Datebook Calendar
Datebook is a special events calendar that allows registered OA groups and service bodies to announce retreats, conventions and other special events on the OA Web site. For information on how to submit your event to Datebook, click here. These announcements are provided as a courtesy, and listing them does not imply endorsement of these events.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
NOVEMBER
20, 21 Tampa, Florida: Freedom Intergroup of OA one-night retreat, “Gifts: Giving and Getting,” The Franciscan Center, 3010 North Perry Avenue; Barbara J. 1-727-937-1964, email: jarbyboy1@yahoo.com
21 Mandeville, Louisiana: OA Survivors Group IDEA day workshop, “Threefold Recovery: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual,” St. Timothy Church, Room 126–127, 335 Ashbury Dr.; Kim 1-985-705-3315
21 Telephone Event: International Day Experiencing Abstinence Telephone Meeting Marathon hosted by the 11 p.m. EST Literature Phone Meeting and Bensonhurst OA meeting, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST; call 1-712-432-3900 during the event and enter pin number 1212811#; Michelle 1-646-492-3976, email: michelleleerosen@yahoo.com, Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAPhoneMarathons; (day of the event) Josie 1-573-353-8303 (CST)
21 Chicago, Illinois: Turning Point Intergroup IDEA Day Celebration, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2751 West Winona; Christ R. 1-773-472-2823
22 Lakewood, New Jersey: Jersey Shore Intergroup “abstinence through the holidays” marathon, “Harvest Your Recovery . . . Reap the Rewards,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kimball Medical Center, 600 River Road; brown bag lunch, donation; Cindy email: spawithcindy@verizon.net
26 Chicago, Illinois: Turning Point Intergroup Thanksgiving Day Marathon, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., meetings every hour, Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2751 West Winona; Christ R. 1-773-472-2823
26 Telephone Event: Thanksgiving Day Phone Marathon hosted by the Sunrise Phone Meeting, 6:45 a.m. to midnight EST; call 1-712-432-3900 during the event and enter conference ID number 4285115#; Orah 1-215-948-3711, email: jos406@yahoo.com
26 New York, New York: OA NYC Metro Intergroup “Attitude of Gratitude” Thanksgiving Day meeting marathon, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Gray Line Bus Center/New York Visitor Center, 777 8th Avenue (between 47th Street and 48th Street), Large Theater, 2nd Floor; meetings every hour on the hour; John 1-212-741-1751, email: jove11@aol.com
DECEMBER
6 New York, New York: “Sex, Love and Abstinence: Finding Intimacy in Recovery,” co-sponsored by the NYC Monday Men’s Meeting and NYC Metro Intergroup, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., LGBT Center, 208 West 13th Street, Manhattan; all OA women and men are welcome; John 1-212-741-1751, email: jove11@aol.com
12 Seattle, Washington: Greater Seattle Intergroup Twelfth-Step-Within Marathon, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., North Seattle Alliance Church, 2150 North 122nd Street; Mary H., email: maryh@juno.com
12 Telephone Event: Twelfth-Step-Within Day Telephone Meeting Marathon hosted by the 11 p.m. EST Literature Phone Meeting and Bensonhurst OA meeting, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST; call 1-712-432-3900 during the event and enter pin number 1212811#; Michelle 1-646-492-3976, email: michelleleerosen@yahoo.com, Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAPhoneMarathons
12 Altamonte Springs, Florida: Central Florida Intergroup Sponsorship Workshop, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 1021 Palm Springs Dr.; Dave C. 1-407-716-4021, email: b4oaiate@gmail.com, Web site: www.oacfi.org/new/?p=217
25 Chicago, Illinois: Turning Point Intergroup Winter Holiday Marathon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., meetings every hour, Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2751 West Winona; Christ R. 1-773-472-2823
JANUARY
2 Agawam, Massachusetts: Western Massachusetts Intergroup marathon, “12-Step Way to Play in OA,” 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 699 Springfield Street; 1-413-782-4926
15–17 Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Intergroup OA 50th birthday party and reunion, “A Half Century: One Day at a Time,” LAX Marriott Hotel; Monette 1-323-653-7652, Web site: www.oa50th.org
