Suffolk Intergroup Association
January 19, 2022 — Announcements
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at the next meeting you attend !!
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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EVENT (click to view details) |
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Fri, Jan 21
8 PM |
Suffolk General Service Meeting |
VIRTUAL |
Sun, Jan 23
4 PM |
SENY: AA Service Manual Weekly Study |
VIRTUAL |
Tue, Jan 25
8 PM |
SIA BUSINESS MEETING |
HYBRID |
Sat, Jan 29
6 PM - 11 PM |
ESCYPAA - Let's Taco Bout Service |
LIVE |
Mon, Feb 7
8:15 PM |
LICYPAA - Business Meeting |
VIRTUAL |
Tue, Feb 15
6:15 PM |
Institutions Committee Meeting - SIA Office |
LIVE |
Tue, Feb 15
7 PM |
SIA Officers and Chairs Meeting - SIA Office |
LIVE |
Sun, Mar 6
9 AM - 1 PM |
Suffolk County Unity Breakfast
“AA Comes of Age 2.0” |
LIVE |
Sat, Mar 12
8 AM |
Live Speaker Exchange ** SCC Campus ** |
LIVE |
Mon, Mar 21
7 PM |
Nassau GS - Workshop: “The Concepts” 3 & 4 |
VIRTUAL |
Fri, Oct 28
Sun, Oct 30 |
ESCYPAA 8 - Convention |
LIVE |
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| St. Charles Rehab is once again allowing AA meetings to be brought in virtually ( via Zoom ) |
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Male volunteers are needed TODAY !! |
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Female volunteers are needed TODAY !! |
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For those not normally able to travel to a rehab, this is your opportunity to do service |
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Contact Dawn at institutions@suffolkny-aa.org to learn more and volunteer your service. |
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We are doing all we can to keep the message of hope in this facility. Thank you for your continuing support!!
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LICYPAA is now ESCYPAA
(Empire State Convention of Young People in AA)
Our local YPAA committee, LICYPAA, has been honored in being selected to host the next YPAA (Young People of AA) Convention here on Long Island.
Please consider contributing to the upcoming YPAA Convention, ESCYPAA 8 (October 28-30 in Melville) by purchasing scholarships.
For example if your group would like to contribute $100, it can purchase 5 scholarships at the preregistration price of $20.
This not only helps ESCYPAA remain fully self supporting, but it helps those who can not afford a ticket on their own attend.
Visit escypaa8.org to preregister.
Thank you all for your continued support.
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HELP US IMPROVE !! COMPLETE THIS SURVEY
To help us improve our communication with your group,
if you haven't done so already,
please take a minute to complete this short survey.
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COMING MARCH 2022!!
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We are actively working towards having a printed meeting list in the spring …
But it is up to YOU to ensure your group's listing is printed correctly !!
This printing will include IN PERSON and HYBRID meetings ONLY !!
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Check your listing on the Online Meeting List
If your listing is already correct, you're done!!
But please check your listing carefully, including meeting location, days, times, formats and all other meeting notes.
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If any changes are needed, fill out the Meeting List / Group Information Form
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Return the completed form by JANUARY 31, 2022
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Please include group contact information on all forms, including
This information will not be made public. It is for us to follow up should we have any questions on the information submitted. |
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H&I committee meets monthly on
Third Tuesday of the month at 6:15 PM
SIA Office
113-8 Bay Ave Patchogue
- Group Reps, treatment meeting chairs, and ANYONE interested in service is welcome!
- We NEED your help bringing The AA Message into Treatment Facilities!
- Does your group have a Treatment Rep? Let them know about our committee!
- We are always looking for AA members to do service chairing or speaking at our facilities — 1 year with work in our 12 steps is the requirement
- We are also in desperate need for a co-chair, as well as people to get involved in the institutions committee. Please help by giving the most valuable thing you have - time. We have several commitments available throughout Suffolk... please help.
- We are also asking for contributions of any used or new AA-approved Books / Grapevines / Bulletins for our facilities. If interested in contributing please give to your SIA Rep, drop off at SIA office or contact institutions@suffolkny-aa.org
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Have your group’s voice heard!! Send your group’s SIA Rep!
