Our Intergroup

New Freedom Intergroup is registered with World Service as OA Intergroup Number 09089.

New Freedom Intergroup (NFI) is the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia area intergroup-level service body of Overeaters Anonymous.

NFI meets from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 am on the second Saturday of every month.  Currently, we are meeting virtually using Zoom:  872 7218 1719,      Password:  883350.  Please join us for our next intergroup meeting. All OA group members are welcome.

Our physical meeting place (should we vote to resume face to face) is at the Orange Park Presbyterian Church, in the Meeting Hall, 1905 Park Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073.

Please join us for our next intergroup meeting.  All OA group members are welcome.

The purpose of New Freedom Intergroup is to promote unity within the Intergroup, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, recognize and serve the needs of member Groups, and carry the message of Overeaters Anonymous to the compulsive overeater who still suffers by

• Furthering the OA program in accordance with the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Nine Tools of OA, guided by the Twelve Concepts of OA Service;
• Holding regular monthly Intergroup meetings and encouraging the participation of OA Group representatives in those meetings;
• Providing a format for selection of Board Officer nominees;
• Enhancing unity of Groups and facilitating organization of Groups within the Intergroup;
• Planning events aimed at attraction in conjunction with PI/PO goals set by the Intergroup and its member Groups;
• Conducting various recovery events and workshops that help further the aims of the Intergroup and member Groups.

Correspondence and donations can be mailed directly to the New Freedom Intergroup:

OA NFI

P.O. Box  31072

Savannah GA  31410

E-Mail: oanfig.org

Note: Please make donations with a note saying "Attention to the NFI Treasurer". Group meetings held in the New Freedom Intergroup area of Region 8 may mail any contributions directly to NFI at the above address or donate through our online donation feature.

The Twelve Concepts of OA Service help us apply the Steps and Traditions in our service work, which is an important part of the OA program. The Concepts define and guide the practices of the service structures that conduct the business of OA.

Service is one of the nine tools of OA. Service helps us strengthen our recovery and connects us to our OA fellowship. OA Service

Please note that some of these positions come with abstinence requirements. For more information on these requirements, you may email NFI at oanfig@gmail.com or consult the updated NFI bylaws.

Service committees are always seeking OA members to serve, sharing their ideas and energy to fulfill our primary purpose: carrying the message to the compulsive overeater who still suffers.

OA members may perform service in a variety of ways:

• Serving as a meeting group representative
• Volunteering for a meeting group service position
• Serving on a convention or retreat planning committee
• Serving on an NFI service committee
• Attending regular OA meeting groups
• Sponsoring
• Planning and attending special OA meetings and events
• Making outreach calls to newcomers and returning members
• Making 12th-Step Within calls  

OA meeting groups may establish service positions within their meeting. A variety of OA meeting service positions are possible:

NFI Representative

Secretary

Treasurer

Newcomer Caller

12th-Step Within

Lifeline Rep

Greeter/Hugger

Literature Rep

Read more about the tool of service and the nine tools of OA at OA’s World Service Web site.

New Freedom Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous

P.O. Box  31072

Savannah GA  31410

OA NFI contacts such as board members, NFI delegate, and committee chairs can be contacted directly through contact information published on the NFI We Care List or through NFI emails listed on this page.

Please note, the general email address is checked daily. Any email sent to oanfig@gmail.com will be forwarded to the appropriate OA member as soon as possible. Board members and our delegate will check oanfig email as their schedule allows. Response times may vary.

All board members can be contacted through the general NFI email: oanfig@gmail.com

Chair:  Linsey G. (Echo)

Vice Chair:  Barb C.

Treasurer:  Augusta L.

Secretary:  Sandi JC

Delegate: VACANT - consider doing service