When MADD celebrated its 25^th anniversary in 2005, the organization looked back at how it all began. Read the story of how an organization went from a handful of mothers with a mission to stop drunk driving to one of history’s greatest grassroots success stories—and helped save thousands of lives along the way.

Since its inception in 1980, MADD has worked to make a difference. Read about some of the organization’s milestones.

Read about MADD’s presidents—the leaders who have served as the voice and face of MADD as the organization’s national spokesperson and on behalf of the victims of drunk driving.

Candy Lightner founded MADD in 1980 after her daughter, Cari, was killed by a repeat drunk driving offender. Cindy Lamb—whose daughter, Laura, became the nation’s youngest quadriplegic at the hands of a drunk driver—soon joined Candy in her crusade to save lives. Read the articles that pay tribute to and honor the legacy of Cari Lightner and Laura Lamb. It is their life, love and tragic, senseless deaths that sparked a movement that has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives.

MADD is often asked its secrets to success. Read the article that tells how MADD became on of the nation’s most successful charities.