Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES July 20th, 2019

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee August 17, 2019

Steering Cmte Minutes July 19 2019

Attendees: Nancy A., John R., Marta C., Margaret M., Larry L., Julia H., Jerry D., Mike N., Jessica C., Theresa O.

Meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. with the Serenity Prayer.

Action Items

John R.will recommend to Barrett to contact WAIA for recommendation of an H&I commitment for Laurel Recovery.

Chair’s Report — Motion was made by John R. to accept the June minutes as written. Motion was seconded by Margaret and unanimously passed.

Marta was asked to research prices for buying paper cups instead of styrofoam cups. Laurel Recovery will not buy paper cups due to the cost. No report was given.

The dance went well. Laurel Recovery had to pay $900 to support the dance. John suggested that we might need to charge more per ticket or do something else to supplement the cost of the dance.

The picnic will be held on September 21, 2019 at Laurel Lakes.

Vice Chair’s Report — No Report

Treasurer’s Report – No Report

Checks were distributed to Marta, Larry and Mike.

GSR Report – No report

WAIA Report – Margaret M.

July WAIA Meeting Minutes

Margaret attended the July meeting and will put minutes on the WAIA bulletin board. .

  • The newsletter “The New Reporter” needs support of
  • The Tech Committee has implemented a new program for non-profits.
  • The Finance Committee is discussing next year’s
  • The Accessibility Committee is introducing a Big Book Video for ASL needs. Anyone interested, they are making the video available on August
  • The Archives Committee is making MP3’s from
  • The H & I Committee announced there is service
  • There will be a Sponsorship Conference on Sept 14th from 8am-6pm in Tacoma
  • There will be an Old Tier’s Day on November 8, 2019
  • There will be a Gratitude Breakfast on November 17, from 8-11am in Tacoma

H&I Report – No Report

John R will talk with Barrett to contact WAIA about service commitments that Laurel Recovery might be able to tap into.

Supplies – Marta C.

Supplies are good. Two of each creamer and sugar containers are in the black cabinet.

Secretary Coordinator – No Report

Website

The number of visits are higher in June and there were 31 hits for Sessions registrations.

12-Step Chair

Brien sent the 12-step list to WAIA. They have been sending out emails to those on the list. They are checking with each person to see if they want to be available for the Gateway project.

Secretaries – No Report

New Business

Theresa is putting on a Sponsorship Workshop on July 27th at 10:30 a.m. She will have four panelists and Margaret was suggested as the fourth. The topics will be as follows:

  • Am I Good Enough to be a Sponsor?
  • Setting Boundaries.
  • How to explain the AA program to your
  • How do I know if the time is right to sponsor?

John R. Has put together a “how to” for the dance and the picnic which will allow other people to put on these events.

The meeting was adjourned.