CHANGING TIMES THIS IS THE YEAR OF UNITY. faces was a joy. Did you notice all the smiles? I did, it always warms my heart

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1 VOLUME V 49, ISSUE 3 CHANGING TIMES MARCH 2018 THIS IS THE YEAR OF UNITY I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Sobriety Celebrations Calendar of Events 3 Area & District Meetings Where to Mail Donations Group Changes, Recurring Events April Election Info Central Office Delegate Meeting Group Donations 10 Attending Groups The WHY 36th SHARING Annual Sunflower EXPERIENCE, Roundup STRENGTH has come AND and HOPE gone. IS Seeing SO IMPORTANT. familiar faces was a joy. Did you notice all the smiles? I did, it always warms my heart Dr. Bob said of Bill W, Of far more importance was the fact that he was the first living to see human the happiness with whom Sobriety I had ever brings. talked, who The knew change what he in was peoples talking eyes about from in regards sad- to alcoholism ness to happy from actual sparkles. experience. To see In hope other replace words, he despair talked my is language. amazing He knew thing. all the The answers, and certainly not because he had picked them up in his reading. Big Book page 180 Practical Program of Action we have been freely given does bring light to eyes that We were must once remember dark. that Happiness, carrying the message peace, and is part usefulness, of our program. this We is have what to our give friend it away Bill to called, keep it. the It is fourth so vital dimension to both us and of the existence. person we There carry it were to. Each many of us people gains from who it. happily But we gave have to of be their careful. time We and cannot energy give away to be what useful we don t to their have. fellow alcoholics. Unity in action, what more could we ask. Just think about what the new- When we are going through some adversity, we don t always understand we are beincomers trained witnessed; to help someone Unity, in the Recovery future. God and has Service. trained me The for Speakers, many things. as He always, is training me now. I am grateful for the opportunity when I remember to look at things that way, God is were awesome. I spoke with the Saturday night speaker and enjoyed more of a wonderful teacher. His love is never ending. He gives you the strength to make it through anything. his stories. I will always see and remember the log-cabin he spoke of in the mountains, in the land of waterfalls. Hope is the greatest gift we can give a newcomer. When I was new, it was the greatest gift given to me. I couldn't believe the laughing, happy people I saw. Could I possibly be one of them someday? Of course you know the answer to that question! All I had to do was quit It is drinking a privilege and change for all everything of us at Central in my life. Office When to newcomers be part of call such the office, a wonderful we try to give event. them We hope. do I look know forward that all they to this have all to do year. is quit Now drunking drinking we will start planning for next year and new items to share. Our new Central Office Manager, Andrea and our volunteers worked tirelessly. Many were involved in the counting, packing and hauling of most of our inventory. A huge thank-you is well deserved! Together we can do almost anything. CO Finances Office Stats Many Big Books were put into hands, to share the message and help the still suffering alcoholic. The literature is a life-saving tool. I love seeing someone touch a Big Book for the first time, only because I know personally the value, the hope that lies within. The first Big Book I held in my hands was my Dad s, that was in I didn t realize the impact it would have on me and my way of life. My education on Alcoholism started at about the same time, not from the book, but by living and seeing the effects of alcoholism on my family. I do still have my Mother s 2nd Edition Big Book, it is most special to me. The We Are One Chili-thon last night was amazing! Great food, great people and more unity in action. If you haven t visited their new place, I hope you do soon. The address is 3800 Troost Avenue. You will be greeted with open arms. Teresa Anderson

