Greater Seattle Intergroup

Web Address: www.seattleoa.org

24 Hour Help and Information Line: 206 264 5045

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship of compulsive overeaters. There are no dues, no fees, no weigh-ins. Meetings are on a ongoing basis.

GSI Service Opportunities

Vacant Service Positions

The following service positions for the Greater Seattle Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous are currently vacant. GSI needs your help and willingness to do service in order to carry the message to those who still suffer. If you are interested in any of these positions, please come and find out more. GSI meets the first Tuesday of every month at St. Paul's Church in Ballard in Room 2 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

Intergroup Representative

An Intergroup rep comes to the GSI meeting and takes information and materials back to their OA meeting. This is a good way to find out what GSI is about.
(No recovery requirements)

Public Information/Professional Outreach Committee

The purpose of the Public Information/ Professional Outreach Committee is to promote greater cooperation between OA and hospitals, institutions and professionals concerned with compulsive overeating and eating disorders and to assist meetings and GSI with ideas about carrying the message to the public via newspapers, radio and television media. Committee members decide on goals and conduct activities as they see fit.
(No recovery requirements)

Ways & Means Committee

The purpose of the Ways and Means Committee is to help determine the financial needs of GSI and the means of meeting such needs. Committee members decide on goals and conduct activities as they see fit.
(No recovery requirements)

Literature & Lifeline Committee

The purpose of the Literature Committee is to be a source of information regarding OA and AA literature and twelve step literature policies and to promote group and individual subscriptions to Lifeline. Committee members decide on goals and conduct activities as they see fit.
(No recovery requirements)

Bylaws Committee

The purpose of this committee is to guide the administration and operation of GSI by evaluating GSI bylaws, policies & procedures and ensuring that governance follows the 12 traditions. Committee members decide on goals and conduct activities as they see fit.
(No recovery requirements)

Delegates (3 regular, 3 alternates)

GSI funds delegates to attend the business assembly for Region One in October and the World Service Business Conference in May. Delegates attend conferences, write reports and present to GSI.
(Must attend GSI regularly, have one year's abstinence and have given away a fourth step inventory.)

Other GSI Service opportunities

Are You Willing to Speak at O.A. Events?

If you are willing to be included in a list of O.A. speakers, please download a speaker information form and return it by mail or e-mail. (The address is on the form.) This speaker list will be used solely to help speaker getters for GSI events such as retreats, marathons and workshops. It will not be distributed except to those on event planning committees. We will ask that it not be reproduced or distributed.

Hotline Volunteers Needed

The Seattle OA Hotline needs volunteers to take calls that are directly forwarded to a phone number of the volunteer's choice for the same shift each week. All daytime shifts are three hours (7-10 AM, 10 AM - 1 PM, 1-4 PM, 7-10 PM). The night shift is 10PM-7 AM.

The hotline also needs several members who are willing to return calls to people who have left messages on the Hotline Message Center.

If you are willing to share yourself with another compulsive overeater by doing this valuable service, please contact Paula Jo at (425) 255-1781 or bravepj@yahoo.com.

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