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Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Membership Retention Project Name At Meetings and Between Meetings: What Can We Do? Project Goal To support members within the Fellowship Implementation Process (including length of time for planning and implementation) Ongoing Results Members are more likely to stay in the Fellowship … Continued
Download the PDF in English Type of Project Membership Retention Project Name Call Five and Keep Them Alive Project Goal Reaching out to help others Implementation Process (including length of time for planning and implementation) Distribute the “Call Five” cards (see image or download PDF) at itergroup meetings and special events. Ask meeting delegates to … Continued
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Service Project Name Traveling Hopefuls Project Goal Bring abstinence and strong recovery to an underserved or non-abstinent area to carry the hope that there is a solution. Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) A car (or public transport), abstinent volunteers, willingness, and … Continued
Each group may modify these guidelines to better suit its meeting’s needs. Use these suggestions before or after a regular OA meeting or during an OA meeting if the newcomer would like to move to a separate room for a short informational meeting. Purpose Provide a warm welcome to newcomers. Give them hope and a … Continued
We of Overeaters Anonymous have made a discovery. At the very first meeting we attended, we learned that we were in the clutches of a dangerous illness, and that willpower, emotional health, and self-confidence, which some of us had once possessed, were no defense against it. We have learned that the reasons for the illness … Continued
Download the PDF in English or refer to the translatable text below. Translatable text of this document Call for Service Important new option for Designated Downloaders! Use your computer skills and language knowledge to help others in Overeaters Anonymous (OA)! Designated downloaders pass on information from the World Service Office and other OA websites to … Continued
July 11, 2023 Beloved Members, Groups, and Service Bodies of Overeaters Anonymous, We all come from different backgrounds and experiences. The OA program is for everyone with a desire to stop eating compulsively. We are meant to be inclusive and welcoming to all. A subcommittee of the Unity with Diversity Conference Committee has been in … Continued
The group secretary is a link in a chain that disseminates important information in two ways: from the World Service Office to group members and from the group to the World Service Office. Sending current group information or changes to the World Service Office is a job that usually falls onto the broad shoulders of … Continued
It is suggested that a neutral, experienced OA member facilitate an inventory for a group or service body. Region boards can assist with finding members who can provide this type of support. Use an entire meeting for an honest and fearless discussion of the group’s weaknesses and strengths. This inventory is divided into two parts. … Continued
The Strong Meeting Checklist was part of OA’s 2008–2013 Strategic Plan. It is not enough to make the public aware that OA exists and can be a solution to compulsive eating; meetings have to be strong and must function effectively for people to “stay for the miracle” and for OA to continue to grow and … Continued