Other Raffle Items

We're gearing up for the benefit! Here are some examples of items we're raffling on June 7:

-- 2 Mt. Wachusett lift tickets -- Lia Sophia jewelry

-- Panera gift card -- Large basket of chocolate goodies

-- Townsend Ridge Country Club certificate for greens fees

Plus much more!

Raffle: Bose Music System

We are raffling a Bose Wave Music System, $500 value, to raise money for the scholarship fund.

• You do not have to be present to win!


• Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10.


• The drawing will be at the benefit in Massachusetts on June 7. If not present, the winner will be notified on June 9.

All payments must be received no later than Wednesday, June 4. Please contact me for further details and pass this on to friends, family, and coworkers.

Join Our Walk Like MADD Team!

We have formed a team for Nathan for Walk Like MADD. The 5k walk will take place on Saturday, November 1, in Reston, VA. It's not a race, but rather a way for all of us to join in the fight against drunk driving. Please join our team by clicking here. There is no requirement to raise money, although it's strongly encouraged! Please join and ask others, too!

Justice

... or as close to it as we are going to get:

Judge Alper sentenced Vathana Chan to 20 years in prison with 5 of those years to be suspended if he demonstrates good behavior. She also sentenced him to 1,000 hours of community service once he is released. This community service involves speaking to students, church groups, etc., about what he did and his experiences because of it; she added that this will be to serve as a lasting memorial to Nathan.

Our family is very pleased with the sentence. All too often the law and society as a whole do not treat this crime as what it is: a violent act of homicide. Driving drunk and killing someone is not an accident. Someone chooses to be intoxicated and then makes another decision to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. It is important for a person who demonstrates such a negligent disregard for human life to be punished appropriately. Given the Commonwealth of Virginia's current guidelines regarding aggravated involuntary manslaughter, we feel Chan was justly sentenced.

Now it's time to make a sentence like this the norm for committing this crime, not the exception.

Another Sentencing Hearing Change

The new time is 10:30 a.m.; no other information has changed.

Sentencing Hearing Information

Monday, April 21, at 9:30 a.m. Our lawyer estimates that the hearing will last 45 minutes.

The Arlington Courthouse is located at:
1425 N. Courthouse Road
Arlington, VA 22201

Click here to see a map
Click here for Court House Metro stop information

Parking
You can park in the metered lot across the street. Be sure to bring quarters, as there's always someone monitoring that lot and giving tickets.

Cell phones
Cell phones are not allowed inside the courthouse, so please leave them in your car.

Courtroom
We are not likely to know the courtroom number until the morning of the sentencing. The dockets and courtroom assignments will be posted on the first and 10th floors of the courthouse near the elevator lobbies.

Do You Want a Nathan Memorial T-Shirt?

I need to get a rough idea of how many shirts to order. Please email me by April 30! Thanks!

To see a larger view of the t-shirt design, click here.
Click on the picture for a larger view and click Rotate to see the back.

Please let me know how many and what size (click here for sizing chart).
Each shirt will be about $15, and all proceeds will go to the Nathan B. Marti Scholarship Fund.