[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO SANDY HEVERLY

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 19, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend Sandy 
Heverly for her dedication to victims of DUI accidents and their 
families.
  Sandy became impassioned with the anti-DUI movement after she, her 
husband, children and mother were all injured as a result of an 
accident caused by a drunk driver. Following this incident, Sandy 
decided to try to help DUI victims and create awareness about the 
severity of DUI crimes. Since then, Sandy has been a driving force in 
the anti-DUI movement in Nevada, and has helped enhance awareness 
nationwide.
  Through her positions as Executive Director and Co-Founder of STOP 
DUI, Executive Director of Nevada Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 
and Nevada Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) State 
Coordinator, Sandy has spread the message about drunk driving 
throughout Nevada and the Nation. She has increased awareness by making 
over 1,000 anti-DUI presentations to students, civic organizations, and 
the gaming and liquor industries, and through various media movements, 
including the eight-year ``Red Ribbon Campaign.'' With STOP DUI, Sandy 
established a Victim's Assistance Program to provide immediate 
financial assistance to DUI victims and their families, the only 
program of its kind in the Nation. She has also helped the bipartisan 
Congressional Stop DUI Caucus shed new light on the epidemic of drunk 
driving in America.
  On July 19, 2006, Sandy's efforts to end drunk driving will be 
recognized as she is sworn in to the President's Advisory Commission 
for Drug-Free Communities. Her extensive knowledge and experience in 
bringing awareness to the anti-DUI cause will undoubtedly make Sandy an 
asset to the Commission.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Sandy Heverly for her dedication and 
advocacy against drunk driving. As the co-chair of the Congressional 
Stop DUI Caucus, and father to a daughter injured by a drunk driver, 
ridding our nation's roads of these dangerous drivers is a cause that 
is very important to me. I congratulate Sandy for her appointment to 
the President's Advisory Commission for Drug-Free Communities, and I 
wish her the best in her future endeavors.

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