MADD Canada's Christmas wish

MADD Canada's
National Release

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The National President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) has a Christmas Wish that she hopes will come true for all Canadians – a safe holiday season on the roads and joyous family times with friends and loved ones.

Margaret Miller thinks a lot about family during this festive season. She thinks a lot about her son, Bruce, and the fact his name is not on her shopping list. Yet, Margaret knows Bruce will definitely be with the Millers on Christmas Day – in their hearts and in their memories.

Impaired driving has torn the Miller family apart, and like so many other families in our country, left them during holidays to reflect on what could have been. Margaret shares a few of her personal thoughts in a media file posted on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXYsoSF2iY&

Margaret also shares her thoughts on donating to a charity in honour of a loved one and what it means at this time of year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24wax6yOkC8

"I would like to extend a holiday wish to all Canadians for a happy and safe Christmas and New Year's." says Margaret. "I hope and pray that all are safe with their travels and that everyone makes a solemn, personal commitment to drive sober."

"MADD Canada would like people to think twice over the holidays. Put keys away if you are drinking. The holidays should be a time of joy and family celebrations. We should be making fond memories, not ones that will haunt you," says Margaret.

Each year, MADD Canada's volunteers share their wish for a safe and sober holiday season. There are many moving reflections from families through the years on the news archives of website.

Chantel Parkes' holiday wish: http://www.madd.ca/english/redribbon/holiday_wish.html
Gray Family's holiday wish: http://www.madd.ca/english/news/pr/p05dec19.htm
Read Family's holiday wish: http://www.madd.ca/feature_debbie.html
Alain Landry's holiday wish: http://www.madd.ca/feature_alain.html

MADD Canada is in the midst of its annual holiday awareness campaign – Project Red Ribbon. With the support of its title sponsor Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, the organization and its volunteers distribute millions of red ribbons across the country to remind motorists to drive sober. For more information on Project Red Ribbon visit:
http://www.madd.ca/english/redribbon/index.html

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