Dear Friend,

Have you ever wondered if supporting the work of MADD Canada really makes a difference – on our streets, in the choices of our young people, and in the shattered lives of victims?

Deborah Duncan used to wonder too. Her brother was killed by a drunk driver when he was 21. That tragedy led Deborah into the classroom. As a volunteer, she began to speak to students about the dangers of getting into a vehicle with an impaired driver or driving impaired themselves...

...Then came a day that will forever stand out in Deborah’s memory. “It was the morning of Prom and I told a group of students to ask themselves this question before drinking and driving or getting into a car with an impaired driver, ‘Have you done everything you want to do in your life?’”

Later that night there was a fatal impaired driving crash. Two students were dead. Two others lay in the hospital in critical condition.

The next day Deborah got a call from two traumatized 17-year-old girls. “They told me they were about to get in the car with the impaired driver but my words from earlier that day stopped them. “They thanked me for saving their lives. “That’s when I knew for sure: I am making a difference.”

You too can make a difference. Your donation to MADD Canada enables us to take our anti-impaired driving message into hundreds of schools every year – your generosity is urgently needed. Sadly, almost 32% of students have reported being a passenger in a car driven by an impaired driver.

It’s heartbreaking statistics like this that are the reason our new Multi-Media Assembly Program, Wasted is so important.

This school year, we’re challenging one million students and educators from across Canada to make wise choices after attending our assembly. And today, we need your help to reach our goal.

Of course, your support for MADD Canada will also make a difference in the lives of victims – the 20,000 devastated Canadians who will turn to us for support, information and understanding this year.

Deborah never really knew the difference she was making until she got that phone call. Needless to say Deborah felt sorrow over the young lives that were lost. But, because of her actions, two young lives were saved.

Your actions – your support for MADD Canada – can save lives too. Efforts made in the fight against impaired driving have saved over 30,000 lives since 1982.

Please give as generously as you can. When you help MADD Canada save even one life through your support – whether a potential victim of impaired driving or an existing one – you make a difference!

Sincerely,

Margaret Miller
Volunteer National President
MADD Canada