Get Home Safe Designated Driver Program

Items Provided or Needed

• Instructions – Welcome letter
• Letter to local businesses asking them to support the program
• Template for an agreement between the business and the student body
• “Promise” for students to sign or post to social media, committing to using a sober driver
• Table tents and posters to distribute to businesses, so you can track your progress

Extras:

• Scissors and tape

How to Prepare

1. Review the Instructions, MOU and letter to Businesses to familiarize yourself with the activity.
2. Invite an advisor (faculty/staff) who supports this idea and is willing to oversee the program.
3. Hold a planning meeting to determine which businesses you would like to approach.

How to Facilitate

1. Assign students to go have a conversation with the selected businesses.
2. When a business agrees to participate, adjust the memo of understanding, and have them sign. Deliver the table tents and posters when you have them sign the agreement.
3. Once you have at least three businesses on board, start promoting it to your student body through social media. Ask students to post the promise to always use a sober driver.
4. Promote participating businesses and let the students know where they are eligible to receive the “Get Home Safe” discounts.

Track Your Progress:

• How many students worked on the project?
• How many students/faculty signed the “Get Home Safe” promise?
• How many businesses chose to support your program?

How many students checked in and utilized the incentives offered?

Tips and Lessons Learned

• Find a student organization or club willing to develop and take ownership of the program with you.
• Host “Get Home Safe” events with fun, healthy activities and raffle off items donated by establishments to encourage attendance.
• Have competitions between student organizations to see who can collect the most promises.
• Partner with other organizations to co-host campus events.
• Popular restaurants and bars are the obvious choice for this program. Consider getting creative and enlisting help from t-shirt shops, boutiques, pet supplies stores, etc. All businesses appreciate the opportunity to market their products and services while supporting the student population.

Reporting Requirements

You may submit an activity form if you’d like to tell us what you’re up to so we can post pictures on social media.

If you do report the activity, please include:

• A summary of the event
• Number of volunteers supporting the activity
• A sign-in sheet of volunteer names with date, start time, and end time (TX schools only)
• A sign-in sheet of volunteer names from planning meetings (TX schools only)
• Photo(s) conducting the activity