City Continues Sponsorship Of Life-Saving Service
CADA, encouraging responsible alcohol behavior, today [Aug 26] announced the City of Hamilton has agreed to continue their $5,000.00 sponsorship of the free, late-night, don’t drink and drive taxi service, Let Us Drive. Making the announcement was CADA Chairman, Mr. Anthony Santucci.
Mr. Santucci stated, “On behalf of CADA’s board, I extend my sincere appreciation to the City of Hamilton for continuing their $5,000.00 bronze sponsorship of the Let Us Drive service. To date, the service has taken home some 7,500 people.
“With their on-going support, the City of Hamilton ensures that people who have been out drinking late on a Friday night have a free, safe and reliable alternative to drinking and driving.”
Mayor of Hamilton, Mr. Graeme Outerbridge stated, “The City of Hamilton is pleased to continue our third year of sponsorship for this life saving service. We know the service runs extremely efficiently.
“We thank CADA, encouraging responsible alcohol behavior, for their on-going administration and organization of the Let Us Drive service. We also thank the taxi drivers who show up each Friday night to take home patrons, these patrons can comfortably leave their transportation at home knowing they have a safe way to return.”
Mr. Santucci concluded, “This free service is available every Friday night between 3:15am and 3:45am from outside of the LOM building on Reid Street. If anyone would like more information, please visit CADA’s website at cada.bm.”
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Can you please have someone undercover checking on taxi’s please? I recently needed a taxi and despite the long lines on Front Street, it took me over an hour before one agreed to take me to my destination. Everyone kept telling me it was to far out of the way and that were not guaranteed a fare back into town. When you have been drinking and are trying to do the responsible thing by taking a cab you are not in a position to write down taxi numbers etc. If my car was parked in town I can guarantee I would have ended up driving home because of this.
Now, THERE’s a program worth supporting. Wish I had $5K so they could continue the program on Saturday nights, too!