Step Nine: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

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1 Page 1 SEPT OCT 2016 Intergroup Information Eaton Place Suite 140 Fairfax VA (703) info@nvintergroup.org Web: Webteam: webteam@nvintergroup.org Calendar: General A.A. Information (703) For Prince William, Loudoun & Stafford Counties: 1 (800) Intergroup Officers Chair: Steve K. chair@nvintergroup.org Vice Chair: RobE H. vicechair@nvintergroup.org Treasurer: Ilir treasurer@nvintergroup.org Secretary: Irving M. secretary@nvintergroup.org Office Manager: Pauline D. info@nvintergroup.org Standing Committees Archives: Mike G CPC: Nita T Corrections: Denis D Literature: Chris C Activity Newsletter: Matt B. newsletter@nvintergroup.org Phones: Mike S Public Info: Larry P. Steering: Mohammad M Treatment: Justin McN Website: Steve C Events & Ad Hoc Committees Gratitude Breakfast: Jodi T Special Needs Ad Hoc: Roger F Step Nine: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Tradition Nine: A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. (Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pages 5-13, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Non- A.A. individuals and entities may not reprint A.A. copyrighted materials without prior approval granted pursuant to a written request. Please send your request to reprint A.A.W.S. material toippolicy@aa.org Upcoming events sent to Northern Virginia Intergroup (NVI) are posted on the NVI website and will be posted with meeting updates in the Unity Lifeline newsletter. NVI does not update or post the information to the Virginia Area Committee website as the VAC is autonomous. The VAC guidelines for posting are on that website. Please copy both NVI and VAC to ensure your information reaches both service entities. Please remind your groups that NVI and VAC are separate service entities! VAC Web Site NEXT BOARD MEETING is at 7:30pm TUESDAY October 4 THIS IS NOT HELD AT INTERGROUP S HOME LOCATION! Next Board meeting held at: Fairfax Presb. Church Main Street Fairfax, VA Tucked away off Main St./ RT 236. (You won t be able to see the church from the road.) Turn on Presbyterian Way and it s straight ahead. (Meets in room across from Fellowship Hall) ALL AA ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND Elect an IGR (Intergroup Group Representative) at your home group today! Northern Virginia Intergroup is online Web info@nvintergroup.org Web Team nviwebteam@nvintergroup.org Sign up for the NVI Newsletter to be ed: info@nvintergroup.org

2 Page 2 *since the printing of the latest GOLD 2016 Where and When NEW MEETINGS Thursday 6:00PM zip The Six Pack Group Open,Discuss First Christian Church of Alex King St, Alexandria CANCELLED MEETINGS BYOBB was Wednesdays 8:30pm, Calvary Hill Baptist UPDATED MEETINGS Wednesdays: 9:30 am - Women s Promises Group (Open, Discussion, Women Only) Now located at the Ashburn Presbyterian Church (20962 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, 20147) Current Meetings That Need Your Support: HERNDON Silver Linings Playbook Group (Open, Discussion) Wednesday 5:30 PM Floris United Methodist Church Frying Pan Road (listed August 2016) MCLEAN Crossing The River Of Denial Group Of AA (O, Disc) Saturday 7:00 PM St. Thomas Episcopal Church 8991 Brook Road (listed August 2016) RESTON The Best Years Of Our Lives Group (Open, Discussion) Friday 12:00 PM United Christian Parish Church North Shore Drive (listed August 2016) ROSSLYN Rosslyn Noon Group (Open, Discussion) Monday thru Friday 12:00 PM 1835 N. Nash Ft Myer Drive Arlington Temple Community Center (listed August 2016) Requests to be listed here as a meeting in need of support will be honored for 3 months and then removed. If your meeting wishes to have this listed longer, please re-request these listings every 3 months by contacting Intergroup via phone at or ing newsletter@nvintergroup.org

