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Bowling Green

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Susan Westphal (419) 352-9808
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm
Place: St. Marks Lutheran Church, 315 College Dr., Bowling Green, 43402

Caregiver Support
Contact: Deb Downey, R.N. or Jan Schneider R.N. 800-367-4935
Place: Wood County Senior Center, 305 N. Main St., Bowling Green, 43402

Parkinson’s Support Group
Contact: 800-367-4935
Place: Wood County Senior Center, 305 N. Main St., Bowling Green, 43402

Bryan

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Mary McCrea (419) 636-4508 or Bonnie Ferguson (419) 485-3141
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm
Place: Lick Creek Church of the Brethren, 1500 Center St., Bryan, 43506

Delta

Caregiver Support Group
Contact: Cheryl Witt (419) 822-3556
Place: Hands of Grace, 104 Monroe St.-Suite 2, Delta, 43515

Defiance

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Contact: Deborah Lenhart (419) 782-3233
Time: 1st Tuesday of each month @ 1:30 pm
Place: Defiance Senior Center, 700 Jefferson Ave., Defiance 43512

Brain Injury Support Group
Contact: Charlotte Monroe (419)782-5441, 877-209-8336
Time: 1st Wednesday of each month @ 3:00 pm
Place: Defiance Ability Center, 1935 E. Second St. Suite C, Defiance, 43512

Post-Polio Support Group
Contact: Carol Thomas (419) 782-5441 or 877-209-8336
Time: 4th Monday of each month, 7:00pm
Place: Ability Center of Defiance, 1935 E. Second St. – Suite C, Defiance, 43512

Support Group – Multiple Sclerosis
Contact:  Karen, (419)393-2451

Time:  3rd Thursday of each month @ 7:00 pm

Place:  Laurels Nursing Home, 1701 South Jefferson Av, Defiance, OH.

Elmore

Caregiver Support Group

Contact:  Amy Simkus, (419)862-3630

Time:  2nd Thursday of each month of each month @ 7:00 pm

Place: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd., Elmore, OH

Hicksville

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Rita Meier or Ruth Anne Czartoski (419) 782-3257
Time: 1st Thursday of each month @ 1:30 pm
Place: Defiance County Senior Center of Hicksville, 708 E. High St., Hicksville 43526

Lakeside Marblehead

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Contact: Jim & Priscilla Faris, (419)797-9833
Time: 2nd Monday of each month @ 1:00 pm
Place:  Otterbein North Shore Retirement Living, 9400 North Shore Blvd.,
            Lakeside Marblehead, 43440

Maumee

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Sue Blevins (419) 385-3958
Time: 2nd Saturday of each month @ 1:30 pm
Place: Scrambler Marie’s Restaurant, 570 Dussel Dr., Maumee, 43537

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Sharon Yost @ (419)666-7576
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 10:00 am
Place: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 310 Elizabeth, Maumee, 43537

Man to Man – Prostate Cancer Support Group

Phone:  (419)893-5921

Time:  2nd Thursday of each month of each Month @ 1:00 p.m.

Place:  St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee

Mended Hearts – American Heart Association

Phone:  (419)478-3008

Time:  3rd Thursday of each month @ 7:30 pm

Place:  St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee

Staying Tobacco Free

Phone:  (419)893-QUIT (7484)

Time:  Every Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:00 pm

Place:  St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee

Lunch BunchMultiple Sclerosis
Contact:  Susan, (419)842-1294 or Cindy (419)354-9787

Time:  2nd Thursday of each month @ 11:30 am

Place:  Ground Round, 551 W. Dussel Rd., Maumee.

Montpelier

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Mary McCrea (419) 636-4508 or Tina Wise or Bonnie Ferguson (419) 485-3141
Time: 4th Monday of each month @ 9:30 am
Place: Montpelier Senior Center, 621 E. Main St., Montpelier, 43543

Napoleon

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Mary Beth Royal (419) 653-4507
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 pm
Place: Riverview Terrace, 120 E. Maumee Ave., Napoleon, 43545

Oak Harbor

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Amy Simkus, (419)720-4940
Time:  3rd Thursday of each month @ 7:00 pm
Place:  Ottawa County Senior Center in Riverview Nursing Home, 8180 W. St. Rt. 163,                                                 Oak Harbor, 43449

Oregon

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Donna Koehn (419) 693-5030
Time: 2nd Monday of each month, 6:30pm
Place: St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon Room, 2600 Navarre Ave., Oregon, 43616

My Strength – Multiple Sclerosis

Contact: Lynne, (419)698-4348 or Anne, (419)691-4246

Time: 1st Wednesday of each month @ 7:00p.m

Place:  St. Charles Hospital, Oregon conference room, Oregon, Ohio.

