We're MADD. Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

We're dads and daughters, sons, and uncles, friends and neighbors. And mothers.  We're all ages and from all walks of life.  We speak of love and loss, but also of survival and hope.  We are committed to our mission to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.

Since our beginning in 1980, we've been working to make our roads and communities safer by preventing motorists from drinking and driving.  And it's been paying off.  Our efforts helped reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes and injuries. It is estimated that MADD has saved more than 330,000 lives since 1980.  Over 25,000 have been saved by the 21 minimum drinking age laws alone. (To learn more, go to www.why21.org.)

But our work doesn't stop there. MADD also provides much-needed comfort and support for victims and survivors.  And we are deeply committed to the prevention of underage drinking because alcohol is the deadliest drug for the youth today.  Statistics show that kids are starting to drink as early as age 12.  Offender statistics also show that they are four times more likely to drink and drive.

As you can see, we have done so much. But there is much more to be done.  And we can't do it alone. We need more people like YOU.

Join today, or sign a pledge of support to our Campaign To Eliminate Drunk Driving. Click here to go sign the pledge.

MADD - PACIFIC NW REGION EUGENE AFFILIATE OFFICE

The Lane County Chapter was founded by Barbara Stoeffler in 1982 after losing her son, Mark, in a violent death when a drunk driver impaired by alcohol and marijuana hit him as he rode his bicycle along Coburg Road early one summer evening in 1972.  The offender was out on bail, pending sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction.  The man left a trail of grief that ripped through family and friends. 

As soon as the founding of the Chapter was announced to the public, victims and non-victims of drunk driving joined, forming a strong organization that has since worked tirelessly.  We’re determined to carry out MADD’s mission:  to stop drunk driving, help victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.  

"In 2005, National MADD changed our structure by organizing a Pacific Northwest Region and selected MADD of Eugene as a key Affiliate Office, responsible for all of MADD in the southern half of Oregon."