NicA NorCal Intergroup Information- NicA is a 12 Step Program offering support to those who want to stop smoking and other forms of tobacco and nicotine addiction.

Intergroup is one rewarding way to provide service and can enhance your personal program. You are welcome to attend Intergroup meetings which are held on the second Saturday of odd numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, and November).

NC Intergroup sponsors events around the Bay Area. If your meeting would like to host an event in your area, please call the hotline. at 415-995-1938

Providing Service is an excellent tool to help gain and maintain freedom from nicotine. For information on various service opportunities, talk to your local group secretary and/or inquire about involvement with Northern California Intergroup.

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Intergroup Meetings

When?
Intergroup meets on the second Saturday of odd numbered months at 10:00am (unless otherwise noted). Every other meeting is held at the Oakland location. (Other locations TBA)

2008 Schedule
January Being held at 1 PM in San FranciscoFlyer
February 8th
May 10th Being held at 1 PM in San Rafael @ Trinity Lutheran Church, 333 Woodland

Oakland Location
Mandana Community Recovery Center
3989 Howe St. (near 40th St.)
Oakland, CA 94611
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What is Intergroup?

The Northern California Intergroup consists of representatives from individual groups in Northern California. Intergroup representatives are volunteers who meet regularly to exchange ideas, news, and organize Intergroup events. One of the main priorities for Intergroup is to get the word out about Nicotine Anonymous.

Intergroup representatives also help get new meetings started and support them by coming to share their experience at new meetings. They help organize speaker exchanges between groups to enhance the sense of fellowship and widen the circle of shared experience, strength, and hope.

Northern California Intergroup maintains two "Hotlines" that anyone looking for a nearby meeting can call, one for the South Bay (408-236-2196), and the other for Northern California (415-995-1938). The Palo Alto and San Rafael groups are currently responsible for answering these calls and referring callers to meetings or meeting contacts.

When donations from groups are sufficient (each meeting donates about 40% of its surplus funds) Intergroup can organize special events. The Northern California Intergroup is currently trying to sponsor quarterly events around the bay area. If you or your group are interested in hosting an Intergroup event, please contact Intergroup! Click here to see the schedule of upcoming events.

Intergroups also act as a liaison with World Services. World Services conferences are hosted each year by a different Intergroup in a different part of the country. This is the event where business, publication, and organizational changes are made and where members from around the world meet to strengthen the fellowship.

(Text taken from "What Do Nicotine Anonymous World Services and Intergroups Offer Me and My Group?"brochure.)