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
Howard Zwickler, EdD
203-520-6035/ howardzwickler@yahoo.com
East Hartford:
Marcie Dwyer
860-568-6820 / marciedwyer@sbcglobal.net
Ellington:
Anna Turner
860-870-3131 / aturner@ellington-ct.gov
Greenwich:
Jill Burns, RN,
203-249-1508/ jilybeanct@aol.com
Milford:
Terry Swan, RN
203-874-5070 / reswan@snet.net
or
Dolores McGuiness, RN
203-878-2334 / casadeifiori@sbcglobal.net
New Britain:
Lori Annear
860-832-6218 /annearl@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):
Donna Weissman
860-536-1020/ donna.weismann@snet.net
Torrington
Marian Muschell
860-489-4378 / mmuschell@optonline.net
or
Carol Pathe
860-482-4610 / cwp12-reb@yahoo.com
Waterbury/Cheshire:
Linda Freeman
203-676-3583 / linda.freeman@realtyquest.com
Norma Papandrea
203-272-5815 / papsmen@aol.com
West Hartford:
Jennifer Terray, MSN, RN
860-218-2347/ jterray@hebrewhealthcare.org
Westport:
Paul Green
203-227-6500 / greenglobl@aol.com
Wallingford:
Donna Hayes
Visiting Nurse Association of Wallingford / 203-269-1475 / DonnaHayes@cox.net
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
Young Onset - (Statewide 60 years old and under):
Steven DeWitte
203-415-1676 / sdewitte@earthlink.net
Specialty Group For Lewy Body Dementia
Amy Silverman
860-232-2452 / amysilver123@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 |
Members of the East Hartford support group pose after their annual
relaxing autumn boat ride down the Connecticut River.
CONSIDER THIS:
BECOMING INVOLVED WITH ADVOCACY ISSUES
John Zakarian, CT advocacy representative, is involved in hearing from other members of the PD community who wish to have their voices heard on issues relating to legislative activity. John can be reached at 860-529-9793 or jzakarian@gmail.com
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
For information about caregiver support group meetings throughout the state, contact the Chapter toll-free at 1-877-282-7328.
John Zakarian (left) and Bob Mandelkern (right) speak with Dave Iverson. Mr. Iverson
gave a talk in CT about his life as a public personality and a Parkinson person.Note that Bob Mandelkern recently "retired" from his volunteer CT advocacy role. Many thanks for his tireless and dedicated efforts over the years!
