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International MD Support Group Affiliates
Affiliate #118 registered on 5/9/08
This directory is provided to help low vision seniors locate MD Support groups near them. Anyone needing free help in starting and running a group, or wanting to affiliate an already-established group with us, please follow this link.
Groups are listed by country and state. Areas not appearing as links contain no affiliates at this time, but we hope to include them soon. For additional resources, try VisionConnection.com.
We are pleased to include affiliates from the following retirement corporations:
Brookdale Senior Living
Classic Residences by Hyatt
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Rockwood Retirement Communities
Sunwest Management, Inc.
Directory
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Alabama
Alaska
Homer Independent Living Center
PO Box 2474, 3953 Bartlett St
Homer AK 99603
Facilitator: Annie Williams
Email: ilobhomer@peninsulailc.org
Sitka Pioneer Home
120 Katlian St
Sitka AK 99835
Facilitator: Kristi Greinier
Email: kristi.greinier@alaska.gov
Arizona
Catholic Outreach Center
12301 W. Bell #A-103
Surprise AZ 85374
Facilitator: Janet Doyle
Email: jdoyle@fsl.org
La Posada
501 S La Posada Cir
Green Valley AZ 85614
Facilitator: Lynn Malo, RN
Email: lynn@laposadagv.com
Santa Catalina Villas
7500 N Calle Sin Envidia
Tucson AZ 85718-7300
Facilitator: Vivienne Meanger
Email: VMeanger@arclp.com
The Terraces of Phoenix
7550 North 16th Street
Phoenix AZ 85020-4618
Facilitator: Connie Ross-Benitez
Email: CRoss-Benitez@ABHOW.com
Tucson Estates Visually Impaired Persons
5801 W. Circle Z St
Tucson AZ 85713
Facilitator: Nancy Humleker
Email: nancyhum1@hotmail.com
Arkansas
VIP
400 Farr Shores, #15A
Hot Springs AR 71913
Facilitator: Mary Sloan
Email: meschow@wildblue.net
California
Brethren Hillcrest Homes
2705 Mountain View Drive
La Verne CA 91750
Facilitator: Annemarie Miller
Email: amiller@livingathillcrest.org
Kensington Place
1580 Geary Road
Walnut Creek CA 94597
Facilitator: Carolyn Czapleski
Email: cczapleski@avalonal.com
Lighthouse of the North Coast
2830 G Street, Suite B1
Eureka CA 95501
Facilitator: Janet Pomerantz
Email: jpomerantz@lighthouse-sf.org
Lions Center for the Blind
3834 Opal Street
Oakland CA 94609
Facilitators: Anna Ortiz, MA/Angel Nguyen
Email: Anna_Ortiz@lbcenter.org
Email: angel_nguyen@lbcenter.org
LowVision.com (IMDSG Sponsor)
3030 Enterprise Ct, Ste C
Vista CA 92081
Facilitator: Lynn Noone, O.D.
Email: lynnen@lowvision.com
Mountain Manor
6101 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael CA 95608
Facilitator: Cindy Kvick
Email: rkvick101@yahoo.com
Pleasanton Senior Ctr
5353 Sunol Blvd
Pleasanton CA 94566
Facilitator: LaVonne Vashon
