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West Metro - JA Parent Connect Group

West Metro, Massachusetts
34 Members

Live Yes! Connect Groups for JA Parents provide local connections, education and empowerment for parents and caregivers with children living with rheumatic disease. JA Parents come together for professional and volunteer-led sessions on a variety of topics and group activities as it relates to raising a child with arthritis.

Participants gain skills to advocate for their child, help their child develop self-management skills and discover strategies for daily living. These groups are part of an expanding range of Arthritis Foundation resources that provides personalized help & support to parents who have a child/teen with a childhood rheumatic disease.
 

Upcoming Events

  • Saturday, June 28th, 2025
    10:30 AM ET
    1h 30m
  • Please bring a camp chair - Parking is Free around the Common Coffee and Muffins/Scones available at Muffins on Main - 40 Main St Westford 55 Main Street, Westford, MA Westford, Massachusetts Get Directions
  •   2 people attending
JA Parent Coffee and Chat on the Westford Common

Come join us on Saturday, June 28th 10 AM at Common in Westford MA to connect with other JA Parents.

If you let us know of any specific topic you would like to discuss in advance of the meeting, we can bring along materials from the Arthritis Foundation.

Please make sure to register, so we can contact you if there are any weather related changes.

Look forward to seeing you there!
Felicia Meldrum and Jen Tonning

 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, June 12th, 2025
  • Start Line - Camperdown Plaza 20 East Broad Street Greenville, South Carolina Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
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Arthritis Foundation Event
  • Saturday, June 28th, 2025
    10:30 AM ET
    1h 30m
  • Please bring a camp chair - Parking is Free around the Common Coffee and Muffins/Scones available at Muffins on Main - 40 Main St Westford 55 Main Street, Westford, MA Westford, Massachusetts Get Directions
  •   2 people attending
JA Parent Coffee and Chat on the Westford Common

Come join us on Saturday, June 28th 10 AM at Common in Westford MA to connect with other JA Parents.

If you let us know of any specific topic you would like to discuss in advance of the meeting, we can bring along materials from the Arthritis Foundation.

Please make sure to register, so we can contact you if there are any weather related changes.

Look forward to seeing you there!
Felicia Meldrum and Jen Tonning

 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, June 12th, 2025
  • Start Line - Camperdown Plaza 20 East Broad Street Greenville, South Carolina Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, June 26th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Thursday, July 10th, 2025
  • Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City 170 South West Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Thursday, July 24th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
  • USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, Massachusetts Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
  • Worcester Red Sox Polar Park 100 Madison Street Worcester, Massachusetts Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, August 28th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Saturday, September 6th, 2025
  • San Francisco to Los Angeles 160 Jefferson Street San Francisco, California Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Monday, September 15th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Thursday, September 25th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Friday, September 26th, 2025
  • Intercontinental Hotel Boston 510 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Friday, October 17th, 2025
  • Graduate Providence 11 Dorrance Street Providence, Rhode Island Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Friday, October 17th, 2025
  • TPC River Highlands 1 Golf Club Road Cromwell, Connecticut Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, November 6th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Thursday, November 13th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
  • Sunday, November 16th, 2025
  • Great Wolf Lodge Mashantucket 201 Rainmaker Drive Mashantucket, Connecticut Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Sunday, December 7th, 2025
  • Bay State Brewing Company 112 Harding Street Worcester, Massachusetts Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Sunday, December 7th, 2025
  • Northeast Delta Dental One Delta Drive Concord, New Hampshire Get Directions
 This is an In-Person Event. 
  • Thursday, December 18th, 2025
  • Virtual Event
 This is a Virtual Event. 
Facilitators [2]
Members [34]

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Felicia M
Felicia M
June 23, 2020 - 8:28 PM

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jun 24, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://arthritisfoundation.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOCsrDMvGNdSujQdTY2jMq59icaRpW2_ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Thank You!

William B
William B
August 30, 2023 - 12:19 AM

Hello Felicia! I'm new to the organization and did not know that we would be notified within the forum only, and not by email. Oops!  My mistake.  When do you expect to hold the next meeting?

 

Thank you,

 

Bill B.