Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Others Say I Am Not an Alcoholic

"It cannot be emphasized too often that the important decision - am I an alcoholic? - has to be made by the drinker. ... If the question is left to others to decide, the alcoholic may be dragging out needlessly the dangers and misery of uncontrollable drinking."

Frequently Asked Questions about A.A., p. 10

Upcoming Events

• May 14th - District 30 Monthly Meeting
• May 17th - Area 29 Assembly Meeting - MD General Service
• May 18th - Area 29 Joint PI and CPC Monthly Meeting
• May 19th - District 28 Monthly Meeting – HYBRID
• May 24th - NEMDAA Picnic Planning Meeting
• June 6th - Baltimore Intergroup 85th Anniversary Gala

Office News

Intergroup Book Sale:
Came to Believe - Large Print Only $4.00
As Bill Sees It - Hard and Soft Copies - no large print - $9.00

Office Associate needed for Fridays and Saturdays. Must be courteous, friendly, have reliable transportation - Office and computer skills preferred. Interested parties, please email: office@nemdaa.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

New Meeting - The new Big Book Meeting (*name subject to change) is now open and meets on Thursdays at 7:30PM. Join them at the Epic Community Church located at 1200 Technology Drive - Suite L in Aberdeen.

The Early Bird Group has moved to the North East Park as of May 3rd. Meeting is at the back pavilion near the water.

New Meeting - The Good News Beginners Group will begin on Sunday, May 4th at 7:00PM. It's a beginner's step meeting and will be on the second floor of the Centre United Methodist Church at 2409 Rocks Rd in Forest Hill.

The Daily Reflections group will celebrate its 32nd group anniversary on May 9th at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in Havre de Grace. Food and fellowship will begin at 7PM before the meeting at 8PM. All are welcome!

New Beginnings Group will be celebrating its 40th group anniversary on Saturday, May 10th with a potluck breakfast starting at 8AM. The guest speaker will be co-founder of the group! All are welcome!

May 10th - The Rising Sun Group will host the Spring Fling from 7-11PM at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church in Rising Sun. Speaker at 7PM, music from 8-11PM. Tickets $10 - email office@nemdaa.org for contact info or visit the Rising Sun Group.

June 14th - The New Beginnings Group will not meet due to church activities.

DISTRICT NEWS

May 9th - The next District 11 Monthly Meeting will be held at 6:30PM at Bethel Lutheran Church in North East.

INTERGROUP NEWS

Congrats to Bill D from the North East Big Book Group for the best score of 3 under par at the 1st Fellowship Mini Golf Outing! Hope to see everyone again in September for the next Putt Putt event!

Save the Dates! Next Fellowship events will be:
Founder's Day Celebration at Deer Creek Picnic Area on June 14th, and Rock 'n' Bowl at Harford Lanes in Aberdeen on July 12th at 7PM. See ya there!

Fellowship Opportunity: Anyone interested in free Ironbirds tickets, please contact the office. Dates available: May 21 and 22, June 17, July 13, and August 30.

MARYLAND AREA & AAWS NEWS

Check out the latest Treatment and Accessibilities Activity Update from the General Service Office (GSO) to learn about recent activities including the Military Veteran Interview Project, a special forum for deaf alcoholics, a call for shared experience about funding American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters with seventh tradition contributions, and other ways that the fellowship is working to make A.A. more accessible to alcoholics.

Institutions Committee

For information about the Institutions Committee, contact Kyle, the Committee Chair, at kyle@nemdaa.org.

Service

The NEMDAA Office is looking for volunteers to help fill in on Fridays and Saturdays. Please contact office@nemdaa.org.

The Archive Committee does not meet in April - only on the first Monday of odd months. The next meeting will be on Monday, Saturday May 10th at 6PM in the NEMDAA (Intergroup) office.

Picnic Planning Committee Members & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If anyone would like to perform live music or organize games at Founder's Day Picnic (6/14) or Luau (8/23), please contact events@nemdaa.org.

We need your feedback! The NEMDAA Service Questionnaire is now open for responses. This is an opportunity for home groups and individual A.A. members to provide feedback to NEMDAA so we can provide services most effectively to groups and individuals in our region. Your feedback will provide direction regarding any changes the Intergroup will make to improve its overall structure and services. You can complete it a number of ways - choose the one that best suits your needs: fill out our web-based form here, download a copy here and email the completed form to secretary@nemdaa.org, print a copy and return it to the office, or visit the office to complete the form there. Responses are requested by June 8th. Email office@nemdaa.org with any questions about the survey.

Answering Service

Anniversaries