Email: lvashon@ci.pleasanton.ca.us
Sun City Lincoln Hills
985 Sun City Lane
Lincoln CA 95648
Facilitator: Jeannine Balcombe
Email: Jeannine.Balcombe@sclhca.com
Colorado
Christian Living Comm--The Village
4761 E. Costilla Avenue
Centennial CO 80122
Facilitators: Glenda Wahe & Linda Haeck
Email: gwahe@clcmail.org
Heritage Club Denver
2020 S. Monroe St
Denver CO 80210
Facilitators: Janet Belt & James Thornton
Email 1: jbelt@brookdaleliving.com
Email 2: ebrennan@brookdaleliving.com
MD Support-La Junta
1612 Carson Ave #103
La Junta CO 81050
Facilitator: BA Hicks
Email: Ratgirl_1013@yahoo.com
Connecticut
Delaware
Washington DC
Grand Oaks Assisted Living
5901 MacArthur Blvd, NW
Washington D.C. 20016
Facilitator: Paula Riddle
Email: grandoaks.AVC@sunriseseniorliving.com
Florida
Comprehensive Wellness Service
PO Box 191
Crystal Beach FL 34681
Facilitator: Joan Sidoff
Email: luby@tampabay.rr.com
East Pasco County FL AMD Support Group
5312 Montego Dr
Zephyrhills FL 33541
Facilitators: Don & Shirley Konrad
Email: donkonrad@hotmail.com
Englewood Eyecare and Optical
150 South Indiana Ave
Englewood FL 34223
Facilitator: Tad R Kosanovich, OD
Email: tadk@englewoodeyecare.com
John Knox Village
Gloria Charles
651 Village Drive, Apt 1005
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Facilitators: Gloria Charles & Joanne Avis
Email: javis@jkvfl.com
St. John Towers
724 Greene St
Augusta GA 30901
Facilitator: Suzanne Dyke
Email: suzanne@stjohntowers.org
St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute
43309 U.S. Highway 19, North
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Facilitator: Dr. Ed Huggett (IMDSG Co-moderator)
Email: ejh2020@msn.com
Strategic Business Institute
P.O. Box 1890
Boca Raton FL 33429-1890
Facilitator: Phillip D. Mrozinski
Email: sbiedu@bellsouth.net
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Greenfield Retirement Home
508 Park Ave East
Princeton IL 61356
Facilitator: Pam Kaufman
Email: greenfld@theramp.net
Moorings of Arlington Heights
811 East Central Road
Arlington Heights IL 60005
Facilitator: Charlotte Neumann
Email: cneumann@presbyterianhomes.org
St Matthew Center for Health
1601 N. Western Ave
Park Ridge IL 60068
Facilitator: Megan Condon
Email: megan.condon@lssi.org
Indiana
Atria Eastlake Terrace
3109 East Bristol St
Elkhart IN 46514
Facilitator: Renee Friesner
Email: renee.friesner@atriaseniorliving.com
The Waters of Princeton
1020 West Vine St
Princeton IN 47670
Facilitator: Morgan Foster
Email: morgan293073@yahoo.com
The Wyndmoor Senior Living
1465 East Crossing Blvd
Terre Haute IN 47802
Shari Killion
Email: thymcask@yahoo.com
Iowa
Colonial Manor of Elma
407 9th Street
Elma IA 50628
Facilitator: Jim Wallace
Email: jwallace@abcmcorp.com
Kansas
Central KS Assoc f/t Visually Impaired (CKAVI)
