Webmaster updates

I started this topic “Webmaster Updates” 12/11/15 to share a summary of what changes are made each time I do an update to this website (except maybe minor tweaks of typos and such).  Hopefully it’ll help keep the new content from getting lost in cyberspace!
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  1. Updated Sunday 530pm big book meeting at Crystal Lake Alano Club. It’s now an OPEN meeting.

  2. Uploaded Revised agenda for tonight’s (9/2/21) District 11 GSR Business meeting and DMC and Alt DCM reports for September.

  3. moved group ID number 675712 to Attitude Adjustment Group ONLINE ONLY group meetings and removed ID number from the in-person listings which meet at same time and have similar name, but are separate unrelated group- currently the in-person group does not have ID and is not listed with GSO (the ID number associated to the current ONLINE only group was originally for an in person meeting prior to Covid 19 stay home orders in 2020)

  4. Added Online Only meetings “Attitude Adjustment Group Of Crystal Lake” Monday thru Saturday to Meeting Guide. 730AM

  5. uploaded August 2021 GSR business meeting minutes. Uploaded District 11 Elections notice for November 2021.

  6. Uploaded Treasurer reports and DCM Agenda for monthly GSR business meeting August 5. 2021

  7. Updated meeting guide app with new zoom meeting info for Sunday Three Legacies Group and removing Huntley 1PM M-F First Congregational Church zoom meetings from Online Meeting Page

  8. Updated Wednesday 1030AM Womens Discussion Huntley meeting (group #697924) to active in person and new location (Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley) and corrected spelling of Shepherd (was listed as Shepard)

  9. Updated status to meeting in-person of Saturday 11AM Meeting Huntley First Congregational Church

  10. updated listing for Tuesday Being New In AA meeting to reflect location is wheelchair accessible and meeting is a Newcomer meeting and closed.

  11. Added new Supper Club Meeting 530PM Thursday Algonquin. Revised 3 meetings Tues & Thursday formerly at Light Of Christ Church 100 Hanson Rd Algonquin, that now has new name. Unsure of status of those meetings, so at moment are marked as Temporarily Inactive waiting for contact from meeting/group representative.

  12. Updated meeting schedule foglifters crystal lake 6pm Friday is tentatively hybrid (in person and online).

  13. Updated meeting schedule and online meeting page to remove ONLINE details for Monday 1030AM Big Book at Huntley Shepherd of the Prairie Church

    Cowebmaster added new meeting Harvard burning desire at the farm Thursdays 730pm

  14. Updated v2 of District 11 Reimbursement Form to contributions & forms page.

  15. Uploaded District 11 GSR Meeting Minutes June 2021 and flyers handed out at the meeting on the District Meeting Minutes & Reports Page

  16. Uploaded District 11 Expense Report document (as Word DOC file) to Contributions & Forms page (removed PDF file version)

  17. Removed Rainbow Connection ONLINE meeting from Meeting Schedule & Online meeting page
    Removed All online meetings located at CLAC (Crystal Lake Alano Club) location except 2 meeting as hybrid from the Online Meeting page (these were previously removed from the Meeting Scehdule/Meeting Guide app by request)

  18. uploaded agenda and reports for monthly District 11 GSR meeting.
    Added links to AA.org and our helpful resources page on the home page.
    Added link to 8n88aa Newcomer packet online resource on the links/helpful resources page

  19. Updated Huntley 1pm meetings M-F at First Congregational Church to reactivate in-person meetings and remove online information.

  20. Sunday Warriors Group meeting First Baptist Church in Marengo changed time to 7PM previously was 5pm.

  21. added note to in-person Friday Rainbow Connection meeting Woodstock that 1st Friday is Open Women’s meeting

  22. Corrected address for in-person Rainbow Connection women’s meeting Fridays. To the Pointe (was incorrectly noted as mix n mingle)

  23. corrected location for Friday 12 & 12 in Huntley at Shepard of the Prairie 1030AM.

  24. updated online meeting page list for so link for flying geese meeting zoom opens the zoom meeting instead of trying to open the meeting schedule page.
    Monday 1030AM Big Book Huntley formerly at First Congregational now at Shepard of the Prairie – online zoom meeting info did not change. Friday 1030AM 12 & 12 Huntley formerly at First Congregational now at Shepard of the Prairie – in person only.

  25. Updated event details and flyer for October 2021 Big Book Conference

  26. Uploaded 20 handouts for May GSR Business meeting including DCM report and upcoming meetings & workshops in NIA 20 and Nationwide

  27. Uploaded Treasurers report documents for May GSR report April/May

  28. updated event with flyer for 2021 NIA 20 Big Book Conference October 2021

  29. updated meeting schedule Tuesday meeting of Riverside Group at Burton’s Bridge changed from 8PM to 730PM

  30. Updated Meeting Schedule page to reflect Tuesday Big Book 7PM Wonder Lake is meeting in person only- online meeting is no longer active- also Removed from online meeting page.

  31. Updated Attitude Adjustment 730AM meetings Monday thru Saturday St Mary’s Episcopal Crystal Lake removed online meeting removing temporary location closure – not sure of current status of online meeting.

  32. Updated meeting schedule – reactivating Monday Night Park District meeting 730PM Cary IL location is open again for in person meetings.

  33. Uploaded District 11 GSR business meeting reports and many flyers discussed in the April 1 meeting

  34. updated Flying Geese meeting Zoom ID Saturday morning Crystal Lake in meeting schedule and online meeting list – added “Hybrid” to name and description

  35. updated meetings at Crystal lake Alano club, removing online meeting details from all except 3 that are Hybrid and moving Attitude Adjustment meetings location back to St. Mary’s though technically not meeting in person anywhere.

  36. Updated Hope Factory Sunday 7pm meeting location back to St Mary’s Episcopal and time changed to 6pm

  37. corrected Wauconda Winners & Beginners meetings: Sunday time was previously changed (yesterday) in error and added note for all 3 meetings (Sunday, Monday and Thursday) that Online meeting is separate from In-person meeting but meet at same times and days as the in-person meetings (aka NOT Hybrid).

  38. Updated flyer for Three Legacies Virtual Speaker Meeting May 30, 2021
    Winners & Beginners Wauconda Citizens Community Center Mon&Thu 7PM Sunday 930AM (was 9AM) re-opened in person (face-to-face) and continuing online

  39. Added Thursday 7:30PM Friends Of Bill W meeting at The Other Side (new address).

  40. Updated meeting schedule adding Online meeting information for Friday 530PM Men’s Growth & Change Crystal Lake, IL and added this entry to Online Meeting page.
    Added May 30th Three Legacies Group Online Speaker Meeting to events calendar

  41. Updated Sunday 5PM meeting Woodstock (Hartland) “From The Book” adding online meeting zoom information and setting temporary location closure

  42. added Rainbow bridge meeting online Friday 7PM. in person meeting same time and same name is meeting separate.

  43. Uploaded March 2021 District 11 GSR Business Meeting Minutes and District Committee Member report for March 2021

  44. Updates to Woodstock Alano Club meetings:
    Sunday 7PM The Real Deal was called Speakers Choice.
    Monday 730PM The Real Deal was called Speakers Choice.
    Removed Hartford Format Wednesday 730PM formerly at WAC.
    Thursday 5PM There Are Those Too, is now Online Only
    Friday 730PM Weapons Of Mass Discussion was As Bill Sees It

  45. District Meeting Minutes & Reports page – Removed GSR Business Meeting Agenda and replaced with revised version. Uploaded Spring Conference Packet (3/5/2021 removed Spring Conference Packet by request).

  46. Uploaded March GSR Business Meeting Agenda, Treasurer’s Report for March, Budget and Ledger, and Statement of Activity for February 2021. Fixed issue where documents listed for past IntoAction newsletters and the District Meeting Minutes and Reports were missing after a recent website plugin update.

  47. Updated location for Faith’s Way 1PM Sunday meeting in Huntley IL. Now at Shepard Of The Prairie Church starting March 7, 2021

  48. Updated Meeting Schedule and Online Meeting Schedule pages removing Zoom option for 530PM Meetings at Crystal Lake Alano Club Friday, Saturday and Sunday

  49. made some of the one tap dial up numbers active links for one-tap on online only meeting schedule page. If works ok, I will update the other numbers where info has been provided.

  50. Added Zoom info to Friday Men’s Fellowship 8PM First United Methodist Church, Crystal Lake. Added Zoom details on the Online Meeting page for Monday Big Book & Friday 12&12 1030AM First Congregational Church Huntley.
    Uploaded February 4 GSR Meeting minutes, grapevine workshop flyer, and Big Book Conference Save Date flyer.
    Added Big Book Conference (Details to be announced) and Grapevine Workshop to events calendar.