3 Page 3 To speak to a member of AA, call Call Records: Month of August General Meeting Information 64 Newcomer (explained AA) 13 Visitor to the area 0 Alanon/Alateen 1 Narcotics Anonymous 2 Traveling outside the area 0 Other 38 Call referred to a 12 th stepper 5 Needs a ride to a meeting 12 Just called to talk 14 Temporary Sponsor 2 Treatment facilities 1 Cooperation w/ Professional Comm 0 Correctional Facilities 0 Volunteers 2 Other office functions 0 Total Calls 154 Numbers are approximate and represent the number of calls placed to the alcoholic volunteers of the Northern Virginia Intergroup. Interested in volunteering? Read the next column, call or info@nvintergroup.org Concepts for World Service: Concept Nine Short Form: Good service leadership at all levels is indispensable for our future functioning and safety. Primary world service leadership, once exercised by the founders, must necessarily be assumed by the trustees. Long Form: Good service leaders, together with sound and appropriate methods of choosing them, are at all levels indispensable for our future functioning and safety. The primary world service leadership once exercised by the founders of A.A. must necessarily be assumed by the Trustees of the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous. What does this all mean? Get a service sponsor and become a GSR and/or attend the GSR training. More info in the column on right. ATTENTION FELLOW MEMBERS! IF YOU HAVE CALLED INTERGROUP EVER AND SOMEONE CARED ENOUGH TO ANSWER THE PHONE IT S TIME TO STEP UP! YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Anyone sober for one year or longer is invited to attend the next phone training at Intergroup, in Fairfax, on the first Saturday of each month at 10 AM. After that, your commitment to this needed service is twice each month for a few hours at a time. For information about our next training, call the Intergroup Office, Eaton Place, Suite 140, Fairfax, Va General Service Representative (GSR) Training Is your group connected to AA as a whole? This one hour session provides information on the scope of responsibilities and duties for new or prospective GSR. The training is provided monthly on every SECOND TUESDAY at 7PM Hosted at the accessible offices of: The Northern Virginia Intergroup Next GSR Training: October 11 If you are a new GSR, or are wanting to know more about becoming a GSR, this training session is for you. Hosted by District 5, Fairfax (Reprinted from The A.A. Service Manual/Twelve Concepts for World Service (BM-31), with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Non-A.A. individuals and entities may not reprint A.A. copyrighted materials without prior approval granted pursuant to a written request. Please send your request to reprint A.A.W.S. material to ippolicy@aa.org

4 Page 4 HELP WANTED Intergroup implores you (or your AA group) to help with the Treatment Facility Committee. Showing up to the meetings gives us the support we crave. Those in the treatment centers require help, even on Federal holidays and weekends. Warm bodies needed. Have you been helped by AA while in a treatment facility? Share your experience, strength and hope. aatreatment@nvintergroup.org for information. Group usually meets the 4th Thursday of every month at NV Intergroup Office. Address, Page 1 In Service, RobE Holland on behalf of the Treatment/ Special Needs Accessibilities Committee The events provided in this newsletter have been provided by members/meetings/groups in the Northern Virginia area. An event listing does not imply approval or endorsement of any groups approach to, or practice of Alcoholics Anonymous Steps, Traditions, or Concepts. AA Tradition 4 states Each Group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. (-Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat newsletter@nvintergroup.org for inclusion September 13 GSR Training hosted by District 5 Fairfax 17 Mt Vernon District Picnic and Spkr Meeting 18 Centerville & Manassas Picnic 28 Woodbridge district 28 Fall Picnic October 1 NVI Phones Training 4 Board of Directors Meeting 8 Manassas District 2016 Fall Workshop 10 72nd Annual Banquet of Vienna AA Group 11 GSR Training hosted by District 5 Fairfax 15 Vienna workshop Sponsorship Workshop 18 Springcolnia Stag Group 45th Anniversary 22 Manassas Group 65th Anniversary November 13 NVI Gratitude Breakfast Visit nvintergroup.org for more information

5 The events provided in this newsletter have been provided by members/meetings/groups in the Northern Virginia area. An event listing does not imply approval or endorsement of any groups approach to, or practice of Alcoholics Anonymous Steps, Traditions, or Concepts. AA Tradition 4 states Each Group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. (-Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Those Celebrating Anniversaries This Month at Woodlawn Saturday Night Speakers Meeting! (Alexandria) Ron H 22 years Dan 9 years Jim Holt 8 years Mick 5 years Pat H 43 years Kevin H 31 years Page 5 Anniversaries celebrated this month at Winners Circle Group Wednesday Nights at 730pm St. Paul s Woodbridge (Closed, Discussion) Rick H Jon B Kristin S 32 years 18 years 9 years Dear: Old Timers, past GSRs, DCMs, ADCMs, and Chair Persons, PLEASE we need your HELP, at the Falls Church District (06) monthly meeting. We sorely need Falls Church GSRs, and several service positions filled. All AA members are welcome at the Monthly Falls Church District Meeting. A minimum two year sobriety date is suggested for the Chair Positions. We meet on the second Monday of the month, from 6:45 to 7:45 P.M. at Christ Crossman United Methodist Church, North Washington St. Falls Church, VA. Just "suit up and show up". In love and service, Sami GSR for: Common Solution Big Book Study Group Attention: The evening POTOMAC GROUP (Alexandria, 8:30P, Saturdays, Commonwealth Baptist) is in need of a permanent secretary treasurer. Needs a permanent secretary treasurer Duties include collections, paying rent, announcing items for the good of A.A., and reimbursing group members for legitimate expenses. One year (or more) continuous sobriety required.

