MADD New England 2024 Annual Report
DECEMBER 2024
A Message from our Regional Executive Director Bob Garguilo Happy Holidays, We close 2024 with hope that our work throughout the year exponentially increased awareness of the dangers associated with drinking/drugging, and driving, as well as those associated with underage drinking. We continue to see in New England, and across the country, a significant increase in the number of drivers/pedestrians killed, and or injured due to someone making the wrong decision to drive impaired. MADD will continue to focus on efforts to combat impaired driving, through advocacy, legislation and education, while continually working with the all-to-many victims across the state and region negatively impacted. One life loss is One too many. As we look ahead to 2025, MADD CT will hit the new year “running” – pun intended – as we present the inaugural MADD DRY 5K on January 5th from Fairfield University. MADD has joined forces with one of CT’s Top Race Directors, JB Sports of Branford. JB has organized several first-class, internationally acclaimed races, most notably, the Labor Day New Haven Marathon. Runners and of course, volunteers are welcome! Across the New England Region we will be hosting some new, and exciting public events in the coming months. Please stay tuned! Plus - our Victim Services Team will continue to develop and offer – Victim Centric Activities in person, and virtually. In 2024, MADD went through a organizational re-brand (please check out our new logo), added a MADD Sports initiative designed to reach new demographics through organized sports, and a Driving Change fundraiser for Motor Vehicle Dealers – just a name a few additions we unveiled the year. In the fall, we welcomed MADD Massachusetts’s first Youth Program Specialist – Josie Baragwanath to the team. Josie has started with outreach to many of the underserved communities across the state. Earlier in 2024, Lisa Rivers joined MADD Maine, as MADD’s first on the ground staff member. Lisa is currently working part-time with victim services, and all things MADD across the state.
Please stay tuned for more information as we identify dates, venues, and locations.
In closing, Thank You so much for supporting our mission and helping us Save Lives! Have a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, and Safe Holiday Season. Hope to see you soon.
All the best, Bob
2025 MADD New England Sponsors
Mission Partners Cabot Foundation CMRK Fundacion Mapfre
Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia Mohegan Sun Shriners of Rhode Island Town Fair Tire Uber Walmart
Presenting Sponsors AMR Buckley, Wynne and Parese Burton & Phylliss Hoffman Foundation Intoxalock Rhode Island Foundation United Way of Rhode Island
Road Safety Sponsors
Funny For Funds Gel’s Kitchen Walter Camp Football Foundation
2025 MADD New England Sponsors
Advocacy Sponsors All Traffic Solutions Ferrara Elementary School NEARI
Lifesaver Sponsors Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Garrity Asphalt
Katie DeCubellis Foundation Narragansett Lions Charites R D Scinto South County Mortgage Corp Stew Leonard's Trinity Solar
Friends of MADD
AIPSO Operating Account Berchem & Moses PC Branford Community Foundation
Cardinal & Company Chelsea Groton Bank Coastal1 Ernest Nardolillo
Manchester Police Officers Assoc. Newport County Driving School Paul Baily’s TDI Repair Facility
Thank you to the following Walmart stores that provided much needed funds to our region.
Connecticut : Lisbon, Putnam, East Windsor, Newington, North Windham, Avon, Brooklyn, Waterford, Old Saybrook, Hamden, Groton
Vermont : Derby, Berlin, St. Albans
Massachusetts : Halifax, Brockton, North Dartmouth, Danvers, Springfield, Whitinsville, Raynham, Swansea, North Reading, Salem, Lynn, North Attleboro
Maine : Palmyra, Farmington
Rhode Island : Westerly, Cranston, Newport
New Hampshire : Littleton, Tilton, West Lebanon, Concord, North Conway, Plymouth, Somersworth, Seabrook, Hudson
Thank you to the Town Fair Tire Foundation for supporting the following New England states in our efforts to end impaired driving.
Massachusetts : Salem
Maine : Topsham, Bangor, Waterville, Portland
Connecticut : Stratford
Rhode Island : Warwick
Thank you Lisa Rivers from our Maine Office and Nicole Hutchinson, victim volunteer for visiting the stores.
Historic DUI Lookback Bill
passes extending the length a judge can “lookback” at driver’s DUI history from 5-10 years for
second and subsequent offences.
On Saturday, September 28th we hosted our largest ever Walk Like MADD event with over 400 attendees raising over $55,000 for our mission to support victims and survivors of this 100% preventable crime.This year’s walk was dedicated in loving memory of 13 year old Katie DeCubellis. 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the crash that took the lives of both Katie DeCubellis and Marsha Bowman on October 29, 1999.
Funy for Funds Comedy Show Event raises $7.500 towards our mission. Thanks to our presenting sponsor: Cardinal and Company Team at HomeSmart Real Estate.
Strike Out Drunk Driving Bowling Fundraiser raises over $10,000 towards our mission. Special thanks to our largest team: “Ambers Angels”
The 2024 Awards Recognition Breakfast was held on Friday November 1, 2024. Congratulations to all awardees! Special thanks to our presenting sponsor: The Tori Lynn Andreozzi Foundation
Bake Sale at Local Craft Fair raising over $1,500
NHTSA’s launch of “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” press conference.
Ride for Olivia in memory of their daughter raising over $19,000 for the Olivia Miles Education Fund to provide Power of Youth programming in Vermont.
A few of MADD Massachusetts’ 2024 events supporting the community, victim/survivors, and law enforcement. A big Thank you to all our partners and volunteers that make our events possible!
WELCOMES NEWEST MADD MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST MADD NEW ENGLAND
Josie Baragwanath
I recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor’s degree and accelerated master’s degree in public policy. Health and Safety policy has always been a focus for me in my studies, and as I launched my career path, I wanted to not only pursue that, but as well as my passion for education. I am so ecstatic to be a part of MADD’s mission, and I look forward to my future with MADD.
Maine Prosecutors Conference in Bar Harbor, ME
Walk Like MADD Maine
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