February 2017

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BOARD OF REGENTSMEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2017

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 A.M. by John C., Chairman Board ofRegents.

Present: Bernie G., John C., Mike S., Pat S., Woodie H. and Karen H.,International Executive Secretary.

Present by Telephone: Bill B., Peter A. and Leanne W.

Absent: Steve F.

1. A. The minutes of the December 17, 2016 Board of Regents meetingwere read and approved.

Motion seconded and passedFor – 8 Against – 0 Abstained – 0

B. The operating statement for December was read and approved. Motion seconded and passed

For – 8 Against – 0 Abstained – 0

2. OLD BUSINESS

A. LIFELINERSThere were 4 new Lifeliners as follows:Illinois – 1 Minnesota – 1 New York – 2

Karen H. reported that “end of the year letters” were going out to allG.A. members who have personally donated over $100.00 during2016.

NEW CANSThere were no new Cans.

GROUP INFORMATION REQUEST FORMS RECEIVEDPRIOR TO SENDING STARTER KITS – 5Five Starter Kits were sent out as follows after receiving the GroupInformation Request Forms for the month of December:Bridgeport, CT Bridgewater, NJ Port Jefferson, NYMuskogee, OK London, ON

PRISON STARTER KITS SENT: None

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B. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE UPDATE.Karen H. gave the report stating that she and Luz are going toschedule a conference call with Bill B.

C. E-READERS FOR COMBO BOOKS.John C. reported that Steve F. is not here today because of illness.Discussions will continue next month. Amazon requires a creditcard, which is in process and John will communicate with Steve andPeter A. by email.

D. GRATITUDE WEEK.Karen H. reported that $9,823.80 has been received by the I.S.O. forthis year’s Gratitude Week with contributions from 157 differentGroups, Members and Intergroups.

E. LIMITED USE CREDIT CARD.Karen H. stated that she had looked into some options for obtaininga limited use credit card. Since Gamblers Anonymous has had theirchecking account with Bank of America since 1964, Karen andJohn C. contacted Bank of America’s credit card division andsubmitted an application. If approved, this card would be for a non-profit corporation with no annual fees. Several questions wereasked and Bill B. offered to review the disclosure statement inreference to this account. A motion was made to table this untilFebruary’s Board meeting.

Motion seconded and passedFor – 8 Against – 0 Abstained – 0

F. DISCUSS PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES.John C. asked to have this item tabled until next month.

Motion seconded and passedFor – 8 Against – 0 Abstained – 0

G. LIFE-LINE BULLETIN PAGE.Karen H. gave the above report stating that the Life-Line Bulletinpage is now available on our website. Twelve Life-Line bulletinsare available for viewing and download in descending order withthe most current issue, January 2017 first. The most currentLiterature Order Form will also be available on this page fordownload hopefully by the middle of February. Bill B. asked abouta counter for the Life-Line bulletin page. Bill will send an email toKaren requesting what he would like to see. Karen will get a quotefrom our website designer for next month’s Board meeting. Karenthanked everyone who was involved in making this happen.

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H. B.O.R. NOMINATIONS FOR JULY 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2019.Karen H. stated that as of today ten candidates have submitted theirnames to be on the Ballot for the upcoming Board of Regents, fivefrom inside the 200 mile area and five from outside the 200 milearea. No names were reported. The final deadline is February 1,2017.

I. REVIEW SPREADSHEET AND UPDATED INVENTORY.Peter A. gave an overview of the inventory analysis sheet that hesubmitted just prior to this meeting. He stated he would be emailingthe total financial analysis for the period ending December 2016after today’s Board meeting.

3. NEW BUSINESS

A. DISCUSS B.O.R. POWERS REGARDING NON COMPLIANTG.A. GROUPS.John C. gave the report which started with reading an email fromDavid M., who had requested the item to be on today’s agenda.“Situation as follows:A room violates the Guidance Code, Article VII, Section 1, whichdefines a group.The room, among other violations of the Unity Steps and GuidanceCode, has been notified that the use of non-GA approved or non-GAappropriate literature, puts the room at risk of being removed as aGamblers Anonymous room.The room members vote to continue this practice, after having beentold of the consequences of such an action.The room will surely be removed as a Gamblers Anonymous room,no doubt with a letter stating so by the ISO.The item I would like discussed is:What legal power does the Board of Regents have and what is itprepared to do if any room continues to function and call itself aGamblers Anonymous room after it receives notice of having beenremoved as a recognized Gamblers Anonymous room.”After a discussion by the Board, it was the consensus that should ameeting continue to call itself a Gamblers Anonymous meetingafter being removed from our International Directory on theGamblers Anonymous website, a Cease & Desist letter would besent to such group in violation. It was also suggested that theExecutive Board of the B.O.T. should review and make recommen-dations to the Board of Regents.

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B. DISCUSS COMMITTEE FOR SUCCESSION PLAN.John C. requested to form a committee to review a succession plan.Committee members will be Bill B., Peter A., Steve F., Bernie G.and John C. The committee will have a conference call meetingwithin the next few weeks. This item will be added to the monthlyBoard of Regents agendas.

The collection in the amount of $18.00 was taken and the meeting closed with theSerenity Prayer at 11:03 A.M. The next meeting of the Board of Regents will beheld February 18, 2017 at 9:30 A.M.

Today’s Board of Regents meeting had 4 people call in and listen.

Respectfully submitted by Woodie H., Recording Secretary

HELP IS AVAILABLE!

On page 17, item #7: “We encourage everyone in Gamblers Anonymous tohave a Pressure Relief Group Meeting ...”

Any member desiring individual assistance with his/her Pressure Relief,please contact Steve T. at SJT64@aol.com. He will reply by email or phone if youprovide your number.

STEP 2

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to anormal way of thinking and living.

Taking Step 1 brought me face to face with the truth. My truth, not yourinterpretation of truth nor their interpretation of truth. After 4 and a half monthsof regular attendance at meetings (regular for me was at least 3 meetings perweek) the search for truth caused a stirring of feelings and emotions in my gut,some of which reminded me of times of uneasiness when I had chosen to gamble.

I tried to define those feelings and finally had to admit to myself that I hadsomehow taught myself how “Not To Feel”. Hence my statement: “Anytime Ihad feelings - Good, Bad, or Indifferent that I could not deal with, I would chooseto escape into gambling”.

I always believed in God, but I had no faith that He could perform miracles.But, taking a good look at the fact that I had not gambled for 6 months was trulya miracle. How could this be? I had tried for years to stop on my own and wasonly successful during interim periods when I ran out of money and/or bailouts.

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I took another good look at Step 1 and realized that I had so unequivocallyaccepted my powerlessness over gambling that I had truly come to believe thispowerlessness in my gut. That was my first realization of true acceptance.

My immersion in the workings of the fellowship had in effect opened mymind, my heart, and my complete being to the fact that some power greater thanmyself (a power that I choose to called GOD) was indeed working miracles in mylife and in the lives of many other G.A. members around me. A BURST OFFAITH... Step 1 had given me the incentive to be willing to read, look at and tryto apply Step 2 to my life. This combination of both Steps now told me that itwould be idiotic of me not to attempt to apply the same principles to all otherareas of my life: this was confirmed in Step 12.

