The Sun The Cloud SAA Basic Text

Tradition Seven

"Every SAA group ought to be fully self-
supporting, declining outside contributions."

"The Seventh Tradition ensures that
every SAA group takes full responsibility
for its own needs and expenses."
- The Green Book, p. 87

"Being fully self-supporting means
being aware of the responsibility of every
member for supporting the group."
- The Green Book, p. 88

The Sun The Cloud

Tradition Twelve

"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all
our traditions, ever reminding us to
place principles before personalities."

"...anonymity simply means that the names
of SAA members, and the details of what we
share in meetings, are kept confidential and
not repeated outside of the meetings."
- The Green Book, p. 95

"In our groups and service committees,
therefore, we strive to emphasize "we"
and "our," rather than "I" and "mine.""
- The Green Book, p. 96

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Donate to the Eugene SAA

“The Seventh Tradition ensures that other influences or organizations, however well-meaning, never interfere with our primary purpose. By declining outside contributions, we are free to focus on carrying the SAA message, and that message only.”

— Sex Addicts Anonymous, page 87


Our Seventh Tradition holds that SAA ought to be fully self-supporting, accepting contributions from members only. Donations to the Eugene SAA Intergroup are not currently tax-deductible. Any funds left after our expenses are passed on to the ISO of SAA (International Service Organization). If you would like to contribute directly to the ISO of SAA for a tax-deductible donation, please go there.

If you feel inclined to mailing a check, you may do so using our P.O. box address on our contact page. Intergroup expenses help us to carry the message in the spirit of the Fifth Tradition and include:

  • Maintaining our website, email, and phone line services at eugene-saa.org
  • Meeting space rental
  • P.O. Box rental
  • Maintaining and distributing literature
  • Special inreach and outreach projects
  • Intergroup-sponsored events such as speaker meetings and retreats. The Intergroup may sponsor local "telemeetings" but we are careful to observe the Fourth Tradition of group autonomy: each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or SAA as a whole

See Purpose of the Intergroup and other guidance in the SAA ISO's Group Guide.