2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings

Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic

Wednesday, January 1 New Year's Day Awareness is the First Step

Sunday, January 19 OA's 60th Birthday Beginning with Step 1 Spiritual Principle Honesty

Monday, January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Be a Champion for Your Recovery

Saturday, January 25 Spiritual Principle of Tradition 1 Unity - Together We Can Do What We Cannot Do Alone

Sunday, 2 Sunday It Is A We Program - It Takes Fellowship to Work the Steps

Friday, February 14 Valentine's Day Follow Your Heart - Choose Abstinence

Monday, February 17 President's Day Step 2 Spiritual Principle Hope Higher Power and Food Cravings

Saturday, February 22 OA Unity Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 2 Trust - Trusting the Solution

Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day Step 3 Spiritual Principle Faith - The Gift of Desperation and Surrender

Wednesday, April 8 Begins Spiritual Principle of Tradition 3 Identity You Are Not Alone

Friday, April 10 Searching for Forgiveness with Step 4 There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons

2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings

Spiritual Principle - Courage

Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic

Sunday, April 12 The Power of a Spiritual Awakening

Friday, April 17 Orthodox Great Friday Recovery is a Three-Legged Stool

Sunday, April 19 Orthodox Easter How Do We Live in The Solution?

Wednesday, April 22 Spiritual Principle of Tradition 4 Autonomy We Need Each Other

Thursday, April 23 Begins Every Day is an Opportunity to Be of Service

Sunday, May 10 Mother's Day Step 5 Spiritual Principle - Integrity Healing and Loving Thru the Steps

Saturday, May 23 EID al-Fitr: Ramadan Ends Are You Ready to Have Your Defects Removed?

Monday, May 25 Spiritual Principle of Tradition 5 - Purpose How Do We Carry the Message?

Saturday, June 6 Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 6 - Solidarity Celebrate Life Being in Recovery

There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons

2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings

Friday, June 19 Celebrating the Freedom to Be Me

Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic

Sunday, June 21 Father's Day Step 6 Spiritual Principle - Willingness What Keeps You From Becoming Entirely Ready?

Saturday, July 4 Independence Day Step 7 Spiritual Principle – Humility Freedom is Going To Any Lengths for Abstinence

Saturday, August 15 Sponsorship Day The Rewards of Being and Having a Sponsor - Step 8 Spiritual Principle – Self Discipline

Monday, September 7 Spiritual Principle of Tradition 7 – Responsibility What Does It Mean To Be Fully Self-Supporting?

Friday, September 18 Celebrate Love by Making Amends Step 9 Spiritual Principle Love

Monday, September 28 Tradition 8 Spiritual Principle – Fellowship Doing the Next Right Thing ~ Forgiving Ourselves and Others

Monday, October 12 Indigenous Peoples' Day and Step 10 Spiritual Principle Canadian Thanksgiving Perseverance

There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons

2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings

Claiming Our Roots and Spiritual Identity Thru Daily Self Examination

Sunday, October 31 Take Off the Mask! (It's OK to Be Vulnerable) Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic

Tuesday, November 3 Election Day Tradition 9 Spiritual Principle – Structure Trusting Our HP and Taking Responsibility for the OA Fellowship

Wednesday, November 11 Veteran's Day From Fear to Faith to Courage

Sunday, November 17 International Day of Tradition 10 Spiritual Principle Experiencing Abstinence – Neutrality (I.D.E.A. Day) Is My Abstinence Negotiable?

Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Step 11 Spiritual Principle - Spiritual Awareness Alive, Blessed, Grateful

Thursday, December 10 Miracles of My Recovery

Saturday, December 12 12 Step Within Day Step 12 Spiritual Principle Service Am I Reaching Out To My Fellows?

Thursday, December 24 Eve Abstinence Keeps Us Happy, Joyous and Free

There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons

2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings

Friday, December 25 Christmas HP is Doing for You What You Cannot Do for Yourself

Saturday, December 26 / Gifts of the Program

Thursday, December 31 New Year's Eve Placing Principles Before Personalities with Tradition 12 Spiritual Principle Spirituality

Friday, January 1 New Year's Day Every Day is a Fresh Start with Step 1

There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons