What if there was no CHADD?

Many of us have survived a crisis or are now working through the many crises found with ADD. Have you found yourself at your wits-end not know where to turn? Are you now in that situation? What situation brought you to this web site?

Did you know that volunteers run NorthWest CHADD? ADD also touches these volunteers. If you have called the phone-line, it is volunteers who try to call you back or send you desperately needed information. If you have attended one of our branch meetings then you will know of the dedication of those who volunteer to bring you the latest information and speakers. Even the newsletter contains carefully selected tidbits of current information with the goal and desire that the information will help as many families, individuals, educators, or others deal with ADD.

Many volunteers take on multiple tasks because the task has to be done. They don’t want anyone to be without the vital information they need. Yet there is more that needs to be done. Do you have just a small amount of time to help?

The following VOLUNTEER POSITIONS are open. Click on the link for a brief description. Please let us know via email or talk with any of the branch coordinators if you can volunteer or would like to know more information.

Coordinator Elect

Newsletter Chair

Assistant Branch Coordinators

New Branch Coordinators / Support Group Leaders

Professional Resource List Coordinator

Parent/Teacher Inservice Trainer

Health / Resource Fair Coordinator

Professional Advisory Board Chair

Phone Support Volunteers

Seminar / Workshop Volunteers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the absence of the Coordinator, or when delegated by the Coordinator
  1. Presides over meetings
  2. Monitors and provides assistance at activities and chapter board meetings
  3. Prepares correspondence with the approval of Coordinator
  4. Attends CHADD National Conference if Coordinator cannot
  5. Secures facilities for meetings
  6. Will take over as coordinator for entire chapter after current coordinator steps down.
  7. Assists with setting up and running NWCHADD volunteer board meetings.

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  1. Editor – Gathers and summarizes articles of interest for BI-annual newsletter. Determines the general theme for each newsletter (IEP, adults, women, college, medication, coaching)
  2. Reporter – Finds articles to be contained in the newsletter. To be written short 400 – 1000 word feature articles for newsletter. These articles normally go on the front page.
  3. Newsletter Distribution – Makes sure the newsletter is mailed to those who do not have email or web access. Requires mailing labels and working with the post office on getting the newsletter mailed. Makes sure that each branch, the phone line, and others have extra newsletters for distribution.
  4. Web Distribution – Converting the newsletter to PDF format and arranging to have it put on the web.
  5. Indexing – Help categorize the articles in past and current newsletters by topic.

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  1. Assists the current Branch Coordinators run the branch.
  2. Assists in finding speakers or topics for meetings.
  3. Assists in setting up location for meeting.
  4. Assists in facilitating the meetings
  5. Assists in responding to email and phone calls.
  6. Will eventually take over as branch coordinator.

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  1. Vancouver / Longview
  2. Olympia / Lacy / Tumwater
  3. Anywhere in Eastern Washington
  4. San Juan Islands

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  1. Checks on accuracy of professionals in our resource list.
  2. Makes changes – add/removal of professionals.
  3. Searches out new resources.
  4. Keeps resource list up-to-date, including phone and web.

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  1. Gives CHADD Inservices to schools, organizations, groups
  2. Markets the availability to schools, etc.
  3. Trains other volunteers to give inservices.

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  1. Helps keep track of health or resource fairs in Washington.
  2. Arranges for us to have a table or display.
  3. Arranges for volunteers to staff the table during the fair.

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  1. Keeps PAB aware of what is going on in Chapter / Branches / Support Groups
  2. Solicits new Professionals to be on the PAB.
  3. Coordinates and runs regularly scheduled PAB meetings.

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  1. Helps run phone line as part of a team.
  2. Passes on urgent messages to Chapter or Branch Coordinators.
  3. Mails newsletters to those who request them.
  4. Requires 1 – 3 hours a week.

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  1. Help at seminars or workshops
  2. These are usually NWCHADD sponsored seminars or workshops.
  3. Sometimes these are sponsored by other organizations.

 

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