6 The events provided in this newsletter have been provided by members/meetings/groups in the Northern Virginia area. An event listing does not imply approval or endorsement of any groups approach to, or practice of Alcoholics Anonymous Steps, Traditions, or Concepts. AA Tradition 4 states Each Group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. (-Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Page 6

7 The events provided in this newsletter have been provided by members/meetings/groups in the Northern Virginia area. An event listing does not imply approval or endorsement of any groups approach to, or practice of Alcoholics Anonymous Steps, Traditions, or Concepts. AA Tradition 4 states Each Group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. (-Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Page 7

8 The events provided in this newsletter have been provided by members/meetings/groups in the Northern Virginia area. An event listing does not imply approval or endorsement of any groups approach to, or practice of Alcoholics Anonymous Steps, Traditions, or Concepts. AA Tradition 4 states Each Group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. (-Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.) Page 8

9 Page 9 Office Manager: Pauline D Office Manager Report September 6, 2016 The boxes and labels for Gratitude month have been ordered and we are preparing for distribution next month. As discussed last month we will mail out to group treasurers on record and we will have some for each DIR to take back to District meeting for distribution. We have done a comparison review of the meeting information NVI has and the information posted on the VAC website. We will be reaching out to the Districts for help in clarifying the correct listing. The very light blue 2016 Issue 2 Where and When is available. The price has increased to 75 cents per copy. Please review your groups listing. Please submit any updates in writing and include a contact person. Thank you for keeping Northern Virginia Intergroup informed. Any updates should also be reported to the VAC using their guidelines which can be found on their website under services for members. Any group that would like to make a contribution with credit card can info@nvintergroup.org the group name and amount. I will back an invoice with a payment link, use the link to make the contribution. This can also be done with literature and sobriety chip orders. Please feel free to call or me if you would like more details. The literature Committee also has the ability to accept credit cards and have been doing quite a few credit card sales. Also we can order Paint on Demand Colored Anniversary Medallions which will be mailed directly to your address. See the flier on back table and in the Unity Lifeline. WE DO NOT HAVE THESE IN STOCK AT THE OFFICE. WE DO HAVE aluminum for months & bronze for years in stock 24 hours 60 years. Our 12 th Step list is in need of volunteers. The volunteer form is on the back table. Please take copies back to your groups and encourage anyone interested to fill out the form and send it back to the office. The form is also available on the NVI website and will be in the newsletter space permitting. If you would like to pick up literature and/or chips when attending the NVI Board of Directors meeting, please let me know by 3pm the day of the meeting. If you would like to use the NVI office for your committee meeting or sharing session, please contact Pauline at info@nvintergroup.org or call me If I can help with anything else please let me know. Please leave a message with your phone number when calling the NVI office. I don t always get to the phone, but I will return calls. Pauline info@nvintergroup.org

