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Distance Ed leader supports Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) event
Ashworth College Gets Ready to "Walk Like MADD" in Annual Atlanta Fundraiser
NORCROSS, Georgia – September 28, 2009 – Ashworth College continues its community service endeavors by supporting the Atlanta chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) annual Walk Like MADD 5K walk, Saturday, October 3, 2009. The walk kicks off at Zoo Atlanta at 8:30 a.m.
During the month of September, Ashworth College, a leader in online distance education, has collected pledges to support Team Ashworth. Ashworth’s relationship with MADD began in 2005, after loosing a valued staff member who was killed by a drunk driver.
“We’re looking forward to participating in this year’s walk. Having lost a co-worker and friend to drunk driving really brings this issue home,” said Jeannie Brady, Ashworth Director of Human Resources. “It’s an honor do this in her memory.”
The impact of drunk driving has particular relevance to one Ashworth student who, after losing both a sister and a daughter in separate incidents, incorporated her experiences in an essay which was entered in the 2009 Project Working Mom… and Dads Too! scholarship competition.
Robin Bucholz, a student from Black River Falls, WI, was one of five scholarship recipients announced on the The Tyra Banks Show this past April. Bucholz since has enrolled at Ashworth to learn web design so that she can begin creating memorial websites for families that lose loved ones to drunken drivers or other tragedies.
“The site I created for my sister was an important part of the healing process,” she said. “This is an opportunity for me to turn something that is important to me into a career and be able to help others at the same time.” Bucholz has also been a contributor to the MADD group on the Ashworth Student Forum.
Throughout the year, Ashworth College prides itself in its community outreach endeavors and regularly supports several organizations to include the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and March of Dimes.
About MADD
Since its founding in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has grown to become a noted non-profit, grass roots organization with around 600 chapters nationwide. MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking and its National Programs Department specializes in developing and maintaining public awareness programs at the chapter, state, and national level. The department continually looks for new ways for to reach a diverse population, particularly through community involvement.
About Ashworth College
Ashworth College, a leader in distance education, offers students worldwide more than 100 career-focused High School, Career School online diploma programs; undergraduate and graduate online certificate programs; and Associate, Bachelor's and Master's online degree programs; that are affordable and fit the busy schedules of working adults. Ashworth also offers specialized programs to corporate partners, active duty military personnel, military spouses, and homeschoolers.
Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a division of the US Department of Education. Ashworth High School is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). For more information visit AshworthCollege.edu.
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