Summer 2004 - MADD Canada
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Summer 2004 - MADD Canada
Summer 2004 MATTERS MADD Canada’s Mission: To Stop Impaired Reflections and Rays of Hope 2004 National Victims’ Weekend and Candlelight Vigil Over two hundred victims from across Canada attended this year’s conference held April 23 to 25 and hosted by MADD Huron/Bruce County. The conference site was the rustic Oakwood Inn and Resort nestled in the trees in Grand Bend, Ontario. Driving And To Support Victims Of This Violent Crime. An outstanding line-up of professionals presented workshops and facilitated group sessions. Keynote presenter Kelly Walker, an accomplished speaker, pianist and singer, validated the feelings of loss and pain suffered by victims of impaired driving and inspired them to continue in their journey. Other notable presentations included a keynote address by Reverend Chuck Congram, sessions on Acquired Brain Injury, music and art therapy, grief and spirituality, and an “Ask the Experts” panel consisting of a civil trial lawyer, an intoxilyzer technician, and a collision reconstructionist. _________________________ More on page 2 “The weekend was very emotional and also very informative for victims. It certainly has an impact on you to see how many families are grieving because of impaired drivers.” - a Victims’ Weekend delegate MATTERS Vigil from page 1 Saturday evening the Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope was held at the Zurich Mennonite Church in Zurich, Ontario. This moving ceremony honoured victims of impaired driving. Photos were shown, tributes were read and a memorial candle was lit to pay tribute to the memory of loved ones who were killed and to acknowledge injuries sustained by those in attendance. Uniformed police officers from forces across Canada formed an honour guard. Sunday morning the OPP Western Region Police Colour Guard and a MADD Canada volunteer who played the bagpipe led delegates to the Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony. A pear tree was planted beside a memorial stone engraved with “To Honour All Victims of Impaired Driving”. Balloons were released to pay tribute to the 4 Canadians killed and the 200 Canadians injured each day. MADD Canada invites Chapters to consider submitting a proposal for their own Chapter to host the 2007 Victims’ Weekend and Candlelight Vigil. Balloons were released to pay tribute to the 4 Canadians killed and the 200 Canadians injured each day. Page Two Police officers from across Canada participated in the Candlelight Vigil and Colour Guard honouring victims of impaired driving. The 2004 Victims’ Weekend and Candlelight Vigil organizing committee of MADD Huron/Bruce Chapter: From left to right, Sandra Lee, Colleen Schenk, Jim Dore, Barbara Rintoul, Lynne Magee, Linda MacDonald. A panel called “Ask the Experts” consisted of a civil trial lawyer, an intoxilyzer technician, and a collision reconstructionist. The tree planting ceremony included an opportunity for family and friends to “Tie One On” for victims who have been killed or injured in impaired driving crashes. Kelly Walker was an inspirational keynote presenter. National President’s Message W MATTERS To our volunteers, thank you! MADD Canada’s strength is its volunteers. This observation has been made many times. The heart and soul of our organization are our volunteers’ energy, commitment, determination and passion to make a difference. It is a tremendous number of personal convictions that MADD Canada’s successes are built on. As National President, I see a great deal of the good our organization accomplishes across Canada. I am always humbled by the individual efforts made by our Chapter members. It is remarkable the contributions being made – and Chapters need to pat themselves on the back for the work they do to ensure a better and safer community. In this vein, here are a few observations about our volunteers that I would like to share from my recent travels. When the MADD Victoria Chapter was recently formed, it was very inspirational to see so many people turn out who wanted to generate community dialogue about safer streets and an end to impaired driving. The most beautiful thing, for me, was witnessing how much this new Chapter demonstrated the true essence of MADD Canada’s constitution. Whether volunteers came forward as victims or whether they simply wanted to see change, the support throughout the community was overwhelming. Weeks later, perspective volunteers are still calling to inquire about how they can become involved. Victoria’s experience gives me a great peace of mind. This community will be receiving the benefits of MADD Canada programs delivered by our talented and energetic volunteers. Victorians will come to know our