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Feel Good Friday: Michigan Firm Making New Year’s Eve Safe


— December 30, 2016

This week’s Feel Good Friday is all about a Michigan Firm making New Year’s Eve safe for those out celebrating. The “Safe Ride Home” project is being sponsored by Southfield-based Christensen Law and Dave Christensen, the firm’s founder. “Safe Ride Home” is a program designed to get New Year’s Eve partiers home safely if they’ve had too much to drink. The goal is to eliminate, or at least reduce, incidences of drunk driving this weekend.


This week’s Feel Good Friday is all about a Michigan Firm making New Year’s Eve safe for those out celebrating. The “Safe Ride Home” project is being sponsored by Southfield-based Christensen Law and Dave Christensen, the firm’s founder. “Safe Ride Home” is a program designed to get New Year’s Eve partiers home safely if they’ve had too much to drink. The goal is to eliminate, or at least reduce, incidences of drunk driving this weekend.

It truly is a matter of putting your money where your values are: Christensen Law will reimburse anyone up to $35.00 for cab or Uber fare if they’re picked up at a bar and taken directly home.

The "Safe Ride Home" project; image courtesy of www.davidchristensenlaw.com.
The “Safe Ride Home” project; image courtesy of www.davidchristensenlaw.com.

According to the firm’s website: “At Christensen Law, we are leaders in helping victims of automobile and truck accidents. We understand the overwhelming challenges that come with these life-changing events, and we want to help. You are not alone – we will become your voice.”

And they’re committed to preventing you from being in one of those life-changing events this New Year’s Eve. The Michigan State Police department is promoting the program which is available from 4PM on December 31 to 4AM on January 1.

In order to take advantage of the “Safe Ride Home” project, the following conditions apply:

  • You must be 21 or older.
  • The ride must be provided by a licensed cab or Uber company.
  • Pick up and destination must be in Wayne, Macomb, Oakland or Washtenaw counties.
  • You must email a copy of the official cab company or Uber receipt and a copy of your valid driver’s license to: saferidehome@davidchristensenlaw.com.
  • You can also mail everything to the firm at: Christensen Law Safe Ride Home, 25925 Telegraph Road, Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48033.
  • In order to be reimbursed, the copy of your receipt and driver’s license must be received by midnight January 6.

If you are in the four counties listed above and want more information, you can call Christensen Law at 1-248-213-4900.

Our thanks go out to Christensen Law for providing this life-saving program and being a great example of lawyers giving back to their communities.

To all our readers, we wish you a safe, happy and healthy New Year!

Sources:

News Herald: Law firm will reimburse cost for cab, Uber for anyone too tipsy to drive home New Year’s Eve

Oakland Press: Law firm will reimburse cost for cab, Uber for anyone too tipsy to drive New Year’s Eve

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