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1601 SW Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL   32608
2nd Wednesday - 3:00 PM
Susie Lyons - 352.376.1611 ext 6659

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Support groups listed by county 

Call 1-800-272-3900 for additional details

North Florida	North Central Florida	Central Florida
Duval	Marion	Brevard
St. Johns	Alachua	Volusia
Baker	Leon	Orange
Bradford	Dixie	Lake
Clay	Gadsden	Indian River
Columbia	Gilchrist	Osceola
Nassau	Hamilton	Seminole
Putnam	Jefferson	Flagler
Union	Lafayette
	Levy
	Madison
	Suwanee
	Taylor
	Wakulla

Alachua	Al’z Place Support Group Harbor Chase 1415 Fort Clark Boulevard Gainesville, FL   32606 3rd Thursday - 9:00 AM 352.375.3000
	The Atrium 2431 NW 41st Street Gainesville, FL   32606 2nd Thursday - 7:00 PM  800.272.3900
	United Church of Gainesville 1624 NW 5th Avenue Gainesville, FL  32603 3rd Tuesday - 7:00 PM. Lynda Everitt - 352.378.3500
Brevard	EASE Alumni - prerequisite attendance in EASE Program First United Methodist Church 825 Forrest Ave. Cocoa Beach, FL   32922 4th Tuesday - 11:00 AM 321.868.7641
	EASE Alumni - prerequisite attendance in EASE Program First United Methodist Church 825 Forrest Ave. Cocoa Beach, FL   32922 2:00 PM on 1/26, 2/22, 3/22 321.868.7641
	Wickham Park Senior Center 2785 Leisure Way Melbourne, FL   32935 4th Tuesday - 9:00 AM Adrienne Corderro - 321.821.6504
Clay	Allegro at Fleming Island 3651 US Highway 17 Orange Park, FL   32003 1st Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Meeting Dinner provided at 6:30 PM Wilma David - 904.284.4629
	Life Care Center of OP 2145 Kingsley Avenue Orange Park, FL   32073 2nd Thursday - 5:30 PM Lori Parker - 904.272.2424
	Moose Haven 1701 Park Ave Orange Park, FL   32073 1st Tuesday - 10:00 AM Holly Sanford - 904.521.8252
Duval	St. Paul Methodist Church 8264 Lone Star Road Jacksonville, FL   32211 3rd Tuesday - 6:30 PM Erma Fry - 904.721.2167
	Hope Adult Day Services 1560 Roberts Drive Jacksonville Beach, FL   32250 2nd Tuesday - 6:00 PM Melanie Evans - 904.249.4673
	Sunrise Assisted Living 4870 Belfort Road Jacksonville, FL   32256 2nd Saturday - 11:00 AM Barbara Salman- 904.233.8009
	All Saints Episcopal Church 4171 Hendricks Ave. Jacksonville, FL   32207 3rd Friday - 7:00 PM Brenda Jewel - 904.737.7800
	Elmcroft Assisted Living 7620 Timberlin Park Blvd. Jacksonville, FL   32256 3rd Wednesday - 6:30 PM Karen Gaskell - 904.519.9300
	River Garden Hebrew Home 11401 Old St. Augustine Road Jacksonville, FL   32258 2nd Wednesday - 10:00 AM Susan Leger-Krall - 904.260.1818
	Woodlawn Presbyterian Church 3026 Woodlawn Road Jacksonville, FL   32209 1st Thursday - 1:00 PM Pauline Davis - 904.768.5905
	Peaches-Na-Basket Adult Day Care 2040 Soutel Drive Jacksonville, FL   32208 3rd Saturday - 11:00 AM Delores Fleming - 904.766.4993
	Ashford Court 1700 The Greens Way Jacksonville Beach, FL   32250 1st Wednesday - 6:30 PM Mary Southwick Jones - 904.343.7668
	Northwest Jacksonille 2564-2 Edgewood Ave. Jacksonville, FL   32209 3rd Thursday- 6:00 PM Evelyn Moore - 904.955.7739
	Emeritus Southpoint 6895 Belfort Oaks Place Jacksonville, FL   32216 3rd Thursday- 6:00 PM Latonya LaRosa- 904.296.2384
	Clare Bridge 10050 Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, FL   32257 2nd Tuesday - 6:00 PM Barbara Hersman- 904.288.8700
	Harbor Chase of Jacksonville 3455 San Pablo Road, South Jacksonville, FL   32224 3rd Thursday - 6:00 PM Jayme Fritts- 904.821.8030
Flagler	Flagler Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 300 South Lemon Street Bunnell, FL   32110 1st Monday - 6:00 PM Nancy Malito - 386.437.4168
	St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 4600 Belle Terre Parkway Palm Coast, FL   32164 3rd Thursday - 6:30 PM Betty Parker or Jane Schlinger - 386.445.2246
Lake	Bridgewater at Waterman Village 500 Waterman Avenue Mt. Dora, FL   32757 3rd Wednesday - 1:30 PM Alan Jones - 352.383.0051 ext.285
