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Published by North Orange County Central Office, 1661 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 1H, Fullerton, CA 92831
Volume 12 Issue 3
Alcoholics Anonymous
January/February 2015
Looking Back
By Dick C.
At the end of the year, I like to remember
where I came from and what life is like
today. Sometimes I do it in the form of a
poem as I did this year. (I’ll never cause
the great poets to turn in their graves).
Other times, I remember alone in my
thoughts. The process tends to ground
me in reality once again.
Invariably, a sense of gratitude sets in.
How could it not when looking back at
those years of alcoholic behavior? The
look-back also includes my childhood
complete with dreams, disappointments,
family life and all of the good and bad it
entails.
The baggage I inherited as a child, as well
as that which I willingly embraced as a
young adult, forged the home I created
for my own children. In my case, there is
not a lot to be proud of as I got sober in
my late forties and by that time my children were young adults living life on their
terms...which brings me back to where I
am today, starting a new year.
First and foremost is the fact that AA
has taught me to to aspire to rigorous
self honesty. That clarion call is easier
to give lip service to than it is to put into
practice. I fail regularly. Still, admitting
failure and once again pursuing that goal
is mandatory if I am to become the man
I aspire to.
North Orange County
Central Office
1661 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 1H
Fullerton, CA 92831
Open Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
January is the first of twelve months in
our calendar year and like the first of
the twelve steps in AA, the hindsight of
the past makes for a good jumping off
point into the future.
Continued on Page 3
It is rigorous honesty
Sat. & Sun. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
PHONE: (714) 773-4357 (24 hrs.)
FAX: (714) 773-0179
WEBSITE: www.aanoc.com
[email protected]
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
AA History
Why is a Sponsor Necessary?
NOCCO Financials
2
Jerry L.
Disruptive Members
3
The question comes up quite often why so much emphasis is placed on a sponsor
when the word is not used in the big book in the first 164 pages.
Events
4
Calendar
4
In the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous the biggest growth took place in Cleveland,
Ohio. In the book ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE on page 20 is anccount of
this phenomenal-growth. So many people were coming in that it became evident that
a scheme of personal sponsorship would have to be devised for the new people. Each
prospect was assigned an older A.A., who visited him at his home, or in the hospital,
instructed him on A.A. principles, and conducted him to his first meeting. But in the
face of many hundreds of pleas for help, the supply of elders could not possible match
the demand. Brand new A.A.’s, sober only a month or even a week had to sponsor
alcoholics still drying up in the hospitals.
Birthdays
5
Bulletin Board
6
Meeting Donations
7-8
Speaker Meetings
9
Happening at Central Office
10
Women’s Banquet Flier
11
Rockin Soberfest Flier
12
So although the word sponsor was not used in the first 164 pages it is evident why
they were, and are, still needed.
Watch these pages in future editions to see how the steps were taken in the early
years of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL OFFICE
OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GROUPS, INC.
Statement of Revenue and Expenses - Tax Basis
For the One Month and Eleven Months Ended
November 30, 2014 and 2013
Nov-14
2014
2013
2014
2013
Current Period
Amount
Current Period
Year To Date
Year To Date
Amount
Amount
Amount
Revenue
Sales
$
Donations - meetings
Donations - B-day / other
Donations - Faithful Five
Fundraisers - Events
Donations - Soberfest
- OC Convention
- Women's Banquet
Misc. Income
TOTAL REVENUE
$
4,975.00
3,171.66
10.00
85.00
3,136.61
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
$
4,366.75
2,551.94
0.00
120.00
3,685.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.06
$
57,945.01
40,887.75
1,411.28
1,581.00
9,579.61
4,820.00
3,800.00
800.00
4.60
53,047.51
39,693.50
3,974.10
790.00
11,358.12
0.00
0.00
2,000.00
7.36
11,378.30
$
10,723.75
$
120,829.25
110,870.59
$
5,149.80
$
5,494.15
$
40,800.06
38,352.15
$
6,228.50
$
5,229.60
$
80,029.19
72,518.44
Cost of Sales and Direct Costs
Total Cost of Sales
and Direct Costs
GROSS PROFIT
Operating Expenses
Total Operating
Expenses
6,168.21
6,380.65
73,643.91
70,539.98
Income From
Operations
60.29
(1,151.05)
6,385.28
1,978.46
NET INCOME(LOSS)
60.29
(1,151.05)
6,385.28
1,978.46
Opinions, letters and stories printed by the Anonymous Times are not to be attributed to Alcoholics Anonymous as a
whole, nor does publication constitute an endorsement by Alcoholics Anonymous, the North Orange County Central
Office, Intergroup or any group within Alcoholics Anonymous. All reprinted articles are printed with permission.
