June 22, 2006
"Have fun 2night. Stay safe. Don't drink. We care."
A program is being launched across the United States to encourage parents to text message their children on prom night - to remind them not to drink and drive. Newsday reports.
..."The parents are doing the text-messaging through the non-profit Century Council, based in Washington, D.C., which seeks to eliminate underage drinking, as well as drinking and driving among teens.
Parents can have the text messages sent to their kids by simply going onto the council's Web site, www.centurycouncil.org, punching in the phone number, date of the prom and ZIP code. The message will be sent electronically at 8:30 p.m.
... According to the National Highway Safety Administration, 713 youths under the age of 21 were killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes during prom and graduation season last year."
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