Intergroup District 17, Inc. 1815 NE 19th Ave. Ste. B, Ocala, FL 34470 ~ (352) 867-0660

Email: aaocalaintergroup@gmail.com Website: aaocalamarion.org

Intergroup Rep / Steering Committee meeting, Sun., July 31st at the Intergroup Office

Hours of operation

Mon.- Fri. 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday 10 am to 2 pm

Office Closed July 4th and Sept. 5th

Group May YTD Total Group May YTD Total

11th Step 0 175.00 Last Call 0 54.84

All You Need 0 184.84 Living Sober 0 69.64

Anonymity 0 7.03 Lunch Bunch 0 185.84

Attitude Adjustment 0 1.23 Mending Fences 0 1.99

Belleview Group 0 319.76 New Attitudes 0 4.41

Belleview Eye Opener 4.00 161.81 No Name Group 5.00 26.00

Birthday Club 33.00 473.00 Now What Group 0 3.68

Breakfast Club 500.25 2,445.93 Ocala Group 58.36 663.88

By the Book 0 50.00 Ocala Men's Group 0 350.00

Cabin in the Woods 0 350.00 One Day at a Time 4.78 1,452.27

Came to Believe 0 3.33 Perspectives II 0 2.84

Carry the Message 4th Dimension 0 101.27 Primary Purpose 0 192.12

Conscious Contact 0 207.19 Rainbow Group 0 2.00

District 17 5.85 273.59 Shores of Sobriety 0 3.00

District 17 Storage 0 805.00 Sober Yankees 171.26 171.26

Emotional Balance 0 49.00 Start a New Life 0 85.00

Eureka Group 0 19.34 Step Right Up 0 2.60

Experience, Strength, & Hope 0 100.00 Stop Whining & Sober Up 110.00 400.14

Fort McCoy 0 47.56 Strength in Numbers 0 73.00

Forest Men's Group 0 130.00 The Healing Group 0 100.00

Fountain of Gratitude 0 19.74 The Who 4th Dimension 0 50.00

Free to Be 2.00 248.68 Thursday Night Step 0 175.00

God's Way 50.00 200.46 TLC 0 9.79

Grace Group 0 9.50 Unity Place 0 1.22

Grateful Gals 37.00 163.56 Unity, Service, & Recovery 0 1.00

Happy, Joyous, & Free 337.00 3,237.64 We Give Up 150.50 421.20

Headstart 152.91 1,043.66 Weir Crazy 0 325.38

Heavy Hitters 0 22.00 Women’s Corrections 0 17.00

Individual 37.24 1,084.63 Women's Heavy Hitters 0 42.68

Into Action 4th Dimension 0 50.00 Young People's Group 0 3.00

It's Not Them 0 1.00 TOTAL 1,659.15 16,702.17

Intergroup Contributions Fiscal Year 6/ 1/15-5/31/16

50% Intergroup District 17

1815 NE 19th Ave. Ocala, FL 34470

30% General Service Office

P.O. Box 459 Grand Central Station

New York, NY 10163

10% North Florida Area Conference

P.O. Box 291634

Port Orange, FL 32129

10% to District 17

P.O. Box 3081

Ocala, Fl. 34474

Some individual members choose

to provide financial support Inter-

group 17 in various ways.

Faithful Fivers: $5 each month.

Double Nickel: $10 each month.

Birthday Club Members: $1 or

more per year of sobriety on their

AA “birthday.”

How Groups and Individuals Support the Work of AA

UNITY Tradition Seven (long form): “The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members. We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that ac-ceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatev-er, is unwise. Then, too, we view with much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose. Experience has often warned us that nothing can so surely destroy our spiritual heritage as futile disputes over property, money, and authority.”

SERVICE

Concept Seven (long form): “The Conference

recognizes that the Charter and the Bylaws of the

General Service Board are legal instruments: that the

Trustees are thereby fully empowered to manage

and conduct all of the world service affairs of Alco-

holics Anonymous. It is further understood that the

Conference Charter itself is not a legal document:

that it relies instead upon the force of tradition and

the power of the A. A. purse for its final effective-

ness .”

RECOVERY

Step Seven: “ Humbly asked Him to remove

our shortcomings. ”

Type of Change Address Day/Time Meeting Type

Format Ocala Group Mon. 12:00 pm Primary Purpose Big Book

Open Discussion

Format Ocala Group Mon. 8:00 pm Open Discussion

Format Ocala Group Wed. 7:00 pm Closed Discussion

Format Ocala Group Sat. 1:00 pm Open Discussion

NEW TLC Sun. 8:00 pm Open Step

NEW Altering Egos

Open Circle MCC 12332 US 301

Wed. 2:00 pm 1st Wed., OD, OStp/ Tr, 3rd Wed., OSpk, 4th OBB, 5th Chairperson’s

Choice

Address

New Attitudes Group Grace

Episcopal 503 SE Broadway St.,

Ocala, FL 34471

Fri. 7:30 pm Open Discussion

Address

New Attitudes Group Grace

Episcopal 503 SE Broadway St.,

Ocala, FL 34471

Tues. 8:00 pm Open Ask It Basket

Meetings: NEW, CHANGED, OR CANCELLED

INTERGROUP OFFICE LOG

DESCRIPTION May

2016

May

2015

12 Step 4 9

Meeting Information 94 87

Office Transactions 75 76

Miscellaneous 95 145

Visitor 27 28

Al-Anon 1 2

July 8th – 10th Fri. – Sun. ~ Wyndham Garden Gainesville 2900 SW 13 St., Gainesville, FL 32608