10 Page 10 NVI Treasurer s Summary for August 2016 Treasurer: Ilir Treasurer s Notes: People celebrating sobriety by giving to the NVI Birthday Plan in August! Mike S. 14 years Todd T. 2 years Pat R. 5 years Amy M. 10 years Greg K 32 years Carl D 5 years Neil B 18 years Irving M 25 years John G. 26 years Jim McG 1 year Jack F. 33 years Terry M 1 year Learn more about the NVI Birthday plan in the next column Birthday Plan Participants 2015 through 2016 Intergroup's "Birthday Plan" Many A.A. members are sharing their sobriety birthday celebration with others by giving a monetary contribution (usually one dollar per year of sobriety) to their local Intergroup. This insures that the same help that you received will be available to others that are new to the Fellowship. Start this year, and make it an annual event. It is not how much you give that is important. It's thinking of others on your special day that makes it so special. Please make your check or money order to NVI (for Northern Virginia Intergroup -- And mention your number of years of sobriety). Mail your contribution in our specially printed NVI Birthday Plan envelopes available at Intergroup or from your Intergroup Representative, or use your own and mail to: NVI Office Eaton Place, Suite 140, Fairfax, VA Congratulations! Amount # # Amount $57 3 January January 3 $64 $36 1 February February 5 $161 $60 2 March March 11 $269 $82 3 April April 6 $102 $102 4 May May 12 $308 $75 3 June June 11 $222 $35 2 July July 6 $167 $97 5 August August 12 $384 $103 4 September September $378 4 October October $28 1 November November $ December December $1, Total Total 66 $1,677.00

11 Contributions for August 2016 TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $4, Group Contributions*: $3, Board of Directors Contribution: $62 Birthday Contributions: $384 Pink Can Contributions**: $54.40 Snacks: $92 *Group contributions expanded Page 11 Group Name GSO Number Amount Group Name GSO Number Amount A Little Insurance Reston Speakers Group Acceptance Group Saturday Night Group Collingwood Women's Group Saturday Night Live Group Dr. Bob's Serenity Seekers Early Bird #1 Group Sixes & Sevens First Tradition Stepping Stones Fun Group Sterling Park Group Gratitude Group Monday Sunday Steppers Night Group Great Falls Group The 164 Group High Hopes Womens Group The Home Group High Noon Group The Promises Group Leesburg Commuters Group Uncommon Women Lovettsville Wilson Stag Morning Commitment Hour Woodbridge Group **Pink Can contributions expanded Group Name GSO Number Amount AA NOVA Campus Literature Committee n/a 5.00 Spirituality and Money: While the work of the group treasurer often involves many details, it is important to remember that the money the treasurer oversees serves a spiritual purpose: it enables each group to fulfill its primary purpose of carrying the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers. This is the fundamental work of AA, and to continue it the group must keep its doors open. The group treasurer is an important part of this Twelfth Step work.

12 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Chair: Steve K Secretary: Irving M September 6, 2016 Page 12 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson: Steve K. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm and opened with the group reciting the Serenity Prayer followed by the Responsibility Statement. The AA Preamble was read by Ralph J., Ninth Step was read by Roger F., the Ninth Tradition was ready by Larry P., and the Ninth Concept was read by Jimmy V. ROLL CALL A quorum was present with (3) Officers, (4) Standing Committee Chairs, (6) DIRS, and (8) IGRs. A quorum is 2 officers, 2 standing committee chairman, 3 DIRs, and 6 IGRs NEW INTERGROUP REPRESENTATIVES Note: New IGRs need to be sure to sign in and pick up their packets. IGRs: Ben M. DIRs: None Hope is Here PREVIOUS MONTH S MINUTES Motion to approve the minutes from the August 2, 2016 meeting was seconded and unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: None TREASURER S REPORT Ilir T. (See pages of this newsletter) Motion to accept treasurer s report was seconded and approved. OFFICER S REPORT (See Below) OFFICE MANAGER S REPORT: Pauline D. See page 9 of this newsletter Gratitude Breakfast: Jodi T. As of September 6, 21 tables and 4 individual tickets have been sold. Payment will be accepted by credit card if you contact Pauline at the Intergroup office. We will start mailing out tickets on the 15th of September. (Information submitted by Pauline D., NVI Office Manager) Finance Ad Hoc Committee: Jim C. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Archives (archives@nvintergroup.org): Mike G. CPC (cpc@nvintergroup.org): Nita T. I attended the above CPC Workshop at the VAC. There were about 25 attendees. An AA Member made the introductions and explained what we are, where we are, what we can do, what we cannot do. The first speaker was a professional having success referring alcoholics to AA. The second speaker was an AA member having success cooperating with the professional community. The third speaker was an AA member who found the program of AA through a professional. The fourth speaker was an Al-Anon member who found the program of Al-Anon through a professional. The Workshop was well organized, informative, and helpful. Corrections (corrections@nvintergroup.org): Dennis D. Arlington county jail is having a pass renewal for volunteers on November 17. Alexandria city jail asked for some literature for the library and I offered to get them some big books. Loudoun County had about a half a dozen lock down. No report from Prince William. Dennis report that Prince William was having regular orientations. If you re interested in writing an inmate; GSO is still screening prospects and that information can be received through the corrections committee at GSO. Bridging the gap program is doing pretty well in the Arlington county. I want to thank Irving M. for the Grapevine he brought from the 7:30 group. Still in need of the 10.5 size coffee cans for the pink can collection. Corrections Committee facilitates members participation in correctional facility meetings and maintains schedules of group and individual commitments for providing the AA member support to correctional institution meetings. Literature (literature@nvintergroup.org): Chris C. & Linda O. The Literature Committee attended the Virginia Area Conference and sold $1, of which $ was cash and $ was credit. It was quite a successful event!! Linda will need to step down as Co-Chair as she begins evening classes in pursuit of a new career. Interested parties can the literature committee or call Linda at Linda is very grateful to have served and will try to help at events through the end of the year. As always, if you need literature for your event, please us as early as possible so we can plan for coverage.

