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February 2020Volusia County Intergroup ServicesDistricts 8, 19, 20, 21 and 32Coastal Centre1635 S. Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 107, South Daytona, FL 32119phone: (386) 756-2930 – fax: (386) 756-3573 – email: admin@aadaytona.orgVolusia County Intergroup Website: aadaytona.orgA.A.’s Responsibility Statement“I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I wantthe hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible.”Editor’s choiceI received this as a personal email from a friend, formerly of New Smyrna Beach. It was not intendedfor the High ‘n Dry, but after reading it I asked for her permission to print it. - Tom L, EditorMorning Tom,I hope I’m not an annoyance. I’m just excited.Do I share this stuff where I’m supposed to?Yes, but at 5 am, right after prayer andmeditation, is when it’s the strongest. And soI write.What I know, one more time, is that thisstuff works. It works when I’m willing tofollow a few simple suggestions, even thoughI’m not sure about any of it at first. It workedwhen I did that 4th and 5th.when I went backto that 3rd step work again because when Idid, I trusted. It has been a very long timesince I trusted anything; yet, I trusted that ifthis God of my understanding showedsomething, then I needed to know. It wasquiet. I was aware of myself, but quiet. Iasked to be shown as I said “I don’t knowhow to do any of this. Show me, guide me,direct me”, and I’ll be damned if examplesdidn’t just start showing up everywhere. I feltwarmth with that. Sometimes I laughed atmyself because it is so simple. Two daysago the big example came and I have beengiven permission to share this.Highlights in this issue:I know someone who is older and on afixed income. The temperature up here iscold.currently 31 degrees. She lives in thisold dilapidated trailer. Her furnace was redtagged a few weeks ago, no heat whatsoever.An end to that is coming soon, but for now shehas to wait. We spend about five minutestalking about how it sucks to get a shower andhow cold it is while trying to get something toeat and then she turns upbeat, positive, and isa hell of a lot of fun to be around. But, what’sthe big thing? The big thing happened theother day when she called and ask me to goto all these food pantries with her, four to beexact. In the middle of this, I did think.do youreally need all this? What the hell?Thank God I kept my big mouth shutbecause what I found out later was that shetook all the food she collected to a family withlittle kids who were hurting. Yet, she barelyhad enough gas in her car to get home. In themidst of all her struggles, all the difficultiesthat she is experiencing, she gets up andhelps someone else.1,606 TotalMaybe someday whenYears ofI grow up, I can be aSobriety Thislittle more like her.monthJamey DColumbiana, OhioOn the Cover: Editor’s ChoiceFeature Inside: Twelfth Step Work – p. 6From The Archives: Richard Walker Author of 24 hr. book – p. 3Calendar of Events – p. 5
INTERGROUP NEWS and MEETINGS SCHEDULEVolusia County Intergroup Representative’s Meetings - 6:30 PM, 3rd Thursday each month atthe Central Baptist Church, 142 Fairview Ave (just north of International Speedway Blvd off US 1)Steering Committee Meetings – 6:30 PM, 2nd Thursday each month at the Intergroup OfficeGroups represented at theIntergroup Representative’sJanuary 2019 Meeting:5:30 GroupAloha GroupDeland BB StudyFour TownesFree to BeHappy HourHigh NoonHour of PowerLest We ForgetNew DawnPrecisely HowRoad to Recovery/OsteenSand & SeaSobriety FirstSunrise Group/DelandWednesday Women'sWe're Working On ItWomen's New BeginningsThe Volusia CountyIntergroup OfficeWants YouSpecial Thanks to thefollowing Home Groupsfor their contributionsVolusia County IntergroupOpen:Monday – Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PMSaturday 9:00 am – 1:00 pmAnniversary Coins, Books,Book covers, Cards, Jewelry.Credit cards acceptedAny Lengths DeltonaBack to Basics DelandBack to Basics DeltonaBrighter DaysCentral FactLest We ForgetNew Beginnings DelandSand and SeaSaturday Morning StepSunday morning SoberSunrise DelandWomen’s Book StudyCommittees, Coordinators, & Volusia County Intergroup updates for December 2019Office Coordinators Report: Margaret - There were 62 calls and 181 visits in the month ofDecember. The holiday open house was well