2 P a g e 2 Happy, Happy Birthday! Tiki S. We Are One 12 Years Sandra O. Lenexa Group 26 Years Floyd T. Paseo Group 11 Years Clarence L. Blue Springs Group 17 Years John S. Liberty Group 54 Years Ric E. Acorn Group 31 Years Skip J. Roe Center 39 Years Please make certain to include your name and group when sending in your Birthday donation so we can be certain your information is listed. These are folks who have donated at least one dollar a year in gratitude for their sobriety to YOUR Central Office. There are birthday envelopes available at the office or you can get them from your Central Office Delegate. We appreciate the people who show their gratitude this way. Congratulations! The Over Thirty Club Skip J. Roe Center 39 Years Altha R. Cameron Crossroads 34 Years Don F. Cameron Crossroads 43 Years Ric E. Acorn Group 31 Years John S. Liberty Group 54 Years Keep Coming Back! All of these people got their names in the paper because someone took the time and trouble to let us know they were celebrating. Be proud of your old-timers! Call the office and let us know of anyone who is celebrating 30 or more years of sobriety. Let them know you care enough to share! We want you all to know that we are in the process of updating our accounts. At this time, please use the following address for any correspondence: themanager@kc-aa.org We will keep you updated through this improvement. Additionally, we are unable to post events on the website at this time, we are working on a solution. Please continue to notify us of your events and we will send them out on the weekly BLAST. See page 6 on how to sign up. Thank You

3 VOLUME 49, ISSUE 3 Calendar of Events P a g e 3 MARCH WE ARE ONE, 3800 Troost Ave, KCMO, CHILI-THON 11 a.m. to 12 Midnight 11 DELEGATE MEETING 12:30 PM, North Oak Group, 7125 N. Broadway, Gladstone, MO, LEAVENWORTH #1, 409 S. 7th St, Leavenworth, KS, Big Book Study with Don P., Saturday 6 pm-9 pm and Sunday 10 am-4 pm Potluck on Sunday, All are invited, Please bring something for the Potluck th ANNUAL LAKE OF THE OZARKS CIRCLE OF UNITY CONFERENCE The Lodge at Old Kinderhook Resort, Camdenton, MO 17 ENGLEWOOD WINNERS GROUP HAPPY ST. PATRICK S DAY DINNER & DANCE at the Masonic Lodge, 120 S. Pleasant, Independence, MO, Dinner at 6 p.m., Dance at 8 p.m., $5 Adults, kids free, Please bring a side dish or dessert CLUB presents HAPPY ST. PATRICK S DAY, 2206 E. 101st ST. N., VALLEY CENTER, KS, Doors open 6 pm, Open meeting 8 pm, Karaoke 9 pm, $5 Corned Beef & Cabbage, $14 Rib-Eye Dinner (Grill and Concession open until 11:30 pm) 21 BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING 7 pm, Central Office 24 KANSAS AREA 25 presents 24th ANNUAL CORRECTIONS CONFERENCE Range Hall at Lansing Correctional Facility, Lansing, KS, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 31 CHAPTER 5 S 37th ANNIVERSARY DANCE at McMurry United Methodist Church, 25 Eugene Field Road, Kansas City, MO, ***across the street for Chapter 5 Hall Potluck at 6 pm, Speakers at 7 pm, Raffle then Dance following speakers, $5 admission APRIL District 6 presents SPRING INTO SOBRIETY HALL CRAWL AND UNIFICATION EVENT see enclosed flyer The Kansas City Central Office publishes the Changing Times. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Central Office or AAWS, Inc. The editor reserves the right to edit for length and clarity, and for accuracy concerning the quoting of AA material. Changing Times is about, by, and for the members of the Fellowship of AA. Quotes from Alcoholics Anonymous, the Twelve Step and Twelve Traditions, The Service Manual and Conference Approved literature and pamphlets reprinted with permission of AA World Services, Inc. and the Grapevine, Inc. There is a subscription form on the back page of the issue. It is $12.00 per year. All groups get one sent to them at no cost. Thank you all for your contributions and support of the Changing Times and your Central Office. We publish something for everyone, the mistakes are in the newsletter for a reason, so everyone will have something to appreciate.