I was fortunate that at one of my regular meetings we read the completeCombo book every week, then had open discussions about thoughts and feelingsthat might be evoked by the reading. Not only gambling was discussed but amyriad of daily experiences about life in general were brought up. Each meetingadded to the miracles around me and as these took place my faith and trust in myHIGHER POWER flourished and prepared me for Step 3.

From Your International Executive Secretary

As we are putting this month’s issue of the bulletin together, I would like toonce again say “thanks” to all of the members, groups and Intergroups who havecontinued their support of the International Service Office. And to ask those ofyou who might have unintentionally forgotten about your International ServiceOffice to please read the following:

We are often asked what does the International Service Office do? And howdoes Gamblers Anonymous get their money? For the past several years in theFebruary issue of the bulletin we have included “How the I.S.O. Receives ItsMoney” and “What the I.S.O. Does”. If you have previously read this, I wouldoffer this as a reminder that we are still carrying the message and thank you inadvance for reading it again.

“WHAT THE I.S.O. DOES”

• Answers telephones, e-mails and all other correspondence received.

• Sorts and distributes daily mail received.

• Updates and maintains the Gamblers Anonymous International Directory onour website.

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• Writes receipts for all donations, Lifeliners, Cans, Groups, etc.

• Maintains ledgers for all money received and keeps a Confidential ledger forindividual Lifeliners.

• Writes receipts for all accounts receivables and literature orders.

• Processes orders; received by mail, fax and from our on-line store.

• Prepares and sends Starter Kits to those requesting them and keeps theTrustees informed of when and where meeting kits are going.

• Sends “Information Packets” with a letter about Gamblers Anonymous to themany people requesting information on our Program.

• Sends pertinent information to Trustees, Regents and membership as needed.

• Keeps an inventory of literature on hand.

• Orders and inventories all Office Supplies.

• Prepares ending monthly Accounts Receivables Report for Intergroups andsends invoice copies that are due to be paid.

• Balances ledgers to deposits and makes weekly bank deposits.

• Prepares monthly Operating Statement and does complete accountingprocedures for the Office.

• Keeps track of all accounts payable and processes the checks for bills that aresigned by two of three mandatory signatures of the Board of Regents.

• Compiles, enters, and proof reads all letters, donations, anniversaries, etc. forLife-Line Bulletin on a continuing basis.

• Constantly updating and reprinting (or upon approval by the Board ofTrustees) printing new literature.

HOW THE I.S.O. RECEIVES ITS MONEY

LIFELINERS - (Not to be confused with Life-Line Bulletin Subscription) ALifeliner is an individual donation from a member on a monthly basis. You canpledge any amount you wish. It is a personal thing and only you and theInternational Service Office know the amount you give. If you are interested, theform to fill out is on the back cover of this bulletin.

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CAN CONTRIBUTIONS - A Can contribution is a direct donation to the I.S.O.Groups pass around a can at their meeting and then send a check or money orderonce a month totaling the amount collected. If you do not have a Can or Cannumber, and would like one please let us know and we will see that you get one.

GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS - A Group contribution is what is donated to theI.S.O. from the groups after they have met all of their expenses; such as rent,coffee, literature, etc.

INTERGROUP CONTRIBUTIONS - An Intergroup contribution is what eachindividual Intergroup has decided amongst themselves to donate to the I.S.O.

LIFE-LINE BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS - (Not to be confused withLifeliners) A Bulletin subscription is when a member or group subscribes on ayearly basis to receive the Life-Line Bulletin by First-Class mail. The order formis on the second page of this issue for those of you are reading this online, and onthe front inside cover of this issue, for those of you who are already subscribersand reading your subscription copy.

ONE-TIME DONATIONS - A One-Time donation can be one of many differentways to give to the I.S.O. For example, a donation in honor of yours, or someoneyou care about’s Anniversary; in memory of a beloved member; or just for beinggrateful to have found a Fellowship such as ours. A group, individual, orindividuals may make a One-Time donation. (However, these donations must befrom G.A. members. As we all know, outside contributions are not accepted.)

SALE OF LITERATURE - Selling G.A. approved Literature is our onlyprofitable means of income. And speaking of “Sale of Literature” please see our“recently updated Literature Order Form with prices effective February 1, 2017”on the Life-Line Bulletin page of our website where you downloaded thisBulletin at www.gamblersanonymous.org. For those of you who are reading apaper copy of this issue, you can either email or call us to receive a current OrderForm. Please note that we have three new pieces of Literature. Item #37,“Towards 90 Days” in Large Print; item 56 “A Guide to Regional ServicesOffices” and item 57 “G.A. Group Study Book on the Unity Steps”. These threepieces can also be found on our online store.

Once again, thank you and remember we are here for you, so if there is everanything we can do, please know we are just a phone call (626) 960-3500 or anemail isomain@gamblersanonymous.org away.

Love to all, Karen H.

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GROUP NEWS

Hello Karen,

I can’t believe this is the sixteenth annual Marathon. The day of sharing andcaring was a great success. We had the most attendees and almost all of ourmeetings were there. We had some come from Nanaimo on Vancouver Island,from Chilliwack, and from Seattle Washington. We had some wonderfulworkshops and plenty of good food and because it is a pot luck lunch and dinnerthere was a great variety of food.

When Van T. started this Marathon sixteen years ago it was with the thoughtthat the money raised be split between G.A. I.S.O. and Gam-Anon so we arepleased to send you our half of the money raised after all expenses were paid.

Best Regards, Paul N., Surrey, British Columbia

Hi Karen,

The enclosed bank drafts are from the Wednesday and Sunday PGRN inEdmonton, Alberta. Even with the economy we are still thriving. Wednesdaynight can have up to 24 people at times, which leaves us with no chair for anyone.Sunday is starting another year with several core members still attending. Thegreat thing about being a part of these two great meetings for me is that Iconstantly have somewhere to go on these two nights. If I think about gamblingI know I just have to wait a couple of days to get to a meeting. This has been thebest thing for my recovery. Our meetings have so much good recovery that wecan now laugh at our mistakes. It is so nice to laugh when before I couldn’t eventhink let alone laugh. The only emotions I had were so negative and now I justfeel so grateful for everything and everyone in my family. I now have twofamilies; my G.A. family and my real family.

We know that I.S.O. reaches so many countries and so many people that it isalways such a pleasure for us to be able to send money to assist. Unfortunatelywith the exchange it’s not as much as we would like.

With great optimism we will face 2017 and we wish that for every G.A.member.

Best regards, Kelly K., Beaumont, Alberta

Note From I.S.O.: Kelly thank you for your groups donations and sharing howwell the Wednesday and Sunday PGRN meetings are doing. It’s always nice tohear about the successes of “our” meetings.

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Karen,

Our Wednesday Night Group is donating the enclosed check to I.S.O.

Karen because of your work and that of I.S.O. many of those who are sick arerecovering.

Thank you, Pete F., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Dear I.S.O.,

Enclosed are two checks, one is a general donation from the Westlake OhioSaturday Morning G.A. group, the other represents money put into our I.S.O. can# C912 during the year 2016.