  51. Uploaded February GSR meeting Agenda, Treasurer Report for February 2021, Budget and January Statement. Updated some wording on homepage related to Covid pandemic. removed specific date of next meeting and left simply as “1st Thursday of the month” Updated contact us page slight rewording to help where to submit meeting changes stand out. Added “Committe” to the title of Corrections Committee page to help distinguish that its not page to submit corrections of errors on the website or meeting details. Updated Online Meetings-More Info Grapevine details. Corrected the link for Algonquin meetings to go to ANY day instead of Friday

  52. Updated 1030AM Monday & Friday meetings at 1st Congregational Church in Huntley to online only (temporary closure of in person meeting).
    Crystal Lake Alano Club changes: Removed 2 inactive meetings Monday 830PM Solution Run Riot, and Thursday Noon Lunch Bunch. Removed Zoom info from Wednesday 830PM Open Discussion as meeting is currently in-person only.
    Edited wording of note at top of meeting schedule page. Still too many details, but tried to help point out new trend of Hybrid and also some meetings are in-person and online separately.

  53. Meetings on Sunday 1PM and Monday 7:30PM formerly at Journey Church in Huntley are to relocate – new address to be determined.

  54. Re-activated “Pass It On”Polish meeting 25225 W Ivanhoe Rd Wauconda IL Friday 730PM

  55. Update Meeting schedule – New Zoom ID for Tuesday 7PM Big Book Wonder Lake. Added events to calendar – Three Legacies Speaker meeting Jan 30, We Are Not Saints Online Convention Jan 16, AA Service Manual Study Jan-Feb

  56. Updated Winners and Beginners Wauconda Sunday 9AM, 7PM Monday and Thursday at Citizen Community Center – ONLINE ONLY. In Person meetings temporarily not meeting. Added links to several meetings on the Online Meeting page to their corresponding meeting schedule listing.

  57. Updated meeting schedule and Online Schedule Page – too numerous to specify all details here. Added password note to Zoom info on Meeting Schedule page. Added link to Online Meeting page to corresponding face-to-face meeting listing on Meeting Schedule page (and Meeting Guide App). Format & name changes noted on many meetings located at Crystal Lake Alano Club. Deleted Dormant “Lunch Bunch” meetings at CLAC (Mon, Tue, Wed, & Fri)

  58. Changed status of “A Vision For You” 730PM Cary IL St Barnabas – is active for in-person meeting. Uploaded NIA 20 Winter Assembly 2020 Preliminary Agenda and P70 Delegate Report added Winter Assembly to event calendar.

  59. Updated Online Meetings page & in-person Meeting Schedule to reflect move of Attitude Adjustment group M-F to Crystal Lake Alano Club & being offered as Hybrid starting Dec 14, 2020.
    CORRECTION 12/7/20 – I misunderstood Attitude Adjustment schedule change – move to in person/hybrid is only Monday and Friday. Other days may move in future. Friday format changed to Daily Reflections was grapevine 2nd CORRECTION (440PM) revised Friday meeting again reverting back to Grapevine

  60. Removed Tuesday 8PM Online Only Attitude Adjustment (Crystal Lake). Added Zoom info for Tuesday 7PM Big Book Christ The King Wauconda. Updated Paypal info for Attitude Adjustment meetings at Crystal Lake St Mary’s

  61. Updated meeting schedule – Tuesday 7PM Big Book Wonder Lake Christ of King, temporarily not meeting in person, but will be online zoom… zoom details to follow.
    Added Flyer to Three Legacies Speaker meeting November 29, 2020
    Added GSR Workshop BC/Yukon Canada December 6, 2020

  62. updated 7PM Women’s Broad Highway Online meeting ID & PW added to Online meeting page (Hybrid Woodstock Alano Club)

  63. updated meeting schedule to show 630PM Monday meeting Woodstock 12 Step Group is back open and meeting in person and online (zoom info to follow).

  64. Updated Huntley First Congregational meetings 1PM M-F to online only temporary location closure. Added these meetings to online meeting page. Updated Design For Living Wednesday 7pm Johnsburg new Zoom ID info. Uploaded DCM report October and GSR Business Meeting Minutes October

  65. Updated meeting schedule and online meeting page. Meeting 8PM Thursday’s at St Paul’s McHenry (online) is now Big Book Study formerly Discussion group.
    Winners & Beginners group Wauconda Sunday 9AM, Monday 7PM, Thursday 7PM now active in-person/face-to-face with Zoom meetings still active and independent.
    Beginners Meeting formerly 8PM St Paul’s McHenry, Starting Nov 1, 2020 meeting 730PM at First United Methodist McHenry

  66. Marked Meetings at Messiah Lutheran as Temporarily Closed in meetings schedule (which will reflect in App) Tue/Thur 7PM DIscussion, Wed 7PM Each Day Forward, Fri 730PM Pass It On

  67. uploaded District 11 GSR meeting agenda for October 1, Treasure Reports and budget for august and september

  68. Updated Meetings located at Woodstock Alano Club (added Zoom Password to all meetings. Sunday 7PM Speaker was Closed Beginner meeting at 8PM. Monday Noon Woodstock Nooners How It Works was Big Book. 730PM Open Speaker Choice was closed Joe & Charlie Step. Wednesday 730PM Hartford Format was Big Book. Thursday Added 5PM There Are Those Too. 730PM As Bill Sees It was There Is A Solution. Deleted Saturday 8AM 12 X 12. corrected ID for Saturday 6PM Grapevine)

  69. Updated Saturday 6PM at Woodstock Alano Club (WAC) with zoom meeting info not same as other meetings at WAC. Also changed meeting name/format from Discussion to Grapevine.

  70. updated online schedule meeting location of 10AM Women’s 1,2,3 Step meeting in Woodstock (“Wish House” meeting)

  71. added notes and updated meetings that are known to be meeting in-person or hybrid with zoom: Faith Way Huntley 1PM Sunday

  72. Updated Monthly GSR meeting ID. Added new in-person meeting at Crystal Lake Alano Club Friday Plan B 7PM

  73. Updated meeting schedule and Online meeting schedule for Design For Living group Monday 7PM meeting is now In-Person only. Wednesday 7PM is hybrid in-person and online.

  74. CANCELLED McHenry Soberfest FUNRAISER August 1, 2020
    ADDED ONLINE- 3 Legacies Speaker Meeting August 30, 2020
    ADDED ONLINE- 2020 Virtual Illinois State Conference

  75. Updated meeting schedule to include new location for Hope Factory moved to The Point. Meeting is now Hybdrid.

  76. Woodstock Women Group Renamed to Women’s Broad Highway Group and Zoom info added.
    Meetings at Woodstock Alano Club, Crystal Lake Alano Club, and McHenry Alano Club re-activated as meeting “in-person” with Zoom details still left intact – some meetings may now be hybrid meeting in person with video feed for online attendees OR separately functioning as in person and online meetings – please check with meeting contacts directly for current details. This information is likely to change as Stay At Home orders change as pandemic concerns evolve.

  77. updated Online Information for District 11 Meeting June 4, 2020 (sorry to those who may have used old info!)
    Uploaded Treasurer Report, Budget, Statement of Activity and District GSR Meeting Agenda

  78. added online event Midwest International Covid AA Conference May 30-31 2020

  79. added Online Events May 30, 2020 Mustard Seed Women In AA Speak Speakathon and June 6, 2020 Friends In Recovery South Africa Founders Day Rally

  80. Updated Zoom meeting ID and Password for “Being New In AA” Huntley Monday 730PM

  81. added online events Virtual Convention Biarritz France June 2020 and West Hollywood CA May 2020

  82. Added Online Meeting information for The Other Group Thursday 730PM (Crystal Lake)

  83. event canceled – Winners and Beginners 2020 Anniversary Party originally scheduled for May 16, 2020
    added Online Meeting details for Huntley Monday 730PM “Being New In AA” and changed in person status to “Location temporarily closed”

  84. uploaded corrected flyer for AA Vurtual History Tour – note the ID link on the event calendar has always been correct, but the orgiinal yellow flyer provided has a typo in the ID. Pink flyer uploaded this AM has correct ID 920-2033-9294

  85. uploaded May GSR business meeting minutes, GSO Jobs openings and AAWS Highlights on the May 2020 District Meeting Minutes and Reports oage.

  86. Added wording to the Meeting Schedule page and Online Meeting Schedule page to define an OPEN and CLOSED meeting to clear up confusion with meetings that are temporarily suspended because the locations are closed to visitors.

