J AIS INFORMER J
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2007
AIS,
105 S. 49th Street, Suite G, Omaha, NE 68132-3253 (402)
553-5033 office email:
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Al-Anon information for the AIS Informer by the 15th of the month
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An Al-Anon Members Meeting will be held during the AIS Board of Directors meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the Public Library in Ralston. (next meeting, February 21, 2008) You do no need to be an AISR or Board Member to attend. Come, listen, and/or share. Please share this information with your groups.
Office Phone Calls: Office Walk Ins:
Oct 79 95
Nov 69 80
Dec 64 34
AIS Board Elections
Please Welcome two new board members Deb S and Tim D.
The board positions are now filled and the members are as follows:
Chairperson Tim D
Vice Chair Denise T
Secretary Laurie P
Treasurer Shelley E
Birthday Celebration Deb S
Inventory/Hotline Suzanne S
Informer Tracy W
Special Events Jerri S
Volunteers Virg L
Fundraiser Syntha E
The members will start new positions in April. Congratulations to everyone.
Informative Websites:
Area 33: www.nebr-al-anon-alateen.org
Dist 18: www.district18-al-anon-ne.org
NOTICE: We are out of stock in the 31 and 32 Year medallions, but we now have blank medallions which can be taken to an engraver for the Year to be put on.
Opening our Hearts is our newest book.
Reminder:
We count on you when updating the meeting schedule. Please contact the AIS Office with any change. Thank you.
NEW MEETING
Freedom to Be ~ Noon
Al-Anon Family Group
Mondays ~ 12:00 Noon
Trinity United Methodist Church
8009 Q Street
Ralston, NE 68127
· Brown Baggers Welcome
UPCOMING EVENTS
Green Meadows
29th Anniversary Pot Luck Dinner
“Fellowship – The Heart of Recovery”
Saturday, February 16th 2008
St. John’s United Church of Christ
400 Cloverdale Drive
Council Bluffs, Iowa
5:00 Fellowship
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Al-Anon Speaker Barbara S
8:30 AA Speaker Jessica N.
Dinner $5.00 in advance
$7.00 at the door
$3.00 speaker only
Please bring a dish to share
Chicken, rolls, cake and ice cream provided
22nd Annual
STC CELEBRATION
February 23, 2008
Knights of Columbus Hall
205 Industrial Dr, Bellevue, NE
Coffee & Pop 5:30
Dinner 6:00
Speakers 7:00
AFG Cheryl A
AA Mike A
$10.00 Advance
$15.00 at the door
Happy Birthday AIS
2008 AIS Birthday Dinner Celebration Saturday April 19th 2008
Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church 150th & Q
Coffee & Fellowship:5:00 p.m
Dinner 5:30
Raffle 6:30
Speakers 7:00
TRAVEL STORE
Contact Jerri S 515-3064 or Pat at the Al-Anon office to schedule the travel store at your group’s next event.
District Meetings
District 1 - meets four times/yr; April 12, June 14, September 13, & November 13
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Countryside Community Church
87th & Pacific
Omaha, NE
Representative: Cindy M
District 6 -meets the 2nd Saturday of alternating months: Jan-Mar-May-Sept-Nov.
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Broadway Christian Church
2658 Ave. A
Council Bluffs, IA
Representative: Avita M
District 16 Unknown Schedule
Representative: unknown
District 17 - meets the 2nd Monday of each month
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: United Trinity Church
8009 Q Street
Omaha, NE
Representative: Mary V
Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Bellevue Library
1003 Lincoln Road
Bellevue, NE
Representative: Virg L.
Group Donation Report: Thanks to all who support the AIS office. Without your support, the AIS office would not exist to serve as a source of information. Sales do not support the Office- your contributions do as profit margin on sales is minimal. Contributions as 04/01/2007 – 09/30/2007 are:
#0044980: $0
Anonymous: $141.13
Came To Believe: 106.00
Capehart Noon: $130.00
Caring Companions: $25.00
Cornhusker Roundup: $500.00
Courage to Change: $ 229.44
Cracker Factory: $22.00
Desiderata: $160.00
District 16: $0
District 18: $300.00
Dodge Street Solutions: $50.00
Elkhorn:65.00
Envelope Donation: $348.92
Family Al-Anon: $389.80
Family Unity: $34.82
Freedom Seekers: $100.00
Free To Be Me:$10.00
Fremont: $0
Fremont Friday Morning: $0
Friday Morning: $40.00
Friday Nite Literature: $216.00
Green Meadows: $15.00
Help Anon: $100.00
Hope For Today: $60.00
Lois B-Day Donation: $53.00
Lunch Serenity: $0
Men's Workshop: $150.00
Millard Lunch Box: $70.08
Millard Step-Study $278.44
Monday No Name: $100.00
New Beginnings: $43.81
New Hope $0
No Name $0
Pacific Hills 12x12: $12.00
Parents Help $0
Promise I $0
Purely Al-Anon: $168.00
Rise and Shine: $330.50
Saturday Nite Live: $65.00
Serenity Seekers: $61.30
Simple Way: $0
STC: $289.00
Stepping Stones:$136.00
Straight Talk: $163.65
Sunday Benson: $555.81
Sunday Morning: $0
Sunday Serenity: $459.76
Sunday 12 X 12: $936.82
Sweet Talk: $84.00
Think Alateen: $0
Thursday Morning: $20.00
Thursday Night: $0
Tuesday Noon: $170.00
Twelve By Twelve: $19.44
Wednesday Nite Alive: $0
Wednesday Serenity: $0
Weeping Water: $20.00
Westwingers:$50.00
Total: 7279.72
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