Every year, Anheuser-Busch wholesalers work with local businesses and organizations to initiate alcohol awareness activities in communities nationwide. When it comes to preventing alcohol abuse, including drunk driving and underage drinking, Responsibility Matters. In 2007 alone, our wholesalers accomplished the following:

	479 Anheuser-Busch wholesalers conducted designated driver programs in 2007.
	Placed more than 92,000 advertisements encouraging the use of designated drivers.
	Instructed, through server training programs, more than 23,000 bartenders, waiters, waitresses, convenience store clerks and home party hosts on responsible-serving techniques to help them prevent alcohol abuse, drunk driving and underage drinking. More than 422,000 servers have been trained by Anheuser-Busch wholesalers since 1989.
	Provided more than 186,000 safe rides home from bars and restaurants. More than 1.2 million safe rides have been provided since 1989.

Sources: A survey of all Anheuser-Busch wholesalers conducted in 2008 by Product Acceptance & Research and 2007 data from Anheuser-Busch wholesaler merchandise orders.