Party Planning
Jun 17, 2010 Celebration Worthy, Events, Something To Think About
The NBWA sent a Guide to Responsible Party Planning as part of their membership materials. Nice.
Reinforcement and refreshers are always a good idea. Here are a few of the tips they offer that we can all benefit from remembering.
1. Make a list of cab services for those who choose to drink so they won’t need to drive. Designate a chauffeur for the night, turn in keys as they come to the party.
2. Always serve food. Yes! Food not only complements the beer and other alcoholic drinks you serve, it helps absorb the alcohol (does not replace time needed to metabolize). Food and drink go hand in hand.
3. Stop serving about an hour before people are going to leave. Great idea! Help everyone be more responsibly vicariously by letting their bodies take care of alcohol consumed with some precious time.
4. Never hesitate to take keys away. Worst case scenario, someone gets mad – but they don’t end up dead or hurting someone else. Isn’t it better to have someone angry than dead?
There’s more. They have a lot of good info – check them out online.
And have safe summer fun.
Tags: being responsible, good reminders, NBWA, party planning
