| July |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 7/23/2010 | Little Girls Grow Up | BLACK & WHITE STEPPERS SET | 8 pm - 2 am | . | 2622 W. JACKSON | Chicago | IL | $3 ADVANCE TICKETS/$5 AT THE DOOR
COME OUT & SUPPORT!!! |
Saturday 7/24/2010 | Mid City Area | Mid-City Area Picnic | 10 sm - 7 pm | Columbus Park
Refectory/ Golf Course | On Jackson one block west of Central | Chicago | IL | See flyer for contact information |
Saturday 7/24/2010 | West Suburban Area | Annual Water Park Picnic CANCELLED | Speaker at 11AM
Picnic/Water Park 12PM-4PM | Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park CANCELLED | 8301 South Janes Avenue
CANCELLED | Woodridge | IL | CANCELLED DUE TO RECENT STORM AND FLOODING Food is free
$7 Water Park
-Mud Bug Beach (sand play area)
-Bullfrog Bayou (spray playground & body slide for kids)
-Cattail Bay (zero-depth pool)
-Cajun Creek (lazy river)
-Tabasco Falls (water slide)
-Pelican’s Plunge (body slides)
-Diving board |
Saturday 7/24/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | IVACNA1 Fundraiser Beanbag Tournament | Check in at 10:00 am Bags fly at noon! | Gebhard Woods Park | Nettle Creek Rd. & Old Stage Rd. | Morris | IL | Entry Fee: $20 per team until July 24, 2010 Food and drink’s will be sold. Mail check and money
order to IVANA P. O. BOX 35
COAL CITY, IL. 60416 |
Saturday 7/31/2010 | NEAR WEST SUBURBAN AREA | ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC | 10:00 AM till Dusk | MAYWOOD GROVE FOREST PRESERVE | NORTHEAST CORNER OF 1st AVE & LAKE ST | Maywood | IL | Cost FREE Speaker, Games, Food and Refreshments will be sold. |
| August |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Sunday 8/1/2010 | SWANA | Annual picnic | 11:30 am - until it's over | White Eagle Woods | Approximately 41st Street, West of Harlem | Chicago | IL | Free. Please Bring a Newcomer & Some Ice. Fellowship and Fun |
Saturday 8/7/2010 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 East 11th Street | Lockport | IL | Cost $3.00 but it is suggested. Four games: Spades, Dominos, Bid wist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Saturday 8/7/2010 | CRC XXIII Convention Committee | A Pancake Breakfast &
Pancake Eating Contest,
Featuring a Speaker-Thon | 9 am - Noon Breakfast, 1 pm - 7 pm Speakathon | Resurrection Lutheran Church | 3309 N. Seminary Ave (North City Area) | Chicago | IL | Breakfast served from 9:00am to 12:00pm
$5.00 Advanced ticket,$7.00 at door
Pancake Contest begins at 11:00am
Grand prize will be a $50.00 Visa gift Card
Speaker-Thon from 1:00pm til 7:00pm
Light refreshments will be on sale during Speaker-Thon
CRCXXIII pre registration will be
on-sale for $10.00 |
Sunday 8/8/2010 | CRSC Chicagoland Region | Annual Region Picnic | 10 am - dusk | Montrose Beach | LSD and Montrose | Chicago | IL | Volleyball Tournament 11am-1pm
Teams of 4 - Sign-up 10am
Open volleyball following tournament
PRIZES!!
KIDS GAMES!!
