Sponsored through the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. Information and Referral Center of Minnesota.
Bemidji, 1-2:30 p.m. third Monday of the month at the Bemidji Public library. Contact Jack Luoma at 218-243-2116 or Vern Gary at 218-751-3241.
Bloomington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. the second Friday of the month at Friendship Village Retirement community. Contact Chaplain Dennis McKee at 952-830-9545.
Coon Rapids, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Coon Rapids Civic Center. Contact Audrey Joslyn at (763) 767-0802.
Eden Prairie, 1:30-3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Victory Lutheran Church. Contact Joanne Bartel at 952-949-3126.
Hastings, 2-3:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Senior Center, 213 Ramsey St. Contact Laurie Thrush at 651-438-0750.
International Falls, 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the River’s Edge Villa. Contact Jenel Feller at 218-283-8467.
Litchfield, 1:30-2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Meeker County Hospital. Contact Lori Rice at 320-693-4573.
Minneapolis, 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. Contact Jim Schumacher at 612-725-2000 extension 4221, or Pauline Johnson at extension 4238.
Morris, 2-3 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the Stephens Community Medical Center. Contact Ilouise Groth at 320-589-7681.
St. Paul, 2-3:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Black Bear Crossing’s at Como Lake Coffee Pavilion. Contact Sue Knight at 651-653-1045 (coffee shop phone number: 651-488-4920).
Shorewood, 10-11 a.m. the last Friday of the month at the Southshore Center. Contact Sharon Anderson at 952-474-3912.
Wadena, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the United Methodist Church. Contact Ramona Luoma at 218-631-3908.
Woodbury, a young Parkinson’s group, 7-9 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Woodwinds Health Campus. Contact Jackie Christensen at 612-825-0372 or Maryanne Mortenson at 952-435-5325.
If you are interested in a young Parkinson’s support group that would meet on a weekday evening in the eastern metro area, contact Kristi Blegen at 651-738-3132.
A group for family and friends coping with Multiple System Atrophy, or PSP, meets on a monthly basis in the Twin Cities. Please call Ginny Oberpriller at 952-953-0505.
If you have not attended a group, please call the group facilitator to confirm the place, time and agenda of the meeting you wish to attend. You may also call Paulette Olsen at the Information and Referral Center numbers listed below if you have questions or want help to start a group.
Minnesota APDA Information and Referral Center
Phone: 612-863-5850 (metro area) or toll-free 1-888-302-7762
Fax: 612-863-2837
APDA, Inc. National Office: 1-800-223-2732
Minneapolis Neuroscience Institute Abbott Northwestern Hospital Mail Route 39304 800 East 28th Street Minneapolis, MN 55407-3799 612-863-3200
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