    Added Online Meeting Zoom info for Tuesday 7PM Big Book Union
    Added ONLINE Event- May 31st 7PM Three Legacies Group AA Speaker Meeting

  87. added District 11 GSR meeting agenda for May. Added Online event – Virtual AA History Tour May 10, 2020. Added Online Event – Founders Day June 13-14, 2020

  88. Added Zoom Online meeting info for First Things First 8AM Saturday (MAC) to Meeting Schedule and Online Meetings pages

  89. updated 2020 date (August 1, 2020) of AA Soberfest FUNRaiser and added Al-Anon Soberfest FUNRaiser (Sept 12, 2020) on the Events page calendar

  90. Corrected ONLINE MEETINGS page entry for Clean Air Group 10AM Saturday that was incorrectly linked to CLAC meeting. Updated Rainbow Connection 7PM Friday meeting to shorter URL – original link provided had extra unnecessary code string.

  91. corrected typo – starting time of District 11 Monthly GSR Business meeting is 7:00PM 1st Thursday of the every month (in the past it was 7:30PM sorry for any confusion).

  92. Added NEW page ONLINE MEETINGS-MORE HELP and moved How to join a meeting and other online resources to that page to unclutter the Online Meetings list (somewhat!).
    Added Zoom info for District 11 Monthly GSR Business meeting. Other minor edits.

  93. added Woodstock Nooner meetings (Woodstock Alano Club) to Online Meetings page and updated the meeting names (adding “Woodstock Nooner” to name)on the in-person Meetings Schedule/Meeting Guide App. Marked all other Woodstock Alano Club meetings “Location Temporarily Closed”
    Some other minor updates to the Online Meetings page to help identify help for preventing zoom bombers and other intrusions to meetings.

  94. Added link & some more details for the Online Intergroup AA meetings for Deaf & Hard Of Hearing and other online meeting options.

  95. corrected typo in Tuesday 10AM meeting at Crystal Lake Alano was incorrectly listed as 10PM

  96. Updated Meeting Schedule and Online Meeting list to reflect 530PM Tuesday Online meeting using CLAC Zoom is different format than original in-person meeting at that time so added online today as separate entity.

  97. Added ONLINE Events AA Area 20 Pre-General Service Conference Workshop (April 18-25, 2020) and Conference (May 2, 2020)

  98. Updated Online Meeting page and Meeting Schedule – Clean Air Group Saturday 10AM online info added.

  99. updated Meeting Schedule/Meeting Guide app to include Flying Geese Zoom meeting

  100. Added Design For Living 7PM Monday and Wednesday Online meeting details to Meeting Schedule/Meeting Guide App.
    Added Saturday Clean Air Group Online meeting details
    Bolded Meeting day/time/title and added in-person meeting location/town on the Online Meetings Page to help make easier to navigate and search within the page.
    Updated more meeting details in the Meeting Schedule/Meeting Guide Marking more known closed locations. Meeting guide app developers changed wording of meetings at closed locations to clarify location closure as opposed to the meeting closure, since some may be online or elsewhere- now reads “Location Temporarily Closed”

  101. added International Woodstock of AA Men and Women’s online events 4/11-4/12/2020

  102. updated meeting schedule & online meetings – added 8am cameron’s comerades woodstock centegra to online list and updated status in regular schedule

  103. renamed “Submit Remote Meeting Listing” to “Submit Online – Remote Meeting” to go with the flow of current trend in how people refer to “virtual” meetings.
    Added announcement to homepage about July International convention cancellation.
    Add new Online Meeting information for Tuesday 7pm WOW (Crystal Lake Alano Club) starting 4.14.20

  104. Many tweaks and updates over the past several hours mainly on the ONLINE MEETINGS page. Updated Zoom info for morning meetings at St Mary’s in Crystal Lake (Attitude Adjustment/Dawn Patrol). Rearranged content moving the HOW TO and other notes below the list of meetings. Using anchors to jump down to those sections. Purpose being to get the meetings list closer to the top as by now more and more people know the how-to and just want to know the meeting info.

  105. Updated Online Meeting information for Foglifters Friday 6PM now using Zoom. added new info to Meeting Schedule/App and Online Meeting page.

  106. Updated Meeting Schedule/Meeting Guide and Online Meeting page added over 25 individual Online meetings that normally meet at Crystal Lake Alano Club. Removed the 24/7 Everyday heading for CLAC – though the Zoom room is available 24/7 only meetings with established times are listed.

  107. Added question to Submit Online Meeting “What is location of In Person Meeting” to help identify in meeting schedule.
    Added Zoom meeting 8PM Closed Discussion Group St Paul’s McHenry.

  108. Updated Online Meeting page – moved Everyday West Virginia Online meeting to Outside Of District 11. Posted password for Zoom meetings at Crystal Lake Alano Club. Renamed Forms (Downloads) page to Contributions & Forms and updated mailing address of Northern Illinois Area 20 for contributions. Links page was also renamed recently to Links (Helpful Resources)
    Removed Unknown Name Zoom daily meeting with invalid ID. Updated St Paul McHenry to temporary closure (Online info to be determined)

  109. Removed Tuesday 7PM Open Zoom meeting (Cancelled)
    Marked Fish Lake Saturday 7PM as Temporary Closure
    Added Hope Factory Online Meeting info 7PM Sundays
    Added note about Zoom update to default settings and link to Zoom announcement and instructions

  110. Removed Zoom Remote info for Mon-Sat 7:30AM meetings at St. Mary’s Episcopal Crystal Lake IL – new ID number to be determined.

  111. cancelled district 11 monthly gsr meeting (April 2) and added online discussion of 7th tradition and online meetings (April 2). Cancelled 46th Annual Womens Luncheon.

  112. Meeting Schedule/Meeting Guide app now includes Online Meetings. Many meetings with known alternate online meeting have been added to the Meeting Guide.

  113. added announcement in Events of Cancelled July 2-5, 2020 International Convention

  114. Updated Online meeting page. Moved incorrectly located St Mary’s 7th tradition info. Removed “Daily” from the “Daily/24-7” listings and put those listings under each separate day.

  115. Updated the April GSR meeting on the Events page to ONLINE (previously was marked cancelled).
    Updated the Online Meeting page to have the HOW TO CONNECT TO ZOOM and some other online help links at the top of the page before the list of meetings.

  116. Many new online meetings were added in past couple days. I updated several to have clickable link to join. Added DAILY meeting section and updated details of a couple meetings for easier access.
    Updated District 11 GSR meeting info to include ONLINE REMOTE meeting that is temporarily replacing the in person monthly meeting until “Stay at Home” order ends.
    Uploaded 3 handouts for April 2,2020 district 11 GSR Meeting

  117. Added 3 Winners & Beginners Remote (Zoom) meetings Sun, Mon, Thurs and marked the corresponding in-person meetings as Temporary Closure.

    Added Crystal Lake Alano Club zoom meeting ID for remote meetings

  118. updated meeting schedule – Tuesday 730PM St Barnabas temporary closure
    added Online meeting Rainbow Connection Closed Women Friday 7PM

  119. ALL Meetings at Crystal Lake Alano Club marked as temporary closure.
    Removed relocation note for Other Side Big Book Study and First Methodist Mens Fellowship as they also will not be able to meet at the Crystal Lake Alano during the temporary closure. If groups/meetings decide to meet elsewhere in person or online it will be up to those meetings to provide their regular members with new info and this site will post public info for online meetings when possible.

  120. added Grapevine “here to help” link and info to homepage and links page. Updated several links on the links page and added link to video conferencing software info. Marked meeting Rainbow Connection as Temporary Closure and added Women’s meeting designation.

  121. Removed a couple meetings from the new Online Meeting page – details need to be confirmed. Added Note from New York Central Office about Anonymity using Zoom and other online meeting apps. Revised text on home page slightly and reordered content to make the new Online Meetings links and content in the forefront.

  122. Added Online Meetings page and updated note/announcement about COVID19 on homepage and meeting schedule page to include link to this new online meeting page.

  123. TEMPORARY CLOSURE of ALL Meetings at The Other Side 93 Berkshire Dr Crystal Lake.
    TEMPORARY RELOCATION Thursday 7:30PM Big Book Study formerly at The Other Side will temporarily relocate to Crystal Lake Alano Club as of 3.19.20 until further notice.
    TEMPORARY CLOSURE of ALL Meetings at First United Methodist Church 236 Crystal Lake Ave Crystal Lake
    Some or all of these may relocate check schedule for updates.

  124. Updated ALL St Mary’s Episcopal Church Crystal Lake AA Meetings to temporary closure due in response to Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Added comment to home page and meeting guide page about the handling of temporary closures. Also information for AA response to COVID-19 outbreak.

  125. Note the NIA20 2020 Spring Conference and Assembly originally scheduled for March 20-22, 2020 and the Pre-Conference Workshop originally scheduled April 4, 2020 have been cancelled and removed from the website. See the notice on our homepage for the announcement from NIA 20 or visit the NIA20 website directly.

  126. Flying Geese celebration cancelled – posted notice on event page-see also AA notice about Health & Safety added to the geese event page

  127. Uploaded event Winners & Beginners 2020 Anniversary Party Speaker Meeting May 16

  128. Temporary change in time of Thursday Womens Big Book meeting at Crystal Lake Holiday Inn to 830AM (previously 930AM) until further notice pending completion of construction.