13 Page 13 Chris C. & Linda O. Newsletter Matt B. Submit your sobriety related stories, anecdotes or jokes to the NVI Unity Lifeline newsletter. Only requirement is that you must be a member of AA and be willing to have published the appropriate joke or story. Make your submission to Pauline or myself at newsletter@nvintergroup.org or via post to the NVI office. Phone Watch (phones@nvintergroup.org): Mike S. Please always remind your home groups at your respective businesses meetings that we are always in need of phone volunteers. Please highlight the shifts that are marked in red on the report made available this evening. The requirement for volunteers is 1 year of continuous sobriety and to complete the training. The training is held the first Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the Intergroup office. Public Info (pi@nvintergroup.org): Larry P. Handing out literature where he lives and also at the local libraries. Will need help getting literature out where it would be hard for him to get it out. Asking for pamphlets from NVI for handing out and NVI agreed to help him with that endeavor. Also Pauline D. stated that there were some pamphlets at the office that from past PI chairs that were available for the current chair. Steering Committee (steering@nvintergroup.org): Mo M. No report Treatment/Special Needs/Accessibility (treatment@nvintergroup.org specialneeds@nvintergroup.org): Thursday August 25, 2016 meeting minutes. Attendees: Roger F., RobE, Justin, Wells, Mary Jane Looking for workshop ideas? The Treatment/Accessibilities/Special Needs committee is looking for opportunities to support workshops in 2016 being held in the NVI community. For further information, please contact aatreatment@nvintergroup.org. VAC 2016 Summer Convention: RobE co-chaired the Treatment panel at the VAC on Friday August 19 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston. Other members of the committee that attended said it went very well. RobE said there was full sign language interpreter coverage for the first time he could remember at a major event in Northern Virginia. RobE brought the news that the push to have the term Special Needs removed is moving forward. This could be a couple of years out, but the function of Special Needs would be continued under Accessibilities. TSNA will follow the lead of GSO since following GSO is what brought all three under TSNA in NVI to begin with. Treatment (Justin chair): Wells reported that the meeting at Courthouse in Arlington is going well and forwarded their report. in my opinion the meetings are progressing well. We have had continuous meeting on every Thursday evening at 7:30 pm at ASPAN Shelter located at 2020A 14th Street, Arlington, VA location since it's inception over two months ago with at least two members of AA from outside the shelter providing leadership and guidance. Update on the Adopt a Meeting initiative for the Living Sober Group: A group conscience was held on August 22 at the Living Sober Group Meeting held in the Regency Care Nursing Facility at 18th and Fern Streets, Arlington on Mondays at 7PM. This institution meeting has been suffering from low attendance. The Group unanimously voted to seek a regular AA meeting to adopt it. A group conscience was requested at the Out to Lunch Group on August 25, making a proposal to bring a meeting to the Living Sober Group once a month. The group conscience will be held September 14. Wells brought an amended sample letter for the group to review. This letter will be sent to some assisted living facilities in the NVI region. He will present this at the September NVI Board meeting. Justin is working a request from Dominion Hospital looking for support or getting literature/meeting. RobE discussed this at the VAC. There have been challenge because this is a psychiatric center. Institution has shot down proposals in the past since it is a lock down facility. His request was to see what literature they want first then move on to how we can help them. Justin agreed. Mary Jane thinks she may know someone in the program that could be of help and will work with Justin to make contact and move this forward. There is a meeting there Tuesday night at 8:30 already. Volunteers of America of Bailey s Crossroads is requesting assistance to establish a meeting there. There is a meeting currently taken in with neighborhood people. Need to become a member of the VOA to go into the meeting as RobE is. RobE will establish contact and see how a meeting can be set up allowing clients to attend. Accessibility (Mary Jane R. chair): Nothing new to add. Flyer was created and is available at NVI (and at the NVI monthly meeting). Special Needs (Roger F.): The fund from the Emergency Interpreter drive is at $671 as of the August NVI Budget report. Report was received via that the Reston meeting listed on the Special Needs page is no longer providing interpreters. With no other reports received, it will be requested to remove this from the page. Upon reflection, all meetings listed on the page will be removed pending guidelines. The next TSNA meeting will be September 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm at NVI. Website (website@nvintergroup.org): Steve C. Andrew P. (home group member of 7:30) continues to work on the upgrading/updating the Intergroup website and reaching finalization. He should have a staged version for viewing and once the template is viewed by Steve, Pauline, and Steve they can make decisions on what they have seen and decide to go live or not. As for the current business of the website; the flyers continue to be posted to the Intergroup website. Please make sure they are in the necessary format to be posted. LIAISON REPORTS WAIA: Ralph J.

