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The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is an award-winning public-private partnership working to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking. wrap.org

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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 12h
WRAP this week in Bethesda, Maryland conducting its alcohol education program, Alcohol Awareness for Students. Want to schedule this FREE in-school program re. the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and drunk driving at YOUR DC area high school? ▶️ See wrap.org/students/ to learn how!
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🆕 With students back, so too are incidents of underage and dangerous drinking with George Washington University (GW) Police and GW's Emergency Medical Response Group responding to FOUR reports of “intoxicated students”... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🆕 Licenseless, suspected drunk driver strikes multiple vehicles, traffic sign and fence in Woodbridge before also assaulting arresting Prince William County Police Officer. Charges inc. DUI and assault & battery on a law enforcement officer. 🚔 #DriveSober www.pwcva.gov/assets/2026-...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🆕 Northern Virginia law enforcement agency successfully deploys drone in apprehension of suspected drunk driver who fled two-vehicle crash. 🚔 #DriveSober www.facebook.com/FauquierCoun...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Think that WRAP's 2026 Halloween #SoberRide materials are sent via some automated mail service? WRAP's Director of Programs Alexandra Lucchesi says, “think again.” 🎃 #DriveSober SoberRide.com
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WRAP this morning also conducting a meeting of the nonprofit’s Public Policy Committee setting the organization’s legislative priorities for 2027. (Read about WRAP’s 2026 advocacy efforts on page two of wrap.org/.../2026/07/...)
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WRAP this morning in Washington, D.C. for partner the D.C. Highway Safety Office’s FY 2027 grant training & launch ensuring effective stewardship of the agency’s (and its NPO, government and higher education partners’) investments in highway safety. ✳️ #Partnerships
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📣 Virginia College Students: #DYK that Virginia’s “Good Samaritan” law -- in addition to applying to drug overdoses and incidents of sexual assault -- also protects persons from prosecution for underage drinking if they seek medical help for themselves or someone else experiencing a... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WRAP’s 2026 Annual Luncheon Meeting & WRAPPY Awards set for Friday, October 16th at the Tower Club Tysons. 🎟️ Tickets and details at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The 2026 “Maryland Remembers” ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, November 12th (11:00 am) in Towson. (WRAP serves as project director for the Maryland Highway Safety Office's 23rd-annual event honoring Marylanders who have lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes.)... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#DYK that October is, historically, the deadliest month of the year when it comes to teen driving (NHTSA, 2020-2024)? Here are tips on how 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 can help prevent underage drinking & drunk driving this month and all year long. 🍂 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🆕 The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office's weekend enforcement includes the arrests of suspected drunk drivers in Aldie, Leesburg, Purcellville and Sterling. 🚔 #DriveSober www.loudoun.gov/Archive.aspx...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: New University of Maryland Police Department report shows agency nearly doubling the number of persons cited for underage drinking and other liquor law violations... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🆕 The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board is hosting a free online presentation this month (October 14 at noon) of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) "Talk. They Hear You." underage drinking campaign designed for parents... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What is the deadliest month of the year when it comes to teen driving? We're now in it. (NHTSA, 2020-2024) Find tips on how PARENTS can help prevent underage drinking and ensure safe driving this fall (and all year-round) at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#DYK that October is, historically, the deadliest month of the year when it comes to teen driving (NHTSA, 2020-2024)? Here are tips on how PARENTS can help prevent underage drinking & drunk driving this month and all year long. 🍂 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WRAP today in Potomac, Maryland conducting its alcohol education program, Alcohol Awareness for Students. 🍎 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue wrap.org/students/
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣 Greater Washington High School Teachers: Check out WRAP’s Alcohol Awareness for Students webpage to learn more about the nonprofit’s FREE, in-school alcohol education program educating teenagers and young adults about the dangers... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🆕 The 2026 “Maryland Remembers” ceremony is scheduled for Thu., Nov. 12 (11 am) in Towson. (WRAP serves as project director for the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s 23rd-annual event honoring Marylanders who have lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes) 🎟️ RSVP at zerodeathsmd.gov/maryland-rem...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What is the deadliest month of the year when it comes to teen driving? We're now in it. (NHTSA, 2020-2024) Find tips on how 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 can help prevent underage drinking and ensure safe driving this fall (and all year-round) at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WRAP’s 44th Annual Luncheon Meeting & WRAPPY Awards next month (Friday, October 16) at the Tower Club Tysons. Don’t miss it! 🎟️ Tickets and details at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That's former WRAP Chairman (and former Glory Days Grill Executive Vice President) Gary Cohen) receiving the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association's (VRLTA) 2026 President's Award at a ceremony this month In Richmond. Congratulations, Gary! 📸 www.vrlta.org/2026/09/16/2...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🆕 New University of Maryland Police Department report shows agency nearly doubling the number of persons cited for underage drinking and other liquor law violations on the university's College Park campus last year vs. 2024... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WRAP this morning joining (albeit virtually) traffic safety partners from around the Commonwealth for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles' Impaired Driving Stakeholder Meeting addressing the cause of nearly a third (30%, 2025) of highway deaths in Virginia, drunk driving. 🚗 #DriveSober
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy #FallYall. Now #DriveSober. 🍂
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Have you checked-out WRAP’s 2026 “School Resource Guide to Preventing Underage Drinking” (AKA “Youth Guide”)? The annual reference on Greater Washington area underage drinking laws, related facts, statistics and more -- c/o partner GEICO -- is viewable at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📣 Virginia College Students: #DYK that Virginia’s “Good Samaritan” law -- in addition to applying to drug overdoses and incidents of sexual assault -- also protects persons from prosecution for underage drinking if they seek medical help for themselves or someone else experiencing... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔴 𝗡𝗕𝗖 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻: 3 young people killed after police chase ends in crash on I-395 in Arlington ⚠️ #BuckleUp www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools’ 20th-annual “Fairfax County Youth Survey” – released just this month – shows declining numbers in the percentage of middle and high school students using alcohol but... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🆕 With students back, so too are incidents of underage and dangerous drinking with George Washington University (GW) Police & Emergency Medical Response Group responding to THREE reports of “intoxicated students”... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WRAP this week in Potomac, Maryland conducting its alcohol education program, Alcohol Awareness for Students. Want to schedule this 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 in-school program re. the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and drunk driving at YOUR DC area high school? ▶️ See wrap.org/students/ to learn how!
