The Mitchie Mitchell Foundation provides academic scholarships to high school students who are survivors and immediate family members of people injured or killed by drunk drivers. The foundation also provides counseling and educational support to city, state, corporate entities, schools, churches and individuals on the impact of drunk driving on society.
*In 2009, 10,839 people were killed in alcohol related crashes with BACs above .08. In comparison to other national tragedies, 3.1 times more people died in one year due to alcohol related crashes than during 9/11 and the Iraq War. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities constituted 31.7% of the total 41,059 vehicle crashes. Every 31 minutes a person is killed in alcohol related crashes in America. Even with the current laws, alcohol is still the leading cause of death among teenagers in highway crashes. Drivers up to age 24 account for 30% of all alcohol related crashes. The total financial cost of consequences of alcohol use by youth is estimated at $58,043 billion per year, the equivalent of $216.22 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
If you find these numbers outrageous, it is time for you to get involved. Drunk driving is a national problem that touches the lives of loved ones each day. Words cannot express the pain of losing a child, mother, father, other family members or friends to the crime of drunk driving.
Statistics provided by NHTSA 2008 Fact Sheet
Statistics provided by NHTSA 2007 Fact Sheet
Our efforts to combat drunk driving and community support projects has earned us the following Community Service Awards and Letters of Appreciation:
2008 Omega Citzen of the Year
Awarded by the Austin Epsilon lota Chapter of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
November 2008
2008 Excellence – Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things
Awarded by Wesley United Methodist Church – 2008 Women’s Day Program
May 17, 2008
“Do the Write Thing Award” – Appreciation For Youth Support
Awarded by Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
May 16, 2008
Pursuit Of Excellence Award – Community Service
Awarded by National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Delta Beta Chapter
February 2008
Outstanding Service Award
Awarded by Austin Texas Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
December 2007
Letter of Appreciation/Recommendation
Presented by Mack Brown, Texas Longhorns Head Football Coach – University of Texas at Austin
October 2007
Best Legacy of Triumph Out of Tragedy – Best of Austin
Awarded by The Austin Chronicle
October 2007
Letter of Appreciation
Presented by Tony Wallace, Executive Director Southern Careers Institute, Inc.
September 2007
Destiny Award
Awarded by Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
May 2007
Certificate of Recognition – Efforts to Combat Drunk & Driving
Awarded by Black Cultural Awareness Committee TX Dept of Insurance
May 2007
“Do the Write Thing Award” Appreciation for Youth Support
Awarded by Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
April 2007
Community Hero Award
Awarded by Wells Fargo Bank and Jammin’ 105.5 FM Radio
February 2007
“Do the Write Thing Award” Appreciation for Youth Support
Awarded by Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
April 27, 2006
Certificate of Appreciation – Guest Speaker Program
Award by Huston Tillotson University/NAACP Youth Enterpreneurial Institute
July 2005
Certificate of Recognition – “Agent of Change”
Awarded by Austin Police Department
June 3, 2005
Certificate of Appreciation – Guest Speaker Program
Awarded by Virginia College of Austin
May 11, 2005
Unsung Hero Certificate of Appreciation
Awarded by State Farm Insurance/KFIT
May 2005
“Do the Write Thing Award” Appreciation for Youth Support
Awarded by Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
April 27, 2005
“Do the Write Thing Award” Appreciation for Youth Support
Awarded by Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
April 2004
Certificate of Appreciation Community Support
Awarded by MDA Labor Day Telethon
September 2003
Rosa Parks’ Wall of Tolerance Award
Awarded by National Campaign for Tolerance – Rosa Parks Center
February 17, 2003
Certificate of Appreciation – Community Support
Awarded by KLRU Public Access TV
February 19, 2002
Who’s Who in Honored Professional 2001-2002
Awarded by National Register of Who’s Who
Summer 2001
Texas State Resolution – Unsung Hero
Awarded by State Representative Dawnna Dukes
May 5, 2000
Named One of 30 People Who Impact Black Austin
Public recognition by Capital Times Newspaper
February 24, 2000
Certificate of Appreciation – Guest Speaker Program
Awarded by Southwest Texas University
January 18, 1999
Outstanding Business Woman Award
Awarded by Beta Upsilon Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
April 20, 1996
….The Unhealed Wound” I have a wound that will never heal; a wound that will stay unhealed for a lifetime; a wound that stopped my sunshine from shining; a wound that makes my morning sky cloudy; a wound that makes my tears flow daily; a wound that was caused by the senseless disregard of life and the law; caused by the criminal actions of a drunk driver. I have an unhealed wound.” — Joyce E. Adejumo