All About Region 2
REGION 2 MISSION STATEMENT
To support individuals in need of recovery from compulsive eating (e.g.: overeating, bulimia, anorexia) through empowering all groups within the region.
Region 2 Purpose
The purpose of Region 2 is to promote the unity within the Region, (as defined in Section 1 of the R2 Policy and Procedures Manual), to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, to be aware of and serve the needs of member Groups and to 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 Twelve Concepts of OA.
Maintaining a Communication Center for R2.
Providing a format for selection of Trustee nominees.
Providing unity of Groups and organization of Intergroups within R2.
Conducting an annual R2 Convention for the purpose of communication.
Conducting fund-raising activities, including the Annual Convention, that are deemed necessary to finance the functions of R2.
What Region 2 Does:
Maintains a communication center for R2.
Establishes and maintains a R2 Speaker/Leader List
Provides outreach services to outlying areas of the Region and isolated members in the region.
Sponsors and organizes a yearly Region Convention.
Provides funding to assist regional representatives attendance at Assemblies.
Provides funding assistance for Public Information projects.
Works with Intergroups to present Service & Tradition Workshops throughout the region.
- Organizes and holds assemblies, per R2 Bylaws, to provide a forum for representatives from Intergroups and Unaffiliated meetings to meet to:
Exchange ideas on how to carry the OA message
Address Intergroup and meeting concerns
Provide a format for selection of Trustee nominees
Assist in providing unity of groups and organization of Intergroups within Region 2.