CHICAGOLAND GA INTERGROUP Minutes for April 9, 2019

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1 Chicagoland GA Intergroup Officers: CHICAGOLAND GA INTERGROUP Minutes for April 9, 2019 Chairperson Bob D Present 1 st Chair Sharyn E Present 2 nd Chair Donna M Present Secretary Eileen Z Present Co-Secretary Kevin O Present Co-Treasurer Doug K Present Co-Treasurer Tom H Present Area 8 Trustees Present Not Present Pam E Bob C Fred L Allen H Meetings Present Indicated by 30 of 64 rooms represented. 1 Sun Champaign-Urbana 7:00 PM 34 Wed Joliet Spanish 6:30 PM 2 Sun Chicago Hts. 6:00 PM 35 Wed Oak Park 7:30 PM 3 Sun Elgin 6:00 PM 36 Wed Park Ridge 7:30 PM 4 Sun Elk Grove 5:00 PM 37 Thur Burbank 7:30 PM 5 Sun Evanston 7:00 PM 38 Thur Downers Grove 10:00 AM 6 Sun Naperville 6:00 PM 39 Thur Elk Grove 7:30 PM 7 Mon Arlington Hts. 7:00 PM 40 Thur Gurnee 6:00 PM 8 Mon Aurora 7:00 PM 41 Thur Hammond, IN 7:00 PM 9 Mon Chicago St. Mary s 6:30 PM 42 Thur Kankakee 7:00 PM 10 Mon Highland, IN 7:00 PM 43 Thur Lisle 7:00 PM 11 Mon Joliet 7:00 PM 44 Thur Mayfair-St. John s 7:30 PM 12 Mon Lisle 7:00 PM 45 Thur Orland Park 7:30 PM 13 Mon Morris 7:00 PM 46 Thur Peoria 7:00 PM 14 Mon Norridge 7:00 PM 47 Thur St. Charles 7:00 PM 15 Mon Oak Lawn 7:30 PM 48 Fri Bolingbrook 7:30 PM 16 Mon Peoria 7:00 PM 49 Fri Buffalo Grove 7:00 PM 17 Mon Silvis 6:00 PM 50 Fri Dyer, IN 7:00 PM 18 Tues Algonquin 7:30 PM 51 Fri Forest Park 7:00 PM Closed 19 Tues Bloomingdale 7:30 PM 52 Fri Hinsdale 6:30 AM 20 Tues Chicago Loop Noon 53 Fri Joliet 6:30 PM 21 Tues Chgo. S. Willa Rawls 7:00 PM 54 Fri Silvis 5:30 PM 22 Tues Edison Park 7:00 PM 55 Fri St. Tarcissus 12:30 PM 23 Tues Lansing, IL 7:00 PM 56 Fri Chg. S. Willa Rawls 6:30 PM 24 Tues Normal 6:00 PM 57 Sat Park Ridge 8:00 AM 25 Tues Schaumburg 11:00 AM 58 Sat Cherry Valley 9:00 AM 26 Tues South Holland 10:00 AM 59 Sat Downers Grove 9:00 AM 27 Tues Romeoville 7:00 PM 60 Sat Elmhurst 7:00 PM 28 Wed Aurora 7:00 PM 61 Sat Hinsdale 2:00 PM Closed 29 Wed Burbank 10:00 AM 62 Sat La Porte, IN 11:30 AM

2 30 Wed Deerfield 7:30 PM 63 Sat Merrillville, IN 9:00 AM 31 Wed Downers Grove 7:00 PM 64 Sat Oak Park 9:30 AM 32 Wed Highland, IN 7:00 PM 65 Sat Schaumburg 9:00 AM 33 Wed Hoffman Est. 7:00 PM 66 Mon Loves Park 6:30 PM Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Bob D. Readings: Unity Program Yellow Book Unity Step #4 Red Book A Day-at-a-Time April 9 Cindy M Dan B Phil S March minutes: Correction under pinnings to change contact and chair to Sandy M. Motion made by Tony C and second by Bette M to approve March Intergroup minutes as amended. Motion passed. New Intergroup Reps Acknowledged: Name Meeting Time Location Unfinished Business: Brian B made a motion for the spend down of IG funds to use approximately $2,000 to purchase things needed for our annual picnic and store them in a facility that Dan B. has available, second by Pam E. Discussion followed - concerned about things that have been bought in the past; Motion by Bette M second by Ellen Z to table the motion to next IG. New Business: Motion made by Phil S: Subject: Supply Subsidy That Chicagoland Intergroup subsidize supplies for all Gamblers Anonymous groups currently on the Chicagoland GA meeting list in the amount of $60 per room. Intergroup reps will be required to submit a supply order form in person on or by June 11 th Intergroup with a delivery date of supplies to be determined by the supply chairpersons. Second by Dan B. Motion passed. Motion made by Bob D: If one of the Intergroup Chairpersons has to step down, the other Chairs will move up and election will be made for the 2 nd Chair. Motion denied. It was determined that the motion to move the 2 nd chair to the 1 st chair was incorrect. We should have had an election for the open chair. A discussion was had about redoing the election. A motion was made by Mary D and second by Cindy M to leave it as is. Motion passed. Committee Reports: GA & Gam-Anon Spring Conference 2019 Tony C and Cindi M Cindi M and Tony C reporting Presented the times of everything for the weekend. As of IG there are 239 registrations, plus 2 for 241. There are Package A 66; Package B 36; Package C - 6; Package D - 130; 113 dinners; 104 room nights; Website will have most info at springconference19@gachicago.org

