Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO REPRESENT THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE ON-PREMISE ALCOHOL AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
OPPOSED EFFORTS TO LOWER THE LEGAL DRUNK DRIVING LIMIT FROM 0.08 TO 0.05. ABI CONTINUED A MAJOR CAMPAIGN IN UTAH TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE ALREADY PASSED .05 LAW. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, PUBLISHING OPINION EDITORIALS, RUNNING FULL-PAGE ADS, AND PRODUCING RESEARCH MATERIAL. MEDIA OUTREACH RESULTED IN COVERAGE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS--INCLUDING TELEVISION, RADIO, ONLINE, AND PRINT NEWS OUTLETS. EDUCATED AND INFORMED PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF 0.05 BAC LAWS.
WROTE AND SUBMITTED PRESS RELEASES AND OPINION EDITORIALS ON LOWERING THE DRUNK DRIVING LIMIT TO 0.05-AS WELL AS ON OTHER ISSUES LIKE ALCOHOL AND HEALTH, TARIFFS, AND ALCOHOL SELLING RESTRICTIONS. DEVELOPED VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS INCLUDING OP-EDS, VIDEOS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS RELATED TO THESE ISSUE AREAS. COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON THESE ISSUES RESULTED IN 71 OPINION EDITORIALS PLACED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 239 NEWS STORIES. MANY MEDIA REFERENCES WERE IN TOP 100 MEDIA OUTLETS--INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, FOX NEWS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AND US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.
RESEARCHED, COMPILED, AND DISTRIBUTED REGULAR ISSUE UPDATE EMAILS TO BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. PREPARED ANALYSES ON EFFORTS BY ACTIVISTS TO DEMONIZE MODERATE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. HELD ONE MEMBER CONFERENCE. MET WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS MANY TIMES TO DISCUSS VARIOUS THREATS TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. STAFF ATTENDED INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DISCUSSED POLICIES RELATED TO THE ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. MAINTAINED THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, ABIONLINE.ORG.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Rivera | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Stan Novack | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Ellen Koteff | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Kerissa Hollis | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Paul Avery | DIRECTOR | 1.25 | $250 |
| Pete Madland | SEC/TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Richard Berman | PRESIDENT/GEN COUNSEL/DIR. | 0.5 | $0 |
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