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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH AND THE MAINE BEER AND WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION'S RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, April is Alcohol Awareness Month as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to raise awareness of the problem of alcohol abuse; and
WHEREAS,  the Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association member companies play a critical role in Maine's economy, providing thousands of beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverage choices to people in the State and delivering their products safely, efficiently and regularly to the thousands of retailers who sell them to consumers in Maine, supporting more than 3,000 jobs in Maine. The distributors are a vital part of the Maine economy by generating $681,000,000 in annual sales for a wide variety of Maine businesses; and
WHEREAS,  the Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association has initiated a statewide initiative to recognize Alcohol Awareness Month in Maine through its Celebrating Responsibility 2011 initiative, in order to:
WHEREAS,  the Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association created a publicly accessible website to highlight its current community involvement and efforts to promote responsibility; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to acknowledge and send our appreciation to the Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association and its employees in Maine for their responsibility initiative and for providing a publicly accessible educational website that promotes responsible alcohol use; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse, the Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association and Olympian Julia Clukey.