programs and services – and they will be focused on making a difference in their local community. Although MADD Canada may be the organization that gives these people some structure, the empowering force of this group is the volunteers who selflessly get involved in their community. What strikes me most about our Chapters is their resourcefulness. The ideas that are generated to raise public awareness are so creative and powerful. They are making a true impact. For example, Brandon Chapter will be doing a Signs of Summer launch with a go cart and fatal vision goggles. Calgary Chapter has partnered with a local restaurant to give ‘true’ designated drivers a $25 gift certificate. The Huron/Bruce Chapter is sponsoring the Shawn ‘MADDMAN’ Thomson bike tour across Ontario – from Ottawa to Goderich – to raise both dollars and media for MADD Canada. There are many, many examples of the public awareness activities our Chapters are involved with… I have limited space to mention but a few. Currently, MADD Canada supporters are also engaged in some very important public policy initiatives. The national organization has published both federal and provincial policy agendas – however, it is the effort of MADD Canada members contacting their elected representatives that breathes life into these policy debates. I read many members’ letters and e-mails and attend meetings with our Chapter members – I know elected officials appreciate hearing our views. The success of Rating the Provinces, and the fact that provincial officials are talking about impaired driving reforms, are a direct result of individuals making their views known. Today, we are speaking out on eliminating conditional sentences for the violent crimes of impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm. Within weeks, we will be speaking out on our federal policy agenda – and what we want to see relating to new federal impaired driving laws. This is important work – and our organization’s strength comes in the chorus of voices our elected officials hear calling for change. I am honoured to play a part in this organization, knowing the many accomplishments of MADD Canada’s volunteers. To every one of you, MADD Canada benefits from having your participation, and your communities benefit from having your contribution. Thank you! Louise Knox National President Page Three MATTERS A federal legislative agenda for more effective impaired driving laws Mothers Against Drunk Driving is actively discussing how to improve Canada’s impaired driving laws with our country’s elected representatives. Through the years, MADD Canada has published policy agendas for both federal and provincial levels – Taking Back Our Roads and Rating the Provinces respectively. These agendas represent a comprehensive approach to fighting the crime of impaired driving. They identify important policy initiatives that, if enacted in law, would save lives and help stop impaired driving. The thrust of MADD Canada’s public policy program is to improve Canada’s impaired driving laws so that Canadians may be assured of safer roads. At the federal level, a spring election is just around the corner. With the national election campaign now in full swing, MADD Canada has been taking the opportunity to forward key legislative initiatives that our country needs to see federal legislators act on in the next Parliament. Check the next page to review MADD Canada’s federal policy agenda. Also, keep watch on MADD Canada’s website, the Take Action! section, where there will be constant updates on the organization’s activities during and after the federal election campaign. Here are National President Louise Knox’s observations about what Ottawa legislators need to consider when looking at impaired driving laws: Over the next six months, our voice for change must be heard. With this election, there will be new representatives sent to Ottawa and they need to know the importance of addressing the failings of our country’s impaired driving laws. The fact is that not a lot has changed in the last few decades. Impaired driving remains Canada’s number one criminal cause of death. On average, it kills four Canadians each day and seriously injures about 200 daily. This constant death toll, the mounting human carnage, is the reason that the crime of impaired driving needs to be a priority for the new Government. For those politicians reading this — what do we want? MADD Canada wants a commitment to make impaired driving a priority justice issue; to act in those areas where the federal government can make a direct impact; and to play a leadership role in those areas where there is shared jurisdictional powers. MADD Canada supporters are looking for an active commitment from all MPs to initiate a comprehensive plan that will