Photo: The Montana Bar Fairies
While most would prefer to be sleeping in, the Montana Bar Fairies are out on the town. The volunteers spend their Saturday and Sunday mornings patrolling the parking lots of local bars in Montana’s Flathead Valley, searching for cars left overnight, in order to reward people who have chosen not to drive home under the influence by leaving a card and gift card to a local coffee shop. The funding comes from their own pockets and the mission straight from their hearts, as a tribute to Bobby Dewbre, who died in March 2023 after being struck by a drunk driver on his way home from celebrating his 21st birthday. Montana ranks as the worst in the nation for drunk driving, and the Bar Fairies have been advocating for Bobby’s Law, which seeks to recognize a driver’s high blood alcohol concentration in fatal accidents as inherent gross negligence.
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