MS Clubs and Self-Help Groups are open to everyone interested in sharing thoughts and feelings about multiple sclerosis in an open, positive atmosphere. To find out meeting times and exact locations and directions, please call your local MS Club / Self-Help Group leader.
Below is a listing of available MS Clubs / Self-Help Groups within the Indiana State Chapter's service area. Call the Indiana State Chapter office at 1-800-344-4867, option 2 or email Heather Donegan for more information .
Anderson
Sharon Stewart
765-643-0593
Kristina Washington
765-643-7284
Third Thursday of each month (except November and December)
7:00 p.m. Saint John's Medical Center, Bennett Rehab Dining Room, 2015 Jackson Street
Angola
Sue Georgi
260-668-3581
sgram5@hotmail.com
First Saturday of each month
1:00 p.m. – Carnegie Public Library, 322 South Wayne Street in Angola
Auburn / DeKalb County
Neal Esselburn
260-637-3820
1284neal_ms1@frontier.com
Richard Thornton
260-749-5487
fightmswithme2@aol.com
Third Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Medical Arts Building., Room 303
Bloomington
Tammie Lawrence
812-322-5610
tammiel101260@hotmail.com
Barbie Lamb
812-345-3627
lambdoll@ymail.com
Third Wednesday of each month
6:30 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College (in Room A118), 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington
Calumet City, IL / Northwest Indiana
Jolan Young
708-474-0119
Bentley54@sbcglobal.net
Third Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Community Room, Calumet City Library
Carmel
Karin Inkoff-Holman
317-876-0126
holoff@comcast.net
First Tuesday of each month
6:00 p.m. MCL Cafeteria at 116th and Keystone
Columbia City
Group on hiatus - contact former leader if interested
Frank Bush – 260-244-7337; frankbush@embarqmail.com
Third Thursday of each month
10:30 am – Whitley County YMCA, 950 East Van Buren Street (in Community Room)
Columbus
Group on hiatus - contact former leader if interested
Therese Sandhage
812-350-4175
tsandhage@pobox.com
Crawfordsville
Group on hiatus - contact former leader(s) if interested
Barbara Brouwer
765-866-0971
cbbrouwer@wico.net
Jaci Wollenberg
765-364-6973
Jm_wollenberg@yahoo.com
Don Russell
765-866-0727
donrussell@hotmail.com
Second Monday of each month (except December)
6:30 p.m. Friendship Baptist Church
Decatur
Nancy Hackman
260-724-2664
Billie Marbach
260-728-9306
Fourth Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m. Church of God
Elkhart
Lisa Miller
574-831-5515
lsweet@bnin.net
Linda Hapner
574-264-5219
mclah@juno.com
First Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m. Elkhart Senior Center, 230 East Jackson Street
Ellettsville
Nancy Dixon
812-361-1110
tdixon@bluemarble.net
Twice per month. Contact Leader for dates and times
Monroe County Public Library, Ellettsville Branch (in the Program Room)
Evansville
Alice Burns
812-303-4462
missaburns@gmail.com
Third Thursday of each month
6:30 p.m. CT Evansville Urban Enterprise Association, 135 South Garvin Street
Evansville Caregiver Group
Fred Frayser
812-499-4147
4fray@att.net
Contact Fred for more information about this group
Fort Wayne
Barb Moser
260-639-0549
Kent Howard
260-434-0322
sk13howard@frontier.com
First Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, Special Functions Room
Gary "WELL Group"
Marilyn Odom
219-977-9775
marilynodom@sbcglobal.net
Third Tuesday of each month
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Midlake Campus of Methodist Hospital, Room A, 2269 West 25th Avenue
Hancock County
Sharon and Joseph Lime
317-861-5020
salime@sbcglobal.net or eclectic53@sbcglobal.net
Third Saturday of each month (except December)
2:00 p.m. Hancock Regional Hospital, Classroom #1, Greenfield
Hendricks County
Suzanne Summers
317-442-3372
s9955@aol.com
Laurie Works
317-372-4859
laurieworks@sbcglobal.net
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m. Hendricks Regional Health, Avon
Henry County
Kristi Mosier
765-524-5229
krististe@netzero.com
April Kemper
765-520-6840
twistersister10@hotmail.com
Second Friday of every third month (March, June, September, December)
6:30p.m. Mooreland Friends Meeting, 101 North Jefferson Street
Huntington
Randy Bellamy
260-468-2366
bellamy1146750@yahoo.com
Contact Randy for time and place of monthly meeting.
