The WAABI National Board met in December 2006 to chart the course of the organization. The Board members discussed the history of WAABI - where we’ve been, what we’ve accomplished and how we’ve changed over the last 60 years. They talked about the challenges the organization faces today - changes and consolidation in the industry, conflicting political views held by our members and increased demands on the time of our members.
Finally, the Board concluded that if WAABI is to remain a viable organization we must streamline our operations, find common goals that each member could support, lessen the demands on our members’ time and focus our energies.

To that end, the Board decided to focus on four ideas:

Preventing Underage Drinking

Preventing Drunk Driving

Promoting Social Responsibility

Serving Our Communities

These principles are now known as The Four Pillars of WAABI.