A.V. FUND-RAISER TO COMBAT DRUNK DRIVING.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - The Antelope Valley Designated Driver designated driver Public health A person at a social function who volunteers, or is 'volunteered' to chauffeur inebriated revellers chez elles at festivity's end. Cf Squash it. Coalition will hold a fund-raiser hosted by the Texas Cattle Company from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Funds raised will help efforts to promote public awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. The fund-raiser will be held at both the Palmdale Texas Cattle Company located at 1233 W. Rancho Vista Blvd., in the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. and at the Lancaster location at 44206 10th St. W. Twenty percent of patrons' receipts will be donated to the coalition during the event. Patrons must present a fund-raiser flier which are available at Palmdale City Hall, 38300 Sierra Highway; the Palmdale Public Services building, 38306 Ninth St. E.; the Palmdale Development Services building, 38250 Sierra Highway; and the customer service counter at the Antelope Valley Mall. ``Our goal is to improve the quality of life by saving lives and reducing injuries caused by drunk driving,'' said Lisa Scates, co-chair for the coalition. ``This is our first fund-raiser and we hope it will be a great success. We need the community's help to achieve our goal.'' Other sponsors for the fund-raiser include American Medical Response American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado. , the Antelope Valley Mall, the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. , the city of Palmdale, the Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. , the Family Resource Foundation, the Lancaster sheriff's station, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, the Palmdale sheriff's station and Western Pacific Roofing. The Designated Driver Coalition also holds an annual Sober Solutions Mocktail mock·tail n. A cocktail containing no alcohol. [Blend of mock and cocktail.] event each December to raise funds to combat drunk driving. For more information, call Scates at (661) 267-5153. |
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