Donate your Facebook Cover Photo
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MADD
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April 11, 2012
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Filed in:
General
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Power of Parents
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Underage Drinking
Only 10 more days until PowerTalk 21, the national day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. MADD wants to equip all parents and caregivers with the tools to help them start this potentially lifesaving conversation.
Will you help us spread the word by donating your Facebook cover photo? All you have to do is:
- Enable Facebook timeline (if you don’t already have it).
- Download the PowerTalk 21 cover photo below by right-clicking and saving it.
- Change the cover photo on your Facebook page. (Read Facebook’s instructions for more information.)
It’s that easy! Thanks for helping us prevent underage drinking and save lives by promoting PowerTalk 21.
Spring 2012 MADDvocate™
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MADD
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April 6, 2012
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Filed in:
General
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Victim Services
The Spring 2012 issue of MADDvocate is available. Read the latest issue of our online magazine that is helping survivors survive.
MADD Appoints Debbie Weir as Chief Executive Officer
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MADD
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March 2, 2012
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Filed in:
General
We are excited to announce that Debbie Weir has been named MADD's new Chief Executive Officer. Debbie joined MADD in 2002 as the Vice President of Victims Services, providing support and guidance to the MADD field and to drunk driving victims. Under her leadership, the number of victims MADD serves each year has more than doubled—now serving one victim every nine minutes. Debbie also created and launched the 1-877-MADD-HELP victim support line where specialists are available 24-hours-a-day to answer calls and provide emotional support.
In 2005, Debbie was promoted to Chief Operating Officer where she oversaw field operations, fundraising, volunteer and program development, in addition to victim advocacy and support.
"I am honored by the opportunity to lead MADD, which has achieved so much in changing the way our country looks at traffic fatality and injury prevention by showing that there are real people behind the statistics,” Debbie said. "With a focus on advocating for proven data-based countermeasures, our staff and volunteers, some of whom are victims and survivors of drunk driving crashes, have helped save hundreds of thousands of lives, and our ongoing Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving and underage drinking prevention programs will help us save even more lives."
"Debbie knows the heart and soul of what makes MADD work," said MADD National President Jan Withers, who lost a 15-year-old daughter in a drunk driving/underage drinking crash and serves as the organization's principal spokesperson. "Her compassion and dedication to victims and to the pursuit of eliminating drunk driving fatalities are a perfect fit."
For more information you can read the full press release or Debbie’s bio.
Jan Harp Domene
By
MADD
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March 1, 2012
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Filed in:
General
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the sudden and unexpected passing of MADD National Board Member Jan Harp Domene, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Jan was a tireless advocate for children as well as a great champion for MADD, and the school district and city of Anaheim.
A veteran advocate for parent involvement in youth education and safety, Jan served as National PTA (Parent Teacher Association) President from 2007 to 2009. She lived in Anaheim, Calif., where she owned and operated Domene's Consulting, an event and party planning company.
During her years with PTA, Jan facilitated collaborative partnerships with many education, health, safety and child advocacy groups. As a mother and grandmother, Jan championed meaningful parent and family involvement as the most effective way to raise healthy, successful children.
Jan is survived by her husband, Greg, her three married children, five grandchildren and three foster grandchildren. We offer the Domene family our deepest and most heartfelt condolences. She will be greatly missed.
The Magic of MADD
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Jan Withers
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December 19, 2011
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Filed in:
General
I often tell folks that when I reached out to MADD I didn’t just receive help, I received hope. That hope rests in the beauty of the many people in MADD, people who believe and never give up in moving toward a nation with no more drunk driving, people who passionately go the extra mile, and people who care – who are dedicated to saving lives and are devoted to supporting those who have been victimized. Many are courageous individuals who have been victimized by drunk driving and want no one else to suffer what they have and others have never been victimized, devoting themselves to making this world better. I am so moved by everyone in our MADD family wherever I travel. Each individual is an inspiration and I am uplifted in their gifts.
Here are a few of our wonderful MADD family in Orlando, Florida, who gathered for two days to do some strategic planning, culminating with a lovely Candlelight Vigil.
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Sally, Helen, Victoria, Roberto, Carol, Jan
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Dave Pinsker & Jan
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Jan with Mike Cage
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Glynn Birch, Yolanda and Lennie Larson
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Then our MADD New Jersey family gathered to do their own strategic planning.
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Fran and Maria
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George
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Steve
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New Jersey volunteers with Vicki Knox and James Bryant
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Below are individuals who attended the National Tribal Transportation Conference who are focused on protecting citizens in tribal nations from impaired driving and underage drinking.
The Anniversary of our Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving celebrated the hard work of everyone dedicated to ending this crime at the National Press Club. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton received an award and Qinetiq Bud Zaouk explained the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety.
Our friends in Law Enforcement are forever our heroes for the sacrifices they make to protect us. Below are the officers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore who received recognition for their efforts.
The culmination of a year’s work came with an invitation from the Secretary of Transportation for a delightful White House Holiday Tour for our fantastic tireless public policy team, Frank Harris, Stephanie Manning, and JT Griffin.
MADD Magic fuels my spirit. Everyone in our MADD family is an inspiration, a reason to keep on keeping on and a reason to know we will eliminate this violent crime. You each offer friendship, determination, empathy, passion, kindness, bravery and vision. I wish you a holiday full of Hope.
