JOIN THE MADD WALK

On June 28th, MADD Pacific Northwest will hold its first-ever 5K walk, Walk Like MADD at Tukwila’s beautiful Interurban Trail. We invite you to register yourself and ask five of your friends to join you for this terrific, fun-filled event at http://www.walklikemadd.org/

Walk Like MADD, MADD’s signature walk, is a fun, community-driven 5K walk that raises funds and saves lives. Every step taken and pledge made will help raise funds and awareness for MADD’s programs and services that will serve to make our communities safer.

How the Walk Helps: MADD supports your community with monies raised through Walk Like MADD. They offer support programs to help victims cope with their tragedy and loss of a loved one at no charge. MADD provides legal support to victims as they go through the judicial process. MADD provides equipment to local police to better detect and arrest drunk drivers (e.g. preliminary breath testers, passive alcohol sensors, in-vehicle video cameras, signs, lights and cones for setting up sobriety checkpoints). MADD is actively working with state and local legislators to adopt tougher laws against drunk driving and closing the loopholes in many existing laws (e.g. .08 BAC limits, administrative license revocation, vehicle immobilization for repeat offenders, graduated driver licensing for youth). MADD implements educational programs to limit youth alcohol use among elementary, middle school, high school, and college students.

Why Walk? Walk Like MADD is the perfect event for companies and groups, like yours, looking for a fresh new way to engage employees, members, family and friends in life-affirming community service. It's a cause everyone can get behind.

Call (425) 251-5252/e-mail markj@maddpnw.org for more information.http://www.walklikemadd.org/

(Eugene, Oregon already has a team started, so if you would like to join them, please call (541)343-8115, or email loish@maddpnw.org. For more information on the Eugene walk, go to their walk web site.)