2536 Mcbride Pkwy
Great Bend KS 67530
Facilitator: Paul Berscheidt
Email: pberscheidt@kitusa.com
Central Kansas Library System
1409 Williams
Great Bend KS 67530
Facilitator: Joanita Doll-Masden
Email: jmasden@ckls.org
Envision Rehabilitation Ctr
2301 S Water
Wichita KS 67213
Facilitator: Bonnie Cochran
Email: bonnie.cochran@envisionus.com
Fry Eye Assoc/ Western KS Low Vision Fdn
Finney Co. Sr. Ctr
310 E Walnut, Ste 101
Garden City KS 67846
Facilitator: Tara Keesling
Email: tkeesling@fryeye.com
Email: tbook@ruraltel.net
Larksfield Place
7373 E 29th St
North Wichita KS 67226-3405
Facilitator: Amy Hall
Email: amyh@larksfieldplace.org
Email: seeamyrun@yahoo.com
Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community
Flint Hills LV Services
2121 Meadowlark Rd
Manhattan KS 66502
Facilitator: Jason Wollenberg, OTR/L
Email: jason.wollenberg@meadowlark.org
Mennonite Friendship Manor
606 Centre Ct #E
Hutchinson KS 67505
Facilitator: Ellis H Oxley
Email: ehoxley@juno.com
TSCPL Talking Book Service
1515 SW 10th Ave
Topeka KS 66604-1374
Facilitator: Suzanne Bundy/Keely Moore
Email: sbundy@mail.tscpl.org
Email: kmoore@mail.tscpl.org
Kentucky
Murray Calloway Senior Citizens
607 Poplar Street
Murray KY 42071
Facilitator: Teri Cobb
Email: tcobb@murray-ky.net
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Broadmead
13801 York Rd
Cockeysville MD 21030
Facilitator: Teresa Gramling, LCSW-C
Email: tgramling@broadmead.org
Edenwald Retirement Center
800 Southerly Rd
Baltimore MD 21286
Facilitator: Kelley Dye
Email: kdye@edenwald.org
Garrett County Area Agency on Aging
104 E. Center Street
Oakland MD 21550
Facilitator: Leona Lavin
Email: llavin@garrettcac.org
Macular Degeneration Research
22512 Gateway Center Dr
Clarksburg MD 20871
Facilitators: Kathleen Honacker, Ed Berger
Email: info@ahaf.org
Massachusetts
Orchard Cove
1 Del Pond Dr
Canton MA 02021
Facilitator: Mindy Grodofsky-Gilmore
Email: mindy_grodofsky@hrca.harvard.edu
Michigan
Birchcrest Manor
41255 Pondview Drive
Sterling Heights MI 48314
Facilitator: Kellianne Drummond
Email: bcmanor012@aol.com
Grand Court Adrian
1200 Corporate Dr
Adrian MI 49221
Facilitator: Alice Steikes
Email: alicestiekes@yahoo.com
Plymouth District Library
Low Vision Support Group
223 S. Main Street
Plymouth MI 48170
Facilitator: Ellen Stross
Email: estross@plymouthlibrary.org
Somerset Neighborhood Networks Center
1401 Holmes Rd
Lansing MI 48910
Facilitator: Debbie Landry
Email: dlandry@somersetlansing.com
Minnesota
Ebenezer at Fairview Red Wing
470 Fairview Blvd
Red Wing MN 55066
Facilitator: Lucy Boxrud
Email: lboxrud1@fairview.org
Senior Citizens Center MD Support Group
Skyline Mall
1739 W. Main St.
Albert Lea MN 56007
Facilitator: Jane Hofkamp
Email: jhofkamp@charter.net
Mississippi
Missouri
Golden Oaks Apts
4319 N Holmes
Kansas City MO 64116
Facilitator: Teresa Henry
Email: raysmaw@yahoo.com
MD Support
3600 Blue Ridge
Grandview MO 64030
Facilitator: Dan Roberts (IMDSG Director)
Email: director@mdsupport.org
Montana
Clark Fork Riverside
301 W Front St
Missoula MT 59802
Facilitators: Rose Benton/Heather Foster
Email: cfrsc@montana.com
Nebraska
Nevada
Acacia Springs Resort Retirement Living
8630 W Nevso Dr
Las Vegas NV 89147
Facilitator: Kristina Sorensen
Email: acacia.cr1@bpmsenior.com
Atria Summit Ridge
4880 Summit Ridge Dr
Reno NV 89523
Facilitator: Tonia Gonzales
Email: tonia.gonzales@atriaseniorliving.com
MD Foundation (IMDSG Sponsor)
