The 4th Annual CAID Softball Tournament and Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, August 13 at Sunshine Park in West Seneca.  Head to our softball page to see what's coming up this year, plus there are recaps and photos from prior tourneys.

A big thank you to everyone who came out to support CAID at the Buffalo Bisons game on July 25th. Not only did we raise money for CAID, but we met a lot of great people too! For photos from the event, head to our Facebook page.

CAID spoke at quite a few schools this spring, reminding students of the dangers of drinking and driving. We spoke to Mount Mercy on May 3 and Alden High School on May 6,   Maple Grove High School on May 13, South Park High School on May 20.  All students received a brochure telling them about CAID and NEW this year - a great looking wristband! For photos from, head to our Facebook page.

Email deanna@karenscrusade.org if you'd like to invite CAID to your school or if you're interested in taking part in the CAID Softball Tournament.  You can also stay updated on everything CAID is doing by heading to our Facebook page.
 

2010 Events

• Thanks to all the students and staff at Eden High School, South Park High School, Springville Griffith Institute, and Orchard Park High School who welcomed CAID in 2010.
   

2009 Events

• CAID also wants to say thank you to all who supported them at the Walden Galleria Mall back in December of 2009.  Officers from the Cheektowaga Police Department showed shoppers the intoxicated goggles while staging sobriety tests, and volunteers from Mount Mercy Academy, West Seneca West, and Crusade Against Impaired Driving teamed up to remind everyone to drive safe this holiday season.  We were able to raise more than $160 for CAID - that money will go toward educating the community about the dangers of DWI. A big thank you to Cindy Henning (pictured here in the red shirt) for all her help!

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• Deanna Russo and CAID were honored on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Mt. Mercy Honors Dinner at Romanello's South in Hamburg.  Deanna received the Spirit of Mercy Award.
   
•  Crusade Against Impaired Driving, Inc. is dedicated to spreading the anti-DWI message and encouraging all young people that there are alternatives to drinking and driving.   We spoke at several schools in October,2009 to commemorate Red Ribbon Month, and we're happy to say all the students who heard the message were very receptive.  Here's hoping that something Deanna said will stick in their minds next time they're tempted to drink and drive or get into a vehicle with an intoxicated driver.  There are safer options to DWI.  Here are some of the schools we spoke to: 

                        Sophomores at South Park High School on October 7
                        Mount Mercy Academy (full school assembly) on October 9
                        Students at Trocaire College on October 23
                        Students at West Seneca West on October 28

Deanna spoke at 8-10 different schools in the spring of 2009.

2008 Events

 Read More about speaking engagements in 2008...

To read about the 2009 and 2008 CAID Softball Tourney, click here.

About one hundred people gathered at St. John the Evangelist Church in South Buffalo on March 6, 2008 to mark the 10th anniversary of Karen Kwiatkowski's death at the "Remembering Karen" Candlelight Vigil .  Read More...