Ever take on a service role and ask yourself “What have I just gotten myself into?” Bob F. asked himself that very question in 2004 when he accepted the role of Center Mic Monitor at World Service Business Conference. Bob had been abstinent since January 1, 1986, so he knew to talk to his sponsor … Continued
OA has launched a new podcast series, “Inside OA,” offering interviews with OA trusted servants and their diverse opportunities and experiences with service at the region and world service levels. In our first episode, “World Service Convention,” Laurie O., trustee liaison to Region Eight and Convention 2025 Committee member shares her qualifications and lets everyone … Continued
Can you imagine celebrating OA recovery with about a thousand of your dear OA fellows? How about the opportunity to attend up to 13 recovery workshops from your choice of more than 40? If that sounds as amazing to you as it does to us, book your hotel reservation and Convention registration—both are now open! … Continued
Congratulations and welcome to our newest OA service bodies registered with the World Service Office! List updated periodically. Northern Khorasan Intergroup Groups supported by this service body Affiliated with Iran’s Overeaters Anonymous National Service Board Registered February 19, 2025 OA Sunlight Virtual Intergroup Groups supported by this service body Affiliated with Virtual Region Registered December … Continued
OA service bodies are encouraged to view and distribute One-on-One Outreach: Demonstration Video and Talking Points, a new resource that includes a video demonstration of conversational outreach to a health professional plus suggested talking points. The video is subtitled in 23 languages, which accounts for more than 99 percent of all non-English OA meetings and … Continued
Carry the message to health professionals with Issue IV of OA’s free Professional Community Courier. The Courier is written for health professionals, by health professionals to spread the word about the benefits the Overeaters Anonymous program offers to patients and clients. This issue includes several insightful testimonials, written by a certified nurse midwife, a chiropractor, and an … Continued
A new document, Sample Policies and Procedures for Intergroups and Other Service Bodies, has been posted in the Document Library on oa.org. This comprehensive template helps intergroups and other service bodies establish or refine the ways they officially function. Download the Sample Policies and Procedures today and discover clear definitions of key terms, examples of … Continued
The Public Awareness/Professional Tradeshows Committee of the OA Board of Trustees has released a memo advising service bodies of an option for a free software platform that offers licensed images, translation, and graphic design tools. The memo, Free Licensed Images, Translation, and Graphic Design Platform for Intergroups and Service Boards Registered as Nonprofits/Charities has been … Continued
The following are upcoming deadline dates for World Service Business Conference 2025, which will convene virtually only May 4–10, 2025. Get the complete list of deadline dates. All new Conference documents are posted on the World Service Business Conference web page and in the Document Library under category “Delegate.” January 5, 2025 Conference e-Documents #2 … Continued
Overeaters Anonymous invites all OA members, and especially those in relapse or still suffering from compulsive eating behaviors, to our first ever Twelfth Step Within Worldwide Marathon starting at 12:00 a.m. Mountain Time or 7 a.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on Thursday, December 12, 2024 and continuing for a full 24 hours. This virtual, global event celebrates … Continued