Editor/Layout: Paul H.
Regular contributors: Jack H.
NOCCO Board Oversite Committee: Steve.
Chief Proofreader: 86 proof
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Disruptive Members at A.A.
Meetings
From Box 459, Fall 2010
There is always a lot of confusion and
indecision when a meeting is visited by
a troublesome individual who can create a problem for a meeting. A.A. has
provided an answer and solution for
this problem in their Box 459, Fall 2010,
page 4 •
from Box 459, Fall 2010,
In the Big Book, the chapter “Working
with Others,” lists some possibilities
that may occur when an A.A. adopts
the attitude that “Helping others is the
foundation stone of your recovery.”
Helping a drunk may mean “. . . innumerable trips to police courts, sanitariums, hospitals, jails and asylums ....
Another time you may have to send for
the police or an ambulance. Occasion-
ally you will have to meet such conditions.” (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 97)
In short, during the course of laying
the foundation stone of recovery and
helping others, an A.A. may find him
or herself with a troublesome member.
In meetings, where A.A.s find other
drunks to work with, the possibilities
described in helping drunks are also
present, and, occasionally, members
disrupt meetings.
Although A.A.s strive to adopt certain
attitudes and behaviors, such as “Love
and tolerance of others is our code”
(ibid. p. 84), members sometimes find
that a troublesome individual’s behavior is so violent or threatening that it
has becomee difficult or impossible for
the group to fulfill its primary purpose
of carrying the A.A. message. Fur-
Looking Back ... From Page 1
that demands I acknowledge the past
and accept unconditional responsibility
for my behavior. Not unlike Step One,
“We admitted we were powerless over
alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.”
The past is done, a fait accompli, we
are now faced with creating a better
future.
I saw a lead-in to a news story the other
day where a 17-year-old committed suicide and left a note saying, “I want my
death to mean something.” I could not
help but think the brief fame resulting
from a public suicide is tragically misguided as well as short lived.
As we embrace step one in a moment of
clarity, we embark on a journey to a new
life. And that is precisely what creates a
legacy that has meaning over generations. It is “our life” that we want to have
meaning, not the finality of death.
The reclaimed lives of alcoholics can,
and do, change lives for generations in
our own families and by our influence
on others. It is redemption manifested in
an inspired and undeniable message of
hope for those who may feel hopeless.
I urge you to embrace January and the
new year with renewed commitment
to the twelve steps. One day at a time,
face life and its challenges and learn
to enjoy the challenge. You have been
blessed where others have not had the
opportunity. Let the journey begin.
Stay sober, practice the principles in all
your affairs to the best of your ability,
and your children and theirs will be
blessed by the body of your life’s work.
thermore, Tradition One reminds the
group that “Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a
great whole. A.A. must continue to live
or most of us will surely die. Hence our
common welfare comes first.” (Twelve
Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 189)
How a group handles disruptive and/or
threatening members can cause conflict and controversy, so many group
members rely upon the shared experience of others who have successfully
dealt with a similar situation. Often,
groups or group members contact the
General Service Office regarding disruptive members at A.A. meetings. G.S.O.,
in addition to upholding actions of our
Conference and board, also functions
as a repository for the shared experience of A.A. groups.
Some groups have shared suggestions
on how to handle disruptive behavior.
One group recommends that a member
first approach the individual, informally
and one-on-one, in order to discuss the
problem and look for solutions. This
group reminds one another to let the
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
guide all communication, striving always to place principles before personalities and to treat all with kindliness,
patience, compassion, tolerance, and
love.
In another example, one group shared
how they dealt with disruptive and/or
threatening members who did not respond to polite requests or one-on-one
approaches: The group set up a group
conscience/business meeting and, prior to all discussion, agreed to the following format: 1.) Each member can
speak only twice on each topic, and 2.)
Each member can share for only two
minutes at a time. Further, the group
also found it helpful to define a disruptive/threatening member as anyone
who interrupts the good orderly direction of the meeting so that the message of Alcoholics Anonymous cannot
be carried. A disruptive and/or threatening member was also defined as one
whose actions
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UPCOMING
EVENTS!
