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Rutgers doctor a part of Honorary Committee for statewide Tourette Walk

With the 4th annual NJ Walks For TS at Mendham now less than a month away, the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) has announced the formation of an Honorary Committee for the event, which is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 23, at Borough Park in Mendham.

The walk will be a day of advocacy, awareness, acceptance and action geared toward raising funds to support educating students and teachers about TS, anti-bullying initiatives and other important information across the Garden State.

To that end, support has been pouring in from all corners of the state, with each Honorary Committee member demonstrating their firm support for NJCTS and the 1 in 100 kids and families living with Tourette Syndrome – an inherited, misdiagnosed, misunderstood neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds and movements known as tics.

One of the Honorary Committee members is Dr. Jay Tischfield, the director of the Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey on Rutgers University's Busch Campus in Piscataway. Dr. Tischfield also is the director NJCTS Cell & DNA Sharing Repository at Rutgers and has been an instrumental part of the process to develop federal Tourette Syndrome legislation.

Here is the rest of the NJ Walks For TS at Mendham Honorary Committee as of October 28:
 

  • Tim Howard, starting goalkeeper for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
  • Craig Carton, radio host on WFAN Sports Talk Radio
  • N.J. Senator Kip Bateman (R), representing District 16
  • Dr. Robert King, Yale Child Study Center and Yale TS/OCD Clinic
  • N.J. Senator Mike Doherty (R), representing District 23
  • Dr. Stuart Green, Overlook Medical Center in Summit
  • N.J. Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R), representing District 25
  • Rebecca Spar, Esq., educational rights attorney for Cole Shotz of Hackensack
  • N.J. Senator Loretta Weinberg (D), representing District 37
  • Congressman Albio Sires (D), Representative for N.J. District 8
  • N.J. Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D), representing District 7
  • Congressman Leonard Lance (R), Representative for N.J. District 7
  • N.J. Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R), representing District 16
  • Congressman Rush Holt (D), Representative for N.J. District 12
  • N.J. Assemblywoman Donna Simon (R), representing District 16
  • Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R), Representative for N.J. District 11
  • N.J. Senator Stephen Sweeney (D), representing District 3
  • N.J. Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (R), representing District 25
  • N.J. Senator Diane Allen (R), representing District 7
  • N.J. Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R), representing District 39
  • N.J. Senator Richard  J. Codey (D), representing District 27

“The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome thanks Dr. Tischfield and each of these esteemed Honorary Committee members for their extensive support,” NJCTS Executive Director Faith W. Rice said, “and it is my hope that each of you joins them in standing up for kids with TS by being a part of NJ Walks For TS at Mendham on November 23.”

To register for NJ Walks For TS at Mendham, click here. Through October 31, the cost is $22.50. From November 1 through the day of the event, the cost is $25. To donate to or fundraise for this event, click here. More information about NJCTS or Tourette Syndrome is available by calling 908-575-7350 or by visiting www.njcts.org.

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