50 to 75 percent of convicted drunk drivers continue to drive on a suspended license.
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Tennessee Governor Signs All-Offender Interlock Law
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MADD
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May 20, 2013
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law a bill that requires all convicted drunk drivers use ignition interlocks on their vehicles to prevent future offenses.
1100 Kermit Drive, Suite 022
Nashville, Tennessee 37217 (map)
Phone: (615) 360-8055
Toll Free: 1-800-544-6233
Fax: (615) 360-9022
Email: tn.state@madd.org
Championed by MADD Tennessee’s Public Policy Chair Norris Skelley of Cookeville, State Advisory Board Chair Millie Webb of Franklin, and many MADD Tennessee volunteers from across the entire state, HB 353 & SB 670 is now pending the Governor’s signature. Receiving unanimous votes of support in both the Tennessee House and Senate, the Bill expands the use of the ignition interlock devices to first-time DUI offenders at .08, the legal limit for DUI. Similar legislation in other states has reduced DUI fatalities by over 30%.
To locate contact information for your legislator to express MADD’s appreciation, visit: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/legislators/
The Nashville Walk Like MADD was successful! Thank you for supporting MADD Tennessee. While the WALK may be over, the fight to eliminate drunk driving is not. There is more work to do. Your commitment is a statement that you care about saving lives and the mission to eliminate drunk driving. Together, we can do it. You can help. Continue to make your impact by making a gift today. Donations can still be accepted for the Walk and/or designated for a specific team at www.walklikemadd.org/nashville.
Make a gift. Make a difference. Save a life.
MADD Tennessee will offer a Power of Parents workshop at 7:30 pm on Monday, June 3 at 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 104, Nashville, TN. Admission is free. No RSVP or pre-registration is required. For a free electronic copy of the Power of Parents handbook and parenting tips, visit http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/the-power-of-parents/.
Click here for an article in USA Today about Teen Alcohol Use and parent concerns near Prom and Graduation including an interview with MADD Tennessee's Phaedra Marriott-Olsen.
The MADD National office launched a new Volunteer Program model in the Fall. So that we may be in compliance with new standards set forth in this model, if you have not completed a Volunteer Application within the last 6 months, please click below to download our most recent version, and submit it to the MADD TN State office.
Volunteer Application Word version
Volunteer Application PDF version
You may submit your completed Volunteer Applications to the MADD TN State Office using the following contact information:
Mail to: Michelle Rozell, Coordinator of Volunteer Resources
1100 Kermit Drive, Suite 022
Nashville, TN 37217
Fax: 615-360-9022
Scan/email: michelle.rozell@madd.org
We thank you in advance for taking a few moments to help us update our records and, as always, deeply appreciate your dedication and support to the mission of MADD!
Some of our grants require us to record the number of hours our volunteers devote in service to activities for the organization. Therefore, it is very important that our volunteers submit monthly Volunteer Time Sheets to us so that we may comply with these requirements that ensure continued funding. You can download a Volunteer Time Sheet below or request one from your local MADD staff representative.
Volunteer Time Sheet Word version
Volunteer Time Sheet PDF version
Please log all activity noting the project or event for which the time was spent and submit your Volunteer Time Sheet at the end of each month.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter!
You may submit your completed Volunteer Time Sheets to the MADD TN State Office using the following contact information:
Mail to: Michelle Rozell, Coordinator of Volunteer Resources
1100 Kermit Drive, Suite 022
Nashville, TN 37217
Fax: 615-360-9022
Scan/email: michelle.rozell@madd.org
MADD Tennessee has saved its license plate this year! To help us keep our plate funding for next year, 
visit your county clerk's office today to purchase a MADD Tennessee's license plate--no form required.
For specialized plates with 3 to 4 characters, Click Here for the Tennessee Personalized License Plates application. Be sure to indicate MADD Tennessee on your order form! Proceeds are used to support free services to victims of impaired driving crimes.
Murfreesboro Police Officer Kenneth White has been named the 2012 Officer of the Year for MADD's Middle Tennessee Region.
Officer White is a member of the Murfreesboro Police Alcohol Countermeasures Team, a three-officer unit whose purpose is to intensively enforce alcohol violations, especially driving under the influence.
White has been a member of the “MADD 100 Club” since 2005 for consistently arresting more than 100 DUI offenders each year. He was recently awarded the MADD Hero Award for high rates of DUI arrests and convictions. In addition to his duties as a police officer, Officer White also serves on victim impact panels to restore and support those who have been impacted by DUI offenders, as well as, Juvenile Offender Panels to educate today's youth of the dangers of drug and alcohol use.
Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. With the help of those who want a safer future, MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving® will end this danger on America’s roads. PowerTalk 21™ is the national day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol, using the proven strategies of Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence™ to reduce the risk of underage drinking. And as one of the largest victim services organizations in the U.S., MADD also supports drunk driving victims and survivors at no charge, serving one person every 10 minutes at 1-877-MADD-HELP.
