October Intergroup Minutes

Attendance

Officers:

Barb, co-chair

Valarie, co-chair

Joe M., webmaster

Tim R., treasurer

Susan J., phone

Reps:

Joe M., alternate for Broad Highway group

Eric R., Tuesday Baptist

Carolyn H., Sunday LGBTQ

Chris J., Broad Highway

Joanne, Friday women's

Minutes

Treasurer report:

$1,479.17 Balance on September report
$ 605.44 expenditures (-)
$ 290.00 deposits (+)
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$1,163.73 Balance in ledger

$100.00 refundable deposit outstanding to be returned by Iowa City Parking.

Bank debit card is available if needed. Trust above is in good order

Phone:

Nothing new, one email received which indicates that 5 calls went unanswered. Can provide more information about phone usage/ when missed calls were received if needed.

Webmaster:

The website is current.

District liaison:

Absent.

Group reports:

Friday women's: as always, could use more members

Tuesday baptist: about 40 regular attendees, eating meeting in December

LGBTQ meeting: planning to donate some money to Houston intergroup

Broad Highway: good attendance, recently had a very successful speaker meeting

Sunday 9:45: good attendance, no changes

Midwest: "Things are going well at the Midwest Group. We are planning our 20th anniversary meeting for the first Sunday in December. It will be a special format, more on that to come once details are final." from Nora's email

Old Business:

-October event

-Speaker is Heidi W.

-location: committing to Eastside recycling center because the forecast shows thunderstorms

-pulled pork and condiments from Hyvee for 50 people, Valerie will order it

-Carolyn will email the flyer with the meeting minutes

-someone needs to ask Mike C. if he has paper plates

-Nora will bring games, but we should ask everyone to bring what they have

-NYE event

-We were short on food last year, so we will order some this year.

-pizza: 3 cheese, 3 veg, 2 half and half, 12 meat combos

-sheet cake with chocolate and vanilla

-from Hyvee

-venue at Our Redeemer is already booked for that night until 1am

-will have to pay $70 (I think this is the right amount?) that night for clean up costs

-someone needs to ask IAYPAA for participation

-the speaker will be at 7pm so it is quiet during the church service upstairs

-the speaker will be a man, give suggestions to Valerie

-sign up sheet for volunteers