NJCTS Expands Fundraising Efforts

The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome is continuing its dedication to educating the public and supporting the TS community.

The non-profit offers support programs and helps to identify and accommodate those with TS.

Spokesperson Nicole Greco said the latest data estimates that as many as one in 100 people show symptoms of the inherited neurological disorder.

"That leads us to believe that there are currently 20,000 children, under the age of 18 in New Jersey, showing symptoms of Tourette syndrome," she said.

Greco said the disorder is often undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and misunderstood.

"TS, for many years, is a punchline in a joke or an easy writing plot," she said.

On the heels of a successful 2014 campaign, NJCTS is expanding their fundraising walk program statewide, with three walks scheduled for this year.

"In 2015, we are so proud to announce that this program will be covering North, Central, and South Jersey," Greco said.

The second annual NJ Walks for TS at Princeton takes place on Sunday, March 29, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.

Greco said hundreds are expected for the 5k and family run. It's a day of fun, acceptance, camaraderie, and empowerment.

All proceeds from the event benefit the NJCTS' Education Outreach Programs.

It is all part of the groups work to help spread raising awareness and education, "and to serve as a one-stop resource for families and professionals, who encounter this disorder."

Find out more about this great New Jersey non-profit and their upcoming events by visiting the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrom website and Facebook page.