100% of proceeds of Opening Night Of The 2nd Annual Greenwich Restaurant Week will go to TAG! The Transportation Association of Greenwich, Inc. (TAG) is a private not-for-profit organization specializing in transportation services for elderly disabled individuals, the disadvantaged of all ages, & ‘Safe Rides’ for teenagers to reduce the dangers of teen drinking and driving.
James G. Boutelle, TAG Executive Director joins me in the studio today.
TAG recently assumed responsibility for the Safe Rides program, and plans to run the program most Fridays and Saturdays of the 2015-2016 school year.
Re: SAFE RIDES …Teens are allowed to use the service to call for a ride in the event that they feel unsafe driving themselves or others home. Teens do not have to be intoxicated to use the service and may request a ride from any location within the Greenwich area. The service has been used to pick up teens from parties, from babysitting, and late at night from work.
Cars are driven by trained and paid TAG drivers and the dispatching is supervised by trained TAG personel. Each car also has a teen volunteer who takes calls and tells the driver the pickup and dropoff location, and teens answer the phone in the TAG office and help with some of the dispatching.
To call for a Safe Ride:
203-869-8445
To find out more or to become a volunteer, visit the Safe Rides website:
Founded in 1984 in response to a critical need identified by the United Way, TAG has served town residents, organizations, and numerous social services agencies in lower Fairfield County for over 30 years.
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