| Mothers Against Drunk Driving "M.A.D.D." |
DWI Victim's Memorial at Highland park, sponsored by MADD
About 500 stakes were "planted" at Highland Park on Sunday, April 21 by volunteers working with MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In
its seventh year, this "garden" commemorates each one of the victims who died in this time period in a tri-county area (Livingston, Monroe,
Ontario) as a result of drunk drivers. Volunteers from the community, including Boys Scouts, high school and elementary students, Special
Olympic individuals and others gathered to assemble this visual statement about the impact that DWI crashes have. Each stake has the
name of the victim and date of death; the stakes were displayed for five days and a memorial service was held last week. One of the stakes
commemorates the death of Sandra Babcock. It also has the date of her death on the other side. Above, Tracy Holbrook, MADD Chapter
Administrator, holds a hammer she uses to drive the stakes into the ground; it was formerly owned by her neighbor, Joseph Kolb. Joseph
and his wife, Carol, died after being hit by a drunk driver in 1997.
About 500 stakes were "planted" at Highland Park on Sunday, April 21 by volunteers working with MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In
its seventh year, this "garden" commemorates each one of the victims who died in this time period in a tri-county area (Livingston, Monroe,
Ontario) as a result of drunk drivers. Volunteers from the community, including Boys Scouts, high school and elementary students, Special
Olympic individuals and others gathered to assemble this visual statement about the impact that DWI crashes have. Each stake has the
name of the victim and date of death; the stakes were displayed for five days and a memorial service was held last week. One of the stakes
commemorates the death of Sandra Babcock. It also has the date of her death on the other side. Above, Tracy Holbrook, MADD Chapter
Administrator, holds a hammer she uses to drive the stakes into the ground; it was formerly owned by her neighbor, Joseph Kolb. Joseph
and his wife, Carol, died after being hit by a drunk driver in 1997.
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