Fitchburg Serenity Club

The board has voted to reopen the coffee bar (Buzz’s Busy Bean Cafe) the beginning of July!. We’re looking for volunteers to help serve coffee. Please share this info with your meeting groups and direct interested volunteers to email board@fitchburgserenityclub.com, and we will help them get connected for an upcoming training session.

Based on recommendations from the Coffee Committee, the board also voted to pass a few changes to the coffee service.

• Coffee must be brewed and served/sold by a trained volunteer. Each meeting should designate a few volunteer baristas. These baristas will be trained to brew and sell coffee by members from Coffee Committee.
• We have implemented a nominal price increase of $.25 for members and $.50 for non-members. (So coffee or tea will be 50 cents/cup for members and $1.50/cup for non-members.
• In order to keep things orderly and safe, we’ll be asking folks to order coffee from the volunteer providing coffee service instead of walking into the kitchen to get your own coffee. With enough volunteers taking advantage of this service opportunity, this change should be doable, and will enable us to keep things clean, safe and in order.

Overall, these changes will:

• Create more service opportunities at the clubhouse. This is terrific 12th step work for all, but newer members in particular. Please encourage them to sign up.
• Keep everyone safe by not crowding into a small space.
• Encourage club membership by continuing to offer members a lower price on coffee at the clubhouse.
• Keep the coffee quality more consistent through training.

Folks interested in volunteering to serve coffee can and should email board@fitchburgserenityclub.com or talk to “Coffee Tony”. Thanks!

Effective June 2, Public Health Madison & Dane County will lift all public health orders, including mask requirements, and gathering and capacity limits. You can read more here.

This means that now through June 1, in compliance with the current order from Dane County Public Health, masks, social distancing and capacity limits will continue to be in effect for all individuals (regardless of vaccination status) while indoors at Fitchburg Serenity Club. 

As of June 2, Fitchburg Serenity Club will lift all restrictions pertaining to masks, and gathering and capacity limits. Per CDC guidelines, those who are not yet vaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask in indoor public settings. However, this is at the discretion of the individual.

If you have questions, please email board@fitchburgserenityclub.com.

As the weather warms up and more folks seek out in-person meetings, the Fitchburg Serenity Club outdoor space and especially the firepit is getting a lot of use. Several groups, including the 6:30am AA meeting and 5:30pm AA meeting regularly take splits outside by the firepit when weather and availability permits.

Read on for a request to help us gather relevant updates for our meeting schedule and to learn about two new meetings at FSC, as well as reminders about the process for starting a new meetings at FSC.

Meeting Schedule Updates

We will be updating our FSC Meeting Schedule in the next two weeks to reflect new meetings being added to the schedule, as well as updates for groups changing how and when they meet as folks opt for in-person meetings once again. The FSC Clubhouse has been open for in-person meetings throughout the pandemic, but recently, several groups who’ve previously been meeting exclusively online are looking for in-person meetings once again. Please help us keep our meeting schedule up to date and accurate by submitting any updates or edits for existing meetings to board@fitchburgserenityclub.com.

Two New Meetings To Check Out At FSC

Fireside Men’s AA Meeting
Fridays at 7pm
Meeting location: FSC firepit
Any man with a desire to stop drinking is welcome to attend.
Format: A step meeting that cycles through the 12 steps.
Each week a pre-scheduled attendee will share his personal experience with the step of the week. Discussion to follow.
(A little birdie told me tonight’s meeting will even include hot chai.)

AA Meditation Meeting
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Meeting location: Room E
Anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome to attend.
Format: Topic Meeting with about 10 minutes of quiet meditation at beginning; 5 min at end.

Want to Start A New Meeting at FSC?

Here’s the process to follow:

1. Complete a Room Request form, which can be found here on our website.
2. Email the completed Room Request form to board@fitchburgserenityclub.com.
3. The FSC Board will review new meeting/room requests at the next regular board meeting (2nd Tuesday of each month) and vote to confirm approval of the new meeting.
4. Once approved, FSC will add the meeting to our published schedule of meetings to let folks know about the meeting.

You can find our existing meeting schedule here. If you have questions, or if you see updates, additions or edits that need to be made, please email these to board@fitchburgserenityclub.com.