Safe Rides available for Memorial Day

[May 23, 2014]  LINCOLN – There’s a safer alternative to driving for anyone who has too much to drink while celebrating Memorial Day. On May 23-26, Safe Ride will once again be available in Lincoln to those who need it. Safe Ride is a free ride home sponsored by the Healthy Communities Partnership.

“Memorial Day celebrations oftentimes involve alcohol. The Healthy Communities Partnership offers Safe Rides to help keep the streets safer for everyone in the community. Our hope is that the community will remember the service is available and that bartenders will suggest it when necessary,” said Angela Stoltzenburg, Community Partnerships Manager.

To receive a free ride home within the city limits on any of these nights, participants can ask the bartender for a ticket. A Green Cab company provides the rides and accepts the ticket as payment.

Healthy Communities Partnership is a collaborative organization comprised of community agencies and private individuals striving to create the healthiest community in America. It is supported by the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation.

Additional funding for the Safe Ride program is collected at Victim Impact Panels held quarterly by Healthy Communities Partnership for convicted DUI offenders.

For more information or for updates, “like” Healthy Communities Partnership on Facebook or call 217-605-5008.

[Text received; ANGELA STOLTZENBURG, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP]

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