2022 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale We Were There
First and Foremost we were more than glad we were around to volunteer for another cause that is dear to my heart. I remember when Mothers Against Drunk Driving started, in September 1980 I was 9 years old and this was big news even by me in Jersey.
What you need to understand was that the drinking and driving back then was not really seen as a big deal. I can remember the police pulling over a family friend and making him dump his beer and that was it have a good night. And Many kids my sister’s age were going from Jersey to NYC because the drinking age was lower getting drunk and driving home sadly many did not make it or they did make it but did end up killing someone on the way home.
It got to the point where it was every weekend till many people stepped up and said this is a problem, I can remember a few neighborhood kids. And many years later my own friends getting killed in drinking and driving accidents. I even drove past one and had no idea I just talked to him a week ago in a barbershop. His funeral and church service still haunt me and I still can’t believe it’s been 30 years.
So before I go any further Please Please Please do not drink and drive, and I get it many are going through a rough time so they drink. But if you choose to drive you may end up hurting someone else and hurting two lives two families not to mention you have to live with what you did forever. Get an Uber, Lyft, or Taxi.
What is Walk Like MADD??
Walk Like MADD was started by the family of
DR. ROBERT GERONEMUS
Home City: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Crash Anniversary: January 24, 2009
Dr. Robert Geronemus, a noted nephrologist in our community & around the world, was killed by a car on a pedestrian hit and run after speaking at a medical conference dinner in Miami days before his 61st birthday. His daughter Heather chairs Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale in his memory & works passionately towards the day where we can say we have eliminated drunk driving.
The Impact
- On average, two out of three people will be impacted by drunk driving in their lifetime.
- Every 2 minutes, someone is injured in a drunk driving crash.
- Every day 28 people are killed by drunk driving.
With over 350,000 lives saved and over 820,000 victims served, funds raised through Walk Like MADD events allow MADD staff and volunteers:
- Provide emotional support and assistance with medical and legal struggles that follow a drunk driving crash Learn more »
- Support the heroes in law enforcement who work to keep our roads safe Learn more »
- Work with state and local legislators to adopt tougher laws, including requiring ignition interlocks for all DUI offenders, and closing the loopholes in many existing laws Learn more »
- Support the development of technology to determine automatically whether or not the driver is above the legal limit of .08 and failing to operate if the driver is drunk Learn more »
- Start a Walk Like MADD event in your community Learn more »
Once again I would like to thank them for letting me Volunteer and be a part of this amazing cause…
