Did you know... NC ranks 7th in the nation for alcohol related traffic fatalities; Annually,over the last 5 years over 80,000 arrests for DWI are made in NC on average; In a recent MADD National ranking NC ranked 4th best for DWI legislation; MADD celebrates 27 years of saving lives; with over 300,000 lives saved so far! But there is still much work to be done.
In 2006, North Carolina had :
1,559 traffic fatalities
554 alcohol-related traffic fatalities (36% of all fatalities)
482 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in which the driver had a BAC of .08 or higher
Mecklenburg County had the highest total alcohol related fatalities but, Bertie County had the highest per capita fatalities per population
MADD North Carolina is seeking college interns for all semesters of 2007 and 2008! Internship areas include Public Relations/Communications, Marketing/Fundraising, and Volunteer Relations. Please email nc.state@madd.org if you are interested!
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Volunteers are needed! Please call the State Office (919) 787-6599 if you are interested in assisting with the MADD Matters!, Strides for Change, or other MADD activities.
Who is MADD?
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with approximately 2 million members and supporters nationwide. MADD was founded in 1980, and continues to grow 25 years later.
We're dads and daughters, sons and uncles, friends and neighbors. And mothers. We're all ages and from all walks of life. We are committed to our mission to stop drunk driving, support victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking. We need more people like you to continue making a difference.
MADD's Mission
The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, support victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking .
La misión de MADD
La misión de MADD es evitar el conducir en estado de ebriedad, apoyar a las víctimas de este crimen violento y la de prevenir que los menores de edad ingieran bebidas alcohólicas.
Our new T-Shirts are available on the "MADD Merchandise" link to the left.
Upcoming Events
"Shattered Dreams" Books
Get your "Shattered Dreams" books soon!! We are distributing the final supply of our current Shattered Dreams. Call us today to order a free supply.
The 2008Shattered Dreams will be published this summer. Click Here for submission details.
AUCTION-Custom made Guitar/NASCAR All Star Race Package
Come and be a Designated Walker at our annual WALK LIKE MADD event. Take advantage of two great silent auctions prior to the event.
To sign up for a H-Card/School Heart to show your support for MADD-NC Click Here
Durham County
Durham Police Dept. Promotional Ceremony is March 28, 2008, 7pm at
Duke Memorial Methodist Church.
YIA MADD Dogs
We have a whole bunch of events coming up over the next two months that we'll be doing at DSA as well as things we'll be doing outside of DSA. We've teamed up with the Health Class on some projects they want to do, we'll be holding the THINK Project again this year, there will be between 10 and 15 of us attending the GHSP Youth Safety Conference, we plan to enter our team in Walk Like MADD either the end of this month or the one in Charlotte in May and we're planning to do a Sticker Shock Project in the very near future.
Law Enforcement Awards of Excellence
Our statewide law enforcement awards ceremony was December 7th, 2007. Please click on link below to see who received MADD awards at the ceremony.
Mandy Collins (CAS Leader) has a message about the March 13th,2008..7 PM, MADD meeting. Please click on the "Community Action Sites" link to the left of this page for more information.
Iredell/Wilkes Counties
Wendee Chappell-CAS Leader maddbatgirl@yahoo.com is need of volunteers for future check points. She is also requesting that any Wilkes County volunteers please contact her ASAP about special fundraising events.
Rowan County
Interest Meeting (Throughout the Rowan and Cabarrus County areas) April 10th, 2008 7:00 PM
See the Event link for more information.
MADD Western-NC CAS(Community Action Site)
Interest meeting throughout the Haywood,Buncome, Henderson County area. January 7, 2008
See the Event link for more information.
Durham, NC
The tentative information on the next promotional ceremony is as
follows:
The date is Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 2:00 pm at Duke Methodist
Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St. We will have approximately 32 promotees
including Master Officers and non-sworn personnel.
We do not have much planning time so I'll need full participation by
all. Thanks so far to Sgt. Campbell for securing the location.