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Mothers Against Drunk Driving
San Diego County Affiliate
10731 Treena Street, Suite 100
San Diego,CA 92131
Phone 858-564-0780
Fax 858-564-0786
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Eloisa Orozco/MADD
November 29, 2011
858-564-0780/ 760-683-4701 cell
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS QUENTIN JAMMER AND MADD APPLAUD LOCAL STUDENTS¹ EFFORTS
TO GIVE BACK AND RAISE AWARENESS
WHAT: Starting corner back Quentin Jammer of the San Diego Chargers will
joinMothers Against Drunk Driving San Diego County to honor Standley
Middle School students in a music filled lunchtime rally for their
participation in the MADD Jammin Coin Drive to raise awareness about
underage drinking during red ribbon week and for raising $976.46 in coins
towards MADD San Diego¹s programs and victim support services.
Supported by Principal Lyon, students held a school-wide coin drive
pledging to steer clear of drinking and getting in a car with a drunk
driver, raising awareness of America¹s number one youth drug problem-
alcohol.
WHEN: 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
WHERE: Standley Middle School/ QUAD AREA
6298 Radcliffe Drive
San Diego, CA 92122
WHO:
· Quentin Jammer, San Diego Chargers
· Heidi Lyon, Principal, Standley Middle School
· Eloisa Orozco, Executive Director, MADD San Diego County
· Music by San Diego County Friday Night Live Partnership
WHY:
· Alcohol kills more young people than all other illicit drugs
combined.
· One in three 8th graders has tried alcohol.
· High school students who use alcohol or other substances are
five times more likely to drop out of school or believe good grades are
not important.
VISUALS: Students cheering, dancing and celebrating choosing to
remain alcohol free.
ABOUT MADD:
Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers
Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation¹s largest nonprofit working to
protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also
supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge,
serving one person every nine minutes through local MADD victim advocates
and at 1-877-MADD-HELP. Learn more at www.madd.org <http://www.madd.org/>
or by calling 1-877-ASK-MADD.
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<http://www.madd.org/>Eloisa Orozco, MA
Executive Director
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
San Diego County Affiliate
10731 Treena Street
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92131
858.564.0780 x 304
858.564.0786 fax
877.ASK.MADD
eloisa.orozco@madd.org
Visit us at www.madd.org <http://www.madd.org/>
MADD serves a victim of drunk driving‹one every 10 minutes‹at no charge.
Call 1.877.MADD.HELP to be connected to a helpline advocate.
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