30th AA Convention
Slated for April 3-5
“Community of Unity in 2015” is the theme of the 30th annual
Orange County AA Convention with Alanon participation, to
be held April 3, 4 and 5 at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa.
Open planning meetings are being held at St. Olaf Lutheran
Church, 12432 Ninth St., Garden Grove (new location) on the
third Wednesday of each month. The next meetings will be
held on January 21 and February 18 beginning at 7:30 p.m. A
final meeting will be held at the hotel on March 18.
As always, if you can talk, stand, sit, smile, saw, paint, hammer,
drive, file, type, count or tell jokes, your help is welcome. Visit
www.ocaac.org for more information.
12-Step Journey is
Planned May 15-17
A three-day discussion of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held May 15, 16 and 17 in Los Angeles. Billed as
“Woodstock West – a Journey through the 12 Steps of A.A.,”
the event will feature several speakers discussing their experience with a given step.
Cost to attend Woodstock West is $100 and includes a Saturday night banquet and Sunday morning breakfast. The event
will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, LAX; 9750 Airport
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045.
Visit woodstockwest.org for more information, a complete
schedule and to register.
CHECK IT OUT – DUDE!
YOUNG PEOPLE’S A.A. MEETINGS!
Sunday
Anaheim
12+12 Young People
8 p.m.
202 W. Broadway (@
Lemon)
Fountain
Valley
Youth in Recovery
1 p.m.
16581 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA
Orange
Young People’s Discussion 7 p.m.
820 W. Town &
Country Rd. (Mariposa
Women’s Center),
New Lease on Life
12:15 p.m.
2144 Thurin St @ Victoria St (Grange Hall)
Women’s Monday
FUNDAY 8 p.m.
420 W. 19th St. (1st
Methodist Church
near Triangle Square),
Wild Bunch Men’s
Step Study 7:30 p.m.
5001 Newport Coast
Dr c/s Bonita Cyn
(Mariners Church-Port
Kid Zone room)
New Lease on Life
12:15 p.m.
2144 Thurin St @ Victoria St (Grange Hall)
Topic Discussion
8 p.m.
18372 Lemon Drive
@ imperial Hwy (1st
Baptist Church)
We are Not Saints
3 p.m.
2701 Fairview Rd. (Student Health Center
Rm. 108)
Anaheim
Hills
Discussion 8 p.m.
411 Lakeview Ave.
(@91 Freeway Medical
Office building in basement)
Huntington
Beach
Seacliff 7 p.m.
225 7th St. Garage #1
Tustin
Turning the Corner
7:30 p.m.
1221 Wass St, 92780
Newport
Beach
Hoag Hut Speaker
201 Newport Blvd.
Long Beach
Nite Owls 10:30 p.m. 4019 E. 4th St.
Monday
Costa Mesa
Irvine
Tuesday
Costa Mesa
12:15 p.m.
Wednesday
Yorba Linda
Thursday
Costa Mesa
Friday
Saturday
Events listed here are presented
solely as a service to our readers, not
as an endorsement by North Orange
County Central Office.
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Calendar of Events
January 15-18, 2015: The Joy of Living 25th Anniversary
River Roundup -- Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel &
Casino www.rcco-aa.org.
January 23-25, 2015: 21st Annual, Gratitude Weekend
Highland Springs Resort: 10600 Highland Springs Ave.
Cherry Valley CA 92223 www.hsresort.com
Alcoholic Women Only -- Contacts: Gloria G. 562-418-2371
[email protected]
Marianne F. 714-960-0959
April 2 - 5, 2015
38th Annual San Diego Spring Round Up
Town & Country Resort Hotel www.SanDiegoSpringRoundUp.com
May 15 - 17, 2015: 34th Annual H&I Conference
Holiday Inn: 14299 Firestone Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638
www.socalhandi.org
BIRTHDAY DONATIONS
Fancy Nancy R.
Mary B.
Julie L.
Sandra M.
Keith
Cindy Q.
Amanda F.
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PUBLISH YOUR BIRTHDAY or
SOBRIETY STORY TODAY!
To publish your birthday, send us your name, sobriety date and your contribution check (DO NOT SEND
CASH) in the mail to: North Orange County Central
Office, 1661 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 1H; Fullerton, CA,
92831. Email: offi[email protected].
Call central Office at (714) 773-4357 to add your event.
AA’s 12 Concepts
The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by
A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and were adopted by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1962.
The Concepts are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service
structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and
experience. Last issue we printed concepts 9 and 10.
