Chicagoland GA Area Pinnings Calendar

For planning/scheduling upcoming pinning please contact your intergroup representative or Russ R

To correct any pinning information on the website please contact gachicagoinfo@gmail.com

All Pinning celebrations are OPEN unless noted, meaning anyone can attend, family, friends, etc.

A CLOSED pinning is closed to anyone outside of Gamblers Anonymous

If you would like to visit Gamblers Anonymous and have a desire to stop gambling,

you are welcome at all pinning celebrations and meetings

Updated as of 08/13/10 Printable PDF of Pinning table only CLICK HERE

Date	Day	Time	Location	Pinnee	Celebrating
08/15/10	Sunday	6:00 PM	Chicago Heights Church of the Nazarene	Sharon P	1 yr GA
08/19/10	Thursday	7:30 PM	Oak lawn Oak lawn Community Church	Vicki C	5 yrs GA
08/22/10	Sunday	6:00 PM	St. Charles Hosanna! Lutheran Church In Room Pinning	Sharon S	1 yr GA
08/23/10	Monday	7:00 PM	Norridge Salvation Army	Tim S	1 yr GA
09/18/10	Saturday	9:00 AM	Downers Grove Nationwide Insurance In-House pinning	Bob O	20 yrs GA
09/25/10	Saturday	11:00 AM	Oak Park New Spirit Community Church Pinning follows regular meeting	Terry C	1 yr GA
09/25/10	Saturday	7:30 PM Early Start	Elmhurst Elmhurst Hospital	George S Linda S	30 yrs GA 30 yrs Gam-Anon
09/26/10	Sunday	6:00 PM	St. Charles Hosanna! Lutheran Church	Dan L Lori F Steve B Paul A	5 yrs GA 1 yr GA 1 yr GA 1 yr GA

Pinning Guidelines:

To be eligible to be pinned, a member must have: (Per the GA Guidance Code)

Abstinence from gambling and regular attendance of at least thirty-nine (39) Gamblers Anonymous meetings (exceptions can be made, via group conscience decisions, for medical reasons) in the prior 12 months is required for pinnings and for all successive anniversaries. Date of abstinence starts from your first meeting after your last bet.

Chicagoland GA Pinning Scheduling Guidelines:

No meeting will schedule more than 1 pinning event in a 30 day period.
Notification of pinning must be communicated to the pinning chairperson NO LATER than the day before Intergroup meetings.
To prevent conflicts, meetings may not schedule event on the same day as another meeting. In the case of a conflict, the first meeting to schedule a pinning and inform the pinning chairperson will take precedence.