West Virginia Support Group beginning

[CHD63]

This is to let anyone know who is within easy driving distance of Charleston ..... we are having the first meeting of the newly formed WV ANA Support Group in Charleston, WV on Saturday, March 13th.  This will be a meet and greet, caring and sharing meeting starting at 1:00 at Christ Church United Methodist in downtown Charleston.

Anyone is invited; family members, caregivers, friends, and interested persons are encouraged to attend as well.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you can come.

Clarice

[sgerrard]

Best wishes for your first meeting! It may be small the first time, but remember that acorn to oak tree thing. Support groups are the best, it will be worth it.

Steve

[lori67]

Good luck on your first meeting!   

Make sure you let us know how it goes!

Lori

[CHD63]

Thanks for the encouragement.  Because the current ANA members are so spread apart in WV, it is a bit tricky to determine the best meeting location.  I hope we can spread the word, because I know there are others out there that just do not know about the organization.

Clarice

[leapyrtwins]

Clarice -

glad to hear there's a WV support group; hope you have a lot of attendees.

Are you the leader?

Jan

[CHD63]

Jan .....

Yes, I agreed to be the start-up facilitator with the hopes that someone younger will be able to carry on in the role of leader before long.  We are a very small group, at this point and quite scattered geographically so it will be a challenge to find meeting times and places to reach the most possible.  Any suggestions from you Support Group leaders out there would certainly be helpful.

Clarice

[leapyrtwins]

Clarice -

I'm not a support group leader, but I know how challenging it can sometimes be from reading posts on the Forum.

I wish my local group got together through informal lunches or dinners, like they do in Phyl's area.  I think that's an excellent way to connect and it's not as "stiff" as a more formal meet & greet.  Just my opinion, though.

Good for you for stepping up to the plate.  I hope your group is very successful.

Please keep us posted.

Best,

Jan

[ppearl214]

Clarice

You are going to do GREAT! Well done for stepping up to the plate! I wish I could join you all (actually be there) but know I'll be cheering you on from afar!  Please keep us updated on the meet.

So many recently (ie: LisaP, Tim, Clarice, etc) stepping up to the ANA to volunteer time/energy to such a terrific cause! I tip my Mod Hat to you all for recognizing that "strength in numbers" really does prevail in our AN world! Well done!

Phyl

[LisaP]

Best Wishes Clarice,


I am starting my first support group here in Western Massachusetts to be held at our local library on March 13th.

Good luck with yours and cross your fingers for mine!!!

LisaP

[CHD63]

Lisa .....

Good luck to you with the western MA new group.  Ours will be small, but hopefully it will grow as the word spreads.

Let me know how your meeting goes.

Clarice

[CHD63]

Just bringing this up to the top again to remind anyone within driving distance.  The first WV ANA Support Group Meeting is this coming Saturday, March 13th at 1:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church in Charleston, WV.  AN patients, family members, caregivers, friends and interested persons are encouraged to attend.  This is a meet, greet, and share meeting where we will decide the direction/location we will go for subsequent gatherings.

PM me if you have questions or need directions.

Hope to see you there!

Clarice