11. The trustees should always have the best possible committees, corporate service directors, executives, staffs, and
consultants. Composition,qualifications, induction procedures, and rights and duties will alwaysbe matters of serious
concern.
12. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A.
tradition,taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power;that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle;that it place none of
its members in a position of unqualified authorityover others;
that it reach all important decisions by discussion, vote,and
whenever possible, by substantial unanimity; that its actions
neverbe personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that itnever perform acts of government, and that,
like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in
thought and action.
The text of the complete Concepts is printed in The A.A. Service Manual/Twelve Concepts for World Service (BM-31).
Central Office News
District 15 has new mailing address
District 15 has a new mailing address. It is P.O. Box 1491,
Brea, CA 92822-1491. An update will be made to the next
Orange County A.A. meeting directory.
Also, volunteers are needed for call forwarding to ensure
that the phones at North Orange County Central Office are
answered 24-7.
Please call Central Office at (714) 773-4357 or stop by a
1661 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 1H, Fullerton, CA.
Call for Volunteers!
Central Office took 627 calls in October-November
316 were from men
311 were from women
Keep up the great work — YOU
make a difference!
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NOC Central Office BULLETIN BOARD
NOCPIC
2ND WEDNESDAY
January 14 and February 11
INTERGROUP
2ND WEDNESDAY
January 14 and February 11
Orange County Hospitals and
Institutions Committee
North Orange County Public
Information Committee
North Orange County
Intergroup Association
Intergroup
2nd Sunday of each month.
Institutions Committee: 4-5 pm
(Orientation at 3:15 pm)
Learn about sharing the message with
Non-A.A. people like high school and
college students.
Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at NOCCO
1661 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 1H,
Fullerton. If you have questions, call
Brian K. 714-658-4581
H&I
2ND SUNDAY
January 11 and February 8
Hospitals Committee: 6-7 pm
(Orientation at 5:15 pm)
Garden Grove Alano Club
9845 Belfast, Garden Grove
Call (949) 278-5173
Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the
2nd Wednesday of every month at
109 E. Wilshire, Fullerton
(First Christian Church)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL CENTRAL OFFICE AT (714) 773-4357
Much AA Information at www.aanoc.com
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Anonymous World Services Organization, Southern California GSR Service Area 9
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YTD Meeting Contributions through November
City
Day/Time
Meeting
Anaheim
Sunday 10:30
a.m.
24 Hr. Group Speaker
Anaheim
Sunday 8 p.m.
Fireside Speaker
Anaheim
Monday 12 p.m.
Nooner’s BB Step Study
Anaheim
Monday 5:30
p.m.
Primary Purpose
Anaheim
Tuesday 7:30
p.m.
Big Book Women’s Part.
Anaheim
Tuesday 8 p.m.
TNT&T
Anaheim
Thursday 7:30
p.m.
We Got A Coffee Pot
Men’s
70.00
Friday noon
Women’s Big Book Study
35.52
Anaheim
Friday 6:30 p.m.
Gratitude Is An Action
134.32
Anaheim
Saturday 7:30
a.m.
Eye Opener Table
Pounding
71.44
Anaheim
Saturday 8:30
a.m.
It’s In The Book
Brea
Monday 10 a.m.
Women’s Discussion
Brea
Monday 5:30
p.m.
12 & 12
210.00
550.00
Brea
Tuesday 10:30
a.m.
Daily Reflections
Womens
65.52
165.52
Brea
Tuesday 5:30
p.m.
Men’s Topic Discussion
54.00
194.00
Brea
Tuesday 5:30
p.m.
Women’s 10 Step HH
80.00
270.00
Brea
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Step Study Workshop
30.00
120.00
Brea
Wednesday
10:30 a.m.
Women’s As Bill See’s It
60.00
60.00
Brea
Wednesday 5:30
p.m.
As Bill See’s It
60.00
Brea
Wednesday
6:45P
Daily Reflections/
Women’s
126.28
Brea
Thursday 10:30
a.m.
Step Sisters Step Study
261.90
Brea
Thursday 5:30
p.m.
Living In The Solution
Brea
Thursday 5:30
p.m.
Women’s BB Study
69.37
Brea
Friday. 5:30 p.m.
Big Book Study
299.00
Brea
Friday 8 p.m.
Men’s
300.00
Brea
Saturday 10:30
a.m.
Womens AA Step
60.00
414.65
Buena Park
Monday 7:30
p.m.