answer for the loss of lives and the social costs of this crime. We hope that with a review of current laws and practices, the next Government will take a comprehensive approach to fighting the crime of impaired driving. From the roadside, to the Page Four courtroom, to the rehabilitation programs, to public messaging, there are important improvements that can be made to save lives and to make our roads safer. One final thought for our elected representatives. There are many different types of drinking drivers – there are social drinkers, binge drinkers, hardcore alcohol dependents – and, then there are youth. Contrary to the myths about impaired driving that you will hear from the alcohol and beer industries, this crime is not a problem that can be marginalized to a small group of untouchable, redneck, malcontents that drink themselves into unlawfulness, night after night.. In order to significantly impact the deaths and injuries caused by impaired driving, the Government must consider a plan that will affect all types of drinking drivers. To make a real impact, a plan will need to include rethinking the Criminal Code offences for the crime, enhancing the police’s ability to enforce the law, and eliminating certain spurious defences and conditional sentences where someone has been killed or seriously injured as a result of impaired driving. We want to make a difference – to save lives and to make our roads safe from impaired driving incidents. MADD Canada supporters will be very pleased to work with elected representatives who share these goals. – Louise Knox MATTERS MADD Canada’s call for changes to the federal impaired driving laws 1 Introduce a new 0.05% BAC Criminal Code offence and sanctions that will reduce impaired driving fatalities and create safer roads for all motorists. A federal 0.05% BAC makes good sense for a number of reasons. Foremost, it saves lives. According to a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health study, a 0.05% BAC will result in a decrease of between 185 and 555 fatalities a year in Canada. A 0.05% BAC will bring down the BAC levels of all drivers – making roads safer for all motorists. Moreover, a 0.05% BAC legal limit is more in keeping with recent real-world experience in fighting impaired driving, leading medical evidence on the affects of alcohol on driving, and what is internationally recognized as a reasonable limit to safeguard the public against the risks of an impaired driving incident. Lastly, a vast majority – four in five Canadians – supports a 0.05% BAC limit. The MADD Canada proposal for a new Criminal Code offence would introduce measures that would get impaired drivers with 0.07 % BAC readings and higher off the roads. The impaired motorist would be ticketed as a summary conviction offence. (First offence would carry a $300 fine and a 45-day federal driving prohibition. Subsequent offences would carry a $600 fine and a 90-day federal driving prohibition.) A person can pay the fine and not drive for 45 days without going to court. After two years, if the offender has no additional driving convictions, the 0.05% BAC offence would be dropped from his/her record. The new 0.05% BAC offence will allow police to take impaired drivers off the road in an effective and efficient manner and it will ensure courts are not overwhelmed with impaired driving cases. It sets the federal legal limit at the internationally recognized level. This 0.05% BAC offence sends the right message to those who drink and drive, that the Federal Government is serious about road safety. 2 Enhance police powers to better enable Canadian law enforcement to effectively apprehend and charge impaired drivers. Today, there are still too many Canadians driving while over the legal impairment limit. A prime reason for this behaviour is that the fear of being caught and charged with impaired driving is non-consequential. It is estimated that 1 in every 445 impaired driving trips results in a criminal charge. Police must be given the necessary tools (including current technology) to detect and apprehend impaired drivers. Police must be given appropriate statutory authority and a streamlined charging process to ensure effective enforcement and prosecution. MADD Canada also specifically calls on Parliament to provide the authority for police to demand a breath and/or blood sample from any driver involved in a crash where someone has been killed or seriously injured. This authority should extend to any person who may need medical treatment, and police should be given the authority to demand the evidentiary blood samples from hospitals. This is a reasonable demand given that 40% of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol. (A recent BC study showed that only 11% of impaired drivers taken to the hospital were convicted of a Criminal Code offence for impaired driving.) 