Letter from the Executive Director

Welcome to SADD! By requesting this information, you are taking a crucial step in securing the safety of others and making a positive impact on your community. Individuals like you have made the SADD organization what it is today: thousands strong and a nationwide network of caring and committed youth.

SADD empowers teens and encourages them to consider the impact of their choices on their friends and families. SADD members ask their peers to learn the facts, make the best decision, and help their friends to do the same. By forming a SADD chapter, you will have the responsibility of educating teens and giving them the knowledge, skills, and power to make safe choices that will directly impact their futures.

You must determine the issues that are most pressing in your community. SADD chapters have traditionally addressed the problems of underage drinking, substance abuse, impaired driving, suicide, violence, date rape, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS. Many SADD members communicate regularly with their congressional representatives regarding pertinent legislation; other chapters engage in regular community-service activities. In whatever way you choose to take a stand, SADD National will proudly support your efforts.

We encourage you to visit our Web site, where you will find sample activities, previous SADD newsletters, and fund-raising ideas. Feel free to e-mail us with any specific questions you may have. You can find us on the Web at www.sadd.org.

Please be sure to complete the enclosed chapter registration form and return it right away; then you can start receiving information and mailings from SADD National. Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you a new chapter packet that will include your certificate of membership, a SADD Store catalog, a resource list, newsletters, brochures, and more. Remember, there are never any membership dues or fees for registered SADD chapters!

We look forward to working with you.

Thanks for all you do,
Penny Wells
President & Executive Director