Select a location for Support Groups in North and South Carolina

Asheboro, NC
The Marilyn Usher Parkinson’s Support Group 
Meeting place: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 505 Mountain Rd., Asheboro, NC 27205 
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m.  
No meetings in June and July.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Vivian Byrd 
SGL phone: 336-953-0405         
SGL e-mail vcbyrd@gmail.com

Asheville, NC      
Meeting place: Care Partners, 68 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville NC 28803
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Dick Poore 
SGL phone: 828-255-8451          
SGL e-mail: defossil@aol.com

Brevard-Hendersonville, NC 
Meeting place: Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 East Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
Support Group Leaders (SGL):  Liz and Ray Stover and Linda and Dave Eden      
SGL phone: 828-693-0903 (Stover’s home) 828-862-8820 (Eden's home)
SGL e-mail
ststover@bellsouth.net (Liz) 
rws260@alumni.lehigh.edu (Ray) 
wrinkles3@citcom.net (Stover’s)

Burlington, NC  (Alamance County)
Meeting Place: Twin Lakes Community, 100 Wade Coble Dr., Burlington, NC 27215
Meetings: 1st Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. 
Support Group Leader (SGL): Tara Patton       
SGL phone: 336-585-2342         
SGL e-mail: tpatton@twinlakescomm.org

Cabarrus County, NC
Meeting place: Cabarrus County Senior Center, 331 Corban Ave. SE, Concord, NC 28025
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Linda Pigg
SGL phone: 704-788-4879
SGL e-mail: llpigg@cabarrushealth.org

Chapel Hill, NC
Meeting place: Robert & Pearl Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month @ 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.    
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Roy Lindahl and Charlene Riedel-Leo
SGL phone: 919-918-3580  (Roy)  919-966-5039 (Charlene)        
Email: rllindahl@yahoo.com (Roy)   charlenerl@neurology.unc.edu (Charlene) 

Charleston, SC
Trident Parkinson's Support Group   (Also includes Mount Pleasant, SC)   
Meeting Place: Bon Secours, St. Francis Hospital, 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive,
West Ashley, SC 29414 in Meeting Room #1.          
Meetings: 2nd Sunday of the month (except July) at 2:30 pm   
Support Group Leader (SGL): Gretchen Huff
SGL Phone:843-297-1122
SGL e-mail: ghuff@bellpartnersinc.com

Charlotte, Northwest  
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am
Meeting place: Northwest Neighborhood Services Center, 2324 LaSalle Street, Charlotte, NC 28216          
Support Group Leader (SGL): Eleanor Washington     
Support Group Leader Phone: 704-399-1672         
Secretary e-mail: nwcpsg@aol.com (Ella Dennis)

Charlotte, NC - South
Meeting Place: The Ivey, 6030 Park South Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. No meetings in June, July, or August     
Leader (SGL): Betsy Payne
Phone:704-909-2075     
betsy.payne@theivey.com

Chester, SC    
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of month from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.    
Meeting Place: Hospice Care South Carolina Office, 179 Columbia Street, Chester, SC 29706
Support Group Leader (SGL): Jan Byars
SGL Phone: 803-581-6577
SGL e-mail: janb@hospicecare.net

Cleveland County, NC
Meeting place: The Enrichment Center, 103 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC 28150
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Quarterly – Feb., May, Aug., Nov.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Judy Hawkins
SGL phone: 704-487-3182
SGL e-mail: judy.Hawkins@carolinashealthcare.org

Columbia, SC (including all the Midlands of SC)  
Meeting Place: Lexington Medical Park Auditorium, 2728 Sunset Blvd. (Hwy 378), West Columbia, SC 29169
Meetings: 3rd Sunday of every month except June from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Dottie M. Gantt   VP: Carol Baker 
SGL phone: 803-604-0061 (Dottie)    803-781-6193 (Carol)
SGL e-mail: lakeside@att.net (Dottie)   carolbaker@bellsouth.net (Carol)
Website: www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org

Columbia, SC Northeast         
Meeting place: The Waterford at Columbia,  9370 Windsor Lake Blvd., Columbia, SC 29223         
Meetings: 4th Thursday of the month at 12:30 pm  
Support Group Leader (SGL): Paulette Freeman       
SGL phone: 803-296-3102
SGL e-mail: paulette.freeman@palmettohealth.org

Davidson, NC The Pines at Davidson          
Meeting place: The Pines at Davidson, 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC 28036   
Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month at 2:00 p.m.     
Support Group Leader: Cindy Rhodes
SGL phone: 704-896-1454
SGL e-mail: crhodes@thepinesatdavidson.org