3 Address sentencing issues for impaired driving that are making a mockery of our Canadian judicial system. MADD Canada wants conditional sentences eliminated for the crimes of impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm. Canadian courts have been frequently handing out conditional sentences for violent crimes. Parliamentarians never intended conditional sentences to be used for violent crimes. In an impaired driving crash, where a person has been killed or seriously injured, there needs to be an appropriate sentence handed down that both reflects the seriousness of the crime and the value of a life. MADD Canada also calls for the elimination of the Last Drink and the Carter defences for impaired drivers. Canada is the only country that has these two self-serving defences, in which the burden of proof for the accuracy of BAC samples rests with the Crown. The Carter defence employs a toxicologist to confirm the accused’s testimony (“I only had two drinks.”) and this negates the police BAC evidence. The Last Drink defence uses a toxicologist to dispute BAC readings, where the accused states he/she consumed a great deal of alcohol just before driving – and that alcohol would not have been absorbed into the blood stream at the time police stopped the vehicle. In both defences, the accused’s testimony, along with the defence toxicologist’s confirmation, negates the police evidence. These are spurious defences that allow those who can afford a lawyer and toxicologist to walk without consequences for drinking and driving. Page Five MATTERS Chapter Notebook National Signs of Summer Campaign During the May long weekend, Chapters and Community Leaders launched their annual Signs of Summer campaign that runs until Labour Day weekend. In addition to posters and postcards, a “safe party” kit is available. This kit contains a recipe book of BBQ and mocktail recipes, menu ideas, social liability brochures, red ribbons, coasters, a poster, and postcards for invitations. This kit is available through local participating Chapters or can be ordered online at www.madd.ca for a $40 donation. In addition to the Signs of Summer campaign, Chapters will be involved in safe proms, car washes, walk-a-thons, golf tournaments, fashion shows, community fairs and weekend R.I.D.E./Sobriety Checkpoint programs. Thank you to all our volunteers! In the West: In May, the MADD Edmonton and Area Chapter hosted their 2004 White Cross Walk. Volunteers carrying 90 crosses representing, on average, the number of Albertans killed each year in impaired driving crashes walked for approximately 20 city blocks. The walk ended at the Alberta Legislature grounds. In Ontario: MADD Waterloo Chapter in partnership with Toyota Manufacturing, Elmira District High School, University of Waterloo, Region of Waterloo Community Health, Edcom Multi-Media and Waterloo Regional Police Service created a “Matrix Impaired Driving Simulator”. Toyota Manufacturing donated the “Matrix” car with the forward mechanics removed and a screen set up. Students drive the simulator like a regular car while wearing “Fatal Vision” goggles. The project was made possible in part by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Public Safety and Security. It will be operated by the Waterloo Regional Police Service at special events as well as at area schools on a rotating basis. Todd Monaghan of the MADD Sarnia/Lambton Race Team placed first overall in the London Run Retina Research 10 Kilometre Road Race. In his first race of the season, Monaghan competed against 185 other runners. He took the lead and held it to the finish. The MADD Sarnia/Lambton Race Team began its duathlon and triathlon racing season in late May with an event in Waterloo. MADD Central Saskatchewan Chapter prides itself in the work it does educating young people to make responsible decisions. Through important initiatives that educate and encourage our youth to make responsible choices, our roads will be safer. To this end, the Chapter has created a DVD production, called The Mourning After. To obtain a copy of this valuable resource that is sure to captivate your audience, please contact the Chapter at 306-244-6233, or visit their website at www.maddsask.org. Page Six MADD Winnipeg knows how to thank their valuable volunteers. During National Volunteer Week in April this Chapter joined with other Chapters across Canada to recognize the immeasurable contribution of their volunteers. MADD Winnipeg hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Evening as a small way of showing gratitude to those individuals who have made their Chapter such a success. Good food, great friends and an evening filled with fun. MADD Kawartha