Introduction to the Sample Service Body Bylaws

The Sample Intergroup/Service Board Bylaws are intended as a guide to help new service bodies develop bylaws or to assist existing service bodies in the revision of their bylaws. OA, Inc. Bylaws Subpart B, Article VI, Section 2 – Registration As guardians of the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts, trustees review bylaws. This affirms Tradition … Continued

Suggested Hotline Message for Use by OA Service Bodies

Hi. You’ve reached the Overeaters Anonymous Hotline. Welcome. Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of people who are recovering from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. We follow the OA Twelve Steps of recovery based on theAlcoholics Anonymous Twelve-Step program and suggest the best way to get help is to speak with someone in recovery. For … Continued

Keep it Simple: Ideas for Twelfth Step Within Day

Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Twelfth Step Within Day Project Name Keep It Simple: Ideas for Twelfth Step Within Day Project Goal Encourage groups and intergroups to plan a simple activity or event for Twelfth Step Within Day (December 12th) Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) Ideas … Continued

Twelve Concepts Of OA Service Workshop

Learn how these Concepts provide a spiritual foundation for effective service, group unity, and carrying the OA message. Discover how trust, participation, responsibility, and humility—paired with the Steps and Traditions—strengthen your recovery. Reflect on how service, group conscience, and spiritual principles guide your personal growth in OA. Download the Twelve Concepts of OA Service presentation in English … Continued

Planning a Sponsorship Workshop

From the Twelfth-Step-Within Handbook (#485), Appendix F OA Responsibility Pledge Always to extend the hand and heart of OAto all who share my compulsion;for this I am responsible. OA Board-ApprovedReprinted from Twelfth-Step-Within Handbook © 2002, 2010, 2016 by Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. All rights reserved. Rev. 10/2023 Overeaters Anonymous®, Inc.World Service Office6075 Zenith Ct. NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144-6424 USAMail … Continued

Carrying the Message Guide

Use this guide with suggestions of what to say and what not to say when speaking to someone about OA for the first time. DOs DON’Ts Why Carry the Message? “Service is its own reward.” (The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition, p. 142) “When I give service, I receive more … Continued

Security Tips for OA Websites

While it is relatively easy to create a website, security and maintenance can push the limits of a service body’s capability. First, using a reputable website builder can help because the builder will release regular security updates. Second, it is critical that everyone with access to your website use a complex (strong) password and two-factor … Continued

Young Adults Committee Letter to Intergroups, Service Boards, and Regions

Dear Intergroups/Service Boards and Regions, We, the WSBC Young Adults Committee of Overeaters Anonymous, ask ourselves, “How can we be of service to the Fellowship and to Overeaters Anonymous as a whole?” As we are focused on members between the ages of eighteen and thirty, we realize we have a unique perspective as a necessary … Continued