Open Letter to all Houston Area OA Groups from the Houston Metro Intergroup Board

So why are we writing to you? The HMI monthly Board meetings usually have an attendance of 7-9 people. That’s not very many given that there are more than 45 meetings listed on the Meeting Sheet and EVERY meeting may have a representative. We, who are on the HMI Board, want you to come join us; all your meeting has to do is have a Group Conscience and elect an HMI representative. Your group not ready to do that? Come and visit anyway; we meet from 10 to 11 on the second Saturday of every month at the OAsis Club, 5645 Hillcroft (between Harwin and Westpark), Suite 102). Just as with every OA meeting, HMI is only as strong and vibrant as the members who participate make it. So, please, come join us. Help strengthen OA in Houston by working with other groups on activities that benefit and promote recovery for all of us.

We all love our home OA meetings and the people there who have helped us along the journey of recovery. But it is easy to forget that these beloved meetings are part of a larger network of meetings in the Houston area. You may notice that your group sends donation to the Houston Metro Intergroup (HMI) or you may have been to an HMI retreat or workshop. So what is HMI and what do they do?

Houston Metro Intergroup (HMI) exists as the servant of the Houston area OA groups to administer and coordinate OA activities common to the groups in the area and to further the Overeaters Anonymous program in accordance with the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, in order to carry the message to all compulsive overeaters. HMI serves also as a clearing house for activities outside the Houston area by making sure Houston is represented at Regional and World Service Business Meetings. HMI has no authority over individual meetings and is concerned only with activities that are area wide.

So what are some of the activities HMI does get involved in? In the last year, HMI has either participated in or sponsored the following:

HMI/GBAI Annual Convention

Region Three Fall Meeting

World Service Business Conference

HMI Spring Retreat at Camp Allen

Newcomer’s Workshop

Hope for the Holidays Workshop

Area Wide Meeting and Telephone Lists

OA Houston Website

OA Houston Phone Line

HMI Newsletter Steps

Literature Sales

Please take this letter and read it at your regular meetings to encourage participation in HMI. Remember that service is a part of recovery for all of us and we look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.

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