Lakes Chapter has recently partnered with the local Scotiabank on a fundraising initiative where customers can receive a large MADD Canada sticker with a place for their name in exchange for a donation to the local Chapter. These stickers will be displayed throughout the bank. MADD Dufferin County is teeing it up again this year for the 5th annual Lindsay McGuire Memorial Golf Tournament taking place August 23rd. During the past four years they have enjoyed perfect weather and raised over $55,000 for MADD Canada. This year’s goal is to bring the total to over $70,000. MADD Nipissing volunteers are preparing their Pam Day Band Challenge event. With transportation, tickets, publicity, and prizes, everyone is very busy. Congratulations for the double-page ad in the North Bay Nugget, dedicated to local victims of impaired driving. MATTERS MADD Quinte is one of the many Chapters that participated in the Shawn “MADDMAN” Thomson Bike Tour when it rolled into the Belleville area on May 10. Board members Karri Jianopoulos and Lorraine Bourgeois will join in and pedal their bikes alongside Shawn as the tour goes from Shannonville to Belleville. President Sylvia Curry represented the City of Belleville, presenting a gift to Shawn. The tour also stopped at the site of the crash that killed 19 year-old Deborah Charlton on that very day in 1986. At a teen and adult dance, MADD Lanark County announced the winners of its “Teens Talking to Teens” contest. All the wonderful, emotion-filled entries made judging a very difficult task. Megan Sargeant of Saint-John Catholic High School was the overall winner for her excellent entry titled, “My beef with drinking and driving”. She walked away with a $500.00 prize! In Québec: Québec’s newest chapter, MADD West Island held its Chapter’s launch this spring at its new office, donated by a local supporter. Karen Dunham, MADD Canada’s National President-Elect was the guest speaker and on hand to greet the many community supporters and media representatives who attended. A group of MADD Montreal volunteers attended a presentation on Restorative Justice. A documentary video featuring a conference between a victim and an offender was shown, to illustrate how the process works. For more information contact MADD Montreal. Québec is preparing to welcome its third Chapter. If you are in the Forestville area, which is located along the SaintLawrence River between the Saguenay River and Baie Comeau, and are interested in volunteering, contact the Québec Regional Office, 1-877-392-6233. In the Atlantic Region: Earlier this year MADD Canada chartered the MADD Antigonish Chapter in Nova Scotia. Volunteers have gotten off to a great start with the Community “ALERT” Campaign. Local businesses, in cooperation with the RCMP and Crime Prevention Association, have posted signs in storefront windows asking residents to report drivers who are driving dangerously to the police. Thank you to the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission for a $12,000.00 donation to Nova Scotia Chapters for community projects. National President-Elect, Karen Dunham joined MADD Southeastern New Brunswick and Chapter President Patty Hachey for its Signs of Summer and official Chapter Launch. A memorial bench in a local City Park was dedicated and a family day and balloon launch followed. MADD Greater Vancouver members Wendy Tamminga and Helen Hoeflicker join National President Louise Knox in welcoming the new MADD Victoria Chapter and their president, Jennifer Pritchard. Welcome to our newest Chapters! MADD Canada and the province of British Columbia are pleased to announce the arrival of the MADD Victoria and Area Chapter. Islanders have shown a clear interest in making their community a safer place. Like many other areas in Canada, people in this community have seen far too many deaths and injuries resulting from impaired driving crashes. Our dedicated volunteers are now ready to implement MADD Canada programs by offering victim support, public education and awareness, and working with their local elected representatives. Welcome to our Community Leader in Prince George, BC. Kerri McCaig is very devoted to helping her community focus on the serious crime of impaired driving and is looking forward to the day when there will be a Chapter formed in the area. A warm welcome is extended to MADD Manitoulin Island Chapter in Northern Ontario. Catherine Senior, president, organized the Chapter and knows first-hand how impaired driving crashes can affect families. Her brother was seriously injured and Catherine recognized the need to have MADD Canada in her community to support future victims of this violent crime. In addition Manitoulin Island ranks number one in alcohol consumption and impaired driving within the