We wish you and everyone at the I.S.O. a good New Year.

Thank you for all you do for so many.

Regards, Linda L., Westlake, Ohio

Dear Karen,

On March 9, 2017, Scott R. will celebrate 25 years in Gamblers Anonymous.Scott came into G.A. in 1992 kicking and screaming, at the age of 21. The“Entourage” as he states, brought him in. Thanks to many New York membersespecially Ron R., he has continued to stay Gamble Free for 25 years.

I personally cannot thank him enough for what he has meant to me andMarlton Gamblers Anonymous.

A tremendous example of the success of the G.A. program, if you give it achance.

Scott is A:Successful SonSuccessful HusbandSuccessful FatherSuccessful BusinessmanAnd a very Successful Friend and G.A. member

Thank you Scott, for your many years of service.

Much Gratitude, Pete S., Marlton, New Jersey

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Note From I.S.O.: Pete, thank you for sharing Scott’s upcoming milestone of 25years of abstinence from gambling with us. Your letter is a “tremendous exampleof the success of the G.A. program, if you give it a chance”.

Hi Karen,

Hello from chilly Wisconsin! The Monday Night Group from AuroraPsychiatric Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin have been saving up for some timeto make a nice Lifeliner donation on behalf of our group. We are sure that it willbe put to good use.

Keep up the great work out there, it is truly appreciated!

Staying clean, One Day at A Time,

Sincerely, Bob O., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Attention Karen H.,

Please find enclosed our latest group donation from the Thursday Beginner’sGroup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We take 2 collections at each meeting, onefor the group and one for I.S.O. and at each meeting we pass around an updatedfinancial statement as to what we have on deposit for the group and I.S.O. and atthe end of each meting we announce the amount of the collections. We firmlybelieve this accountability and transparency encourages our members to begenerous in their donations.

We have a lot of newcomers attend our meetings but sadly our retention rateof the newcomers is not high, which is a reflection of how difficult and pervasivecompulsive gambling is for those afflicted with it.

We would like to thank I.S.O. for their efforts on behalf of compulsivegamblers everywhere.

Yours truly, Bruce M., Edmonton, Alberta

In Memory Of…

Dear Karen,

Enclosed please find my personal monthly contribution, the contribution fromBeth Israel Step meeting at 79th Street and a special contribution in honor ofSandy C., who died in the early part of 2017.

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Sandy was bedridden for most of her later years but she was always workingthe program the best she could. She was the second head of ERIC (EasternRegional Information Center) in the East and worked hard at it. We old timers aregrateful for her contributions to the program.

In Peace and with Love, Max H., New York, New York

Note From I.S.O.: Max, thank you for letting us know about the passing of SandyC. I first met Sandy about 28 years ago at a National Conference. It’s been manyyears since I’ve seen her, but will always remember and appreciate all that shedid for our program.

Dear I.S.O.,

This donation to the International Service Office is to honor our good friendArt A. The Olympia Washington Monday night meeting, Wednesday nightmeeting, and Saturday morning meeting share in remembering and thanking Artfor everything he did over the past many, many years.

Thank you, Art for: sharing your experiences, sharing how G.A. gave youstrength, and how it gave you the hope of recovery. You were there for so manypeople, giving them straight answers, guiding them through some hard times,listening to their stories, leading them along the way to find their own answers.You wrote notes for yourself in every meeting. You kept learning and learning.You were and are still teaching us more about ourselves that we though, we wouldever know.

When you fought in the war in Vietnam you knew you were there for a reason,a deadly serious reason. You came to G.A. with the same attitude. Our battle isnot over, it will never be over. And you, Art, our G.A. brother will never ever beforgotten. Peace.

Alan V., Bucoda, Washington

Note From I.S.O.: Alan, thank you for your letter “honoring your good friend,Art A.”. I had the pleasure of meeting Art at the Vancouver Conference a littleover 3 ½ years ago. We had had several phone conversations prior to that time,and I could finally put a face to the name. Heartfelt condolences go out to hiswife, Sandy, his family and his many friends.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS

L.A. Intergroup G.A. and Gam-Anon 2017 Mini-ConferenceThere Is A Message For: YOU!February 25, 20178:00 am – 4:00 pmEmmanuel Church438 E. Harvard RoadBurbank, CaliforniaFor information email isomain@gamblersanonymous.org

South Florida Intergroup and Unity 2017 Mini-Conference“The Power of Hope”Sunday, February 26, 20178:00 am – 3:30 pmDuncan Conference Center15820 Military TrailDelray Beach, FloridaFor information email isomain@gamblersanonymous.org

2017 Gold Coast Gamblers Anonymous One Day Conference(with Gam-Anon participation)The Power of H.O.W. (Honesty, Open-mindedness and Willingness)Saturday, March 18, 2017Broadbeach Senior Citizens Centre23 T.E. Peters DriveBroadbeach, Queensland (Behind Convention Center)For information email goldcoastintergroup@live.com.au

Area 7 Mini-Conference 2017 – Hosted by Greater Baton Rouge UnityStep-By Step Intergroup “Passport to Serenity – Just Steps Away”April 7 – 9, 2017The Tracy Center1800 South Acadian ThruwayBaton Rouge, LouisianaFor information email isomain@gamblersanonymous.org

Southern Arizona Gamblers Anonymous IntergroupGA/Gam-Anon Mini Conference“Do (GA) or Die!”Saturday, April 22, 2017Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church5360 East Pima StreetTucson, ArizonaFor information email isomain@gamblersanonymous.org

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2017 Chicagoland G.A. & Gam-Anon Spring Mini-Conference“THE YELLOW BOOK ROAD”April 28 – 30, 2017Hyatt Regency Lisle Hotel1400 Corporetum DriveLisle, IllinoisFor information email springconference17@gachicago.org

Victorian Gamblers Anonymous One Day Conference“One Day At A Time”Saturday, May 6, 2017Oaktree Anglican Church Hall281 Glen Eira RoadCaulfield, VictoriaFor information email ga_victoria@hotmail.com.au

Orange County Intergroup Presents-Ned L. Memorial Beach PicnicFellowship Day20 Years in the Sun! “Thank You For Being a Friend”Saturday, August 12, 20179:00 AM to 9:00 PMDoheny State BeachDana Point, CaliforniaFor information email 2017ocigpicnic@gmail.com

Gamblers Anonymous Australia 39th National Conference“Just For Today”August 18 – 20, 2017Rutherford Park, Daylesford, Victoria290 Kangaroo Hills RoadBlampied, VictoriaFor information email ga_victoria@hotmail.com.au

2017 Inland Empire G.A. Fall International Conference60th Anniversary of Gamblers AnonymousOctober 27 – 29, 2017Double Tree Ontario Airport HotelOntario, CaliforniaPlease see flyer this bulletin

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ANNIVERSARIES

51 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MACK B. 2/25 Downey, CA

50 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATTY C. 2/22 Sayre Woods, NJ

45 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICH G. 2/15 Washington, PA

39 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IRWIN B. 1/15 Charlotte, NC

