Heart Parent Coffee Groups
To help connect parents, we offer regular coffee groups in many communities throughout the province, including Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Richmond, Vancouver, and Victoria. Coffee groups provide the opportunity to meet other heart parents over coffee and treats provided by the Children’s Heart Network.
We are also looking to start up new heart parent coffee groups, so please contact us if you’d like to start a coffee group in your community.
No matter what the age or heart condition of your child, it is so nice to get together, chat, and share experiences and challenges.
—Jen, heart mom
For more information about a coffee group in your area, please contact:
Abbotsford
Rupe Brah
rupe3395@gmail.com
Chilliwack
Melissa Martz
mellymartz@outlook.com
Kamloops
Miranda Brown
cmazn2003@yahoo.ca
Kelowna
Karla Allan
kdvk@hotmail.com
Langley
Tecia Beulens
tbeulens@telus.net
Coquitlam/Pitt Meadows
Amylou Watkins and Gabby Torrens
amylouwatkins@hotmail.com
gabby@torrens.ca
Nanaimo
Sandy Barlow
sandygbarlow@gmail.com
Prince George
Veronica Vandermeulen
veronicav0603@gmail.com
Richmond
Kate Walker
kwalker@childrensheartnetwork.org
Vancouver
Samantha Aitken
saitken@childrensheartnetwork.org
Victoria
Teri Godin
terigodin@gmail.com
Youth Coffee Groups
We also have a coffee group for young adults who are living with heart disease. For more information please contact:
Victoria
Lauren Fougner
lfougner@uvic.ca