Anheuser-Busch Recognized for Preventing Drunk Driving, Underage Drinking

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ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch was recently presented with a WRAPPY award by the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) for the company's ongoing commitment to preventing drunk driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area.

The WRAPPY Award for Corporate Partnership, presented at WRAP's 25th
anniversary event at the Acela Club in the Verizon Center in Washington,
D.C., acknowledged the support Anheuser-Busch and its six wholesalers in the Washington, D.C., area, Bob Hall Distributors, Capital Eagle, Guiffre Distributing, J.F. Fick Distributing, King Wholesale and Montgomery Eagle, have given to WRAP and its various community-based alcohol awareness and education programs over the years.

"Anheuser-Busch is very pleased to receive this award, especially as we
celebrate this important milestone in the work of WRAP," stated Carol
Clark, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility, Anheuser-Busch Cos. "We are proud of our long and rewarding partnership with WRAP, and we realize that tackling these problems truly requires a team approach."

As charter sponsors, Anheuser-Busch and its area wholesalers have
invested a third of a million dollars to help ensure WRAP's success and
longevity. This funding supports programs such as SoberRide that offers free cab-ride services to adults who may have had too much to drink. Since 1993, WRAP has provided more than 38,000 safe rides home through its SoberRide program.

"We are delighted to present this award to Anheuser-Busch for the
seventh consecutive year," said Kurt Gregory Erickson, WRAP's president.
"From the start, Anheuser-Busch has been an integral partner in helping us accomplish our life-saving mission, and this award recognizes the generosity and commitment of a partner who has gone above and beyond."

Anheuser-Busch and its 600 wholesalers nationwide, including the six in
the Washington, D.C., area, are proud to be the industry leaders in the
fight against alcohol abuse. Since 1982, they have invested more than $675 million in alcohol awareness and education programs and partnerships. For more information, visit http://www.beeresponsible.com.

Founded in 1982, the Washington Regional Alcohol Program is an
award-winning public-private partnership working to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metro area. Through public education, innovative health education programs and advocacy, WRAP is credited with keeping the metro-Washington area's alcohol-related traffic deaths consistently lower than the national average. For more information, visit http://www.wrap.org.

SOURCE: Anheuser-Busch Cos.