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."