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You don't have to be a multi-millionaire or a media mogul to help the IETF spread the word about National Essential Tremor Awareness Month. Here are two great examples of how anyone, at any age, can make a difference in their community and help the public understand essential tremor!
Third-grader Joy Schaaf Raises ET Awareness Among Classmates, Board of Education, and County Commission Joy Schaaf, a third-grader at East Elementary in Greenville, wants the public to help her celebrate National Essential Tremor (ET) Awareness Month in March. The 8-year-old daughter of Teresa and Raymond Schaaf, was diagnosed with essential tremor in the fall of 2010 at the age of 6. She has done and is doing things to make the public become more aware of the disorder. Joy, according to her mother, was invited to speak at the board of education meeting last Thursday, and a book Joy penned last year will be read by her to her class this week.Katy mayor encourages support during Tremor Awareness Month Betty Swartz, Katy, TX IETF Support Group Leader, has a passion for spreading awareness about ET. After the IETF's efforts to have ET Awareness Month recognized on a national level, Betty and the members of her group agreed to take the same issue to their mayor to have a similar proclamation issued in her community. On February 27, 2012, Mayor of Katy, TX, Don Elder Jr., proclaimed March as Essential Tremor Awareness Month in Katy.For more information on how to get involved in raising awareness in your community, check our National ET Awareness Month webpage. There you'll find awareness and fundraising ideas, a sample letter to the editor, a press release that you can send to your local media and more.
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