Alzheimer's support
The Somerford Place-Memory Care Assisted Living group usually meets on the first Tuesday of every month. Due to New Year's, meeting is 5:50 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Somerford Assisted Living, 10014 Sharpsburg Pike. Call Sheri Evans, 301-791-9221, ext. 213. Light refreshments will be served and caregiving is available with advance notice.
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WILLIAMSPORT - Tuesday, Jan. 8, weigh-in at 10:15 a.m., meeting at 11, Zion Lutheran Church, 35 W. Potomac St. Call Stephanie, 301-223-6739.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, corner of North Potomac Street and Randolph Avenue, Hagerstown. The group's mission is to educate and inform residents of Washington County about mental illness and to support and advocate for individuals with mental illness and their families and caregivers. Call Connie Pauley, 301-824-7725.
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Wednesday, Jan. 2, weigh-in at 9 a.m., program at 9:15, Hagerstown YMCA. Call Carol Bachtell, 301-824-7683.
Bereavement support
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Washington County Hospital 8th floor conference room, 8049B. The group offers grief recovery support for families or friends who have lost loved ones. Call 301-790-8614.
Labor of Love
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 7 p.m., Washington County Hospital, 251 E. Antietam St., Pangborn Hall, Room 124, Hagerstown. Labor of Love is open to anyone who has experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn loss. Call 301-739-3863.
Breast-feeding support
Friday, Jan. 4, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Washington County Hospital, 251 E. Antietam St., Pangborn Hall, Room 124, Hagerstown. A free support group for pregnant women who are planning to breast-feed and mothers who are breast-feeding. Call 301-790-8530.