  129. Uploaded several documents to be handed out at March Monthly GSR Meeting

    Actual Expenses VS Budget February 2020
    District 11 GSR Meeting Agenda March 2020
    District 11 Meeting Minutes February 2020
    NIA20 2020 Spring Assembly Flyer 03212020
    NIA20 2020 Spring Conference Flyer 0320-03222020
    NIA20 Spring Assembly Agenda 2020 Preliminary
    NIA20 Spring Assembly Finance Committee Motion 03212020
    Statement of Activity February 2020

  130. corrected Clean Air Group (12 Steps 730PM Thursday Congregational Church Algonquin ) group number to 126928 previously listed as 706722 (which is associated to a different group in Mundelein).

  131. Uploaded Several handouts and reports from February District 11 GSR meeting.
    Added Corrections Workshop event March 16, 2020 and added flyer to Old Timers Brunch and NIA Spring Conference & Assembly.

  132. updated meeting schedule -removed Monday 7PM Women’s Big Book Whispering Hills Community Center Johnsburg 713487

  133. uploaded corrected december 2019 meeting minutes. The only change was of committee meeting time to 6:30pm(1/2 hour before gsr business meeting). It was incorrect as 7:00pm

  134. Added NIA 20 Winter Assembly. Step-A-Thon Workshop At ACCL, and Archives Old timers brunch in February 2020

  135. uploaded budget and financial statement for December 2019 and added sections for 2020 monthly meeting documents. Uploaded proposed budget for January 2020 and January 2020 monthly meeting agenda.

  136. quick reminder – the meeting schedule for District is an ever changing list and as such the information is updated in the Meeting Guide app which reflects automatically on our website. The printed schedule is updated less frequently (generally speaking quarterly), so if you notice meeting information is outdated on the current or most recent printing please be sure to let us know – the best option is through the District 11 Secretary who will pass the information on to the Area/GSO, and also to our District 11 Schedule Maker and Webmaster. Formal changes, new meetings and meetings that have been dissolved are best reported using the New meeting or Meeting Change forms that can be accessed from our FORMS (Downloads) page.

  137. uploaded to District Meeting Minutes & Reports page: December 2019 District 11 meeting minutes, December Budget and General Ledger, and November 2019 Statement of Activity.

  138. Removed note about December 2019 District meeting date change… remember District meeting meets at 7PM starting in January 2020 (moved up from 730PM)
    Meeting Schedule Changes Wednesday, Woodstock, The LIFE House 7:00pm Women’s Meeting moved from WISH house.
    Monday, Ceased Fighting Group Richmond, Memorial Hall Civic Center replaces ST. Joseph Church meeting (Monday Night Richmond)
    Removed Wednesday meeting from Last Chance House CL
    Added Saturday, Crystal Lake, Last Chance House 8PM Joe and Charlie Step Study
    Added Saturday, Wauconda, Citizen Community Center, 7:00pm, Fish Lake Open Discussion

  139. Added note of date change and updated scheduled events for December 5, 2019 District 11 GSR meeting to December 12, 2019 7:30PM and new time starting in January 2020 to 7PM start.

  140. uploaded November 2019 GSR meeting minutes, and october budget/ledger and statement of activity (handouts from November meeting)

  141. Uploaded District 11 Meeting Agenda and flyers for October 5 workshop and November 7 Elections

  142. posted events – Soberfest Funraiser September 7, 2019 and Soberfest 3 day event November 22 thru 24, 2019

  143. Uploaded several monthly meeting Reports and handouts from June Juluy August and September 2019. More should be available – if you are looking for a past report or flyer feel free to request it be uploaded we will do so if we have it or if its not offered on another AA site.

  144. updated location of 7pm Wednesday Women’s meeting at The W.I.S.H. House to 1018 Clay St Woodstock formerly st 1019 Tappan St.

    Added tonight’s Quarterly speaker meeting at Dole Mansion Crystal Lake to events calendar.

  145. Updated meeting schedule – Thursday Men’s Accountability Group 6:30pm in Woodstock First United Methodist Church to make it more clear that it is a Men’s only group and spell out the name completely to help find the meeting in searches.

  146. removed pdf download link for schedule bevause the pdf file was too far out of date. pdf may or may not be updated & provided in future.

  147. added event – Hawaiian Night Speaker meeting 7/27/19 at Crystal Lake Alano Club

  148. updated meeting schedule (app) – sorry downloadable pdf is still outdated from Oct2018
    Added new meeting in Crystal Lake Wednesday’s 8PM Last Chance House
    Changed format of Winners & Beginners Wauconda Monday 7PM to Literature (previously was 12&12)
    Changed format of Winners & Beginners Wauconda Thursday 7pm to Big Book (previously did not specify format)

  149. uploaded June District 11 meeting minutes and added event – Three Legacies June Speaker/Potluck

  150. uploaded May 2019 District 11 treasurer report & budget & May meeting minutes to be discussed at June meeting

  151. Uploaded documents for May GSR Meeting, including Agenda, Treasure Report, April Statement of Activity and April Budget.

  152. Uploaded April Meeting minutes, TYD Budget March & March Statement of Activity.
    Uploaded events – 2019 NIA20 Pre-General Service Conference Workshop, Winners&Beginners Anniversary 2019

  153. posted 4.20.19 Saturday Night Out Quarterly meeting at Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake

  154. uploaded district 11 meeting agenda and other misc for april gsr meeting.

  155. Updated meeting schedule app info – Sunday 7:30PM Last Chance House was listed as Men only – it is not.

  156. Uploaded SEVERAL (21) documents on the District Meeting Minutes & Reports page – many are flyers for upcoming events and some may be duplicates from past uploads.
    REMINDER PRINTED SCHEDULE IS UPDATED QUARTERLY – If you have any changes to submit for your group please send in change form to our district 11 secretary before March 21st to make it into the next update- next printing will be distributed at April 2019 District Meeting. Also as a reminder updates to the website schedule/phone app generally happen within a couple days of being submitted so the website may have newer info than what you find in print.

  157. added new meeting starting February 22, 2019 8:30PM- Getting Ready For The Weekend (at Crystal Lake Alano Club 8:30PM)

  158. added dcm report from February 2019 GSR meeting and Treatment Chair Motion regarding purchase & distribution of books/literature – removed less detailed pdf file regarding same motion.

  159. added event – 4th step meeting April 19 Friday Night Suggested Men’s in McHenry

  160. uploaded several documents for February District 11 GSR meeting. Note some with same name may have been uploaded in January – I am unsure if exact same or revised, in any case the February uploads should be latest revisions.

  161. Removed Discussion meeting Thursday 8:00 pm Burton’s Bridge from schedule – no longer active.

  162. uploaded agenda, reports and related handouts for January 2019 District 11 GSR Meeting

  163. uploaded treasure reports & budget summaries for January 2019 District 11 GSR meeting

  164. Added Hartland to list of meeting towns in District 11 on Home page which links to Hartland meetings on the meeting schedule page. Also re-added Spring Grove, although no active meetings are currently registered – if you know of a meeting in Spring Grove or any other meeting updates or changes please submit info to the District 11 Secretary through the contact us page.

  165. Minor schedule updates: added group number 724851 to How and Why Wednesday 7PM Island Lake. Added “Study Group” to name of Suggested Men’s Study Group in McHenry Friday 730PM

  166. Changed meeting in Richmond “Ceased Fighting Group” to OPEN in the meeting schedule (and will be same in phone app). It is not yet updated in the downloadable PDF – that will be done when the printed schedule is updated for January 2019.

  167. marked up pdf file of October 2018 meeting schedule to reflect some recent changes. Please reference the website meeting schedule for latest known meeting details Note that meeting information changes often and typos happen, so please let us know if you spot any inconsistencies and we will update when details are confirmed.

  168. Meeting schedule updates: updated name of Woodstock 12 Step Group and added the group’s number 724165.
    Removed from online schedule Conscious Contact aka 12 & 12 Study, Discussion 5:30PM group 714308

  169. Uploaded December District 11 meeting minutes and Event- Three Legacies Speaker Meeting & Potluck December 30. Added flyer to January Grapevine Workshop.

  170. added Lakemoor to list of towns (regions) on our homepage and the meeting schedule page. added link to AA.org licensing of Meeting Guide and support page.

  171. added EVENT for January 19 2019 Grapevine Workshop. Uploaded DCM handouts from November District 11 GSR meeting including 3 proposed Area Motions and Committee Treasurer Report

  172. uploaded DCM Report for November 2018 District 11 GSR Meeting. Uploaded Treasurer report October Statement and YTD Budget for October 2018

  173. updates/corrections to district 11 meeting schedule: Added “Warriors” to Open 12 & 12 meeting name of 7PM Thursday-First Presbyterian Marengo. Same location I changed Sunday 5PM meeting to Discussion (Was BigBook Discussion).
    Added Closed Discussion meeting Saturday 6PM Woodstock Alano Club.

