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Support Groups provide a forum to share
feelings, concerns, information, and as well as a place
to offer peer support and encouragement. Solicitations
or research projects are not conducted at support group
meetings.
This schedule is subject to change. Before attending
a group for the first time, please call to verify date
and time. Groups are free of charge and open to everyone.
Yahoo Group created for Scleroderma
You can now chat with others who are affected by this disease online. This Yahoo group was created for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation. The purpose of the group is to provide a forum to share feelings, concerns, information, and as well as a place to offer peer support and encouragement. The group is fairly new, so we depend on you to spread the word and encourage other patients, caregivers, friends and family to join.
To join this group, you will need to have a Yahoo email account or you can create a free account. To sign up for a Yahoo email account, go to www.yahoo.com and click on the link on the right side for Free Mail: Sign Up. It just takes three easy steps and you will have an email account.
To access the group, go to www.yahoo.com and select Groups on the left column. Then on the right side, you will see Find a Yahoo! Group with the option to search. Type in scleroderma delaware valley and this group will appear. If you click on the link for the SclerodermaFoundationDelawareValleyChapter, you can then post messages and have conversations with others affected by this disease. This group was created so people can share information about the disease and share useful tips on things that help to cope and live with scleroderma.
We hope you will become a part of our group. Please spread the word.
Dover, Delaware
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a
leader of the Dover group, but has been unable to attend
because of the time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a
leader of the Wilmington/Newark group, but has been
unable to attend because of the time/day/location, please
contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org
Burlington/Camden,
New Jersey
BurlCam Support Group
We meet at the Cherry Professional Building, 385 Kings
Highway North, Cherry Hill, N.J. See
map.
2008 Dates: (meetings are in the evening for the even
months and in the afternoon for the odd months)
- March 13 (1:30–3:30 p.m.)
- April 10 (6–8 p.m.)
- May 8 (1:30–3:30 p.m.)
- June 12 (6–8 p.m.)
- July 10 (1:30–3:30 p.m.)
- August 14 (6–8 p.m.)
- Sept. 11 (1:30–3:30 p.m.)
- Oct. 9 (6–8 p.m.)
- Nov. 13 (1:30–3:30 p.m.)
- Dec. 11 (6–8 p.m.)
Support Group Leader: Laurie Rabin, 856-231-0221,
laurierabin@yahoo.com
Cape May
and Tuckahoe, New Jersey
If anyone is interested in attending the Cape May
group, but has been unable to attend because of the
time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545
or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Flemington,
New Jersey
Fourth Monday of each month
Flemington Support Group
Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Dr # 101, Flemington,
N.J. at 6:30 p.m. in Meeting Room D. See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Mary Gocek, 908-284-1332, gocekm@embarqmail.com
Monmouth County, New Jersey
10:00 AM, Second Saturday of every month (except Jan,
Feb, July & Aug)
Monmouth County Support Group
second floor of the Meridian Health Life Fitness, 2020 State Route 33, Neptune,
New Jersey.
Support Group Leader: Marsha Niederman, 732-276-5807, mjniederman@optonline.net
New Brunswick,
New Jersey
If anyone is interested in attending the New Brunswick
group, but has been unable to attend because of the
time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545
or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Toms River/Lakewood, New
Jersey
If anyone is interested in attending the Ocean County
group, but has been unable to attend because of the
time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545
or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland Support Group
6–7:30 p.m. last Wednesday of each month
YMCA, 1159 East Landis Avenue, Vineland, N.J., 856-691-0030.
See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Tina Mullins,
856-405-0758, tinamarie31@comcast.net
Warren, New Jersey
Watchung Hills Support Group
7 p.m. second Wednesday of each month starting April 2008
Location:
Trinity United Church, 118 King George Road, Warren, N.J., 732-469-5044. Map.
Support Group Leaders: Ellen Waldstein, 908-647-7266, ellw@optonline.net and Chris Frascella, 908-604-6054
Woodbury, New Jersey
7–9 p.m. first Tuesday or Wednesday of the month, quarterly – March 12, June 4, Sept. 2, Dec. 2
Southwest New Jersey Support Group
Underwood
Memorial Hospital, 238 S Evergreen Avenue, Woodbury,
NJ, Dining Room B, First Floor.
Support Group Leader: Mary Nuzzo, 856-582-6456,
marynuzz@msn.com
Carlisle/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a leader of the Carlisle/Harrisburg group, but has been unable to attend because of the time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a
leader of the Doylestown group, but has been unable
to attend because of the time/day/location, please contact
the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a leader of the Lancaster group, but has been unable to attend because of the time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
We are looking for a new leader. Please contact
the SFDV office, 1-866-675-5545, DVchapter@scleroderma.org
if interested.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday of every month
Norristown Support Group
Conference room at the Montgomery
Hospital Medical Center, 1301 Powell Street, Norristown,
PA.
Support Group Leaders: Joanne Cipollini, 610-270-2703, jcipollini@mont-hosp.com and Andrea Balkiewicz, 610-495-7976, and1300@comcast.net
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If anyone is interested in attending or becoming a leader of the Philadelphia group, but has been unable to attend because of the time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545 or DVchapter@scleroderma.org.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
If anyone is interested in attending the Pottstown
group, but has been unable to attend because of the
time/day/location, please contact the SFDV office at 866-675-5545.
In the meanwhile, there is the nearby Reading group
that members can attend. For more information, please
contact Dawn Batzel at 610-287-1445 or happy81070@verizon.net
Reading, Pennsylvania
7 p.m. fourth Tuesday of every other month (except January): March 25, May 27, July 22, September 23, November 25
Reading Support Group
Reading Hospital, R-3 Classroom, 300 S. 6th Ave., West Reading, PA, 19611
(610) 872-4814, Map and directions
Support Group Leader: Dawn Batzel,
610-287-1445, happy81070@verizon.net
Upland, Pennsylvania
6:30 pm first Thursday of the month, April thru October
Upland Support Group
Keen's Martial Arts Academy, 601 Upland Avenue,
Suite 209, Upland, Pa., 610-872-4814. Please call for
directions.
Support Group Leader: Deborah Keen,
302-345-9335, hcat801@hotmail.com
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. first Wednesday every month
Williamsport Area Support Group
Life Center in the Lycoming Mall, 300 Lycoming
Mall Cir # 3021, Muncy, Penn. See
map and directions.
Support Group Leaders: Jayne Young,
570-323-4228, weyclu@sunlink.net, co-leader Gayle Bullock, 570-398-0551
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