ANNOUNCEMENTS

GSR AnnouncementS (60-second Quick Script)

Sunday March 17th, the NorCal CMA Social Events is hosting the Not-High High Tea Party at the Castro Country Club at 3:30pm. This is a fundraiser benefitting the NorCalCMA Retreat's Newcomer Scholarship Fund. Suggested donations are $20, and, since it's also St. Patrick's Day, you can have your picture taken with a Leprechaun for $5. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, visit NorCalCMA.org.

The CMA H&I Committee is looking for volunteers to bring CMA meetings into multiple NEW facilities in San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento and Santa Cruz. If you are interested in serving as a secretary for a CMA H&I meeting 1-night-a-month, and you have a year or more of sobriety, please email HospitalsChair@norcalcma.org

The PhoneLine Coordinator is looking for volunteers with a year or more of Sobriety to serve as volunteers. Shifts can be as short as an hour a week, and calls are automatically forwarded to your cell phone during your shift. The minimum requirements are 1 year of continuous clean time AND completion of all 12 steps with a sponsor. Email phonelinecoordinator@norcalcma.org if you are interested. 

And, finally, visit NorCalCMA.org/announcements, for all your latest updates. 


Updated Saturday, 3/16/2024

Announcements (Long Form)

2024 Norcal cma retreat, April 12-14, 2024

The 2024 NorCal CMA Retreat will be held the weekend of Friday, April 12th through Sunday, April 14th at the Happy Valley Conference Center in Santa Cruz. While we do offer a single-day event registration, we cannot accommodate same-day or day-of registrations.

The Retreat Committee is holding Sunday Bi-Weekly Retreat Planning meetings on Zoom. Our next meetings are March 3rd, March 17th, March 31st, and April 7th. Meeting information is below:

Retreat Planning — Bi-Weekly on Sundays 

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm PT
Next Meetings: 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7
Online via Zoom — CMA Retreat Planning Meeting

Join Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/85020516835
Meeting ID: 850 2051 6835
Passcode: RT2024 

The Retreat Committee is holding weekly programming meetings on Wednesdays to help plan the activities, events and workshops that will be put on at the retreat. If you would like input into what happens at the retreat, please join us on Zoom. We meet every Wednesday through April 10, 2024. Meeting information is below:

Retreat Program Planning — Wednesdays 

5:45 pm to 6:45 pm PT
Online via Zoom — CMA Retreat Program Planning Meeting

Join Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/85020516835
Meeting ID: 850 2051 6835
Passcode: RT2024 


Updated Sunday, 2/25/2024

Phone Line Service

The PI&O Committee is looking for volunteers to take calls from addicts in need of support, and those who may have questions about the CMA program. Phone Line Volunteers are remote positions, and we have openings with some shifts as short as 1-hour-per-week. 

The minimum requirements are 1 year of continuous clean time AND completion of all 12 steps with a sponsor. Please see the Standing Committees page for information on our Hybrid monthly PI&O Committee meetings. 

For more information email the PI&O Chair:
publicinfochair@norcalcma.org


Updated Monday, 2/26/2024

Hospitals & Institutions

The NorCal CMA H&I committee has been flooded with requests from facilities to host CMA meetings in their facilities. We have a waiting list for locations in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, and Santa Cruz but we need a minimum of four volunteers per facility before we can add a new facility to the schedule.  

Many times, an H&I meeting is the first introduction to Crystal Meth Anonymous that many inmates, clients, or patients receive. Therefore, it is important that the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps be informative, clear, concise, positive, and solution oriented. 

If you are interested in learning more about H&I or how you can get connected with service to a facility, please join us on the 4th Saturday of Every month on Zoom, or email hospitalschair@norcalcma.org


Updated Tuesday, 2/27/2024

Download the 2023 CMA General Service Conference Report 

The general service conference summary report is available electronically. This is a summary of what happened at the yearly conference where issues affecting CMA as a whole took place.  

The detailed report outlines progress from all of the Committees, and a financial update on CMA as a whole. If you're looking for better understand our fellowship, and how decisions are made, reading this report will provide a helpful tool to do just that. 

Click here to download the PDF of the 2023 General Service Conference report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wiim-u82_JheGK3cM_wM8gR-JlEpsvqc/view?usp=sharing

If you have additional questions about the GSC or items in the report, please email the District Committee Member at dcm@norcalcma.org


Updated Tuesday, 3/5/2024

West Side Steps — Sponsor-Sponsee Spaghetti Dinner Update

In the past, the Tuesday night West Side Steps group of CMA has organized an annual Sponsor-Sponsee Spaghetti Dinner, but due to the Covid-19 Pandemic shelter-in-place orders in 2020, the event was cancelled. Unfortunately, they do not have a record of who paid for tickets in 2020. 