4 P a g e 4 ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Area Service Schedule AREA 25 COMMITTEE MEETINGS APRIL 13-14, 2018 QUALITY INN 2110 WEST CRAWFORD ST. SALINA, KS AREA 39 ASSEMBLY MARCH 24-26, 2018 JUNE 23-25, 2018 Best Western Inn 3120 S. Limit Ave. Sedalia, MO Would you please help us carry the message to our siblings behind the walls? It s better to get to go to jail than to have to go to jail. For further information, please contact us: Missy M Ted U We have found much of Heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed. YOU WILL BE MISSED District Service Schedule DISTRICT 9 KS Second Thursday of each month at the Bethel Group, 7856 Leavenworth Rd. Kansas City, KS Committees meet at 6:30PM, District meeting at 7PM. DISTRICT 10 KS First Thursday of the month at the Steps in Action Group, Antioch Rd., Overland Park, KS Committees meet at 6PM, District meeting at 6:30PM DISTRICT 23 KS Second Saturday of the month at Westside Presbyterian Church 1024 Kasold, Lawrence, KS at 10AM ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` DISTRICT 1 MO 2nd Sunday of the month at 5:15PM at the Methodist Church at 1st and Main in Maryville, MO DISTRICT 2 MO, Quarterly at a date and time TBA DISTRICT 3 MO 2nd Sunday Every Month at 2PM Liberty Group 1323 E. County Rd. H, Liberty, MO DISTRICT 6 MO, date and time TBA DISTRICT 7 MO 1 pm Committee Meetings, 1:30 pm Business Meeting March 18th, 2018 at Hope Group, 1101 NE Independence Ave., Lee s Summit, MO, April 15, 2018 at A Vision for You, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO, DISTRICT 10 MO March 11, 2018 at 2 pm at Garden City Group #1 401 Main, Garden City, MO, May 20, 2018 at 2 pm at Harrisonville Group 106 N. Independence, Harrisonville, MO, 64701

5 V o l u m e 4 9, I s s u e 3 P a g e 5 GENERAL SERVICE OFFICE PO Box 459 Grand Central Station New York, NY Or online at KANSAS AREA 25 KANSAS AREA ASSEMBLY PO BOX 3565 SHAWNEE, KS or online at KS DISTRICT 23 PO Box 1939 Lawrence, KS WESTERN AREA MISSOURI AREA 39 WAMO TREASURER 8905 Holly Kansas City, MO WAMO DISTRICT 4 Lewis B. 202 Lake Street Sweet Springs, MO WAMO DISTRICT 6 PO Box Kansas City, MO YELLOW CAN FUND AREA 25 PO Box Overland Park, KS WAMO DISTRICT 1 Tim C. PO Box 62 Rock Port, MO WAMO DISTRICT Fuller Drive Kansas City, MO KS DISTICT 9 PO Box Kansas City, KS WAMO DISTRICT Duncan St. Joseph, MO WAMO DISTRICT E. 267th Harrisonville, MO KS DISTRICT 10 PO Box Overland Park, KS WAMO DISTRICT Central St. Unit #1310 Kansas City, MO WAMO DISTRICT DICKENSON ST CHILLICOTHE, MO New s, Please let us know where to have the donations sent for your district! It suggested that each group pay its bills and establish a prudent reserve based on monthly expenses. Once this is done, the excess amount may be distributed as follows: 10% to District 10% to Area Committee 30% to General Service Office 50% to Central Office This is one suggested distribution plan from the pamphlet, Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix. F-3. It is available here at the office.

