The Singapore Intergroup is a service office that has been established to carry out certain functions common to all AA Groups in the Singapore community. Operating under the guidelines of AA’s Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts, the Singapore Intergroup is maintained, supervised, and supported by the local Singapore AA groups. The primary purpose of Singapore Intergroup is to aid the individual AA groups in their common purpose to carry the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers. June 2013 Update Damien Report The Damien I/G rep stressed the need for AA members to use the Meeting Room only during the time of scheduled AA meetings. The room cannot be used for other meetings at other times There is a risk to losing the venue by not following these rules Raffles Daybreak Raffles Group looking for an alternate location for the end of June. (Location found: London @ 55 Boat Quay) Publication of the next Meeting List to be held up pending confirmation of the new location New I/G rep and alternate rep have been voted in by the group conscience Serenity Sisters The Serenity Sisters meeting is moving to London @ 55 Boat Quay Sunday Men’s Meeting Nothing to report. The group is running well. The group regularly gets 30 plus men in attendance

Rainbow Meeting is going well and is busy The group will start looking for a way to reach out to the LGBT community Intergroup Committees Report Literature Members to reach out to Sri Lanka AA to confirm their Tamil literature needs It may be better to ship directly from India to Sri Lanka, not via Singapore Request to ensure book order has enough Living Sober books which are good for newcomers

Website Domain name secured for the next few years Newsletter Committee Newsletter chair requested feedback from IG members regarding the newsletter. Members are quested to please suggest including likes, dislikes, what could be added, & what could be reduced Newsletter always needs content, please encourage sponsees to share their stories and pass the word at meetings. Include a write up from Sponsorship workshop H & I / PI Committee chair mentioned the possibility of advertising AA meetings in a magazine Feedback Should Singapore AA pursue other publications as well? Do we need a full page? AA meetings are listed in Straits Times Medical Office posters can be displayed in Damien Centre so that people know they can be brought to the offices of their medical provider. IG approved donation of Big Books (in mandarin) for WE CARE centre. HI/PI has an ongoing budget allocated for literature

AOSM Volunteers for AOSM have withdrawn due to the difficulty of travel IG decided that given the high cost, and visa challenges, that it would be impractical to look for replacements given the short notice Social Committee A member agreed to be the new Social Committee rep A September roundup is still targeted Meeting Lists New meeting list representative was elected during the meeting Add two new locations to the Meeting List Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 on Monday and Friday mornings Duxton Road on Thursday Evening IG agreed to publish details as both meetings have been running for several months irrespective of whether meetings are registered in NY Secretary’s Report There is now a new secretary on board Annual report requirements and status to be investigated Action Items for Intergroup Reps to Bring to Their Groups The newsletter is always looking for submissions. Send submissions and feedback to newsletter@singaporeaa.org NEXT MEETING: August 3rd 2013 12:30PM – 2:00PM at Damien Centre Meetings for remainder of 2013: 5 October, 7 December Singapore AA Intergroup meets bi-monthly. Please speak to your Intergroup Rep or an AA member from your local meeting group if you would like more information.

On recovery: “It’s about the quality of faith and work, not the quantity of time and knowledge.”

On self-will: “When I choose tangible power, I can never get enough. When I choose to tap into the intangible source which is a power greater than myself, it can never be exhausted.”

On sponsorship: “We are not attaching, we are connecting. Sponsors are not our Higher Power.”

On sobriety: “There’sa difference between relief and recovery – it’s comfort vs character-building.”