Metro Memo

June 2008

Announcements

The Greater New York Metro Intergroup would like to honor Peter G. who recently passed away. His
continued service to us will be remembered with love. Peter volunteered at the meetings he attended for a
variety of service positions, such as Intergroup Rep and speaker. At Intergroup, he served as a One Year
Trustee, Region 6 Representative, and was just elected to be an officer as Corresponding Secretary. Let's
keep Peter and his loved ones in our prayers for today, and always remember his dedicated service

CABRINI HOSPITAL CLOSING - MEETINGS NEED NEW SPACE
Effective June 30, 2008. If you know of an available meeting space,
please email Metro Intergroup at office@oanyc.org or call 212-946-4599.

Dear Frances,
On behalf of Greater New York Metro Intergroup, I'd like to say thank you for all the hard work you put into
keeping our office running smoothly. You are grace under pressure, and we were blessed to have you come into our
lives. You provided New York City with excellent service, and you demonstrated patience, understanding, and
compassion towards all of us. We will miss you here, and we wish you a slow, blessed, abstinent recovery, one day
at a time. You are in our hearts, always. - Andrea F., Chairman, Greater NY Metro Intergroup

“RECOVERY BY THE DOZENS” RETREAT
The June Metro Intergroup Retreat still has space available! The retreat will take place Friday June
20th - Sunday June 22nd. If you haven’t already heard - The NYC OA Metro Intergroup Retreats are
really amazing and fun experiences! Roundtrip transportation, lodging, and 5 meals included!
Sign up soon, as space is limited. For more information and to register - go to www.oanyc.org.

There’s an Upper West Side OA meeting that needs support! Saturday mornings, 9:30am at
Fourth Universalist Society (4 W 76th & CPW) - basement, entrance to Ideal School.

CPR FOR YOUR PROGRAM - Are you in an OA crisis? Do you wish that there were someone you
could call who would meet with you to listen, to talk, to offer experience,strength, and hope? Well, there
is. The Twelfth-Step Within committee has established a new lifeline that we are calling CPR. Upon
request, 2 or 3 committee members will meet with you in person or by phone, to listen, support and
suggest gentle action steps to help right-size your program and your life. Do not continue to suffer;
contact us at Step12@oanyc.org or 212-946-4599.

DO YOU GO TO A MEETING THAT NEEDS SUPPORT? Metro Bulletin Board can help you get the word out. Simply
e-mail the information to metromemo@oanyc.org. ALSO... CONTRIBUTE TO THE METRO MEMO! A huge aspect of OA recovery is the sharing with one another our experience, strength and hope. Do the service of sharing yours! Submit an article to metromemo@oanyc.org.

EDITORIAL POLICY - Metro Memo is the monthly newsletter of the Greater New York Overeaters Anonymous Metro
Intergroup. The deadline for copy is the 25th of each month. Material cannot be returned nor can payment be made. All submissions to the editor must be signed and when published, will appear with First name and last initial. Names will be withheld upon request. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. Other OA groups may reprint without permission. We ask that you cite the writer and the Metro Memo as your source. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, not those of the Metro Intergroup or OA as a whole. Please address all submissions and correspondence to the Metro Memo via e-mail at Metromemo@oanyc.org or via US Postal Service at the address listed on the masthead on the front page.