 Nashville, Tenn - In 2016, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, lost their specialty license plates after not enough of the plates sold to meet the required minimum to keep them in circulation. Now, Sen. Paul Bailey has granted the plate another chance. If MADD can pre-sell 1,000 plates before June 30 of 2019, the design will be put back into circulation.According to MADD Tennessee, the license plates not only raise awareness of the issues of drunk driving, but the proceeds received from each plate help fund the MADD victim services program, providing help to those who have been affected by impaired driving. The specialty plate costs an extra $35 each year.
If you are interested in pre-ordering a plate, visit tnmaddplates.com.
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kNights of columbus seek to bring specialty license plate to massachusetts - michael towner7/27/2018  For years, Chris Daniel, a district deputy for the Knights of Columbus, had run into people who mentioned having seen a Knights of Columbus license plate on the vehicle of a friend or relative living in other states. Recently, Daniel decided to do something about it.
"I decided to make that my cause," Daniel told The Pilot. The Knights of Columbus hope to make license plates bearing their coat of arms available to their members in Massachusetts, but they have a way to go before the plates can be produced. Daniel's first step was to meet with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and learn the procedure for creating special license plates. The Registry of Motor Vehicles requires a sponsoring group to submit 750 applications, each accompanied by a $40 fee, before a special plate can go into production. In December 2017 the Department of Transportation approved the design for a Knights of Columbus plate. Since then, Daniel has traveled to Knights of Columbus gatherings across the state to collect applications. "When we get together for an event," he said, "I'll have people that will sit at a table and gather signatures and help explain the plate campaign." Though the Knights have five years in which to collect the 750 signatures and deposits, Daniel selected Dec. 31, 2018 as a self-imposed deadline. At the moment, Daniel said, they have about 130 signatures. According to the Knights, there will be a final push for signatures at their 2018 Charity Ball in October. The plates would serve not only as a badge of recognition, but also as an ongoing means of raising funds for charity. Initially, $28 of each $40 deposit will go to the Knights of Columbus Charity Foundation, while $12 will go to the Department of Transportation to cover production costs. Once the plate is on the road, a $100 renewal fee would be required every two years, of which the Knights would receive $40. "As long as this plate is on the road and people are buying it and people are renewing their plates, the charitable foundation will receive funds," Daniel explained. "It would mean a great deal to me," if they succeed, Daniel said. "Someday, I hope, when I drive down the highway and I see a car in front of me, or a car passing me, or in an intersection, or at a restaurant, and it has a Knights of Columbus license plate on it, it would be a great deal of satisfaction to me to know I made that happen." The application for the special plate and further information about the campaign is available on Massachusetts Knights of Columbus website at massachusettsstatekofc.org/kofc-license-plates/.  The Sporting, Safety, Conservation and Education Fund (SSCEF), the charitable foundation of the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club, received a financial boost with a $59,810 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (the Trust). This funding will enable SSCEF to assist in the new conservation project to restore the Upper Childs River which runs through East Falmouth and Mashpee, fostering the return of native brook trout to this valuable water resource.
According to Trust Program Director, Kim Tilas, the Trust will provide over $500,000.00 in grants to 16 organizations this year, thanks to motorists who choose to purchase one of the Trust’s specialty license plates. “Trust plates, including our signature Whale Plate, are the only specialty plates that exclusively fund environmental initiatives,” said Tilas. “When you purchase a specialty plate for $100.00 from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the $40 specialty plate fee goes directly to the Trust to fund water-focused environmental programs.” |
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