J AIS INFORMER J

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2007

 

AIS, 105 S. 49th Street, Suite G, Omaha, NE 68132-3253 (402) 553-5033    office email: aisoffice_omahane@yahoo.com
Submit Al-Anon information for the AIS Informer by the 15th of the month prior to the publication dates: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. Submit to Tracy at twentzler@cox.net or ais908@hotmail.com or 402-933-9804 or send to the AIS office. Publication depends on space available.

 

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: 

                WSO:      www.al-anon/alateen.org

                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

District 18 - meets the 4th Wed. of each month

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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