CELEBRATE VICTORIA DAY! Have a Happy and Safe Long Weekend Please Don't Drink & Drive (MC) Parties catering to aduits are often enhanced with a variety of food and beverage options, and alcoholic drinks are a common component of such gatherings. Party hosts and hostesses who will be offering the spirits 10 their guests should keep safety in the back of their minds. Many party hosts are unaware that they may be held liable should a person become intoxicated at their event and then go on to injure another person white under the influence. This is why bartenders will stop serving customers who are visibly drunk. Although laws vary from place to place, party hosts should stili keep tabs on their guests' alcohol consumption, cutting off guests who might have had enough to drink. In addition to monitoring alcohol consumption, party hosîs can employ these additional practices te, keep everyone safe. " Collect keys upon entry to the party. Ask guests who plan to drink alcohol t0 surrender their car keys to, you when they arrive at the party. Guests may be offended at having to relinquish control of their cars, but it is a wise move to remove any lemptalion 10, drive away. " Remain sober. As the party host, you will have a number of responsibilities, including ensuring your guests' comfort and safety. Having your wits about you will enable y0u te, make better decisions for you and your guesîs. - Serve plenty of food. Drinking on an emply stomach is a certain way t0 get intoxicated. Be Austen certain to have a number of foods available and encourage guests to dine before you start serving any alcoholic beverages. This way you can reduce the potentially intoxicating effects the alcohol will have on your guests. Though a full stomach won't guarantee your guests won't become intoxicated, they are Iikely to, consume Iess alcohol on a full stomach and the food in their stomach can counter the effects of any alcohol they do consume. Keep drinks simple. Some specialty drinks caîl for more alcohol than others. In addition, fruity drinks can mask the flavor of the alcohol, causing a person to drink more than he or she would normally. Serve simpler drinks so guests know just how much alcohol they are consuming. *Establish a cut-off lime. Stop serving alcoholic beverages at a certain time. This will give guests time to sober up before the end of the party. The rate at which alcohol leaves the body and enables persons 10 no longer feel its effects varies depending on age, gender, weight, and even race. Experts advise only having one alcoholic beverage per hour, which is the average time it takes for that drink t0 be metabolized. Consuming non-alcoholic drinks between alcoholic beverages will keep blood- C alcohol content down. 1c *Make non-alcoholic beverages available, too. Giving guests options may help them drink more responsibly. Drinking water is a way 10 flush out the system and reduce the effects of alcohol. Party hosts often make alcoholic beverages available to0 their guests. Use caution and monitor guests' drinking s0 no one gels sick or injured. www.newscanada .com fr ~h~~ion History Day urches of Nassagaweya Open their Doors e Invite you to visit these historical buildings on... 0-3:00 p.m. Noble ýProsented by www.nasagKveyahletoricalsocety.com I ~asagweya Historical Society info@nasagIweyahIstorIcaIlsocIlety.com Auto e Home e Business . Please appoint a designated driver or utilize taxi cabs over the Victoria Day weekend. 205 Main St. E. e Milton, ON L9T 1 N7 ww.austeninsurancebrokers.com 905,878.721 7