Paulding

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Contact: Carol Erickson (419) 263-2484 or Linda Pollitz, (419)537-1999
Time: Last Wednesday of each month @ 2:00 pm
Place: Paulding County Senior Center, 401 East Jackson, Paulding, 45879

Perrysburg

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Lynn Ritter (419) 537-1999
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00pm
Place: Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, 43551

Sandusky

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group
Contact: Elise Spring (419) 624-1171 or Marilyn Dorsey (419) 621-1900
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 11:00am
Place: St. Stephens Church, 905 E. Perkins, Sandusky, 48870

Sandusky/ Fireland Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Support Group Inc.
Contact: Holly Price (419) 537-7111

Support Group
Contact:  Kathy Wickens, (419)625-6333

Time:  2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm

Place:  State Highway Patrol Post, 511 Fremont Ave., Sandusky

Caregiver Support Group
Contact: (419) 433-2378
Place: Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line Rd., Sandusky, 44870

Support Group – Multiple Sclerosis
Contact:  Kathy @ (419)625-6333

Time:  2nd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm

Place:  Sandusky, OH

Swanton

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Karen Nees (419) 825-1145 or Kathy Krupitzer (419) 825-3503
Time: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 10:30am
Place: Trinity United Methodist Church, 210 N. Main St., Swanton, 43558

Sylvania

ProMedica Caregiver Support Group – Cancer

Contact: Judy Barber (419) 843-8189
Time: 4th Tuesday of each month of Jan, Mar, Jul, Sept, and Nov
Place: Flower Hospital Lymphedema Clinic, Sylvania

Caregiver Support Group - Lupus
Contact: Jody Noble
Time: 2nd Sunday of Jan., Mar., May, Sept., and Nov. @ 2:00 pm
Place: Flower Hospital Auditorium, 43560, Sylvania

Stroke Survivors and Caregivers
Contact: Kris Pupos (419) 740-6167
Time: 1st Sunday of each month (except holidays), 2:30pm
Place: Ability Center of Greater Toledo, 5606 Monroe St., Sylvania, 43560

Toledo

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Gayle Young, (419)381-9447
Time: 4th Wednesday of each month @ Noon
Place: Parkcliffe Community, Building #2, 4226 Parkcliffe Lane, Toledo

Alzheimer’s Support Group
Contact: Bob Hausch (419) 537-1999
Time: 3rd Thursday of each month @ 10:00 am
Place: Café Marie Restaurant, 3344 Secor Rd., Toledo, 43606

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Contact:  Jeri Schulz, (419)537-1999

Time:  3rd Wednesday of each month @ 6:30 pm

Place:  Alzheimer’s Association, 2500 N. Reynolds Rd., Toledo

African American Cancer Survivor Support Group of Northwest Ohio
Contact: Deborah Roberts (419) 535-3126
Time: 4th Tuesday of each month @ 6:00pm

Breast Cancer Support Group

Phone Number: (419)531-7600

Time:  2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ 6:00 p.m.

Place:  Victory Center; 5532 W. Central Ave. Ste B, 43615, Toledo

Renee’s Survivor Shop Bible Study
Contact: Renee Schick (419) 471-0603
Time: 1st Wednesday of each month @ 10:00 am
Place: Renee’s Survivor Shop, 5401 Secor Rd., Toledo

Cancer Support Group
Contact: Pam Buscani (419) 251-4153
Time: 2nd Monday of each month @ 6:30-8:30 pm
Place: St. Anne’s Mercy Hospital Medical Office, Toledo

Caregiver Support Group
Contact: Kristen Schuchmann and Sharon Yoast (419) 383-6737
Time: 1st Monday of each month @ 6:30 pm
Place: Calvary Assembly of God, 5025 Glendale Ave., Toledo, 43614

CARES
Contact: Lisa Keaton, MSW, LSW (419) 383-5537
Time: 2nd Monday of each month @ 7:00 pm
Place: Ruppert Health Center, Ste. 1600 (*campus of the former Medical University)

HDSA – Toledo Support Group
Contact: Robin VanGorder or Elaine Vuyk (419)693-7822
Time: 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 2:00-4:00 pm
Place: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2820 W. Alexis Rd., Toledo, 43613

Better Breathers Club – American Lung Association

Phone: (419)897-8449

Time:  3rd Tuesday of each month @ 1:00 pm

Parkinson’s Support Group
Contact: Mr. and Mrs. Pat and Mary McManamon (419) 865-5983
Time: Second Saturday of March, April, May, June, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
Place: Reynolds Corners Library, 4833 Dorr St., Toledo, 43615

Many Smiles – Multiple Sclerosis
Contact: Teresa Arnold (734) 854-1848

Time:  1st Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm

Place:  Epiphany Lutheran Church, 915 N. Reynolds Rd., Toledo  OH

Waterville

Children of Aging Parents
Contact: Cheryl Lampkowski (419) 878-3645
Time: 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 7:00 pm
Place: Waterville United Methodist Church, 102 N. 5th St., Waterville, 43566


Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
Caregiver Support Information and Assistance
2155 Arlington Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43609
(419) 382-0624
1-800-472-7277
www.areaofficeonaging.com