This group meets at 7 pm at a different restaurant on the fourth Thursday of each month. This is a special group for all individuals in a caregiving role for a loved one, family member, or friend with ALS.  It is a chance to share with others, give and receive support, and find out good information and tips in a very relaxed environment.  Please contact Lori Banker-Horner, Patient Sevices Coordinator, for more information or to RSVP:   lori@alsawi.org or 414-817-1541.

Mar. 27, 2008 -- Genghis Khan Mongolian Barbecue, 725 North Mayfair Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 414.774.5540.

April 24, 2008 -- Knueppel Healthcare, 1444 South 113th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin, 414.258.2800.  Food will be provided.

May 22, 2008 -- That's Amore, 5080 South 108th Street, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, 414.427.3040.

Please join us the second Saturday of each month. This group meets from 11 am to 1 pm.  Meetings are held at:
Froedtert West Hospital(entering parking lot from S. 92nd St.)
Conference Rooms A and B (lower level)
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
See list for more information OR if location is changed for a specific date. Please contact Lori Banker-Horner for additional information: lori@alsawi.org or 414.817.1541. Group Facilitator is Megan Kilps.


July 12, 2008 -- Liz Weiss from the Social Security Administration will be discussing issues and answerign questions related to Sociail Security Disability and Medicare
August 16, 2008 -- Annual Family Picnic
September 13, 2008 -- Annual "Try-A-Gadget" presentation with Cindi Pichler of Independence First
October 11, 2008 --  A representative from the Library of the Blind and Disabled will provide information regarding the Library's free lending library of talking books and cassette players which are provided free of charge to individuals with physical limitations which prevent them from reading comfortably or holding a book. 
November 8, 2008 -- TBD
December 13, 2008 -- Annual Holiday Gathering

Please join us from 1-3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
Meetings are always held at:
Polinsky Medical Rehab Center
530 E. Second St.
First Floor Conference Room
Duluth, MN
Support Group Coordinator- Ernie Pearson: 218-786-5364

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
All meetings are held at:
All Saints Lutheran Church
Highway 21
One mile west of Highway 41
Oshkosh, WI
Support Group Facilitator- Diane Fergot: 920-231-6809 or gfergot@sbcglobal.net

Upcoming Meeting Topics:

July 15, 2008 -- Annual Summer Picnic
August 19, 2008 -- TBD
September 16, 2008 -- Speech and Swallow Issues with ALS Clinic Represenative (tenative)
October 21, 2008 -- Dr. Paul Barkhaus -- Medical Director of Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin Certified ALS Clinic
November 18, 2008 -- TBD
December 16, 2008 -- Holiday Party

Please join us from 1-3 p.m. on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Meetings are always held at:
Chippewa Valley Bible Church
531 E. South Ave.
Chippewa Falls, WI
Support Group Facilitator- Deb Erickson: 715-271-5257 or ericksonda@charter.net