There were 88 people who participated with me in the 2020 annual Milwaukee area OA Labor Day event. Thirty people usually is a great turnout! It was done for the first time virtually, with the choice of attending either through a phone call or seeing and being seen by others in attendance, via Zoom, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. This is also now happening for MAI Intergroup, World Service, and Region 5 Assemblies and Conventions, as well as regularly scheduled face to face meetings. I personally would not have attended the WSI recent, awesome marathon with speakers from around the world, if it had not been virtual. I turned 70 years old October 14, 2020; online meetings and calls are a relatively new concept for me that I had not tried previously. The intention was there, but it did not happen. Would I favor face to face events today? Virtual events save on time, expense and can be a lot more convenient. Face to face meetings, hopefully will resume and we likely will be utilizing both choices. I am grateful one day at a time that Overeater’s Anonymous is alive and well!
– Darlene D.
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