{"id":1113,"date":"2021-11-23T15:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madd.org\/virginia\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2022-05-26T08:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T08:32:07","slug":"virginia-volunteer-spotlight-vanessa-haislip-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/virginia\/virginia-volunteer-spotlight-vanessa-haislip-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Volunteer Spotlight &#8211; Vanessa Haislip &#8211; November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1113\" class=\"elementor elementor-1113\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52c029dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52c029dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e268c1\" data-id=\"42e268c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b66e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43b66e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vanessa became a MADD VA volunteer in 2015 after the death of her daughter, Melissa. Melissa, 23, was a proud, recent graduate of the School of Nursing at Longwood College. She was killed on her way home from work when a drug and alcohol impaired driver going 85 mph crossed into her lane on a curve and crashed into her car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa has participated in WALK like MADD and spoken as a victim speaker for the media as well as to police recruit classes, in prisons, and anywhere else that invites her.&nbsp; She has also volunteered at Sobriety Checkpoints and Law Enforcement Awards Ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa says what she enjoys most about volunteering for MADD is speaking. 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