Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee July 20, 2019

Steering Committe Minutes June 15 2019

Attendees: Nancy A., John R., Nettie T.,Jeanne O., Brien B., Julia H., Deanna C., Earl H., Wayne M., Theresa O.D., Lynnell M., Stacey R., Jessica C., Jerry D.

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

Action Items
• Marta will be asked to research prices for buying paper cups instead of styrofoam cups for Laurel Recovery.
• Jessica will organize a Sponsorship Workshop on July 27, 2019.
• John will approach Laurel Lakes to see if Sept. 21 or 28th is available for a Laurel Recovery picnic and will get the permit when the date is set.

Chair’s Report — Motion was made to accept the April minutes as written. Motion was seconded and unanimously passed.

Dance: Tickets for the dance are selling. Orders for dinners will be accepted through June 26th. Ticket sales are low. There will be a 50/50 and a countdown. Volunteers are needed. The raffle will have three winners. 3rd place raffle will be the book Stools & Bottles, 2nd place raffle will be Twenty-Four Hours A Day book, and first place will be half of the money collected. There will be bottled water, canned sodas and coffee.

Back to Basics in May was a success.

The Laurel Recovery room has been painted and it looks clean and fresh.

Vice Chair’s Report — No Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.
Laurel Recovery is doing very well financially. We paid $1,500 for the painting. Contributions are up. The Fire Marshall inspected in April and after repairs were made, we passed inspection. The landlord deducted the cost of repairs from the rent. Rock Bottom group gave L.R. $900. The Treasurers report for April and May was submitted. A motion was made to accept, motion seconded and unanimously carried to accept the Treasurer Reports.

GSR Report – No report

WAIA Report – Margaret M.
Margaret did not attend the WAIA meeting so had no report. Minutes for that meeting will be posted on line.
June 2019 WAIA Meeting Minutes

H&I Report – No Report
Barrett is working on finding an H & I commitment for L.R.

Supplies – No Report
Someone suggested that we provide an extra canister of creamer and sugar in the cabinet so the meetings can have enough available. The supplies person will be sure to provide that.

Secretary Coordinator – Deanna C.
Bruce is going to be co-secretary with Diana at the 5:30 Saturday meeting.

Website
We have had 808 visitors this month. Most hits have been on Sessions, the Dance, the Meeting Schedule and putting their dinner choices.

12-Step Chair
There is a new program called Bridging the Gap through WAIA. When people are released from rehab, people who are interested will meet them on their first day out. The people who provided their names to do 12-step calls are being asked to participate in Bridging the Gap. Carrie at WAIA will contact everyone who provided their names to see if they are interested. The person can decline if they choose to. In the email people will receive, the responsibilities will be spelled out.

New Business
There was discussion about using paper cups. This topic has been discussed in the past and L.R. never had the budget to buy the more expensive paper cups. Marta will be asked to research for prices for eco-friendly paper cups rather than styrofoam cups.

Jessica would like to have a Sponsorship workshop, which will acquaint people about the roles and responsibilities of sponsorship. We could have an overview with a panel of four people focusing on different area of sponsorship and then have a question and answer period. A motion was made and seconded that the sponsorship workshop take place on July 27, 2019 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. The motion carried.

Nancy made an announcement that she is not continuing as Secretary next year. She has new service commitments that will take a lot of her time, so she won’t be able to devote time to the Secretary commitment.

John would like Laurel Recovery to have a picnic. September 21 and 28th were suggested. The picnic was held at Laurel Lakes last year and it was a nice place. He will try to get it again and see which date is available. A motion was made for John to approach Laurel Lakes to see if Sept. 21 or 28th is available and he will get the permit when the date is set. The motion was seconded and carried.

The meeting adjourned.