Tradition 7

Our Al-Anon 7th Tradition says . . .

“Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.”

You may send your contributions to:

   A SERENITY PLACE
   PO BOX 1672
   Sequim, WA 98382-4328

         Please make checks payable to :  “A Serenity Place AFG”

For those who prefer to use a credit or debit card via PayPal. . .

Paypal donations can be sent to: tradition7@asp-afg.org

 

 

If you include your ZIP or postal code in a comment, it will be used to identify your donation.  Please note that the PO Box is checked for donations once a month.

An explanation of how we handle money at ASP can be found here.

Background info . . .

Our A Serenity Place meeting expenses are variable.  Per Motion 24, the Steering Committee will discuss and revise when appropriate.   As of June 30th, 2022, our prudent reserve is set to $1600/annually.  Our expenses include:

  • Regular expenses
    • Dedicated Server:  $99.00 per month – which houses our Mailing List as well as our web site at no further costs to us (we also paid a one time $99.00 set up fee)
    • Domain registration: $20.00 per year – or $45.00 for 3 years (we paid for 3 years)
    • Post Office box: $82.00 per year
    • Zoom account: $150 annual fee
    • Bank account:  no regular fees or monthly charges
  • Additional occasional expenses
    • Internet access–extraordinary Internet access costs for List Administrator when traveling
    • Long-distance telephone calls–once in a while there is some concern that needs to be handled by telephone rather than email
    • Postage–correspondence with WSO, bank, etc.
    • Annual incorporation filing fees

Prudent Reserve

The prudent reserve for A Serenity Place is one year’s expenses [$1600.00 USD].  Funds in bank account in excess of expenses and prudent reserve will be reviewed and disbursed per group conscience.  See Motion 24 for details on the Group Conscience page.

Reporting

A financial report is posted and will be updated periodically.

Click here to view Financial Reports

      Each donation is identified by date, amount and the postal code of the donor. This protects the anonymity of the member while providing our members with a means of verifying their donation.

Updated: 2/26/2023 6:00 PM EST