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AMORY (Monroe) NE AMORY (Monroe) NE First Friends/Alzheimer’s Assoc –Amory Office Golden Living Center 3rd Street & 1st Avenue 1215 Earl Frye Blvd Facilitators: Mary Nell Dorris & Janice Pickle Facilitators: Robin Fretwell (662) 256-9730 Care provided for PWD during meeting (662) 256-9344 Monthly: 1st Monday 10-11:00 am Monthly: 2nd Saturday 2-3:00 pm BATESVILLE (Panola) NW BILOXI (Harrison) Coast Tri Lakes Behavioral Health Biloxi Regional Medical Center/Nancy Harville Room 155 Keating Road 150 Reynoir Street Facilitator: Beverly Fullerton Facilitator: Lynda Bush (662) 563-5616 (228) 436-1477 Monthly: In organizing process Monthly: In organizing process BOONEVILLE (Prentiss) BRANDON (Rankin) SW George Allen Library Crossgates River Oaks Hospital 404 West Church Street 350 Crossgates Blvd, Martin Room, 1st floor Facilitator: Jay Van Winkle Facilitators: Tiffany Smith & Stacey Ashley (662) 728-6553 Library (601) 825-2811 or (601) 824-5287 Monthly: 1st Tuesday 6-7:00 pm Monthly: 2nd Tuesday 4:30-5:30 pm CLEVELAND (Bolivar) NW CLINTON (Hinds) SW Bolivar Medical Center Trace Pointe Conference Room 1 901 Highway 8 East, 2nd Floor, Sunroom 503 East Northside Drive Facilitator: Jeanette Nolette Facilitator: Lesa Meaders (662) 621-1691 (601) 926-1222 Monthly: 2nd Monday 6-7 or 7:30 pm Monthly: 3rd Tuesday 11 am-12:30 pm COLUMBUS (Lowndes) NE EUPORA (Choctaw) NE Grace House North Mississippi Medical Center/Long Term Care-Activities Rm 219 8th North Street 70 Medical Plaza Facilitator: Joan Sheppard Facilitator: Amy Hood (662) 241-5518 (662) 258-6221 or (662) 258-9359 Monthly: 3rd Tuesday 6-7:00 pm Monthly: 4th Thursday 6-7:00 pm GREENVILLE (Washington) NW GRENADA (Grenada) NW Wellington Place Temple Baptist Church 1880 Fairground Road 4589 Highway 51 South Facilitator: Anna Patton Facilitators: Sherry Felker & Nan Gordon (662) 334-4640/4646 Sherry (662) 227-1342 Monthly: In reorganizing process Monthly: 4th Thursday 6-7:00 pm Jan-Oct To Be Announced due to holidays 6-7:00pm Nov-Dec GULFPORT (Harrison) Coast HATTIESBURG (Forrest) SE St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Pine Meadow Alzheimer’s Special Care Unit 1912 East Beach Boulevard 107 Fox Chase Drive Facilitator: Karen Brassell Facilitator: Cathy Norris (228) 861-8397 or (228) 863-2611 (601) 271-8480 (Pine Meadows) Monthly: 4th Friday 2 pm Monthly: 3rd Thursday 6:30-8:00 pm HERNANDO (Desoto) NW JACKSON (Hinds) SW Hernando United Methodist Church UMC Medical Pavilion Classroom 1890 Mt Pleasant Rd 2500 N State Street Facilitator: Rev. Don Lewis & Chris Vanelli Facilitators: Sue Ann Meng (601) 815-2800 (662) 449-5720 NO December Meeting NO December Meeting Monthly: 3rd Thursday 7-8:30 pm Monthly: 3rd Monday 5:30-7:30 pm MS Chapter 1900 Dunbarton Dr Suite H, Jackson MS 39216 (601) 987-0020 www.alz.org/ms 8/1/09
Family Support Groups (cont’d – Page 2) Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter LAUREL (Jones) SE MACON (Noxubee) NE South Central Place NO December Meeting MSU Extension Service-Noxubee County 2620 Hwy 15 (next to Kroger) 107 East Adams Street Facilitators: Donna Jones & Susan Brown Facilitators: Mary Greer & Judy Spurgeon (601) 319-6493 or (601) 399-0560 (662) 726-4326 NO August meeting Monthly: lst Friday 10-11:30 am Monthly: 3rd Saturday 11am – 12:30 pm MADISON (Madison) SW MERIDIAN (Lauderdale) SE Broadmoor Baptist Church Riley Hospital Education Center Building 1531 Highland Colony Parkway 11th Street Internal Medicine Clinic Contact church ofc: Jan Gilbert (601) 898-2345 Facilitators: Tom Maynor & Diane Cockerham Facilitator: Jane Goff (601) 856-2127 (601) 484-3585 Tom (601) 483-4720 Dian Monthly: 1st Monday 6-7 or 7:30 pm Monthly: 4th Tuesday 5:30-7 pm Dinner Served MOSS POINT (Jackson) Coast NEWTON (Newton) SE We Care Hospice Footprints Adult Day Care 3725 Main Street 851 Northside Dr Facilitator: Twaya Hutchins Facilitator: Joan Stringer (601) 683-4320 (228) 474-2030 Jan/Mar/May/Sep/Nov 3rd Thursday 6:00-7:30 or 8:00 pm Monthly: 4th Thursday 7-8:00 pm Two groups same time: 1 for caregiver & 1 for PWD (person with Alzheimer’s) OXFORD (Lafayette) NW PRENTISS (Jefferson Davis) SE Azalea Gardens Retirement Community Jefferson Davis Community Hospital 100 Azalea Drive (662) 234-9600 facility Wellness Center - 1110 Berry Street Facilitator: Dr. Jo Ann O’Quin Facilitators: Sherry Turnage (601) 792-1112 Contact: Three Rivers AAA 1- 877-489-6911 Linda Pace (601) 792-1189 Monthly: 1st Monday 7:00 pm (except Holidays) Monthly: 2nd Monday 6-7:00 pm RIDGELAND (Madison) SW SENATOBIA (Tate) NW Ridgeland Pointe North Oakridge Medical Center 410 Orchard Park 401 Getwell Drive Facilitator: Ashley Martin Facilitator: Heather Dominguez (601) 957-0727 (662) 562-3129 Monthly: 4th Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm Monthly: In organizing process STARKVILLE (Oktibbeha) NE TUPELO (Lee) NE Church of Christ Cedars Health Center –Activity Room 1107 East Lee Boulevard 2800 West Main Street Facilitator: Joan Sheppard Facilitator: Rev. Terri Armstrong & Sonya Bennett (662) 241-5518 (662) 844-1441 Monthly: 1st Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm Monthly: 1st Tuesday 7-8:00 pm VICKSBURG (Warren) SW WEST POINT (Clay) NE River Region Behavior Health, West Campus Clay County Medical Center – Education Room 1111 North Frontage Rd 835 Medical Center Dr Facilitator: Cindy Widdig Facilitators: Brenda Johnson & Michele Rowe (601) 883-3288 or (601) 883-3288 (662) 495-2339 Monthly: 4th Thursday 3:30-4:30 pm Monthly: 1st Friday 11 am-12 pm (except holidays) 3rd Thursday when holiday on 4th Thursday Alzheimer’s Association Contact #s Amory (601) 256-9730 Groups in organizing process: Gulf Coast (228) 207-4075 Houston Hattiesburg (601) 620-0526 Jackson (601) 987-0020 Meridian (601) 483-4720
MS Chapter 1900 Dunbarton Dr Suite H, Jackson MS 39216 (601) 987-0020 www.alz.org/ms 8/1/09