Food at 1pm
Pop and water to be sold
Speaker at 2pm |
Sunday 8/8/2010 | SWANA Adventure Club | Black Partridge Woods &
Keepataw Woods | Meet at K-Mart Parking Lot at 8:30 am | K-Mart Parking Lot | 79th and Harlem | Burbank | IL | -hiking-meditating-exploring-fellowship- |
Friday 8/13/2010 thru 8/14/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Bowling - Fellowship and Fun | 10:30 PM till 12:30 AM | Brunswick Zone - 1/2 mile east of I-355 | 1555 West 75th Street | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 2hours which includes shoes. Everyone is welcome. Event is every 2nd Friday of the Month. |
Saturday 8/14/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
Saturday 8/14/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser | 9:30 - 10:30 breakfast, Speaker 11:00 am - 12 noon | St Thomas Episcopal Church | 317 Gould Park Dr | Morris | IL | $5 for adults, $2.50 for the kids, 50-50 raffle will be held. Pancake Bacon Sausage, Eggs (any way you like them), coffee, juice, milk, pastries |
Saturday 8/14/2010 | Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | J.A.N.A. Annual Picnic | 12:00 PM till Dusk | Nowell Park, 1/2 mile south of interstate 80 | Route 53 & Mills Road | Joliet | IL | Cost Free Food, Speaker at 3:00 PM, pop and water will be sold. There will be games and playground for the kids . This is a family friendly environment. |
Saturday 8/14/2010 | Lake Borderline | Speaker Game Night and Dance | 7 pm - midnight (doors open at 6:30) | North Chicago VA Bldg 4, Burke Hall | 3001 Greenbay Rd | North Chicago | IL | Refreshments will be sold. Please no children allowed |
Sunday 8/15/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru Sept. The last meeting of the season will be in Oct (date TBD) and include a party |
Friday 8/20/2010 thru 8/22/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Camping with Paintball or Canoeing | All weekend | Mallard Bend Campground | 2838 North 4531 Road | Sheridan | IL | $12 per person per night camping - $2 per night kids
$38 per night electric (2 adults, 2 kids). |
Saturday 8/21/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Canoeing | See flyer | Freeman Sports | 129 East Hydraulic | Yorkville | IL | $$30 per canoe
Deposit $10 - We must have 20 deposits or canoeing will be cancelled |
Saturday 8/21/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Paintball | See flyer | Fox Valley Paintball | 10389 Fox River Drive | Millington | IL | $30 with equipment – $35 without equipment
Paintballs additional cost
Deposit $10 - We must have 20 deposits or paintball will be cancelled |
Tuesday 8/24/2010 | SWANA | 2ND Annual Taste of SWANA | 6 pm - 9 pm | flyer coming soon | flyer coming soon | flyer coming soon | IL | flyer coming soon |
Saturday 8/28/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | IVACNA 1
FUNDRAISER
SOFTBALL GAME | Starts at 1:00 pm | COMMUNITY PARK | McClintock Road | Channahon | IL | Field 1 & 2. 16 inch softball, no mitts needed.
Food and drinks will be sold.
Raffle tickets will also be available. |
Saturday 8/28/2010 | Hammond/ East Chicago NA | Annual Picnic | 10AM UNTIL 8:00PM | TOD Park (Section A) | 140TH INDIANAPOLIS BLVD | EAST CHICAGO | IN | PLEASE BRING SIDE DISH CHIPS SODAS NEWCOMER FAMILY MEMBERS (BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS)
VOLLEYBALL BASKETBALL PLAYGROUND SOFTBALL CARDS DOMINOS MUSIC SPEAKER
UNITY IS A MUST MEETING WILL MEET 3-5PM @ THIS PICNIC BRING YOUR CHAIRS ENJOY THE MEETING & FRESH AIR |
Sunday 8/29/2010 | South City Area | 22nd Annual Picnic | Sunrise to Sunset | Dan Ryan Woods, Grove 10 | 85th and Hoyne (near 83rd and Western) | Chicago | IL | Free Food (provided by groups and area). Bring your own food and grill.
DJ, various events such as softball, and a Speaker.
Family and friends are welcomed.
Members willing to do service, cleaning and serving food, would be appreciated. |
| September |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Thursday 9/2/2010 thru 9/5/2010 | South City Area | NASCAC VI Convention - Standing on the Literature | All weekend | Holiday Inn Select | 18501 South Harlem | Tinley Park | IL | Click on link for registration flyer. Registration $15 thru June 1, $20 thereafter |
Saturday 9/4/2010 | Footprints Group of Lake Borderline Area | Annual Speaker-Thon | 11 am - 7 pm | VA Hosp Burke Hall Building | 3001 Greenbay Rd | North Chicago | IL | Free food and refreshments while they last |
Saturday 9/4/2010 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 East 11th Street | Lockport | IL | Cost $3.00 but it is suggested. Four games: Spades, Dominos, Bid wist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Monday 9/6/2010 | North Suburbs Area | Labor Day Picnic | 10:30 AM till 6:00 PM | Harms Woods, Grove 3 | On Harms Road (near I-94) just North of Golf Road | Skokie | IL | Cost $ 8.00 Barbecue 12-2pm (Tickets must be presented to receive food/beverages by Cook County Law.) (Newcomers Meal Tickets are available).
Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Parking is limited, so please carpool.
Cost: $8 All You Can Eat Ticket,$1 Beverage/Dessert Ticket |
Friday 9/10/2010 thru 9/11/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Bowling - Fellowship and Fun | 10:30 PM till 12:30 AM | Brunswick Zone - 1/2 mile east of I-355 | 1555 West 75th Street | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 2hours which includes shoes. Everyone is welcome. Event is every 2nd Friday of the Month. |
Saturday 9/11/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
Saturday 9/11/2010 | Night Before Xmas Group | 8th Annual Free Picnic | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker at 11:00 AM | Nanlin Park | Damen and Barry (one block S of Belmont) | Chicago | IL | Fellowship! Fun! Volleyball! Food! Softball! Simon Says! Recovery Speaker! Free! Earlybird CRC Registrations! |
Saturday 9/11/2010 | SWANA | Annual 12-Step Speakathon | 11:30 am - 8 pm | flyer coming soon | flyer coming soon | flyer coming soon | IL | flyer coming soon |
Saturday 9/11/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
Saturday 9/18/2010 | Fox Valley Area | Fox Valley Annual Speakerthon | 12:00 noon through 9pm | First Baptist Church of Elfgin | 1735 W. Highland Ave | Elgin | IL | Flyer coming soon! |
Sunday 9/19/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru Sept. The last meeting of the season will be in Oct (date TBD) and include a party |
Sunday 9/19/2010 | SWANA Adventure Club | McLaughry Spring Woods | Meet at Moraine Valley Community College at
8:30 a.m | Moraine Valley Community College | 9000 W. College Pkwy. | Palos Hills | IL | -hiking-meditating-exploring-fellowship- |
Saturday 9/25/2010 | West Suburban Area | Meditation Meeting and Hiking | Meet at 10 am | Waterfall Glen | Cass Ave and Bluff Rd | Darien | IL | There
will be a short hike to the meditation site.
Flyer includes map |
Saturday 9/25/2010 | Steps to freedom Group of the Indiana South Shore Area | Day of The Dinosaurs III | 10:00 am-11:00 pm | American Legion 1899 | 1899 Central Ave | Lake Station | IN | $5 suggested donation Pot Luck Lunch (Bring a dish to pass) Speaker Jam - Pot Luck - Dance |
Saturday 9/25/2010 | Little Girls Grow Up | Little Girls Grow Up and Little Boys Do Too Speakathon | 12 noon - 8 pm | . | 1244 N. CLYBOURN | Chicago | IL | COME OUT & SUPPORT!!! Parking is available in rear of building |
| October |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Saturday 10/2/2010 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 East 11th Street | Lockport | IL | Cost $3.00 but it is suggested. Four games: Spades, Dominos, Bid wist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Friday 10/8/2010 thru 10/9/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Bowling - Fellowship and Fun | 10:30 PM till 12:30 AM | Brunswick Zone - 1/2 mile east of I-355 | 1555 West 75th Street | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 2hours which includes shoes. Everyone is welcome. Event is every 2nd Friday of the Month. |
Saturday 10/9/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
Friday 10/15/2010 thru 10/17/2009 | C.H.A.N.A. | CHANA Area Convention | All weekend | Chicago Marriott Midway | 6520 South Cicero Ave | Chicago | IL | See Flyer for more details in Spanish and English. Midway is the most conveniently located airport for those flying in from out of town. |
Sunday 10/17/2010 | Illinois Valley Area | Campfire Meeting | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Channahon State Park | 25302 W. Story | Channahon | IL | Gut Level Sharing - Bring a chair. Third Sunday of the month from April thru Sept. The last meeting of the season will be in Oct (date TBD) and include a party |
Friday 10/29/2010 thru 10/31/2010 | Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | JACNA XIII Convention | All weekend | Doubletree Hotel Chicago | 1909 Spring Road | Oak Brook | IL | Early Bird Registration ENDS MARCH 31, 2010.