attended. There is a need for an office volunteerFriday morning. Baskets for the raffle at the Old-Timer's Dinner are needed. Please callIntergroup if your group can donate a basket.Archives: Carolyn C - There is an immediate need for a transcriptionist for the Old Timersinterviews. The movie “AA Comes to Florida” will be shown at the Old Timers dinner. Carolyn willbe available at Archives Friday afternoon as opposed to Thursday afternoon.Phone Army & 12-Step Volunteer Coordinator: Roy S - In the month of December there were36 calls, 1 hospital visit, and 1 rehab visit.Corrections & Treatment Coordinator : Tim D - The H&I committee meets the first Thursday ofthe month at 6:30 PM. The first half of the meeting they cover corrections, the second halftreatment. H&I is looking for 6 Bridging the Gap volunteers to bring members just getting out ofjail to meetings. The H&I committee is also looking for a secretary and a treasurer. The H&Icommittee will be hosting a Corrections workshop in the spring and an H&I Service workshop.See page 7, Committee Reports2
From the ArchivesRichmond Walker - Author of the Twenty-Four a Day BookRichmond Walker was born inBrookline, Massachusetts in 1892 to aprominent Boston family. His family owned ashoe manufacturing business in Worchester,Mass. He attended Williams College inMassachusetts and served in the MedicalCorp during WW 1. After a two year stay ofwhite knuckle sobriety in the Oxford Group in1939, he drank again for a year and a half.He joined AA and began his lasting sobrietyin 1942. He helped establish the Intergroup inBoston and then the Intergroup in DaytonaBeach where he spent his winters.Did you know that Richmond Walkerwrote the Twenty-Four Hours a Day book inDaytona Beach? He was influenced by thebook God Calling, a daily devotional by A.J.Russell. He converted the religious thoughtsinto universal spiritual thoughts and thesebecame the third section of each day in theTwenty-Four Hours a Day book.He was carrying little cards in his pocketwith these thoughts and other sobrietyreminders written on them. The “guys” in hisgroup in Daytona Beach suggested he write adaily devotional for alcoholics with thesethoughts incorporated into it. He wrote thebook and published it himself in 1948,running copies on a printing press in theDaytona Beach City Hall. After producing,binding and filling mail orders for his book fortwo years (10,000 copies each year) heapproached Bill W. about publishing the littlebook.Bill, after reading the book andshowing it to his group, decided againstpublishing it. There was no money left afterjust publishing the Twelve Steps and TwelveTraditions and the “guys” thought there wastoo much “God” for the membership.He then asked Patrick Butler, founder ofHazelden, a small publishing company inMinnesota, if they would take over producingthe “Little Black Book.” They bought the rightsto the book in 1954 and it has turnedHazelden into the huge publisher that it istoday. By 1994, 6 million copies of theTwenty-Four Hour a Day book had been sold.Richmond Walker died March 25, 1965in Daytona Beach. When the family came toclean out his home here, they found a box inthe back of a closet which contained all hispapers and donated them to our intergroup.We are fortunate to have the RichmondWalker Papers as part our Archives collectionat the intergroup office. This collectionconsists of the outlines of the AA talks hegave in Massachusetts where he got soberand around Daytona Beach after he movedhere. There are over 100 talks.3-14-453-28-45The Twenty-four programThe First DrinkAmong these papers is a group ofselections called Thoughts. These are theStaying Sober messages that he probablycarried around in his pocket. These are a fewof the 67 paragraphs: The Drink Problem isAlways First in Importance, Stopping Onceand for All, Excuses, Surrender, andSeductive Moments.This Information is from a talk given byGlen Chestnut, professor of History at theUniversity of Indiana at the National ArchivesConference in in 2003.in Ft. Lauderdale.Carolyn CArchives committeeEditor’s Disclaimer: This newsletter communicates the thoughts and feelings of its editor and contributors and reflectsA.A. experience with recovery, unity and service. Articles are not intended as statements of A.A. policy. Publicationdoes not imply endorsement by either A.A. or this newsletter. Articles are invited, but the editor reserves the privilegeof accepting, rejecting or editing all submissions. Articles may be submitted in writing through the Volusia CountyIntergroup office or via email at: editor@aadaytona.org. The editor welcomes your contributions, comments,suggestions and feedback. If you interested in working on the High ‘n Dry, please contact the editor to get involved!3