14 Page 14 (WAIA did not meet in the month of August) Young People: Katie M. IGR/DIR REPORTS Arlington #02 Matt L. The district meets the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 6201 Washington Blvd., Arlington. Centreville #42 Silvia M. Greetings from the Centreville District. Sorry I will not be in attendance tonight. Have another commitment tonight. All good in Centreville, had a great turnout for the 2016 convention and am looking forward to the bi-district picnic on the 18th at Nokesville Park and of course the up and coming old timers meeting in November. The district meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Oxhill Baptist Church, 4110 Elmwood Street, Chantilly. Del Ray #01 (dir-delray@nvintergroup.org): Chris C. The district meets the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Grace Episcopal Church, 3601 Russell Rd., St. Luke s Room, Alexandria. Dulles #04 (dir-dulles@nvintergroup.org): Lee K. The district meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at the Saint Anne s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wainwright Drive, Reston, VA Fairfax #05 (dir-fairfax@nvitergroup.org): Chris O. The district meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, Main St., Fairfax. Falls Church #06 (dir-fallschurch@nvintergroup.org): Vacant The DCM was contacted by Dominion Hospital about taking literature to the meeting. She called the contact person and has not received a call back. Roger from the Special Needs committee stated that their committee was in contact with Dominion and will get literature to that meeting. The district meets the second Monday of the month at 6:45 pm at Christ Crossman United Methodist Church, 384 N. Washington Street, Falls Church. Loudoun #10 (dir-loudoun@nvintergroup.org): Jimmy V. District 10 was proud to be one of the hosts for the awesome convention. Election of officers will take place at our Sept. 7th District Meeting. We have approved some time for Steve, NVI Chair, to come to our District and explain was Intergroup does. The district meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at Leesburg United Methodist Church, 107 W. Market Street, Leesburg. Manassas #33 (dir-manassas@nvintergroup.org): CJ The district meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Bethel Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas. Check out our website at Mt. Vernon #11 (dir-mountvernon@nvintergroup.org): Jose A. The district meets the third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at St. Luke s Episcopal Church, 8009 Ft. Hunt Rd., Alexandria. Old Town #45 (dir-oldtown@nvintergroup.org): Bruce T. The district meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at Christ Church, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Springfield #21 (dir-springfield@nvintergroup.org): Deborah E. District members continue to focus on 12 step activities. Meetings are taken to the CATS inpatient facility at Fairfax INOVA Hospital on Saturdays at 2:30PM and to the Northern Virginia Mental Health facility on Thursdays at 7:30PM. Meetings are also taken to the Men and Women's Detention Center in Fairfax on Thursday evenings. We are always appreciative of from other Districts in these efforts. Requisite clearance forms for jail volunteers can be submitted via . Support is needed for the new AA meeting at the Community Services Board, near Fairfax INOVA, Peer Services Conference Room, at 1pm on Fridays. Also the 7pm Friday meeting at the Bailey's Shelter, 3525 Moncure Ave., Falls Church and the Lamb Center, 3160 Campbell Dr., Fairfax daily at 12:30pm. We have received requests from male prisoners at Buckingham Prison for sponsors to work them through the steps via mail. The District has a PO Box that can be used by any Northern Virginia volunteers interested in this Service opportunity. Contact the Springfield DIR for specifics. Upcoming Fellowship activities include the popular Chili Cook-Off and Cookie Bake-Off. This year it is scheduled for October 8 from 1:30-4:30 at the Independence Club. Also, one of our oldest groups, the Springconia Stag Group is celebrating it's 45 th anniversary on October 18 th. This anniversary celebration is co-ed at Bush Hill United Presbyterian on Franconia Road. Dinner starts at 7pm with Speakers at 8 The district meets the last Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Independence Club, 7043 Wimsatt Road, Suite 100, Springfield