6 P a g e 6 Group Changes AND MEDITATION 7456 Nieman, Shawnee, KS (New City Church) Thursday 7 p.m. ATCHISON ALANO GROUP delete Sunday 2 pm and Thursday 6:30 pm, add Saturday 8 pm (open), change Tuesday and Thursday meeting times to 7 pm. *please note that this group in now Non-Smoking BIRCH HOUSE GROUP delete Thursday 7 p.m. BUCKNER AA GROUP closed HOPE GROUP delete Monday 7 p.m. KNIGHTS of SOBRIETY 7600 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, KS 66209, Men s Only Meeting Friday s at 7 pm, park in back, use back door, turn left room 40 is in the corner LIBERTY GROUP delete Friday 10 pm NE JOHNSON COUNTY GROUP delete Sunday 7 a.m. meeting NORTHEAST GROUP 9:30 am on Tuesday only, add 10 pm Friday (campfire), all meetings Smoking Recurring Events Post your on-going events here! Let people know about what is happening at your group. Call us and we will post it here and on the web. IT s A BLAST If you would like to get blasts with event information, Please visit our website at and sign up OTTAWA GROUP please enter on the NW side, first and third Fridays are Big Book Study, second Friday is a Speaker meeting OVERLAND PARK FELLOWSHIP change Friday evening meetings to 8 PM QPCFW delete Friday and Saturday meetings SERENITY delete Friday 11 p.m. SOUL SEEKERS closed

7 P a g e 7 This is election time for Delegate Officers and the Board of Directors. Elections will be held April 8, 2018 at the Primary Purpose Group at 3038 N. 52nd St. Kansas City, KS at 10am. All are welcome, but there is only one vote per group. Section III: Election of Board of Directors Three (3) members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the Board of Delegates by majority vote of the members present at the meeting of the Board of Delegates held during April of each year. No member group shall have more than one nominee from that group for the Board of Directors per election. The nominees for the Board of Directors need not be members of the Board of Delegates. Newly elected Board of Directors members shall attend the April Board of Directors Meeting for orientation, but have no vote until May 1. Officers of the Board of Directors for the next term shall be elected at the April Board Meeting and all newly elected Board of Directors members and their elected Officers shall take office beginning May 1 st of that year. Section VI: Duties of Officers Delegate Chair Preside over the Delegate Meeting 2 nd Sunday of each month or contact the Alternate Delegate Chair to do so. Attend the regularly scheduled monthly Board of Directors meeting. The Delegate Chair or the Alternate will have one (1) vote on the Board of Directors. Attendance at Central Office functions, such as: yearly Christmas Party, yearly picnic held in June or other special events held throughout the year is suggested. Alternate Delegate Chair The Alternate Delegate Chair shall fulfill all the duties of the Delegate Chairperson in the Chairperson s absence. The Alternate Delegate Chair should attend all Delegate Meetings, Board of Director meetings and Central Office functions so as to be fully ready to fill the office of the Delegate Chair if needed. Secretary Attend Delegate Meetings 2 nd Sunday of each month, or contact Alternate to be in attendance. He/she shall assist the Director of the Central Office in preparing the agenda for the next month s Delegate Meeting. The Secretary shall take comprehensive minutes of the Delegate meeting and have them submitted to the Central Office before the next Board of Directors meeting. He/she shall send out notices to the Board of Delegates and the Board of Directors, giving notice of date, time and location of the next Delegate meeting. Alternate Secretary - The Alternate Secretary shall fulfill the duties of the Delegate Secretary in the Secretary s absence. The Alternate Secretary should attend Delegate meetings so as to be ready to fulfill the duties of the Secretary if needed.

