About Nooners

Berkeley, CA •

Greetings! We are the "Nooners (Online)" meeting of Narcotics Anonymous, located in Berkeley, California, but our meetings are available world-wide through Zoom. Information about our sister meeting of “Nooners (In-Person)” is linked from the home page of this website.

We meet “virtually” everyday at 12:00 Noon Pacific Time (USA), Monday through Friday, with a meeting format or topic that varies depending upon the day.

Service Positions

An essential element of recovery from addiction is Service (12 Concepts for NA Service). You are most welcome to volunteer to serve our group as a Trusted Servant, by attending our monthly business meetings that occur on the Friday before the last week of the month.

In order to provide service opportunities for all group members, each Trusted Servant serves in only one position at a time, and rotates out of that position at the end of the term.

Here are short descriptions of our service positions, each ending with a link to a detailed list of the requirements and duties of that service position:

From: NA Group Trusted Servants Roles and Responsibilities: “These descriptions are suggestions based on common practice and existing service materials. Groups often do things differently. Every group is free to create other positions to share the workload or to accomplish tasks that aren't covered in this piece. Groups often choose members for specific duties, such as setup or cleanup person, speaker coordinator, literature person, coffee person, or greeter. These depend on the size and needs of the group. Some positions are ideal ways for newcomers to get involved. Each group can look for creative ways to establish a warm and attractive atmosphere. When we focus on our primary purpose, group service has profound effects on the lives of many addicts.”

GSR (Group Service Representative)
The GSR is the representative and liaison between Nooners and the Alameda County Area Service Committee. In addition, the GSR leads the business meetings. (more)
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for the management and disbursement of any and all funds raised through our 7th Tradition donation webpage. (more)
Secretary*
The Secretary leads the meeting by following the Nooners meeting script. The Secretary sets the “tone” of the meetings and guides the attendee discussion (sharing) after the daily readings. (more)
Host*
The Host supports the Secretary by using the Zoom application to control the display of meeting content (including the daily readings), and to manage the meeting participant settings (muting, raised hands, etc.) (more)
Greeter
The Greeter is the social face of Nooners, making attendees feel recognized and welcomed, before and after the meeting. The Greeter assists newcomers to discover and access supporting resources and materials, meeting schedules, and “next steps.” (more)
TimeKeeper*
Each meeting has a TimeKeeper. The TimeKeeper ensures that the meeting provides access to recovery for as many as possible by limiting everyone’s sharing time to 4-minutes. The Timer will let the speakers know when they’ve got a minute left, so they may complete and finish their share. (more)
PostMaster
The PostMaster, uses the Nooners webmail portal, to respond to email correspondence from the Nooners Suggestion Box, as well as requests for attendance verification. (more)

*These trusted servants are assigned Zoom host and co-host privileges during the meeting

Nooners Meeting Materials

The materials we use to host the Nooners online meeting:

Anniversary Animations

NA Reference Materials