MADD Media Awards Call for Entries

MADD Media Awards Call for Entries

Fifth Annual Contest Awards Outstanding Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking

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WHAT: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announces the 2007 MADD Media

Awards with a "call for entries." The 5th annual MADD Media
Awards program recognizes media professionals and organizations
for outstanding coverage of issues related to MADD's mission to
stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and
prevent underage drinking.

Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2007. MADD Media Awards
winners will be honored at a luncheon attended by hundreds of
volunteers and staff at the 2007 MADD National Conference in
September in St. Louis, Mo.

Awards for outstanding coverage of drunk driving and underage
drinking issues will be presented in the following categories:
* National Television * Magazine
* Local Television * Spanish Language Media
* Radio * Community Awareness
* Newspaper

WHEN: Entries are currently being accepted. All entries must be
postmarked by March 31, 2007. To enter online, visit
http://www.madd.org/media-awards .

WHO: To be eligible, stories or programming must have been printed or
broadcasted between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007 and have
originated in the United States. Stories may be hard news or
features and may be a single piece of work or a series. There is
no limit on the number of entries that may be submitted by an
individual or media entity.
For more information, visit http://www.madd.org/media-awards .

WHY: MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of
this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. Since its
founding in 1980, MADD has helped save more than 330,000 lives. A

501 (c) 3 non-profit grassroots organization, MADD is working to
save lives and prevent injuries in hundreds of communities and has

2 million members and supporters nationwide. To learn more, visit

http://www.madd.org/ .

CONTACT: Amy George of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, +1-469-420-4493.

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Source: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Web site: http://www.madd.org/
http://www.madd.org/media-awards

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