Top Gun Options Founder E. Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley Selected as Honorary Chairperson for the 10th Anniversary Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K on April 26
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Decorated Navy veteran Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley, founder of Top Gun Options, is honored to have been selected as an honorary co-chair for the Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K.
Buckley lost his older sister in 1982 when he was still in high school, and she was attending Villanova University. She was 19 years old. In an effort to heal and make sure that such a tragedy would not happen again, he was inspired to volunteer with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Since getting involved with the Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K in 2018, he has been the top fundraiser every year.
"I am humbled and honored to serve again," said Buckley. "My family and I will never get over the senseless loss of Monica and I'm going to do all I can to see that others don't suffer the way we did."
On Sunday, April 26, thousands of walkers and runners will participate in the 10th Anniversary Ultimate Software presents the Salah Foundation & UBS Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5k brought to you by Memorial Healthcare System. This event is MADD Broward County's annual signature fundraising event in support of its mission to end drunk driving.
Buckley will serve as an honorary co-chair alongside Major Robert Chandler, Commander of Troop L, Florida Highway Patrol's Largest Troop. Buckley and Chandler will join Founder & MADD National Board Chair Heather Geronemus, MADD CEO Adam Vanek, and other dignitaries at the event.
"MADD is honored to have passionate, committed leaders like Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley on our team of lifesavers. We stand together to save lives and change perspectives on the dangers of drunk and drugged driving before tragedies occur," said Geronemus, who established the Fort Lauderdale event since 2011. Her late father, Dr. Robert Perry Geronemus, was struck and killed by a drunk driver in 2009.
To register for the 10th Anniversary, Ultimate Software presents the Salah Foundation & UBS Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5k brought to you by Memorial Healthcare System, visit www.walklikemadd.org/fortlauderdale.
ABOUT E. MATTHEW 'WHIZ' BUCKLEY
E. Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley is a decorated retired Navy fighter pilot turned CEO, published author and renowned speaker for fortune 500 companies including AT&T, GE, and Cisco. Whiz is also the founder of the Top Gun Fighter Foundation whose mission is to support veterans. He applied his combat knowledge into his business, Top Gun Options, and was able to grow it to a multi-million-dollar options trading school. Prior to TGO, he was an F/A-18 Hornet Instructor and flew 44 combat missions over Iraq, being awarded 2 Strike/Flight Air Medals by the President of the United States. He combined his unprecedented experiences in the military and in corporate America in the writing of From Sea Level to C Level: A Fighter Pilot's Journey from the Front Lines to the Front Office.
ABOUT MADD
Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation's largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge, serving one person every nine minutes through local MADD victim advocates and at 1-877-MADD-HELP. In South Florida, the chapter's annual Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K has raised more than $2 million since 2011. Learn more at www.madd.org or by calling 1-877-ASK-MADD.
Suzi Buckley
[email protected]
954-960-6083
SOURCE Top Gun Options
Share this article