Community

It's not enough to represent people who have been injured. We want to help prevent injuries too.


Drinking and Driving
A leading cause of death for 16 through 21 year olds in the United States is alcohol related traffic accidents. We want to help teens learn to make wise choices about alcohol.

A survey funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports:
  • 62% of youth report that they have been intoxicated
  • 23% of youth have experienced episodic heavy drinking
  • 26% of youth drank before age 13
  • 40% of youth drink alcohol

Other youth research groups also report these frightening statistics:

  • 1 out of every 5 persons will be involved in an alcohol-related automobile accident
  • A person dies in an alcohol-related collision every 22 minutes
  • More than 50% of the nation's junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic beverages

MADD Georgia 
We are pleased to be the corporate sponsor of the MADD Georgia web site.  The mission of MADD Georgia is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.

As President of the State Bar of Georgia, Ken Shigley is involved in supporting the following programs:

 

Community Organizations

Please join us in supporting many of the worthy community organizations in the metro Atlanta area. A few of these include:

Please let us know of others we should include.