TEAM Up 2 Win!

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the TEAM Up 2 Win! sweepstakes. TEAM awarded Janet Elliott from the NAB with the TEAM Up 2 Win! grand prize. Janet won two tickets to the 2009 NCAA^® Men's Final Four Game on Saturday, April 4th, as well as two tickets the 2009 NCAA^® Men's Championship Game on Monday, April 6th.

The TEAM Up 2 Win! sweepstakes is a partnership between the TEAM Coalition and NCAA^® which allows companies to celebrate NCAA March Madness^® while encouraging their staff to have fun, cheer on their favorite team and celebrate responsibility.

If employees made the Responsibility Has Its Rewards pledge to Never drive drunk, Always have a designated driver, Never provide alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age and to Always buckle up - every trip, every time, they were eligible to win a trip to Detroit for the 2009 NCAA® Men's Final Four.

Thank you again for all those who participated this year and good luck in your brackets!

RHIR at the Sounders First Kick

This month, TEAM was excited to partner with the Seattle Sounders FC to film the first ever Responsibility Has Its Rewards PSA with an MLS club. The Seattle Sounders FC is the newest expansion team in MLS and their fans were excited to finally have an MLS team to call their own. Hundreds of Sounders fans made the pledge to be responsible MLS fans at the Designated Driver booths around the stadium. About 60 fans stopped by the TEAM booth to film responsibility videos to mark this historic occasion. Over 30,000 fans packed Qwest field to watch their Sounders FC defeat the New York Red Bulls 3-0 in what was a thrilling match. Click here to see the event details.

Ridin' Dirty

Jill Pepper, TEAM's Executive Director, was recently interviewed on Ridin' Dirty the Radio Show. Ridin' Dirty is the first of its kind, an entire hour of talk radio dedicated solely to the issues surrounding drinking and driving.

Ridin' Dirty, a product of B Sharp Media Productions, is an interactive radio show that addresses one of today's most pressing social issues by creating a unique and entertaining forum for debating and discussing the political, economic, and social impact of drinking and driving in America. It was created by Ken Sharp, whose own experience with DUI's convinced him that new, innovative public service programs were needed in order to educate and subsequently prevent these types of incidents that he and many others feel has become a national epidemic.

Click here to listen to Jill's recent interviews on the Brewers Spring Training RHIR Sweepstakes or on the TEAM Up 2 Win! sweepstakes. Click here to learn more about the Ridin' Dirty the radio show.

Training Question of the Month

Are there TEAM Training Manuals in other languages?

Yes. TEAM training manuals and exam questions (including Level 1 and Level 2, and extra Wisconsin questions) have been translated into Spanish, French, and Portuguese. If you would like to order TEAM Manuals in Spanish, French or Portuguese please call (703) 647-7430 or email us. You can also download the exam questions on the TEAM Trainer website, under the "Documents" tab.

IDP Workshops

Would you like TEAM to come to your facility and conduct a TEAM Training? If you host a TEAM Training at your facility, you receive two free registrations! Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in hosting an IDP.

2009 is continuing to be one of TEAM’s busiest years so far in our Instructor Development Program (IDP) schedule. So far this year we have conducted 8 IDP workshops at sports and entertainment facilities across the country. Over 130 new trainers became certified and 26 trainers recertified to date.

TEAM is busy scheduling new IDPs across the country. Here is the schedule of upcoming workshops for the spring and summer months:

To register for an upcoming IDP, click here.

Upcoming Events

TEAM is constantly traveling to promote our efforts in effective alcohol management and positive fan behavior. Here is the list of the events we plan to attend in the coming months.

• April 4th: Philadelphia Phillies RHIR PSA filming in Philadelphia, PA
  


• April 4th - 6th: Men's Final Four in Detroit, MI
  


• April 5th - 7th: Women's Final Four in St. Louis, MO
  


• April 11th: San Jose Earthquakes RHIR PSA filming in San Jose, CA
  


• April 12th: Oakland Athletics RHIR PSA filming in Oakland, CA
  


• April 20th - 23rd: NAB Show in Las Vegas, NV
  


• April 25th: NFL Draft Day event with the Chicago Bears
  


• April 27th, 28th: TEAM Coalition Board Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
  

To see the online calendar, click here.