Volunteer Opportunities for the Tourette Syndrome Association of Washington State

The chapter has ongoing needs for volunteers. Take a minute to read the following and see if you might be able to contribute some of your time to helping others in this state with TS. You don't need to live in the Seattle area to do all of these!
Please see our Home Page for contact information.

• Board members: We are in need of a number of new board members to help us plan our chapter's goals and various activities. We currently meet the first Wednesday of each month (Sept-June) in Queen Anne from 7-9pm. Besides the two hour commitment each month, board members can take on other responsibilities as they are able and interested. Contact Roseanne Torgerson at (206) 322-4754 or rtorgerson@cortland.com
• YADA Days: We need volunteers to help organize and work at activity booths that help school children understand the symptoms and effects of Tourette Syndrome. It is part of an excellent program called Youth Awareness of Disability Assemblies that involves creating awareness of a wide variety of disabilities including Tourette Syndrome, among children in elementary schools throughout Seattle. Volunteers can work for all or part of the two-day event. Contact Roseanne Torgerson at (206) 322-4754 or rtorgerson@cortland.com.
• Support group facilitator: Help start a support group in your local area. Assistance is provided and often you can team up with another coordinator to lighten the work load.
• Fund raiser: Help plan and implement projects for raising money to allow our chapter to expand the types of services and resources it provides.
• School advocate: Be willing to help out parents in IEP meetings or help educate the educators by doing in-service meetings. We would request that you take part in a PAVE training workshop to get expertise regarding federal and state laws concerning special education.
• Youth activities: Help plan some activities for TS kids in your local area.
• Info-line volunteer: Be willing to speak with other chapter members in your local area code to offer support and resources.
• Publicity: Help publicize the chapter's meetings and/or special events. Make sure the many resource directories within Washington state that list our information line number are kept current. Generate ideas on ways to raise the awareness of people in Washington state concerning TS.