There's truly no excuse whatsoever for driving drunk this Halloween weekend, thanks to a local businessman.
John Saputo, owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, created Tow to Go 13 years ago, a program that provides free towing and a ride home to anyone who calls 1-800-AAA-HELP. That's right: a FREE ride home, AND your car comes with you. The thing is, most people aren't thinking too straight once they've drank too much. So lock your brain around this concept now, while you're sober: 1-800-AAA-HELP. Free ride home. Free tow. No excuses.
Saputo first created this collaboration locally with AAA South in 1998 for the New Year holiday. Now, Tow to Go is happening in three states and is an official program of Anheuser-Busch. You can call 1-800-AAA-HELP 24 hours a day, from Friday through Monday this weekend. The service should come in especially handy Saturday at Lakewood Ranch's first-ever beer festival, which will offer unlimited beer samples for four hours to thousands of people who pay $25 to $35 for admission.
Tow to Go will kick in again for the entire winter holiday season, from Thanksgiving to New Year's. Gold Coast Eagle donates $4,500 annually to the effort, which Anheuser-Busch matches.
So .... be smart about your booze this holiday weekend. Say this phone number three times out loud, write it on a piece of paper in your wallet or purse, program it into your phone, write it on the palm of your hand, do whatever you must to prepare for a smart decision during this weekend of partying: 1-800-AAA-HELP.
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