Township of Randolph News
Parents Who Host Lose the Most 2009 Campaign
Posted: April 15, 2009
Parents Who Host Lose the Most is a program which the Randolph Municipal Alliance Committee (MAC) is utilizing to bring awareness to teens and parents about the consequences of hosting teen drinking parties.
The campaign, which will run through mid-May, is designed to educate parents regarding the risks—legal and otherwise—of serving alcohol at teen parties.
A few facts about underage use of alcohol:*
- 29% of parents and teens know of parents who host teen alcohol parties
- 25% of teens attended a party where alcohol was served to underage youth in the past two months, while parents thought the number was closer to 15%
- 12% of the youth maintained that they drank alcohol at the party
- 68% of parents and 61% of teens believe that it is generally easy for underage youth to obtain alcohol
Township buildings and local businesses will display the black and red logo seen above through prom season. Participating businesses which have signed on include the following:
- Aspen Ice
- Bill’s Luncheonette
- Burinni’s
- Heritage Academy
- John Herold Jeweler
- The Learning Nest Preschool
- Mario’s Pizza
- Mt. Freedom Golf
- Nails 2001
- Party City
- Pharmacy Creations
- Pink’s Pharmacy
- Pizza Palace
- Pizza Pub
- Randolph Diner
- Runner’s Haven
- Scalici’s Pizza
- YMCA
* Drug-Free Action Alliance Evaluation Report, January 2007.
Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking was developed by Drug-Free Action Alliance.