National Awareness 5K Run/Walk Team Captain Handbook Making Life Better For All People Affected by Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders
Team Tourette Welcome to Team Tourette! As the only premier national organization serving the needs of people with Tourette Syndrome and other Tic Disorders, our Team Tourette events help us create national awareness about these very misunderstood disorders. Some of our Team Tourette events include: National Awareness 5K Run/Walk, Queens, NY TCS New York City Marathon, NYC Jet Blue Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon Weekend, Long Beach, CA Disneyland Marathon Weekend, Anaheim, CA Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Orlando, FL Virtual Awareness Walks As a Team Tourette Team Captain, you help us continue our mission. Thank you for taking the first step in creating your team and walking with us this year. Your team will make a big difference in helping create awareness, provide support and fund research. Together we can help those affected by TS and Tic Disorders. This Guide will help you start your team and give you ideas on fundraising to meet your fundraising goal. Remember to register your team at www.tourette.org/national-walk and start recruiting! This will help you start raising funds and spread the word about the event! Questions? Theodore Perdik Team Tourette/Development Associate 718.224.2999 ext. 226 Theo.Perdik@tourette.org
2018 5K Run and Walk Event Information Details Highlights What Annual Awareness 5K Run/Walk Where Flushing Meadow- Corona Park, Queens Zoo Picnic Area Location: Between 111 th Street and College Point Boulevard, Park Drive East Parking: Free and available on a first-come first-serve basis on 111 th Street next to Terrace on the Park and in Park on Meridian Road next to Queens Museum ALL participants receive FREE admission after the event to Hall of Science, Queens Zoo and Carousel All participants receive Team Tourette T-Shirt 5K Runners receive Race Bib and Time Results When Sunday, May 20, 2018 7:00am Registration 8:45am Kids Fun Run 9:00am 5K Run/Walk Why To create awareness, raise funds and provide support to those living with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders Event is Rain or Shine Register online: /national-walk $30 online 5K Walk $35 online 5K Run $40 Day of Event Kids Fun Run - Free Chuck E. Cheese Face Painting Zumba DJ
The Facts Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that becomes evident in early childhood or adolescence. It is part of the spectrum of Tic Disorders and is characterized by motor and vocal tics. Kids with Tourette and Tics report high incidence of being bullied. Tourette Syndrome affects people of all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic levels. There is no cure for Tourette Syndrome Thousands of people face the challenges of Tourette Syndrome throughout adulthood. Kids with Tourette face significant hurdles in the classroom due to related learning disabilities and misunderstanding by teachers and peers.
4 Step Team Fundraising ORGANIZE YOUR TEAM Register your team at www.tourette.org/national-walk Customize your team page and why you walk for TS Invite others to join your team RECRUIT FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS Tell family, friends and co-workers about the 5K Run/Walk Ask them to sign up for your team or their own team Use social media including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram to spread the word Invite everyone to run or walk with you on Sunday, May 20 th. Reach out to schools, clubs, running or walk clubs, gyms etc to spread the word! FUNDRAISE Set GOALS for yourself and your team and make a personal donation Create your personal fundraising page and add your fundraising goal Create dynamic emails and social posts with pictures to boost fundraising Ask your employer or local businesses to be a team sponsor or have a corporate/company team. This is a great team building event! See if your company participates in a Matching Gift program. Encourage each team member to raise $200. Have them ask 10 people to donate at least $20 to help them reach their goal. The same is true for an individual $1,000 goal.10 people donate $100 each and so on. Share your fundraising success with everyone and be sure to thank teammates and donors! Raise $1,500 and become part of our Team Tourette Circle of Excellence HAVE FUN ON RUN/WALK DAY! Touretteorg
Fundraising Ideas Fundraising As a Team Tourette Team Captain, you are part of a special group of individuals! Thank you for all you are doing! To get everyone excited about your team, there are many ways to keep it fun and exciting! Consider doing some of the following to raise money and awareness. Everyone loves to get involved in something so try one of these to help you reach your goal! Bake Sale Bowl-A-Thon Candy Sale Car Wash Coin Toss Dance-A-Thon Dress Down Day at Office or School Sell Awareness Bracelets Duck Derby Fashion Show Golf Tournament Family Fun Day Ice Cream Socials Restaurant Dine and Donate Night School Club Activities Mailings Pancake Breakfast Wine Tastings For more ideas, contact our office at 718.224.2999
Our Mission The Tourette Association of America is dedicated to making life better for all people affected by Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders through efforts that raise AWARENESS, advance RESEARCH and understanding, and provide SUPPORT.