REMINDER: HASC WILL MEET THE FIRST SUNDAY OF MAY. MAY 1 ST.

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1 HASC APRIL 2016 PLEASE ANNOUCE AT MEETINGS: THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE VACANT ALT. TREASURER, PR CHAIR, & RCM II HOME GROUP MEMBER S ANNIVERSARIES AND GROUP FEELINGS: Asking for Recovery: Ken B. is sharing on 11yrs 4/14/16, Crystal M. is sharing on 14yrs 4/28/16. Brooks M. is the new GSR Break the Chains: Attendance is really growing. Go to Beef O Brady s after speaker meeting 1 st Tuesday of the month. All is super duper Speaker Bob from Lutz May 3 rd First Tuesday. Clean Break at Noon: Felicia S. 10yrs April 19 th Steve H. 29yrs April 26th Flicker of Hope: Josie T. shares on 2 years clean and serene April 30 th. Just for Thursday: Anniversaries: Debbie B. 04/21 19yrs Matt L. 05/12 1yr Jenna S. 05/26 1yr. Keep it Simple: Home-group member Phil O shares on 4 years on May 24 th at 8PM. Things are going well. Good attendance and topics discussed. Last Chance: We have had an issue with RASUW attending our meeting. The issue has been resolved and RASUW is back in the meeting. So they can learn through members experience, strength, and hope that it s cool in NA. Living Free: No comments Mid-Day Miracles: All is well. More Will be Revealed: Larry S. sharing on 9yrs April 18 th. Please come help celebrate our recovery Never Alone- Lakeland: JC B. will be sharing on his first year clean on May 4 th Jack D shares on April 18 th Saturday Night Live: All is well Show Me Don t Tell Me: Show Me Don t Tell Me appreciated the visit from activities in April. We welcome all visitors. Our group is small but committed to recovery. We have no anniversaries this month. Solution I and II: Michelle C. 9yrs 6/4 Basic text study on Friday night is going great members have increased from 5 or 6 to 20 or more. Sunday Morning Leftovers: We have moved into our new location. Thanks for all who have supported us & been patient with us. Thank you Helpline & Web servant for making the changes necessary so that all could find us. The War Is Over: Joe T. sharing on 22yrs April 15 th as a guest speaker. Need a home-group member with GSR willingness. All our members are on the executive committee. George D. in his 2 nd year. Please consider helping us. Top of the Bottom: Things are going well. Daniel E. June 1 st 27yrs. Why Are We Here: I am a new GSR TWO GROUPS WERE DROPPED FROM THE ROLL CALL THIS MONTH: Get a Grip and Surrender to Win ONE GROUP WAS ADMITTED TO THE ROLL CALL THIS MONTH: Why Are We Here 1 THERE IS ONE MOTION TO GROUPS FROM AREA THIS MONTH REMINDER: HASC WILL MEET THE FIRST SUNDAY OF MAY. MAY 1 ST.

2 2 HASC MEETING May 1, Open: NA Service Prayer: PM 2. Monthly readings: 12 traditions, 5 th concept. 3. Open Forum: From pm to pm. 4. Roll call by secretary: out of 22 groups present. 5. Area Chair report: 6. Area vice-chair report: 7. Secretary s report: 8. Treasurer s report: 9. Librarian s report: 10. RCM report(s): 11. Subcommittee reports: H & I: Policy: Helpline: Public Relations: Activities: HACNA: FRCNASC: Area Service Learning Day: 12. Break at 13. Roll call out of 22_ groups present 14. Group Reports 15. Old Business: MOTIONS FROM AREA TO GROUPS: Motion : Last Chance/More Will Be Revealed: Nominate Scott W. for RCM II Purpose: Fill the position (Qualifications attached) To Groups MOTIONS FROM AREA TO POLICY: None MOTIONS FROM POLICY TO AREA: None 16. New Business: Motion will be the starting motion in May Request for membership to HASC: 18. Review of business of the day by secretary: 19. Closing Prayer PM (We version of serenity prayer or 3 rd. Step prayer.)