  174. added McHenry soberfest 2018 to events.
    Updated the Printable Meeting Schedule PDF file to Oct2018 (sttedit-marked up to show SPIRIT Center has closed down)

  175. corrected time start of Saturday Speaker Meeting (and added name “Saturday Night Live”) at Alano Club of Crystal Lake (doors open at 7 speaker 730-830)
    Added a few events. Big Book Conference, Winter Assembly, Hinckley BBG Pork Chop Dinner Speaker Meeting
    uploaded 3 documents from October District 11 GSR Meeting (Agenda, September YTD Budget, and Statement Of Activity)

  176. Made the following changes per request on 9/24/18. Note that I removed the telephone numbers from this post.

    1) Sunday, Marengo 5:00 pm Big Book Study – Warriors
    CHANGE BIG BOOK STUDY TO DISCUSSION
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Guy R.
    2) Tuesday, Union 7:00 pm Big Book Study
    CHANGE TO OPEN MEETING & ALSO INCLUDE ON OPEN MEETING SCHEDULE
    3) Thursday, Marengo 7:00pm Open 12&12
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Guy R. \
    4) Friday, Marengo 7:00pm Marengo Recovery Group
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Guy R.
    5) Thursday, Woodstock Noon Steps 1,2,3
    CHANGE STEPS 1,2,3 TO DAILY REFLECTIONS
    6) Friday, WANDERERS GROUPS, 7:30pm Serenity Seekers #11C
    CHANGE NICK C. PHONE # TO \
    7) Wednesday, Crystal Lake 7:30pm The Pointe, Men’s Keep it Simple
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Bob Mc.
    8) Tuesday, Crystal Lake 7:00pm Willing Open Minded Women
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Samantha K.
    9) Sunday, Hartland 5:00pm Open From the Book
    Still an OPEN MEETING BUT CHANGE NAME TO FROM THE BOOK
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Tina H.
    10) Wednesday, Huntley 10:30am Women’s Discussion Meeting
    ADD CONTACT: Carole B.
    11) Monday, Woodstock 7:30 Woodstock Alano Club First Things First
    CHANGE CONTACT PHONE # TO –
    12) Friday, WANDERERS GROUPS, 7:00pm Wanderers Into Action
    CHANGE CONTACT TO: Claude M.
    12) NEW MEETING- Tuesday, Lakemoor 7:30pm Laughing Waters Group
    Bill P.

    The following dates/times/name of group meeting and contact information is as follows for the Harvard Alano Club:

    13) Monday noon meeting is now a 12 & 12 Contact person is Carole C.
    Monday 6:30pm meeting is now 12 Traditions Meeting contact person is
    Carole C.

    14) Tuesday Noon Meeting is now
    A reading from the 24 Hours a day.
    contact person is
    Carole C.

    15) Tuesday 6:30pm MEN’S MEETING CANCELLED it is now a Discussion Meeting
    contact person is
    Carole C.

    16) Wednesday Noon Meeting is now a Living Sober Meeting
    contact person is
    Carole C.

    17) Thursday Noon Meeting is now First 164 pages
    contact person is
    Carole C.

    18) Friday Noon Meeting is now a reading from the Daily Reflections
    contact person is
    Carole C.

    19) Adding Friday 5pm Women’s Discussion Meeting
    contact person is
    Fran

    20) Friday 6:30pm Meeting
    contact person is now
    Carole C.

    21) Saturday 8am is now a Big Book Meeting
    Contact person is
    Lisa

    22) CANCELLED SATURDAY NOON WOMEN’S CLOSED MEETING

  177. removed from online schedule defunct meeting Late Night Solution Thursday 8:30PM Alano Club Of Crystal Lake

  178. Added several events for September and October (check the events page!)
    Uploaded handouts and reports from September District 11 meeting

  179. uploaded district 11 meeting schedule for September, August Meeting Minutes and Summer Conmmittee Motions to the district meeting minutes & reports page

  180. removed the names of committee chairpersons and removed the status of which positions need to be filled because the information was outdated and there has been difficulty keeping the list accurate – if you are interested in getting involved and want to know if a service position needs a volunteer come to the monthly district meeting, even if the committee chair position is filled there is always room for extra help on the committees!

  181. uploaded district 11 meeting minutes and documents discussed at August meeting (July treasurer statement & budget)

  182. Updated the Events to “reactivate” the monthly District 11 GSR meeting to extend the recurrence through December 5, 2030 (that’s as far in the future it will let me set). The next meeting is August 2, 2018.

  183. STT – Added Event – Three Legacies Speaker meeting July 29. Uploaded Reports and handouts for July 2018 District 11 GSR meeting including meeting Agenda, DCM Report, Treasurer report for June and more.
    HG- Meetings schedule archive page removed from menu (info is no longer valid) old page to forward to current meeting page. Other misc corrections.

  184. uploaded District 11 GSR meeting agenda for June, 2018 Spring Committee Motions, May District 11 Treasurer Report (Statement of Activity) and Year to Date Actual Expenses vs Budget.

  185. added Wednesday noon “lunch bunch” meeting at crystal lake alano club to schedule. revised names of other noon meetings at the Crystal Lake club to Lunch Bunch Open (Monday was Big Book, Tuesday was Speaker Discussion, Thursday was Open Discussion, Friday was already Lunch Bunch)

  186. Added a couple new meetings to online schedule – How It Works, Fridays 7PM Centegra Huntley (already has been meeting since March) and a Speaker Meeting, Saturday’s 7PM Crystal Lake Alano Club (1st meeting is June 2, 2018).
    Added a couple Events – Harvard 20th Annual Friends Of Bill W Steak Fry and Speaker Meeting June 9, 2018
    Flying Geese AA and Al-Alanon Women’s Retreat August 3rd to 5th, 2018

  187. Removed page “What’s New” which has only been used for Website Updates and added Menu Link direct to the Website Updates. The updates were unintentionally “buried” in subpages of the What’s New blog that had not been used since 1st created.

  188. added meeting to online schedule How and Why Big Book Wednesday 7PM 405 W State Road (Rt 176) Island Lake and added Island Lake to the home page list of towns with meetings.

  189. uploaded May 2018 District 11 meeting agenda on the meeting & reports page

  190. corrected street address of womens big book Monday 7pm johnsburg to 4708 Jeffrey St.(was incorrect as jefferson ave). there is glitch in meeting app so town autofills and displays as mchenry. but street is now correct. will get full address fixed asap

  191. Updated time to 5:30P< (was 4:30PM) of Conscious Contact group 714308 Tuesday 12 & 12 Study, Discussion at McHenry Alano Club in meeting finder only. The PDF file will be updated when the printed version is next updated (expected by End of May 2018 for distribution at June District 11 GSR meeting)

  192. updated Area 20 Contribution address Northern Illinois Area 20 Ltd. PO Box 524 Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0524 (used to be in Yorkville)

  193. Uploaded to the District Meeting minutes and Reports page – April 2018 GSR Meeting Agenda, DCM Report, Glossary Of General Service Terms, and Structure of The Conference

  194. Added new meeting Holy Apostles Saturday Morning (No Human Power) starting April 14, 2008 9 AM in Wauconda

  195. updated location of 2 Men’ meetings – Enchanted Cottage 8:00PM Thursday and 8:30AM Saturday now at Crystal Lake Alano Club moved from Park Place in March 2018 – these changes are online today and will be updated in hard copy print in near future – as always, online meeting info is most current and accurate (well, except for the occasional human errors!).

  196. posted March 2018 District 11 Meeting Agenda and February 2018 Meeting Minutes

  197. Uploaded District 11 GSR meeting agenda for Feb 2018, DCM Report, and a couple motions to be presented at meeting

  198. Uploaded flyer to events page for Old Timers Brunch in Wauconda Feb 18th, 2018 and added Speaker info.

  199. Updated schedule to include Wheel Chair access at Nativity Lutheran Church Wonder Lake Wednesday 12 & 12
    Late evening I uploaded version 3 of downloadable PDF file of January 2018 Meeting Schedule (earlier in the day I uploaded marked up copy with same info that was version 2stt) – the change from version 2 to 3 is only adding Wheel Chair Accessible symbol for the above Wonder Lake meeting.

  200. Uploaded District 11 meeting schedule January 2018 PDF file. Printed schedules are expected to be available at District 11 GSR meeting 1st Thursday in February.

  201. 1. added new Women’s Closed meeting to online schedule Wednesday 10:30AM First Congregational Church Huntley IL
    2. Name change St Joseph’s Big Book Monday 7:30PM Richmond used to be called 12 & 12.

