{"id":16,"date":"2014-12-29T01:19:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2014-12-29T01:19:15","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T01:19:15","slug":"tradition-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members_2017\/tradition-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Tradition 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members_2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/12\/SERENITY.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members_2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/12\/SERENITY-300x210.gif\" alt=\"SERENITY\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Like any face-to-face meeting, <em><strong>A Serenity Place<\/strong> <\/em>depends on member donations to keep it running. The Treasurer for <strong><em>A Serenity Place<\/em> <\/strong>sends out an email about once per month requesting contributions, usually entitled &#8220;Passing the Basket.&#8221; This is similar to a face-to-face meeting, in which a basket is typically passed around the room to collect member donations at a certain point during the meeting. If you live in the USA, you may contribute to ASP with a check via regular mail. If you live outside the USA or prefer to contribute using a credit or debit card, you can do so via email with Paypal.<\/p>\n<p>Please make all checks payable to <strong>&#8220;ASP-AFG&#8221;<\/strong> and\u00a0 send them to the following address:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 30px\">ASP-A Serenity Place<br \/>\nP.O. Box 121<br \/>\nDothan, AL 36302<br \/>\nUSA<\/h4>\n<p>Paypal donations can be sent to: <a href=\"mailto:tradition7@asp-afg.org\">tradition7@asp-afg.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you include your ZIP or postal code in a comment, it will be used to identify your donation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Background Information<\/h3>\n<p>Expenses for <strong><em>A Serenity Place<\/em><\/strong> are typically $1301.00 per year [$108.42 per month] (US Dollars).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular Expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated Server:\u00a0 $99.00 per month \u2013 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)<\/li>\n<li>Domain registration: $20.00 per year \u2013 or $45.00 for 3 years (we paid for 3 years)<\/li>\n<li>Post Office box: $62.00 per year<\/li>\n<li>Bank account:\u00a0 no regular fees or monthly charges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Occasional Expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internet access&#8211;extraordinary Internet access costs for List Administrator when traveling<\/li>\n<li>Long-distance telephone calls&#8211;once in a while there is some concern that needs to be handled by telephone rather than email<\/li>\n<li>Postage&#8211;correspondence with WSO, bank, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prudent Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The prudent reserve for A Serenity Place is one year&#8217;s expenses [$1301.00 USD].\u00a0 Funds in bank account in excess of expenses and prudent reserve will be donated to the Al-Anon World Service Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Financial reports are updated periodically. Some donations may take an extra month or so to appear on the report. If you are concerned, please contact the ASP Treasurer at <a href=\"mailto:asp_treasurer@asp-afg.org\">asp_treasurer@asp-afg.org<\/a>.\u00a0All\u00a0available reports\u00a0can be viewed by\u00a0following the links below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-2017-1.html\">Financial Report 2017<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-2017.html\"><br \/>\nFinancial Report January 2017<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-2016.html\"><br \/>\nFinancial Report 2016<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Treasurer-Report-2015-Copy1.htm\" rel=\"\"><br \/>\nFinancial Report 2015<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Treasurer-Report-2015.htm\" rel=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-New-Account-2014.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report-New Account 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-Old-Account-2014.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report-Old Account 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Financial-Report-2013.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2012.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2012<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2011%282%29.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2011-Apr to Dec<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/2011_0ldBankAcct.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2011-Jan to Apr<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2010.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2010<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2009.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2009<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2008.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2008<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/financial_report_2007.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2007<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/asp-afg.org\/ASP\/Business\/Financial_Report_Archives.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Report 2005\/2006<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.&#8221; Like any face-to-face meeting, A Serenity Place depends on member donations to keep it running. 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