JULY Unity LiveWire 2013 710 Broadway Avenue Lorain, Ohio 44052 “Easy Does It” Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM Phone 440 246-1800 First Things First” *area54.org* Lorain Inter Group Office email address: lorainaa@live.com *aa.org* aaloraincounty.org aaloraincounty.org Where to Send Contributions Make checks payable to General Service Office 50% Lorain InterGroup Office 15%NE Ohio General Service, area 54 710 Broadway Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44052 P.O. Box 91384 Make checks payable to Lorain Inter-Group Cleveland, OH 44101-3384 25% The General Service Office Make checks payable to NE Ohio General Service Post Office Box 459, Central Station, New York, NY 10163-0459 10% to your local District: Lorain Multi-District ATTN: Joyce L. Treasurer SERVICE: THE THIRD LEGACY On July 3 rd 1955, The Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service was turned over to the movement by its oldtimers. The chief inheritances of the first twenty years of Alcoholics Anonymous are the Three Legacies- Recovery, Unity, and Service. By the first we recover from alcoholism; by the second we stay together in unity; and by the third our society functions and serves its primary purpose of carrying the A.A. message. A.A.‟s Twelfth Step, carrying the message is the basic service that our fellowship gives; it is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of recovered alcoholics in ACTION. We must carry A.A.‟s message; otherwise we ourselves may fall into decay and those who have not yet been given the truth may die. This is why we so often say that action is the magic word. Action to carry A.A.‟s message is therefore the heart of our Third Legacy of Service. Yet, some of us are still confused about A.A‟s Third Legacy. We still ask, “Just what is the Third Legacy business anyhow? And how much territory does „service action‟ take in?” The answer is simple, an A.A. service is anything, whatever that legitimately helps us to reach fellow suffers. As we have seen, the Twelfth Step call is the greatest of A.A.‟s services. But the publicity that caused the prospect to get in touch with us, the car we rode in, the gasoline we paid for and the cups of coffee we bought him/her-all of these where necessary to make our call possible and effective. And this is only the start. Our services involve meeting places, hospital cooperation, Intergroup Offices, pamphlets and books. Services can require committees, delegates, trustees, and conferences. They include small voluntary money contributions so that the group, the area, and A.A. as a whole can function. They range all the way from the cup of coffee up to A.A.‟s General Service Headquarters for national and international action. The sum of all these services is A.A.‟s Third Legacy. Such services are utterly necessary to A.A.‟s existence and growth. Yearning for simplicity, we often wonder if we could not do away with many of A.A.‟s present services. Wouldn‟t it be wonderful to have no bother, no politics, no expense, and no responsibility! But this is only a dream about simplicity; it would not be simplicity in fact. Without its essential services, A.A. would soon become a formless, confused, and irresponsible anarchy. Regarding any particular service, we need to ask only one question: “Is this or that service really needed?” If it is not, then let it be eliminated. But if it is needed, then maintain it we must or fail in our mission to those who want and seek A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age A.A. World Service New York, New York, 14th Edition, ix, P. 4, pg. 139-140. By Bill.W
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JULY Unity LiveWire 2013 710 Broadway Avenue Lorain, Ohio 44052
“Easy Does It” Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM Phone 440 246-1800 First Things First”
*area54.org* Lorain Inter Group Office email address: [email protected] *aa.org*
aaloraincounty.org aaloraincounty.org
Where to Send Contributions Make checks payable to General Service Office
50% Lorain InterGroup Office 15%NE Ohio General Service, area 54
For information on Cocaine Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Marijuana Anonymous or Al-Anon meetings, please contact the intergroup office at 246-1800.
G.S.R/D.C.M. Meeting(s): The Multi -District
meeting is held at 10:30AM on the 1st Sunday of
the month. This meeting is for the General
Service Rep’s. (G.S.R.) of each Group and the
District Committee Member’s (D.C.M.)
If you want to learn more about service please attend this meeting. SUIT UP-SHOW UP-SHARE!!
Step 7:Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.
Promise 7: Self-seeking will disappear.
Tradition 7: Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-
supporting, declining outside contributions.
Concept 7: The Charter and Bylaws of the General
Service Board are legal instruments, empowering the
trustees to manage and conduct world service affairs.
The Conference Charter is not a legal document; it
relies upon tradition and the A.A. purpose for final
effectiveness.
ATTN ALL GROUPS: Please help us to help you!! If you have changed GSR’S (General Service Representative) in your group, have changed your Primary Mail Contact and have not attended the Monthly Multi-District Meeting to file a Group Change Form. Please do of the following-. 1) Attend 1
st Sunday of the Month @ 10:30AM, 2) Call your District
Committee Member listed on the last page, Or 3) Call the Inter-Group Office with your new information so it can be passed on to the appropriate person (DCM).
