Frequently Asked Questions
The OA Program
What is OA?
How can I lose weight?
How is OA different from
commercial weight-loss programs?
What is the format of an
OA meeting?
Is OA affiliated with AA
or any other anonymous fellowship or medical group interested
in obesity?
If I have friends or family
members who need OA, will you send them information?
How does OA define abstinence
and recovery?
What is the difference between
an open group and a closed group?
I'm anorexic/bulimic. Will
OA help me?
I'm a teen. Will OA help
me?
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Meetings
How can I find a meeting?
How can I get more information
about a meeting before attending?
How can I start a new meeting?
How do we update our group's
meeting information?
Does OA have online groups?
How can I get a list of online
meetings?
What is OA's policy regarding
online meetings?
What if I can't get to regular meetings? Can OA help me?
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How Groups
What is a HOW group?
What are the requirements
for a HOW group?
Are HOW groups sanctioned
by Overeaters Anonymous?
Can you tell me where to
find a HOW group in my area?
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Service
When can I give service?
What does a meeting's secretary
do?
What is the Service by Mail/Email
program?
How often is the Service
by Mail/Email list updated?
How do I join Service by
Mail/Email? How can I get an OA pen pal?
What is a sponsor? How do
I get one?
When am I ready to sponsor?
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Intergroups
and National/Language Service Boards
What is an intergroup?
What is a National/Language
Service Board?
How can I find out the geographic
area served by an intergroup?
Where can we get information
to help improve our group or our intergroup?
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Insurance
When a meeting group does not have liability
insurance, are the members required to sign a liability waiver?
What about anonymity concerns?
How does an OA group get
liability insurance?
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Tax-Exempt
Status
How does our group or intergroup obtain tax-exempt
status?
Can our group or intergroup
use the WSO's tax-exempt number?
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Board of
Trustees
How can I contact the Board of Trustees or a
member of the board?
How can I become a Board
of Trustees member? What are the qualifications?
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Contributions
How can I, my group or my intergroup contribute
to OA?
Where do I send my group's
donation?
How much money should I give?
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Lifeline
What is Lifeline?
How do I subscribe to Lifeline?
How do I submit a story
to Lifeline?
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Ordering
Literature
Do you have a list of available literature?
Can I order literature from
the WSO?
Can I order by phone or
fax and send payment later?
How long will it take to
receive my literature order?
What is the return policy?
Does the WSO sell AA literature?
What is the difference between
Board-approved literature and Conference-approved literature?
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Copyright
What material is copyrighted?
What literature can I reproduce
in my intergroup newsletter without getting copyright permission?
How do I obtain permission
to use or reprint all other OA literature?
Can I use the OA logo?
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Translations
What is the procedure for translating OA literature?
How do I obtain OA literature
translated into another language?
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World Service
Events
What is WSBC? When is WSBC? Where is WSBC?
What is the World Service
Convention?
When and where is the next
World Service Convention?
What is the difference between
Convention and Conference?
Who can attend the Conference?
How can I get tapes of past
World Service Conventions or World Service Business Conferences?
When is Unity Day?
When is Idea Day?
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World Service
Office (WSO)
What is the World Service Office?
How do I contact the WSO?
When is WSO open?
May I visit the WSO?
Are the staff members at
the WSO members of OA?
Does the WSO have a toll-free
number?
Does the WSO set OA policy?
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