Alcohol Use Guidance

1. Purpose

To ensure alcohol use at Foothills Unitarian Church aligns with our values of safety, inclusion, and responsibility. This guidance supports our mission by fostering a respectful and secure environment for all participants.

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2. 2. Organizational Guidance

   Permitted Alcohol Types:Types

   • Only beer and wine are permittedallowed at events church-operated byevents.​

     the

organization. No

Hard hardliquors liquors.are strictly prohibited.​

Presence

Minors:of Minors

• Alcohol is strictly prohibited at events where minors are present.​

• Minors must have no access to alcohol at any time during the event.​

Safety and Responsibility:Responsibility

• StrongSafe emphasisconsumption is placed on safe consumption, including avoidingparamount; drunkenness and preventingimpaired driving whileare impaired.unacceptable.​

• Event organizers must prioritize the safety of all attendees.​

• Providers and consumers of alcohol are solely responsible for ensuring responsible consumption.​

Supplemental Insurance for Rentals:Rentals

• AlcoholRenters ismay permittedserve at events operated by other organizations, including renters,alcohol only if thethey renting party purchasespurchase supplemental event insurance that explicitly coverscovering alcohol use.​

Proof of insurance must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the use of alcohol.event.​

Inappropriate Settings:Settings

• Alcohol is not allowed at events where its presence is deemed inappropriate by a group'sgroup leaders, their staff lead, or a member of the Executive Team.​

  Alcohol

may be

Decisions deemed inappropriateare based on safety concerns or otheralignment with key missional values.​

Storage Restrictions:Restrictions

• Alcohol must not be stored in unsecured locationslocations, such as church refrigerators or counterscounters, beyond the hours of event setup and teardown.teardown hours.​

• Providers of alcohol must adhere to all storage policies.​

Provider Responsibility:Responsibility

• Providers of alcohol are solely responsible for its consumption and for adhering to all storage and safety policies.​

• EventsGroups or groups within the church who decide to makeoffering alcohol available must distribute this alcohol policy to attendees at least once per year. ​

Enforcement

Enforcement: Non-compliance with this policy willmay result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal from the event, grouprevocation of alcohol use privileges being revokedprivileges, or termination of the rental agreement.agreements.​

Event organizers and alcohol providers must ensure strict adherence to these guidelines to maintain a safe and responsible environment.​

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3. Related Content

Bylaws and Policies

This guidance interprets or implements the following:

 

Organizational Guidances & SOPs

This guidance is related to or informs the following documents:​

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4. Revision History

Updated by [Name] on [Date]​

Originally created by [Name] on [Date]​

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