38 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LENNY B. 1/18 Sayre Woods, NJ

37 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOB E. 2/18 Downey, CA

35 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN D. 1/25 Carlstadt, NJ

MIKE I. 2/15 Las Vegas, NV

MIKE M. 2/25 Downey, CA

34 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CRAIG P. 2/18 Coventry, CT

33 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEIL S. 2/24 Plantation, FL

31 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN O. 1/26 Salem, OR

30 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIKE B. 1/3 Bloomfield, NJ

ARNIE B. 1/16 Sarasota, FL

STEVE R. 2/18 Carmichael, CA

29 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOE B. 1/8 South Hills, PA

ALFREDO M. 2/21 Las Vegas, NV

27 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIAN F. 12/26 Caloundra, QLD

DOMINGO 1/18 Worcester, MA

EDDIE R. 2/1 Santa Monica, CA

26 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN V. 11/16 East Syracuse, NY

LEE O. 1/9 Tucson, AZ

TOM D. 1/11 Sayre Woods, NJ

JOHN J. 1/12 Toms River, NJ

MIKE C. 1/13 Getzville, NY

CAROL O. 1/31 Las Vegas, NV

25 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIKE D. 11/23 Mt. Gravatt, QLD

JOHN T. 1/21 San Francisco, CA

24 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL 11/23 Coorparoo, QLD

CHARLIE H. 1/28 Basking Ridge, NJ

23 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THOM M. 1/11 Charlotte, NC

RITO 1/24 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

BEN G. 1/27 San Diego, CA

22 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOM P. 1/9 Ocean, NJ

MIKE V. 1/30 Havertown, PA

BOBBY P. 2/11 Edison, NJ

21 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRED K. 11/27 Rochester, NY

JOE F. 1/16 Ocean, NJ

JIM A. 1/23 Rochester, NY

ANDY D. 2/6 Wanaque, NJ

KEN S. 2/7 South Hills, PA

DICK D. 2/19 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

JOHN D. 2/20 Spring Hill, FL

20 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JEFF B. 1/21 Edison, NJ

ROSIE S. 1/22 San Diego, CA

OSCAR S. 1/30 Anaheim, CA

PETER H. 2/1 Hampton, NJ

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20 YEARS (cont) . . . . . . . . . DAVE G. 2/11 South Hills, PA

JOSH L. 2/22 South Hills/Etna, PA

19 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEN R. 12/2 East Syracuse, NY

BETTY S. 1/6 Hammond, LA

PAUL O. 1/12 Burlingame, CA

CINDY F. 1/19 Joliet, IL

MISAEL P. 1/31 Las Vegas, NV

RANDY A. 2/9 Reno/Sparks, NV

PAUL V. 2/10 Fair Lawn, NJ

PEGGY B. 2/27 Denver, CO

18 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DREW J. 1/7 Ft. Worth, TX

BILL S. 1/15 Silverton, OR

ANNI 1/20 Taunton, MA

TAMMY A. 2/3 Las Vegas, NV

ALAIN T. 2/12 Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC

ROBERT S. 2/14 Toms River, NJ

17 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TONY P. 1/25 Sayre Woods, NJ

CHRIS M. 1/30 Joliet, IL

SUSAN D. 2/8 Tampa, FL

16 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIM H. 1/15 Napa, CA

JOHN G. 1/28 Naples, FL

SUE D. 2/13 Moorestown, NJ

DALE E. 2/27 Anaheim, CA

15 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERNIE C. 1/3 Davis, CA

RAFF C. 1/17 Toms River, NJ

RICHARD A. 1/23 Etobicoke, ON

CARLENE K. 1/29 San Diego, CA

WILLIE F. 1/29 San Diego, CA

BEVERLEY G. 2/4 Las Vegas, NV

ANDREA J. 2/5 Las Vegas, NV

GREG H. 2/10 Collingswood, NJ

TOM C. 2/24 Azusa, CA

14 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SANDI K. 1/3 San Diego, CA

ANNETTE D. 1/11 Downers Grove, IL

MEL S. 1/15 Downers Grove, IL

HERB P. 1/17 San Diego, CA

RENEE M. 2/13 Las Vegas, NV

BRENDA J. 2/15 Las Vegas, NV

TOM S. H. 2/16 Las Vegas, NV

13 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JIM C. 1/4 Tucson, AZ

PAM E. 1/5 Joliet, IL

DIANNA R. 1/7 Schaumburg, IL

ROB B. 1/28 San Diego, CA

OM S. 2/4 Basking Ridge, NJ

GILBERT L. 2/5 Montreal, QC

JIM Y. 2/9 Reno/Sparks, NV

DON K. 2/24 Azusa, CA

JAMES R. 2/25 Downey, CA

LISA M. 2/26 Brandon, FL

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12 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PATTY P. 1/14 San Diego, CA

BETH A. 1/15 San Diego, CA

JOHN H. 1/25 Fair Lawn, NJ

JANET S. 2/9 Marlton, NJ

LARRY F. 2/9 Las Vegas, NV

CLAUDE P. 2/10 Mascouche, QC

KATHIE S. 2/19 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

PIERRE G. 2/22 Quebec, QC

11 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RAY T. 12/30 Plantation, FL

BRUCE P. 1/18 Vallejo, CA

LES P. 1/18 Manasquan, NJ

DANA M. 1/19 Novato, CA

CHRIS M. 2/2 Morgantown, WV

FRED 2/19 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

PAUL L. 2/22 South Orange, NJ

PHIL S. 2/28 Boonton, NJ

10 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DWIGHT P. 12/22 Sacramento, CA

BARBARA W. 1/5 Davis, CA

DON S. 1/5 San Diego, CA

MIKE M. 1/11 Carlstadt, NJ

ANDREW R. 1/18 Fair Lawn, NJ

SINDY M. 1/18 San Diego, CA

MARK R. 1/26 Lynn, MA

KAREN H. 1/27 San Diego, CA

MICKIE R. 2/1 Anaheim, CA

JEANNOT B. 2/10 St-Hubert, QC

SCOT H. 2/13 Henderson, NV

LISE J. 2/15 Drummondville, QC

LESTER E. 2/18 Edison, NJ

JOHN T. 2/21 Sierra Madre, CA

9 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QUALA 11/9 East Syracuse, NY

ROBIN S. 12/7 Rochester, NY

JANET S. 12/20 Auburn, CA

TOMMY T. 12/31 Fremont, CA

PETE U. 1/12 San Diego, CA

RICK H. 1/24 San Diego, CA

AL M. 2/1 Anaheim, CA

AIDA G. 2/4 Las Vegas, NV

8 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADAM H. 12/19 Downers Grove, IL

PAM 1/4 Wausau, WI

RANI F. 1/7 Menlo Park, CA

EDDIE M. 1/11 Sayre Woods, NJ

DEBBIE F. 1/15 Plantation, FL

NANCY B. 1/20 San Diego, CA

CHRISTINE K. 2/9 Las Vegas, NV

MIKE S. 2/14 Reno/Sparks, NV

7 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS C. 1/2 San Diego, CA

KEN K. 1/4 Manasquan, NJ

JANET C. 1/6 San Diego, CA

JOHN H. 1/11 Manasquan, NJ

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7 YEARS (cont) . . . . . . . . . . KEVIN P. 1/15 Silverton, OR

