Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES March 16th, 2019

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee April 20, 2019

Steering Committee Minutes March 16

Attendees: Nancy A., John K., Jerry D., Margaret M., John R., Jessica C., Ginger J., Marta C, Ben C., Ron R.

Meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made to approve the January and February minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report — The book prices were updated in the glass cabinet.

Action Items – Pending Items

  • Ernie will get prices for supplies to paint the Laurel Recovery room
  • Barrett can look into the H&I requests on the WAIA website to see if there is something Laurel Recovery can
  • Lynnell can inform the group of our gratitude donation from Laurel Recovery to WAIA?
  • Jessica will print the step prayer flyers that she showed the
  • The 2019 budget will be approved at the April

Vice Chair’s Report — No Report

Treasurer’s Report – John K.
The 2019 budget will be presented at the next meeting for approval. The financial condition at L.R. is good.

GSR Report – No report

WAIA Report – Margaret M.
March 2019 WAIA Meeting Minutes

  • A new chair was voted in at the WAIA They are doing an inventory of people and putting out calls for help. There was a 20% increase in the gratitude boxes and they are grateful.
  • They need H&I volunteers for Suburban Hospital and PG Correctional Institute. Information is on the website. Perhaps Barrett can look into this for a Laurel Recovery H&I
  • The gala will be held on April 13. Flyer is on the website. Sammy G will be
  • The night watch needs help. Calls roll over to your phone. There is
  • There will be a Sponsorship Conference on Sept.14 from 8-6 in Tacoma
  • There will be a two day workshop – What’s the Point-12 Steps to Emotional Sobriety, June 1-2.

A question was asked as to what our gratitude donation was during gratitude month. Lynnell can provide that at the next meeting.

H&I Report – No Report

Supplies – Marta C.

Marta asked if we were going to continue to provide Styrofoam cups. We have discussed this issue many times as it relates to the environment and cost.        A motion was made that we continue doing what we are doing. We will provide styrofoam cups but will also provide mugs for people to use and they can make their own choice.

Secretary Coordinator – no report

Website – John R. Website is doing well. Stats were sent out and are made a part of these minutes.

New Business

Group inventory – Nancy provided questions to ask when doing a group inventory. A motion was made to put these questions on our website as a survey. The motion was seconded. There was discussion about this. It was thought that doing this as a survey is a good idea because it worked the last time we put a survey on the website. Since Laurel Recovery is a group, it was felt it would be acceptable. An addition could be made to the survey as to which meeting(s) the person attends. There was disagreement about this method. It was voiced that in order for each meeting to be autonomous, it should be decided by each meeting whether a group inventory is needed and then to have the group inventory done at the group conscience. It was thought that doing a website survey was not adhering to the traditions. A vote was cast and 7 voted for and 1 opposed. The motion carried.

Jessica distributed a small handout with step prayers and asked if we could copy it and make it available at the meetings. The only request was to take off the statement NO SMOKING. A motion was made to print, the motion was seconded and the motion carried.

Nancy asked if anyone felt the job descriptions for the positions should be looked at and, if necessary, revised. These job description were created by Jeanne O when there was a need for them but not with the approval of the board. They were not reviewed or created by the people holding those positions.       No one felt it was necessary.

The meeting was adjourned.