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(Updated November 8, 2023)
THERE IS NO INTERGROUP MEETING THIS SATURDAY BECAUSE THE ANNUAL MEETING REPLACED THE NOVEMBER INTERGROUP MEETING. THE NEXT INTERGROUP MEETING IS DECEMBER 9TH!
2023 ANNUAL NORCALCMA MEETING AND LUNCH: Thank you everyone that attended the annual CMA Intergroup meeting on November 4th and congratulations on the new board members. The following positions were filled during the meeting and will begin their commitment on January 2024.
District Treasurer - David C, San Jose
Social Events Chair - Allen E, SF
Vice-Chair - Justin S, SF
DEI Chair - Becca, SF
Structure and Finance- George S, East Bay
PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO CREATE A NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE: The NorCalCMA Board and members passed an amendment to our Bylaws creating a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and elected a DEI Chair at the Annual Meeting. NorCalCMA strives to carry the message of Recovery from Crystal Meth Addiction to all addicts who suffer, regardless of age, race, physical appearance, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, background, disability, and other personal identifiers.
Social Events
SOCIAL EVENTS PLANNING COMMITTEE: Please come to our monthly social events planning committee which meets every 4th Saturday of every month at the Castro Country Club 4058 18th Street at 12:00PM. Anyone is welcome to attend and propose an event idea. The meeting is a hybrid meeting. ZOOM ID 894 0614 6305 password: Social2023. link: https://tinyurl.com/NorCalCMA-Social. For any questions contact the Social events chairperson at socialeventschair@norcalcma.org
THANKSGIVING DAY, THE CMA WAY: Come for the food. Come for the fun. Come for the fellowship. This will be a potluck crasher on November 23, 2023 starting at 4:00pm at Jose K's apartment at 488 Castro St in San Francisco. Please bring a dish, non-alcoholic beverage, or a newcomer. Hope to see you all there. And remember to gobble gobble some Turkey lurky.
SAN JOSE FRIENDSGIVING POTLUCK: The annual friendsgiving is going to be held Saturday, November 18th from 1:00PM to 5:00PM. The event will be held at Binh's house. Address will be posted soon.
CMA FELLOWSHIP SURVEY: CMA is conducting a survey of the membership. To participate in the survey, click here to be redirected to the CMA General Service website. Once on the website, scroll down to click on the survey link or the QR code.
CMA RETREAT: The 2024 CMA retreat is tentatively scheduled for April 12-14, 2024. Rob I. is the Retreat Chair and Chris C is the Retreat Co-Chair. The committee is looking for Program Chair and a Fundraiser Chair. More details to come! CMA Planning meeting meets every 3rd Sunday at 2:00pm on Zoom. Zoom ID 850 2051 6835 passcode: RT2024. Link: https://tinyurl.com/NorCalCMA-Retreat (https://tinyurl.com/NorCalCMA-Retreat). The next CMA Retreat Planning Committee is November 12th at 2:00PM. For questions about the 2024 retreat or to be part of the planning committee, please email retreatchair@norcalcma.org
Intergroup (IG) Meetings: Our DCM Anthony is organizing a committee to help provide outreach to the CMA meetings to ensure the meetings have representation at the district Intergroup meetings. If you are interested in participating in the committee, please email Anthony at DCM@norcalcma.org.
Public Information & Outreach (PI&O): Interested in being in service as a CMA Phoneline Coordinator or a CMA Teleservice Flexible positions are available (shifts as short as 1hr/week). The Phoneline Coordinator requirements is 2 years continuous clean time AND completed all 12 steps with a sponsor. CMA Teleservice Minimum requirements is 1-year continuous clean time AND completed all 12 Steps with a sponsor. For more information email or to submit your interest please email phonelinecoordinator@NorCalCMA.org and publicinfochair@norcalcma.org.
Also, we are looking for folks willing to help with CMA information booths at various public events throughout the Bay Area (Pride, Folsom, etc). To be part of the committee, please email publicinfochair@norcalcma.org.
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Here is the Flyer we have printed to promote the phoneline and NorCalCMA.org