3 Pinnings Sandy M Sandy M reporting Date Day Time Location Name Years 7:00 pm Downers Grove 4/10/2019 Wednesday Peg M 15 years GA In Room Nationwide Insurance Building 4/20/2019 Saturday 9:00 am In Room Cherry Valley Cherry Valley United Methodist Church Will R 1 year GA 9:30 am Oak Park 5/18/2019 Saturday Rich B 15 years GA Open New Spirit Community Church To schedule a pinning, please call or Sandy M at pinnings@gachicago.org or call Important: To ensure that the Supplies Chair(s) are aware of pins that need to be ordered, please advise the Pinning Chair if you need to order a pin(s) at least 6 weeks in advance to ensure they are received in time for your pinning. When you submit information for a pinning by please include (meeting room/location, date, and if you need a pin(s) in your ). Please ensure you include a phone number when submitting pinning requests in case of questions. Chicagoland GA Pinning Scheduling Guidelines: For a pinning event to be added to the pinning list, it requires submission to the Pinning Chairperson-Sandy M at least 30 days prior to the pinning date and preferably at least one day prior to the Intergroup meeting. Intergroup Reps can do this by ing or calling a submission to the Pinning Chairperson. It is recommended that no meeting schedule more than 1 pinning event in a 30 day period. This is done in order to prevent pinning events being scheduled on the same date in different meeting locations. Chicagoland Intergroup will pay for the pin once the pinnee has qualified to be added to the pinning list. The Intergroup Rep will be asked if the member requesting a pinning, by their own admission, has met all following requirement s to qualify. To be eligible to be pinned, a member must have (Per the Gamblers Anonymous Guidance Code, Article VII, Section 4 stating): Abstinence from gambling and regular attendance of at least thirty-nine (39) Gamblers Anonymous meetings (exceptions can be made, via group conscience decisions, for medical reasons and military stationed overseas) in the prior 12 months, by the member s own admission, is required for pinnings and for all successive anniversaries. Date of abstinence starts from your first meeting after your last bet. Pinning Format General Guidelines: Announce at beginning of pinning that As this is a program of anonymity, we ask that Family & Friends be mindful of this and ask before taking pictures. This is also why we provide first name and last initial only for GA members when introducing them. Announce prior to a collection being taken that: Donations will be accepted only from GA members. While we appreciate contributions offered, our organization is self-supporting. (See Unity step 7 regarding declining outside contributions.) Activities Jim N No report Anniversaries Donna M Donna M reporting The following anniversary was submitted for the April LifeLiner Jack C 3/5 7 yrs Elmhurst, IL You can provide information to anniversaries@gachicago.org or bring your information to Intergroup. When submitting names please indicate the first name, last initial, meeting room, clean date and how many years Deadline is the 18 th of the month. Budget Donna H No report Please Donna H with budget questions or suggestions at budget@gachicago.org. GA Chicagoland Website Sandy M and Cindy M No report Send information to info@gachicago.org Joys, Cares & Concerns Pat F and Bette M Bette M reporting

