Despite Downpour, LICADD Golf Outing Raises $345,000
Despite heavy rains on Monday, the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s 30th Annual R. Brinkley Smithers Golf Invitational raised $345,000, making it the most successful golf tournament in the agency’s history. Held at the Creek and Piping Rock Clubs in Locust Valley, proceeds from the sold-out event will support LICADD’s drug and alcohol prevention programs and comprehensive addiction services.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano received LICADD’s 2010 Humanitarian Award for his proactive approach to Nassau’s heroin crisis, while WABC-TV’s Scott Clark served as emcee and guest auctioneer. Tournament co-chairs Michael Brennan and Jeffery Capazzi joined LICADD Board Chair Bill Baum in thanking the golfers, sponsors and volunteers who rallied around LICADD to make the event so successful.
“We are so grateful for all the support we received for this year’s outing,” said Mr. Baum. “Each year, we’ve continued to build this event, adding new sponsors and new golfers, which has enabled LICADD to add new programs and serve more people in need.”
“The success of this event gives us the direct ability to meet the needs of Long Island’s families impacted by addiction,” said LICADD’s Executive Director, Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds. “We operate on a modest budget and the funds raised at this year’s golf outing will enable us to continue our life-saving services and prevention education programs, especially as heroin use continues to skyrocket among our region’s young people.”
LICADD is one of Long Island’s oldest nonprofits with a 54-year history of serving individuals and families touched by addiction. A premier provider of family interventions, LICADD operates three locations across Nassau/Suffolk and provides addiction screenings, solution-focused counseling, treatment placements, relapse prevention support groups and a variety of other confidential services. The agency also operates several evidence-based drug and alcohol prevention programs reaching more than 25,000 young people annually.