  202. Meeting schedule update- removed Sunday 7:30PM “Sunday Night Serenity Seekers” Hope Church Crystal Lake.

  203. Uploaded January District Meeting Minutes and flyers from meeting
    Added Events Old Timers Brunch, NIA20 Winter Committee Service Orientation Workshop, NIA20 Spring Conference. and 2018 West Central Region AA Service Conference

  204. Update forms page to link directly to Area 20 website for new meetings (registration) & change forms.
    Updated introduction to meeting schedule page to remove secretary as where the forms should be submitted – they actually should go to Area (email is on forms).
    Also reworded to request mistakes on the page be sent to webmaster.

  205. Added workshop@ email address
    Updated contact us page to include Workshop contact
    Updated Form 4: Contact Us to include distribution to Workshop
    Updated Service Committees page to include Workshop

  206. Uploaded meeting minutes for December 2017 District 11 GSR meeting. Prepared categories for 2018 monthly reports.

  207. Corrected meeting location of Belt House Boys Tuesday 7:30PM meets at First Methodist Church in Crystal Lake, and was incorrectly listed at Alano Club of Crystal Lake. Please report any errors found in meeting list. Meeting locations and times change from time to time and come and go, but typos also happen – your input helps us keep the info accurate.

  208. Updated start time of Thursday Wanderers Group Sobriety and Beyond #2 to 7:30PM (previously was 8PM).

  209. Removed the following meeting from online schedule per request of meeting location because meeting disbanded:
    Prince of Peace
    932 McHenry Ave
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014
    655957
    Note pdf file is not updated, so this and other recent additions and deletions are not in the downloadable file.
    The PDF will be revised when the printed version is updated sometime 1st quarter of 2018.

  210. Added new menu link (Webmail Login) for District 11 Chairpersons to login to their respective email accounts through webmail, previously we had a District Webmail page that had link to a different address which was blocked by some networks. Forwarding emails is still an option, but forwarding sometimes is blocked or looks like spam to some services and can cause emails to go into spam by services like gmail, aol and others, if not completely blocked.

  211. Uploaded December District 11 Meeting Agenda, 2018 Budget, November Minutes and other meeting related reports for December meeting.

  212. Corrected link on our forms page to NIA 20 contribution form (on that websites Forms page) – current page is http://aa-nia.org/group-forms/
    You will also find new meeting forms and meeting change form on the NIA20 webpage – in near future we will likely update our page and remove the forms from our site and link directly to the whatever the Area is using so it will be consistent.

  213. Per Sid’s request on 12/7 via email, we have removed the following meetings from the website:
    Steps, Group Service # 674642
    Sunday, 9:00 AM
    Last Chance House
    244 Second Street
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014
    Big Book Workshop, Group Service # 674642
    Friday, 7:30 PM
    Last Chance House
    244 Second Street
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014
    1st Step/Bust Out, Group Service # 674642
    Saturday, 9:00 AM
    Last Chance House
    244 Second Street
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014
    Speaker, Group Service # 674642
    Saturday, 8:00 PM
    Last Chance House
    244 Second Street
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014
    Solution Run Riot – Speaker, Group Service # 104623
    Saturday, 9:00 PM
    Crystal Lake Alano Club
    36 N. Virginia Street
    Crystal Lake, IL 60014

  214. Huntley First Congregational Church changes to the District 11 meeting schedule:
    (updated in meeting finder not in the sept 2017 pdf file which will be done next printing)

    Monday 10:30am is Big Book (formerly 1st 164 group)
    Tuesday 1 pm is Grapevine (formerly 12 Traditions)
    Thursday 1 pm is How It Works/The Promises (formerly 24 Hrs a Day)

  215. I thought we posted this already, so apologies for not having it up sooner – McHenry Soberfest Nov 17-19th added to Events – See soberfest.org for registration and additional info.

  216. Removed 2 meetimgs from online schedule (and meeting finder app) that no longer exist and were not removed when printed schedule was updated in September:
    Marengo Wednesday 7PM 1st Presbyterian (Closed Big Book) and Saturday 7PM 1st Baptist (Marengo Recovery Group)

  217. Corrected Contact Us form – was missing DCM (not that she needs to receive more email, hehe).

    Uploaded GSR Meeting Agenda for November and Reports from Treasurer (plus proposed budget) and Answering Service (October)

  218. Added events – October 14 2017 Fall Committee Meeting, November 4, 2017 Big Book Conference, and December 9, 2017 Winter Assembly
    Added documents from October GSR Meeting (including September Meeting minutes) to the District Meeting Minutes & Reports Page
    Also included in those documents is 2018 Northern Illinois Area NIA 20 Calendar

  219. Uploaded District 11 Reports for August & September that will be presented at the September District 11 GSR meeting 9/7/17
    (September Agenda and Treasurer reports. August District Meeting Minutes and Answering Service Report)

  220. Uploaded latest PDF file for printing out District 11 meeting schedule (September 2017). Also added Quarterly Dole Mansion Meeting to Events page for September 9th. I didn’t have all details, but as usual its a speaker meeting full of fellowship and inspiration. stt

  221. uploaded multiple reports to the District Meeting Minutes & Reports page for August District 11 GSR meeting including meeting agenda, DCM Report and Summer Committee Info that will be discussed by DCM. Answering Service Report is summary for July so its found under the July reports list.

    Added Events for August – August 5th 2017 Summer Committee Meeting LaFox and 2017 Illinois State Conference Aug 11-13 Rosemont

  222. uploaded July District Meeting Minutes and August 3 2017 Treasurer Report (July Statement)

  223. uploaded June 2017 Treasurer Report district-meeting-minutes-reports page

  224. uploaded Meeting Minutes for June 2017, Agenda for July 2017 District 11 GSR meeting, and a few other flyers (GrapeVine news, Lavina Newsletter and GSO donation suggestion)
    These will be mentioned at this months District GSR meeting by our DCM

  225. Our site had some issues with plugins this past week and our website was down or partially functional at various times. Thanks to those who contacted us when they encountered issues – please DO inform us when you see a problem with the site. If you don’t know already, you can contact most of the committees by simply using the committee name @aa-nia-dist11.org so webmaster @ aa-nia-dist11.org (without the spaces) would be the email address to contact the webmaster and alternate webmaster.

    When the site is working correctly you can also contact us thru the contact us page: http://aa-nia-dist11.org/contact-us/
    Although you could probably get a message to us thru the aa hotline phone number, that number is not intended for website issues – it is for helping people find a meeting or otherwise get connected to someone in AA that can get them more info about aa in general.

    Removed link from home page that was linked to old meeting schedule by town and by day. Note that the other town names will conveniently open a list for their respective towns on the searchable meeting finder of the “new” meeting schedule page.

  226. Corrected typo in name of Sunday 530 Meeting Crystal Lake – Big Book Study (was Bif Book Study)- though I suppose a Bif study may be useful -he exhibited some “ism” in Back to the Future 😉

  227. Updated Service Committee page – new chairpersons, Workshop ended.
    Deleted email addresses for Workshop (no longer active committee) and Newsletter (Committee has been dormant).
    Uploaded June 1st DCM Mtg Agenda and Alt DCM report, May Meeting Minutes, and Answering Service Call log

  228. Added event Night Out at the Dole Mansion quarterly meeting for June 10th, 2017

  229. added a couple events to the schedule:
    1. Summer Assembly June 10th at La Fox
    2. 30th Annual Wolf River AA Camping Trip White Lake Wi

  230. Meeting Schedule Updates/Corrections
    1. Corrected meeting location of Sunday Night Beginners Group #135243 at St. Paul Episcopal in McHenry (was incorrectly listed as McHenry Alano Club).
    2. Removed Friday 7:30PM at S.P.I.R.I.T. Center (SPIRIT Center) #713486 – ALL meetings have been cancelled at Spirit Center as that facility has closed down.
    3. Replaced JUN2017schedule-WEB-01stt.pdf file of Meeting schedule to match above corrections – added comment in file “This PDF File Updated May 19, 2017” to clarify, since its same file name.
    4. Added some notes to the old schedule page (Meeting Schedule Archived) to make obvious the info is outdated. I also disabled the jump links on that page because they were jumping to new page not down the old page.

    Other corrections to meeting schedule may be needed, so PLEASE do not hesitate to let us know if you find an error.
    We do our best to proof read this stuff, but the words get blurry after many hours of staring – so please don’t get angry or resentful, get involved 😀

  231. Added Event – 10th Annual Women’s Retreat sponsored by Flying Geese Group- note the deadline for registration in July 21, 2017

  232. Updated Meeting Schedule 2 new meetings added (Sunday 7PM Three Legacies Group Crystal Lake, Saturday Women’s Noon Harvard).
    plus several meeting name changes. Corrected location of Wednesday 7:30PMM Crystal Lake- Men’s Keep It Simple meeting to The Pointe (it was incorrectly shown as Prince Of Peace).

