December Intergroup Scoop
• Intergroup Meeting Group Inventory Planned for Early 2023 • Bookstore Will Now be Open Monday Nights • Host Groups Needed for First Friday Speaker Meeting • Beginners Meeting Needs Volunteers for New Friday Meeting Here’s the latest on what’s happening at East Bay Intergroup: Notes from the Intergroup meeting held November 16. Does your […]
Holidays at the Fellowships
Most of the East Bay Intergroup Fellowships hold special events, such as marathon meetings and holiday celebrations / potlucks. As of press time, flyers are not posted, but we suggest you contact your local fellowship to find out what’s going on. El Cerrito Fellowship. https://ecfaa.org/ In Between Fellowship. https://www.inbetweenfellowship.com/ Marathon Meetings will be held: 12/24 […]
12 Tips to Stay Sober This Holiday Season
The holidays can be a difficult time to stay sober for many reasons—from having to attend family events to not having family events to attend to proximity to alcohol. Here are some tips to make it through the holidays sober. 6 tips on staying sober during the holidays 1. Meetings and more meetings. As is […]
The Intergroup Scoop is going on hiatus — Help us fill these Newsletter team service positions
The EBI newsletter is going on hiatus after the December issue, so that the team can regroup and add staff. Positions needed: Designer/Producer – produce email last week of each month, meeting deadlines. Approximately 4-6 hours, plus attend at least 1 weekly team meeting Mondays at 6:30pm. Related or promotional experience helpful but not required. […]
The Scoop Intergroup Newsletter Needs YOU!
Want to do service and have fun? Join the Newsletter team! What’s required? Positions needed (in order of priority) Designer/Producer – produce email last week of each month, meeting deadlines. Approximately 4-6 hours, plus attend at least 1 weekly team meeting Mondays at 6:30pm. Related or promotional experience helpful but not required. Sobriety requirement: 3 […]
6 Tips to Stay Sober at Holiday Events
Negotiating holiday events, whether family gatherings or other parties where alcohol is served, can be tricky. Be prepared—here are some tips to avoid slips: 1. Keep your glass full of a healthy beverage such as sparkling cider or bubbly water (many members recommend against non-alcoholic wine or beer, as they can be reminders of what […]
Meet Lindsay, EBI’s New Office Administrator / Bookstore Manager
By Lindsay P. This might sound weird but I love processing meeting updates. Keeping our information current is HUGE and feels significant if it gets someone to a meeting for the first time. How did you hear about the position and what made you decide to take it? My sponsor really believes in service and […]
Service Profile: East Bay Intergroup Chair
by Carol Z. How did you hear about the position and what made you decide to take it? I had been attending the meeting as Intergroup Representative. After Steve C., the previous Chair, stepped down, we had a meeting with no chair, no agenda, and no minutes from the previous month’s meeting. I volunteered to […]
Call for stories for “A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic” pamphlet
The Literature Committee has opened a call for stories for the pamphlet “A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic”. The committee is seeking stories of recovery from all African-American, Canadian and Caribbean A.A. members from the English-, French- and Spanish-speaking Black communities in the A.A. structure in the United States and Canada. How to submit […]
Service Profile: Accessibilities Committee Chair
by Dan M. “Barriers to A.A. can be physical, mental, geographical, or other factors. We want to address anything that can hinder an alcoholic from participating in A.A….We ask…’Who isn’t here?’” What is the Area 06 Accessibilities Committee? Area 06 is California Northern Coastal Area, which extends from Santa Cruz to the Oregon border on […]
