[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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                              PARTY SMART

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                            HON. JIM BUNNING

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment 
to recognize the significant contribution of a major national alcohol 
education and awareness program called Party Smart. This program is a 
visible, effective commitment by the nonprofit organization Beer 
Drinkers of America to promote responsible alcohol consumption.
  The message of Party Smart is simple yet vital: if you make the adult 
decision to drink alcohol, do it responsibly and in moderation. By 
implementing education programs in cooperation with major spring break 
cities, promoting the use of designated drivers, and sponsoring 
enjoyable nonalcoholic events, Party Smart consistently has shown, 
since its inception in 1988 that quality, objective, and positive 
alcohol education not only enhances people's lives, but helps save 
lives in the process.
  One Party Smart program in particular has enjoyed a special 
relationship with my State of Kentucky. For the past 6 years, The Party 
Smart Designated Driver Program has been an integral part of the 
Kentucky Oaks and Derby at Churchill Downs. The Party Smart Designated 
Driver booths are highly visible from all areas of Churchill Downs, 
with two booths located at the inside track and two more at trackside.
  Why is the Party Smart Designated Driver Program adopted by the 
management and concessionaires of the Kentucky Oaks and Derby, and 
endorsed by Churchill Downs?
  The answer is simple. Because it works.
  More than 2,000 Derby-goers sign up each year to be designated 
drivers and provide safe rides home for their friends. In exchange for 
their pledge not to drink alcohol, designated drivers receive free 
nonalcoholic beer and soft drinks.
  The Kentucky Derby isn't the only place, by the way, where you'll 
find Party Smart. The Party Smart Fan Alcohol Awareness Program has 
been an integral part of many major sporting events, including Super 
Bowl XXIX in January 1995. Championship teams such as the New York 
Rangers and San Francisco 49ers endorse and participate in the program. 
It is only natural that this program of champions includes The Kentucky 
Oaks and Derby.
  Every year, Party Smart continues doing what it does best--providing 
quality, privately-funded alcohol awareness information to those who 
decide not to drink. Beer Drinkers of America with more than 750,000 
members in all 50 States, is working through Party Smart to make this 
year's Kentucky Oaks and Derby memorable, enjoyable, and, above all, 
safe.
  I, for one, commend the Beer Drinkers of America, Churchill Downs and 
the local business community for encouraging personal responsibility 
and moderation and for doing their part to make the Kentucky Derby--the 
greatest 2 minutes in the sporting universe--even better.


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