Monday Nite Topic Disc
140.00
340.00
Anaheim
Buena Park
Friday 8 p.m.
Oct-14
Nov-14
Total YTD
Fullerton
Sunday 6p.m.
How It Works
44.00
20.00
85.00
Fullerton
Monday 10:30
a.m.
Morning Glories
361.00
180.00
Fullerton
Monday 11:30
a.m.
Discussion
24.50
Fullerton
Monday 6 p.m.
Fullerton Big Book
10.00
Fullerton
Monday 6 p.m.
Cat’s On The Roof
120.00
Fullerton
Monday 6 p.m.
Monday Nite Men’s
@ FAC
100.00
310.00
95.00
Fullerton
Monday 8 p.m.
Big Book Study
105.00
175.00
315.00
Fullerton
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Men’s AA Study
70.00
175.00
Fullerton
Tuesday 7:30
p.m.
Men’s Downtown 12x12
75.00
187.50
Fullerton
Wednesday 2
p.m.
Women’s Coffee Talk
Fullerton
Wednesday 6
p.m.
Show Up & Grow Up
65.00
Fullerton
Thursday 5:30
p.m.
Women’s BB Study
50.02
Fullerton
Thursday 7:30
p.m.
Kitchen Table Meeting
40.00
Fullerton
Thursday 8 p.m.
Men’s Participation
(Mo’s)
Fullerton
Friday 11:30
a.m.
Participation
Fullerton
Friday 6 p.m.
Singles For Sobriety
Fullerton
Friday 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Hit & Run
Fullerton
Friday 8 p.m.
Downtown Fullerton
Speaker
Fullerton
Saturday 9:30
a.m.
Feelings
63.00
119.00
Fullerton
Saturday 2 p.m.
Hot Topic
103.60
163.60
Fullerton
Saturday 4:30
p.m.
Here & Now
Fullerton
Saturday 6 p.m.
Saturday Night Live
Fullerton
Saturday 6:30
p.m.
Sober Times
Garden Gr
Sunday
Sunday Night Disaster
224.93
Garden Gr
Sunday 6:30
a.m.
Whole Book Study
28.35
Garden Gr
Sunday noon
Participation
110.00
Garden Gr
Monday 7 p.m.
Primary Purpose Book St
21.00
Garden Gr
Tuesday 12
noon
No Whining Group
100.00
Garden Gr
Thursday 6 a.m.
Attitude Adjustment
21.00
260.42
Hunt Bch
Daily 7 p.m.
Triangle Group
40.00
La Habra
Sunday 10:30
a.m.
Participation
La Habra
Sunday 7:30
p.m.
Sober Sunday
La Habra
Sunday 7:30
p.m.
Sunday Night Book
Study
La Habra
Sunday 8 p.m.
Men’s Big Book Study
La Habra
Tuesday 8 p.m.
Participation
50.00
360.00
La Habra
Wednesday 7:30
p.m.
La Habra Men’s Stag
70.00
690.00
La Habra
Thursday 8 p.m.
Participation
La Habra
Friday 8 p.m.
Friday Night Beginners
112.70
429.80
140.00
97.00
38.00
50.00
Friday Nite Discussion
342.82
351.03
183.00
78.00
70.00
744.27
380.00
Cypress
Sunday 6 p.m.
11 Step Spiritual Growth
160.00
Cypress
Tuesday 6 p.m.
Happy Hour
200.00
Cypress
Tuesday 7:30
p.m.
Big Book Study
154.00
Cypress
Friday 8 p.m.
Lunatic Fringe
Cypress
Saturday 7:30
p.m.
Open Topic
Fullerton
Daily 6 a.m.
Attitude Modification
Fullerton
Sunday 10:30
a.m.
Sunday Morning
Speaker
104.00
Fullerton
Sunday 5:30
p.m.
Women’s Step Study
49.20
200.00
500.00
125.00
90.00
1,440.00
136.67
75.00
195.00
80.00
1,083.00
35.00
28.30
35.00
111.46
175.00
70.00
430.00
70.00
20.00
20.00
45.00
21.00
160.00
36.00
279.75
40.00
50.00
90.00
100.00
180.00
150.00
150.00
800.00
See page 8
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Meeting Donations ... From Page 7
La Habra
Friday 8 p.m.
Friday Night Speakers
100.00
480.00
Seal Beach
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Drunks R Us
La Mirada
Sunday 8 p.m.
Men’s Big Book Study
73.82
186.82
Tustin
Monday 9 a.m.
