Mariah's Challenge

Mariah Daye McCarthy was tragically killed on October 28, 2007, by an underage driver who had been drinking. At the funeral services Mariah's father, Leo McCarthy, issued a challenge to the Butte community and especially to Butte's young people.

“Let's prevent drinking and destructive decisions from taking any more of Butte's most valuable asset — its youth.”

The Butte community has taken the challenge to heart. Thousands of students, parents, and friends have accepted the challenge. The word has spread to other communities throughout Montana, and is now moving through the country.

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To donate for the New York City Marathon runners please visit the 2010 ING New York City Marathon link under the events column on this page.

Mission

The Mariah Daye McCarthy Scholarship Foundation is dedicated to education and the prevention of underage drinking and driving in Montana. The non–profit organization provides scholarships to students who uphold the foundation's ideals and supports education, events and dialogue in communities that promote healthy, responsible lifestyles.
2010 Scholarship Recipients

This video tells the story of the loss, the cost, and the Butte community's response to Mariah's Challenge.
Music: "Calling All Angels" by Jane Siberry
Video: by Corey Gransbery

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Events

	Timberlake High School students challenged to "Be the One"...read more
	3rd Annual Sports Arena Shootout Donates $3,600 to Mariah’s Challenge
	NoWAAC Award Letter & Nomination Letter On May 8, 2010, we received notification that Mariah’s Challenge was selected as the winner of the Northwest Alcohol Conference Innovative Project of the Year Award. Visit their website for the description of this award at: northwestalcoholconference.org
	2010 ING New York City Marathon
	Mariah's Challenge Leadership Conference Brochure or Online registration February 1^st and 2^nd

News & Announcements

	2010 Scholarship Recipients
	State Website to combat underage drinking (view the web site) By Mark Holyoak KAJ 18.com HELENA - There's a new resource to help combat underage drinking. The State of Montana and the Department of Public Health and Human Services just launched a new website...Alcohol is the number-one drug of abuse for Montana youth. A 2008 statewide survey of 17,000 students showed 21 percent of 8th graders, 41 percent of 10th graders and 53 percent of 12th graders used alcohol within the last 30 days...read more of this article
	Tragedy in the Theatre by Marga Lincoln The Montana Standard–Montana Lee Newspapers 3/17/2010
	‘Miles for Mariah' by Erica Yakawich The Montana Standard 10/21/2009
	Edmonds to run NY Marathon for Mariah's Challenge Jackson Progress = Argus 9/16/09
	People All–Star contest results
	The Tears Foundation
	Mariah's Challenge Featured on the Dr. Phil Show Montana's News Station5/19/09
	Mariah McCarthy’s Spirit Lives On by Jamie Kelly The Missoulian 4/28/09
	Leo takes Mariah's Challenge to Wallace, Idaho by Sarah Leavenworth and Nick Rotunno Shoshone News Press 3/28/09
	Washington Foundation donates $10,000 to Mariah's Challenge Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
	Three Dad's Spread Mariah's Challenge to Dillon Schools by JP Plutt The Dillon Tribune 11/12/08
	One Year After by John Grant Emeigh The Montana Standard 10/26/2008