Lyme Disease Education &
Support Groups of Maryland
ALL VOLUNTEER
Support Groups & Patient Advocates
(M)- Indicates Having Some In-Person Meetings
After The Bite- Statewide, National, International
Annapolis Area Lyme Program Information- Annapolis
Anne Arundel County Lyme Disease Support Group- AA County
Baltimore County Lyme Support Group- Baltimore County
Baltimore- Kenney Family Foundation- Baltimore City
Calvert County & Southern Maryland Lyme Groups- Southern Maryland on the Western Shore
Calvert Memorial Hospital Lyme Support Group- Calvert County (M)
Cecil County Lyme & Associated Diseases Support Group- Cecil County & Parts of Pennsylvania
Central Maryland Lyme Disease Support Group- Westminster, MD (M)
DelMarVa Lyme- Delaware, Maryland & Virginia- Eastern Shore
Delaware Lyme Support Group Listings- Delaware
Frederick County Lyme Disease Support Group- Frederick, MD
Helping Hand Volunteers- Various Locations
Howard County Lyme Awareness- Columbia & Howard County
Island Lyme Disease Support Group- Kent Island- Eastern Shore
Kent County Lyme Advocates- Chestertown, Kent County
LDA of Delmarva- Salisbury
Lyme Disease Association SEPA- SE Pennsylvania & MD Border Towns (M)
Mason Dixon Lyme Groups- Maryland/Pennsylvania Line (M)
Mid-Shore Lyme Disease Association, Inc.- Easton, Talbot County- Eastern Shore, MD (M)
Military Lyme Support Group- National & International
Montgomery County Lyme Fighters- Montgomery County
Olney/Brookeville Lyme Disease Support Group
Rising Sun Lyme Disease Support Group- North- Western Shore
Southern Delaware Lyme Disease Support Group- South Delaware
Volunteer Activities & Reports
Washington DC Lyme- Washing DC, Maryland & Virginia
Western Maryland Lyme Programs & Events
Our volunteers spend countless hours each year on tick borne disease awareness efforts in communities across the state. Volunteers donate their time researching, writing articles, organizing and presenting programs, and supporting those who are ill.
Some groups sponsor meetings (M) that are open to the public and others assist with special events. All volunteers play an important role in educating the public and health care professionals.
Unfortunately, many of our volunteers have first-hand experience with Lyme and tick borne diseases and many have experienced the pain in their own children's eyes as they suffered. Yet, their main goal remains to educate the community to help prevent others from suffering.
Maryland has some of the most active and longest running support groups and patient advocates in the country, with many volunteers dedicating more than 20 years of their life to helping Maryland residents.
Most of the educational efforts are self-funded or are supported by small fund raising events and occasional donations from local residents.
Two of our groups, the Harford County Lyme Disease Support Group, Inc. and the Mid-Shore Lyme Disease Association, Inc. in Easton, Maryland, are incorporated as non-profits and are affiliated with the national Lyme Disease Association.
To find the support group closest to you, locate various online support groups, or check out the latest news, please visit the individual support group page listed above.
If you are a group leader or an active volunteer patient advocate and would like to be considered for addition on this list (& free website page to post your information), please email your information to Lucy Barnes - AfterTheBite@gmail.com
Working Together For You!
Lucy Barnes
Last Updated- April 2019
Central Maryland
Lyme Disease Support Group
ARCHIVES
*Next Meeting*
July 2018
Robin Wolfenden, after several decades of serving
the community as a volunteer Lyme disease
educator and support group leader, is retiring.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ROBIN!
You've helped countless people who
are grateful for your efforts!
We Will Miss You!
Robin Ann Wolfenden
410-876-8079
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Meeting Place
Basement of the Social Hall
Zion United Methodist Church
2716 Old Washington Road
Westminister, MD 21157
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* If Carroll County Schools Are Closed Due To Weather
There Will Be No Support Group Meeting*
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Monthly support group meetings, weather permitting*
are held on the second Thursday of each month.
Meetings start at 7:30 PM at the:
ZION United Methodist Church
2716 OLD WASHINGTON RD.
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
For More Information
Please contact Robin at
Robin Ann Wolfenden
Co-coordinator
Central Maryland Lyme Disease Support Group
(410) 876-8079
Scott
(443) 547-8600
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We Miss You Jay!
Jay Wolfenden
Robin Wolfenden
113 Bertie Ave.
Westminster, MD 21157
Articles and Videos
Avoiding Tick is Key To Preventing Lyme Disease
(Article- Baltimore Sun 8/21/14)
WJZ TV Lyme Disease Reports in Maryland Grow
(Article and video)
WJZ TV Lyme Disease Diagnoses Are Increasing
(Article and video)
Summer Likely To Bring Rise In Lyme Disease Cases
Carroll County Times
Carroll County Times
Carroll County Directory of Community Services
UPDATE Winter 2017 & 2018- Due to unpredictable weather in the winter months we WILL NOT have any more meetings until April 2018. The bad weather often comes up quickly and the parking lots develop black ice due to water running down hill during the day and freezing at night. We do not want anyone getting hurt!