August SIA Business Meeting Minutes

https://suffolkny-aa.org/groups/sia-general-meeting

September Issue of the Bulletin

https://suffolkny-aa.org/members/bulletin

VIRTUAL SPEAKER EXCHANGE

https://suffolkny-aa.org/virtual-speaker-exchange/

Find Speakers and Outgoing Speaking Commitments for your Group.

We’ll be holding our first Virtual Speaker Exchange on September 12th, 9am

This exchange is for ONLINE meetings ONLY.

This first exchange is for swapping speaking slots through the end of October ONLY.

Visit the Virtual Speaker Exchange page to REGISTER your group and for other details.

SHARE A THON

https://suffolkny-aa.org/share-a-thon/

The Share-A-Thon will be held Sunday Oct 4th – this year’s Share-A-Thon will be held virtually! Click here for more info.

DEADLINE EXTENDED !! Your group is needed to host a workshop!!  Please submit your Workshop Topic Ideas by Sept 14th

We need Tech Savvy volunteers to help run the Fellowship Room and the Workshops. If you are familiar with Zoom (and especially if you have experience with the host features), please email the Share-A-Thon Chair at share@suffolkny-aa.org

If you’d like to help further, please join us for the FINAL Share-A-Thon Committee Planning Meeting on Sept 22nd @ 7pm.

Monthly workshops on the Traditions and Concepts.
Held ONLINE on the first Tues of every month at 6:30pm.

October 6th Concepts 9 & 10
November 3rd Traditions 11 & 12
December 1st Concepts 11 & 12

Upcoming Events

https://suffolkny-aa.org/calendar/

Sep 7 @ 8:30 am – 8:30 pm Bronx Big Book Conference – Labor Day @ ONLINE via ZOOM
Sep 12 @ 9:00 am Virtual Speaker Exchange @ ONLINE via ZOOM
Sept 12 @ 8:30 am SENY’s First Digital Election Assembly
Sep 29 @ 8:00 pm SIA General Business Meeting

 

Visit Events page on the website for all other AA related Events in Suffolk and neighboring Areas.

ZOOM and Passcodes

Starting September 27th, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled for all paid accounts.

INSTITUTIONS

https://suffolkny-aa.org/service/#institutions

We are in need of an INSTITUTIONS CHAIR !! Email for details.

Institutions are starting to let meetings back in. Commitments vary and change frequently. Please email Institutions to inquire about current openings.

These facilities are taking the necessary steps to ensure visitors and patients are protected and can meet safely

We are also taking contributions of gently used AA approved literature. Please drop off at the SIA Office, or email Institutions to schedule pick up.

7th TRADITION CONTRIBUTIONS

https://suffolkny-aa.org/7th-trad/

Learn more on why and how you can continue to support AA and the other service entities in your area in their mission of helping carry the AA message.

You can support SIA by dropping something in the virtual basket

https://suffolkny-aa.org/7th-trad/#contribute-to-sia

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN SIA

https://suffolkny-aa.org/service/

Archives
archives@suf…org		 Always looking for volunteers to help us save our history.

  • We are in desperate need of a tech savvy volunteer to maintain the Archives Website
  • Archives is currently collecting stories about staying sober during the time of COVID
  • Attention: all Suffolk AAs with 30 or more years of sobriety — We would like to interview you to preserve your memories
Bulletin
bulletins@suf…org		 Bulletin is looking for stories, poems, announcements and other content to go into future issues.

We are also looking for stories about “your sobriety during the coronavirus”.

Visit the Bulletin Page for more info
Hotline
phones@suf…org		 We are in dire need of Hotline Volunteers and especially GROUPS to cover the AA HOTLINE in SUFFOLK

Visit the Hotline Page
Correctional Facilities
correct@suf…org		 We are looking for speakers to bring meetings into county jails and other similar facilities. If you have already gotten clearance in the past or would like to start this process, contact the Corrections Chair.

SIA GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

https://suffolkny-aa.org/sia-general-meeting/

Have your group’s voice heard!! Send your group’s SIA Rep!
Held on the Last Tues of the month at 8pm.
Next meeting will be held ONLINE on Tues September 29th at 8pm.

Visit the SIA General Business Meeting page for details.

PRINTED MEETING LIST

https://suffolkny-aa.org/meeting-list/

INFORMATION ON REOPENED (in person) MEETINGS

https://suffolkny-aa.org/reopen/

Many groups have resumed face to face meetings or REOPENED.

As we get word that a group has reopened its meetings, we mark them accordingly on our meeting list.

Unfortunately, not all meetings that have remained open or have reopened have let us know. But we can only relay the information shared with us.

The best place to get the latest info on REOPENED, TEMP CLOSED or ONLINE meetings is the Meeting Finder on our website.

     https://suffolkny-aa.org/meetings/

Please see the following link for more info on REOPENED meetings

     https://suffolkny-aa.org/reopen/#finding-reopened

Please see the following links for more info on ONLINE meetings

    https://suffolkny-aa.org/online-meetings/

The easiest way to find REOPENED meetings is to use Meeting Finder->Reopened Meetings menu item at the top of the page on the website.

GROUP SIA EMAIL ACCOUNT

https://suffolkny-aa.org/group-email/

If your group is registered with SIA, meaning it is on the SIA meeting list, your group does have or can have an SIA email account. The group’s email address would look like:

yourgroupname@suffolkny-aa.org

Unfortunately, your group might not be making use of this stellar tool! Not yet that is !! If your group would like access to its account, email websup@suffolkny-aa.org with the following info:

  • Group Name
  • Town
  • email of contact person