The following organizations are great options to donate your unused and excess ostomy supplies and they distributing what is available.
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Silver Spring Medical Supply Loan Closet
Lutheran Church of St. Andrew
15300 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20905.
To donate contact Marilee Tollefson, 301-384-4394 or marileetollefson@gmail.com
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The closet operates a large medical loan closet with a large inventory of donations for pick up. There is no cost. Items are dispensed on a first come, first served basis. Examples of supplies available for pick up include: hospital beds, bedside commodes, canes, walkers, rollators, wheelchairs, feeding formula and equipment, CPAP, ostomy, and diabetic supplies. ​
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The Phoenix Ostomy Closet (Maryland)
Opposite the Hospital - Urgent Care Building
501 W. 7th Street, Frederick MD.
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
Alternate Thursdays between 1-4 p.m.
Schedule an appointment
Contact Patrick McKinney - 240-910-6201
May donate or request supplies.
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Kenny’s Closet –
Mary Washington Healthcare
Regional Cancer Center
email gail.erickson@mwhc.com
or phone 540-741-1751​
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Osto-Group
Stephanie S. Sullivan
3500 45th Street, Suite #16A
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
877-678-6690
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Osto-Group is a non-profit organization that provides donated ostomy supplies to uninsured ostomates in the US for the cost of shipping and handling.
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Friends of Ostomates Worldwide FOW - USA
4018 Bishop Lane
Louisville, KY 40218
info@fowusa.org
You may include open packages by bagging and labeling them with item name, size and manufacturer. Remember, no liquids or expired supplies.
MEETINGS
Next Meeting
December 14, 2025
at 11:30 Noon
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Our Annual Holiday Party
Metro Maryland's Holiday Party is
December 14 at 11:30.
Please join us for lunch, visit with the Manufacturer's Reps:
Coloplast, Convatec & Hollister and meet friends, new and old.
Location Change for this event:
Jewish Council for the Aging
12320 Parklawn Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
There is FREE parking but very little handicap parking.
If necessary, a person can be dropped off at the front door, before parking a car.
The door will be locked and someone will be there to let you in.
Unfortunately, due to space constraints we are unable to hold our event at Holy Cross Hospital. Our regular support group meetings will return to Silver Spring Holy Cross in January.
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NEXT MEETING
January 11, 2026
at 12 Noon
Our General Discussion
with aid from our dedicated WOCNs
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​at Silver Spring
​Holy Cross Hospital
The Education Wing
Your support helps us to reach more patients in need
Our Annual Reminder -
It's that time of year...
Have you renewed
your membership in
Metro Maryland
for the coming year ?
Any donations you are able
to give will help new ostomates thrive and help Metro Maryland thrive into the future!
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METRO MARYLAND'S NEEDS YOU!
​ ​​​​What we are in "real need" of are volunteers to join our Board.
We meet only four times a year.
And
If you can give one day a month to help with the Website and/or our Face Book page you will help continue reaching out to new ostomates in our metro area and providing ostomates with tips and answers to their questions.
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Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97761387637?pwd=VFVDaUJ1ZFZROUZZbTlUekxyM09odz09
Meeting ID: 977 6138 7637
Passcode: 924413
To join by calling in use this number:
+13017158592
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