  233. We have migrated to the new searchable Meeting Schedule function and depreciated the schedule page where all meetings were posted on a scrolling page.

    Benefits of the new display include:
    – Easily searchable meeting schedule by town, day, time, meeting type and a fuzzy search
    – Mobile ready display
    – Data is synced with the Meeting Guide Mobile App (available in the Apple App Store and Google Play).
    – Easier to maintain the list
    – Detail pages provide meeting information and a map with a click for directions link
    Migration included:
    – Create an archived version of the previous meeting schedule page
    – Update the main navigation
    – Update all internal links

  234. Uploaded to District 11 reports page – April 2017 Meeting Minutes and May Meeting Agenda

  235. I made a couple changes to the meeting schedule page:
    1. 7:30PM Friday Womnen’s 12&12 698957 Meeting Whispering Hills Johnsburg has been cancelled as of 4/28/17.
    2. 7:30PM Sundays Hope Church Crystal Lake starting 4/30/17 New Speaker Meeting 11th Step Meditation “Sunday Night Serenity” added to searchable database (no group number yet). It was already added to the “old” page by day and by town, but updated to designate its a Speaker Meeting.
    Expect the “old” scrollable meeting page to be removed in next month or 2 with new searchable database version being the one used exclusively… there is a note on the “old” scrollable page with link to info about the newer version including the app that the information interacts with allowing people to search for meetings all over the globe (eventually – currently US and Canada).

  236. Added (a probably too long) introduction to help highlight the new interactive schedule that is still in beta testing – I suspect the new version will replace the old version in near future once it gets the ok from the General Service Representatives in our District 11. Feel free to submit comments and suggestions about the meeting schedule layout. If you wish to have a voice in the decision of using the new schedule or not, please let your meeting GSR know and if the meeting doesn’t have one – volunteer! GSR meetings are monthly – currently in Woodstock (see home page for address). Your Webmaster STT

  237. Corrected Saturday meeting time to 6:30PM for Harvard Alano Club (was 8PM) The info was already correct in the “new” searchable schedule, but was not updated until today for by town/by day scrollable schedule (“The old” meeting schedule).
    Added NEW meeting to schedule 7:30 PM 11Th Step Meditation [No. to be determined (NEW MEETING STARTS 4/30/17)

  238. Fixed missing maps for events.
    Added a few events for this weeken April 8th (Pre-General Service Conference Workshop) April 9th Spring Conference Planning Committee Meeting

  239. added a few events – Dole Quarterly THIS Saturday (March 11, 2017) and Harvard Steak Fry (June 10th, 2017-need more info). 43rd Annual NIA Spring Conference 2017 (March 24-26). The conference was added to event calendar as 3 separate days – similar to past, this workaround ensures the event shows as occurring on all 3 days instead of just the starting day.

  240. New try to minimize the endless sea of spam sent to our chairpersons, I added the google recaptcha tool to the contact forms – previous a more “generic” random code captcha was used. The google recaptcha uses a (usually) easier for humans photo image “puzzle” and/or an I’m not a robot button. Email addresses were removed from the site (though I may have missed a few), so the forms will be needed or people will need to type in the email address – the info is there, just not in a full email address form so spam bots won’t harvest it.
    Example an email that was example@example.com now is listed as example@ with a note that says add example.com after the @ symbol to determine email address – in our case that’s aa-nia-dist11.org after the @ symbol.

    Related to this – many pages were updated to encourage visitors to use the form if one exists on the respective page or visit the contact us page which has form for ALL committees.

  241. NEW LOCATION FOR Monthly District GSR/Committee meeting (starting April 2017)- the NEW location is First United Methodist Church of Woodstock 201 West South Street Woodstock, IL 60098.
    This address is posted on several pages, so hopefully I found them all – if you find the old location posted (First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake) or any typos on the website please inform the webmaster thru the contact us page.
    Location updated on following pages:
    Home page with new location note
    Contact US
    District Meeting Minutes with new location note
    Meeting Schedule with map link
    Service Committees
    and Events- recurring monthly

  242. STT Posted Monthly reports for Monthly GSR meeting for Agenda, DCM, Webmaster, Answering Service, and Feb Meeting minutes.
    Uploaded March 1 2017 pdf file release of meeting schedule.
    Uploaded District 11 Treasurers Report for March 2017

  243. 1. SATURDAY WOODSTOCK Alano Club, deleted 7PM meeting. 2. Deleted Sunday Woodstock, Centegra 10AM meeting. 3. Time change for Thursday The Other Side from 7PM to 7:30PM and meeting type change- Big Book Study. 4. Updated PDF file with markup to match these changes – new file “Feb142017”

  244. HG Update to Events Calendar – Winners & Beginners May 20th
    STT Uploaded Feb 2 2017 Treasurer Report to Meeting Minutes & Reports page

  245. uploaded DCM Report, Meeting Agenda Feb 2017, and Webmaster Report to District Meeting Minutes & Reports page
    added a couple helpful links to the links page to AA Grapevine, Google Docs and Microsoft Office (for convenience and for those who can’t seem to find these on their own).

  246. Added a couple events – Feb 11, 2017 Tradition & Family Workshop, Jan 27, 2018 Hinckley Pork Chop Dinner (yep got the early jump on this one!)
    Updated Oldtimers Brunch speaker info and name – 20th Annual (not 19th – last year I had labeled as 18th – so it was wrong last year too?!).

  247. Another revision to the online schedule – removed Woodstock Alano Club Saturday 7:00PM Big Book [No.706242].
    Replaced PDF with this meeting crossed out 1/9/17 new filename is DEC2016scheduleWEB01-WithNote-jan092017.pdf

  248. Added Documents provided for January 2017 Monthly District Meeting, including Last months meeting minutes (posted under Dec 2016).
    Added Event – 1/28/17 Hinckley Big Book Speaker Meeting Pork Chop Dinner. New meeting announcement – Alano Club Crystal Lake Sundays 8AM starting 1/15/17.
    Updated a few known meeting changes to online schedule – Enchanted Cottage Group meetings move from Dole Mansion to Park Place.

    Updated the downloadable PDF file of the meeting schedule – like previously it is December 2016 Schedule file marked up to reflect the changes. A “formal” new file will be issued when the next printed schedule update is released.

    Slight revision of Feedback section of Schedule Page to help make who to contact more clear (Secretary for new meetings and meeting changes, schedule maker to correct errors in printed schedule and Webmaster for website suggestions or corrections)

  249. Added Wheelchair access note to Wonder Lake Nativity Lutheran Church – Wednesday 8PM 12&12 meeting also added note to PDF file which is a markup of the most recent copy provided with printed schedules (info in the PDF file and printed version is not always as current as the online meeting schedule page).

  250. Added event for this Saturday 12/10/16 Night At The Dole in Crystal Lake, IL – I don’t yet know Speakers.
    Added Roger H as male speaker for the Old Timer Brunch Feb 2017- Female speaker to be announced.

  251. Updated District 11 Meeting Schedule and posted new PDF version that matches December 2016 printed version (PDF file has note to point out that the Web version does not contain personal contact information – the original file states “With Contact Information.” I crossed that out and added my note. This file will likely be updated in the near future. The meeting content is current to 12/1/16.
    Posted November 2016 District meeting minutes, Treasurer report and Proposed budget (presented at November meeting).
    Posted December 2016 District Meeting Agenda, December Treasurer report and 2017 Proposed Budget (December Revision).
    Added Winter Assembly (Dec 10 2016)and Old Timers Brunch (Feb 19 2017) to events.

  252. Removed phone number for Harvard Alano Club from online Meeting schedule AND blocked it out on downloadable PDF because number was not current contact information. This will remain removed until new information is provided.

  253. Several mostly minor updates and maybe a couple very important updates:
    1. Tweaked the note on homepage about need for volunteers. Removed December announcement of newly elected/filled committees.
    2. Removed old info of open slots for volunteers for Answering service – WE NEED VOLUNTEERS ALL TIMES!
    3. Contact Us – renamed 2 committees – Accessibility Committee formerly Special Needs and Treatment Committee formerly Treatment Facilities. No change (yet) to the email addresses for these two committees. Corrected alphabetizing- was alphabetized by email address instead of chair committee name (and even that was incorrect OOPS!)
    4. Updated Service Committee chairpersons and open/filled positions. Renamed Accessibilty and Treatment committees.
    5. Add District Meeting Minutes and Reports Page which will contain downloadable pdf copy of Monthly Meeting Minutes, Meeting Agenda, and various Committee Reports (where available – I uploaded the past 2 years to get started)

  254. I added 1 speaker meeting event September 30th. My apologies to the District as I feel I’ve been a bit lax in updating the District information this past month or more. Particularly related to open Chair positions and new chair persons. We still have many open positions available, so if you want to get involved (Including being Webmaster Alternate to help me out!!) – come on out to the next district meeting and/or contact any of the existing District Chairpersons for more information.