Women’s Utility Group
La Mirada
Tuesday 8 p.m.
Winner’s Circle
40.00
70.00
Villa Park
Daily 7:30 a.m.
24 Hr. Group
91.62
466.05
Los Alamitos
Daily 7 a.m.
Surrender Is Freedom
120.00
1,645.00
Whittier
Sunday 8 p.m.
Sunday Night Step Study
15.00
95.00
Whittier
M-F 7 a.m.
Attitude Adjustment
50.00
Los Alamitos
Sunday 6 p.m.
Big Book Study
60.00
Whittier
Monday 7 p.m.
As Bill See’s It
38.00
Los Alamitos
Wednesday 8
p.m.
Sobriety 1st
75.00
Whittier
Monday 7:30
p.m.
Bill’s Friends - Mens
25.00
Los Alamitos
Saturday 6 p.m.
Saturday Night Lite
150.00
Whittier
Tuesday 7 p.m.
No Nonsense 12 x 12
Whittier
Tuesday 8 p.m.
Winner’s Circle
25.00
Orange
Sunday 8:30
a.m.
Attitude Adjustment
Whittier
Wednesday 7
p.m.
As Bill See’s It
50.00
Orange
Sunday 11 a.m.
Book Study
Whittier
50.00
Monday 5:30
p.m.
Rush Hour
200.00
Wednesday 7
p.m.
Women’s Winners
Orange
Whittier
M-F 5:30 p.m.
Tustin Rush Hour
60.00
Wednesday 7
p.m.
Participation
Orange
Orange
Monday 7 p.m.
Women’s E/S/H
293.00
Whittier
Thursday 6:30
p.m.
Happy Hour Big Book
Orange
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Orange - Tustin Group
126.43
Orange
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Old School History
25.00
Orange
Wednesday 5:30
p.m.
Rush Hour
300.00
Orange
Wednesday 7
p.m.
Easy Does It
Orange
Wednesday 7
p.m.
Name In The Hat
150.00
Orange
Thursday 6:30
a.m.
Early Bird Discussion
200.00
Orange
Thursday 5:30
p.m.
Rush Hour
Orange
Thursday 7 p.m.
Men’s
Orange
Thursday 7 p.m.
Thursday Night Book
Study
Orange
Thursday 7:30
p.m.
All About Me Men’s Stag
454.09
Orange
Friday 6:30 a.m.
Smashing Donuts
154.00
Orange
Friday 12 p.m.
Quality Serenity
Orange
Friday 5:30 p.m.
Rush Hour
Orange
Friday 8 p.m.
No Puffers Speakers
Orange
Friday 7 p.m.
OC Friday Nite Roaming
Couples
Orange
Saturday 8:30
a.m.
Participation
Orange
Orange
Orange
Placentia
Placentia
Placentia
Saturday 6 p.m.
?????
?????
90.00
175.00
60.00
100.00
165.00
75.00
300.00
25.00
25.00
171.00
Thursday 8 p.m.
Thursday Book Study
Big Book Study
Whittier
Saturday
10:30 A
Women’s Acceptance
Whittier
Saturday 7:30
p.m.
Whittier Saturday Night
Speaker
Yorba Linda
Daily 6 A
Attitude Modification
Yorba Linda
Monday 7 p.m.
Men’s
Yorba Linda
Tuesday 7:30
p.m.
Y.L. Closed Women’s
Yorba Linda
Tuesday 8 p.m.
Ohio Street Winners
Yorba Linda
Wednesday 12
p.m.
Noontimers
Yorba Linda
Wednesday 7
p.m.
Women’s Big Book Study
126.00
522.00
Yorba Linda
Wednesday 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday Night Book
60.00
300.00
255.00
Yorba Linda
Thursday 7 p.m.
Solutions - Women’s
70.00
315.00
210.00
Yorba Linda
Thursday 7:30
p.m.
Y.L. Thursday Participation
Yorba Linda
Friday 12 p.m.
Daily Reflections
Yorba Linda
Friday 8 p.m.
Friday Nite Ohio Winners Circle
275.00
300.00
720.00
350.00
40.00
162661
150.00
711332
187.50
50.00
800.00
???
660951
123.50
**no info**
**no info**
25.00
**no info**
Not A Glum Lot
**no info**
Sunshine Pumpers
Monday 7 p.m.
Men’s SRSTO
Placentia
Monday 8 p.m.
Unmanagables
Placentia
Thursday 10:30
a.m.
Women’s Stepping
Stones
Santa Ana
Wednesday 8
p.m.
Cooper Discussion
30.00
Santa Ana
Saturday 8 p.m.
Cooper Speaker
15.00
TOTAL GROUPS:
326.00
280.00
100.00
500.00
600.00
???
35.00
Placentia
375.00
170.00
649350
400.00
952.00
100.00
156925
Beginners Sober Start
467.50
252.00
???
Monday 6:30
p.m.
180.00
87.50
???
100.00
6,424.55
208.00
50.00
Placentia Sunday Night
332.50
25.00
210.00
Sunday 7:30
p.m.
200.00
50.00
60.00
Friendship Club
100.00
75.00
40.00
625.72
Winner’s Circle
Right Start
25.00
220.00
???
Sunday 8:30
a.m.
50.00
Friday 7 p.m.
353.96
Hart Park Newcomers
60.00
Whittier
42.00
210.00
60.00
Whittier
230.00
42.00
28.00
70.00
35.00
123.50
65.00
385.05
60.00
60.00
3,319.14
3,171.66
40,911.75
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SPEAKER MEETINGS: January/February 2015
Anonymous Times would like to publish your list of speakers for January/February, 2015.
Deadline for publication is February 15, 2015. Email: [email protected]
Friday
8 p.m.
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February. 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
Downtown Speakers (1 Hour)
109 E. Wilshire, Fullerton 92632 (1st
Christian Church)
Pittsburg Dave, Buena Park
Kevin T., Stanton
Lavinia D., Buena Park
Kathy H., Fullerton
Jimmy D., Malibu
TBA
Lorenzo D., Fullerton
Tullete B., Fullerton
Debbie C., Whittier
Jerome Scott, Corona
Norma M., Long Beach
Jared F., Anaheim
Friday
8 p.m.
January 2
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
La Habra Speaker
631 North Euclid St., La Habra, CA 90631
Hiro S., Long Beach
Tree House Dave, La Crescenta
Judy E., Norwalk
Pat P., Los Angeles
Adam T., Los Angeles
Gloria V., El Monte
Noel M., Huntington Beach
Dianne A., Chatsworth
Joseph F., Westchester
Tina A., Torrance
Demetrius, Bell Flower
Brian G., Fullerton
Cyndi C., Laguna Nigel
Friday
8 p.m.
Friday Night No Puffers
Community of Christ Church
395 S. Tustin, Tustin
Fred L., Brea
Roger Mc., Huntington Beach
Matt W., Tustin
Aaron S., Cypress
Aaron H., Garden Grove
January 2
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
Sunday
10:30 a.m.
January 4
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
Fullerton Alano Center
530 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton
Wendi T., Aliso Viejo
Quincy J., Encino
John N, Huntington Beach
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
Mike R., Palm Springs
Dyanne G., Huntington Beach
Dan R., LA
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
Father Leo, Sunset Beach/Seal Beach
Trish M., San Clemente
Patti O., Mission Viejo
Jim W., Costa Mesa
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
Sunday
Fireside Speaker Meeting
8 p.m.
641 S. Western Ave. Anaheim CA 92804
Hear a great speaker share about sobriety every Sunday.
Wednesday Fullerton Alano Center
8 p.m.
530 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton
Hear a great speaker share about sobriety every Wednesday.
Thursday
Pioneer Speaker
8 p.m.
202 W. Broadway, Anaheim
Hear a great speaker share about sobriety every Thursday.
Saturday
Liverpool Speaker
8 p.m.
4861 Liverpool @ Yorba Linda Blvd
Hear a great speaker share about sobriety every Saturday.
Saturday
Oddfellows Speaker
8 p.m.
109 E. Wilshire, Fullerton 92632
Hear a great speaker share about sobriety every Saturday.
T
o include meetings, we need your
speaker lists by February 15, 2015.
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Disruptive Members
...From Page 3
frighten newcomers so that they cannot hear the A.A. message. Under
these circumstances, the disruptive
A.A. member is asked to attend the
group conscience/business meeting.
Whether or not he or she attends, the
group discusses the problem. If present, the procedure is explained to the
disruptive member. The disruptive
member may be asked to stop attending the meeting for a specific period of
time.
