December Intergroup Scoop
Open Position on Board of Directors There is one opening on the EBI Board for the coming year. If you would like to apply or know someone to nominate, go to the application form. Bookstore The new Point of Sale system is working well, making transactions easier and faster. Lindsay P. is restocking medallions and […]
Thank you and goodbye, Leela
We wish to extend a huge thank you to Newsletter Team Member, Leela R., for her year of service on the EBI Scoop newsletter. Leela joined the team in January and has served as Events/Production manager, for 11 regular issues, plus what will be 2 extra holiday issues. Leela produces the email and writes/edits our […]
Welcome, Bill M., to the Newsletter Team
We welcome Bill M. to the Newsletter Team. Bill joined in October, after taking the newsletter survey and contacting the team. With long-term sobriety, Bill wanted a different type of service position and hoped to make use of his love of writing. He proposed a monthly column focused on sponsorship, a special interest of his, […]
Sponsorship Cafe: Did Early A.A. Members Have Sponsors?
By Bill M. I recently heard someone in a meeting say, “There is no mention of sponsorship in the first 164 pages of the Big Book.” I’ve heard that a few times and always felt it was a glib pronouncement, a myth, so I consulted a word-search program to find out. Guess what? The word […]
Heard in a Meeting: This isn’t Wendy’s…
This isn’t Wendy’s—you can’t have it your way. Sometimes God doesn’t work as fast as 3 shots of tequila, and I have to be patient. My first sober Christmas I called my parents and said, “Good news! I’m coming home for Christmas.” They said, “No, you’re not.” It took a long time for them to […]
6 tips on attending events where alcohol will be served
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 we can’t have). Even water is good to keep us hydrated, energized and healthy. 2. Put your sobriety first and don’t give in to […]
Sponsorship Cafe: More Than One Sponsor?
By Bill M. I was just over eleven months sober when I told my sponsor, David, I was ready to start dating. Having been justifiably thrown out of a 20-year marriage two years prior, the prospect of dating was both ego-gratifying and horribly frightening. After we had talked about my “readiness”, David suggested: “Before you […]
November Intergroup Scoop
Open Position on Board of Directors There will be one opening on the Board in the coming year. If you would like to apply or know someone to nominate, go to the application form. Salary and Title Change for Office Administrator There will be a salary adjustment for the Office Administrator, Lindsay P., and a […]
11th Step, Tradition, and Concept
Each month we focus on a Step, Tradition, and Concept, and provide a quote from Bill W. Step 11 Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. “The moment we catch […]
Heard in a Meeting: The problem with not drinking is…
The problem with not drinking is you’re sober ALL the time. When I joined A.A., my 12-year-old daughter said she’d never seen me drunk. I told her she’d never seen me sober. At my first meeting, I pulled out my flask and had a few hits from it. I was flabbergasted that no one else […]
