{"id":124003,"date":"2018-01-31T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T07:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=124003"},"modified":"2022-06-29T07:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T07:32:21","slug":"why-we-walk-brian-bub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/why-we-walk-brian-bub\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Walk: Brian Bub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My career with Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) began in September 1991.\u00a0 In March 1993, fellow employee Robert &#8220;Bubba&#8221; Bills was struck and killed while on the job by a drunk driver.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after, TEP launched its aggressive &#8220;Drunk Driving Will Put Your Lights Out&#8221; campaign, and, with TEP and its employees taking an active role in community service, I was introduced to MADD and potential volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2>A Legacy Began<\/h2>\n<p>Over the course of 20+ years I have been involved in a number of MADD events &#8211; Candlelight Vigil, <em>Walk Like MADD<\/em>, and Victim Impact Panels &#8211; as well as served as a board member of the Southern Arizona Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Having a co-worker killed and seeing the devastating aftermath really opened my eyes. In addition, I was the father of two young children at the time. It made me able to look at and question my own behavior(s) and realize the potential consequences if I didn&#8217;t make some personal changes in my life.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteering for MADD over the years has no doubt had more of a profound impact on me than I could ever make as a volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>During the last several years, prior to my retirement at TEP, I became the company liaison for MADD, and given the opportunity to be a project coordinator, which more recently was rallying the troops to participate in MADD&#8217;s annual walk.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Walk Like MADD<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170916_0829170_resized-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170916_0829170_resized-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170916_0829170_resized-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Walk Like MADD<\/em> has been an excellent way to support MADD&#8217;s mission\u00a0\u2014 in a very visual way\u00a0\u2014 be it as a victim, survivor, or community member simply hoping to make a difference. I&#8217;ve enjoyed not only being part of the TEP contingent participating, but proud of the strong showing from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years I&#8217;ve experienced walks in warm weather, cold weather, rained out and rescheduled, low to high participation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Walk Like MADD<\/em> is a great way to publicly display support and encouragement, spotlight the issue, and keep MADD&#8217;s mission in the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m convinced MADD is now (and has been for a couple years) on a trajectory path, which will only encourage more and more participation this year and into the future. I will continue my support as a proud MADD volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>As a Victim Impact Panel facilitator, I always share with the attendees, &#8220;Yes, there is a drunk driving problem locally. But the cavalry is not riding in to save us. We are the community, and if we don&#8217;t fix ourselves, the problem won&#8217;t go away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So long as there is a need for MADD&#8217;s services, and a need for people to assist in its success, I will continue to try and do my part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My career with Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) began in September 1991.\u00a0 In March 1993, fellow employee Robert &#8220;Bubba&#8221; Bills was struck and killed while on the job by a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/why-we-walk-brian-bub\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why We Walk: Brian Bub<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cat-drunk-driving","category-walk-like-madd","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - 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