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EAI PI Frequently Asked Questions


Where can I publicize my meeting online? 

Free online calendars are a great place to publicize your meeting. Examples include national  online calendars such as Eventbrite and local online i.e. local newspapers that have an online calendar. For instructions on posting to these databases and sample templates that you can use immediately, email weblinks@foodaddicts.org

How can I tell my doctor about FA? 

One-on-one time with your doctor is a good time to share about the FA program. In the exam room say something like, “I want to let you know about the free program that helped me lose 100lbs and keep it off for 5 years.”  

Hand your doctor the FA trifolds. If your doctor is interested in educating their office about FA, you can schedule a time to present the FA Healthcare Media Presentation to the office staff. Contact healthcaremedia@foodaddicts.org to see the presentation and get instructions on how to present it.  

I want to do a Public Information Session. What do I need to know? 

Detailed information on how to run an In-Person and Virtual Community Information Session is available by clicking this link. .  You’ll find a list of Resources for both In-Person and Virtual Community Information Sessions with links to helpful documents such as Formats and Tasks that needs to be done to run a In-Person and Virtual Information Session. In addition, a link to an effective script for getting an audience by having the FA members attending the Information Session send an invite to family and friends and they in turn invite friends, family, or health care providers. Also, for a Virtual Information Session, you will find a link to A Guide to Organize and Run a Virtual Community Information Session

Sample templates for getting the word out about your PI session are available by clicking this link. These include calendar announcements, PSAs, and a sample script for speaking with a  radio or TV station’s PSA coordinator.  

Click here to see a list of all upcoming information sessions.

I want to participate in a Health Fair. What do I need to do?

We sometimes have the opportunity to provide information about FA at health fairs in our communities. Click a helpful link to organize and run a Health Fair.  Health Fair Resources - Organized by Stages [Pre-Planning, Planning, Day of the Event, After the Event]

What should I say when reaching out to a reporter? “I’d like to inform your readership about a free effective solution for food addiction.”  

It’s helpful to give a reporter a press release that they can either print directly or modify for their  audience. To get a press release that you can customize with the details of your info session, email eaipi@foodaddicts.org

Where can I post printed FA flyers, and what materials should I use? 

Good places to post FA flyers are community bulletin boards at coffee shops, supermarkets,  gyms, laundromats, libraries, hospitals, and community resource centers. Ask permission by saying something like: “May I post this on the community board? It’s info about a free local support group.”  

A Trifold Brochure / Meeting Directory is a great thing to post. You can download your local Meeting Directory / Trifold from this page. Or download the one-page flyer that you can edit to advertise your meeting.

What FA material can I leave in waiting rooms? 

For doctors’ offices, libraries, and other places where people wait, you can ask to leave a rack of FA Trifold Brochures / Meeting Directories. Here are the guidelines for a sponsor-a-rack program. You can get racks for free at EAI Intergroup meetings, or you can buy them at an office supply store. 

Remember to check up periodically to refill the rack. 

What does the EAI Public Information Committee do? 

The goal of the Public Information committee is to inform the general public about the fact of FA’s existence as well as support PI Reps and EAI meetings. For example, the committee may  organize and attend health fairs, present the Healthcare Media Presentation at a medical office or provide financial assistance to an LSG to put the FA books in local library branches. This committee can also help individual FA meetings plan FA information sessions in their area. In addition, any inquiries about newspaper articles, radio, or TV should go through this committee. Contact the EAI PI Committee Chair at eaipi@foodaddicts.org

How can I get involved with the EAI PI Committee?  All are invited to join us each month at our committee meeting: 

The monthly EAI PI Committee meeting happens on EAI Sundays from 7:30am–8:45am ET and all are welcome and encouraged to join us. Join us on Intergroup Sunday at 7:30am ET, when members of the EAI PI Committee will be available prior to the start of the regular committee meeting to answer questions for PI Reps or any other fellow with PI-related questions. Click here for the direct link to the meeting on Zoom.com or use the Zoom App on your smartphone and enter Meeting ID: 845 8695 6527. The password is 2020. For phone only (US), call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 845 8695 6527. To find your local phone number, click here. The committee meeting will follow at 8:00am ET. All are welcome to join us!!!

There’s so much to do for PI! How can I keep from getting  overwhelmed?  

Here’s some encouragement from Helpful PI Resources:  

  • No one member ever represents FA as a whole. 
  • Remember that Public Information work is a service – do what you can when you can. 
  • LET GO AND LET GOD. Pray, show up, do your 1% – then get out of the way, and let God do the rest. 
  • Don’t judge success by the number of people who are interested in FA, you are planting seeds and you never know when they will sprout!

Updated 2023 0109