Province of Ontario. Page Seven MATTERS Talk to Your Kids about Alcohol This spring a new interactive, web-based ‘micro-site’ for parents of preteens has been developed and launched by the LCBO and MADD Canada. (The URL for the site is www.talktokidsaboutalcohol.ca and visitors can view the site in either HTML or FLASH.) The ‘Talk to Your Kids about Alcohol’ site encourages and assists parents to help start or enhance the dialogue about alcohol with their preteens by offering tips on talking with kids, identifying and using teachable moments, myths and facts about alcohol, and providing links to a variety of organizations and useful Web sites. This venture is very important for MADD Canada’s outreach to youth (and their parents!). Research shows that parents of preteens are the strongest influence in their children’s lives. Parent-child communications are key in preparing kids to make smart and healthy choices, and preteens look to their parents for guidance on decisionmaking and behaviour. The 2003 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Ontario Student Drug Use Survey showed that, on average, Ontario preteens first drink alcohol at 13 so, ideally, parents should be discussing this topic with them before they reach that age. As an example, students in Ontario learn about alcohol as part of the Physical and Health Education Curriculum starting in Grade 5. Parents, however, are in an ideal position to build upon what kids learn in the classroom. They are able to address the topic in a much more personal and emotional manner than the classroom allows, and in ways that support their family values and culture. And that is why MADD Canada has partnered with the LCBO. Both organizations believe parents are in an excellent position to influence their children’s behaviour and to help their kids make informed, safe and healthy choices when it comes to alcohol. We also believe that the sooner the dialogue begins, the better. This site is designed to help parents get the dialogue going and guide them to organizations and other resources that can be of assistance. To launch the micro-site, MADD Canada e-mailed the URL to over 15,000 Ontarians who have signed up for its information service. It was shared with all MADD Canada staff, Chapter members and LCBO employees, and is being promoted on the LCBO and MADD Canada web sites. Information about the new site was also shared with public health and safety organizations, community groups, educational organizations, police, beverage alcohol trade associations, as well as hospitality and other liquor boards across Canada. From there, the site includes a feature that makes it easy for recipients to pass it on to others they think may be interested. So, why a web-based resource? More and more, people look to the Internet as a source for quick information. Recognizing that parents increasingly report that they are feeling time-starved, LCBO and MADD Canada chose the Web as the best way to provide an easy- to-access and -use resource that would provide parents with information, tips, tools and leads to credible organizations and resources. It is also a cost-effective way for LCBO and MADD Canada to provide this information and measure its value for parents of preteens. Tell us what you think! This micro-site is a joint venture between LCBO and MADD Canada and also a pilot program. We will be measuring reaction to the site to determine whether it is well received and if there is value in continuing and expanding the information on the site. Visit this feature micro-site and let us know your feedback. For more information on this joint venture and its progress, you can e-mail: Andrew Murie, MADD Canada’s National Executive Director at [email protected] Elizabeth Kruzel, a Senior Policy Advisor at the LCBO at [email protected] Page Eight www.talktokidsaboutalcohol.ca MATTERS Petro-Canada Certigard becomes a National Sponsor of MADD Canada’s High School Education Program Illusion Mothers Against Drunk Driving is proud to announce that Petro-Canada Certigard is a new National Sponsor of our high school assembly program. MADD Canada’s work with youth is critical to our strategy to stop impaired driving. Tragically, road crashes are the number one cause of death for youth aged 15 to 19 in Canada and 40% of the time alcohol is involved. With this commitment, Petro-Canada Certigard will help stop impaired driving amongst youth, save lives and prevent injuries. Certigard will also make a cash donation to MADD Canada for every coupon redeemed for a Certigard Seasonal Service (see coupon on this page). Petro-Canada Certigard’s We thank everyone … for a fabulous presentation. The impact will last in the hearts and minds of our staff and students! Ona Stanevicious, Teacher, Father Bressani