Overeaters Anonymous Celebrates 50 Years of Recovery in the St. Louis Bi-State Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 19, 2023

SAINT LOUIS, Missouri – The St. Louis Bi-State Area Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is celebrating 50 years of recovery in the area.

OA members will gather on March 18, 2023, for a 12-hour celebratory day of recovery and fellowship. For registration information about the event, contact Debbie K. at (636) 634-6201.

The first OA meeting took place in California in 1960. Thirteen years later, in 1973, the first group in the St. Louis Bi-State area was organized by Mary Anne S. The program has been a continuous presence ever since.

Today, the St. Louis Bi-State Area Intergroup is the hub for over 35 weekly meetings in St. Louis City, seven Missouri counties plus five counties in Illinois.

Overeaters Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of individuals who support each other while reaching for and living in recovery. It is patterned after the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.

OA welcomes everyone who has a problem with food including those who compulsively overeat and/or engage in compulsive food behaviors such as anorexia, bulimia, or other food-related problems.

For general information about OA: oa.org. For information about the St. Louis Bi-State Area Intergroup of OA: stlouisoa.org.