As Mayor of
Elyria, the mother of four, and the 2014 Honorary Chairperson of the Greater
Cleveland Walk Like Madd event, it is my great privilege to invite you and
yours to Elyria’s beautiful, historic downtown Ely Square on Saturday,
September 27 to participate in northeast Ohio’s premiere opportunity to stop
drunk driving and support the victims of this violent crime.
This year,
you can be one of thousands of caring citizens in over 60 cities around the
nation to participate in 5K events to eliminate drunk driving from our
roadways. There are many ways to get
involved. You and your co-workers or
friends can create a walking team, be an event sponsor, make an online
donation, or volunteer. Will you please
join us? You can pre-register for the
Walk Like Madd event in Elyria online at www.walklikemadd.org/cleveland.
Pre-registration is $20.00 and you will receive a T-shirt. Registration the morning of the event is
$25.00. Day-of-event registration opens
at 8:30am, with walkers starting at 9:00am - Noon. Your 5K walk will involve a picturesque
stroll down historic tree-lined streets, with a view of the Black River and
waterfalls and some of Elyria’s finest homes.
And while the
morning promises to be pleasant, the cause could not be more serious. MADD provides victim services annually to
over 61,000 victims and survivors nationwide; that’s outreach at no charge
every 8.6 minutes. Unfortunately, most
of us know: first there’s the crash, then there is the lifelong impact. In my own experience, MADD has helped several
families close to me get through some of the toughest times anyone can
imagine. Moreover their education and
advocacy efforts have saved an estimated 300,000 lives. MADD’s support of high visibility law
enforcement, ignition interlock devices, sobriety measurement technology and
underage drinking outreach and education is making a difference.
Please join
me in becoming part of the solution by supporting the Greater Cleveland Walk
Like Madd event September 27 in historic Ely Square. For more information, please contact MADD
Northern Ohio Executive Director Julie Leggett at (216) 265-9229 or email Julie
at Julie.leggett@madd.org. I look forward
to seeing you in September!
Sincerely,