Sales of Wedding MC Handbook to Support
Mothers Against Drunk Driving

VANCOUVER – Each year in North America, the joy of a wedding celebration turns into a nightmare of pain and remorse following a careless decision by wedding guests to drink and drive. The lives of those innocent victims and their families are forever damaged – along with the driver and the families who host the wedding.

That’s why the author and publisher of a best-selling book about how to emcee a wedding is donating 15% of his royalties to Mothers Against Drunk Driving while working with the organization to raise awareness about the need for families hosting a wedding reception to encourage their guests not to drink and drive. (That message is included as part of the books’ “dedication” page and further outlined in a review of the duties of a wedding emcee).

“Wedding receptions are a celebration and they typically involve a lot of alcohol consumption,” said Tom Haibeck, author of “The Wedding MC” handbook. “The message to drink responsibly and to never drink and drive needs to be part of the script for every wedding emcee. An announcement should also be made during the wedding reception to offer free transportation home for guests who feel they are impaired.”

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Director of Finance & Fundraising, Dawn Regan, says jurisdictions throughout North America are getting tougher not only on drunk drivers – but also, in some cases, on the families of those hosting a wedding reception.

“Any family that hosts a wedding needs to be aware of both their moral and their legal obligations with regard to alcohol consumption at the event. In fact, if a wedding features an open bar, the hosts of that wedding could face liabilities should a guest drink, drive and then be involved in a serious car crash,” said Regan.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a non-profit, grassroots organization that is committed to stopping impaired driving and supporting the victims of this violent crime. It is a volunteer-driven organization that includes not only mothers, but fathers, friends, business professionals, experts in the impaired driving field and concerned citizens who want to make a difference in the fight against impaired driving.

For more information, please visit www.MADD.org or call the organization’s toll-free phone line at 1-800-GET-MADD (438-6233).

“The Wedding MC: A Complete Guide to Success for the Master of Ceremonites" is national best-seller with more than 75,000 copies sold around the world. It is available at a cost of $9.95 US in bookstores across the United States and from the author’s website at www.WeddingToasts.com. Further information about the book is also available in The Media Room on the www.WeddingToasts.com website.