Be a Berks County HERO

Celebrate patriotic holidays safely by offering your guests a fun, red, white and blue non-alcoholic beverage. Check out this Mindful Living article for five patriotically colored mocktails that are bound to be a favorite among adults and children alike.

If you’re hosting a party, be sure to serve up some fun mocktails, like this delicious Cinco de Mayo strawberry margarita mocktail from Sober Julie. It’s made with fresh strawberries, orange juice, lime juice, sparkling water and rimmed with course sugar.  Get the recipe here.

Get the recipe from This Little Piglet, and share a mocktail with your mom this Mother’s Day!

No matter what the occasion, don’t rely on luck to get you home safely. Agree to serve as a designated driver, and celebrate with fun mocktails like this easy, awesome Pot O’ Gold Punch developed by Mama Cheaps, and tested by Paige.

The Council on Chemical Abuse is inviting Berks County bars and restaurants to join this effort as Berks County HERO Establishments. Participating establishments agree to the following:

• Encourage patrons to be or use sober designated drivers.
• Offer free soft drinks, coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages to non-drinking designated drivers.
• Promote the HERO Bar and Tavern program and the HERO Campaign through the usage of posters, brochures and window decals which are produced and supplied by the HERO Campaign.
• Allow the HERO Campaign to promote our establishment as a participant in the HERO Campaign.
• Stay in contact with the HERO Campaign representatives to request materials and provide feedback on the program

Click here to sign up

When you go out with family and friends, be sure to name a designated driver. Take the HERO driver pledge to receive an ID card entitling you to a free soft drink at participating HERO establishments.

Click here to take the designated HERO driver pledge and receive your digital HERO ID Card instantly.  This card is honored at participating bars and taverns. See list below.