Durham, NC         
Meeting place: Croasdaile Village, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, Durham, NC 27705   
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. 
Support Group Leaders (SGLs): Jennifer King and Arlene D’Alli    
SGL phone: 919-384-2658 (Jennifer)  919-684-5128 (Arlene)
SGL e-mail: jenniferk@umrh.org  (Jennifer);arlene.dalli@duke.edu (Arlene)

Eden, NC
Meeting place: Morehead Memorial Hospital, 117 East Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288 in the education classroom     
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. 
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Lindsey Hines
SGL phone:    336-627-6199
Email: lhines@morehead.org 

Fayetteville, NC
Meeting Place: Medical Arts Center, Rm. 102, 101 Robeson Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Meetings: 2nd Saturday of each month
Support Group Leader (SGL): Charles Butzgy 
SGL phone: 910-424-6732
SGL e-mail: cbutzgy@embarqmail.com

Gaston Co., NC
Meeting Place: Carillon Assisted Living of Cramer Mountain, 500 Cramer Mountain Road, Cramerton, NC
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm
Support Group Leaders: Cheryl Fleming and Delta Sanders
SGL phone: 704-678-3545 (Cheryl), 704-915-2445 (Delta)
SGL e-mail: mrsdps@carolina.rr.com

Greensboro, NC 
Meeting place: Mount Pisgah UMC, 2600 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27455 
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm (No meetings in July and August)
Support Group Leader (SGL): Keith Cutler
SGL phone: 336-282-3024 
SGL e-mail: kcutler@triad.rr.com

Greenville, NC 
Meeting place: Cypress Glen Retirement Community Auditorium, 100 Hickory Street, Greenville, NC 27858
Meetings: Last Sunday of the month at 3:00 p.m. except for summer and holidays
Support Group Leaders: Sylvia McCreary, Ellen Voland
SGL phone: 252-355-5608 (Sylvia)
SGL e-mail: mevoland@suddenlink.net (Ellen)

Greenville, SC
Meeting place: John Knox Presbyterian Church, 35 Shannon Dr., Greenville, SC 29615
Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm  for January thru November.  The December meeting is the 2nd Thursday of the month       
Support Group Leader (SGL): Sandi Holmes
SGL phone: 869-609-1793
SGL e-mail: jimsan82@att.net   

Hillsborough  Central Orange County, NC 
Meeting Place: Central Orange Senior Center, 103 Meadowland Dr., Hillsborough, NC 27278          
Meetings: 4th Wednesday of the month @11:00 a.m.     No meetings in July and Aug.Support Group Leader (SGL): Joan Terry          
SGL phone: 919-732-3790 (home) 919-604-1586 (cell)         
SGL e-mail: jterry@touchnc.net

Hilton Head, SC 
Meeting Place: “Memory Matters” Facility, 117 William Hilton Pkwy., Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm   On alternative Tues. they have a YOGA class at 1:00 at the Jiva Center on Hilton Head Island      
Support Group Leader (SGL): Glenn and Mary Ann Burgeson
SGL phone: 843-757-3776         SGL e-mail: lex@hargray.com

Hilton Head, SC (Sun City)      
Meeting Place: Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center 40 Okatie Blvd. #100, Okatie, SC 29909      
Meetings: 4th Thursday of the month from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.      
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Betty Eberle and Muriel Coleman     
SGL phone: 843-705-6578 (Betty)  843-987-3505 (Muriel)   
SGL e-mail: ebeberle@sc.rr.com  (Betty)  

Kinston, NC 
Meeting place: Wellness Center Classroom at the Lenior Memorial Hospital, 100 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC 28501
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 
Support Group Leader (SGL): Judy Heath
SGL phone: (252) 523-6296 
SGL e-mail: judihenry1@wmconnect.com

Lancaster County, SC
Meeting place: Covenant Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall, 165 Craig Manor Rd., Lancaster, SC 29720
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Janice Broach
SGL phone: 803-285-2014   SGL e-mail:janiceb@hospicecare.net

Landrum, SC  
Meeting Place: Landrum Public Library, 111 East Asbury Drive, Landrum, SC 29356  
Meetings: Last Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m.   
Support Group Leader (SGL): Margaret Moss      
SGL phone: 864-457-2824  
SGL e-mail: cmoss318@charter.net

Laurinburg, NC
Meeting place: Scotland Memorial Hospital/ Dulin Center, 500 Launchwood Dr., Laurinburg, NC 28352
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m.  No meetings in June, July, and August.
Support Group Leader (SGL):  Doris Milligan 
SGL phone: 910-276-4868

Matthews, NC         
Meeting place: Weddington Park, 2404 Plantation Center Drive, Matthews, NC 28105     
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:00 p.m.    
Support Group Leader (SGL):  Lesha Dodson        
SGL phone: 704-554-9904 (work) or 704-458-9178 (cell)       
SGL e-mail: ldodson@partnersincare-nc.com

