Through rain and at times, hail, determined runners took to a runway in Calverton Saturday in honor of a Boy Scout who once dreamed of soaring through the skies.

The second annual Andrew’s Top Gun 5K was held in honor of Andrew McMorris, who was killed by a drunk driver while hiking along the Greenbelt Trail in Manorville in September 2018.

“We see Andrew’s friends growing up around us, but Andrew is frozen in time at 12 and a half,” his mother, Alisa, said Sunday. “By bringing people together, what we’re finding is that our community remembers.”

CALVERTON, NY — Andrew McMorris of Wading River, a Boy Scout who was killed by a drunk driver in 2018 while out on a hike with his Boy Scout troop when he was just 12 years old, had dreams that soared. He loved aviation and longed to be a pilot one day — until his life was cut cruelly short.

To honor his beautiful life, his family, the Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts and the Andrew McMorris Foundation will once again host "Andrew’s Top Gun Run 5K" to celebrate what would have been Andrew’s 17th birthday — along with his passion for aviation and Scouting.

ALBANY, N. Y.—Alisa McMorris totes a wagon filled with leaflets and a picture of her son Andrew, who was killed by a drunken driver in 2018, as she makes the rounds in the state capitol.

The 49-year-old Long Island woman, a member of the advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is pressing legislators to pass a new state law that she says could decrease such tragedies: lowering the legal threshold for what constitutes driving under the influence of alcohol.

On March 25, participants will gather for the second annual Top Gun Run to benefit the Andrew McMorris Foundation and Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts. This 5K run/walk will take place on an actual runway at the EPCAL property in Calverton, NY. The race is named after Boy Scout Andrew McMorris, who was killed by a drunk driver while hiking the Greenbelt Trail in Manorville with his Boy Scout Troop. Several other Scouts were severely injured as a result of this tragic crash. The lives of his family, friends, community and fellow scouts were forever changed by Andrew’s loss.

Thank you to all who supported MADD's 2nd Annual Battle of the High School Jazz Bands at NYCB Theater at Westbury! The Andrew McMorris Foundation was honored to sponsor this event and present the awards to the winning bands with MADD Regional Executive Director Shawn Hirst, Regional Development Director Tara Spohrer, and Nassau County Police Department Inspector Gus Kalin.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation will host its second annual Andrew’s “Top Gun” Run 5K on the runway of the Enterprise Park at Calverton on Saturday, March 25. Funds raised by the event will be split between the foundation and the Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts of America. Andrew McMorris, a Boy Scout with Troop 161, was killed by a drunk driver while hiking the Greenbelt Trail in Manorville in September 2018. He was 12.

Thank you to Digital Waterworx for their video production of our 4th Annual AMF Gala! Relive the night and incredible performances.

A heartbroken Long Island mother is pushing for the passage of a new state law that would lower the legal blood alcohol content limit for charging someone with driving while intoxicated.

On the day that marked 1,591 long days since Alisa and John McMorris of Wading River lost their son, Andrew — Andrew was killed by a drunk driver while out hiking with his Boy Scout troop in Manorville in 2018 — the heartbroken parents traveled with others to Albany to advocate for lowering the legal blood alcohol limit in New York from .08 to .05.

Thank you for all of your support throughout the trial. We’re now awaiting the 2nd Circuit Appellate Court decision.

To read more about the sentencing and trial, please check out this article from the Riverhead News Review.

On Saturday, March 25th the Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts of America and the Andrew McMorris Foundation will host the Second Annual Andrew’s Top Gun Run to raise the funds for Scholarships and Scouterships.  

Alisa & Arianna McMorris represented MADD and AMF at a NYC Press Conference for a safer holiday, joining The New York City Police Department (NYPD), the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and safe holiday season! Please keep Andrew’s spirit alive during his favorite holiday, and if you drink, please find a sober friend to drive. Love and Peace to one and all.

Help Us Reach Our Holiday 2022 Fundraising Goal!

Choose your donation level and directly support the work of the Andrew McMorris Foundation this holiday season. In 2022 alone, we were able to provide the funds to allow 5 aspiring pilots to attend AeroCamp, help 3 Scouts complete their Eagle Scout projects, and send off a record 42 local students to college with our scholarships

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is excited to be a part of Amazon’s charity program, AmazonSmile! You can support AMF any time you purchase all of your usual Amazon items - household supplies, clothing, holiday gifts, random insomnia finds that you just had to have. Through AmazonSmile, Amazon donates .5% of your purchase to AMF.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation hosted its 4th Annual Gala Fundraiser on September 30, 2022. Thank you to all our vendors, sponsors, and volunteers for helping make the event a smashing success!

The Andrew McMorris Foundation 4th Annual Year in Review showcases the journey the foundation took from September 2021 to September 2022. Produced and edited by the wonderful Lindsay Jones from MediaLins https://www.medialins.com/.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation is thrilled to announce a record-breaking year for our scholarships, grants, and spirit awards.

In 2022, the Foundation received 85 applications and thanks to the generosity of our donors and community, awarded: 42 Scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling over $20,225, 5 Aerocamp Grants totaling $5,000, 3 Eagle Scout Grants totaling $1,350, and 2 Spirit Awards.

The Andrew McMorris Foundation was thrilled to sponsor and support MADD’s 1st Annual Long Island Battle of the High School Jazz Bands 2022 . It was a successful event with talented musicians helping raise funds for MADD. The event took place at the NYCB Theater at Westbury, allowing these talented young people the chance to perform on a major stage with professional sound, lighting, and production.

AMF’s Alisa McMorris was honored by the Town of Brookhaven Office of Women’s Services with special commendation for outstanding service in the Town of Brookhaven. Alisa was nominated by Councilwoman Jane Bonner and recognized by Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine for all the work she has done for the community.