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Free Licensed Images, Translation, and Graphic Design Platform for Intergroups and Service Boards Registered as Nonprofits/Charities

To: OA Service Bodies From: Public Awareness/Professional Tradeshows Committee of the OA Board of Trustees Re: Free licensed images, translation, and graphic design platform for intergroups and service boards registered as nonprofits/charities In the past year, OA service bodies, including the Board of Trustees, have responded to new challenges to manage how stock photography images … Continued

OA Regions Map

Click for large version Regions are composed of groups, intergroups, and service boards within specified geographic boundaries and the virtual community. OA is divided into ten regions. Region One Pacific Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. Region Two Pacific Southwest: California, Hawaii, Reno/Tahoe area … Continued

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

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