ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WELCOME INCOMING CHAPTER CHAIR AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Thank you for stepping up to do service to share the message of FA recovery!
Roe B. - Chapter Chair - FAMEChapterChair@gmail.com
Marcia H. - Bylaws Chair - famebylaws@gmail.com
Eddie P. - 12 Step Chair - fame12stepcommittee@gmail.com
KiM C-S. - P.I. Chair - famepicommittee@gmail.com
THANK YOU OUTGOING CHAIRS:
Catherine R., retiring Chair
Kathy C., retiring 12th Step Chair
KiM C-S, retiring Bylaws Chair
Thank you for sharing your recovery in four years of incredible service!
UPCOMING PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION: PI Sessions are great opportunities to share the FA program with family, friends, colleagues - anyone who has expressed interest or curiosity about what you are doing and how your life has changed.
Thursday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. (Freeport, ME) - Via Zoom. Contact Sandi D. +1 (207) 838-8991 or Marina S. +1 (207) 522-8999.
Monday, August 31, 6:30 p.m. (Westbrook, ME) - Via Zoom. Contact KiM C. +1 (207) 899-6588 or Roe B. +1 (917) 532-3230.
HELP WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION - See Public Information Committee News below for some great tips on publicizing your PI Sessions!
JULY MEETING OF THE MONTH: Please join with other FA fellows in supporting this meeting! Augusta, Maine, 2:00 pm Sunday, in person. 2 Bangor St, Suite 2, Augusta, ME. Contact:Helen P. (207) 623-1924 or Christie C.(207) 930-5524.
NEXT CHAPTER MEETING: SUNDAY, JULY 19th, 8:15 am. Please join with your fellows for service to help food addicts in Maine and around the world. Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 864 0646 1019 Passcode: FAME2020).
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Public Information (PI) Committee News
Welcome KiM C-S as new P.I. Committee Chair. famepicommittee@gmail.com.
Maine meetings are holding regular Information Sessions both virtually and in person. Here are some ideas for publicity:
FA Calendars: WSI, EAI, and the Chapter Bulletin Board
Adult Education fliers or catalogs - check with your local Adult Ed Office!
Submit a Public Service Announcement to your local cable station
Maine Public Community Calendar
Other online calendars.
Fellows in the Saturday Westbrook meeting are distributing FA trifolds in plexiglass holders to local venues like libraries, coffee shops, etc. They also have flyers to post in various locations.
Join fellows at the Rally 4 Recovery on Sunday September 13 from 12 to 3pm at Payson Park in Portland, ME. If you can help staff our table, contact Andy at (207) 449-6159.
If you are inspired to help share the message of recovery through FA there are some upcoming events in need of volunteers.Please reach out to KiM at famepicommittee@gmail.com.
12th Step Committee News
3. Please let us know if there is anything you would like the Maine Chapter to submit to the bulletin for your meeting.
Office Committee News
The Office/ Communications Committee is making progress on their two projects for this year:
1) Update and redesign the Maine Chapter pages on the foodaddicts.org website to streamline and integrate with the Chapter Bulletin Board.
2) Organize content of the Chapter accounts on its Google Drive so that it is streamlined and easily accessible to all who use the Google Drive file management system.
As always we continue to be the hub for chapter communication and interface with EAI and WSI.
For questions, contact Ann P., Office/Communications Committee Chair at 207.837.3581.
Meeting of the Month
JULY MEETING OF THE MONTH: Augusta, Maine, 2:00 pm Sunday, in person. 2 Bangor St, Suite 2, Augusta, ME. Contact: Helen P. (207) 623-1924 or Christie C. (207) 930-5524. Please join with other FA fellows in supporting this meeting!
Tool For Today
SPONSOR
We ask an FA sponsor to guide us through the recovery program on every level: physical, mental, and spiritual. Ours is a program of attraction. Find a sponsor who has what you want and ask how it was achieved.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
8:15am - 10:00am
ALL FA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME
FA Members gather monthly to share experience, strength, and hope; to discuss issues that arise in our meetings, and to generate new ideas on how we can better reach food addicts on a local and regional level.
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If you, or someone you know, is having a problem with food, our volunteers who have found recovery from their own food issues will call you back.
207-775-2132 or Toll Free 1- 888-998-5297
Leave a voicemail message and volunteers will return your call within 48 hours.
Volunteers are FA members who have found relief from food addiction.
These volunteers can answer questions, help you learn more about FA and food addiction, and help you find support to achieve physical, mental and emotional sobriety.