In the above instance, the member is
not being “thrown out” of A.A., just
asked not to attend the meeting. The
First Tradition assures A.A.s that no
member “can compel another to do
anything; nobody can be punished or
expelled.” (Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions, p. 129) It is always hoped
that the individual member will see the
difficulty as an opportunity for personal growth and will attend other meetings in the area in order to maintain his
or her sobriety. Usually, this sort of action is taken as a last resort—after an
individual has been asked to change
his or her behavior.
Bill W., who always emphasized the
loving, helpful, and tolerant attitude
A.A. members should show each other,
wrote in a letter in 1969: “This amount
of charity does not mean that we can
not exclude those who disturb meetings or seriously interfere with the
functioning of the group. Such people
can be asked to quiet down or go elsewhere, or, to come back when they are
better able to participate.”
Indeed, Bill W. was no stranger to tumult, controversy, or disturbances at
A.A. meetings. He also had faith that
growth and good could come out of
trouble. In Alcoholics Anonymous
Comes of Age, he writes, “Within A.A.,
I suppose, we shall always quarrel a
good bit. Mostly, I think, about how
to do the greatest good for the greatest number of drunks. Surmounting
such problems, in A.A.’s rather rugged
school of life, is a healthy exercise.
Chattin With Cathy
Happening at Central Office
Happy New Year 2015!!!! ~ Happy 80th
Birthday Alcoholics Anonymous
75th ANNIVERSARY BOOKS $12.00 +
tax:
On behalf of all of us here at NOCCO,
I am pleased to report that we ended
in the BLACK for the 3rd year in a row,
thanks to all of your meeting donations
and to the membership support of our
fundraising events – we have the best
AA in the world!!
Come on in and purchase one of these
beautiful limited edition books, they
will only be in print until the 2015
International Convention.
With this being our 80th year, we are
planning a blowout 80th Birthday/
Founders Day Picnic in June this year,
stay tuned for more information.
Please join me in a heartfelt thank you
to the outgoing NOCCO Board 2013 /
2014 of directors.
As you know, our board is made up of
seven (7) volunteers who give up much
of their personal time to make sure the
doors of your
y
central office stay open
and everything runs smoothly.
MEETING/GROUP DONATIONS
Your group contributions help to ensure that our phones are answered 24
Hours A Day, 7 Days A Week. Monthly
donation spreadsheets are uploaded to
our website @ www.aanoc.com as well
as posted in our AA Times Newsletters.
If your group donation is not posted,
email me at officemanager@aanoc.
g @
com. We have pre-printed donation
coupons with self-addressed envelopes
for your convenience.
FAITHFUL 5’ER / BIRTHDAY / INDIVIDUAL / IN MEMORY OF CONTRIBUTIONS
EVENTS:
It’s Rockin’ Soberfest time again, we
help the Soberfest committee by
selling tickets here at Central Office,
and the event is Saturday, February
14, 2015. Last year Rockin’ Soberfest
donated $4,800.00 to NOCCO; the goal
this year is $5,000.00!! Please join us
for a delightful evening of good food,
great fellowship, wonderful speakers,
raffle prizes and a dance too!
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL
OFFICE will be manning the Central
Office booth at the 30th Annual Orange
County Alcoholics Anonymous Convention, April 3–5, 2015. Please stop by
and say hi.
Celebrate the 80th Birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous in Atlanta, Georgia, July
2 – 5, 2015, information available on
G.S.O.’s A.A. website @ www.aa.orgg,
click on the 2015 International Convention logo
If you would like to join our Faithful
5’er Club, please be sure to fill out a
coupon and mail in the self-addressed
envelope. If you would like to make
a Birthday, individual or “in memory
of” contribution, please note what the
contribution is for when you send the
contribution in.
May God Bless You and Keep You as we
trudge the Road Of Happy Destiny!
In gratitude,
Cathy
Dont Drink - Be
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Spaghetti Dinner!
Speaker Meeting!
Georgia B - La Crescenta
Dance! Music by DJ Connection!
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8530 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, CA
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Saturday, February 14, 2015, 5:30pm to 12:30am
Tickets available at: North Orange County Central Office, 1661 E. Chapman Ave. #1H, Fullerton, 92831
OR Mail to: 5196 Dover Dr., La Palma, CA 90623
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Rockin’ Soberfest
For more information or to volunteer: Please call Dennis D. (323) 855-0206,
contact NOCCO at (714) 773-4357, or e-mail [email protected]
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We are not a glum lot!
$ 2 0 .0 0 p e r p e r s o n . I n c lu d e s d in n e r , m e e t in g a n d d a n c e
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