310-8853
Eastern District 11-114
Meets 3rd Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Eastside City Hall, 7575 E.Speedway
DCM: Kathry R. 668-7304
Southwest District 11-115
Meets 1st Wednesday 6 p.m.
At Central Office
DCM: Clay R. 668-2666
Green Valley District 11-119
Meets 2nd Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
St. Francis Episcopal Church Library
600 S. La Canada, Green Valley
DCM: Dan F. 971-520-1398
Spanish Linguistic District 11-122
Meets 1st Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Spanish Intergroup Office
2549 S. 6th Ave.
DCM: Adolfo R. 443-1585
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