Catholic High School I thought the program was really effective in getting the students’ attention. It seemed to speak to them in a language they can relate to as opposed to a lecture from an adult… Lindsay Carnahan, Student, Brampton Centennial Secondary School ✃ network of car repair locations offers a full range of services for maintenance and vehicle repair. Certigard franchisees are committed to long-term satisfaction and are dedicated to earning the trust of customers. Trained and licensed Certigard technicians provide repairs and services of the highest quality, backed by national warranties. This sponsorship will help MADD Canada to deliver this important and risk-reducing program to over 400,000 youth throughout Canada. MADD Canada’s multi-media programs for high school and elementary school students have proven to be highly effective. Here is what has recently been said about MADD Canada’s high school program: A very well organized presentation. In both shows students were actually engaged and basically, you could hear a pin drop! The V.P. told me that she saw a few students crying [who] were affected by the show. Thanks again, it really made a difference. Sammy Benyamin, Emery Adult Learning Centre An excellent presentation. Students were riveted. The video segment was well timed and the speaker was very powerful. Gary Eustace, Teacher, Sacred Heart Catholic High School What an excellent message. It “spoke” to the kids using the medium they loved best. The speaker was very enthusiastic and professional! What a set-up! Great video, music, screens and powerful message. Carol Taggio, Teacher, Our Lady of the Lake Thought provoking and powerful. A wonderful mix of personal stories and media. The message got through. Lee Venditti, Teacher, St. Joan Of Arc Catholic School ✃ Page Nine MATTERS HSAA and MADD Canada Join Forces to Keep Roads Safe from Impaired Driving Summer campaign will promote sober driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) is announcing a partnership with the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) to raise public awareness throughout Alberta about the frequently tragic consequences of drinking and driving. The organizations have combined forces to deliver the messages of “Don’t Drink and Drive” and “Drive Sober” to Alberta motorists during peak crash times throughout the summer. HSAA has made a five-year commitment to sponsor MADD Canada’s summer public awareness campaign, Signs of Summer, in the province of Alberta. HSAA is a labour union representing more than 12,000 paramedical, technical, professional, and general support employees in the province’s public and private health care sectors. HSAA shares MADD Canada’s goal of ensuring that the public realizes the senseless human losses occurring as a result of impaired driving - something health care workers face and must deal with on an ongoing basis. “Most of our members see the effects of drinking and driving first hand,” says HSAA President Elisabeth Ballermann. “This happens from the crash site to the emergency room, to intensive care, and to the re-integration of victims into the community. Respiratory therapists, diagnostic technologists, rehabilitation professionals and social workers are just a few of our members who deal with victims and their families. Some of our members have also been touched personally.” “We are very pleased to have the Health Sciences Association of Alberta as a sponsor,” says Louise Knox, MADD Canada’s National President. “These first-response personnel and health care providers know too well the anguish that drinking and driving causes. Impaired driving affects everyone throughout our society - and, together, the HSAA and MADD Alberta Chapters hope to see the incidents of impaired driving decrease - making our roads in Alberta safer.” “It is important the public hears the unified voice of reason not to drink and drive - from the victim’s perspective and from the health care worker’s perspective,” says Mrs. Knox. “The HSAA sponsorship will enable MADD Canada to take to the airwaves and to launch a poster campaign with special summertime messages to drive sober.” ✃ Page Ten ✃ 2002-2003 Donations Thanks to our sponsors and your donations, we have received... $12,031,837 GENERAL DONATIONS 94.32% MATTERS % 88.3 88.3% of your donation is spent directly on MADD Canada programs ADMINISTRATION & FUNDRAISING 11.70% CHAPTER SERVICES 23.10% PUBLIC EDUCATION 17.96% CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS & DONATIONS 2.48% VICTIM SERVICES 20.38% PROJECT RED RIBBON DONATIONS 1.62% INTEREST 1.44% OTHER 0.14% PUBLIC AWARENESS 18.39% YOUTH SERVICES 8.47% Supporters MADD Canada wishes to thank the following corporate and foundation supporters for their financial commitment to the work