When you sell or serve alcohol, there are risks.Mistakenly selling to minors can put your business or organization at risk for lawsuits.Serving a drunk driver can risk lives.Organizations who sell alcohol at festivals or concession stands, could be putting their members at personal risk for a lawsuit.Anyone who serves or sells alcohol should have the responsible beverage server training.In Wisconsin, the law mandates server and seller training for both on and off premise, licensed establishments.There are many different kinds of Beverage Server Training classes.Columbia County Connects provides TIPS (training for intervention prcoedures) training for beverage servers in our area.TIPS is a skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving.TIPS is one of the approved beverage server training classes in Wisconsin.

For more information or a list of training dates, please contact Meg McCullough at 608/742-8814, #242 or visit the TIPS website at www.gettips.com.