4 Cards were distributed for the pinnings and sympathy for Orland. As a reminder, please donate cards for use by Joys, Cares & Concerns. Meetings Paul A and Luke W Paul A reporting Spoke with Betsy about starting a new meeting in Matoon, IL Meetings closed Bolingbrook Friday 4/12; Elmhurst Sat 4/13; Elk Grove Village Thursday 4/18 Meetings needing support: Monday St. Mary, Chicago 6:30 pm Tuesday Edison Park, Chicago 7:00 pm (newly added) Wednesday Joliet (Spanish) 6:30 pm Wednesday Highland, IN 7:00 pm Thursday Lisle 7:00 pm Thursday Elk Grove Village 7:30 pm Friday St. Tars 12:30 pm Friday - South Chicago, Willa Rawls 6:30pm Romeoville meeting May 23 rd will have Lillian B as a speaker Romeoville meeting is looking for speakers; Contact Dan B. Please go to gachicago.org to see if meetings are open during bad weather Please get any information about closed meetings to info@gachicago.org to get it posted on the website Phone Service Ellen Z & Peggy H No report We are always looking for volunteers for the hours you are available. 6 months clean time is required. Information is on the website on how to be of service answering hotline calls. Please communicate any questions or concerns with the phone service to Ellen Z or Peggy H at Pressure Relief Dan B and Bob C Dan B reporting One financial pressure relief in Downers Grove The new book is out for Pressure Relief; there is a disclaimer in the book. Anyone doing a pressure relief needs to get the disclaimer signed. Pam E will check with ISO about being able to copy the disclaimer page. Motion made by Dan B second by Stan N to give a Pressure Relief booklet to every room. Motion passed. Please notify Dan B or Bob C, if you would like them to speak at your meeting about the different types of Pressure Relief programs and how they work. You can them at prgm@gachicago.org with your name, room and request. Public Relations Brian M and Brian B Brian B reporting Last month was Problem Gambling Awareness Month; sent out information to many organizations There is a Peoria Recovery Project in April; 5 hr. program dedicated to 12 step programs. It will be at the Peoria Civic Center. A 20-yr member from the Peoria GA meeting will be bringing information about GA to this event. In May, the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling will be meeting in Springfield. Brian B and Brian M plan to attend Trustees Reports Pam E Went to Lisle and Schaumburg for pinnings Fred L Absent Bob C Hinsdale, Algonquin and Lisle for pinnings Allen H Absent Holiday Party (2019) Sunday, December 1 st at St. John Church where Saturday Schaumburg meeting is held Picnic (2019) Allen H and Jim M No report Picnic is Sunday, July 28th Spirituality Conference 2019 Jim G, Susan J and Bob C No Report

5 Institutional Outreach Brian M and Mary D No Report Supplies Mary D & Elsa S Mary D reporting Please complete the forms in their entirety; Name, Room Location and Night of Meeting; if this is not completed, the order will not be filled. Mary requested that all orders be brought to IG instead of sending via . She doesn t check s. Reminder: Your room will need to place a Supply order for the pin(s) far enough ahead of time to ensure it is available for the pinning event. (Your room will not be charged for the pin this is a CIG expense). Please tell Pinning chairperson (Sandy M) if you need a pin and let a Supply chairperson (Mary W or Elsa S) know, as well. Treasurers Doug K & Tom H - Tom HK reporting During Intergroup, please ensure room contributions are submitted as soon as possible, contributions received after 8:00 p.m. do not allow for the treasury report to be completed before the end of the meeting. The following financial reports were made available to intergroup members in order to keep finances as transparent as possible. o Checking Account Balance The monthly