  255. Removed contribution information from the District 11 meeting schedule page and replaced with link to the Forms page. Updated NIA 20 mailing address (to Yorkville PO Box 1056) on forms page. Added link (and verbage) on Corrections page to Volunteer form (on the forms page). Edited mailing information for contributions to match what is shown on GSO and NIA 20 websites. Added link to online submission for GSO on forms page. Added direct link to forms page of NIA 20 website for current Donation form to eliminate outdated form on our District page. Added downloadable donation form for District 11 on the contact us page.

  256. Finished updating District 11 meeting schedule (By Town) – current info for August 1 2016.
    Added town name and IL to addresses of each location to make recognizable as address on smart phones and right-click browser accelerators. I may include direct link to google map entry (which currently exists for Alano Clubs- a test I had in place for several months). Another possibility will be a google map with pin locations of meetings.

  257. Partially updated district 11 meeting schedule page “By Day” is current and the PDF download is current to match the release of the August 2016 printed schedule. The “By Town” section will be updated later this week (I got tired out – my superpowers failed me!).

  258. Added District 10 Newsletter issues July 2016 and August 2016 to IntoAction Newsletter page since our newsletter has been dormant and some people have inquired about other nearby district activities.

  259. Added one speaker meeting announcement for July 29th 2016 to events… take a look!

  260. added 2017 ISCYPAA XXXV event to calendar – the date is TBA so its been posted based on the early registration deadline of December 31, 2016. The event info will update when available:
    http://aa-nia-dist11.org/events/127/iscypaa-xxxv-registration-illinois-state-conference-of-young-people-in-aa/

    PS my apologies to ISCYPAA for being delinquent and forgetting to post their Pajama Party that happened over the weekend – I am sure it was still a success despite my lack of help and I hope you all had a fun time!!

  261. Updated recurring event NIB ISCYPAA Speaker meeting – formerly known as BID for ISCYPAA, since the bid was won, the B is NIB now stands for BRINGS. I also removed link to flyer because it has been difficult to keep the flyer current, I don’t want to confuse visitors who might not realize the flyer is outdated.

  262. Updated Events – McHenry Soberfest FunRaiser in August added more details and link to current flyer. Soberfest 3 day event added weekend activity highlights and link to registration form.

  263. Added event to Calendar – Harvard Steak Fry. If you have an upcoming AA related event – particularly involving District 11, feel free to send the info to the webmaster (that’s me!) through the contact us page. Please include as much info as possible – the more info provided the more information I can post, though I try to keep it minimal for easy reading in the event calendar. If you provide flyer as PDF, Word Doc, or Jpg it will usually be added as a download – visit the events page for guidelines of what can be posted.

  264. Updated Meeting Schedule – District 11 page:
    1. Updated downloadable PDF file to May 2016 version (MAY2016scheduleWEB.pdf).
    2. added/corrected a few meeting numbers for The Other Side (Crystal Lake), Harvard Alano Club (added group [No.610882] where missing and corrected Saturday meeting # to match (all meetings have same number at Harvard Alano Club).

  265. Update meeting schedule for district 11. initially updated Sorted By Day listings. Several meetings changed times and names. A couple new meetings were added and a few were removed. The By Town listing will be updated later today if possible and the PDF file will follow. New printed schedules will be available in near future.

  266. Added announcement for New meeting Solution Run Riot in Crystal Lake Saturdays 9PM at the Alano Club Of Crystal Lake – it will be added to schedule in future once fully established.

  267. After this months District GSR meeting there are 2 new (reopened) chair positions – Newsletter Chair and Alternate Secretary.
    See these and the rest of the service positions on the Service Committee page

  268. A couple more meeting schedule updates/corrections related to Wish House in Woodstock, IL
    1. 1st the phone number was incorrect (had 5708 instead of 5780) correct number is 815-308-5780
    2. Meetings are Open Women’s Meetings, the description “1, 2, 3 Step” was removed from Saturday 10AM meeting.
    3. The Saturday meeting address is different than the Wednesday meetings – changed from 1019 Tappan to 1018 Clay.
    As a reminder this information is NOT updated in the PDF download, yet – the download will be updated when the next printed version is released (or hopefully sooner, if I get the file before then -that date is to be announced).

  269. Updated the online meeting schedule, both “by day” and “by town.” to reflect a cancelled meeting and misspelling of a street name along with several lesser miscellaneous typos:
    Note that the PDF version of the Meeting schedule was not changed – that is a non-edible file. I was able to mark it up originally when it was 1st created, but the tools do not work on the revised file and there are too many to try to cut and paste – it will be updated next time the printed version is revised.

    Today’s updates:

    Meeting schedule corrections/updates February 2/24/16

    1. Crystal Lake Alano Club
    MO–7:00 PM Men’s Camcelled

    Removed from “sort by day” and “sorted by town”

    2. Online “searchable by day” and “searchable by town”
    corrected typo misspelling of JEFFREY Street for Monday 7PM meeting
    and Friday 7:30PM meetings (missing was incorrect as “Jeery.”

    Correct address is:
    Whispering Hills Community Center
    4708 Jeffrey Street Johnsburg

    Note that a typo still exists in the PDF file download – I do not have ability to edit that file at this time.
    It will (hopefully) be updated when the schedule is updated for print in the future.
    That typo was only transposed ER instead of RE in “JeffREy”

    4. I removed note about changing time for St John’s Lutheran meeting
    “NOTE: Time changed to 7:00 PM starting 1/1/2016”

    5, Similarly removed note for Friday 7PM, 1st Baptist Church in Marengo
    NOTE: Time changed to 7:00 PM starting 1/1/2016

    6. Similarly removed the following note from searchable file
    From Lakemoor (replaced with a new note for Lakemoor- “No Meetings”)

    FRIDAY — — — — — — — — — — —

    **MOVED TO WOODSTOCK**
    See Woodstock 10 PM Living In The Solution
    All Star Building
    1007 Rand Rd.
    O— 10:00 PM Discussion (Candlelight) [No.711782]

  270. added 7 new events for NIA 20, ISCYPAA, and other NIA 20 districts events. The 1st event is this coming weekend so don’t hesitate to check what’s happening on the Events page.

    A couple larger events/conferences posted include ISCYPAA XXXIV in March and NIA 20 Big Book Conference in October. If you find an error in an event post please contact me, the Webmaster through the Contact Us page, so I can make corrections as soon as possible.

  271. made a few minor updates on some important topics!
    1. a. added new chairpersons from January District 11 GSR meeting to the Service Committee page. Excellent to see a several seats filled, but there are still more – so don’t be afraid to step up and get involved yourself – besides, the existing committee chairs need help, too.

    b. removed the bolded lettering of the newly filled chair positions, mainly to give a little more focus on the vacant chair positions (bold and red), plus I don’t want to give false impression I am putting any of the new chairpersons on a pedestal, after “all have clay feet” hehe! I AM pleased to see more people have stepped up – as one of my good friends in AA, John D always said when he’d give his GSR report “Big things are happening in AA!”

    2. Meeting schedule page updated the wording slightly to reflect the meetings in Marengo time change is now in effect as 7:00PM. I will likely leave this and note about Lakemoor meeting that moved to Woodstock as extra notes for another month or 2 if not until next printed schedule comes out, since there are always old schedules floating around, it may help people recognize the changes.

  272. After District meeting yesterday we filled a few of the open chair positions (yay! But there are still MANY vacancies!).
    Filled (and updated info on Service Committees page today):
    Answering Service (Dale H) and Alternate (Dan M), CPC Alternate (Mitch), Public Info (Emily) and Alternate (Sid).

    I was informed that the Bridge The Gap chair position actually is integrated with the Treatment Facility Chair position since those committees deal with much of the same.
    The email addresses for each of those positions will remain active (at least for now).

    You may find one or 2 additional Events posted… go ahead an take a peak at the events page, it won’t hurt: District 11 Events Page

  273. Webmaster Updates between 12/20/15 and 1/6/16

    Happy New Year everyone!
    I hope yours has started out awesome and gets better every day 😉

    Here’s a summary of some of the changes/updates on the site:
    1. Added links on homepage to jump directly to the meeting schedule page sorted by day list and sorted by town.

    2. Added a few new events. Be sure to check the events page for what’s coming up.

    3. Added Service Committees page with list of Chair Positions, current volunteers and the still vacant (open) positions. Included on that page is a download file of the description of the responsibilities of each chair position (“Job Descriptions”) – check it out and please get involved!
    Many of the Chair positions had a “changing of the guards” as the service term of those positions ended and new volunteers were voted in at the December 2015 meeting. The newly elected are highlighted in bold and blue color.

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