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We had an incredible MADD board meeting this week in Irving, TX, filled with energy and enthusiasm from our board members, executive leadership team, and staff! As we prepare to commemorate MADD's 45th anniversary this fall in DC, the urgency of our mission to end impaired driving is clearer than ever. With a solid strategy and action plan in place, and the implementation of the HALT Act for passive anti-drunk driving technology in our cars, we have the finish line in sight. However, we can't do this alone - we need the support from the community to make it happen, while continuing to educate the danger of impaired driving and serve the victims and survivors. I invite everyone in my extended LI network to consider joining this important movement. Together, we can create lasting and meaningful change. If you’re interested in getting involved, check out MADD’s website https://www.madd.org or you can reach out to me. Let’s work together to make a difference and ensure a safer future for all! Big thanks to Stacey D. Stewart, MBA and her ELT and the board for the engagement and the preparation. Special shout out to Susana Wetzel for making us feel so welcomed every time we are in Irving! Contact Susan Mchabcheb, CFRE to learn more about our multi-pronged plan to commemorate our 45th anniversary and how you and your organization can participate.

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the trailblazers who paved the way and the progress made toward equality-but we also recognize that the fight for safer roads and stronger communities is powered by women every single day. From the frontlines of victim services to the halls of policy change, women are the heartbeat of MADD, shaping a future free from impaired driving. This month, we honor the women of our past, celebrate the women of our present, and fuel the work still ahead.

We had an incredible MADD board meeting this week in Irving, TX, filled with energy and enthusiasm from our board members, executive leadership team, and staff! As we prepare to commemorate MADD's 45th anniversary this fall in DC, the urgency of our mission to end impaired driving is clearer than ever. With a solid strategy and action plan in place, and the implementation of the HALT Act for passive anti-drunk driving technology in our cars, we have the finish line in sight. However, we can't do this alone - we need the support from the community to make it happen, while continuing to educate the danger of impaired driving and serve the victims and survivors. I invite everyone in my extended LI network to consider joining this important movement. Together, we can create lasting and meaningful change. If you’re interested in getting involved, check out MADD’s website https://www.madd.org or you can reach out to me. Let’s work together to make a difference and ensure a safer future for all! Big thanks to Stacey D. Stewart, MBA and her ELT and the board for the engagement and the preparation. Special shout out to Susana Wetzel for making us feel so welcomed every time we are in Irving! Contact Susan Mchabcheb, CFRE to learn more about our multi-pronged plan to commemorate our 45th anniversary and how you and your organization can participate.

The HALT Drunk Driving Act has passed - but it’s not being enforced yet. This law requires anti-drunk driving technology in all new vehicles, a lifesaving innovation that could prevent 10,000 deaths every year. Every 39 minutes, someone is killed by a drunk driver - that’s 37 lives lost every day. Every delay in implementing this technology puts 10,000 lives at risk every year, and one of those lives could be yours or someone you love. What would you do to protect the people you love? Start by using your voice. Join us and advocate for lifesaving change at madd.org/advocate.

Congratulations to our CEO, Stacey D. Stewart, MBA on this achievement!

We are so excited at MADD to be a partner with Diageo on this incredible campaign. The work we do together saves lives and reaches people in incredibly innovative ways! Congrats to Stephanie Childs Ana F. and the entire Diageo team! Looking forward to an exciting future. #ImpairedDrivingEndsHere #TakeAMinuteMakeAPlan

Every 39 minutes, a life is lost to drunk driving. 37 lives, every single day. Lives full of potential, gone because of a 100% preventable crime. But we are on the brink of a future where drunk driving can be stopped before it starts. The HALT Act (Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving) will require drunk driving prevention technology in all new vehicles – a game-changing innovation that, once fully implemented, will save 10,000 lives every year. This is how we end drunk driving. This is how we save lives. But we need your voice to get there. Join MADD’s Advocacy Network and help us push for the full implementation of the HALT Act. madd.org/advocacy Every voice moves us forward. Every advocate brings us closer to a nation where no life is cut short by drunk driving.

In observance of the federal holiday, MADD offices will be closed today. However, our 24/7 victim services support line remains open to provide support when it’s needed most. We’ll return tomorrow, dedicated to driving progress toward a future free from impaired driving. In the meantime, please be safe and make responsible choices. We’ll see you tomorrow as we continue working toward a world where impaired driving is no longer a threat ?? 24/7 victim services are available at 1-877-623-3435

This Valentine's Day, we're sharing the love with our incredible partners that are a part of The MADD Network! ?? The MADD Network is made up of individuals and corporations that support MADD's mission of protecting lives, supporting victims, and working towards a future free from impaired driving. We are so grateful for the MADD Network's partnership because nothing is more powerful than when we all come together with a shared heart for safety and saving lives. Thank you for standing with MADD. We couldn't ask for better partners in this mission. Want to join this powerhouse group and help end impaired driving for good? Become a part of The MADD Network today. Learn more: madd.org/themaddnetwork Uber, Diageo, National Football League (NFL), Nationwide, Amica Insurance, UKG, Cruise, Smart Start, & New Belgium Brewing Company