Breakthru Beverage Missouri offers free rides home for Cinco de Mayo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cinco de Mayo is around the corner, meaning many people who celebrate could need a safe ride home.

Breakthru Beverage Missouri supports responsible celebrations by partnering with 1800 Tequila to provide Missourians with a limited number of free rides home in Kansas City.

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“We all know that Cinco de Mayo brings many people out to celebrate together, but the most important part of these celebrations is getting home safely,” said Scott Johnson, Executive Vice President, Breakthru Beverage Missouri.

Rides are available from 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4 through 10 p.m. Sunday, May 5, via Lyft.

The rides are offered through Safe Home After Every Occasion, a social responsibility program designed to encourage planning a ride home before heading out.

Since being introduced in 2011, the program has provided nearly 150,000 Missourians with a free and safe ride home on holidays or after special events.

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They are also offering free rides home in St. Louis, Columbia and Springfield.

Missourians can access their free ride home of up to $20 value using the redemption code BBGMOCINCO24 through the Lyft app.

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