Visit the General Business Meeting page for details.
HYBRID MEETING
Next meeting will be Tues Jan 25, 8pm.
New Rep Orientation 7:30pm.
IN PERSON LOCATION:
MEDFORD VFW
507 Long Island Ave
Medford, NY 11763
 ACCESSIBLE
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Bring AA meetings into Suffolk County Correctional Facilities!
RIVERHEAD JAIL and YAPHANK JAIL
ARE NOT ALLOWING MEETINGS TO BE BROUGHT IN
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICED
YOU MUST BE VACCINATED AND PRESENT YOUR VACCINATION CARD AT THE DOOR TO BE ALLOWED INTO FACILITY !!
The inmates are in need of AA speakers as often as permissible and you are doing a huge service to these individuals by volunteering your time, strength, hope and experience. Thank you!
For instructions on applying for a Facility Pass, please visit the Corrections Section of the Group Forms page.
Email the Corrections Chair for more informaton.
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SIA does its best to keep the Meeting List up to date, but…
We Need Your Group’s Support and Your Help.
The meeting list is in considerable flux due to the high rate and heavy volume of requested changes.
Click here to learn more about the meeting list and how you can access it using the website's Meeting Finder or the Meeting Guide App.
Please visit Meeting List Update section of the the website to learn how you can help us keep your group's listing up to date.
- To avoid miscommunications and delays, we kindly ask you use the Meeting List / Group Information Form when submitting your change requests
- For fastest turn around, fill out the form completely and email it back to meetings@suffolkny-aa.org
- If you don't have access to email, you can also:
While we are working on having a new printed meeting list, here is one page handout you can print yourself and distribute at your meeting. This handout includes instructions on getting to the Meeting Finder and extra room to write down phone numbers.
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Web
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Please join the Web Committee to:
- Guide future improvements to the SIA Website
- Research and author any needed updates to SIA's Web Guidelines
- Research, guide and author SIA's Digital Privacy and Cookie Policy
- Improve Digital Communication and Outreach to newcomers, groups and members.
If you'd like to help with any or all of these areas email the Web Chair !!
Join us at our next Committee Meeting on first Tuesday of the month @ 7pm
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Find Speakers and Outgoing Speaking Commitments for your Group
Exchange speaking commitments for April-June on March 12th, 8am at the Suffolk County Community College's Selden Campus
(please follow current N.Y. State Covid guidelines)
Visit the Speaker Exchange page to learn more
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A reminder to everyone about the Coronavirus Project
We are going through something AA has never experienced before
We need everyone's help to save our history!
We are asking all Suffolk AAs to write about their experience and their group's experience during this difficult time. How did this affect you personally and how did you manage to stay sober through it all? What changes did your group make? What did you witness?
We have 260 contributions to date.
It would be wonderful to get responses from every group.
These will be saved for future generations.
Finished pieces can be emailed to Archives@SuffolkNY-AA.Org
For those, who for whatever reason, writing is out of the question, we will interview you
Thanks for your help!
Help Needed with the Suffolk AA Archives Website!
The Archives Committee needs a Webmaster
to maintain the Archives Website — SuffolkAAArchives.com.
We have been looking for help for over a year.
Please send any all inquiries to SIA Archives — Archives@SuffolkNY-AA.Org
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The AA Hotline needs you and especially your group to sign up to answer the phones.
Your group does not need to take all 14 shifts in the week. We can help find another group to share the week or fill in any gaps in the coverage. We are also looking for individual volunteers.
You do not need a physical Hotline Book to work the hotline — there is an online version available here. If you or your group do need (a) physical book(s), they can be picked up at the SIA Office or other pick-up / drop-off arrangements can be made.
The shifts run from 8am to 8pm starting on Sundays.
Any and all please inquire by emailing phones@suffolkny-aa.org.
Be the hand of AA extended to a newcomer, or any alcoholic still suffering who reaches out for help.
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SIA has a large inventory of books and other items available from the AA Grapevine and AA La Viña
Your Grapevine Chair extraordinaire, Jackie, will come to your meeting in person, and set up a table with a wide assortment of books and other items.
Please email grapevine@suffolkny-aa.org to schedule your visit or to find out what she has in stock.
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