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🟢 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: The District of Columbia's Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) is offering its virtual “ID Compliance Training" 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 at 10:00 am focused on... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WRAP Vice Chair Linda Watkins (Inova Health, 2nd from l) and Directors former Chair Leisa Weir (2nd from r) and Deputy Chief Wayne Vincent (Arlington County Police, r) along with WRAP President Kurt Erickson (l) brave the rain and gather last night in Washington, D.C. joining partners... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📣 Washington Commanders Fans: If you’ll be attending this weekend’s home opener and alcohol is involved, please arrange for a safe ride home. 🏈 #SEAvsWAS #RaiseHail
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📣 Parents of New College Students: With the first six weeks of college being a vulnerable time for underage drinking and its consequences, find out how to help navigate these “crucial early weeks” c/o the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 👪 niaaa.nih.gov/publications...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆? Ensure your employees’ safety by understanding area DUI laws and how companies can help prevent drunk driving. ▶️ See WRAP’s “2026 Corporate Guide to Safe Celebrating and Safe Driving,” c/o partner GEICO, at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
WRAP this morning, albeit via a Chesterfield SAFE webinar realm, joining Virginia traffic safety leaders -- along with presenters from the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority and Chesterfield County, Virginia Police Department -- learning about... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WRAP’s 2026 “Corporate” and “Youth” guides on the District of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia’s drunk driving and underage drinking laws + more -- c/o partner GEICO -- are now online at shorturl.at/W9RRA and shorturl.at/cP5oS
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🆕 While reporting declining numbers in the percentage of middle and high school students using alcohol but a mean age of 12 when county youth first use alcohol, Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools remind parents that... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WRAP today, albeit in a Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery webinar realm, joining U.S. traffic safety leaders learning about the role which peer educators on college campuses can play in addressing and preventing #ImpairedDriving. 🚦 #GetThereSafely #DriveSober
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WRAP today joining partner the Maryland Highway Safety Office at Cintas Corppration in Landover, Maryland conducting a modified version of the nonprofit’s innovative business outreach program, Safe And Vital Employees (SAVE)... 1/2
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #FallYall. Now #DriveSober.🍂
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Members of WRAP's voluntary leadership meeting today via videoconference. ✳️ #Coalitions #Partnerships wrap.org/board-of-dir...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WRAP today also in Landover, Maryland conducting a modified version of its innovative business outreach program, 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘) which brings traffic safety into the workplace by educating employees of the dangers of impaired driving. 🧩 wrap.org/adult-outrea...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WRAP this morning, albeit in a videoconference realm, conducting a meeting of the nonprofit organization’s Board of Directors. ✳️ #Coalitions #Partnerships wrap.org/board-of-dir...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Your spouse when it’s Monday and you’ve already arranged your safe ride home this weekend. ✅ #MakeAPlan #DriveSober
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🆕 The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office's weekend enforcement includes arresting nearly a half-dozen persons for drunk driving inc. two underage drinkers each driving in Sterling. 🚔 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue www.sheriff.loudoun.gov/Archive.aspx...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With tomorrow being the official first day of fall, you have just TODAY to timely read WRAP’s summer 2026 newsletter. Don’t wait any longer! ⌛️ wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WRAP this week in Landover, Maryland conducting its innovative business outreach program, Safe And Vital Employees (SAVE). Want to schedule this free program at YOUR office so to educate your company’s employees on the dangers of impaired driving? Visit wrap.org/adult-outreach/ to learn how! 🧩
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WRAP @wrap-org.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🆕 WRAP’s 44th Annual Luncheon Meeting & WRAPPY Awards next month (Friday, October 16) at the Tower Club Tysons. Don’t miss it! 🎟️ Tickets and details at wrap.org/wp-content/u...
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