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For NewcomersUnsure if you have a problem with food or compulsive food behaviours? Answer 15 questions and find out if you belong here.
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For ProfessionalsTake a look at our OA members survey to learn how our program can support your patients and/or clients.
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Special Meetings (Intergroup Renewal)
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DONE - Discussing the Member Survey Results
Thursday, May 26, 6 - 8 PM, PT We met and reviewed the members survey results and started talking about ways we can help our OA members and member groups. Click here to see the results of the survey! Click here to read the meeting notes |
DONE - Brainstorming Activities & Services
Saturday, June 11, 1 - 3 PM , PT We started brainstorming possible activities / services that Intergroup could offer to support member and Group recovery in our area. Click here to read the meeting notes Click here to visit the Mural board (visitor access) |
We need members to become project champions! What projects excite you?
Now we need willing members to come forward and lead committees in choosing and fulfilling projects that support member recovery. Read the overview of next steps here! If you are interested, please join us at the next monthly Intergroup meeting or send an email to the us at oaseatosky@gmail.com |
Monthly Intergroup Business Meeting
Next meeting: May 27, 2023
Held on the last Saturday of each month* from 10am - 12pm Pacific Time
(*December meeting is usually held on the first Saturday in January)
[view past meeting documents]
(*December meeting is usually held on the first Saturday in January)
[view past meeting documents]
What is Intergroup?Sea to Sky Intergroup exists to serve the needs of its member groups by providing resources – such as this website, a digital meeting directory, recovery events, and more – that support individual and group recovery from compulsive eating. To do this, our Intergroup meets for a business meeting once a month to check-in on the health of our local meeting groups and to discuss ongoing recovery activities and support services.
How to join Intergroup meetingsOption 1: Use Zoom
Option 2: Use your telephone
Press "6" to mute / unmute yourself Press "9" to raise / lower your virtual hand |
Information for Group RepsThe role of Group Reps
Group Reps are representatives for their home group meeting. They attend our monthly business meeting to share information on the health of their group, learn from other groups, access Intergroup resources, and most importantly give their group members a voice in OA happenings at the Region and World Service levels. Member groups decide upon their own requirements for the position of Group Rep, including abstinence requirements and length of service term. For individuals new to this service position, Intergroup has this information folder which you may find helpful. Before the meeting Prepare a brief update about how your group is doing. You may wish to report on aspects such as:
During the meeting In the first hour of the meeting, group reps are asked to give their reports. When called upon, read out your report to us. For the rest of the meeting (which covers Board member reports and old/new business items), please take notes on anything you think is important for your meeting members to know; feel free to ask questions as they come up. A formal set of meeting minutes will be generated by the secretary and distributed via the Google Group mailing list. Learn about the Google Group here. After the meeting Report back to your group and share your notes. Please announce any vacancies in Intergroup board positions; volunteer positions on active committees may also be available. Let your group know that Intergroup exists to serve them and their concerns and input are our top priority; remind your group that you are their direct line of communication to Intergroup and beyond! |
OA's Service Structure
OA Sea to Sky Intergroup exists to serve the needs of its member groups
How OA is organizedIndividual members form groups, and groups provide support for individual OA members. Groups work together to form Service Bodies – in our case, Sea to Sky Intergroup.
Sea to Sky Intergroup supports affiliated Groups by:
Several Intergroups work together to form Regions, and all Regions are part of World Service. In following with OA Tradition #2, "our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern." Read more about other service bodies and the World Service Organization at OA.org. |
In OA, the members have the most influenceOA’s “inverted pyramid” describes our unique service structure. Unlike a traditional business that has tiers of managers directing those “below” them, OA members and OA member groups have the most influence over what happens within OA. Their needs are communicated down through the pyramid to Sea to Sky Intergroup, Region 1, and the World Service Business Conference (WSBC) / Board of Trustees (BoT), and World Service (WS).
Each service body is accountable to their members and member groups. Therefore the “higher” the position a trusted servant holds, the more people to whom the trusted servant is accountable. Sea to Sky Intergroup is accountable for helping to fulfill the needs of OA members and OA Group Meetings in our area. 
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