Marion	The Windsor of Ocala 2650 SE 18th Avenue Ocala, FL   34471 3rd Tuesday - 4:00 PM Meri Garno or Marty Roberson  -  352.873.8000
	Emeritus West of Ocala 9070 SW 80th Avenue Ocala, FL   34481 2nd Tuesday - 5:00 PM Phyllis Mullins  -  352.861.4444
Nassau	Nassau County Council on Aging 1367 South 18th Street Fernandina Beach, FL   32034 3rd Thursday - 1:00 PM Debra Dombkowski - 904.261.0701
Orange	Emeritus at Conway 5501 East Michigan Street Orlando, FL   32812 2nd Tuesday - 6:45 PM Marie Lawrence or Brenda Brown- 407.277.7225
	Reeves United Methodist Church                         1100 North Ferncreeck Ave. Orlando, FL   32803 Early Stage: 1st & 3rd Monday - 10:00 AM Peggy Bargmann, Tanya Williams or Tammy Reinking- 407.927.4380
	The Center for Memory Disorders 3901 E. Colonial Drive Orlando, FL   32803 1st Thursday - 6:00 PM Ron St. John or Gretty Hernandez - 407.898.4427
	Compass Research 101 W. Gore Street Orlando, FL   32806 Starts February 8th: 2nd Wednesday - 7:00 PM - 800.272.3900
	First Baptist Church of Orlando 3000 John Young Parkway Orlando, FL   32805 Christian Support Group: 2nd & 4th Wednesday - 6:00 PM Please RSVP for attendance. Charlotte Schluraff or Winnie Coffee - 407.855.7144
Osceola	Good Samaritan Health Care Center 1500 Southgate Drive Kissimmee, FL   34746 2nd Wednesday - 2:30 PM Dawn Wurst - 407.846.7201
	Southern Oaks 3855 Old Canoe Creek Road St. Cloud, FL   34769 Last Wednesday - 5:30 PM Steve M. El Rashid - 407.957.2280
Putnam	Putnam Community Medical Center Highway 20 West Palatka, FL   32177  2nd Wednesday - 2:00 PM 386.328.5711 ext 166
Seminole	St. Mary Magdalene Church 861 Maitland Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL   32701 2nd Monday - 7:30 PM Annette Kelly - 407.331.0911
	Grand Villa Senior Living 433 Orange Drive Altamonte Springs, FL   32701 3rd Tuesday - 6:00 PM Brenda Stauffer - 407.260.2433 or 407.619.7932
	Arden Courts Alzheimer's Assisted Living 1057 Willa Springs Drive Winter Springs, FL   32708 1st Thursday - Noon Ron St. John or Susan Tibbals - 407.462.6144 or 407.696.8400
	Emeritus at Lake Mary 150 Middle St.   Lake Mary, FL   32746 3rd Thursday - 6:00 PM Inez Wilt - 407.321.7550
	Oakmonte Village 1020 Royal Gardens Circle Lake Mary, Fl   32746 2nd Wednesday - 2:00 PM  Linda Thompson or Amanda Nykamp - 407.732.5815
	Village Oaks at Tuscawilla 1016 Willa Springs Drive Winter Springs, FL   32708 2nd Tuesday - 6:30 PM Ron St. John - 407.599.7999
St. Johns	Coquina Crossing - Welcome Center 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive Elkton, Florida   32033 2nd Thursday - 1:00 PM Ron Buck- 904.824.9039
	St. Johns Council on Aging  179 Marine Street St. Augustine, FL   32084 2nd Wednesday - 7:00 PM 3rd Thursday - 1:30 PM Paulette Kozloski - 904.209.3690
Volusia	Woodland Towers 113 Chipola Avenue DeLand, FL   32729  1st Monday - 2:00 PM  Dorothy Myers - 386.738.2700
	St. Barnabas Church 319 West Wisconsin Avenue DeLand, FL   32720 2nd Monday - 7:00 PM Lorna Lind or Joyce Griffin - 386.736.1487
	Woodland Towers 113 Chipola Avenue DeLand, FL   32729 3rd Tuesday - 6:30 PM Dorothy Myers - 386.738.2700
	Deltona Presbyterian Church 2300 Howland Boulevard Deltona, FL   32738  2nd Wednesday - 2:00 PM Carol Briggs - 386.789.5825
	Coronado Community United Methodist Church Hospitality House 200 South Peninsula Avenue New Smyrna Beach, FL   32169 1st Wednesday - 1:30 PM Bonnie Stephenson  -  800.272.3900
	Clare Bridge of Ormond Beach 240 Interchange Blvd Ormond Beach, FL   32714 2nd Friday - 12:00 PM 386.672.8800
	Lighthouse Point Club House 155 Spring Drive (off Nova Road) Port Orange, FL  32129 1st Thursday - 7:00 PM Veronica Vassak - 386.677.2921
	Church of the Epiphany Father Smith Complex 201 LaFayette Street Port Orange, FL   32127 2nd Tuesday - 1:00 PM Kathleen Dailey - 386.304.1192

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