of MADD Canada. Together we provide dignified and compassionate support to victims of impaired driving. Together we will stop impaired driving, save lives and prevent injuries. Platinum ($5000.00 + ) The Corporate Image F. K. Morrow Foundation Goodmans Hbc Foundation The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation The Lawrence and Judith Tanenbaum Family Charitable Foundation The Responsive Marketing Group Inc. SGI TD Securities TNI The Network Inc. UBS Bunting Warburg Inc. Gold ($1000.00 + ) Arista Homes The Aubrey & Marla Dan Charitable Foundation BMO Fountain of Hope Canada Life Assurance Company Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company Concord Adex DUCA Financial Services Dupont Canada Inc. East Penn/Power Battery Edwards Charitable Foundation The Encana Cares Foundation The Etta I. Jackson Charitable Foundation Equitable Trust Goodman and Carr LLP Hotch’s Auto Parts The Jackman Foundation The Lillian and Don Wright Foundation McMillan Binch LLP Mackenzie Financial Corporation McNally Construction The Michael J. and Iris Halbert Family Foundation Mid Ontario Truck Centre Miller Memorial Foundation Miller Thompson, LLP Minto Developments Inc. National Ready Mix Ltd. PAVE-AL Limited PCL Constructors Eastern Inc. Rotomill Services Stitt Feld Handy Houston Teamsters Local 230 Thorncrete Construction Ltd. Tridel Corporation UCC Group Inc W.C.401 Developments Ltd-Dev Silver ($500.00 + ) Bulk Transfer Systems Inc. Cascades Resources Future Electronics Intrawest Corporation Lafarge Ashphalt Engineering Liberty Mutual Lombard Canada Ltd. Newmarket Veterans’ Association Niagara Falls Tours Limited Oaks Precast Oxford Sand & Gravel Ltd. Pantalone Realty Perennial Pitney Bowes Canada Ltd. Rohm & Haas Canada Inc. Stewart Construction Ltd. TDS Automotive Group Ltd. The Dodge Chemical Co. (Canada) Ltd. The Fairmont Banff Springs Community Spirit Program The Simple Alternative Funeral Centres Toromont Cat Vanbots Construction Corporation XDL Intervest Page Eleven MATTERS Thanks to our Sponsors, who help us to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime. Official Sponsors Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Dominion Automobile Association (DAA) Guardian Interlock Systems Health Sciences Association of Alberta Impact Auto Auctions Suzuki Canada Auto Dealers Foundation Elementary School Program National Sponsors Allstate Insurance Company of Canada CIBC High School Program National Sponsors Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Petro-Canada Certigard Official Sponsor CN Corporate Sponsors LCBO Saatchi & Saatchi Provincial Sponsors Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Porsche Club of America, Upper Canada Region Inc. The Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is proud to be an official sponsor of MADD Canada. Project Red Ribbon Campaign Sponsors Title Sponsor Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Official Sponsors AGF Management Limited BMO Bank of Montreal Boomerang Group Inc. Coyle Corrugated Containers Labelad Pizza Pizza Suzuki Canada Auto Dealers Foundation Winners Merchants International Allstate Insurance Company of Canada ® Allstate Insurance Company Contact Us Alberta Provincial Sponsor Alberta Motor Association Phone: Fax: Internet: Mail: Corporate Sponsor Toronto Automobile Dealers Association 905-813-MADD (6233) 1-800-665-MADD 905-813-8920 http://www.madd.ca Email: [email protected] 6507C Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1A6 Corporate Supporters Cara Operations Limited Lafarge Canada Inc. Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. Chairman of Board of Directors: Brad Dixon National President: Louise Knox National Executive Director: Andrew Murie you can count on my commitment to MADD Canada, particularly in its efforts to reach ✓ Yes, out to our young people and deliver our message about drinking and driving. To help all those efforts continue, I am enclosing my special contribution of: $15 $25 $35 $50 Other $___________ I would like to join the MADD Canada Monthly Donor Program (please send me information) I prefer to make my donation by: Cheque Visa Mastercard Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________ Card No. ________________________________________________ Expiration Date: ____________ Page Twelve Signature: ____________________________________________________________________________ Please make your cheque or money order payable to MADD Canada. You will receive a receipt for income tax purposes. Canadian Charitable Registration No. 13907 2060 RR0001 YES, please send me my newsletter by e-mail. I have included a bequest for MADD Canada in my will. My e-mail address is ____________________________
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