3 HASC MEETING APRIL Open: Service Prayer: 1:30 PM 2. Monthly readings: 12 traditions, 4th concept. 3. Open Forum: From 1:41 pm to 1:45 pm. Did all groups get the minutes in time to cast election votes, everyone did. No Matter What meeting is now meeting in the same location as the Sunday Morning Leftovers meeting Lake Miriam Drive Hopeful Women group will no longer be meeting Zion church off Wabash is open to having NA meetings. 4. Roll call by secretary: 15 out of 22 groups present. 5. Chair Report: Read and accepted 6. Vice-Chair report: Verbally delivered 7. Secretary s report: Read and accepted 8. Treasurer s report: Read and accepted 9. Librarian s report: Read and accepted 10. RCM report: Read and accepted 11. Subcommittee reports: H & I: Read by vice-chair of H&I and accepted Policy: Read and accepted Helpline: Read and accepted Public Relations: No report Activities: Read and Accepted HACNA: Read and Accepted FRCNASC: Read and Accepted 12. Area Service Learning Day: No report 13. Break at 3:25pm 14. Roll call 13 out of 22 groups present 15. Group Reports: Order of the day changed by vote and GSR reports read and accepted after voting and new business at end of day. 16. Old Business: MOTIONS FROM AREA TO GROUPS: Motion Helpline/Clean break at Noon: To nominate Megan V. for Helpline chair (qualifications attached) Purpose: To fulfill the position. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion Policy/Clean Break at Noon: To nominate Ken B. for chair of the policy subcommittee (qualifications attached). Purpose: To fill the position. PASSED 13/0/0 MOTIONS FROM POLICY TO AREA: NONE New Business: Motion : Asking for Recovery/Living Free: To accept H & I chair s excuse for the absence at HASC and retain him in this position. Purpose: Maintain a single point of accountability of H & I at HASC area service. PASSED 10/3/0 Motion : Show Me Don t tell me/top of the Bottom: To nominate Katie H. to FRCNA support committee programming. Purpose: tradition 9 PASSED 12/0/0 Motion : Show Me Don t Tell Me/Top of the Bottom: To nominate Allison R. to FRCNA support committee programming. Purpose: To fulfill tradition 9 PASSED 12/0/0 Motion : Show Me Don t Tell Me/Top of the Bottom: To nominate Steve R. to FRCNA support committee programming. Purpose: tradition 9 PASSED 12/0/0 Motion : To move HASC from May 8 th to May 1 st, Purpose: To avoid conflict with Mother s Day. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Activities/Living Free: Check payable to Sheri Kirkland for reimbursement of deposit for Arian Yacht Club 9/4/16 celebration in the amount of $ Purpose: To be fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Last Chance/More Will Be Revealed: Nominate Scott W. for RCM II Purpose: Fill the position (Qualifications attached) To Groups Motion : Treasurer/More Will Be Revealed: Make check payable to RSO in amount of $70.83 for secretary minutes. Purpose: 7 th tradition Fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Solutions: Make a check payable to FRSC in the amount of $ $ for April & $ for March- lost check. Purpose: Fulfill policy to donate to region. Passed 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Why Are We Here: Make check payable to RSO in amount of $21.40 for H & I meeting lists. Purpose: 7 th tradition fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Clean Break at Noon: Make check payable to RSO in amount of $ to pay for HASC literature. Purpose: 7 th tradition fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Last Chance: Make check payable to RSO in amount of $85.60 for Area s meeting lists from Helpline. Purpose: 7 th tradition fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Top of the Bottom: Accept debits of $32.89 to Verizon and $ to AT&T for Helpline phones. Purpose: 7 th tradition fully self-supporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion : Treasurer/Living Free: Make check payable to RSO in amount of $37.13 to pay for H & I literature. Purpose:7 th tradition fully selfsupporting. PASSED 13/0/0 Motion will be starting motion in May 17. Request for membership to HASC: Why Are We Here 18. Review of business of the day by secretary: Waived 19. Closing Prayer 4:30 PM Third Step Prayer 3

4 Heartland Area Roll Call Jan February March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec Service Position Area Chair Area Vice Chair Secretary Alt. Secretary v v 0 v v v 1 1 Treasurer Alt. Treasurer V V v v v v v v Librarian Alt. Librarian V V v v RCMI RCM II V V v v v v v v H & I Helpline Activities Policy v v v v v v v v PR v v v v v v v v HACNA FRCNASC Group Name 1 Asking for Recovery Breaking the Chains x x Clean Break at Noon Flicker of Hope Fridaynight Candlelight Get a Grip Just for Thursday's Keep It Simple Last Chance Living Free Mid-day Miracles More will be Revealed Never Alone - Avon Park Never Alone - Lakeland Saturdaynight Live Show Me Don't Tell Me Solutions I & II Sunday Morning Leftovers Surrender to Win The War is Over Top of the Bottom Weekend Wind Down TOTAL GROUPS PRESENT 0 ABSENT V VACANT