February AnniversariesNAMEYR5:30 GroupAmy D7AlohaKimmi L1Beachside NSBGerry K34Michelle C4Choice is YoursCharlie D41Stevie16Bob S10Mary P9Joel2Deland Big BookSteve N17Deltona Men's GroupMike H29Jonas W8Harley S5Donut GroupBob H49Dianne G34Brian H30Louis S16Four TownesRafael M23Tim M10Scott A4Phil K3Friday Noon Men'sJohn E36Darrell G7Good Day GroupBob H1Grateful GroupSherry N50Jim C20Happy Hour/DaytonaTom G31John B13Michelle C5Kevin C1High NoonJoy S6Hour of PowerMichael C45Charlie D37Guy W26Mary R19Tina 42/14/20012/6/2006NAMEYRRon S10Scott W9Rick R6Abe R3Ellen F2Just Do It BB - 2018John F1Lest We ForgetOlga R45Jenny B12Hailey O2Ed D2LifesaversJoan G35Daniel McG10Miracle GroupBob P23Gracie9Jose R8Jim3Never Had It So GoodMary R19Ash C13Geno E5New Beginnings/DelandJuan C24New Dawn GroupDiane G34Michelle17Alan Martin15Phil H11Stacey8George H3George G3Ginny G2Chris B2New HopeDan B2Noon Group/DelandTimothy M10Ken W3Bonnie P1Christina B1Ben L1Open to ChangeJim T3Ormond Beach GroupNick A2Pass It On - Victor EDave 92/24/20192/23/20172/24/20182/26/2006NAMEYRPeace of MindGuy W26Ron S10Abe R3Road to Recovery/DBTruck C30DATE2/20/19942/21/20102/1/20172/12/1990Josh R32/14/2017Saturday Morning StepLiz M362/8/1984Saturday Women's AADebbie W422/10/1978Beth S282/18/1992Sue M232/22/1997Deborah B152/28/2005Lee M72/7/2013Tiffany32/8/2017Steps For LifeBev J142/20/2006Sunrise Group-DelandFrank M262/1/1994Rafael M232/22/1997Marilyn R112/8/2009Amy K72/28/2013Tracy O42/15/2016Susan F32/6/2017Thursday Night Men'sPeter T142/1/2006Phil H112/25/2009Tomoka GroupJeffrey W2/16/200416Way of LifeJon E362/1/1984Dennis L342/3/1986Mari K92/8/2011Derrell G82/8/2012Garth G82/12/2012Liz M72/28/2013Julie A12/21/2019Wednesday Women'sTrish A412/9/1979Women's Book StudyMichelle C172/20/2003Women's New BeginningsGracie M62/24/2014Maryann M12/15/2019YOLORhonda222/24/1998Phil H212/25/1999Joel B22/1/2018TJ22/17/2018Anniversaries Submission Deadline: The 15th of the previous month. Please bringor mail your group’s anniversaries to the intergroup office, or email them toadmin@aadaytona.org4
A. A.'s Country-wide News CircuitPlans and Ideas(Early Chip System)Control Board of the Central Baltimore A.A.Group has asked each group to ask a memberto report to The A.A. Grapevine each month.All members in the Tacoma, Wash., Group are"in the chips," carrying them in their pocketsand purses instead of on the shoulder. A whitechip given at the first meeting is exchanged fora yellow one after 60 days; the yellow for a redat the end of three months and the red for ablue at the end of a year of sobriety. At presentTacoma has four blue chip members with oneholding three blues while over half have one ormore red chips. These chips are felt to signifyand symbolize an honest effort to live the A.A.program. Although founded only in January1947 the members of the Tyler, Texas, Grouphave prepared a booklet entitled Slaves ofDrink Find Peace of Mind. In addition toexplanations of the A.A. program the bookletincludes discussions of alcoholism as a publichealth problem, questions to determinewhether the reader is an alcoholic and how tomake A.A. work. Hamilton, Bermuda, A.A.sreport a visit from Carla P. of the ManhattanGroup who gave first-hand information on theCentral Office, as well as a visit and talk fromRita S. of the Boston Group. Bill P. of CapeCod and Horace B. of Manhattan are reportedattending regular Wednesday meetings inBermuda. A large bulletin board with groupnews, items and letters of interest is used bythe Passaic, N. J. Group to save time usuallytaken up with meeting announcements.Passaic held a spring party during which r’s Note: The first Chip System is thought tohave begun at Indianapolis in 1942 but specificsare uncertain.Upcoming EventsBig Book Workshops12 Steps in 12 WeeksWednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 PMBegan January 8, 20201st Congregational Church201 W. University Ave.Orange City, FL 32763Old Timers’ DinnerPresenting: AA Comes to FloridaFebruary 