SHEILA F. 1/15 Salem, OR

MIKE C. 1/23 Charlotte, NC

PAT P. 1/24 Plantation, FL

TOM H. 1/29 Portland, OR

JAZ M. 1/31 North Hollywood, CA

PADMANI 2/7 Denver, CO

DEBBIE M. 2/17 Silverton, OR

JOE C. 2/21 Brandon, FL

BARRY H. 2/22 Manasquan, NJ

ROBERT R. 2/22 Albuquerque, NM

WILLIE Q. 2/25 Brandon, FL

6 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NANCY W. 12/14 North Louisiana, LA

JOE T. 12/27 San Francisco, CA

BARBARA S. 12/28 Vallejo, CA

JACKIE S. 12/30 Oakland, CA

DAVE K. 1/11 San Jose, CA

DAVE G. 1/12 Plainville, MA

ROCCO C. 1/19 Manahawkin, NJ

CHRIS M. 1/24 Boonton, NJ

RICK C. 1/27 Taunton, MA

MICHELLE W. 1/31 Rochester, NY

LOU N. 2/7 Metuchen, NJ

PAM B. 2/15 Silverton, OR

BETTE J. 2/16 Las Vegas, NV

CAROL B. 2/20 Las Vegas, NV

TAMI R. 2/21 Henderson, NV

VICTOR D. 2/22 Montebello, CA

DAN C. 2/24 Azusa, CA

ED J. 2/26 Colts Neck, NJ

5 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DANIELLE A. 12/7 St. Albert, AB

PETER S. 12/16 Newmarket, QLD

DANNY D. 1/1 San Diego, CA

LESLIE M. 1/1 San Diego, CA

ROSE S. 1/1 Vallejo, CA

JAMES D. 1/6 Cincinnati, OH

SHAUNA H. 1/6 San Diego, CA

MARK N. 1/9 Charlotte, NC

MARIA G. 1/20 San Diego, CA

WILLIAM Y. 1/20 San Diego, CA

BILL B. 1/21 Edison, NJ

ARMANDO A. 1/24 Bloomfield, NJ

BILL B. 2/2 Westfield, NJ

CECILE C. 2/2 Las Vegas, NV

ED S. 2/5 Wilmington, MA

BRAD 2/17 Reno/Sparks, NV

PAUL S. 2/19 Naples, FL

AARON I. 2/21 Orange, CA

PIERRE L. 2/21 St-Hyacinthe, QC

BERTA G. 2/23 Las Vegas, NV

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5 YEARS (cont) . . . . . . . . . . RIC R. 2/24 Spring Hill, FL

DEBBIE D. 2/25 Hampton, NJ

4 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOE S. 12/6 Indianapolis, IN

MIKE R. 12/21 North Louisiana, LA

COLEMAN R. 12/22 North Louisiana, LA

SHIRLENE S. 1/1 San Diego, CA

VIC 1/3 San Diego, CA

DEBBY S. 1/5 San Diego, CA

MARK F. 1/8 Dayton, OH

NINA S. 1/12 San Diego, CA

MORRI K. 1/17 San Diego, CA

LIZ S. 2/1 Las Vegas, NV

DAVE S. 2/5 Tampa, FL

LYNE N. 2/8 St-Eustache, QC

JIM H. 2/9 Red Bank, NJ

BILLY RAY O. 2/15 South Pasadena, FL

ROB S. 2/15 Sayre Woods, NJ

JEFF C. 2/18 N. Ft. Myers, FL

LES P. 2/23 Reno/Sparks, NV

SHELLY L. 2/23 Las Vegas, NV

JOHN M. 2/27 Duxbury, MA

3 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIM A. 12/14 Fair Oaks, CA

MICHAL H. 1/1 San Diego, CA

JUDY R. 1/2 Portland, OR

JASON D. 1/10 Novato, CA

MIGUEL 1/10 San Diego, CA

BILL B. 1/14 Redwood City, CA

FRED L. 1/15 San Diego, CA

RANDEE V. 1/16 Nutley, NJ

ED B. 1/17 Boonton, NJ

MARY C. 1/17 San Diego, CA

DAVID H. 1/19 West Virginia

DEBBIE H. 1/19 Westfield, NJ

JOE M. 1/21 Toms River, NJ

CHARLIE O. 1/23 San Diego, CA

DOTTIE D. 1/26 San Diego, CA

JUDY C. 1/26 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

BRIAN S. 2/1 Santa Monica, CA

DAN S. 2/7 South Pasadena, FL

FRANK V. 2/8 Penn Hills, PA

DAVE K. 2/10 South Pasadena, FL

DOM S. 2/11 Marlton, NJ

SUSAN F. 2/12 Denver, CO

KATIE K. 2/14 Westminster, CO

FRANK J. 2/17 Las Vegas, NV

LAURA M. 2/18 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

NORMAND G. 2/19 Montreal, QC

ALAIN F. 2/20 Rawdon, QC

ROBERT B. 2/21 Sierra Madre, CA

LARRY G. 2/23 Westfield, NJ

LINDA P. 2/24 Azusa, CA

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2 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK H. 12/2 North Vancouver, BC

DEE S. 12/18 Indianapolis, IN

JOHN S. 12/27 Davis, CA

MARK R. 12/30 Rochester, NY

MONICA O. 1/2 Downers Grove, IL

MARIE M. 1/4 Napa, CA

TED H. 1/4 Millbury, MA

DAVE B. 1/5 Novato, CA

JANET R. 1/8 Pleasant Hill, CA

JOSEPH K. 1/10 San Jose, CA

TOM R. 1/23 Etobicoke, ON

ESTHER C. 1/26 Las Vegas, NV

KATHY W. 1/26 San Diego, CA

RAY D. 1/29 Tampa, FL

TIM H. 1/31 Metuchen, NJ

PAT C. 2/1 Windmoor, FL

BOB C. 2/3 Oregon City, OR

BOB R. 2/5 Glendale, CA

MARY D. 2/6 Reno/Sparks, NV

RITA S. 2/7 Hampton, NJ

BERT D. 2/8 Washington, PA

JESSICA B. 2/9 Tucson, AZ

CORY K. 2/11 Las Vegas, NV

RON K. 2/11 Sarasota, FL

BOB R. 2/12 Glendale, CA

JEFF S. 2/12 Toms River, NJ

DENISE N. 2/13 Bridgeville, PA

JUSTIN A. 2/17 Reno/Sparks, NV

LINDA B. 2/18 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

JOANNA C. 2/21 Las Vegas, NV

SANDRA G. 2/21 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

SCOTT G. 2/23 Linwood, NJ

KATHY M. 2/25 Edison, NJ

TINA T. 2/27 Reno/Sparks, NV

1 YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL 11/23 Toowoomba, QLD

LITA H. 12/3 North Louisiana, LA

MIKE C. 12/22 Novato, CA

CHRISTINA R. 12/23 Oakland, CA

KRIS G. 12/26 Fair Oaks, CA

DARREN J. 12/30 San Jose, CA

EDDIE D. 12/30 San Jose, CA

KEVIN R. 12/30 Novato, CA

TERRY K. 1/1 Surrey, BC

DANIEL O. 1/3 San Jose, CA

GEE L. 1/3 San Diego, CA

HIROKO S. 1/3 San Diego, CA

JOHN M. 1/3 San Diego, CA

LINDA W. 1/3 Roseland, NJ

MATHA M. 1/3 Bloomfield, NJ

ROMEO D. 1/3 San Diego, CA

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1 YEAR (cont) . . . . . . . . . . . RONNIE S. 1/3 Fair Lawn, NJ

