Region 6 representatives don’t only attend the biannual assemblies; they agree to work in their subject areas in between assemblies as well. Assemblies are an opportunity to meet in person, to reorganize when rotations of service change the committees’ makeups, and to set committee goals for the work ahead. At the Spring Assembly, the Public…
The Greater New York Metro Intergroup is offering rent assistance to any OA group that wants to return to face-to-face meetings but a financial hardship is standing in the way. Obviously, they’re only offering it to meetings in their area, so don’t go asking ‘em for money! But it’s an interesting idea. Perhaps your intergroup…
World Service has crafted a new “Welcome” section and suggests that you add it to the suggested format at your favorite meetings: Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous; we are a growing, evolving Fellowship with in-person and virtual meetings around the world. In OA, there are opportunities for recovery and to give service at local and virtual…
The Intergroup Forum for March will cover public-information campaigns that don’t cost a lot but help educate the public. Intergroups that have done this successfully will share how it worked.
A new feature of the website categorizes dozens of Region 6 Convention workshops, seminars, and keynotes, making them easier to find. Each Step has a heading, as do topics such as relapse, willingness, specific-focus groups, and many more. Just click on the facsimile below to see what you might want to listen to next.
Those who donate to the OA World Service Office through its online portal should be getting an invitation to a new interface that will provide several more options. These include letting you change any aspect of your recurring contributions on your own, changing how you want your donations applied to various world service funds, view…
Region 6 asked for your opinions about our monthly forum series, and here’s what we learned:
A subcommittee of the 2023/2024 OA Strategic Planning Committee at World Service is seeking stories, videos, audio, drawings, memes, animations, poems and other creative works on the rewards of giving service in OA. Only originals works requested. Click here to learn more.
The committee decided to halt its effort to combine intergroups’ Google Ad grants and coordinate a regionwide ad effort. Nearer the beginning of the pandemic, Google ads at one Region 6 Intergroup were increasing traffic to its website dramatically, and reaching a greatly increased number of newcomers especially. It was proposed to try to broaden…
The R6 Assembly met on Sept. 23 in Albany, NY. This is Karen S.’s report of events. The orientation meeting was at 9 a.m. Procedures of the assembly were explained thoroughly and a handout of the slideshow was given, as well as a written copy of basic parliamentary information. This meeting was very informative. Forty-five…