Morehead City
Meeting Place: Leon Mann Senior Center, 3820 Galantis Drive, Morehead City, NC 28557
Meetings: 1st Thursday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.     
Support Group Leader (SGL): Marlene Anderson          
SGL phone: 252-728-3988      

New Bern, NC
Meeting Place: New Bern Twin Rivers YMCA, 100 YMCA Lane, New Bern, NC 28560
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. (no meetings in June, July or August)
Support Group Leader (SGL): Maureen Reed
SGL phone: 252-638-5763  

The Outerbanks, NC
Meeting Place: Spring Arbor of the Outerbanks, 803 Bermuda Bay Blvd., Kill Devil Hills, NC
Meetings: 3rd Monday of every month at 1:00pm
Support Group Leader: Judy Link
SGL phone: (252) 473-4002
SGL e-mail: Lkeinlink@charter.net

Raleigh, NC 
Meeting place: Heritage of Raleigh, 1200 Carlos Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
Meetings: 4th Thursday of the month at 1:45 p.m. (November and December meetings meet at a different time)
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Nancy Davison and Erica Wilson     
SGL phone: 919-215-0204 (Nancy)  919-782-3956/779-2372  (Erica)     
SGL e-mail: nancyd@qilady.com (Nancy)    ericaelvis@nc.rr.com  (Erica)

Raleigh, NC Young Onset Social Group
Meeting Place: Raleigh Outpatient Therapy, 2709 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
Support Group Leader: Martha Howard
SGL phone: 919-720-0058
SGL e-mail: msuehoward@gmail.com

Rock Hill, SC
Meeting place: HealthSouth’s cafeteria, 1795 Frank Gaston Boulevard (behind Piedmont Medical Center), Rock Hill, SC 29732
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Valerie Badanich and Joy Ayers and Geri Tucker  
SGL phone: Valerie 803-517-4586 (Valerie);  803-817-1901 (Joy); 803-389-0258 (Geri)   
SGL e-mail: Valerie valerie.badanich@healthsouth.com(Valerie); joy.ayers@homeinstead.com (Joy); Geri gtucker@brookdaleliving.com (Geri)

Rowan County, NC  
Meeting place: Educational building, First Presbyterian Church, 308 West Fisher St., Salisbury, NC 28144  
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.  
Support Group Leader: Bob and Peggy Wilson
SGL phone: 704-633-3181
SGL e-mail: kthrn_millr@yahoo.com  (Katherine Miller secretary)

Spartanburg, SC
Meeting place: Chapman Cultural Center,  200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg, SC 29306 Meetings: 2nd Thursday at 1:30 pm (no meetings during July and August)
Support Group Leader (SGL): Ethel Perricone
SGL phone: 864-597-1150
SGL e-mail: ebperricone@yahoo.com

Statesville, NC
Meeting place: Davis Regional Medical Center, 218 Old Mocksville Rd., Statesville, NC 28625
Meetings: 4th Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m.  (no meetings in June, July, or August)
Support Group Leader (SGL): Deborah Staford          
SGL phone: 704-437-1187  
SGL e-mail: deborahgayle@bellsouth.net

Waccamaw PD – Murrells Inlet, SC /Surfside Beach, SC
Meeting Place: Waccamaw Community Hospital, 4077 Hwy 17, Murrels Inlet, SC 29576    Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Support Group Leader (SGL): Len and Elaine Casavant
SGL phone: (843) 650-8756
SGL e-mail: ecasavant@sc.rr.com

Wilmington, NC
This group is now known as the Parkinson and Lewy Body Dementia Support Group Meeting place: Dept. of Aging (Senior Center), 2222 S. College Rd. Wilmington NC 28403        
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for PD patients and families
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday every other month at 1:30 p.m. for caregivers
Support Group Leader: Shirley Miller and Ann Petty
SGL phone: 910-392-6912 (Shirley) and 910-793-1934 (Ann)

SGL e-mail: shirlmiller@bellsouth.net; 

Winston-Salem, NC
Meeting Place: Best Health Hanes Mall, Winston Salem, NC 27103   
Meetings: 3rd Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m.  
Support Group Leader (SGL):  Kimberly Slade          
SGL phone: 336-716-4067       
SGL e-mail: kslade@wfubmc.edu

Young Onset Getting Out (YOGO’s) Social Group – Charlotte, NC    
Meeting place: Varies depending upon agendaMeetings: Varies depending upon agenda  
Support Group Leaders (SGL): Jane Meyer and Ginny Koroly       
SGL phone:  704-366-5154  (Jane)  704-947-2891  (Ginny)       
SGL e-mail: Jane jmeyer@smartstartofmeck.org   (Jane)    Virg468@aol.com (Ginny)