20th Safe & Sober Planner Operation ABC You Drink & Drive. You Lose. Call To Action Activities Guide Table of Contents Introduction How to Plan and Conduct National Events Community and Civic Law Enforcement Medical and Health Care Educators and Schools Employers Prosecutors and Judges Armed Forces A Dozen Great Ideas! Media Outreach Sample Media Materials Sample Proclamation Ideas for Year-Round Driving Efforts 3D Prevention Month Coalition 3D Prevention Month Grantss Resources Available Tell Us About It! Fact Sheets Program Brochure Resource Guide

WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes kill over 40,000 people and injure three million every year, at a cost to society of some $150 billion annually; and

WHEREAS, alcohol-related crashes account for approximately 38 percent of those deaths and injuries; and

WHEREAS, the December holiday season is traditionally one of the most deadly times of the year for alcohol-impaired driving; and

WHEREAS, for thousands of families across the nation, the December holidays are a sad time to remember loved ones they lost to an impaired driver during a previous holiday season; and

WHEREAS, organizations across the nation are joined with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to launch You Drink & Drive. You Lose., a national public awareness campaign and law enforcement initiative; and

WHEREAS, the community of [NAME] is a partner in that effort to make our roads and streets safer;

NOW, THEREFORE, I [NAME AND TITLE OF LOCAL OFFICIAL] do hereby proclaim December 1999 as Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month in [NAME OF COMMUNITY] and do hereby call upon all citizens, government agencies, business leaders, hospitals and health care providers, schools, and public and private institutions in [NAME OF COMMUNITY] to promote awareness of the impaired driving problem, to support programs and policies to reduce the incidence of impaired driving, to promote safer and healthier behaviors regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs, and to provide opportunities for all to participate in the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. campaign this December holiday season and throughout the year.

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