On Saturday, August 26, 2017, in beautiful Lake Placid, NY, our chapter member Christina McCormick, who happens to be the President of the Amherst Kiwanis Club, presented a half-hour forum on “Children with Tourette Syndrome,” as part of the annual Kiwanis Convention for the New York District.
Chris tells us:
“The New York District Kiwanis Governor Elect’s upcoming Governor’s project will focus on children who have disabilities. One of the spotlights will be on TS and all its associated disorders. There are two main goals for this spotlight:
- bring awareness about Tourette Syndrome to the public
- have individual Kiwanis Clubs focus on a service project for children with TS
“This is an exciting initiative from our Governor-Elect and it will be her focus in her 2017-2018 Governor’s year. Local Kiwanis clubs around the state can participate, and our goal is to get information out there to raise awareness of TS, and hold events for kids with TS.”
Chris and her husband, Shawn, have been very involved in the Tourette Association of Greater NY State for many years. Shawn currently serves on the chapter board. We are very grateful to Chris for initiating this presentation and the exciting opportunity that the chapter has to spread awareness of TS. We are very proud of Chris for all of her hard work on this. Chris and Shawn have a son with TS.
Congratulations on your presentation, and thank you, Chris!