Phone: (352) 377-4000 To book a room you need to call hotel with code NFAC

District 17 DCM Rick D. and Wayne C. of the Grace Group will be giving a presentation for the Area

Archives workshop on the history of Alcoholics Anonymous in Ocala on Sat., July 9th at 10:00am

We Give Up Group’s Eighth Anniversary Eat ‘n Speak

Monday, July 18, 2016 Ascension Lutheran

ChurchPulled pork dinner 5:30 pm 5730 SE 28th Street

Guest speaker Tony P. to follow Ocala, Florida 34480

Dinner is free. Desserts welcome. Donations appreciated.

Corner of Baseline & SE 28th St.

http://area15aa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/60th-FL-State-Convention-Flyer-1.pdf

Congratulations July Birthdays! This issue we celebrate anniversaries of our local AA members that

add up to a collective 491 years. That’s 179,215 days of sobriety one

day at a time!

Nicole R. 1 year Olivia G. 1 year Hugh R. 1 year Dennis H. 2 years Steve N. 2 years Cindy C. 3 years Rebecca J. 3 years Dawn K. 3 years Shannon B. 3 years Felix L. 4 years Nicole M. 4 years Greg H. 5 years Pam S. 6 years Jill C. 6 years Don T. 6 years Matt V. 6 years Mary T. 7 years John 9 years

Steve M. 10 years Mavis 10 years Dennis D. 11 years Scott M. 11 years Paul O. 19 years Bob C. 19 years Laurie P. 21 years Marlene G. 21 years Roseanna S. 23 years Michelle M. 24 years Tim K. 29 years Dave C. 31 years Thom F. 36 years Bob C. 37 years Mary Jo H. 38 years Jim Z. 39 years Gary F. 40 years

Join the Birthday Club

The Birthday Club is a tangible way

to celebrate an AA anniversary—

yours or another member’s. To

join, complete the form below and

enclose a donation—suggested is

$1 for each year of sobriety. The

money is used to help Intergroup

17 carry the message to other

alcoholics in Ocala and Marion

County.

Your name:____________________

Sobriety date:________________

Number of years:______________

Donation amount: _____________

Make checks payable and mail

with this form to:

Intergroup District 17

1815 NE 19th Ave. Suite B

Ocala, Florida 34470

Intergroup District 17 Office Manager’s Report June 26, 2016

Last month it was voted that the date of the Intergroup Representative meeting change to the last Sunday of the month. The

announcement was changed on the front page of the When and Where, in The Voice, and a flyer is available.

The Secretary position of the Steering Committee has been vacant for a few months. Please announce this at your group’s

meetings.

We are in search of an editor for The Voice. One year of sobriety is required along with a working knowledge of the 12 Steps

and 12 Traditions. I will publish the July issue due to the many important announcements, such as The Party by the Lake,

etc....It will go to print on Thursday, June 30th and copies will be available at the District 17 meeting. In last month’s issue I

included our Treasurer’s report. I believe the more transparent we become with our finances the groups will now see exactly

how important their contributions and purchases to Intergroup.

There are flyers on the bulletin board. You are welcome to take them. I can make copies if need be. The June issue of The

Voice is on the front desk, too.

Francine H. came to the office on Friday, May 27th and volunteered to be the Chairperson for the Party by the Lake on Satur-

day, July 23 at Carney Island. I am so grateful someone volunteered. The park pavilions have been reserved and paid in full.

The tickets are printed and in circulation for sale by AA members in the district. She has had a few planning committee meet-

ings and needs help in many areas of the event. The next meeting will take place at Starbucks on the downtown square of Oca-

la, 7:00pm,Tuesday, July 5th. Her phone number is (352) 390-7163. Please call her to volunteer ASAP. A service project has to

be done before the event so we can forego the admission fee into the park. It is usually a clean-up job for a couple of hours at a

designated location by the Marion County Parks and Recreation. Approximately 10 people are needed for this job.

An archives display case was purchased by District 17 and is located behind the front desk. Brenda Mc., Archives Chairperson,

and Rick D., District 17 DCM, will soon be stocking it with books, flyers, coins, etc…. The Archives room is small but holds

much of the history of AA in Ocala. On Saturday, July 9th from 10:00-11:00am at the North Florida Area Conference, Wyndham

Garden Gainesville, 2900 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608 (352) 377-4000 Rick D. and Wayne C. will be speaking at the

Archives workshop on the history of AA in Ocala. The cost is free. Come show your support for them and AA in Ocala.

The fiscal year ended on May 31, 2015. You will notice this in the contribution list of The Voice.

Thank you for attending today and supporting YOUR Intergroup office.

In loving service,

Connie C. – Office Manager