Responsible Carolina Panthers Fans Rewarded at Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge Rivalry Game

11/03/2013
Responsibility Has Its Rewards:
Responsible Carolina Panthers Fans Rewarded
at Games Versus Atlanta Falcons
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Fans who attended the Carolina Panthers game versus the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday were rewarded both on and off the field with a 24-10 win over the Falcons! 353 fans helped the Carolina Panthers earn points in the Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge against the Buccaneers and Falcons. These fans pledged to be Good Sports – designated drivers for their group.Each designated driver is worth a “touchdown” (6 points) in the challenge. The Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge winner will be the team with the most points at the end of the season. Click here to see the Challenge Standings.

Carolina Panthers, Bud Light and TEAM Coalition partnered to promote responsible drinking at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC encouraging fans to become designated drivers.

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN: Responsibility Has Its RewardsRHIR PARTNERS INCLUDE:

  • Carolina Panthers
  • Bud Light
  • TEAM Coalition

Click here to see all the Carolina Panthers fan photos on Facebook

  
WHO: Fans and the Community

WHAT: Carolina Panthers, Bud Light and TEAM Coalition rewarded fans who pledged to be designated drivers, which means they are over 21 years of age, they promised not to drink alcohol at the game and they promised to provide safe transportation home from the game for their group. Responsible fans autographed a graffiti board and received a free souvenir photo.

   

Panthers fans support their favorite NFL team in the Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge.

WHERE:Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

WHEN: Sunday, November 3rd, 2013

Carolina Panthers:
http://www.panthers.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, ARAMARK, Delaware North Companies – Sportservice, Ovations Food Services, Beer Institute, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Anheuser-Busch Companies, MillerCoors, Brown-Forman, 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.

For more information visit www.TEAMCoalition.orgwww.FansDontLetFansDriveDrunk.org orwww.RHIR.org.

Anheuser-Busch:
For more than three decades, Anheuser-Busch and its nationwide network of wholesalers have invested more than $980 million 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

US DOT / NHTSA 2011 NATIONAL DATA:

  • In 2011, 9,878 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related (BAC > 0.08) car crashes, a decline of 2.5% from the 10,136 fatalities in 2010.
  • 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.