From the moment they lost their beloved boy, the McMorris family has seen their lives shattered, blanketed by grief that the joy of the holiday season just intensifies. "This holiday I will be putting up Andrew's stocking but it will have no one to open it — and that kind of pain I wouldn't wish on anyone," Alisa said.

Legislation tied to the recently signed infrastructure law will mandate the use of new car technology that could stop drunk driving. NBC News’ Kerry Sanders reports on how the tech works and talks to some of those pushing for change.

Part of President Joe Biden's newly approved infrastructure bill takes steps to combat drunk driving by mandating new technology for cars. Biden's $1 trillion Investment and Jobs Act includes a mandate for automakers to install monitoring systems to stop drunk drivers in all new vehicles as early as 2026. AMF worked hard with MADD to lobby for the passage of this legislation!

As President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday, Alisa McMorris of Shoreham rejoiced.

On September 30, 2021, we lit it up red once again! The Andrew McMorris Foundation hosted its 3rd Annual Gala Fundraiser at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is participating in 2021’s Long Island Walk Like Madd Fundraiser to raise mission critical funds for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Join us by donating to Team Fly High Andrew!

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is proud to announce the winners of its 2021 scholarships, grants, and spirit awards.

John and Alisa McMorris penned a Letter to the Editor in the Riverhead News Review on July 15, to advocate for the Senate RIDE and House HALT acts that will end drunk and impaired driving.

After months of planning and fundraising, the Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 12 for the new McMorris Lodge at Baiting Hollow to honor Andrew McMorris.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is excited to announce new Fine Arts, Scouting and Aerocamp Grants for 2021. Andrew was a multitalented young man, but his biggest passions were art, music, dancing, theater, Boy Scouts, and aviation. The Andrew McMorris Foundation created these grants to help young people pursue their dreams like Andrew fearlessly pursued his.

Thank you to Lisa Finn and the Riverhead Patch, who wrote a remembrance of Andrew on his 15th birthday, March 30, 2021.

Andrew was an exceptionally talented artist and renaissance man. His two favorite sayings were, “A real artist is never done” when he was creating in art class, and “I love to create together.” In the spirit of both those “Andrew-isms,” The Andrew McMorris Foundation is excited to announce our first “Finish the Painting Fundraiser” on Friday, April 9.

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and Andrew’s birthday, the Andrew McMorris Foundation has released “Cut Short,” its latest Public Service Announcement to help prevent drunk driving. This PSA was directed by David Lopez and produced by David Lopez, the Andrew McMorris Foundation, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is currently lobbying Congress to pass the Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 (RIDE Act - S. 2604 of 2019). The federal legislation calls for the Department of Transportation to issue a rulemaking to equip all new cars with advanced alcohol detection technology that would passively detect whether the driver is drunk. This has the potential to eliminate drunk driving in America.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation Scholarship was created to honor the memory of a very special twelve-year-old boy who was tragically killed by a drunk driver while hiking with his Boy Scout troop in the fall of 2018. We’re excited to share our 2021 Scholarship applications - the deadline to apply is March 30, 2021/

The Andrew McMorris is proud to announce its Holiday 2020 Public Service Announcement, Some of the most dangerous days of the year on our nation’s roadways are between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Be safe this holiday season and celebrate by hearing sleigh bells, not sirens.

Thank you to everyone who helped support the Walk to the Lodge 2020. Donna Lillie, with the Boy Scout's Suffolk County Council, says the money raised is going toward a much-needed lodge at the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp.

Shoreham-Wading River High School junior Jake Field conceived of a thoughtful school community addition for his Eagle Scout service project to mark his final rank in the Boy Scouts. Jake designed and built two benches to honor the memory of former student Andrew McMorris.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is proud to share the success of its 2nd Annual Gala Benefit. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be a virtual affair this year, but it was no less successful thanks to our amazing donors, sponsors, volunteers, honorees and partners.

Thank you Riverhead News-Review and everyone who was involved with this beautiful article and video about our family and the Andrew McMorris Foundation. We are overwhelmed with emotion and are so touched by all of your kind, words, warm thoughts, love and support. We wouldn’t be able to put one foot in front of the other without all of you. We shall continue to give back and move forward with your support. We are humbled by the honor of being Community Leaders of the Year and we pledge to continue to support our young people in our community to see them grow and become future leaders.