In this episode of Inside OA, host Meg M. interviews Bob, an OA trustee who joined the Fellowship in 2003 and found his first sponsor at an intergroup meeting. Bob has an accounting background, so serving as treasurer is a natural fit, but as he says, “I don’t always look for treasurer positions . . . . I like to have fun with service. I do different things that are out of my reach.”
Speaking as board treasurer, Bob gives an inside view on what it takes to build and maintain our world service budget. And while the thought of serving as treasurer can be intimidating, Bob reminds us, “When you think about it . . . everyone has a checking account, everyone has a home budget that they deal with, so it’s nothing more than that. . . . there’s not really much of a difference.” One important difference, however, is that OA treasurers help each other, and the same is true for all other service positions. “It’s so wonderful to see that we support each other and we get better, and things get better because of that,” says Bob.
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