New welcome message

ByMichael P.

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 group, intergroup/service board, region, and world service levels. We strive to provide literature and support in every language, worldwide, to meet still-suffering compulsive eaters wherever they are.”

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