17 Telephone Event: 50th Anniversary Birthday Party Celebration Telephone Meeting Marathon hosted by the 11 p.m. EST Literature Phone Meeting and Bensonhurst OA meeting, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST; call 1-712-432-3900 during the event and enter pin number 1212811#; (before the event date) Michelle 1-646-492-3976, email: michelleleerosen@yahoo.com; , Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAPhoneMarathons; (day of the event) Susan 1-337-237-2311 (CST)
29–31 Gold Bar, Washington: Greater Seattle Intergroup, “A New Beginning: Annual Winter Retreat,” Camp Huston Conference Center; Alicia 1-425-485-8140, email: aliciawr@comcast.net, Web site: www.seattleoa.org/events.htm
FEBRUARY
19–21 Warner Springs, California: San Diego County Intergroup workshop, “A Weekend ABC’s of Abstinence,” Hot Springs Ranch, 31652 Hwy 79; Iola 1-619-370-4594
26–28 Dallas, Texas: Dallas Intergroup convention, “The Texas Twelve Step,” Radisson Hotel Dallas East, 11350 LBJ Freeway; Delia 1-469-231-4965, email: deliasayshi@netscape.net
26–28 Cocoa Beach, Florida: Florida state convention, “Together We Can . . . Surrender To Win In 2010,” Cocoa Beach Hilton Oceanfront, 1550 North Atlantic Ave.; Linda 1-727-647-8280, email: fdnymom@msn.com
28 Telephone Event: Unity Day Celebration Telephone Meeting Marathon hosted by the 11 p.m. EST Literature Phone Meeting and Bensonhurst OA meeting, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST; call 1-712-432-3900 during the event and enter pin number 1212811#; Michelle 1-646-492-3976, email: michelleleerosen@yahoo.com, Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAPhoneMarathons
MARCH
5–7 Leuders, Texas: Big Country Intergroup retreat, “Principles and Promises,” Big Country Camp; Barbara R. 1-325-518-5108, Web site: www.OABigCountry.net
19–21 Memphis, Tennessee: Greater Memphis Area Intergroup SOAR 8 business assembly and recovery convention, “Walkin’ in Memphis: 12 Steppin’ Away the Blues,” Holiday Inn Select (Memphis East), 5795 Poplar at I-240; Nina S. 1-901-275-8272
APRIL
16–18 Earth City, Missouri: St. Louis Bi-State Area Intergroup Annual Convention, Holiday Inn Airport West, 3400 Rider Trail South; Connie email: conniehsl@aol.com
23–25 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho: Lake Country Intergroup 2010 Annual OA Retreat, N-Sid-Sen Camp/Conference Center, $ 110 (includes registration, housing and abstinent food); Jessie M. 1-509-928-6527
30–May 1Duxbury, Massachusetts: South Coastal MA Intergroup (SCMI) “Serenity By the Sea” Retreat, Miramar Retreat Center; SCMI hotline 1-781-925-1903, email: retreat2010@scmioa.org, Web site: www.scmioa.org/retreat2010.htm
30–May 2 Santa Cruz, California: Silicon Valley Intergroup serenity retreat, “Stepping Through the Arch to Freedom: A Friendly Walk Through Steps Four and Five,” Villa Maria del Mar; Peter 1-408-480-2141
MAY
14–16 Tustin, Michigan: Western Michigan Intergroup spring retreat, “Renew Your Journey Through Hope, Help and Healing,” Kettunen Center; intergroup toll-free 1-866-398-5440; Michele, email: michelee@montcalm.edu
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
MARCH
5–7 Hamilton, New Zealand: Hamilton Intergroup retreat, “Our 10th Retreat 2010: Kinship of the Kiwi Kind,” Houchen House; Sheryl 1-646-756-8242, email: kloud9@clear.net.nz
JULY
2–4 Clydebank (near Glasgow), Scotland: Caledonian Intergroup, “OA’s Golden Jubilee” convention, The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre; Belle 01236 82 5507, email: belleoaoutreach@tiscali.co.uk
Submitting Entries to Datebook
If you would like to have your event posted on Datebook, please submit your entry by visiting our Contact page and selecting “Datebook” from the drop-down menu or by emailing datebook@oa.org.
Please submit your Datebook entry two weeks before the date you’d like your event to appear on the OA Web site.
Please use this format for your entry:
- Date of Event – Location of Event (city, state/province and country), Name of Event, Name of Group hosting Event, Address of Event, Contact person’s first name, Contact information: phone number, email address (without last name) and/or web site address
Anonymity Awareness: Datebook will not accept email addresses that include last names. Please be aware that viewers of the OA Web site have access to contact information posted in Datebook. Contact persons should consider issues of privacy and anonymity before submitting their Datebook event. If you wish to include an email address, we encourage you to set up a generic address with an email service provider. Anyone forwarding an entry for which they are not the contact person must check with the contact person prior to submission to obtain his or her permission for Datebook posting.
