Welcome to the home page of the Central Maryland Chapter of MADD - chartered March 1, 1982.  Serving Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties.

The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, to support the victims of this violent crime and to prevent underage drinking.

Victim Impact Panel Information

For all information regarding Victim Impact Panels in Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County, please click on "Programs" from the list on the left side of your screen.  You will find directions  to both panels and the dates of each panel.   Please be aware that you must be court-ordered to attend the panel. You also must bring your paperwork from court, filled out - you must have your case number and a $30.00 money order made out to MADD. 

The panel in Anne Arundel County is held at Michael's on Eighth Avenue located on 8th Avenue and Grayburn Drive in Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061 - the panel is the 2nd Tuesday of every month, except December when it does not meet.  Please do not contact Michael's for directions or to contact someone for MADD.  Call 410-268-7900 at least one day prior to the meeting.  If the weather is inclimate, and you don't feel that you would be safe driving, you can wait and attend the next month.

The panel in Prince George's County is held at the County Administration Building located at 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD  20772.  This meeting is held on the LAST Wednesday of every month, except December when it does not meet.  Please do not call the County Administration for directions or to speak with someone from MADD - call 410-268-7900 at least one day prior to the meeting.  If the weather is inclimate, and you don't feel safe to be driving, you can wait and attend the next month.

If you have any questions, please call the office at (410) 268-7900  (at least one day prior )and leave a message with your name and number.    

Or, you may call the MADD Chesapeake office at (410) 964-5757.

To contact us:  call (410) 268-7900 or e-mail madd.centralmd@verizon.net or mail to:

10440 Shaker Drive, #207, Columbia, MD  21046

To contact the MADD Chesapeake Regional office:  call (410) 964-5757

10440 Shaker Drive, #207, Columbia, MD  21046

"When you get caught up in the moment, it's hard to remember your choices can impact your dreams".  ~Alcohol: True Stories

Let's get the word "accident" out of our vocabulary when referring to an alcohol-related crash.  There is no such thing as a drunk driving "accident". 

It is a collision that follows the crime of drinking and driving.

"How can you have a public health crisis (drunk driving) that is this large, this continuing, this pervasive, and not have the sense of outrage that we're sick and tired of it and we're not going to put up with it anymore?" ~ Jeffrey W. Runge, NHTSA, Washington Post June 30, 2003

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

• Always use a designated driver.
• Promise never to drink and drive.
• Don't let your friends or relatives drink and drive.
• Provide alternative transportation for those who need it.
• Never serve alcohol to anyone under 21, or to anyone who has had too much to drink.
• Provide non-alcoholic beverages and always serve food when serving alcohol.
• Stop serving alcohol early and don't serve those who have had too much.
• Always wear your seatbelt.  Remember:  CLICK IT OR TICKET!
• Speak out in your community against alcohol-impaired driving.  Contact your legislators and write letters to the editor of your newspaper.  You can make a difference.
• Participate in Walk Like MADD - www.walklikemadd.org 
• Donate your time, talents, automobile, and/or money to MADD.
• Get involved!      

For My Sister   

There is a place few have found

One is my sister, who's heaven bound

The cuts on her face shown so much pain

But where she is won't be thought of again

The real victims aren't hard to find

My life now surreal and memories fill my mind

You can't spot me that easy 'cause I wear my disguise so well

From the pain I bring home to dwell

You can't know what I'm feeling 'cause the pain runs too deep

And only wet pillows show you were I sleep

Memories I can't ever have to tell

Because one man decided I should live in hell

I'll never ride passenger with my sister at the wheel

I have no sister to cry with when my heart a boy will steal

No best woman at my wedding day

Only a grave where my sister lay

No child of my sister's will I ever see

Once I had a sister, now it's only me

In this mental jail I live in each day

Wondering why a stranger took so much away

If you ever wanted toknow what it's like, look into my eyes and you'll see an empty soul

For the loss of a sister, that a careless man stole.

                                                      ~Alaura Celentano