I\u2019ll never forget the strength and the courage I received from my victim advocate after my son Dustin was killed by an underage, drinking and drugged driver.<\/p>\n
Michelle provided me with a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen. Ultimately, she gave me hope that one day I would smile again during a time when everything seemed dark.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why we are proud to share the 2017 membership campaign. We are asking all MADD supporters to renew their membership pledge today by \u201cadopting\u201d an advocate, the individual who offers emotional support and help to a victim in their time of need<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Many people may have participated in our annual January membership campaign previously, and we can’t say thank you enough to these core members who make it possible fight drunk and drugged driving and underage drinking. We hope everyone will join us in 2017 as well.<\/p>\n We have set a goal of bringing in 51,000 members to symbolically represent the fact that someone is killed by drunk driving every 51 minutes.<\/p>\n And, for that, we need everyone who believes in a future of No More Victims\u00ae to speak up!<\/p>\n Let’s meet the advocates:<\/p>\n Kristi<\/strong> covers nearly 80 counties in Illinois. She struggles to fund all the trips and visits needed to sit and hold a hand or attend a court hearing.<\/p>\n Often, she is the person walking into a person’s life when everyone else is walking out.<\/p>\n