5 Area Chair s Report April 2016 Since our last meeting I have arranged with the Bartow Parks and Recreation Department changing the date of our May meeting from Mother s Day to the week before, May 1 st. Article XIII, Additional Guidelines, Item C requires us to hold an Area Service Inventory meeting. While I believe this should be a separate meeting, this is a We program, not an I program. By show of hands who prefers a separate meeting; who prefers holding the Area Service Inventory in conjunction with our May meeting? Please have your Service Inventory s ready for the meeting and notify your groups of the meeting. I attended the GSR Assembly on Saturday March 26 th, and half of the RSC meeting on Sunday March 27 th. This was my first time at a regional function and it was both informative and eye opening. There was considerable time dedicated to the topic of being an effective GSR as well as a facilitator or Chairperson. This would make a great addition to the Area Service Learning Day and I would encourage the Ad-Hoc Committee to explore its inclusion in the agenda for the Area Service Learning Day. The eye opening portion for me mainly focused on the RCM Report section of the RSC. A good number of RCM Reports included information about their Area Helplines like number of calls answered, various activities that were held or being planned, and about the number of H&I presentations in a given area. Unfortunately, our Area could not report this information because some of our Area subcommittees don t report this type of information. I would encourage subcommittee Chair s and the RCM to discuss what type of information would be valuable to report. Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to our Alternate Secretary for her efforts in getting the minutes out within a day of the Secretary advising us that he hadn t even started working on them as of that date despite the Alternate Secretary having offered to help a week earlier. The minutes are not only a record of what we do here they also the vehicle through which we disseminate information to the Groups we serve, ask them to make decisions AND elect Area Trusted Servants. The thought of us not being able to fill these positions because groups didn t get the information per policy is disconcerting to say the least. I have spoken to the Secretary and am hopeful that this situation will not be repeated. In loving service, Tim S. Area Chair April 2016 HASC Secretary s Report The HASC minutes for March were completed by the HASC alternate secretary on March 30 and ed to the HASC Chair for review and approval. The minutes were approved for distribution and were ed to the recipients, RSO, and webservant by the HASC Chair on March 31st. The invoice from the RSO shows a cost $67.96 which is an increase of $16.75higher than the current monthly average. I would say that I am deeply sorry for the long delay in publishing the minutes. As the HASC Secretary I fully admit fault in this. The Alternate Secretary did offer to help about a week after area and I declined at the time. From that point my life was very busy trying to balance recovery, work, fatherhood to 3 children, loss of internet services, moving, and getting fairly sick. I realized that I was overwhelmed and asked for the Alternate Secretary to complete the minutes which were promptly completed within a couple days before distribution. I have a very difficult time asking for help and have become accustom to doing the minutes on my own but this certainly was an exceptionally challenging month for me. I wanted to also acknowledge the wonderful work Sheila did in coming to my/our rescue and to The HASC librarian who also offered to help, especially once the inflammatory started. It is my intention to finish my role as HASC secretary in the next 2 months with help and support from the alternate secretary. We can divide the workload in half to expedite the minutes. I will not seek any further area level commitment in the short future and I have been honored to serve the Area. It has been an exceptional experience for me in getting to know the larger Heartland Area especially at a time where there was a desperate need for servants. I would like to fulfill this commitment I made and look forward to what the future holds. Thanks again to the GSRs that receive their minutes via and to the subcommittee chairs who submit their reports in Word format. Also, please make use of the GSR Report and Motion Forms that are attached to the minutes you receive as this will help reduce the cost of photocopying them for use at the meetings. Please review the contact sheet being passed around the room and make updates or changes if needed. Please announce at all meetings that our area is in need of an ALT. TREASURER and PR CHAIR. In Loving Service, Kurt S. HASC. Secretary

