V OLUME 18, I SSUE 4 A PRIL Self-Supporting through our own contributions?

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1 A PRIL 2016 V OLUME 18, I SSUE 4 The Voice of the Valley I NSIDE THIS ISSUE Seventh Tradition 1 Intergroup recap 2 Calendar 3 Group Contributions Language of the Heart Brunch 4 5 Save the Date! 6 A.A. History Day 7 Area Flyers 8 Intergroup Contacts 9 Monthly Events 9 H&I Conference Flyer and VSC Contact Info Back Page Self-Supporting through our own contributions? Whether it s your home group, a meeting you regularly or just occasionally attend, or one you ve never been to; the format for this area is usually that the Secretary starts the meeting, asks for a moment of silence, then leads us in the Serenity Prayer. That s usually followed by asking for newcomers, sometimes asking for visitors from out -of-town, for anyone who has celebrated an A.A. birthday in the past week then we ll now pass the basket for the seventh tradition. We have no dues or fees, but we do have expenses. What are those expenses that are covered by the seventh tradition? For most meetings the expenses include rent for our meeting place, coffee, cups, napkins, stirrers, creamer, sweetener, etc. Sometimes, depending on the group, expenses may include literature for newcomers, birthday chips, sweets for the meeting (i.e., donuts, bagels, cookies), etc. It is suggested that after paying the groups/meetings expenses, distribution of excess funds (over a prudent reserve) be made as follows: 40% or 50% to the Valley Service Center ( 30% to the General Service Office (GSO) in New York ( 5% or 10% to District 70, Alameda South ( districts/alameda-south) 5% or 10% to California Northern Coastal Area (CNCA) ( Each month the Valley View publishes contributions from meetings/ groups (see page 4). Of the groups/meetings in this area 25 of 35 have made contributions to the Valley Service Center in this past calendar year. Additionally, GSO recently published a feasibility study (link to a copy here that shows that in the year ending 2014, only 41.6% of the groups listed with GSO contributed anything to GSO (that means 58.4% of groups made NO contributions). Are the groups/meetings that you attend self supporting? 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 acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carry any obligation whatever, 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. (long form of the seventh tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous) V i s i t our website at: trivalleyaa.org

2 V OLUME 18, ISSUE 4 P AGE 2 This is from the March Intergroup meeting and may be out of date by the time you are reading this issue. Please see a recap and the results of the April Intergroup meeting and see who has stepped forward to take on service commitments for Intergroup! Current Recap and minutes can be found on the VSC website trivalleyaa.org Valley Intergroup Service Council Recap of Meeting March 7, 2016 H&I Needs women for Santa Rita. Starting to collect application for training. Contact Linda D. ( ). One year sobriety requirement and once -a-month meetings. PI/CPC: Looking for people to volunteer for PI/CPC. Contact Bob W. via the VSC website Intergroup Elections: Will be held on Monday, April 4, Please consider making yourself available for a service commitment to give back to the A.A. community for the gift you ve been given. Valley Service Center: One spot open to volunteer at the VSC, two year sobriety requirement. Position on the fourth Saturday of each month 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Upcoming Events: NCCAA Conference at the San Ramon Marriot from March GSR: March 12 Agenda topics workshop in Castro Valley. Church on Redwood Road. Details on the VSC website H&I: Annual H&I Conference April 29 May in Santa Rosa History Day: History of Women in Alcoholics Anonymous (but NOT only for women!) April 23. Registration includes lunch. Flyer in Valley View and on website From the Board: Contributions have been very low all across the board. Costs are increasing and contributions are decreasing, please spread the word. People stepping up for service commitments seem to be lower as well. Try and get members of your group involved. Meeting Guide app. Please share this with members of your group/meeting Valley View Please distribute copies out to your groups. Please review group contributions on page 4. Consider showing it to the treasurer of your group to make sure it is accurate. Contact VSC if you don t think the information is correct. Meeting Guide app Alan C. will be sending out correspondence to assure that information on meetings/groups is up to date. Next Intergroup meeting: April 4, 2016 (ELECTIONS) Starting with the May 2 Intergroup meeting, there will be an orientation meeting for new Intergroup Representatives immediately before the regularly scheduled Intergroup meeting. Valley Intergroup Service Council First Monday of each month Orientation for new Intergroup Reps: 7:00 pm Intergroup Meeting: 7:30 pm Trinity Lutheran Church 1225 Hopyard Road

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4 V OLUME 18, ISSUE 4 P AGE 4 Group Contributions March 2015 through February 2016 If information shown in this table does not agree with your group s treasurer s report, please contact the Valley Service Center. If your group does not appear in the list below, no contributions have been received for the months shown. Please note the months covered in the table below are for the current fiscal year.

