The thirty (30), or so, Al-Anon and Alateen meetings (in both English and Spanish) in the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley areas make-up District 8. District 8 is part of Southern California World Service (SCWS) also know as Area 4.

"Take Back to Meeting" for September 2024

A picnic is planned for all Al-Anon members who wish to attend. Saturday, October 5, 12:15 pm at Tucker’s Grove Park, fun food provided! Please let your GR know if you are thinking about or planning to attend. No RSVP necessary, however, it will help us plan. A second event may be held November 3 at Manning Park, details to follow.

Lisa is ending her service commitment as the Saturday Speaker Meeting Coordinator. September 14, 2024 will be her last meeting as coordinator. Please contact Alejandra if you are interested in this service position.

Marie is looking for one leader for the Beginner’s meeting on Tuesday, November 5. A substitute leader for the Beginners Meeting via Zoom is also needed. Meetings are Tuesdays at 6:15pm. Marie’s contact information is on the website meeting list. Members are encouraged to attend and share their experience, strength and hope with the new people attending.

District 8 Website Coordinator Position - The D8 Website Coordinator position will be available no later than January 2025. This position is responsible for updating pages on the District 8 Website, adding and removing pages as requested by trusted servants acting on behalf of the District. For a complete description of duties, please review the District Service Commitment Descriptions page. It is recommended that the interested member work with Scott early for a transfer of knowledge. Please contact Scott N. at Webmaster@AlAnonSantaBarbara.info, if you feel called to this position or would like to discuss.

Important change Please update your meeting’s manual - all 7th tradition checks to the District should be made out to “Santa Barbara Al-Anon Family Group”.

Ongoing Announcements

• There is NO Saturday Alateen Meeting any longer! We are currently having meetings at Dos Pueblos High, Santa Barbara High and San Marcos High during school hours. Please spread this word for anyone affected by the disease. Tell students to talk to their counselors to get more information or can text or call Nancy P.  972-898-8133.
  
  
• Newcomer packets are available in both English and Spanish. Please contact Jeanne if your group needs to purchase these packets. Jeanne will deliver the packets to you!
  
  
• The District's Zoom coordinators remind all groups and group hosts that the District's zoom rooms are assets of the District and groups do not have the autonomy to make changes to the zoom settings, including passwords and pictures. Hosts are reminded to "Sign/Log Out" of the account after ending the zoom call. Logging out is done by going up the SB 1, 2 or 3 in upper right corner. This leaves the zoom room available and other hosts to log into their next meetings.

District Opportunities and Open District Service Positions:

• Public Outreach Coordinator.
• Institutions Coordinator.
• Debra M. has answered the info line calls for some time and would like to pass the service on to someone new.

Al-Anon Events

• Please visit https://www.scws-al-anon.org/calendar-of-events/ for events posted by Southern California World Service.

Website Change Requests

Website updates can take 7 to 14 days to implement, so please provide at least 7 to 14 day lead time on meeting change requests.