*ATTENTION*
Please submit your groups’ or personal anniversaries to the
LiveWire by the 20th of each
month. Anniversaries will not be carried over to the next year for publication automatically. Thank you for your cooperation.
There is always A Place, A Space for your Groups Messages, News, Activities and Anniversaries in The Live Wire! Please Contact: Dorice S. 440-381-0917 Bobbi M. 440-537-4280 Office Mngrs:
440-246-1800
Board of Directors:
Chairperson Donna Lawson…....574-3464
Vice Chair. Steve Smith…........ .308-1352
Treasurer Bill Post……………….....933-4153
Secretary Mark Potter…………....452-5946
Office Managers
Sam Hensley………522-3639
Tom Niemiec……..258-7286
Keith Shagie……….258-1159
Advisory Board Members:
Troy Smith………….…..365-9018
Tom Ortiz………………..315-8600
Rich Yowler……..........221-9838
Paul Benson…………...933-3925
DoRice Smith………....381-0917
Liz Follen………………..574-9504
Friends of Porky P. Pig Roast
Saturday August 17th from 2PM-11PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
Scotts Lake Park located between Russia Rd. and Butternut Ridge Rd. on Rt. 58
Proceeds go to the Inter-Group.
Come Join US for Music, Corn Hole, Horse Shoes, Food, Fishing, Music, Fun and Fellowship!
*Children under 12 receive a free hot dog, chips with
their meal!
The Lorain Inter-Group Meeting is the 1st Sunday of
the month at 12:30PM It is very important that all the
Secretaries of each Group attend this meeting. Your
participation is encouraged and greatly appreciated.
Advisory Board Meeting: The meeting will be held at
6:30PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at the
Inter-Group Office. Closed to Advisory Board Member’s
ONLY please.
Lorain Inter-Group 50/50 Raffle
Ed F. won $52.00. Support your Central Office! “Run
With The Winners”, Buy Today!
Sheffield Lake
Monday Night
8:00
JULY 2013
John M.
Jim V.
Barry A.
Ray T.*
Rick A.*
*Anniversary
Leads
Thursday Night
Amherst
8:00
JULY 2013
4th Jeff H.
11th Troy S
18th Rick B.
25th Kelly W
Tuesday
Night Haven
7:00
JULY 2013
“Girls‘Biker Month”
2nd Katie I
9th Debbie H.
16th Nancy W.
23rd Donnetta L
30th April C.
Friday Night
Haven
7:00 JULY 2013
5th SoberAlcholic
12th Krissy G.
19th Rick S.
26th Johnny C.
Friday Night Faith
Group
11:00
JULY 2013
5th The 7th Step
12th Mark S-Spudd 19
th Sober Alcholic
26th Mike S.
Saturday
Midnight
12:00
JULY 2013
6TH Sober Alcholic
13th William S.
20th Deb M.
27th Stanley T. “FREE DINNER”
~Survivor List~ Great Fact Group Wed. Elyria-12:00
Lorain Monday Night Lorain-7:30
Friday Night Faith Group Arid-11:00
Arid Tues. Night Men’s GrouP-8:00
Arid Thurs. Night” BIG” Book-7:30
*July Anniversaries*
William S. 3 yr. July 5th
Jeff W. 5 yr. July 5th
Gary K. 10 yr. July 11th
Jefferson W. 2 yr. July13th
Christine C. 15 yr. July 13th
Kevin F. 4 yr. July 14th
Wahoo C. 14 yr. July 15th
Ron R. 38 yr. July 15th
Michelle W. 3 yr. July 16th
Donna L. 14 yr. July 19th
Bill C. 11 yr. July 20th
John P. (Cowboy) 17
th yr. July 21
st
Randy W. 19 yr. July 24th
Tom M. 36 yr. July 24th
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
Phone Line
Report
June 19th, 2013
12 Step Calls….…0
Sponsorship…….0
Al-Anon.………….4
Meeting Info....44
General Info…..37
Phone Service 20
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TOTAL 105
ELYRIA SUNDAY NIGHT GROUP
ST.JUDE’S BREAKFAST IN THE PARK High
Meadows Park, Ford Rd. Elyria, OH
(Behind Elyria Wal-Mart @ Midway)
BREAKFAST @ 9:00 AM
LEAD @ 10:00 AM
EVERY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH!!
BREAKFAST INCLUDES:
Scrambled Eggs, Cheesy Has Browns, Bacon,
Sausage, Toast, Juice and Coffee
Cost -$3.00
ENJOY SOBRIETY IN THE SUNSHINE!!!
23RD ANNUAL ARID FELLOWSHIP CENTER
GOLF OUTING
SATURDAY AUGUST 3RD, 2013
8:00AM SHOTGUN START
PHESANT RUN GOLF COURSE-DIAGNAL RD.