MARY ANN B. 1/4 Santa Rosa, CA

RICK L. 1/4 Taunton, MA

VALERIE C. 1/4 Lisle, IL

CHRISTINA R. 1/9 Oakland, CA

EVA L. 1/9 Vallejo, CA

GENEVIEVE G. 1/9 San Diego, CA

DON S. 1/10 Wausau, WI

MATT R. 1/11 Fremont, CA

MICHAEL B. 1/13 San Diego, CA

CALVIN B. 1/14 San Diego, CA

TIM L. 1/14 San Diego, CA

DAVE S. 1/15 Brockton, MA

JIM S. (2) 1/15 San Diego, CA

MARTY M. 1/17 Roseland, NJ

MIKE S. (2) 1/18 San Diego, CA

JACKI 1/19 Pittsburg, PA

NAZ A. 1/20 Plantation, FL

HIRSCH 1/21 Port St. Lucie, FL

ANDREW S. 1/23 Etobicoke, ON

DOUG M. 1/23 USF Tampa, FL

DAN J. 1/24 Metuchen, NJ

MIKE G. 1/26 Westfield, NJ

SUSAN C. 1/26 San Diego, CA

JONATHAN S. 1/27 San Diego, CA

PAUL V. 1/27 San Diego, CA

TERRI C. 1/27 Silverton, OR

MATHIEU 2/1 Joliette, QC

NATHAN S. 2/1 Santa Monica, CA

GEORGE A. 2/2 Naples, FL

HEATHER B. 2/3 St. Albert, AB

PAUL N. 2/7 Denver, CO

ANNE MARIE W. 2/8 Allison Park, PA

LENNY A. 2/8 Carlstadt, NJ

ANICA W. 2/9 Irvine, CA

JUDY M. 2/12 Denver, CO

TRACYE O. 2/12 Denver, CO

BILL H. 2/15 South Hills, PA

JENNIFER V. 2/15 Hampton, NJ

DAVE E. 2/19 Las Vegas, NV

RICK D. 2/19 Palm Springs, CA

COLLEEN P. 2/21 Rancho Cucamonga, CA

MARY ELLEN G. 2/22 Etna, PA

JOE F. 2/23 Denver, CO

ANNA 2/24 Willow Grove, PA

MIKE F. 2/24 Willow Grove, PA

GENE C. 2/27 Ocean, NJ

PAT M. 2/27 Willow Grove, PA

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INDIVIDUAL LIFELINER DONATIONSDECEMBER 2016

ARIZONA (13) 163.33 MISSISSIPPI (2) 35.00AUSTRALIA (1) 10.00 MISSOURI (2) 27.00CALIFORNIA (85) 3,188.25 MONTANA (1) 25.00CANADA (7) 74.00 NEVADA (16) 261.83COLORADO (4) 132.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE (1) 40.00CONNECTICUT (2) 30.00 NEW JERSEY (40) 1,040.03FLORIDA (37) 761.50 NEW MEXICO (1) 10.00GEORGIA (2) 30.00 NEW YORK (30) 639.00HAWAII (1) 50.00 NORTH CAROLINA (9) 75.00IDAHO (1) 50.00 OHIO (4) 27.00ILLINOIS (6) 117.00 OKLAHOMA (3) 35.00INDIANA (2) 25.00 OREGON (3) 40.00KANSAS (3) 125.00 PENNSYLVANIA (7) 133.00KENTUCKY (3) 110.00 SOUTH CAROLINA (2) 28.33LOUISIANA (4) 35.00 TEXAS (4) 85.00MARYLAND (2) 40.00 VIRGINIA (1) 10.00MASSACHUSETTS (2) 34.00 WASHINGTON (6) 156.34MEXICO (1) 4.00 WEST VIRGINIA (1) 70.00MICHIGAN (4) 35.00 WISCONSIN (2) 35.00MINNESOTA (1) 25.00 TOTAL (316) $7,811.61

INTERGROUP LIFELINER DONATIONSDECEMBER 2016

Detroit/Toledo Intergroup 100.00Montreal English 18.50TOTAL (2) $118.50

I.S.O. CAN CONTRIBUTIONSDECEMBER 2016

ARIZONAC872 Tucson Thursday PM 25.00 C874 Tucson Saturday AM 76.00

CALIFORNIAC3 Orange Tuesday 36.00 C8 Downey Saturday 66.00C4 Anaheim Wednesday 54.00 C9 Hollywood Saturday 19.00C5 Glendale Wednesday 28.00 C11 Paramount/Lakewood 67.00C6 Gardena Friday 32.00 C12 Reseda Monday 31.50

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CALIFORNIA (cont)

C15 Reseda Thursday 30.00 C755 Anaheim Friday AM 2.00C16 Anaheim Monday PM 22.00 C858 North Hollywood Tuesday 23.00C28 Anaheim Sunday PM 12.00 C863 Rancho Cucamonga C29 Anaheim Tuesday Noon 7.00 Thursday 23.00C31 Rancho Cucamonga C949 Mission Viejo Friday 30.00

Sunday 10.00 C952 Loma Linda Wednesday 24.00C41 L.A. Intergroup 16.00 C1013 Culver City Sunday 45.00C77 San Diego Intergroup 453.50 C1105 Sacramento Stop & Grow C78 Glendale Sunday 9.00 Saturday 43.50C79 Silverlake Thursday 3.00 C1285 Rancho Cucamonga C82 Anaheim Thursday PM 11.00 Saturday PM 7.00C109 Yucca Valley Thursday 33.00 C1309 Loma Linda Tuesday 19.00C152 Riverside Saturday 10.00 C1322 Davis Thursday 100.00C180 Stockton Tuesday 10.00 C1397 Rancho Cucamonga C183 Sacramento Monday PM Tuesday 27.00

Young Adults 29.00 C1403 Rancho Cucamonga C184 Sacramento Tuesday AM 114.02 Wednesday 31.00C185 Sacramento Thursday 36.00 C1411 Rancho Cucamonga C187 Sacramento/Fair Oaks Monday Noon 9.00

Saturday PM 24.00 C1417 Rancho Cucamonga Friday 4.00C188 Sacramento Tuesday PM 110.00 C1442 Burbank Tuesday AM 4.00C194 Orangevale Friday PM 26.00 C1575 Redding Monday PM 3.50C412 Sierra Madre Tuesday 19.00 C1576 Redding Thursday 9.25C413 Rancho Cucamonga C1682 Rancho Cucamonga

