We serve Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, providing support and education to people affected by scleroderma, while we fundraise to advance our mission. The Lower Great Lakes Chapter community hosts a number of chapter-specific support groups.
You can also get involved fundraising and spreading awareness in your community by joining a Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma event.
Click the links below for information on how you can get involved with our chapter:
Events
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Greater Nashville Support Group
ZoomVirtual EventWe are excited to announce the launch of a new scleroderma support group serving the Greater Nashville, Tennessee area. This meeting is for brief introductions and discussion of goals for […]
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Boardman/Youngstown Support Group
Hybrid EventThe Boardman/Youngstown Support Group holds hybrid meetings on the first Monday of the month. The meetings are on Zoom and at Davidson's Restaurant on Canfield Rd. in Canfield. To register & for more information, please email lglchapter@scleroderma.org.
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Greater Nashville Support Group
ZoomVirtual EventWe are excited to announce the launch of a new scleroderma support group serving the Greater Nashville, Tennessee area. This meeting is for brief introductions and discussion of goals for this group, format (Zoom, in person, hybrid), and frequency (ex: monthly) going forward in 2026. Meeting is open to people with scleroderma as well as […]
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Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma – South Bend, IN
Potawatomi Park - Pavilion 2 500 S. Greenlawn Avenue, South Bend, IN, United StatesRegistration starts at 9:00 AM. The walk at 10:00 AM. Walk begins outside, across the parking lot at the park pavilion and then the walk ends inside the Potawatomi Zoo! […]
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