Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meetings are alumni run support meetings available to any past client of Orchard Recovery Center 1,2,3. While not a traditional AA or NA meeting, they are run in a 12 step format. Currently Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meetings are running in Calgary, West Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
If you would like to start up a Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meeting in your city, please contact Orchard Recovery Center at 1-866-233-2299 and we can help you get started.
Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) Meeting – Online
Please join us for an online Zoom meeting held Wednesday from 7:00pm to 8:15pm.
Please Email Orchard Recovery and we will add you to the email invite if you are not already on our mailing list.
Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) Meeting – Calgary
Thursday 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Parkdale Community Centre, 3512 – 5th Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta
(One-story building that says “Nifty Fifties” on the double glass door. The room is directly across the hall from the entrance doors – please ring the bell if the door happens to be locked).
Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) Meeting – Vancouver Island
Meets at 2:30pm to 3:30pm the 3rd Sunday of every month at St Aidans United Church, 3703 St Aidans St, Victoria, BC V8P 2V7.
At the current time due to renovations at St Aidans Church the meeting will be held at Shelagh’s house. Please call the Orchard for the address.
- A minimum of 24 hours clean/sober is required to attend a Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meeting
- Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meetings are closed to the public and attendance is restricted to past Orchard clients, current Orchard clients and Orchard staff
- Friends Of the Orchard (FOO) meeting in West Vancouver is facilitated by Orchard staff