PO Box 531313
Henderson NV 89053
Facilitator: Liz Trauernicht
Email: liz@eyesight.org
Vision Support Group of Henderson NV
1951 Red Sand Ct
Henderson NV 89002
Facilitator: Vicki Rudolph
Email: vickisvibes@embarqmail.com
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Brandywine at The Sycamore
5 Meridian Way
Shrewsbury NJ 07702
Facilitators: Colleen Simmons & Melissa Hingher
Email 1: simmonsc@brandycare.com
Email 2: hingherm@brandycare.com
Focus on Eyes
252 Hayes Drive
Saddle Brook NJ 07663
Facilitator: Marion Slacke
Email: mslacke@optonline.net
NJ Foundation for the Blind
PO Box 929
230 Diamond Spring Rd
Denville NJ 07834
Facilitator: Heather A Dick
Email: hdick@njffb.org
New Mexico
Santa Fe Macular Degeneration Information/Support Group
984-A Acequia Madre
Santa Fe NM 87505
Facilitator: Jane N. Harvey
Email: jnharvey01@msn.com
New York
Amberleigh Retirement Community
2330 Maple Road
Williamsville NY 14221
Facilitator: Jim Coats
Email: dycjgc@aol.com
Brandywine Senior Living at Huntington
70 Pinelawn Road
Melville NY 11747
Facilitator: Kristen Szybkowski
Email: szybkowskik@brandycare.com
Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th St
New York NY 10023
Facilitators: Rachel Meltzer
Email: mailto:meltzerr@jgb.org
Lancaster Towers
1 Pleasant Ave., W.
Lancaster NY 14086
Facilitator: Wendy Roberts Burger
Email: wendyrb53@aol.com
North Carolina
Davidson County Department of Senior Services
106 Alma Owens Drive
Lexington NC 27292
Facilitators: Valerie Moll & Angela Kimsey
Email 1: Valerie.Moll@davidsoncountync.gov
Email 2: angela.kimsey@davidsoncountync.gov
Ord Group
2804 Winding Oak Dr
Charlotte NC 28270
Facilitator: Robert Therrell
Email: rTherrell@Carolina.rr.com
Wilson Senior Center/Gee Corbett Village
1817 Butterfield Lane
Wilson NC 27893
Facilitators: Cora Barnes & Barbara Blackston
Email 1: geecorbett@earthlink.net
Email 1: blackstonwcia@earthlink.net
North Dakota
Ohio
Brethren Care Village
2140 Center St
Ashland OH 44805
Facilitator: Viva Hurdle
Email: vhurdle@brethrencarevillage.org
Copeland Oaks and Crandall Medical Center
800 South 15th
Sebring OH 44672
Facilitator: Judi Bender
Email: jbco@copelandoaksinc.com
Kendal at Oberlin
143 Kendal Drive
Oberlin OH 44074
Facilitator: Terry Carlton
Email: terry.carlton@oberlin.edu
Laurel Lake Retirement Community
200 Laurel Lake Dr
Hudson OH 44236
Facilitator: Kristin E. Keller, L.S.W.
Email: kristin_keller@hmis.org
Magnifiers & More, LLC
7775 Mentor Ave
Mentor OH 44060
Facilitator: Deborah Kogler, LDO
Email: dkogler@sbcglobal.net
Maumee Senior Center
2430 S. Detroit Ave
Maumee OH 43537
Facilitator: Sande Klepzig
Email: sklepzig@maumeeseniorcenter.com
Oblate Residences
1225 Flaire Drive ~ Office
Toledo OH 43615
Facilitator: Sharon Hall
Email: sharonhall7@yahoo.com
Wesley Glen Retirement Community
5155 N. High St
Columbus OH 43214
Facilitator: Jill Easterling
Email: jeasterling@methodisteldercare.org
Oklahoma
Town Village Retirement Community
13000 North May Ave
Oklahoma City OK 73120
Facilitator: Alun Skitt
Email: admin@Townvillageret.com
University Village
8555 South Lewis
Tulsa OK 74137
Facilitator: Kathy Gustafson
Email: kgustafs@uvrc.org
Oregon
Central Oregon Macular Degeneration Support Group
61054 Chamomile Pl
Bend OR 97702
Facilitator: Mary Hanson
Email: mwhanson@bendbroadband.com
Valley View Assisted Living
112 NW Valley View Dr
John Day OR 97845
Facilitator: Susan Kelso
Email: wazmosue@yahoo.com
Pennsylvania
Berwick Senior Center
1401 Orange St
Berwick PA 18603
Facilitator: Kate Manley
Email: bcenter@ptd.net
Blue Ridge Sr Ctr
PO Box 641
Great Bend PA 18821
Facilitator: Donna Cosmello
Email: blueridgenutrition@frontiernet.net
Bucks County Association for the Blind
400 Freedom Dr
Newtown PA 18940
Facilitator: Emily Heriot Hill
Email: ehill@bucksblind.org
Cumberland Crossings Ret Comm
1 Longsdorf Way
Carlisle PA 17015
Facilitator: Beth Bond
Email: BondB@diakon.org
Masonic Village of Elizabethtown
1 Masonic Dr
HCC-Eye Clinic
Elizabethtown PA 17022
Facilitator: Debra Stanco
Email: dstanco@masonicvillagespa.com
Garden Spot Village
433 S Kinzer Avenue
New Holland PA 17557
Facilitator: Judy Shaffer
Email: JShaffer@gardenspotvillage.org
