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Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous
(OA) in Silicon Valley, CA.
This is the website of the Silicon Valley Intergroup
of Overeaters Anonymous. Our intergroup represents the OA meetings
in San Jose and most of Santa Clara County, CA.
What is Overeaters Anonymous?
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) offers a program of recovery from compulsive
overeating using the Twelve Steps and
Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide
meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength
and hope where members respect one another's anonymity. OA charges no
dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions.
Unlike other
organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, obesity or diets; it
addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a
religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. To
address weight loss, OA encourages members to develop a food plan with a
health care professional and a sponsor. If you want to stop your
compulsive eating, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous. If you are
new to Overeaters Anonymous, check out the information on our "Is
OA for You?" pages.
For Spanish language
information about OA see the Mexico City Intergroup
website
and other contact information
here.
New, Cancelled or Changed OA Meetings:
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The
OA 90-day Format Meeting on Mondays from 7PM to
8PM at the First Christian Church in San Jose has
been changed to a meeting on Fridays from
7:30PM to 8:30PM in Santa Clara at the Kaiser
Permanente Medical Center, 710 Lawrence Expressway at Homestead,
Parking Lot B, Enter Homestead East Lobby, Turn right walk down hall
to 196, Rooms C1 and C2.
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The Women's OA
Meeting on Sundays at 3PM in Santa Clara
at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center has been cancelled.
New or Highlighted Events:
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Conventions:
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Region 2 of
Overeaters Anonymous Convention on June 4 - 6, 2010 at
the Marriott Hotel, San Francisco Airport in San Mateo
California. See www.oar2.org for more information. Mail in registrations are
available now and online registration will be available soon.
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OA World Service
Convention will also celebrate OA's 50th birthday with a
theme of "Now Playing-50 Years of OA Recovery". It is on
August 26-29, 2010 in Los Angeles at the Hilton Los
Angeles Airport Hotel. Hotel reservations can be made now and
registrations for the convention will be available soon. Click
this link for more information.
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Retreats:
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Register for next years
"OA Serenity
Retreat" - that will be held on Friday, Apr 30 through
Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Santa Cruz at the Villa Maria del
Mar. The topic is "Stepping through the Arch to Freedom - A friendly walk
through steps four and five" - The registration flyer is
available here.
Very limited single rooms and rooms with an ocean view are
available, so register early if you want one of those rooms - they
are filled on a first come first served basis as determined by the
registration postmark date. This retreat is sponsored by our OA SV
Intergroup.
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The
"OA Men's Retreat" will be held on
Friday-Sunday, October 29-31, 2010 in Santa Cruz as the Villa Maria del
Mar. The spaces are limited, especially for single rooms, so register early.
See this
flyer
to register and for more details.
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"Spring into
Recovery" retreat March 5th-7th 2010 in Santa
Rosa. Registration cost is $300.00. Click "events" and
go to "Retreats" for a link to the
registration flyer.
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"Camp Aloha
Retreat" March 5th-7th. Hurry! registration is due by
Jan. 31st. Click "events" and go to "Retreats" for a link to the registration
flyer.
What's new?
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The unapproved
January IG
Meeting Minutes are available
here.
If your meeting does not have an intergroup representative or if the
intergroup representative missed the intergroup meeting, please read
these minutes to find out what is happening at the intergroup
meeting.
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The February Courage Lines
newsletter is available
here .
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If you need a temporary
sponsor, check out the information about the Temporary
Sponsorship Program here
or send an email to the
Temporary Sponsor Chairperson.
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There are many audio
files of OA speakers available for download (for free) from the
Sacramento Valley OA Intergroup at this location:
link. See this
link for even more
Downloadable OA Speakers.
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Our intergroup
maintains a speakers list, so if your meeting needs a speaker,
you can use this list to find one. If you are willing to
listed as an available speaker on the list, click this
link_to_volunteer and fill in the email form. To ask the
speaker list chairperson for a copy of the speakers list, click this
link_to_get_the_list.
About
this site:
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To download simpler
quick loading
pages of the meeting schedule to your cell phone or
pda, click this
link or enter the address "oasv.org/mobile" into your mobile browser.
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Check out
Downloadable OA Speakers where many audio files of OA speakers are
available for free over the internet from the
OA LA Intergroup,
Sacramento Valley
Intergroup and from other OA Intergroups and Regions.
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See the
Site-map for more information about
this website.
Contact
Us:
The Silicon Valley Intergroup's address and phone number is:
Silicon Valley Intergroup
P.O. Box 5603
San Jose, CA 95150
(408) 268-7243
You may also send email to the
chairperson of the intergroup. Finally, the
intergroup meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:15 PM. See the
business meetings events page for the
dates and address of this monthly intergroup meeting - all are welcome. |