15 Page 15 Vienna #41 Jon N. New DCM Wally G. Sponsorship workshop, October 15, 2016, Oakton Methodist Church 10:00-noon and we are going to be part of the old-timers speaker meeting on November 5th. The District meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm at Oakton United Methodist Church, 2951 Chain Bridge Rd., (Rte. Hunter Mill), Oakton. West End #46 (dir-westend@nvintergroup.org): Sam M. District 46 is working on Holiday Hoopla on Wheels! Join your fellow members on a Motor Coach journey to Busch Gardens Christmastown" Featuring a Speaker followed by an open discussion meeting. December 10 th We will board our Motorcoach at First Baptist Church promptly at 10am (Arrive early for best seating which will be on a first come, first served basis) We will leave Busch Gardens at 9pm arriving back at First Baptist about midnight. Price including round trip transportation and admission to Busch Gardens is approx. $80 per person. You are welcome to bring family and friends this will be an open meeting bus J Motor Coach will leave from First Baptist Church 2932 King Street Alexandria, VA More info and a flyer to come. The district meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church, 2932 King St., Room 340 in Alexandria. Woodbridge #28 (dir-woodbridge@nvintergroup.org): BJ The district meets the Third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Bethel United Methodist Church, Minnieville Road (on the corner of Minnieville & Smoketown Roads) in Woodbridge. IGR Reports: No reports. OFFICER S REPORT Steve K. (Chair) Drafting a letter to go along with the Gratitude Boxes to explain the boxes. Using the WAIA letter as a draft to work out the language. Also talk about what Intergroup has done and our finances to the districts in Northern Virginia. Ilir (Treasurer) No report Irving M. (Secretary) I have submitted my name for consideration for two VAC committee chair positions; Cooperation with Intergroup and Grapevine & Literature. This will only affect NVI service if I am asked to serve. VAC election are at the Fall Assembly October 14-16, 2016 at Virginia Beach. Their service rotation begins in January Robe H. (Vice Chair) Hello from Session by the Sea. I m slaving away at registration, and wished you all could be here. I ve had the opportunity to be trained for the phone watch. Thank you David K.! I ll get a slot on the schedule as soon as I return. I found the training easy and uncomplicated and I recommend everyone take a shift for a time. It is a principal part of our primary purpose. The TSA committee has a very important opportunity to move forward on several fronts. I was please to participate in the VAC Convention at Reston. What a well done operation. The hospitality suite was bountiful and beautiful! I had a swell anniversary at Woodlawn with speakers Mike T., and Katie F., who brought decades of ES&H for all of us. I am unable to attend tonight, and all of you are in my thoughts and prayers. ANNIVERSARIES Individual Anniversaries Celebrate Years Date Irving M. 25 August 16 Jimi S. 17 September 6 Nita T. 8 September 25 Jim McG 1 August 22 Jimmy V. 17 August 31 Group Anniversaries TMP in Vienna will be celebrating 29 years. Other Anniversaries. ANNOUNCEMENTS Motion to adjourn carried at 8:30 PM. The meeting was closed with the Lord s Prayer. Next meeting is Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Respectfully submitted by Irving M., NVI Secretary.

16 Page 16 For inclusion in the next newsletter, please submit info to The limited size of the newsletter limits amount of new content. Formatting is attempted to fit published length. Deadline for flyers and other announcements is now the first of every month. You should receive your newsletter via within one week of the Board of Directors Meeting. If you do not receive it promptly, or if you have any comments, suggestions or contributions, please Matt B at newsletter@nvintergroup.org. This will automatically carbon copy the Office Manager.