GET INVOLVED AND GET SUPPORT BY CALLING ONE OF
THE LEADERS IN YOUR AREA!
Bridgeport/Fairfield:
Ann Marie Fekete
203-203-374-5611 / afekete@watermarkcommunities.com
East Hartford:
Marcie Dwyer
860-568-6820 / marciedwyer@sbcglobal.net
Ellington:
Anna Turner
860-870-3131 / aturner@ellington-ct.gov
Greenwich:
Rhona Johnson
203-869-4632 / rhonabj@optonline.net
Milford:
Terry Swan, RN
203-874-5070 / reswan@snet.net
or
Dolores McGuiness, RN
203-878-2334 / casadeifiori@sbcglobal.net
New Britain:
Sheila Theriault
860-827-4772 / Stherriault@hfsc.org
New Canaan:
Sally Driscoll
203-966-7125
Putnam:
Judith Hansen, RN, MPH
860-928-6541 Ext. 2015 / jhansen@daykimball.org
Ridgefield:
Carmelita Gregory
203-438-2355 / Carm815@comcast.net
Southbury:
Margaret Clark
203-426-5534 / MagdaCl@sbcglobal.net
Southeast CT (Waterford area):
Joyce Beaudoin
860-437-8649 / joybeau@sbcglobal.net
or
David Singer
860-434-5932 / davsin@comcast.net
Waterbury/Cheshire:
Norma Papandrea
203-272-5815 / papsmen@aol.com
West Hartford:
Gail Slay
860-678-7500 Ext. 210 / redbird5560@sbcglobal.net
Westport:
Paul Green
203-227-6500 / greenglobl@aol.com
Wallingford:
Irene O'Brien, LCSW
203-269-1475 / Irene@vnawallingford.org
Willimantic:
Lois Merriman
860-742-6354
Working Group (Statewide):
Jackie Dorwin
203-453-2655 / jdorwin@aol.com
or
Tom Sullivan
860-343-8278 / tsps628@sbcglobal.net
or
Stan Wertheimer
860-572-9965 / stan.wertheimer@gmail.com
Young Onset - (Statewide 60 years old and under):
Steven DeWitte
860-868-7938 / sdewitte@earthlink.net
Specialty Group For:
Yale Community and Beyond
Arlene Szczarba 203-787-9913/ aszczarba@yahoo.com
Lewy Body Dementia
Susan Spaniol, 860-216-1391 / sspaniol@comcast.net
JOIN A SUPPORT JUST OVER THE CT BORDER FOR THE GREATER CARMEL, NY & WESTCHESTER COUNTY AREAS
This Parkinson group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 4-5 p.m. at the Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, NY. For more information, contact Deborah Arconti, LPN, 845-279-1785 ext 2482, deborah.arconti@sbcglobal.net |
CONSIDER THIS:
BECOMING A SUPPORT GROUP LEADER
We have areas of the state that do not have any nearby support groups. If you or someone you know is interested in helping to organize a supportgroup, call Donna at the I & R Center (contact information above) and she will get you on your way to facilitating a successful group! A support group leaders' educational conference is being planned for November so now would be the perfect opportunity for interested new leaders to get involved.
BECOMING INVOLVED WITH ADVOCACY ISSUES
Bob Mandelkern, Parkinson patient from West Hartford and CT advocacy representative, is interested in hearing from other members of the PD community who wish to have their voices heard on issues relating to legislative activity. Bob can be reached at 860-233-7024 or jbkern100@comcast.net.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
For information about caregiver support group meetings throughout the state, contact the I & R Center toll-free at 1-877-282-7328; ddiaz@srhs.org