Juniata Assoc for the Blind
658 Valley St Lewistown PA 17044-1440
Facilitator: Kate Long
Email: kate.juniata@verizon.net
Lancashire Terrace Retirement Village
6 Terrace Drive
Lancaster PA 17601
Facilitator: Kimberly Hicks
Email: khicks@mcwil.com
Mount Gretna Support Group
224 Vllage Cove
Box 353
Mount Gretna PA 17064
Facilitator: Joanne Honeychurch
Email: jlwhoney@comcast.net
Riddle Village
1048 West Baltimore Pike
Media PA 19063
Facilitator: Jenifer Keller, MSW,LSW
Email: jkeller@riddlevillage.com
Shadyside Low Vision
321 Spahr St
Pittsburgh PA 15232
Facilitator: Winifred Barnes
Email: winifred@comcast.net
Waverly Heights
1400 Waverly Road
Gladwyne PA 19035
Facilitator: Deb Porcelli, MS, OTR/L/Pannha Prak
Email: PhysicalTherapy@waverlyheightsltd.org
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Bishop Gadsden
One Bishop Gadsden Way
Charleston SC 29412
Facilitator: Margaret Kunes
Email: margaret.kunes@bishopgadsden.org
Salem Lion's Club MD Support Group
6 Purser Point
Salem SC 29676
Facilitator: Elly Simmons
Email: ellys@bellsouth.net
South Dakota
Tennessee
John Calvin Apts
364 Northgate Mall Dr
Hixson TN 37343
Facilitator: Lisa Schneider
Email: lisa0536@comcast.net
Texas
The Court at Round Rock
2700 Sunrise Rd
Round Rock TX 78664
Facilitator: Lori DiTucci
Email: loriditucci@yahoo.com
Greenville Texas MD Support
3906 Stonewall Street #113
Greenville TX 75401
Facilitator: Barbara Wallace
Email: bwallace002@tx.rr.com
Herman Brown Free Library
100 East Washington St
Burnet TX 78611
Facilitator: Vicky Dalchau
Email: dalchau@tstar.net
Rainbow's End LV Support Group
280 Sunrise Drive
Livingston TX 77351
Facilitator: Vernon Tehas
Email: dudedog@wildblue.net
Utah
Fellowship Manor Sr Living
2334 Monroe Blvd
Ogden UT 84401
Facilitator: Betty Kofoed
Email: bettyk5196@hotmail.com
OPTIONS for Independence
1095 North Main Street
Logan UT 84321
Facilitator: Aimee Colyer
Email: acolyer@optionsind.org
Williamsburg Retirement Community
132 West 300 North
Logan UT 84321
Facilitator: Rachael Wentz
Email: trtprincess@hotmail.com
Vermont
Virginia
Atlantic Shores Retirement Community
1200 Atlantic Shores Drive
Virginia Beach VA 23454
Facilitator: Penny Crawford, FNP
Email: CrawfordP@ascanet.com
ISC-Brookdale Senior Living
1717 Bellevue Ave
Richmond VA 23227
Facilitator: Suzanne Fleming
Email: SFleming@arclp.com
Hampton Roads Eye Associates
11800 Rock Landing Dr
Newport News VA 23606
Facilitator: Andrew W. Lewis, MD
Email: andrew.lewis@rivhs.com
Washington
Bayview Manor
11 W Aloha Street
Seattle WA 98119
Facilitator: Nancy Weiner
Email: nweiner@bayviewmanor.org
Hearthstone Retirement Home
6720 E Green Lake Way N
Seattle WA 98103
Facilitator: Donna Leggett
Email: hssocialservices@hearthstone.org
Email: ilactivitiescord@hearthstone.org
Pautler Senior Center
714 14th St
Clarkston WA 99403
Facilitator: Mack Jordan
Email: frostbp@triad.rr.com
Rockwood South Retirement Comm
2903 East 25th Avenue
Spokane WA 99223
Facilitator: Patty Thur
Email: Patty@rockwoodretirement.org
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
International
Egypt
Alnoor Eye Center
15 gezeret el-ward st
Amr Younes Partition
Talkha, Dakahlia Egypt
Facilitator: Dr. Waleed Badr
Email: theophthalmologist@hotmail.com
India
Mumbai MD Group
7a, Annapurna
Anushakty Nagar
Deonar Mumbai India 400094
Facilitator: Harvinderpal (Hari) Singh
Email: harvinderzero@yahoo.co.in
New Zealand
Pakama
Secretary Pakama
606 Pioneer Highway
Palmerston North
New Zealand NZ4412
Facilitator: Frank Vandenberg
Email: frank.vdb@orcon.net.nz
Pakistan
Eye Web Pakistan
104-Anum Empire, Block 7/8
K.C.H.S. Main Shahrah-E-Faisal
Karachi 75350, Pakistan
Facilitators: Nosher Ali & Muhammad Akbar
Email: eyeweb786@yahoo.com
Singapore
Macular Degeneration Society (MDS)
36 Jalan Rimau
Singapore 418728
Facilitator: Sam Fong
Email: mds.singapore@gmail.com
South Africa
Low Vision Care
Flat 58
Trianon, Plumstead
Capetown 7800 South Africa
Facilitator: Gina Sampson, PhD
Email: drgina@iafrica.com
United Kingdom
Macular Disease Society
PO Box 1870
Andover
Hampshire U.K. SP10 9AD
Facilitator: Amanda Reeves, FBDO Hons LVA
Low Vision Services Manager
Email: amanda@maculardisease.org