LOUDOUN MADD 2008 RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN IS IN EFFECT

ALL MONTH LONG MADD LOUDOUN RIBBON ASSEMBLY PROJECT

Send an email to maddlououn@aol.com to get Directions to pick up MADD ribbon supplies. Each year MADD volunteers assemble 100,000 MADD ribbons. Every fall 70,000 are distributed to the schools that your children bring home. It only takes 2 hours to assemble 500 ribbons.

***Students can earn 2 hours of community service for each 500 ribbons they assemble.

Poster/ESSAY Contest - Gives students a chance to learn the value of safe driving, and good decision making.

VOLUNTEERING Loudoun County MADD is a grass-roots organization, staffed with volunteers who get the message out that drinking and driving is unacceptable behavior. We do this in many ways. These include: Assembling red ribbon cards for our campaigns.  We distribute up to 100,000 ribbons each year in Loudoun County.  Help the Sheriff's Department with Loudoun County's Sobriety checkpoints. Help staff booths at various festivals and events. MADD sponsored events such as the Poster-Essay contest. EVERY SUNDAY -Data Entry- Volunteers enter the results of the Loudoun DUI cases into the MADD Loudoun court database at the Sterling MADD office. Each person enters data for 2 hours from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. To apply please send an e-mail to maddloudoun@aol.com and I will email you back the volunteer application form you to fill out. Both, adults, high school, & college students earning community service for school credit or court ordered persons can apply. We need your help with planned events as well as publicizing our car donation program.  If you can volunteer for any of the events listed below, we would be very grateful. Please leave us an E-mail to maddloudoun@aol.com with the dates and times that you are available. We also need help distributing flyers for the Car Donation Fund Drive. If you could put a display box at your workplace or in your neighborhood we would be most appreciative. Thank you for your previous support of Loudoun County MADD.

Passive Alcohol Sensor (PAS) Flashlights help Deputies combat Drunk Driving on Loudoun County Roads. Click Here for the full story.

It is available to the general public for a suggested minimum donation of $2.00. These wrist bands are popular among teens and adults alike. Show your support for MADD and its efforts to prevent Drunk Driving.

This elastic wristband is engraved with MADD on one side and "Choose Courage" on the other. Sometimes it really does take courage to not to drink and drive. This wristband honors those that make this courageous decision.

An innovative new prevention program targeting the parents of children nearing the legal driving age.

Our New Red Ribbon Counter Top Display Boxes are available for your office or business. Please contact us by E-mail at maddloudoun@aol.com or voice mail at 703-771-8127. Please let us know the quantity you would like.  Each box contains approximately 100 ribbons in a nice display box. MADD's red ribbons let others know you support the policy of driving sober.

Join us for the Walk Like MADD event to save lives and honor those who have been killed or injured by drunk driving in Northern Virginia. This event will be held again in 2009. Please click the icon on the left to connect to the MADD Web page for more information.

• Alcohol-related traffic deaths continue to rise and underage drinking levels are also on the rise again. MADD needs your help keeping our roadways safe during the upcoming 2006 holiday season.
• Crashes, injuries and fatalities are on the rise.
• These deaths and injuries are 100% preventable. Please consider becoming a volunteer member and making a difference.

You may contact us at:

Loudoun County Chapter
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
P.O. Box 4252
Leesburg, VA 20177
Office (703) 771-8127  FAX (703) 430-5744

This page was checked or updated on 01/18/2009