Blair P and Bruce R were affirmed as candidates for election to OA’s Board of Trustees during the Fall Assembly, held Sept. 21 in Albany, N.Y. Both trusted servants are already serving on the board, by virtue of appointments to the board they sought in the aftermath of the World Service Business Conference. Blair P,…
The bylaws committee is working toward completing its review of former trustee liaison Beth B’s edits to the Policies and Procedures Manual, and intends to complete that work this year. Some amendment proposals may arise as a result. Others goals set include establishing a clear path for those who would seek to submit new motions…
OA’s board of trustees has issued what it calls a significant new policy regarding whether meetings should allow minors to attend face to face, online, telephone, or non-real-time meetings. As you know, OA is a bottom-up organization, and no trusted servants govern OA, so this question remains with each local meeting. The board said, “the…
Overeaters Anonymous wants to hear your stories about abstinence, to be published on the Lifeline blog, and possibly in a book compiling the best submissions. Deadline to tell your stories this way is end of year.
The next World Service Business Conference (WSBC) will be held virtually May 4-10, 2025. This year, Region 6 will be offering scholarships to cover the cost of registration only for the conference, because there will be no travel costs. It is the policy of OA to have intergroups use one form to apply to their regions for both…
I make a list of all the things I have learned when I near the end of another year in recovery. It seemed fitting to do that list here. I am at the end of my term as Region 6 Treasurer. Yours in service,Debbie HRegion 6 forever
Using the tools in a part of my program, which I work to the best of my ability. Some better than most, but that’s a judgement, and I need to stop judging myself and accept where I am at this time. Here goes the list. A familiar late night host’s voice just entered my head:…