8 P a g e 8 Central Office Delegate's Meeting Minutes at the We Are One Group February 11, 2018 Janet B., the Delegates Chair, opened the meeting at 10:09 a.m. with the Serenity Prayer. All present were reminded to turn off the volume on cellphones, sign in with their home address, not their group address. New members were requested to sign in at the bottom of the sheet and to pick up a new delegate packet. Instructions in the packet for getting on the list. Let s keep the focus on the groups. Link S. gave the Secretary s report. The January minutes and corrections to the November minutes, were distributed to all Delegates via , and available at the meeting. The January Minutes were approved with correction as shown below after these February meeting minutes. Art S. gave the s Report for January Total Income for January was $15,783.91, less Expenses of $14, leaving a net gain of $ Derrick The Board Report for the January 2018 board meeting was given by Derrick. Three board members resigned. Talk to Teresa about being on the board. Teresa was voted in as the Director. Archives person now has a key to the office and can get to the archives. Office Report Teresa, the new Central Office Director, gave the Office Report. Shelves are stocked, and the bills are paid. The new office manager is Andrea, a member of the Harrisonville Group. She has been volunteering at the office since October/November and has been trained by Teresa. She will be a great asset to the office. We are preparing for Sunflower Roundup and making sure everything is as it needs to be. We look forward to seeing everyone at Sunflower Roundup at the Jack Reardon Auditorium in KCK. The old birthday envelopes with balloons are missing information about name and sobriety date so please add that information or use the new envelopes without the balloons. Only 10 flyers can be added with the newsletter. The price is $20 for a simple white flyer, additional options are a little more. Please send flyers in PDF format. The deadline to receive flyers for distribution with the newsletter is the 27th day of the month for the following month. Adding event information to the website is free. Send requests to themanager@kc-aa.org. Old Business: None. New Business: There are openings for 3 board members to complete the terms of those who resigned. The next board meeting is February 21, Regular elections will be held in April. Nominations will begin being taken next month for new board members and for all delegate positions. The election meeting will be held at the Primary Purpose Group. There is a sheet on the table about the election procedures. Group Reports: Group One brought the topic: How often do groups change leaders? At Group One the leaders rarely change and there is no information on how to be a group leader. Harrisonville Group We sometimes struggle to get commitments filled. Sobriety requirement of 1 month for leaders. We have a meeting leader representative who helps keep the leaders on track and solicits for new leaders. Primary Purpose Group Area 25 KS Corrections Conference held in April in Lansing. Sometimes meeting leaders don t change because there is nobody else who volunteers to lead a meeting. Six months sobriety, or three months with your sponsor present. Northeast Johnson County Group has 52 meetings a week. One meeting has had the same leader for 10 years, but there are other meetings where any particular day there will be a new leader (whoever volunteers). Any kind of sobriety works! Bonner Springs getting to be a smaller group. If you lead a meeting now, you re stuck with it. If someone has to quit, there is someone to take over. Six-month requirement to lead a meeting. Alive Again meetings going well, attendance is okay. Blue Springs Group everything is going well. Added a Friday Big Book Study for women (AA and Al-Anon). Three-month sobriety requirement. No real structure in selecting meeting leaders. Simply AA-KC moved to 6701 Nall Avenue (Nall Baptist Church). Meeting leaders for their 2 meetings a week are selected at the business meeting. We Are One on the spirit of rotation, new leaders are elected once each year. So you might be stuck with a position, but thank God! Shawnee Group doing well. We ll be moving before long. We ll have to do a little demolition and rebuilding on the new place. As to meeting leaders, you just sign up on the white board on the wall. We sometimes have trouble finding meeting leaders, but there will always be someone with a key available. Nuts and Bolts-KC We re a big group and very structured. We have a lot of commitments. As for meeting