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6 V OLUME 18, ISSUE 4 P AGE 6 Upcoming Events Mark your calendar! There are so many events happening in the AA Community in the next few months! Take a look at the information below then seek out the flyers for several of these events in this issue of the Valley View and on the VSC web page. AA History Day The Women of AA History Saturday, April 23, 2016 (flyer included in this issue of the Valley View and on the VSC web page) Primary Purpose Anniversary Meeting Monday, May 2, 2016 Potluck at 6:30 pm, Meeting at 8:00 pm St. Phillips Lutheran Church Language of the Heart Women s AA Brunch Sunday, June 12, 2016 (flyer included in this issue of the Valley View and on the VSC web page) Annual Valley Service Center Picnic Sunday, August 13, 2016 Unity and Service Conference September 2-4, 2016 (flyer included in this issue of the Valley View and on the VSC web page) 20th Annual National Archives Workshop September 11, 2016 (flyer included in this issue of the Valley View and on the VSC web page) Flyers for some of the events listed above and other events outside our area are available at the Valley Service Center or on the VSC web page at valleyservicecenter.org or trivalleyaa.org If your group has an upcoming event that you would like mentioned in the Valley View, please send information to the Valley Service Center at info@valleyservicecenter.org For AA events in nearby communities, visit these web sites: Contra Costa County Service Center East Bay Intergroup San Francisco Central Office Santa Clara County Intergroup Office

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9 V OLUME 18, ISSUE 4 P AGE 9 Monthly Events 1 s t Mo n d a y Intergro up O rientat ion for new Intergrou p Reps 7:00 pm, Int ergrou p at 7:3 0pm, Trinity Lutheran Chu rch, 1225 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton 1 s t Mo n d a y Monday Nite Live Birt hday Meet ing 8:3 0 pm, YMCA, 6693 S ierra Lane, Du blin 1 s t W e d n e s d a y H&I Meet ing, Orientatio n 7:00 pm General Meeting 7 :30pm, 111 Fairmont Ave., Oakland 1 s t F r i d a y Friday Nite Live Birthday Meet ing 7:00 pm, St. P hil ips Churc h, 8850 Davona Dr, Du blin 2 n d T u e s d a y Tri Val ley General Members hip Meet ing, 7 pm, Tri Va lley Fel lows hip 2 n d S a t u r d a y San Leandro Spea ker/birt hday Meet ing 3 r d M o n d a y General Servic e Sub Dist rict Meet ing 6:45 pm, Res urrect ion Lut heran Chu rch, 7557 Amador Vall ey Blvd, Du bl in 3 r d W e d n e s d a y PI/CPC Meeting 6pm, t h Street, Oa kland 3 r d S a t u r d a y Saturday Night Live S pea ker Meet ing, Brentwood 4 t h M o n d a y General Servic e District 7 0 Meet ing 7:30 pm Redwood Rd, Castro Valley L a s t M o n d a y VSC Board Meet ing 6:30 pm Valley Service Center, 6990 Village Parkway, Du blin L a s t T u e s d a y Ladies Lifel ine Birt hday Meeting 6:30pm, Trinity Lutheran, 1225 Hopyard, Pleasanton L a s t T u e s d a y & Thursday Sunol Birthday Meet ing, 7:30 pm, 143 Kil kare Road, Sunol L a s t W e d n e s d a y Hilltop Birthday Meet ing, 7:30 pm Ly nwood Met hodist Chu rch, Black Ave, Pleasanton L a s t T h u r s d a y Broken Elevator Group studies the Tradit ion of t he Month, 7:00 pm, A s bury Unit ed Method ist Chu rch, 4743 East A ve., Livermore L a s t F r i d a y Birthday meeting, San Ra mon Community Center, 12noon, Alc osta Blvd, San Ramo n L a s t S a t u r d a y Crossroads S pea ker/birthd ay Meet ing, 8pm L a s t S a t u r d a y Tri Valley S pea ker/birthd a y Meet ing, 8pm Valle y Intergroup Contacts Valley Service Center Office Administrator Mic helle C Valley Intergroup Board Chair Doug L Intergroup Chairperson Dawn A District 70 Don Z EBYP AA Danielle B H&I Liaison *** O PEN *** Hotline Dena y D hotline@valle yservicecenter.org NCC AA Janet V Outreach Chair Julie E PI/CPC Bob W Special Events Kira E Web Master Word Press Alan C Workshops Ann M Our Area Fellowships Celebrate Sobriety! 8:00 pm on the last Saturday of each month Tri-Valley Fellowship 3701 Old Santa Rita Road, #20 Pleasanton Crossroads Fellowship 386 Preston Court Livermore

10 V OLUME 18, ISSUE 4 P AGE 10 P HONE: H OTLINE: E MAIL: *Orientation INFO@VALLEYSERVICECENTER.ORG for new M ONDAY W EDNESDAY S ATURDAY Valley Intergroup meets on the 1st Monday of the month Intergroup Reps 7:00 pm 5 PM - 7:30PM 6 PM - 8 PM 9 AM - 1 PM Intergroup meeting at 7:30 pm Trinity Lutheran Church 1225 Hopyard Road Pleasanton, CA *Orientation for new Intergroup Reps starts at the May 2 meeting Copies of the Valley View may be downloaded from the Valley Service Center website ( or you may request that your name be added to a monthly mailing list to receive a copy in your inbox. The Valley View is no longer sent out through snail mail. Valley Service Center 6990 Village Parkway, Suite #214 Dublin, CA Office Hours: Mondays 5-7:30 pm (except 1st Monday closes at 7:00 pm) Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 pm Saturday 10:30 am - 2:30 pm