Century Council
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The Century Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce drunk driving and underage drinking. It promotes responsible decision-making regarding drinking or non-drinking and works to reduce all forms of irresponsible consumption. It creates strategic partnerships and develops and implements programs and public awareness campaigns. The Council stresses education, communications, research, law enforcement, and other means to reduce alcohol abuse.
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[edit] Programs
Century Council programs include "Cops in Shops," [1], "Girl Talk," [2]" "Alcohol 101 Plus," “We Don’t Serve Teens” (developed with The Federal Trade Commission) [3] and “Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix” (developed with Nickelodeon) [4]
The Century Council won an award from the National Commission Against Drunk Driving for its work promoting tougher drunken driving laws [5] and its “Alcohol 101 Plus” interactive CD-ROM program, designed to stop the misuse of alcohol on campuses, received the FREDDIE Award. [6]
The Century Council is chaired by former United States Congress member Susan Molinari.[2]
An independent Advisory Board assists the Council in developing programs.[3]
Financial support is provided by a group of alcoholic beverage distillers in the United States (Bacardi USA, Inc., Brown-Forman, Constellation Brands, Inc., DIAGEO, Future Brands LLC, Hood River Distillers, Inc., and Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc.) that have invested over 175 million dollars in its programs since its founding in 1991.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Attorney general, ABC add teeth to drinking laws
- ^ The Atlantic Coast Conference. Mia Hamm Elected to Soccer Hall of Fame the National Hardcore Drunk Driver Project]
- ^ Nixon, FTC and The Century Council team up for national “We Don’t Serve Teens” Week
- ^ [1]
- ^ Moves from MADD to The Century Council
- ^ The Century Council's Alcohol 101 Plus Program to Stop the Misuse of Alcohol on College Campuses Wins Coveted Freddie Award
[edit] See also
Age discrimination
Driving while intoxicated
Moral panic
Prohibition of alcohol
[edit] External links
- Century Council
- Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC. Remarks to the Century Council about Traffic Safety and Drunk Driving issues.
- Houston Public Radio. the Century Council has launched a new pop culture campaign to discourage underage access to alcohol
- Congressman Steny Hoyer. Hoyer Launches Cops in Shops in College Park
- Brown, Elizabeth A. Alcohol Industry Tries New Image. Christian Science Monitor, July 19, 1991
- New Program to Fight Underage Drinking Now Available for Hispanic Community
- Society for Women’s Health Research. New Survey Reveals Alarming Data on Moms, Daughters and Underage Drinking
- Attorney General Baker, Federal Trade Commission and Century Council Team Up for National "We Don't Serve Teens" Week 09/11/2007
- WIB-TV AG Unveils New Campaign Against Underage Drinking 9/14/07
- State launches campaign to prevent underage drinking today. 9/12/07
- 9/11/07
- Hood takes to airwaves to tell adults to stop giving minors alcohol. 9/11/07
- Campaign targets adults who buy beer for teens 9/11/07
- Fox 4, Kansas City. Awareness Week Targets Underage Drinking. 9/14/07
- FTC Urges Adults to Say “We Don’t Serve Teens.” 9/10/07
- KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV. 'We Don't Serve Teens' Campaign. 9/14/07