As the group prepares for the next Sponsor-Sponsee dinner to be scheduled for a date later this year, they want to know who previously paid for a tickets, and whether they want their past ticket to be applied to the next event, or if they would like to have their money refunded. 

Please email West Side Steps with your Name, Address, and Phone Number at ActWriteNow4Good@hotmail.com today


Updated Tuesday, 2/27/2024

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

NorCal CMA is committed to fostering safe, inclusive spaces for all recovering crystal meth addicts, regardless of age, race, physical appearance, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, background, disability, or other personal identifiers, while engaging our Fellowship around issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in their local meetings.

As a new committee, we are just beginning to meet, gather information, and listen to our fellowship to find ways of ensuring that we are carrying the message of recovery to all. If you are interested in joining our committee, or would like more information on how the DEI Committee serves the community, please email our chair at dei@norcalcma.org. 

In the coming weeks and months, the DEI committee will be conducting an inventory of the NorCalCMA fellowship that will help us to identify ways in which our groups have navigated challenges around issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. In addition to this important survey, we will also be conducting a fellowship listening session in April. More details to come. 


Updated Tuesday, 3/5/2024

Public Information & Outreach (PI&O) 

Also, we are looking for folks willing to help by volunteering to staff CMA information booths at various public events throughout the Northern California District. 

Events to include SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Oakland Pride, and more. Please see the Standing Committees page for information on our Hybrid monthly PI&O Committee meetings. 

To be part of the committee or to request more information, please email:
publicinfochair@norcalcma.org


Updated Monday, 2/26/2024

CMA Membership Survey 2023-2024 

CMA is conducting a survey of the membership and attendees to CMA meetings to gain information that will help us expand CMA’s message of hope and inspiration to both addicts who are suffering from active addiction and addicts who are in recovery. Please help us in this effort by spending a few minutes to complete our 25-question survey.

The survey will be open for a short time longer, then the information will be analyzed and synthesized and presented to the 2024 General Services Conference in Las Vegas. 

CMA Membership Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cmasurvey2023


Updated Monday, 2/26/2024

Upcoming Events

Sat. 3/16
PI&O Committee Meeting

The Public Information & Outreach Committee (PI&O) will be having the next monthly meeting on Saturday, March 9th. Our meetings are Hybrid on Zoom, with the in-person happening at the Castro Country Club. 

3rd Saturday of Every Month

11:45 am to 12:45 pm PT
Hybrid — PI&O Committee Meeting

Castro Country Club
4058 18th Street (near Castro St.)
San Francisco, CA 94114

Join Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/87214367468
Meeting ID: 872 1436 7468
Passcode: PI&O2023 

If you would like more information about the work of the PI&O Committee, would like printed copies of the updated meeting schedule, or would like printed copies of our pamphlets, please email publicinfochair@norcalcma.org

Sun. 3/17
Not High, High Tea

On Sunday, March 17, 2024 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm, the NorCalCMA Social Events committee, in partnership with the CMA Retreat Subcommittee, are hosting a sober "high tea" fundraiser for the CMA Retreat Scholarship fund at the Castro Country Club. Suggested donation is $20, but no one will be turned away. You can even get a photo with your leprechaun for $5! 

NorCal CMA Retreat Scholarship Fundraiser
Castro Country Club
4058 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Visit the retreat website for more information. Planning meetings Wednesdays at 5:45 pm on Zoom.

Suggested Donation: $20
Photo with Leprechauns: $5
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalcmasocialevents
Retreat Website: https://norcalcmaretreat.org/

Fri. 4/12 - Sun. 4/14
NorCal CMA ReTreat

Our annual NorCal CMA retreat is coming up soon. Spots are still available, so reserve your place soon. Financial assistance is available. 

NorCal CMA Retreat
Happy Valley Retreat Center
Santa Cruz, CA

Rob I. serves as the Retreat Chair and Chris C. as Co-Chair. For questions about the 2024 retreat or to be part of the planning committee, please email retreatchair@norcalcma.org

Retreat Website: NorCalCMARetreat.org

NorCal CMA Retreat Planning Meetings
Join Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/85020516835
Meeting ID: 850 2051 6835
Passcode: RT2024

Visit the retreat website for more information. Planning meetings Wednesdays at 5:45 pm on Zoom.

Updated Saturday, 3/16/2024