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NEWSLETTER March 30, 2026

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NEWSLETTER SUMMARY: DETAILS BELOW

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:

  • Service Opportunities at the 2026 Business Convention
  • Apr 11 - Connecticut FA Information Session and Fellowship Lunch
  • Apr 12 - EAI PI Committee Meeting
  • Apr 18 - Sydney, Australia Fellowship Day
  • Apr 18 - Hope-a-thon (virtual and in-person in Ithaca, NY)
  • Apr 19 - Sponsor Support Call

WSI ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

Service Opportunities at World Service Business Convention

Opportunities to do service are open for attendees of the 2026 World Service Business Convention, May 29 - May 31, 2026.

  • Sign up forms are linked from your secure My Convention Page
  • Questions? Contact conventionadmin@foodaddicts.org or call the FA Office at 781.932.6300 ext. 2.
  • Still need to register? Registration will remain open through April 28, 2026 until 11:59 PM PT.

Literature Committee News:

-FA Podcasts: Stories of Recovery and Hope - Looking for inspiration on your recovery journey? Craving the company of another Food Addict? The FA Podcast library features members sharing their personal experience, strength, and hope in recovering from food addiction. Whether you’re new to the program or long-standing in recovery, these stories remind us that we are not alone. Listen anytime and share this powerful resource with others in the fellowship. Most recently released podcast -The Day It Finally Clicked


-Living Abstinently in Spanish is now available for purchase in the FA Store.

EVENTS

FA Information Session and Fellowship Lunch

Apr 11 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET

West Hartford, CT


Join us for a fellowship lunch followed by a FA Information Session at 2:00 PM at the Noah Webster Library. More details can be found on the FA Events Calendar.

EAI Public Information Committee Meeting

Apr 12 @ 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 body meeting will then follow from 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET. Agenda, goals, last meeting's minutes.

Sydney, Australia Fellowship Day

Apr 18 @ 9:00 AM AEDT

Redfern Community Centre, Redfern, NSW


This Fellowship Day will be devoted to strengthening our recovery with an infusion of experience, strength, and hope. All are welcome and encouraged to come. There will be a meet & greet at Calico Cafe, 146 Abercrombie St, Redfern, a morning FA meeting, speed chat, BYO lunch and afternoon panel meeting. Check the FA Events Calendar for other resources. Registration in advance is preferred.

Hope-a-Thon

Apr 18 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET

Virtual and In-Person in Ithaca, NY


Join us for a special event on hope using a format similar to a thank-a-thon. This will be virtual and in person. If coming in person, join us for an abstinent meal afterwards. More details can be found here.


Sponsor Support Call

Apr 19 @ 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT


Zoom Call Details

Meeting ID: 895 0515 3043

Passcode: 121212

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Join us on the third Sunday of each month as we follow, in order, the new FA approved pamphlet Some Thoughts on Sponsoring to share experience, strength and hope on sponsorship, in a format similar to the Traveling Abstinently Forum.

REPORTS

Eastern Area Intergroup (EAI)

Please click on the link below to read the latest report, In the Loop with Intergroup, for March 8, 2026.


If you are an EAI contact or a meeting secretary at a meeting that does not have an EAI contact, please share the report at your business meeting.

The next EAI Meeting will be held on April 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET via Zoom.


Meeting ID: 847 548 759

Passcode: 2020

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Western Area Intergroup (WAI)

Please click on the link below to read the report, The Scoop, from the WAI meeting that was held on March 8, 2026. Contact waisecretary@foodaddict.org for a copy of the report in Spanish.


If you are a WAI contact or a meeting secretary at a meeting that does not have a WAI contact, please share the report at your business meeting.

The next WAI Meeting will be held on April 12, 2026, at 8:30 AM PT via Zoom.


Meeting ID: 935 6887 2134

Passcode: 2020

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