Indianapolis - South
Rose and Dan Bonwell
317-634-3051
rbonwell@hotmail.com
7:00 p.m. Call for Location and Date
Indianapolis - East
Janet Smith
317-894-2657
janet.smith12@comcast.net
Second Tuesday of each month (Sept.-Dec. and April-May)
7:00 p.m. Cumberland Christian Church
Indianapolis - Northwest
Michael Muckridge
317-338-3510
mamuckri@stvincent.org
Third Saturday of each month
10:00 a.m. St. Vincent’s Hospital, Schaffer Room C
Johnson County
Angela Young
317-888-9545
angmarie74@juno.com
Julie Esslinger
317-694-2867
juliesslin@gmail.com
First Monday of every other month (except June - August)
6:30 p.m. Clark Pleasant Library, Community Room, Whiteland
Lafayette
Betty Anderson
765-414-2607
partychefs@comcast.net
First Wednesday of each month (except January and July)
6:30 p.m. - Rosewalk Village Family Room
LaPorte “Multiple Supporters”
Chris Kiser
219-879-6865
bkiserck1@att.net
Diane DeMeyer
219-778-4656
Second Thursday of each month (except December – February)
6:00 p.m. LaPorte Hospital Heritage Place
Lebanon “MS Wellness Self-Help Group”
Joy Cofer
765-482-6813
JMCLMC42@sbcglobal.net
Deana Dinsmore
ddinsmore3161@comcast.net
Contact the leaders for the time and date of the monthly meeting.
Location – Lebanon First Community Church
Marion
Group on hiatus - contact former leaders if interested
Angie Knight
765-998-7392
anknight@taylor.edu
Lois Reading
765-348-9863
flowerdogtoo@aol.com
Martinsville
Georgena Skwarczynski
317-716-7571
georgena@saferforyourhome.com
Pat Marshall
765-342-5124
pvsmarsh@sbcglobal.net
First Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. Spirit of Life Praise Center, 189 West Indiana, Martinsville
Merrillville
Mike and Gloria Sullivan
219-924-5167
msull898@aol.com
Marianne McCombs
thecook4u@verizon.net
219-923-6059
Second Monday of each month (except December through February)
6:00 p.m. Rehab Centers, 303 East 89th Avenue (immediately south of Methodist Hospital)
Tracy Szczudlak
219-345-2170
Kim Kusza
219-996-5122
kimbermekuz@yahoo.com
Third Friday of each month
11:30 Neuroscience Building Conference Room, 200 East 89th Avenue, Merrillville
Morgan County
Pat Marshall
765-342-5124
pvsmarsh@sbcglobal.net
First Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. Spirit of Life Praise Center, 189 West Indiana, Martinsville
Muncie
Pat Stonebraker
765-284-1650
Bonnie Seidle
bonniecake@comcast.net
765-759-8222
First Wednesday of each month (except January through March)
7:00 p.m. Hazelwood Christian Church
Noblesville
Tim Johnson
317-867-2686
tjohnso2@gmail.com
Mark Chase
317-913-0163
mchase62@gmail.com
Second Thursday of each month (except July and August)
6:30 p.m. Hamilton East Public Library – Noblesville Location
Richmond
Teresa McCord
765-855-3402
trmccord@frontier.com
Second Wednesday of each month
6:00 p.m. Centerville Senior Center
Terre Haute
Connie Hinsenkamp
812-236-1096
chinsenk@msn.com
Jasper Lewis
812-238-1990
Third Thursday of each month (except January)
6:00 p.m. Hamilton Center (Spectrum Industries) Building (at Wabash and 16th)
Diana Culver
812-917-4144
First Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. – Vigo County Public Library (in Room B), One Library Square (7th & Poplar)
Tipton
Group on hiatus - contact former leader if interested
Katie Naden
765-432-9360
renderedincolor@yahoo.com
Valparaiso
Debbie Barniville
219-762-4058
deber3013@live.com
Joel Bursak
219-548-9103
jbb46383@yahoo.com
Second Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Porter Hospital Education & Rehabilitation Building
Carepartners group also offered.
Winamac
Group on hiatus - contact former leader if interested
Emily McClure
574-946-0972