report that includes every check issued, receipts deposited and funds held in trust was distributed. As of 4/9/19 we have available funds for CIG of $30, (this figure is the checking account balance less funds held in trust). Contribution Report (Listed by Room) April report is attached Documents details by room for ISO and CIG contributions and Supply purchases. Receipts are available if you bring in cash or if your room wants a receipt; otherwise they will be posted on the following month s handout. Please check the Contribution Report. Reps are responsible for ensuring it is correct. o Pinning report A hand out was provided for rooms with pinning funds. This report details pinning funds held in trust for rooms that have CIG holding their pinning money. Report shows there is currently $3, pinning funds held in trust. Reps are responsible for ensuring pinning funds held in trust for their rooms are correct. *Please only take a copy if your room has CIG holding your pinning fund. o Monthly Financial Transactions Summarizes MTD and YTD CIG costs and allocations of funds. o 04/09/2019 Intergroup Collections totaled $4, o Details were as follows: Intergroup Meeting Collection Donations Total CIG Donations $ $ CIG Total $ ISO Donations $ $ ISO Total $ Pinning Funds in Trust $ $ Supplies $ $ Spring Conference $ $ 2, Spirituality $ $.00 Bowling $ $ Conference Fundraiser $ $ TOTAL Pending Deposit as of 04/09/2019 $ $ 4, Donna M made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Kevin O seconded the motion. Motion passed. Bob D adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. All members joined hands and recited the Serenity Prayer.

6 CONTRIBUTION REPORT = APRIL 2018 CIG ISO SUPPLIES Group Name Month YTD Month YTD Month YTD Algonquin/Lake in the Hills - Christ United Methodist Church (Tuesday) Arlington Heights - NW Community Hospital (Monday) Aurora - Provena - Mercy Hospital (Monday) Aurora - Provena - Mercy Hospital (Wednesday) Bloomingdale - Church of Incarnation (Tuesday) Bolingbrook - Friendship United (Friday) Buffalo Grove (Friday) Burbank_Our Savior Lutheran (Wednesday) Burbank_Our Savior Lutheran (Thursday) Cherry Valley- (Saturday) Chicago - United Methodist (Tuesday) Chicago - St Mary Nazareth (Monday) Chicago - St John Church (Thursday) Chicago - St Tarcissus (Friday) Chicago Heights - Chicago Hts Church of the Nazarene Deefield Wednesday PM Downers Grove - Wednesday Downers Grove Thursday Downers Grove Saturday (Nationwide Insurance) Dyer, IN (St. Margaret Hospital) Edison Park - Lutheran Church (Tuesday) (Formerly Salvation Army) Elgin - Sherman Hosp (Sunday) Elk Grove Village - Alexian Brothers (Sunday) Elk Grove Village - St Nicholas Church (Thursday Elmhurst - Elmhurst Hospital (Saturday) Evanston - St Francis Hospital (Sunday) Forest Park (Friday) Hinsdale - New Day Center (Friday) Hinsdale - New Day Center (Saturday) Hoffman Estates - Alexian Brothers (Wednesday) Joliet - 1st Presbyterian Church (Monday) Joliet - Provena/St Joseph Med Ctr (Friday) Kankakee Lansing 1st Methodist Lisle -Trinity Lutheran Church (Monday) (Women's meeting) Lisle -Trinity Lutheran Church (Thursday) Morris Hospital (Monday) Naperville - Linden Oaks Hospital (Sunday) Norridge - Salvation Army Building (Monday) Oak Lawn - St Linus Catholic Church (Monday) Oak Park - Grateful House (Wednesday) (was Maywood) Oak Park - New Spirit Metro Community Church (Saturday) Orland Park - Orland Park Presbyterian (Thursday) Park Ridge - Saturday Literature Park Ridge - Lutheran General (Advocate Charitable Fdn) (Wednesday) Romeoville - Institute for Community (Tuesday) Schaumburg - St Marceline Church (Tuesday) Schaumburg / Bartlett(Saturday) St. Charles - Hosana Lutheran Church (Thursday) Willa Rawls Manor Waukegan/Gurnee (Thursday) Intergroup collections Bob C Trustee Total Collections , , ,494.42