New!
A new support group has started
that will be open to anyone
statewide by phone. The meeting
will be held on the last Tuesday
of each month from 10 – 11 a.m.
To dial in for the group, call
1-866-885-0409 code 392121. For
more information, please contact
Nancy Matulis at 564-0036 or
panmat1@yahoo.com.
New!
VIP GROUP
VIP GROUP This is a group for
persons who are visually
impaired, their family, and
friends. We meet the first
Monday of the month at the
Career Center in Skowhegan. This
is the same building where The
Dept. of Health and Human
Services is located in. The
address is 98 North Ave. and the
phone number is 474-4950. You
would enter on the right side of
the building. The meeting is
from 11:00 to 1:00. We bring a
brown bag lunch and talk. Please
RSVP to Pat Monahan @
1-207-561-4022 if interested.
You
are cordially invited to attend the
RP support group:
- When: Thursday, December 10th
, 2009
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Time: |
4:30
pm – 6:00 pm |
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Where:
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The Iris Network
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189 Park
Avenue
Portland, ME
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Phone#
774-6273
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Facilitator: |
Cammy Moraros, LSW |
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Agenda
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TBD
Agenda details are still
being formalized – the
topic may be a complete
surprise! Look forward
to seeing you here.
As a reminder – this is
our last meeting until
April of 2010. |
1) If you are interested in attending please call to
register for the group, leave a number where we can reach
you in case of cancellation. Please call Cammy Moraros at
774-6273 on or before December 3rd.
2) This is NOT a “drop-in” group. If you do not register and
the group is cancelled we can not call you to let you know.
3) If you register and then can not attend - PLEASE call to
let us know. As a reminder, if less than six people
register for this group it will be cancelled and
re-scheduled for the next month.
You are cordially invited to
attend our
informational/recreational
meeting:
~ AGING with G.R.A.C.E. ~
When: Wednesday December 16th,
2009
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Time: |
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10:00
pm – 2:00 pm
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Where:
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The Iris Network
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189 Park
Avenue
Portland, ME
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Phone#
774-6273
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Facilitator: |
Cammy Moraros, LSW |
Agenda
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Holiday Festivities!
Please join us for a day
of fun and festivities,
sure to get us all in
the spirit of the
season! |
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Pot Luck Lunch – When
you call to register
please indicate what you
will bring for the pot
luck lunch or ask what
is needed. |
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Holiday Festivities
continue! Secret gift
exchange - please bring
a non-gender specific
gift of no more than
$5.00. |
✰ Clean up and departures.
****If you are interested in
attending please call to register for
the group. Please call Cammy Moraros at
774-6273 before December 7th. If
you register and then can
not attend - PLEASE call to
let us know. Someone else
might be able to attend if
you can’t.
If you register and then can not attend - PLEASE
call to let us know.
*****If you want to have
your name removed from this mailing list – please call.
We WILL NOT meet in
January, February or March.
- Free Rides in Western Maine
includes Franklin, Oxford and
Androscoggin counties
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Dear Client,
I am writing to inform you that
through a program of the Department
of Health and Human Services and
Western Maine Transportation
Services, Inc., you may be eligible
for free transportation.
Individuals who are deaf or hearing
impaired, who are blind or visually
impaired or who have a chronic
physical disability are eligible for
free transportation services. Even
if you do not qualify for Mainecare
you may be eligible for this
program.
Please fill out the enclosed
application and mail it back as soon
as possible to start receiving free
transportation with Western Maine
Transportation Services on a bus or
with a volunteer driver.
Please feel free to contact me if
you have any questions. My phone
number is (800)393-9335 ext. 202 or
in Lewiston Auburn (207)784-9335
ext. 202.
Sincerely Yours,
Glenn Gordon
Community Relations Director
Western Maine Transportation
Services, Inc.
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Click here for the DHHS
- Transit Application Form
Support Groups
Aging With Grace,
Iris Network, 189 Park
Avenue, Portland. 3rd Wednesday of every month
from 10-2. FMI call The Iris Network at 774-6273.
RP
Support Group The
Iris Network, 189 Park Avenue, Portland, 2nd Thursday of the month,
4:30 to 6:00 pm. FMI call Cammy Moraros
at 774-6273.
A new support group has started that will be open to
anyone statewide by phone. The meeting will be held on the
last Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11 a.m. To dial in for
the group, call 1-866-885-0409 code 392121. For more
information, please contact Nancy Matulis at 564-0036 or
panmat1@yahoo.com.
VIP GROUP
This is a group for persons who are visually impaired,
their family, and friends. We meet the first Wednesday of
the month at The River’s Edge Restaurant in Madison. The
River’s Edge address is 18 Main St. and the phone number is
696-3326. The meeting in upstairs and there is a ramp on the
right side of the building if this is more convenient than
the stairs inside. The meeting is from 11:00 to 1:00. We
have lunch together and talk. Please RSVP to Pat Monahan @
1-207-561-4022 if interested.
Visually Impaired Persons Sharing:
Rumford, Mexico areas.
Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:30
at the Oxford Lanes Bowling Alley, Route 2, Rumford followed
by a lunch somewhere in the area. FMI call Phil Roberts
562-8724
The
Wells Support Group:
For people with vision impairments and their significant
others, Wells Congregational Church, Post Road (US Route 1)
1st Thursday of the month (except July and
August), from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. FMI call Brenda
Bacon 646-7079.
VIP
Group of Boothbay Harbor:
St. Andrews Village Gregory Conference Room on Emery Lane.
1st Tuesday of the month from 1:00 – 2:30. FMI
call Molly Moore at 663-3810 or Joan Stark at 633-2498.
The
Sunshine Club: Meets the 1st Monday of each month
from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Lobster Trap on 25 Bay St.
Winslow. Contact the Division for the Blind and Visually
Impaired in Augusta for the current President and more
information. 207-624-5191 or 1-800-760-1573.
The
Rainbow Club: Meets the 2nd Monday of each month
at the Inn at City Hall, 1 Cony St. Augusta, ME. Contact the
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Augusta for
the current President and more information. 207-624-5190 or
1-800-760-1573.
For
more information please contact the Iris Network at
774-6273
Bert's Eye View
"Coping with Macular Degeneration"
Written by Bert Silverman
This easy to read large print book provides information on helpful adaptive aids and
devices from the perspective of a person living with macular degeneration.
| Cost per book |
$ 10.95 |
| Tax / Shipping |
$ 2.05 |
| Cost per book |
$ 13.00 |
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If interested, please click here
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The 2009 Iris Network Large
Print Calendar
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Big Blocks
Big Black Numbers |
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A Great Gift Idea
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The Iris Network large print calendars (17 x 22) can be ordered by sending a
check payable to the Iris Network and mailing to the Iris Network c/o calendar, 189 Park
Avenue, Portland, ME.
It’s yours for $9.95 each plus shipping and handling (no
shipping charge for individuals that are visually impaired or blind) or with a tax deductible
gift of $35.00 or more
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