National President Archives - MADD https://madd.org/category/national-president/ Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:51:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://madd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/browswer-tab-triangle.png National President Archives - MADD https://madd.org/category/national-president/ 32 32 We will always remember your names: MADD honors victims and survivors of deadliest drunk driving crash https://madd.org/we-will-always-remember-your-names-madd-honors-victims-and-survivors-of-deadliest-drunk-driving-crash/ Thu, 13 May 2021 22:00:50 +0000 https://www.madd.org/?p=119165 Less than 100 miles from my home in Lexington, Kentucky, a simple green sign marks the site of the deadliest drunk driving crash in U.S. history. On May 14, 1988,… Continue reading We will always remember your names: MADD honors victims and survivors of deadliest drunk driving crash

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]]> For victims of crime, there may never be ‘getting back to normal’ https://madd.org/for-victims-of-crime-there-may-never-be-getting-back-to-normal/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:34:10 +0000 https://www.madd.org/?p=118934 Millions of Americans are affected by crime every year, their lives forever altered by a specific moment in time, and for most, things will never be the same again. I… Continue reading For victims of crime, there may never be ‘getting back to normal’

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]]> Surviving the First Season of Grief https://madd.org/surviving-the-first-season-of-grief/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:24:33 +0000 https://www.madd.org/?p=58887 Five months after a drunk driver killed my daughter, our family braced for our first holiday season without her. Helen Marie was 16 when a teen driver, impaired on alcohol… Continue reading Surviving the First Season of Grief

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]]> A Thank You Letter This Thanksgiving https://madd.org/a-thank-you-letter-this-thanksgiving/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:12:12 +0000 https://www.madd.org/?p=59567 I understood the power of Mothers Against Drunk Driving soon after I landed in its lap, shattered by the sudden death of my 16-year-old daughter, Helen Marie. It was, after… Continue reading A Thank You Letter This Thanksgiving

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]]> Myth vs. Fact: Help Teens Know the Difference https://madd.org/myth-vs-fact-help-teens-know-the-difference/ https://madd.org/myth-vs-fact-help-teens-know-the-difference/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:17 +0000 https://madd.org/?p=16146 Five years after a drunk and drugged driver killed my 16-year-old daughter, I went to work in the school system where she’d been a student. I was a college advisor,… Continue reading Myth vs. Fact: Help Teens Know the Difference

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]]> https://madd.org/myth-vs-fact-help-teens-know-the-difference/feed/ 0 Back to School Safety Tips https://madd.org/back-to-school-safety-tips/ https://madd.org/back-to-school-safety-tips/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:58 +0000 https://madd.org/?p=15620 I still remember my daughter’s first day of third grade. That morning, Helen Marie and her younger brother, John, posed on the brick patio with their new lunch boxes—the latest… Continue reading Back to School Safety Tips

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]]> https://madd.org/back-to-school-safety-tips/feed/ 0 Drunk Driving is a Violent Crime https://madd.org/drunk-driving-is-a-violent-crime/ https://madd.org/drunk-driving-is-a-violent-crime/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:20:58 +0000 https://madd.org/?p=14422 Drunk Driving is a Violent Crime My daughter didn’t die in an accident. She was killed by a 17-year-old who made a decision to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana before… Continue reading Drunk Driving is a Violent Crime

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]]> https://madd.org/drunk-driving-is-a-violent-crime/feed/ 0 MADD National President: Tie One On for Safety https://madd.org/madd-national-president-tie-one-on-for-safety/ https://madd.org/madd-national-president-tie-one-on-for-safety/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2018 06:47:16 +0000 https://madd.org/?p=123998 The holiday season is approaching and that means MADD’s Tie One On for Safety Campaign is too.  I am asking for everyone to decorate their cars with red ribbons, decals or… Continue reading MADD National President: Tie One On for Safety

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]]> https://madd.org/madd-national-president-tie-one-on-for-safety/feed/ 0 MADD National President’s Thoughts on Child Endangerment https://madd.org/madd-national-presidents-thoughts-on-child-endangerment/ https://madd.org/madd-national-presidents-thoughts-on-child-endangerment/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:51:15 +0000 https://madd.org/?p=12659 This time of year brings the beginning of the holidays and all the traditions that children love the most —  Halloween and its sweet treats, families gathered around the table… Continue reading MADD National President’s Thoughts on Child Endangerment

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