9 P a g e 9 Roundup brought flyers for the upcoming convention. For early sign-ups, with discount, the deadline has been extended. Lenexa Group doing great. New meeting starting on the concepts, Sundays 3-4. People seem to just lead meetings until they don t want to lead anymore. Elections are held every six months for some meeting leader positions. Turner Group if we have someone leading a meeting for a long time it is usually because there is nobody to take over as the leader. Just have a process. If the meeting leader doesn t show up there will be someone to lead. Bethel Group meeting leaders rotate every three months, but if you re leading a meeting you might end up leading until someone else volunteers to take over. Only our Friday Speaker meeting regularly changes leaders. One-year requirement to lead by yourself, six-months if your sponsor is present at the meeting you re leading. Unity Group three-month sobriety requirement. We have a big dry erase board showing the current leader and the next leader of each meeting. We have a meeting leader liaison who listens to concerns that arise at meetings. If the meeting leader is not present, someone volunteers and things go on. Tuesday meetings have all been changed to Grapevine meetings. Sobriety First 20 meetings a week. Rotations every three months. 90-days with sponsor eligibility to lead meetings. Tonight is their 40th Anniversary meeting dinner. Roe Center at out business meeting we always push back to sponsorship and encourage sponsors to get the new guys and gals to lead meetings. They had a meeting leader workshop. Paseo Group everything going okay. Elections for meeting leaders are held annually and the commitments last for a year. If you had the position last year, then you have to step down for the next year. However, it seems that service work is losing its priority for some. North KC steering group has set a 12-week term for meeting leaders. After term is up if the leader wants to step down the group will find a new leader. Just Us Girls Group rotation every 3-4 months. No sobriety requirement because we have a separate treasurer and there is always someone to help the meeting leader, if needed. Bill s Friends we experience everything that has already been talked about. We have a white board for leaders to sign up, as needed. Rotation varies. We do not rotate our treasurer; that can be an 8-year term. Leawood Group in Prairie Village (91st/Mission) doing well. Leavenworth Group decided to do rotations, but then found out that nobody wanted to sign up, so they did away with switching leaders. Olathe Group leaders switch in January and July (90- days with sponsor, or 1-year without a sponsor). Strong meeting support at all meetings. The meeting before and the meeting afterward are strong at all our meetings. Abilene Group we play pass the basket and if nobody is selected meeting leader, the person with the most sobriety picks who will lead the meeting (usually someone who needs a commitment). Humble Beginnings small group with six meetings a week. Leaders might stay for a year or more, until someone else steps up to lead the meeting. [Rosalinda read her resignation letter from the board of directors of Central Office.] We Agnostics Group [Another board member who resigned spoke on the reason why he resigned.] Basehor Group small group with six meetings a week. Meeting leaders volunteer and there has been no problem doing it that way. Honest Desire KCK doing well. It is a smoking meeting. March 3 Annual Chili-thon at We Are One Group (Their annual fundraiser). Next meetings: March 11, :30 p.m.at North Oak Group, 7125 N. Broadway, Gladstone, MO April 8, 2018 (Elections) 10:00 a.m. at Primary Purpose Group, 3038 N. 52nd St., Kansas City, KS Meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Delegates 30 present Board Members 8 present. Donations: $95.35 reported by Teresa Respectfully submitted by Link S., Secretary. Corrections to January Meeting Minutes: Board voted against giving Christmas bonuses and voted for holding an appreciation dinner for the volunteers. The We Are One Group delegate and others agreed that information is the key to understanding. We need to know what committees/boards are doing or so we have sufficient information to help make decisions and to report back to our groups. There were no other corrections. Respectfully submitted by Link S., Secretary.

