Holiday weekends are typically big for boozing.

That means the Montana Bar Fairies will make early morning trips to parking lots of bars around the state to reward those who chose not to drive home drunk.

While the nonprofit’s origins trace back to a 2023 tragedy, the mother-daughter founders have tried a different route to address drunk driving: They reward people who steer clear of it.

Their roots are in Montana, but the goal is to expand to Wyoming and other Western states.

Heading out well before 6 a.m. most weekends, these fairies place a $5 gift card to a local coffee shop on the windshield of vehicles left overnight at bars or restaurants.

The cards also contain a photo and a brief story of someone killed in a DUI-related crash.

Though the topic of drunk driving is one the

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