{"id":325,"date":"2017-11-08T17:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/virginia\/?p=325"},"modified":"2022-05-27T04:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T04:27:20","slug":"this-is-why-we-walk-like-madd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/virginia\/this-is-why-we-walk-like-madd\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why We Walk Like MADD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"325\" class=\"elementor elementor-325\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a1b12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a1b12\" 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-5537ab0c\" data-id=\"5537ab0c\" 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-1f66a3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f66a3f0\" 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 <h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Walk Like MADD Northern VA is THIS Saturday, November 11.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whether you are a victim of drunk driving or not, YOU can help eliminate this 100% preventable crime by walking with us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">With every step taken and each dollar raised, we walk to support MADD\u2019s mission to eliminate drunk driving in our own communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We walk to raise awareness and save lives. 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