We must share a special “thank you” from the bottom of our hearts with everyone who took part in our February campaign focusing on children endangered by drunk driving. We shared that nearly half the children killed in crashes are riding with offenders, and, wow, did MADD supporters stand up to make a difference.<\/p>\n
Thank you so much for giving a teddy bear hug to a child endangered by drunk driving. Your generosity means a child\u00a0\u2014 potentially one riding with the offender\u00a0\u2014 receives a little fuzzy, cuddly teddy bear to hug for comfort in a very<\/em> scary and very<\/em> adult situation.<\/p>\n We informed our law enforcement heroes across the country that we have nearly 250 bears to give to them for FREE, and the requests are pouring in! Police departments in Texas, Alabama, Florida and more have already said they want bears. We will begin sending out the teddy bears shortly, and we won’t stop until every single bear is tucked away in a police vehicle for the next child in need. We will be sure to share pictures and vidoes of the officers with the bears with you!<\/p>\n But we have even more to thank you for achieving! Nearly 2,000 of you took the time to tell your legislators that we, as voters, demand stronger child endangerment laws.<\/p>\n Sadly, we know these laws are necessary. During the campaign, we tragically shared several news stories involving children who were riding with the alleged drunk driver.<\/p>\n A teddy bear may not seem like much to us, but, to a child after a crash or arrest, we know it will make the world a little less scary.<\/p>\n And that’s an amazing gift you provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"