Can YOU Take the Alco-Free Feb Challenge?

Posted Wed, 2 Feb 2011 (16 months ago)

Many South Africans love a glass of wine at the end of a long day, or an ice cold beer around the braai, or sipping colourful sundowners. Many of us also end up in hospital, in a morgue or at the funerals of victims of drunk driving offenses.

According to SADD - South Africans Against Drunk Driving:

About 18,000 people are killed on our roads; and 150,000 more are injured yearly - with at least 50% of these crashes due to alcohol misuse. We need to all work together to stop this road carnage.

SADD are running the Alco-Free Feb campaign. They are challenging South Africans to go a month without consuming any alcohol, whether you're driving or not.

There is a cost involved (apart from passing up your evening tipple) and the moneys raised go towards supporting

SADD who are working in prevention, research and service delivery concerning the use of alcohol and the harm misuse causes especially on our roads, and to our youth.

There are a number of ways for the public to become involved - even those who don't want to give up drinking altogether but still want to contribute to the work of SADD:

GET INVOLVED!

Month long AlcoFreeFeb™ – you can also buy a “Drinking Day Pass” or SpecialBreak for special days for R20 a day!!
10 day “Student” Challenge
Month long "Student" Challenge
Still drinking! Donation!
Never Drink! Donation!
AlcoFreeTeen™

Sign Up now!

For details on all of these options go to www.alcofreefeb.co.za

You can also read about how under-21 year olds' are affected by alcohol - get your teens involved and educated on the risks of teen drinking.

2 Responses to Can YOU Take the Alco-Free Feb Challenge?

I have taken this pledge and ask everyone else to join me. I don't drink alcohol at all so I suppose it's easier for me. But I also want to do my part even just by spreading the word to prevent more innocent people being killed on our roads by drunk drivers. SIGN THIS PLEDGE PLEASE!

By ALWENA DENTON (16 months ago)

I have also signed up for Alco Free Feb - let's raise awareness of what is happening in our country. 45 people die EVERY DAY on South African roads. Are we outraged ? are we doing anything about it ? Come on, sign up for Alco Free Feb - you can do it......

By Charlotte (16 months ago)