Kansas City Royals Recognized as Winners of Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge

03/24/2015

The Kansas City Royals were recognized on March 23, 2015 for winning the 2014 Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge with the Texas Rangers. Representatives from the Royals, County Beverage and TEAM Coalition gathered for the celebration.

The Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge tracked the number of fans who pledged to be designated drivers at all the 2014 regular season home games for both Clubs. Each fan who pledged to be a designated driver at Kauffman Stadium earned the Royals 1 point in the challenge. The Royals outscored the Rangers in the extremely close competition with 15,053 designated drivers as compared to the Rangers 14,445.

The Royals, Aramark and Anheuser-Busch have been working together successfully for the Budweiser Good Sport designated driver program for several seasons, taking the Challenge trophy from the Rangers who were victorious in the competition for the last two years.

“We’re pleased to work with the Royals, TEAM and the other program partners to recognize fans who look out for each other and make a designated driver part of their game plan,” said Bill Bradley, Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Advertising and Outreach for Anheuser-Busch. “When it comes to preventing drunk driving, we’re all part of the team.”

“Teamwork is exactly what this organization is all about,” said Jill Pepper, Executive Director, TEAM Coalition. “Through the Designated Driver Challenge, we are demonstrating that when everyone – including the fans – takes responsibility, everyone wins.”

The Budweiser Good Sport designated driver program is just one component of the fan behavior initiatives offered by the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Other components include:

  • A Guest Code of Conduct posted in and around Kauffman Stadium
  • Certification of all Aramark employees in effective alcohol management training
  • Alcohol service policies including ID checks for fans who look 35 years of age or younger, no more than two alcoholic beverages per person per transaction and alcohol cut-off at the end of the seventh inning

 

Anheuser-Busch
For more than three decades, Anheuser-Busch and its nationwide network of wholesalers have invested more than $1 billion in national advertising campaigns and community-based programs to promote responsible drinking, prevent underage drinking and drunk driving and address college issues. For more information on these alcohol responsibility efforts and the progress being made, visit www.Anheuser-Busch.com
TEAM Coalition
TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, distillers, broadcasters, traffic safety experts and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. TEAM Coalition members and supporters include Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Americrown, Aramark, Delaware North Sportservice, Legends, Spectra, Beer Institute, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Constellation Brands, HEINEKEN USA, MillerCoors, Brown-Forman, Live Nation, National Association of Broadcasters, Contemporary Services Corporation, International Association of Venue Managers, Stadium Managers Association and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For more information visit www.TEAMCoalition.org or www.FansDontLetFansDriveDrunk.org.
Author: christyteamcoalition
TEAM Coalition