MADD and Poker Go Well Together

July 17, 2008

The Sober Riders Motorcycle Association has been working with Mothers Against Drunk Drivers for more than seven years now, and it is always with positive results. The SRMA recently held their seventh annual Poker Run on Sunday and were once again successful.

The poker run raises funds for the Calgary chapter of MADD with all of the proceeds going towards the charity. Keith Williams was the organizer of the event, and he said that the reason they do it is to get awareness out there about the dangers of drunk driving.

Many people think that they can drink and drive because they have never been stopped, or they don’t realize how impaired their judgment is due to the alcohol. Williams says that he himself has been the victim of a drunken driving accident, where he was hit by an impaired driver.

He says not only has he been a victim but he has many friends who have as well, a couple of whom were killed by impaired motorists. He wants to point out that not only are you hurting or killing someone when you get into an accident while impaired, but you are hurting their families – their children – when you take them away from them.

The group was able to give MADD $10,260 this year from the poker run, which will go toward education and awareness programs. There was even a check from Pro-Am Motorcycles on top of that for an additional $500.