THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, December 20, 1995 TAG: 9512200011
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A18 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
For adults, the holiday season will be marked more by parties than gifts. But entertaining is serious business, and anyone planning to host or attend a holiday party should consider the friends and neighbors with whom we share the road.
Promoting responsible drinking and safe driving during the holidays is everyone's responsibility. So if you plan to host a holiday party, clip this list and post it on the refrigerator:
Always ask your guests who among them will volunteer to be designated drivers.
Always serve food with alcoholic beverages. High-protein foods like cheese and meats help moderate the effects of alcohol.
Don't force drinks on your guests.
Make nonalcohol beverages available to your guests.
Close the bar an hour before the party ends so your guests have a nondrinking period before driving home.
If - despite your best efforts - someone has had too much to drink, arrange transportation home with another guest, drive the person yourself, call a cab, or ask your guest to spend the night. Do not let that person drive home.
When these holiday reminders are kept top of mind, we give our friends and family the best gift of all: a safe and prosperous 1996.
KIM TAMBURINO
Virginia Beach, Dec. 7, 1995 by CNB