For Hotel reservations call 800-222-8733
Click on link for registration form. |
| November |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 11/5/2010 thru 11/7/2010 | Lake Borderline Convention IV | We The Ultimate Weapon | all weekend | Hyatt Regency | 1750 Lake Cook Road | Deerfield | IL | Cost Early Registration $20 until Sept., then $25. No addict will be turned away. All meetings and workshops are open. |
Saturday 11/6/2010 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 East 11th Street | Lockport | IL | Cost $3.00 but it is suggested. Four games: Spades, Dominos, Bid wist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Friday 11/12/2010 thru 11/13/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Bowling - Fellowship and Fun | 10:30 PM till 12:30 AM | Brunswick Zone - 1/2 mile east of I-355 | 1555 West 75th Street | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 2hours which includes shoes. Everyone is welcome. Event is every 2nd Friday of the Month. |
Saturday 11/13/2010 | Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | J.A.N.A. Winter Gala | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | Sacred Heart Church | 337 S Ottawa | Joliet | IL | More Details will be announce at a later date. |
Saturday 11/13/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
| December |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 12/3/2010 thru 12/5/2010 | West Suburbs Area | Stronghold Retreat | all weekend | The Stronghold Retreat Center | 1922 IL Route 2 North | Oregon | IL | Cost is $75.00, This retreat is a spiritual way to celebrate your recovery in NA by spending some quiet time relaxing while fellowshipping with others in a recovery environment. A weekend spent in an amazing castle full of group activities, recovery topic meetings, quiet time, and fellowship by the fireplace. Click on link for flyer and registration form. |
Saturday 12/4/2010 | Lockport Serenity Group of Joliet Area Narcotics Anonymous "City of Hope" | Unity In Recovery Dance and Game Night | 6:00 PM till 11:59 PM | St John's Episcopal Church | 312 East 11th Street | Lockport | IL | Cost $3.00 but it is suggested. Four games: Spades, Dominos, Bid wist, Board Games. Bring your own CD's. |
Friday 12/10/2010 thru 12/11/2010 | West Suburban Area Events | Bowling - Fellowship and Fun | 10:30 PM till 12:30 AM | Brunswick Zone - 1/2 mile east of I-355 | 1555 West 75th Street | Woodridge | IL | Cost $9.00 2hours which includes shoes. Everyone is welcome. Event is every 2nd Friday of the Month. |
Saturday 12/11/2010 | South City Area | Monthly Social | Speaker at 7 pm, Dance 8 pm.- 1am | St Thaddeus Church | 9540 S Harvard | Chicago | IL | Non-suggested donation is $6. Members with 90 days or less, it is a suggested donation. No newcomer will be turned away. Young children not allowed. |
| January |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Thursday 1/6/2011 thru 1/9/2011 | Chicagoland Region of Narcotics Anonymous | C.R.C. XXIII | . | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place | 2233 South Martin Luther King Drive | Chicago | IL | Please read Flyer for more details |
| June |
| Date | Sponsor | Event | Time | Place | Address | City | St | Comments |
Friday 6/3/2011 thru 6/5/2011 | I.V.A.N.A. | I.V.A.C.N.A. I Convention | Sprcific weedend in June 2011 to be determined | To be determined | . | . | . | Registration--$20.00
$15.00 at an IVACNA event Come Join Us for a Celebration of Recovery Coming in June 2011. Please read flyer for more details. |
Friday 6/24/2011 thru 6/26/2011 | Little Girls Grow Up Group of Mid City Area | Little Girls Grow Up 1st Annual Conference | all weekend | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place | 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr | Chicago | IL | Early Bird Registration $10. See flyer for registration and speaker tape details. |