UMADD Volunteers/Members

COLLEGE STUDENTS NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE in UMADD activities on their campus. Currently there is an established UMADD at DU and new UMADDs starting up at CU Boulder, UNC, and CSU.

What is UMADD?

UMADD is a MADD Chapter at the University Level. UMADD helps colleges and students find solutions to underage drinking, binge drinking, and drunk driving. As a UMADD member, you will be working with campus leaders to establish clear and effective polices designed to minimize alcohol-related problems, increasing enforcement of underage drinking and impaired driving laws by working with campus and local law-enforcement, and educating students, faculty, and staff concerning the scope of alcohol-related problems and engage them in effective prevention strategies. Members are needed to volunteer for UMADD events and to be active participants in the chapter by completing UMADD activities and recruiting new members.

Activities:

1. Campus wide awareness events
2. Mentor High School students
3. Activites with law enforcement, such as roll call briefings and law enforcement recognition events
4. Alcohol purchase surveys
5. Compliance checks
6. Campus organized candlelight vigils
7. Court monitoring, vicitm advocacy, and public speaking
8. Special events hosted by MADD
9. Assist at Drunk Driving or Underage Drinking Impact Panels

Skills:

The ideal candidate for membership in a UMADD chapter will:

1. Be self-starting and motivated.
2. Have strong communication and organizational skills.
3. Have flexibility.
4. Be dedicated to living a safe and chemically-free lifestyle.
5. Maintain ethical and moral standards.
6. Be courteous at all UMADD events.
7. Be able to commit to at-least two events per semester.
8. Be able to attend all chapter meetings requested by founding president

For more information on UMADD, please visit www.umadd.org or contact:

Tiffany Hanson                                                                Karen Teel

Youth Program Specialist                                             Youth Program Specialist

MADD Colorado State Office, Denver                         MADD Pikes Peak , Colorado Springs

tiffany.hanson@madd.org                                             karen.teel@madd.org

303-425-5902                                                               719-380-8673