Intergroup Meeting Minutes for 03-29-2006

ATTENDANCE: BILL B. (CHAIR); WALTER R. (H&I COMMITTEE); LESLIE (VISITOR, MONMOUTH BIG BOOK STUDY); FRED (LIVING SOBER); ANDY K. (CONCIOUS CONTACT); GARY (WAY HOME GROUP); DOUG (NEW SOBERFEST CHAIR); MIKE W. (2006 SOBERFEST CHAIR); BILLY (VISITOR, SECOND CHANCE); LAURA (OFFICE MANAGER); DAVE S. (MEETING SCHEDULES, COMPUTERS, WEBSITE); BILL B. (PIONEER GROUP); PATTY P. (CAPITOL DISCUSSION GROUP)

OPENED MEETING – READ LAST MEETINGS MINUTES; APPROVED.

REPORTS:

SOBERFEST: MIKE W. - 321 PEOPLE HAD REGISTERED FOR 2006 SOBERFEST. THIS YEAR THEY HAD A POTLUCK IN WHICH 125 GUESTS ATTENDED. $2000.00 WAS DONATED TO INTERGROUP LEAVING $184.00 IN SEED MONEY FOR 2007. NEXT SOBERFEST MEETING IS 03-31-2006 @ 7:00 P.M.

TREASURERS REPORT: LAURA - THE LAST 2 MONTHS CENTRAL OFFICE HAS BEEN IN THE BLACK, FINANCIALLY. PURCHASED MORE INVENTORY FOR CENTRAL OFFICE.

INTERGROUP LIASON REPORT: - NO REPORT

K.I.S.S. GROUP: - NO REPORT

AL-ANON: - NO REPORT

H&I COMMITTEE: WALTER R. - STATE HOSPITAL, MARION AND POLK COUNTY JAILS STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS. TWO YEARS WITH NO CONVICTIONS TO ATTEND. SERVICE POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR H&I COMMITTEE. NEXT MEETING IS 4-10-2006 @ CENTRAL OFFICE).

SCHEDULE, WEBSITE, COMPUTOR: DAVE S. - LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IDEAS TO PUT ON THE WEBSITE. DAVE PURCHASED A NEW ANTI-VIRUS PACKET LAST MONTH FOR WEBSITE. UPGRADE WAS ONLY $25.00. HITS IN FEBRUARY WERE PROJECTED AT 2800.

OFFICE MANAGER: LAURA - HAD 286 CONTACTS FROM PHONE CALLS TO CENTRAL OFFICE. SATURDAY POSITION COMING OPEN SOON AT CENTRAL OFFICE. AFTER HOUR CALLS HAVE DECREASED. LAURA AND PATTY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT POSSIBLE NEW SITES FOR CENTRAL OFFICE. ONE WAS IN THE 600 BLOCK OF HIGH ST. NE. LEASE AMOUNT WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE CURRENT LOCATION. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ON WHETHER THERE WAS A REASON THAT WE NEEDED TO BE LOCATED DOWNTOWN. POSSIBLE REASONS FOR MOVING WERE BETTER PARKING, MORE VISIBLE LOCATION AND BETTER MORALE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND CENTRAL OFFICE PERSONNEL. IT WAS DECIDED AT THIS POINT TO GO MONTH TO MONTH ON RENT UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ON STAYING IN OUR CURRENT LOCATION OR MOVING.

EYE OPENER: MURRAYS' ARTICLE CONCERNING "IS THERE A NEED FOR CENTRAL OFFICE" WAS DISCUSSED. IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO PRINT IT AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SENSE OF ALL ISSUES AND MURRAY WAS NOT PRESENT TO ELABORATE ON HIS CONCERNS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.