29th 2020Daytona Christian Church1135 6th St., Daytona BeachDoors open at 5 pmTickets 10Please see flyer for complete details4th AnnualUnity Under the StarsCampoutMarch 27-29, 2020Lake Monroe Park975 S. SR 17/92DeBary, FL 32713Please see flyer for complete detailsPresentation of the Agenda Items forthe 2020 General Service ConferenceAlmous ClubSunday March 11 pm - 3 pm.By The North Florida Area DelegateAnnette DFrom the May 1947 GrapevineReprinted with permission of the A.A. Grapevine, Inc.GSO Contributions:General Services OfficeGrand Central Station,P.O. Box 459New York, NY 10163Area Contributions:NFAC treasurerP.O. Box 10094Jacksonville, FL 32247District 8 picnicApril 2612 pm - 3 pmReed Canal ParkIntergroup Contributions:Volusia County IntergroupCoastal Centre1635 S. Ridgewood Suite 107South Daytona, FL 321195
Twelfth Step WorkThe familiar “Man on the Bed” illustrationcomes to mind whenever I think of twelfth stepwork: two alcoholics carrying the message toanother. A powerful image; yet, it is not theonly avenue to twelfth step work. There aremany roads, as the following passage from theTwelve and Twelve shows: *“.We sit in AA meetings and listen, notonly to receive something ourselves, but togive reassurance and support which ourpresence can bring. If our turn comes to speakat a meeting, we again try to carry A.A.’smessage. Whether our audience is one ormany, it is still Twelfth Step work. We can bethe ones who take on the unspectacular butimportant tasks that make good Twelfth Stepwork possible, perhaps arranging for the coffeeand cake after the meetings, where so manyskeptical suspicious newcomers have foundconfidence and comfort in the laughter andtalk. This is Twelfth Step work in the very bestsense of the word.”General Services and Volusia CountyIntergroup Services are not some impersonalorganizational structures.They are AAmembers taking and making opportunities todo Twelfth Step work.Volusia County Intergroup Servicespresents great opportunities to do twelfth Stepwork. Call, email, or stop by the intergroupoffice. See how you can help to carry themessage. You may volunteer at the store, helpCarolyn in Archives, become an IntergroupRepresentative or simply make the effort tolearn more about intergroup and to na.org for more information.* Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. , p. 110EditorHigh ‘n DryWe are currently seeking volunteers toreceive and pass along High ‘n Dryannouncements to our groups and to sendcomments, questions and announcementsfrom your group to Intergroup. This is theeasiest Twelfth Step work available.Therewill be no meetings to attend and minimalemail notices. All we need is your name, emailaddress, phone number and group name.Anyone may serve and groups may om for more information.Thank you Volusia and Flagler County GroupsThe corrections and treatment committees wish to thank all groups inVolusia and Flagler counties for your continued supportDecember 2019 Volusia County IntergroupDonationsGroup & District Donations: 1,252.70Anniversaries Donations: 22.00Anonymous Donations: 97.007th Tradition Donations: 29.00Total: 1,400.70Old or used Grapevines may be donated to the Intergroup Office6
DISTRICT NEWSGrapevine Daily QuoteJanuary 13, 2020Monthly District Meetings:District 8: Last Monday – 7:15pm, Almous Club,569 Foote Court, Daytona BeachDistrict 19: 4th Monday - 6:30pm, First Cong.Church (Fellowship Hall), 201 W. University,Orange CityDistrict 20: 3rd Sunday - 7:00pm, United Church ofChrist, 203 Washington St., New Smyrna BeachDistrict 21: 2nd Tuesday - 6:30pm, St. JamesEpiscopal Church, 38 S. Halifax Drive, OrmondBeachDistrict 32: 1st Monday - 6:00pm, Grace LutheranChurch, 338 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond BeachWant to know what’s happening in your District?All A.A. members are welcome to attend theirDistrict meetings listed above & get involved!