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Safe Ride program available for balloon festival weekend

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[August 24, 2012]  There's a safer alternative to driving for anyone who has too much to drink during the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival this weekend.

On Friday and Saturday, Safe Ride will be available in Lincoln to those who need it. Safe Ride is a free ride home, sponsored by the Healthy Behaviors Task Force, an initiative of the Healthy Communities Partnership.

To receive a free ride home within the city limits either night, call the cab company, American Cab of Lincoln, at 735-9696.

"Safe Ride keeps the streets safer on nights when children and families are more likely to be celebrating away from home. Our hope is that the community will remember the service is available and that bartenders will suggest it when necessary," said Angela Stoltzenburg, marketing and community partnerships manager.

Safe Ride will also be available on Labor Day weekend, the night before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

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Healthy Communities Partnership is a collaborative organization comprised of dozens of community agencies. It is supported by the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation.

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[Text from file received from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital]

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