NEWSLETTER February 26, 2025

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If you are a WSI, EAI or WAI contact, please use this email to make announcements at your FA meeting(s). Please see the EAI and WAI reports at the bottom of the newsletter.

In This Newsletter:

• It's the last Week to Register as a Voting Member for the 2025 World Service Business Convention
• New PayPay Giving Fund button on the FA website makes it easy to give just $1 or $2
• March 2 - MESA Resource Call
• March 9 - EAI PI Committee Meeting
• March 15 - Massachusetts Area Fellowship Day

If you are a WSI contact, please make these announcements at your FA meeting(s). Check the EVENTS section below as well for potential additional announcements for your business meetings.

Last Week to Register as a Voting Member for WSBC 2025

• Voting members who have been elected by their FA meetings must register to vote by March 1 at 11:59 PM PT.
• Register to attend and to vote using the same simple form.
• Financial aid is available through EAI Financial Aid and WAI Financial Aid. Deadlines to apply are February 28 (EAI) and March 21 (WAI).
• Questions? Contact the FA office at fa@foodaddicts.org or 781.932.6300

For WSC Members / Those Registered to Vote at the WSBC 2025

Save the date for motion discussion calls next week! These calls are to help WSBC voting members decide which motions should be placed on the agenda.

• Saturday, March 8 at 6:30 PM ET
• Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 PM ET

Look for links to these calls in an upcoming email March 2.

A New Easy Way to Give to FA

Do you read the free literature on the FA website? Do you ever wish you could contribute just $1 or $2 to support the work that makes these resources available to all? With FA's new PayPal giving fund, website users can now give any small amount. 100% of the donation goes directly to FA. Check out the orange "donate" button next to our free pamphlet and document downloads. And THANK YOU.

MESA Resource Call

March 2 @ 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT

Zoom Call Details

Meeting ID: 848 7913 9825

Passcode: 78910

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What is 7th Tradition? Why do we contribute to the 7th Tradition? How are the monies used? I thought the program was free?

Join us for the conversation.

EAI PI Committee Meeting

Mar 9 @ 7:30 AM ET / 4:30 AM PT

Zoom Call Details

Meeting ID: 845 8695 6527

Passcode: 2020

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Join us on Intergroup Sunday at 7:30am ET. The regular EAI PI Committee meeting will then follow from 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM. ET. Agenda

Massachusetts Area Fellowship Day

Mar 15 @ 10:00 AM -3:00 PM ET

Andover, MA

Join us for an opportunity to connect, recover, and enjoy fellowship together! Bring your lunch and beverage. More details here. You can register at the door but advance registration is preferred.

Technology Office Hours

Mar 23 @ 10:30 AM ET / 7:30 AM PT

Zoom Call Details

Meeting ID: 829 5833 7847

Passcode: 960681

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Drop in to get one-on-one FA-related tech support, whether your an individual member or meeting rep. 

• May 30-June 1, 2025 hybrid in Danvers, Massachusetts and online via videoconference. Register here.
• October 17-19, 2025 at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona

• WSI Tech Team webpage
• Frequently Asked Questions for Members
• Ways to Listen to the FA Podcast Recordings
• FA Newsletter Archive