6 POLICY REPORT 4/4/16 Policy Subcommittee met Opening with Serenity Prayer Roll Call: Present were Ken B, Joe HM, Merle D, Tanya T, Bart S and Bob C. Absent were Teresa E (first) and Shane (third). Topics discussed in open forum included, The policy report and the role of GSR s as trusted servants in representing their groups group conscience. How far does that trust go? Old Business: The disk with policy revisions and track changes was located and recovered from the RSO. Also, From May of 2015 to present, there has only been one change to policy of note. New Business: No motions sent from Area to Policy. Closing with Serenity Prayer In Loving Service, Ken B HELPLINE The helpline meet on March 28th at 6:30 pm. There were four members in attendance. We made out our phone carrier schedule for April and discussed the recent meeting changes and additions to the heartland area. Also, we discussed how we would describe an "open" or "closed" meeting on the meeting list. We decided to talk to the web servant about how much space we would have on the meeting list to differentiate between the two types of meetings. Once we know how much space we have, we will proceed. That way, newcomers or those unfamiliar with NA language will know what these types of meetings are. We would also like to request information from GSRs about whether or not their meetings welcome children. There is an abbreviation on the meeting list for this designation but only one or two groups have it listed. We were wondering if children are indeed not welcome at these meetings or if people are unaware that "children are welcome" can be included on the meeting list next to their format. Our thinking was that newcomers might shy away from going to certain meetings, thinking that they cannot bring their kids with them. Otherwise, all is well with the helpline. In loving service, Helpline Hello Heartland Area Service Committee, The convention this year is quickly taking shape. We have chosen are artwork and will presenting it today. We have passed out fliers for our up coming fundraiser. Please announce this event and display this flier for all the folks that attend your home groups. Please remember we are limiting the number of fundraisers this year, so it is very import you support the ones we have vigorously!

7 HACNA 14 Unity Through Service Speaker Jam April 30 th, 2016 Noon to 6pm First Christian Church of Zephryhills th St Zephryhills Fl Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Sides, Drinks, Snack, Desserts for sale Yeti Cup Raffle Engraved With HACNA 14 Logo 50/50 Raffles Speakers: Ernest H Funcoast Joe P. - Great Orlando Area Joe H. - Heartland Area Rodger S. - Suncoast Steve B. - Daytona Area The T Shirts have been ordered and will be on sale at the Speaker Jam. This will be the first opportunity for you to register for the convention. The convention will be taking place on OCT 14-16, 2016 at the Hilton Garden Inn Lakeland Airport If you have 6 month clean or less at the time of your registration you are able to register for free. If you have more than 6months clean your registration cost will be $20, until September 10, 2016, after the 10th the cost goes up to $ We will also be repeating our raffle for the Weekend At HACNA Raffle. Your first opportunity to bye these raffle tickets will be at the Speaker Jam and the drawing for the winner will be held at the Chicken Dinner in July. We will only be issuing 100 Tickets for this raffle. The winner will receive (Convention registration, 2 night stay at the luxurious Hilton Garden Inn, an official HACNA 14 T-Shirt, and that is not all, you will receive a ticket to the delightfully delicious banquet, being prepared by world class Hilton Garden Chefs, and a seat at the front of the room for the Oct 15 th, Saturday night speaker meeting) Thank you for allowing us to Service, Bryan S. and your HACNA Subcommittee

8 FRCNASC FRCNA 35 will be held July 7-10 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. The FRCNA Support Committee met on Sunday, April 3rd at the Rosen Shingle Creek. Those members from the Heartland Area that were present were myself and Allison R. The next meeting will be the first Sunday in June. The Committee completed the speaker selection process. We have three out of state speakers and three from the Florida Region. The Committee has also finished putting together a program. Our. focus now, will be on selecting speakers and chairpersons for each workshop. To be a speaker or chairperson an addict must have three years clean. An addict must be registered for the convention to be considered. If you have a desire to be considered as a speaker or chairperson at FRCNA 35 please check the appropriate space on your registration and get that registration in by by May 15th. This will help the Committee with this process. There will be a FRCNA Funraiser on May 14th at the Tampa Sheraton East. There will be a spaghetti dinner and a speaker meeting followed by a speaker meeting. Jack D. from Heartland will be the speaker. Tickets for the dinner are $ 20 and may be purchased in advance. I would encourage all who are planning on attending FRCNA 35 to make room reservations ASAP as the convention is only three months from now. The Convention is looking forward to an exciting weekend and hope that as many of you as possible can join us. Thank you for allowing me to serve. In Loving Service, Chuck H.

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