The document summarizes an expanded campaign against texting while driving led by AT&T and now including Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The campaign called "It Can Wait" will feature multi-million dollar co-branded advertising encouraging people to take a pledge not to text and drive. The campaign will focus on stories of people living with the consequences of texting while driving, starting with the story of a five-year-old boy who was paralyzed after being struck by a driver who was texting.

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BROWNCOUNTYCHAMBEROFCOMMERCE
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Campaign Against Texting While Driving Sees Huge Boost
Wireless communications company AT&T has been putting millions of dollars into telling people not to text while driving – but a recent
announcement reveals that the effort is about to grow by leaps and bounds.
AT&T’s campaign, called It Can Wait, has won over what had to be its toughest audience yet: not teenagers, but rival wireless companies.
And not just one of them, but all of the biggies: Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. All three have now agreed to join AT&T in the It Can Wait
campaign, which means we’re likely to be hearing the important message discouraging this driving distraction even more often this sum-
mer. AT&T’s Chairman and CEO, Randall Stephenson, put the message into statistical context. “Texting while driving is a deadly habit
that makes you 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash,” said Stephenson. “Awareness of the dangers of texting and driving has in-
creased, but people are still doing it. With this expanded effort, we hope to change behavior. Together, we can help save lives.”
The newly expanded campaign will feature a multi-million dollar, co-branded advertising campaign from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-
Mobile, encouraging everyone to immediately take a pledge against texting while driving it at www.itcanwait.com. The campaign will fo-
cus on the stories of people who are living with the consequences of texting while driving. The first story in the campaign will be of
Xzavier Davis-Bilbo, who in 2010 at five-years-old was struck while crossing the street by a young woman texting while driving—leaving
him paralyzed from the waist down.
For more information, visit www.ItCanWait.com.

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HELP COMPLETE OUR FOURSOME
This year, the Brown County
Chamber of Commerce would
like to reciprocate for the Cler-
mont County Chamber’s sup-
port of our Golf Outing, buy playing in theirs! We are
seeking to split a foursome with one of our member
businesses who would like to take advantage of the op-
portunity to play in this fun outing, as well as network
in another community. The cost for 2 golfers in this
outing is $350. If you are interested in teaming up with
the Brown County Chamber for this fun Golf Outing,
please let us know ASAP and we will make the ar-
rangements! Here are the event details:
Monday, September 23, 2013
1:00 Shotgun Start
Oasis Golf Club
This price includes lunch, scramble format, dinner, and
an awards program. We hope you’ll join us!

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