Monday 5.00 Thursday Noon 43.00C464 Stockton Thursday 10.00 C1694 Auburn Wednesday 25.00C578 Westside/Santa Monica C1700 La Verne Wednesday 7.00

Wednesday 60.00 C1724 Inland Empire Intergroup 20.00C638 Colton 18.00

COLORADOC546 Beating the Odds-

Longmont 90.00

CONNECTICUTC51 Coventry Wednesday 9.00 C408 Branford Monday 75.00C60 Hartford Friday 11.00 C415 Hartford Monday 20.00

FLORIDAC251 Clearwater/Windmoor C276 Coral Springs

Thursday 34.25 Saturday AM 20.00C261 Plantation Thursday 50.00 C1627 Delray Beach Thursday C262 Plantation Friday PM 14.00 12:15 PM 27.00C263 Plantation Wednesday PM 16.00

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ILLINOISC61 Joliet Monday 25.00 C425 Elk Grove Village-C63 Elmhurst Saturday 36.00 St. Nicholas 40.00C64 Park Ridge Lutheran 34.00 C430 Hoffman Estates-C66 Bloomingdale 4.50 Alexian Brothers 75.00C70 Deerfield Wednesday PM 30.00 C528 Bolingbrook 20.00C76 Lisle 16.00 C739 Hinsdale Friday 25.00C83 Arlington Heights 21.00 C991 Orland Park Thursday 20.00C86 Aurora Provena C1104 Downers Grove Saturday 115.00

Wednesday 25.00 C1109 Downers Grove C100 Oaklawn Monday- Wednesday 58.00

St. Linus Catholic C1207 Lisle Women’s Monday 42.00Church 50.00 C1376 Buffalo Grove Friday 26.00

C146 St. Charles Elgin Sunday 25.00 C1377 Algonquin/Lake in C148 Joliet Friday 46.00 the Hills 8.00C418 Schaumburg/Bartlett 90.00 C1460 Morris Hospital Monday 43.00

INDIANAC429 Indianapolis Saturday AM 25.00

LOUISIANAC787 North Louisiana

Intergroup 21.50

MASSACHUSETTSC398 Plainville Thursday 35.00 C792 Hanson Thursday PM 46.00C617 Newton Thursday 21.00 C796 Duxbury Monday 18.00C748 Quincy Saturday AM 20.00 C1254 Holliston Sunday 10.00

NEW JERSEYC671 Roseland Friday AM 17.00 C672 Bloomfield Thursday 23.00

NEW YORKC142 Queensboro 41.00 C345 New City Monday 67.00C159 White Plains 20.00 C680 48th Street 50.00

OHIOC912 Westlake Saturday C1678 Grove City Wednesday 10.00

Morning 19.87

OREGONC643 Woodburn Monday 50.00 C1623 Eugene/Springfield C1476 Beaverton Sunday 35.57 Monday Asbury 11.00

C1626 Tigard Tuesday 50.00

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PENNSYLVANIAC203 Penn Hills Saturday 4.00 C210 Verona Sunday 5.00C208 South Hills Tuesday 17.00 C215 Beaver/Vanport Monday 30.00

TEXASC1438 Ft. Worth Saturday AM 43.00

WASHINGTONC386 Kennewick 37.40

GROUP CONTRIBUTIONSDECEMBER 2016

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ARIZONAMesa Thursday PM 30.00Phoenix Wednesday-

32nd Street 50.00Phoenix Saturday AM 50.00Prescott Tuesday PM 25.00Prescott Wednesday-

VA Hospital 50.00Prescott Thursday Women’s 15.00Prescott Valley Saturday AM 15.00Prescott Sunday-VA Hospital 25.00Tucson Monday PM NW 25.00

CALIFORNIAArroyo Grande Saturday Step 25.00Burlingame Monday 125.00Fair Oaks Thursday AM 21.50Lincoln Sunday 22.00McKinleyville Tuesday 100.00Oroville Monday 38.00Rancho Mirage Tuesday 50.00Santa Rosa Friday 20.00Vallejo Wednesday 5.00Vallejo Saturday AM 37.00

COLORADODenver Women’s Monday 5.00Denver Wednesday 5.00

CONNECTICUTMilford 33.34Norwich Friday Noon 5.00Pawcatuck Tuesday 5.00

DELAWAREWilmington Saturday 20.00

FLORIDABoynton Beach Tuesday 58.00Delray Beach Thursday-

Crossroads 30.00Delray Beach Sunday-

Crossroads 40.00Gainesville Thursday 15.00Naples Monday 20.00Ocala Friday 50.00Plantation Tuesday 20.00Pompano Beach Wednesday 56.00Port St. Lucie Wednesday 15.00Sanford Tuesday Noon 50.00Sanford Thursday 100.00Tallahassee Wednesday Night 30.00

INDIANAIndianapolis Thursday PM 10.00

IOWASioux City Tuesday 10.00

KENTUCKYLouisville Friday-Unity 15.00

LOUISIANABaton Rouge Tuesday 50.00Baton Rouge Friday Noon 50.00

MASSACHUSETTSBraintree Sunday 30.00Millbury Monday 30.00Worcester Friday 40.00

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MICHIGANLivonia Monday 35.00Sanford Thursday 23.00

MINNESOTADuluth Monday Noon 60.00Duluth Tuesday Beginners 30.00Maplewood 8.00South Metro 22.00

MISSOURIBridgeton Friday-DePaul 20.00St. Anthony’s Monday 25.00St. Louis Wednesday Noon-

Gravois Road 50.00St. Louis Friday PM-

St. Anthony’s 75.00NEVADA

Las Vegas-Grupo Nuevo Amanecer 25.00

NEW JERSEYBasking Ridge Saturday 50.00Carlstadt Wednesday 25.00Colts Neck 20.00Colts Neck Sunday 15.00Edison Saturday AM 40.00Fairlawn Friday 20.00Freehold Friday 35.00Hampton “PGF” Sunday 25.00Manahawkin Thursday 10.00Mercerville Tuesday 50.00Metuchen Tuesday 50.00Rutgers 50.00Sayrewoods Wednesday 50.00Toms River Tuesday 20.00Toms River Thursday 10.00Toms River Saturday 20.00Toms River Sunday 10.00

NEW MEXICOAlbuquerque Sunday PM 80.00

NEW YORKBronx Our Savior 60.00Clay Friday 10.00Congers Thursday 414.00East 35th Street Monday AM 20.00East 35th Street Thursday AM 20.00East Northport Saturday PM 25.00

Eastside 400.00Hicksville Friday 10.00New City Tuesday 63.00New York Thursday-Bar 40.00Northport Sunday 25.00St. Patrick’s Saturday 15.00Wantagh Tuesday 25.00Woodbury Monday 20.00

NORTH DAKOTABismarck 100.00

OHIOCincinnati Wednesday 15.00Cincinnati Friday 15.00Columbus Thursday 15.00Columbus Sunday 50.00Grove City Wednesday 5.00Hamilton Tuesday 30.00Reynoldsburg Saturday AM 50.00Steubenville Thursday 10.00Westlake Saturday AM 25.00

