Policy Concerning Minors Attending OA Meetings

Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. does not endorse allowing minors to attend face to face, online, telephone, or non-real-time meetings. Any decision to allow such individuals to attend a meeting is made locally. In this, OA is guided by the spirit of Tradition Four: “Each group is autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as … Continued

Focus on Sponsoring

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Sample Standing Rules for Service Bodies

Standing rules are a set of meeting-specific guidelines that a service body may use to expand upon or limit the rules of order. Standing rules can, for example, limit debate or ask delegates not to wear perfumes, etc. They are adopted at the beginning of a meeting by majority vote and are in effect for … Continued

Showcasing Diverse Meetings in OA

A message from the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees Make your service body website a centralized hub to drive more traffic to your meetings while showcasing the diversity of the OA Fellowship! See Connecticut Intergroup’s online meetings page,* pictured below, as an example of how to drive viewers to meetings that most interest … Continued

Service Body Bylaws Checklist

Have you reviewed your bylaws recently? This is recommended every one to two years. Have you selected a service body committee to review your bylaws? This committee could be comprised of any active representatives or officers of your intergroup.  Has the committee looked for any recent changes that have occurred during World Service Business Conference … Continued