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This year MADD Broward will benefit in coordination with the “2013 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash” presented by Ultimate Software and AutoNation, taking place on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Huizenga Park in Ft. Lauderdale. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 MADD Broward has been selected to participate in BTIG’s Commissions for Charity Day, to be held on May 14, 2013. In its 11th consecutive year, the international Commissions for Charity Day has raised more than $21 million...

Today is Power Talk 21 Day, a nationwide day thanks to MADD. Kids Activities Blog is embracing the MADD ideas of open kid to parent communication by publishing 10 ways to keep kids talking. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 Today is Power Talk 21 Day, a nationwide day thanks to MADD, to get families talking about underage drinking. Kids Activities Blog has released 10 ways to keep kids talking because parents can make a difference in the decisions of their kids. The great tips include...

Legislation provides almost $50 million for Campaign Initiatives WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, legislation passed by Congress to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY 2013 represents a major milestone in MADD's efforts to eliminate drunk driving. This legislation, expected to be signed into law by President Obama, fully funds MADD's three-point program for eliminating drunk driving deaths and fatalities known as the Campaign to Eliminate...

MADD and GHSA warn that failure to fund priority safety programs will be devastating for states WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six major highway safety organizations called on Congress to fully fund the Priority Highway Safety Grant Program, known as Section 405, when Congress considers funding for the remainder of FY 2013. Section 405 provides performance-based incentive funding for states to address key areas of highway safety that include impaired driving,...

CDOT partnering with MADD Colorado and CSP in Red Ribbon Campaign for Holiday DUI Crackdown DENVER, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This New Year's Eve, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will join Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Colorado and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) to conclude the 2012 holiday crackdown on drunk driving by calling on Colorado residents to Tie One On For Safety®. MADD's Tie One On For Safety red ribbon campaign, now in its 26th...

-- Efforts by the board further validate MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving(®) -- WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) today praised the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for approving recommendations calling for all convicted drunk drivers to receive an ignition interlock device on their vehicles, as well as the development of new in-vehicle technologies, which could one day prevent a drunk driver from operating...

-- MADD Disappointed with Latest Recommendations -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) respects the National Transportation Safety Board's commitment to highway safety, we are extremely disappointed that today's update of the Board's impaired driving recommendations fails to take proven steps to prevent drunk driving, which causes almost a third of all highway deaths. For 12 years, the NTSB has focused on so-called...

CDOT partnering with MADD Colorado and CSP in Red Ribbon Campaign for Holiday DUI Crackdown DENVER, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a holiday that includes not only giving thanks, but also eating, spending time with family, and shopping, it is important for motorists to remember that the annual Thanksgiving "Heat Is On" crackdown will be underway over the holiday. Additionally, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will join Mothers Against Drunk Driving...

-- Thanksgiving was the Deadliest Thursday of 2010; Puts Spotlight on "Blackout Wednesday" -- DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As we kick off the holidays with Thanksgiving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is reminding adults to plan ahead for a safe way home if they're planning to drink alcohol during the season's festivities. Data show that the time period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day includes some of the most dangerous days for drunk driving deaths,...

-- Power of You(th) initiative aims to prevent underage drinking, which kills about 6,000 people annually, more than all illegal drugs combined -- DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of Red Ribbon Week (October 21-27, 2012), Mothers Against Drunk Driving(®) (MADD) and National Presenting Sponsor State Farm(®) are introducing the newest tool to prevent underage drinking, a booklet called The 411 on Teen Drinking. This booklet is part of MADD's Power of You(th)...