Event Held for 2017 La Croix & Florida Panthers Foundation WALK Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K Presented by ADT & Allegiance Crane Brought to You by Ultimate Software

Nearly 200 guests participated in the Jan. 25 MADD Broward County kickoff for the 2017 La Croix Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K presented by ADT & Allegiance Crane brought to you by Ultimate Software. More than $8,000 was raised at the fun, uplifting and meaningful party at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale. The event featured delicious bites by BRIO Tuscan Grille Plantation, mocktails by LaCroix and ice cream by Artica. Guests enjoyed a silent auction, raffle and music by Michael Marino, DJ One Tre.

Special guests included Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale Honorary Chairman Jim Robertson, CEO of Allegiance Crane; Broward Sheriff Scott Israel; and MADD Florida volunteers Penny and Keith Grumer, who provided an inspirational message.

“MADD Broward is extremely grateful for Kickoff Chairs Stephan Greco, attorney at Conroy Simberg; and Rachel Perz, general manager of BRIO Tuscan Grille in Plantation; both dedicated MADD volunteers, who helped make this year’s event a resounding success,” saidVolunteer Chairperson and National Board Member Heather Geronemus.

The seventh annual La Croix & Florida Panthers Foundation Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K presented by ADT & Allegiance Crane brought to you by Ultimate Software will take place on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale. More than 3,000 walkers and runners are expected to attend the event. The event will be chaired by volunteer chairperson and Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale Founder Heather Geronemus. Since it was launched in 2011, the annual La Croix Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K presented by Allegiance Crane brought to you by Ultimate Software has raised over $1 million.

Featuring the slogan "Drunk Driving Ends Here," the walk encourages people to literally take steps to end drunk driving. MADD recently launched its first-ever tagline: “No More Victims.”

For more information about the seventh annual La Croix & Florida Panthers Foundation Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K presented by ADT & Allegiance Crane brought to you by Ultimate Software, visit www.walklikemadd.org/fortlauderdale

ABOUT MADD

Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge, serving one person every nine minutes through local MADD victim advocates and at 1-877-MADD-HELP. In South Florida, the chapter’s annual Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K has raised nearly $1 million since 2011. MADD’s Broward and Palm Beach chapters facilitate hundreds of free events each year to educate youth and parents on the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. Learn more at www.madd.org or by calling 1-877-ASK-MADD.