OKLAHOMASouth Oklahoma City 60.00

OREGONCoos Bay Thursday 15.00Oregon City Friday-

Go Getters 6.00PENNSYLVANIA

Belmont Monday 75.00Bethlehem Thursday 30.00Broomall Friday 20.00Harrisburg Monday 20.00Havertown Monday 25.00Media Wednesday 50.00South Hills Tuesday 45.00Willow Grove Wednesday 20.00

TEXASDenton 30.00

UTAHSalt Lake City Monday 30.00

WASHINGTONArlington/Smokey Point

Saturday AM 30.00Puyallup Saturday AM 15.00Tacoma Women’s Tuesday 10.00

INTERGROUP CONTRIBUTIONSDECEMBER 2016

Baton Rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Chicagoland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Delaware Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 New England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00Detroit/Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.72 New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Greater Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 Northern California . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Greater Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 Orange County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.45Houston Golf Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Pittsburgh/Wheeling . . . . . . . . . . . 155.00Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 South Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00Inland Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 South West Ontario Area 9A. . . . . . 67.00L.A. Intergroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00

NATIONAL HOTLINE DONATIONSDECEMBER 2016

Area 1 L.A. Intergroup 14.00Area 13A Maryland Intergroup 20.00

BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONSDECEMBER 2016

Six Subscriptions for a Total of $300.00

ONE TIME DONATIONSDECEMBER 2016

Pittsburgh/Wheeling Intergroup, PennsylvaniaIn memory of Lynn B. wife of G.A. member Jay B.

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WEST VIRGINIAWheeling Sunday 10.00

WISCONSINBaraboo 20.00Janesville 20.00Muskego Tuesday AM 50.00

CANADAAlberta

Edmonton Wednesday PGRN 300.00

Edmonton Sunday PGRN 300.00St. Albert Wednesday 145.00

NETHERLANDSHolland 75.00

KOREASeoul 50.00

Mike D., New JerseyIn celebration of 29 years of abstinence

Irwin S., New JerseyThe passing of Artie F., Palm Springs, California,

a dear long term G.A. brother and friend will leave a void of his “presence”, but indelible content of his “presents”.

Joe C., CaliforniaIn appreciation of what the I.S.O. does

Debbie M., IllinoisOne Time Holiday Donation

Rochester Monday, New YorkFor the December anniversaries of Brian M., 15 years; Carl D., 7 years

and Karen H., 3 years

Jim S., ArizonaIn memory of my father, Jim S. from Nebraska

Board of Regents, CaliforniaDecember Board Meeting Donation

Don B., MinnesotaIn gratitude for G.A. and my life that no longer includes compulsive gambling

for over 20 Years! Thank you for being there

Delray Beach Crossroads Sunday, FloridaHoliday contribution with thanks and gratitude for all you guys do

Ralph O., FloridaIn appreciation for what I.S.O. does to help my life get better

Ray G., CaliforniaIn memory of my sponsor, Vince V.

Marshall R., New JerseyIn memory of Al R., dear friend who spread wisdom and joy

to everyone who knew him for over 40 years

East Syracuse Friday, New YorkFor the anniversaries of Quala, 9 years; John V., 26 years

and Ken R., 19 years

Harvey B. CaliforniaOne Time Donation

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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUSINTERNATIONAL SERVICE OFFICE

OPERATING STATEMENTDECEMBER 2016

CASH IN OPERATING ACCOUNT DECEMBER 1, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,989.60

RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBERGroup Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,364.81Lifeliners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,353.95I.S.O. Can Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,756.37Intergroup Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,062.72Bulletin Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00One-Time Donations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,531.53National Hotline Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.00G.A. Portion of Proceeds from 2016 Fall Conference . . . . . . . 8,881.30Sale of Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,086.39Literature Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,276.11Sales Tax Collected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276.73Interest From Checking Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Pay Pal Literature Processing Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398.86*Cherry Hill Board of Trustee Meeting Registrations . . . . . . . 30.00

TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 49,353.04

CASH AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 88,324.64

DISBURSEMENTS FOR DECEMBERRent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,510.12Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,815.49Payroll Taxes (Federal & State) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,180.67Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500.00Office Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,780.47Payroll Processing Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.37Health Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,432.21Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.10Electric Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.44Lease/Maintenance Postage Meter & Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375.00Maintenance/Monitoring Bay Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.21Quarterly Air Conditioning/Heater Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00Balance of Accountants Yearly Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,750.00Visa/MC Service Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.44Match For Employees Simple IRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438.65Bulletins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540.00Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,105.81Pay Pal Literature Processing Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398.86

TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 55,121.84

CASH IN OPERATING ACCOUNT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 . . . . $ 33,220.80

DISBURSEMENTS IN EXCESS OF INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -$ 5,798.80

National Hotline Pre-Paid Debit Card Balance on November 30, 2016. . . $ 165.99

*Cherry Hill Board of Trustee Meeting Registrations Total . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,680.00

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Inland Empire, California Invites You to the

2017 Fall International Conference60 Years of Recovery – One Day at a Time

October 27-29, 2017Double Tree Ontario Airport Hotel

222 North Vineyard Ave., Ontario, California 91764 • (800) 222-8733

HOTEL, MEALS AND REGISTRATIONPlan Package Hotel Meals/Registration Total

A 2 Persons, 2 Nights, 6 Meals $ 250.00 $ 380.00 $ 630.00

B 1 Person, 2 Nights, 3 Meals $ 250.00 $ 190.00 $ 440.00

C 2 Persons, 1 Night, 4 Meals $ 125.00 $ 280.00 $ 405.00

D 1 Person, 1 Night, 2 Meals $ 125.00 $ 140.00 $ 265.00

E 3 Meals/Registration $ 190.00 $ 190.00

F Registration/Saturday Dinner $ 110.00 $ 110.00

G Saturday Night Dinner $ 65.00 $ 65.00

H Registration Only $ 50.00 $ 50.00

Hotel reservations are to made directly with the hotel. Their phone number is 1-800-222-8733(TREE). When making reservations request group rate for IE International Conference.

Room rates of $125.00 include all taxes and surcharges. $125.00 room rate is available from 10-22-17 thru 10-30-17. For guarantee of room rates and meals, please register by 9-30-17. FreeParking and Free Wi-Fi inside guest rooms. All rooms are non-smoking. $100.00 deposit isrequired with all registrations.

Registration Form 2017 Fall International ConferenceRegistrant #1: Plan Choice ____ Full Name __________________________________________

Name on Badge _________________________ GA ___ GamAnon ___ Neither __

Registrant #2: Plan Choice ____ Full Name __________________________________________

Name on Badge _________________________ GA ___ GamAnon ___ Neither __

Mailing Address:___________________________________________ _______________________Physical Address Apt./Suite

___________________________ _____________ ____________ __________City State Zip Code Country

Email Address: _________________________________ Phone Number: ____________________

Arrival/Departure: _______________________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed: _______________________

For questions about registration or the conference, visit: www.2017iefallconference.com

Please submit registration form along with check or money order payable to:

2017 Fall International ConferenceP.O. Box 441

Etiwanda, CA 91739

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