LAGRANGE
FOUR PERSON TEAM SCRAMBLE PLAY
LIMIT 100 GOLFERS
$55.00 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES:
18 HOLE OF GOLF WITH CART
COFFEE, DOUGHNUTS, HOT DOGS AT THE TURN,
STEAK DINNER, PLENTY OF POP AND PRIZES!
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS WEDNESDAY
JULY 31ST,2013 REQUEST FOR A PLAYING PARTNER/TEAM NOTE IT ON THE ENTRY
FORM AND WE WILL TRY TO MATCH YOU UP!
ARRIVAL-7:30AM-PLAY 8:00AM
ONLY PAID REGISTRATION ACCEPTED NO HOLD ON SPOT LOCATION
Awesome Steak Dinner to finish the day! *Please Note Request for Playing Partners on Entry From*
We will try to match you up! All other teams drawn on Friday August 23rd.
For Additional Information Please Contact:
Jeff Kamms (440)452-7342 Kristina Kamms (440)452-5283 Directions: www.GOLFBRENTWOOD.COM/ (440)322-9254
ARID CLUB
BONIFIRE
9:00-UNTIL
EVERY SATURDAY
Bring family and a
friend to enjoy
FOOD~FUN
FELLOWSHIP
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Month of June
Total Loss June 2013
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COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Unity LiveWire Committee DoRice Smith (RIECCE)……….………………………… (440) 381-0917 *email [email protected] Internet Committee (aaloraincounty.org) Mike…………………………………………………………….. (440) 670-9910 *email [email protected] Correctional Committee Ed Findley………………………………………………..…… (440) 309-0551 *e-mail [email protected] Public Information Committee Bob Pyle………………………………………………………. (216) 224-7657 Picnic Committee Art Cleary……………………………………………………… (440) 773-9474 Pig Roast Committee Troy Smith……………………………………………………. (440) 365-9081 Memorial Day Breakfast Donna Lawson…………………………………………...... (440) 574-3464 Liz Follen………………………………………………......... (440) 574-9504 District Committees Multi District Chairperson: Ally.B… ……………… (440)522-7155 District 19A (Sheffield Lake, Avon Lake, Sheffield, Avon, N.Ridgeville, Eaton, Columbia, Grafton) DCM Ellen W………………………………………………... (440) 327-8812 Alt DCM Sonia K…………………………………………... (440) 821-9339 District 19B (Lorain City Meetings and part of Vermilion) DCM Jessica S………………………………………………. (440) 522-7155 Alt DCM Doug R.………………………………….…….... (440) 821-9339 District 20A (All of Elyria City Meetings and Carlisle) DCM*************(Position Available)***************** Alt DCM Amy C…………………………………………….. (440) 759-0329 District 20B (All Meetings at the ARID Club) DCM Judy S…………………………………………….……. (440) 322-2619
District20C(Lagrange, Penfield, Brown helm Twps., Amherst, Henrietta Twp., S. Amherst, Kipton, Oberlin, Camden, Twps., Pittsfield Twps., Brighton Twps., Wellington Meetings) Scott L…………………………………………………………... (419)656-5302 Alt DCM**********(Position Available)***************** District 24(North Olmstead, Fairview Park, Westlake) DCM Bob P…………………………………………………... (216) 224-7657 Alt DCM Mark P……………………………………….….. (216) 406-1169
Rent $700.00
Columbia Gas $186.00
All Service Telecommunications $179.63
Ohio Edison 710 Broadway $109.42
Time Warner $ 98.43
House Managers $1,700.85
Pay Cor Fees $67.94
LiveWire Printing $69.00
Berry Yellow Pages $21.73
Petty Cash $100.00
______ Total May Expenses $3,233.00 Donations/Rents $3,261.15 Interest from Savings Accounts $0.43 Total Income $3,261.58 Expenses $3,233.00 Total Gain May 2013 $28.58
ATTENTION: Lorain County AA Community-Help is
needed for various committees! Interested please contact
one of the Advisory Board Members/Committee Chairs.
“SERVICE WORK-WORKS!!!
FINANCIAL RREPORT- MAY 2013 PROFIT/LOSS/RENT/DONATIONS
*When making Donations to the Lorain Inter-Group, area 54, Multi-District, or the
General Service Office in New York. PLEASE place your Group General Service Number
on the Donation. You can find your Group General Service Number in the meeting
schedule or on the internet @ aaloraincounty.org under A.A. Meetings. Please place
your Area&Discrict Number on the donation, it also helps identify your Group. If you
do not have a General Service Number under your Groups information in the meeting
schedule you can contact your District Committee Member (DCM) listed in the
