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For Immediate Release |
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April 19, 2011 |
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Contact: Jill Pepper, TEAM Coalition, jill@teamcoalition.org (703) 647-7431 |
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PHOENIX, Az. (Apr. 19, 2011) – For the eighth consecutive year TEAM Coalition (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management) was an exhibitor at the 2011 Lifesavers Conference held on March 27-29 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ promoting the message of responsible fan behavior to highway safety officers, administrators, and exhibitors alike.TEAM Coalition offered photos to conference attendees with the photo borders used by TEAM Coalition to reward responsible fans at premier events surrounding championship and all-star events for major league sports. All the photo borders included the logos of state offices of highway safety which partnered with TEAM and the leagues for these events. The photo borders were from the following events:
- 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, TX
- 2010 MLS All-Star Game in Houston, TX
- 2009 MLS All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, UT
- 2008 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, AZ
- Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, AZ
TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts, and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities.
Officers from the Arizona Highway Patrol (Jeff King on the left and Tim Mason on the right), Bear Kay of the Colorado State Patrol and the Heather Halpape of the Colorado Department of Transportation join Jill Pepper from TEAM for a photo, with the MLB photo border.
TEAM Coalition had the opportunity to educate conference attendees on programs such as Responsibility Has Its Rewards www.RHIR.org and TEAMUp2Win! www.TEAMUp2Win!.org and how these programs are successful in attracting fans to be responsible by signing a pledge in which they promise to:
- Always Have A Designated Driver
- Never Drive Drunk
- Always Buckle Up Every Trip Every Time
- Never Provide Alcohol to Anyone Under 21
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| About TEAM Coalition TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts, and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. TEAM’s members and supporters include the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ARAMARK, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Ovations Food Services, Beer Institute, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, Live Nation, National Association of Broadcasters, Contemporary Services Corporation, Elite, International Association of Venue Managers, Stadium Managers Association and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. www.teamcoalition.org. |
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 Lifesavers Conference Attendees pose for a photo with an MLS photo border. |
US DOT / NHTSA 2009 NATIONAL DATA:
- In 2009, 10,839 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related (BAC > 0.08) car crashes, a decline of 8% from the 11,773 fatalities in 2007
- Many, if not most of those lives would have been saved if people did not drive when they were impaired by alcohol or if they used sober, designated drivers or if they simply wore their seat belts.
- Statistics and research clearly show that 21-34 year old males are the demographic most likely to be involved in an automobile crash, drive when impaired by alcohol, and fail to buckle up.
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