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November 2005
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A Word From Marie S., QIAA Institutions Chair
Hi!
I've recently been elected as your Queens Intergroup
Institutions Chairperson; also newly elected to the office is
my co-chair Katie L. As your trusted servants, Katie and I
will work with hospitals, detoxes, rehabs, shelters, nursing
homes, and correctional facilities in Queens to ensure that
the message of recovery is carried to the sick and suffering
alcoholics in these institutions through AA meetings and
literature supplied by QIAA.
But we cannot do it without our fellow AA members who
volunteer their time to run meetings, in coordination with
AA's 12 Traditions and the institution's policies.
An institutions commitment is much like a commitment in
your home group, but without the occasional lengthy
business meeting! If the chairperson is unable to find a
speaker, they share their own experience, strength and
hope. It is often very informal and the institution provides
the space & some amenities for the meeting that are
conducive to helping the sick and suffering alcoholic.
There are many ways to chair a meeting in an institution.
AA's can take a meeting on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
basis. Often AA's will share a commitment, alternating
every other week.
Another great way is for your home group to "adopt" an
institution. This type of commitment can be shared by
rotating group members on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
basis. It's almost like taking a speaking commitment at an
AA group except that you're taking it to an institution.
You may think that since you've never been in an institution
you'll have nothing to offer. This is only half of the truth.
Remember that, "the only requirement for AA membership
is a desire to stop drinking." This is our common ground
and the thread that unites us. Sharing your experience,
strength and hope on how you have not picked up a drink
one day at a time is all that needs to be shared. It's our
identification, not comparing, that helps us stay sober.
On the other hand, many alcoholics were first exposed to
AA through a hospital, detox, rehab, or jail. If your
alcoholism landed you in such a place, was there an AA
meeting available to you? If so, was the meeting the
highlight of your day? Did it give you a bit of hope? Did
you resent these meetings only to realize later that a seed
was planted?
In either case, your experience, strength and hope on how
you've stayed away from a drink "one day at a time" is all
you need! Doing service in an institution is a great way for
a recovering alcoholic to stay sober, one day at a time, by
helping someone else. "You have to give it away to keep
it."
If you are interested in providing service at any of the open
institutions in Queens, please leave a 'phone message for
Marie S. or Katie L. at 917-561-7033 or 718-520-5024.
If you wish to write, the address is at the top of the page
or E-mail: institutions@queensaa.org
Yours in Love and Service, Marie & Katie
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Open Institutions Commitments November 2005
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St. John's Episcopal Hospital Rockaway
Chair needed - days/time to be determined.
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Jamaica Hospital, Creative Arts Center Psych Unit 3
Chair needed: Wed & Thurs @ 7:00 P.M.
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Mary Immaculate Hospital-Detox
152-1 89th Ave.
Meets Mon & Wed @ 7:00 P.M. Additional meetings
wanted; days and times to be determined.
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Brookhaven Rehab & Health Care Center
250 Beach 17th St., Far Rockaway.
Chair needed - day and time to be determined.
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Salvation Army Vets Residence -
Turning Point Group - Shelter
21-10 Borden Ave., LIC.
Chairs needed - Sun-7:00 P.M.-Step;
Mon-8:00 P.M.-Open; Wed-8:00 P.M.-BB;
Fri-As Bill Sees It.
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Wavecrest, Adult Residence
Beach 20th St. Far Rockaway.
Chairs needed - Mon & Fri @ 7:00 P.M.
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Peninsula Center for Extended Care-Rehab
50-15 Beach Channel Dr., Far Rockaway.
Every 4th Mon @ 4:00 P.M.
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Queensboro Correctional Facility
for soon to be released prisoners.
47-04 Van Dam St., LIC.
Co-chair needed - Fri; Chair needed - Wed @ 7:00 P.M.
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Queens Medical Center
82-68 164th St., Jamaica, 'T' Bldg.
Mixed Out / Inpatient
Friday night meeting requested.
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Holliswood Hospital-Detox
87-37 Palermo, Hollis.
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri @ 7:00 P.M., Sun @ 11:00 A.M. (Adolescents). Chairs needed - Tue & Wed.
Possibly additional meetings on Mon & Fri.
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Creedmoor Horizon Program
Bldg. #21, Psych Unit
Chair needed; any evening, weekend or
weekday @ 7:00 P.M.
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Chairpersons must have a minimum of one year of sobriety.
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WANTED: DAYTIME PHONE VOLUNTEERS
Call Queens Intergroup at 917-561-7033.
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FOR THE LATEST MEETING BOOK CHANGES
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.queensaa.org
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THE QIAA THANKSGIVING AND HOLIDAY SHARATHONS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! PLEASE TURN THIS NEWSLETTER OVER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
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Queens
Intergroup
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2005
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THANKSGIVING
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HOLIDAY SEASON
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Sharathons
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Our Savior Lutheran School
64-33 Woodhaven Boulevard
Rego Park, New York 11374
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Dates and Times
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Thanksgiving Sharathon
6:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 23
through
10:00 P.M. Sunday, November 27
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Holiday Sharathon
4:00 P.M. Friday, December 23
through
10:00 P.M. Sunday, January 1, 2006
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Sharathons are around-
the-clock A.A. meetings
run every hour on the
hour.
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| Planning & Lottery Meetings |
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| These will also be held at Our Savior Lutheran School. |
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Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 13 at 11:00 A.M. |
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Holiday
Sunday, December 11 at 11:00 A.M. |
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(Lottery meetings last about an hour-and
a-half.) |
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"ITS YOUR INTERGROUP -
PLEASE SUPPORT IT" |
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Please mail DONATIONS to: QIAA,
P.O. Box 754088, Forest Hills,
N.Y.11375-C/O Sharathon2005
(Payable to: Queens Intergroup) |
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November 2005
QIAA...IT'S YOUR INTERGROUP !
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