10 P a g e 10 Group Donations Feb 2018 YTD Feb 2018 YTD 449 GROUP SIMPLE SOBRIETY GROUP ALIVE AGAIN GROUP SIMPLY AA KC BETHEL GROUP SOBER AT 7 GROUP BEYOND SOBRIETY WOMENS MTG SOBER SKIRTS GROUP BILL'S FRIENDS GROUP SOBRIETY FIRST GROUP BLUE SPRINGS GROUP SOUTH LEAWOOD GROUP CAMERON CROSSROADS GROUP SOUTH PARK LAWRENCE COLLEGE BLVD NOONERS GROUP SUNSHINE GROUP LAWRENCE DISTRICT 7 MO TURNER GROUP DISTRICT 11 MO WARD PARKWAY GROUP DOWNTOWN BASEMENT MEETING WE ARE ONE GROUP ENGLEWOOD WINNERS GROUP WING & A PRAYER GROUP ENTIRELY READY GROUP WITH NO RESERVATION EYE OPENER GROUP TOTAL HARRISONVILLE GROUP HIGGINSVILLE GROUP HOPE GROUP INDEPENDENCE #1 AA GROUP JAYWALKERS GROUP JIM MOON CHAPTER KANSAS CITY GROUP # KEEP IT SIMPLE GRP OP KNIGHTS OF SOBRIETY KNOB NOSTER GROUP LEAVENWORTH GROUP # LEAWOOD PRAIRIE VILLAGE GROUP LEE S SUMMIT GROUP LENEXA GROUP LIBERTY GROUP LIVING MIRACLES MARCELINE GROUP NEVADA MO GROUP NEW BEGINNINGS MARSHALL NORTH KANSAS CITY GROUP NORTH OAK GROUP NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY GROUP NUTS & BOLTS KC GROUP OLATHE GROUP OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE P III PASEO GROUP PFLUMM SOBER GROUP PLATTE CITY SOLUTIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE KANSAS RECOVERY PLUS RIC EVANS ACORN GROUP ROE CENTER GROUP SECOND CHANCE WARRENSBURG SHAWNEE GROUP

11 V o l u m e 4 9, I s s u e 3 GROUPS REPRESENTED AT DELEGATES MEETING ALIVE AGAIN BASEHOR GROUP BETHEL GROUP BILL S FRIENDS GROUP BLUE SPRINGS GROUP BONNER SPRINGS GROUP GRASSROOTS GROUP HARRISONVILLE GROUP HONEST DESIRE GROUP HUMBLE BEGINNINGS GROUP JUST US GIRLS GROUP KANSAS CITY GROUP #1 KEEP IT SIMPLE, O.P., KS LEAVENWORTH #1 GROUP LENEXA GROUP LIVE & LET LIVE GROUP NE JOCO GROUP NORTH KANSAS CITY GROUP NUTS & BOLTS OLATHE GROUP PASEO GROUP PRAIRIE VILLAGE-LEAWOOD GROUP PRIMARY PURPOSE GROUP ROE CENTER GROUP SHAWNEE GROUP SIMPLY AA SOBRIETY FIRST GROUP TURNER GROUP UNITY ON THE PLAZA GROUP WE AGNOSTICS WE ARE ONE P a g e 11 Central Office Finances Income $ 20, Expense $ 15, Net Loss/Gain $ 4, *These are preliminary numbers Sunflower Roundup 2018 Income $5, We now have a five month prudent reserve. At the October, 2015 Board of Directors meeting a motion was made, seconded and passed that Central Office establish a six month prudent reserve. We are almost there FEBRUARY Donations $ FEBRUARY Donations $ 5, Each group has the ability to make these numbers change If you do not see your home group listed here, it is because Central Office has not received a donation. Please ask why. If your group feels we need to be of more service in some area, please let us know. We cannot change that of which we are ignorant. As per your request, we are now publishing a more complete financial report. I hope this pleases those of you who have asked for it. If not, please let me know what else you would like to see. After all, this is your money! We at Central Office try to be good stewards of it. Our Accountant, Janet B. of the Lenexa Group tries to come in as soon after the first of the month as possible so you can get final numbers. There will be months, however, that we will print preliminary numbers because of the publishing date. That will be noted above,. GROUP INFORMATION STEP 0 BRIDGE THE GAP 0 ALANON 4 OFFICE INFORMATION 71 NA/CA/OTHER 3 DETOX/TREATMENT 4 MISC. 47 WEBSITE 2 WET DRUNKS 0 VISITORS 204 AFTER HOURS HOTLINE 311 CENTRAL OFFICE CALLS

12 KANSAS CITY AREA CENTRAL OFFICE 200 E. 18TH AVENUE NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO FAX MARCH 2018 N O N - P R O F I T O R G. U S P O S T A G E P A I D P E R M I T N O K A N S A S C I T Y, M O This is the all new expanded edition of your Changing Times. Please call the office and let us know how you like it! For only $12 a year, you can have your own copy of the Changing Times. Please send a check with the following information to: KC Area Central Office, 200 E. 18th Ave., North Kansas City, MO NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP