PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day at the Texas State Capitol

🌟 PANDAS Awareness TX is hosting PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day at the Texas State Capitol!

đź—“ Thursday, October 9, 2025
đź“Ť Texas State Capitol, Room E1.016, Austin, TX

The event will feature moving family testimonies and presentations from experts including:

  • Barry Smeltzer, MPAS, PA-C
  • Jana Roso, PNP-C, APRN, FMAPS
  • Kara Chasteen, MEd
  • Lizzie Martinez, MA, DHOM, CCH
  • Courtney Dillon, MS, LPC

We’re also glad to share that ASPIRE’s Texas Lead Volunteer and Texas Advisory Council representative, Martha Shoultz, will be offering brief remarks during the day.

More details: PANDAS Awareness Texas

Read Event Press Release: Download PDF

Invite Your Stat Representatives to Attend Awareness Day

 

Example Invitation Letter with Link to Press Release

Dear Representative/Senator insert name, 

I’m reaching out as a your constituent and a PANS PANDAS mom to invite your attendance at the 2025 PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday, October 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., recognized by proclamation from the Governor’s Office.

Our press release is located at https://pandasawarenesstx.org/press. We hope you will join or contact us for more information regarding this devastating yet treatable illness children and adults in Texas.

Insert 2ish sentences about your experience with PANS PANDAS. We’d be so grateful for your help in bringing awareness to this prevalent yet misunderstood disorder affecting children and aduls’s mental health and physical well being. 

To add, the #LightUp4PANS national campaign is happening concurrently, where over 200 landmarks/buildings (and growing) across the world will be lighting green on October 9th to shine light on this condition and to recognize World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day. For a list of landmarks: ASPIRE.Care LightUp4PANS Landmarks

Thank you, and warm regards,

Your full name

Contact Information: 
Email  |  Phone

 

Gabriella True

Gabriella True

Published : October 1, 2025
Category : Blog, Events/Projects, Featured on Homepage

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