Come join us for a fun game of Mafia, a game full of mystery and exciting stories to help figure out who the secret mafia is. If you’ve never played before, don’t fret! We will go over the rules and how to play at the beginning of the game session. Anyone who has been to one of our previous Mafia nights can attest to the fact that it is a BLAST. I hope to see you all there for a great game night! 

This activity will take place from 6:00-7:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 978 3986 1735 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Led by Sam Wagner, beloved author and adult with Tourette, this book club will be reading and discussing “An Invisible Sign of My Own: A Novel” by Aimee Bender.

Read the description below: 

“Mona Gray was ten when her father contracted a mysterious illness and she became a quitter, abandoning each of her talents just as pleasure became intense. The only thing she can’t stop doing is math: She knocks on wood, adds her steps, and multiplies people in the park against one another. When Mona begins teaching math to second-graders, she finds a ready audience. But the difficult and wonderful facts of life keep intruding. She finds herself drawn to the new science teacher, who has an unnerving way of seeing through her intricately built façade. Bender brilliantly directs her characters, giving them unexpected emotional depth and setting them in a calamitous world, both fancifully surreal and startlingly familiar."

This novel is sure to be an interesting read and discussion! This book is divided by the author into three parts, so we will be reading along those lines for our discussion meetings. If you fall behind in the reading, please still join as we would love to have you!

At this meeting, we will be discussing Part Three (Chapters 20-29). As always, if you haven’t had a chance to read the full amount of pages, we would love to have you! There may just be some spoilers discussed!

This activity will take place from 7:00-8:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 3544 4860 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

We have created a Minecraft Server just for our Tourette community! Jackson Martin and Cole Davis, Camp George superstars and young adults with Tourette Syndrome, will serve as moderators and hosts for our Wednesday evening Minecraft nights on our server!

You will need the Minecraft Java edition, which you can purchase online at minecraft.net for $26.95. You will also need a computer with a reliable internet connection in order to play! This server will be for members of our community aged 10 to 17! This server will be open to playing on 24/7 beginning on July 14th and continuing for the foreseeable future, and there will be scheduled playtime zoom meetings every Wednesday from 4 pm to 6 pm PST while the server is active. 

The rules for the Minecraft server will be posted on the Discord channel.

This activity will take place from 4:00-6:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 7356 3029 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Grab a beverage of your choosing and start off the week right. No need to prepare anything in advance, this is a cool, calm, and casual event. All adults are welcome!

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 990 8046 9797 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH

This teen movie night, we will be watching Hot Rod (2007). This PG-13 film showcases Rod Kimball, for whom performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt. This laugh-out-loud movie is one to see! 

We will be using the Teleparty browser extension to watch the movie together, so be sure to log into Netflix and have the Teleparty extension downloaded before the movie. Don’t forget the popcorn and candy either!

 Click here for a tutorial on how to download the Teleparty extension.

We will be logging into Zoom to go over the steps once more and to send out the link so that everyone makes it into the Teleparty, and then we will watch the movie!

We will also be posting the link to the Teleparty in the Discord server.

This activity will take place from 6:00-8:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 973 5997 8193 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Join us for a good old-fashioned game of charades! We have some very talented charades players in our group, so we know that this is sure to be a fun event! It is a very interactive game that really ignites a sense of community, even through your screens :) We hope to see you there!

This activity will take place from 6:00-7:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 981 1823 4699 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

We have created a Minecraft Server just for our Tourette community! Jackson Martin and Cole Davis, Camp George superstars and young adults with Tourette Syndrome, will serve as moderators and hosts for our Wednesday evening Minecraft nights on our server!

You will need the Minecraft Java edition, which you can purchase online at minecraft.net for $26.95. You will also need a computer with a reliable internet connection in order to play! This server will be for members of our community aged 10 to 17! This server will be open to playing on 24/7 beginning on July 14th and continuing for the foreseeable future, and there will be scheduled playtime zoom meetings every Wednesday from 4 pm to 6 pm PST while the server is active. 

The rules for the Minecraft server will be posted on the Discord channel.

This activity will take place from 4:00-6:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 7356 3029 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Grab a beverage of your choosing and start off the week right. No need to prepare anything in advance, this is a cool, calm, and casual event. All adults are welcome!

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 990 8046 9797 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Come join us for a fun game of Mafia, a game full of mystery and exciting stories to help figure out who the secret mafia is. If you’ve never played before, don’t fret! We will go over the rules and how to play at the beginning of the game session. Anyone who has been to one of our previous Mafia nights can attest to the fact that it is a BLAST. I hope to see you all there for a great game night! 

This activity will take place from 6:00-7:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 978 3986 1735 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Led by Sam Wagner, beloved author and adult with Tourette, this book club will be reading and discussing “An Invisible Sign of My Own: A Novel” by Aimee Bender.

Read the description below: 

“Mona Gray was ten when her father contracted a mysterious illness and she became a quitter, abandoning each of her talents just as pleasure became intense. The only thing she can’t stop doing is math: She knocks on wood, adds her steps, and multiplies people in the park against one another. When Mona begins teaching math to second-graders, she finds a ready audience. But the difficult and wonderful facts of life keep intruding. She finds herself drawn to the new science teacher, who has an unnerving way of seeing through her intricately built façade. Bender brilliantly directs her characters, giving them unexpected emotional depth and setting them in a calamitous world, both fancifully surreal and startlingly familiar."

This novel is sure to be an interesting read and discussion! This book is divided by the author into three parts, so we will be reading along those lines for our discussion meetings. If you fall behind in the reading, please still join as we would love to have you!

At this meeting, we will be discussing Part Two (Chapters 10-19). As always, if you haven’t had a chance to read the full amount of pages, we would love to have you! There may just be some spoilers discussed!

This activity will take place from 7:00-8:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 3544 4860 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

We have created a Minecraft Server just for our Tourette community! Jackson Martin and Cole Davis, Camp George superstars and young adults with Tourette Syndrome, will serve as moderators and hosts for our Wednesday evening Minecraft nights on our server!

You will need the Minecraft Java edition, which you can purchase online at minecraft.net for $26.95. You will also need a computer with a reliable internet connection in order to play! This server will be for members of our community aged 10 to 17! This server will be open to playing on 24/7 beginning on July 14th and continuing for the foreseeable future, and there will be scheduled playtime zoom meetings every Wednesday from 4 pm to 6 pm PST while the server is active. 

The rules for the Minecraft server will be posted on the Discord channel.

This activity will take place from 4:00-6:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 7356 3029 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Please join the Camp George crew for an evening of making DIY Mindfulness Glitter Jars! The Mindfulness Glitter Jar is a great tool for calming down and a fun craft project to build! The Calming Glitter Jar is a proven mindfulness tool and it can help to relax both kids and adults of all ages. Join us as we make our own calming glitter jars! 

For this activity, we will need: 

• Small jar (make sure it will hold liquid tightly)

• Clear glue

• Glitter (any colors you like)

• A few drops of food coloring

• Hot water

• Whisk or a stick

• Optional: Duct tape (To secure the lids on the jar so they cannot be opened)

*NOTE: Due to the use of glitter, it may get messy. Please try to be in an area that it is easy to participate!*

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 997 4236 7750 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Grab a beverage of your choosing and start off the week right. No need to prepare anything in advance, this is a cool, calm, and casual event. All adults are welcome!

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 990 8046 9797 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Join us for a good old-fashioned game of charades! We have some very talented charades players in our group, so we know that this is sure to be a fun event! It is a very interactive game that really ignites a sense of community, even through your screens :) We hope to see you there!

This activity will take place from 6:00-7:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 981 1823 4699 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

We have created a Minecraft Server just for our Tourette community! Jackson Moore and Cole Davis, Camp George superstars and young adults with Tourette Syndrome, will serve as moderators and hosts for our Wednesday evening Minecraft nights on our server!

You will need the Minecraft Java edition, which you can purchase online at minecraft.net for $26.95. You will also need a computer with a reliable internet connection in order to play! This server will be for members of our community aged 10 to 17! This server will be open to playing on 24/7 beginning on July 14th and continuing for the foreseeable future, and there will be scheduled playtime zoom meetings every Wednesday from 4 pm to 6 pm PST while the server is active. 

The rules for the Minecraft server will be posted on the Discord channel.

This activity will take place from 4:00-6:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 7356 3029 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Please join our very own Daniel Uhlenberg for a creative writing workshop! In this workshop, we’ll be discussing story creation, form, and narrative. You’ll be assisted in developing a new narrative concept of your own, and/or furthering the development of an existing concept. Unleash your creativity in this guided creative writing workshop!

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 997 4236 7750 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Grab a beverage of your choosing and start off the week right. No need to prepare anything in advance, this is a cool, calm, and casual event. All adults are welcome!

This activity will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 990 8046 9797 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Join the Camp George crew for our viewing of Over the Moon (2020)! This PG animated film follows the story of resourceful Fei Fei, who, fueled by memories of her mother, builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess. It is sure to be a great night! 

We will be using the Teleparty browser extension to watch the movie together, so be sure to log into Netflix and have the Teleparty extension downloaded before the movie. Don’t forget the popcorn and candy either!

 Click here for a tutorial on how to download the Teleparty extension.

We will be logging into Zoom to go over the steps once more and to send out the link so that everyone makes it into the Teleparty, and then we will watch the movie!

We will also be posting the link to the Teleparty in the Discord server.

This activity will take place from 6:00-8:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 973 5997 8193 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

Led by Sam Wagner, beloved author and adult with Tourette, this book club will be reading and discussing “An Invisible Sign of My Own: A Novel” by Aimee Bender.

Read the description below: 

“Mona Gray was ten when her father contracted a mysterious illness and she became a quitter, abandoning each of her talents just as pleasure became intense. The only thing she can’t stop doing is math: She knocks on wood, adds her steps, and multiplies people in the park against one another. When Mona begins teaching math to second-graders, she finds a ready audience. But the difficult and wonderful facts of life keep intruding. She finds herself drawn to the new science teacher, who has an unnerving way of seeing through her intricately built façade. Bender brilliantly directs her characters, giving them unexpected emotional depth and setting them in a calamitous world, both fancifully surreal and startlingly familiar."

This novel is sure to be an interesting read and discussion! This book is divided by the author into three parts, so we will be reading along those lines for our discussion meetings. If you fall behind in the reading, please still join as we would love to have you!

At this meeting, we will be discussing the Prologue and Part One (Chapters 1-9). We know there isn’t much time to read this, so if all you’ve done is buy the book but would still like to join, we would love to have you!

This activity will take place from 7:00-8:00 PM PST via Zoom. Please click here to join the Zoom (Password if prompted is campgeorge). The Meeting ID is 976 3544 4860 in case you prefer to log in through that instead of the link.

If you have any additional questions, please visit the Virtual Camp George Summer Series webpage and go to the frequently asked questions section.

If your questions aren’t answered, please feel free to email organizer Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org or Eric McGowan at eric@socaltaa.org and they will get back to you as soon as they can!

December 20th from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm

Order fromThe Stand at one of the participating locations and 25% of your purchase will support the Tourette Association of America, SoCal Chapter!

Place your order at TheStand.com or with The Stand App & enter coupon code: SOCALTAA at checkout. Or, place your order in-store and show this flyer at the register.

AN EVENING WITH THE TOURETTE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA’S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

OCTOBER 16TH, 2020

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION, SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SILENT AUCTION AND MORE!

Mark your calendars — ArtisTIC Expressions is back!

Sunday July 19th at 4:00 PM PDT

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

ArtisTIC Expressions: A Virtual Showcase will take place on Sunday July 19th at 4:00 PM PDT. Artists with TS who wish to perform, display art, etc. can submit their content ahead of the event, and it will be featured during a live emceed Zoom broadcast for all to see.

ArtisTIC Expressions is typically a one-day Tourette Syndrome “festival” where young artists with TS within our Southern California TAA community showcase their talents live and in a supportive and judgement-free environment. Since this event was first organized by our very own Rhianna Wicken 5 years ago, it has regularly featured performances by musicians, actors, creative writers, cinematographers, illustrators, animators, and everything in between.

For those who wish to participate in our virtual festival, please contact Rhianna Wicken at rhianna@socaltaa.org and let her know what you plan to showcase. You will then be sent more detailed information and instructions on how to submit your talents.

We are so excited to see you (virtually) on July 19th!

Click below to register, and let us know if you're interested in showcasing your talents!

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