{"id":163,"date":"2023-11-30T22:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T22:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2023-12-29T16:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:18:55","slug":"seventh-tradition-contribution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/seventh-tradition-contribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventh Tradition Contribution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to OA\u2019s Preamble, \u201cthere are no dues or fees for members.\u201d All are welcome at an OA meeting, as a contribution is not required. However, many of us have found that a financial contribution, no matter how small, supports our recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/oawny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/oa-seventh-tradition-of-oa-every-oa-group-ought-to-be-fully-self-supporting-declining-outside-contributions-802.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seventh Tradition of OA<\/a> says: &#8220;Every OA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.&#8221; We &#8220;pass the basket&#8221; for voluntary contributions during our meetings to pay rent for meeting space and to purchase literature. Although a suggested contribution is $5, it is never a requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/oawny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/7thtraditionbasket.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oawny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/7thtraditionbasket.png 604w, https:\/\/oawny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/7thtraditionbasket-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also contribute towards the expenses of the Western New York Intergroup. These expenses include Zoom access and our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make a Seventh Tradition contribution to the Western New York Intergroup by sending a check or money order to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OA Western New York Intergroup<br>P.O. Box 936<br>Williamsville, NY 14221<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/oawny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/paypallogoSM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also contribute to the Western New York Intergroup online via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PayPal<\/a> to Stacey M., who will write a check. In PayPal, send your contribution via this email address: she_thumb@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to OA\u2019s Preamble, \u201cthere are no dues or fees for members.\u201d All are welcome at an OA meeting, as a contribution is not required. However, many of us have found that a financial contribution, no matter how small, supports our recovery. The Seventh Tradition of OA says: &#8220;Every OA group ought to be fully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324,"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions\/324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oawny.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}