Also, it is not a break of anonymity to enlist Twelfth-Step help for group members in trouble, provided we are careful to refrain from discussing any specific personal information. Another aspect of anonymity is that we are all equal in the Fellowship, whether we are newcomers or seasoned long-timers. We come together simply as compulsive overeaters. Getting to meetings, putting away chairs, putting out literature, talking to newcomers, doing whatever needs to be done in a group or for OA as a whole, are ways in which we give back what we have so generously been given. We are encouraged to do what we can when we can.
Service helps to fulfill that promise.