This Friday marks the start of Operation Red Nose in Thompson.

The volunteer-run free ride service gets you and your vehicle home safe during the holiday season as a way to reduce impaired drivers on the roads.

The Chairperson of the local committee, Terry-Lyn Gagnon, says they’ve made it easy to access the service.

“So not only will we take pre-bookings, we offer a ride voucher program where you can plan ahead and get ride vouchers for your guests. If you are having a party, big or small, let us know and we will have a team drop by and hand out candy and our number.”

The number to call is 778-8-triple one or you can email operation red nose DOT com to pre-book rides or the guest vouchers.

If you can’t donate your time to volunteer, you can donate snacks and gas cards for volunteers.

Or you can also give a monetary donation which will go towards local youth groups.

Catch Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon for more information.