“I have an AA friend, a good and gentle soul.He recently joined one of the great religiousorders, one in which the friars spend manyhours a day in contemplation. So my friendhas plenty of time to take his inventory. Themore he looks the more unconscious selfdeception he finds. And the more astonishedhe becomes at the elaborate and deviousexcuse-making machinery by which he hadbeen justifying himself. He has already cometo the conclusion that the pridefulrighteousness of ‘good people’ may often bejust as destructive as the glaring sins of thosewho are supposedly not so good. So he dailylooks inward upon himself and then upwardtoward God, the better to discover just wherehe stands in this matter of honesty. Out ofeach of his meditations there always emergesone dead certainty, and this is the fact that hestill has a long way to go.”AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961,“This Matter of Honesty,” The Language of the HeartCommittee Reports from page 2Reprinted with permission of the A.A. Grapevine, Inc.Special Events Coordinator: - We are stilllooking for Special Events Coordinator. TheOld Timers dinner is on track for February 29th.High ‘n Dry Editor: Tom L - Tom is looking forgroup contact numbers and emails for theHigh ‘n Dry. He has asked for MAL’s to helpgather that informationEditor’s email: editor@aadaytona.orgMEETING LIST CHANGESLest We ForgetUnity Church908 Ridgewood AveHolly HillThe Tuesday Noon Meeting has beencancelled The Monday, Wednesday, andFriday Noon meetings continue to be heldStep II“Came to believe that a Power greater thanourselves could restore us to sanity.”Tradition II“For our group purpose there is but oneultimate authority—a loving God as He mayexpress Himself in our group conscience. Ourleaders are but trusted servants; they do notgovern.”Concept: IIThe General Service Conference of A.A. hasbecome, for nearly every practical purpose,the active voice and the effective conscienceof our whole Society in its world affairs7
Group ContributionsJuly 1, 2019 – December 31, 201924 Hour Group0Good Day Group2'sday Nite Speaker0Grateful Group-O.C.0H.O.W.W.5:00 Happy Hour5:30 Group 350.00Had Enough 20.00Primary Purpose/NSB00Primary Purpose/O.B.0Principles Before Personalities0Rainbow Meeting0 80.000Happy Hour DBA Touch of Hope0Happy Hour NSBAlcoholics and God0High NoonAloha Group0Hour of Power 1410.83 150.00How It Works 277.000I Will Survive0 30.00Insane Today 150.00Any Lengths/Ormond BeachAttitude AdjustmentBack to Basics/Daytona0Just Do ItBack to Basics/Deland 338.70Keep It SimpleBasic Text 177.30La Linea de FuegoBeachside 55.00Ladies' Tuesday NightBig Book Holly Hill 90.00Last HopeBill's Neighborhood0Brighter Days 300.00 20.00 125.00A Believer's ChoiceAny Lengths/DeltonaPrecisely How 510.000 200.00 30.00Road to Recovery DBRoad to Recovery OsteenRiverbridge GroupSand & SeaSaturday Morning StepSaturday Night BeginnersSaturday Women's AA0 72.00 240.00 50.00 100.000 75.000Seaside Wednesday00Set Aside Group0Sicker Than Others0Sisters in Sobriety0 20.000Lest We Forget 195.50Sobriety FirstLifesavers 135.00Step Up Group 184.00Steps for Life 75.000Bring Your Own Book0Line by Line BB StudyCame to Believe0Love & Service0Sunday Morning Sober712.700Men Easier Softer Way0Sunrise Group Deland 135.00Miracle Group0Sunrise Group/Holly Hill00Miracles Do Happen0The Gatehouse00Never Had It So Good0CandlelightCentral Fact 186.00Choice Is YoursDBYPGDeland BB Study 60.00Deland Group 140.00New Beginnings/DelandNew Beginnings/P.O. 150.00Three Legacies0 30.00Thurs. Night Big Book00Thursday Night Men's0Deltona Men's Group0New Dawn Group 700.00Tomoka Group0Deltona-DeBary Group0New Hope 109.13Turn the Page Group0Donut Group -Daytona0New Smyrna Beach Group 226.50Usual Suspects0Donut Group/P.O.0No Home Group MeetingVictory Group0Early Ducks 410.34Noon GroupElevator Stops Here0Noon ReflectionsEndless Summer0OB Big Book Step StudyFirst Things First0Open Door0Open Mind MondayFortalezaFour TownesFree To Be 206.000Open to ChangeOrmond Beach Group0 130.000 100.00Way of LifeWe Are AliveWednesday Women's0Weekly Reprieve0We're Working On It 50.00 150.00 28.330 60.00 212.40Women's New Beginnings 150.00 210.00 144.00Our Higher Power's 11th Hr.Friday Noon Men's 181.50Pass It On-Deland 240.00YOLO GroupPeace of Mind 512.00Young At Heart00 147.00Women's Book StudyFriday Night's Men'sFriday Sobriety0Westminster Group 300.000Donations which were received after Dec 31, 2019, will be posted inthe next donations list to be published in the August 2020 High ‘n Dry8
Sunday morning Sober Sunrise Deland Women's Book Study Committees, Coordinators, & Volusia County Intergroup updates for December 2019 Office Coordinators Report: Margaret - There were 62 calls and 181 visits in the month of December. The holiday open house was well attended. There is a need for an office volunteer Friday morning.
