OA SonomaOvereaters Anonymous Sonoma County serves the county of Sonoma and rural areas including but not limited to Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Cotati, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Rohnert Park and part of Napa.
Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively.
There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer. To request updates or help with the web site, send email to info@oasonoma.org or use the form on the Contact Us page. To get emails about OA events and opportunities:
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To the NewcomerOvereaters Anonymous is a fellowship of people from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem - compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia and bulimia. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively.
Please read "Our Invitation to You", check out our website and attend a meeting. Whatever your problem with food, OA welcomes you. Spring Retreat
Spring into Action - 2021 Virtual Weekend Retreat, presented by Sonoma County OA Intergroup. April 16 - April 18, 2021. This year we have invited 2 presenters to share their experience living the OA 12 Step Program of Recovery. Download flier with details here. Register for the retreat here. The retreat committee is looking for people to help with the following during the retreat:
If you can help, please email leegang6@att.net. OA R2 Diversity Community Awareness Survey Region 2 is conducting a survey to capture individual experiences of feeling welcome or unwelcome, included or excluded within OA. Your experiences and input matter, this is an opportunity to have your voice heard. Completion takes about 10-15 minutes. Take the survey here. Newsletter Online Download the Fall 2020 Sonoma Serenity here! Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic Meetings have been moved online to Zoom or been suspended due to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place. See the Local Meetings page for all meeting details. Please send us any updates you have on the status of Sonoma County meetings as you become aware of them. More Area Meetings
Events For workshops, conventions, retreats, and other special events, see the EVENTS page! 7th Tradition Suggestion If you are conducting meetings online, you may be wondering how to collect the 7th tradition. One suggestion has been that you ask attendees to track their attendance and set aside 7th tradition funds to bring in when face-to-face meetings resume. The Sales Tax Form for Literature is available on the Intergroup (IG) Documents page: Please have your literature taxes submitted to IG by August 31st. This will allow IG to submit entire tax responsibility to State by end of September. If you have any questions, please discuss with your group's IG representative. |