Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Tennessee is in danger of losing key funding that enables MADD TN to offer free victim services. Nationwide, more than 10,000 people are killed in drunk driving crashes each year.
“Our MADD Tennessee license plates are rolling billboards raising awareness about drunk driving, in addition to raising thousands of dollars to help MADD’s efforts in Tennessee,” said volunteer Norris Skelley of Cookeville, Tenn. Norris and his wife, Aline, were two of the volunteers that campaigned to create and produce the MADD Tennessee plate, which went into production in 1997.
If MADD Tennessee fails to maintain a minimum of 500 plates in circulation by June 30, the plate will be retired and the organization will lose more than $15,000 of annual funding as well as the awareness that it creates. Currently, MADD Tennessee needs people to sell approximately 70 new plates. The MADD plate costs $35, with $30.75 going toward their efforts to make Tennessee roadways safer.
MADD volunteers are urging concerned citizens across the state to step forward and make a “MADD dash” to their county clerk’s office to purchase a plate that will support MADD Tennessee’s work to save lives and support victims.
Source: MADD