Make a Difference  Volunteer
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If you live near one of the organizations listed below, we urge you to contact them to see how you can help as a volunteer.
Here in Boston we always need volunteers to help answer our mail and email requests. Other organizations may have similar needs. You can also help with special events by attending or helping with their preparation.
Some patient groups offer an opportunity for you to participate in support groups while others may help you get in touch with a qualified thyroid specialist in your area.
We urge you to view the websites of these organizations for more information.
The Thyroid Foundation Of America
        One Longfellow Place, Suite 1518
        Boston, MA 02114
        Phone: (800) 832-8321 
        Email: admin@allthyroid.org
        Web:www.allthyroid.org
The Thyroid Foundation of America (TFA) was founded in 1985 by Dr. Lawrence C. Wood with a grant from two individuals whose mother died of thyroid cancer. A membership organization, TFA is supported by contributions. Information, support services, and referrals to thyroid specialists are free to all.
TFA seeks to ensure timely, accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and ongoing support for all individuals with thyroid disease. TFA educates and encourages individuals with thyroid disorders by providing medically accurate information and referrals to thyroid specialists and by working with other thyroid-related patient and physician associations to improve the quality and accessibility of thyroid information and education.
PO Box 163
        Manalapan, NJ 07726
        Phone: 1-877-LOL-NECK (565-6385)
        E mail: info@checkyourneck.com
        Web:www.checkyourneck.com
The Light of Life Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the thyroid cancer patient, through continuing education of the lay public and the medical community, and promoting research & development to improve thyroid cancer care.
P.O. Box 1969 
        Brevard, NC 28712
        Phone: 828 877-5251
        Fax: 828 877-5250
        Email: ngdf@citcom.net
        Web: www.ngdf.org 
NGDF offers a multi-disciplinary approach to a complex problem. Representatives of all related disciplines are included on the Medical and Advisory board: Endocrinology, Surgery, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Pharmacology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice and Graves' disease patients.
P.O. Box 1545
        New York, NY 10159-1545
        Phone: (toll-free) 877 588-7904
        Fax: 630 604-6078
        Email: thyca@thyca.org
        Web: www.thyca.org
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc., founded in 1995, is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, guided by a medical advisory council of renowned thyroid cancer specialists, offering support and information to thyroid cancer survivors, families, and health care professionals worldwide.