LICADD Annual Golf Outing Raises $425,000 for Addiction Services on Long Island
Doc Gooden, Ray Negron, Adele Smithers and Hanks Yanks
The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s 31st Annual R. Brinkley Smithers Golf Invitational raised $425,000, making it the most successful golf tournament in the agency’s history. Held at the Creek and Piping Rock Clubs in Locust Valley on September 19th, proceeds from the sold-out event will support LICADD’s drug and alcohol prevention programs and comprehensive addiction services.
New York Yankees executive Ray Negron received LICADD’s 2011 Humanitarian Award for his longstanding support of LICADD and at-risk kids, while Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi served as emcee and guest auctioneer. Baseball great Dwight “Doc” Gooden joined Negron, speaking about addiction in sports and George Steinbrenner’s proactive and supportive approach to intervening. Tournament co-chairs Michael Brennan and Jeffery Capazzi joined LICADD Board Chair Bill Baum in thanking the golfers, sponsors, dinner guests 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 expand our programs and serve even more individuals and families in need.”
“The proceeds from this event give us the direct ability to support and serve 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 hard-hitting prevention education programs, especially as prescription drug misuse in our region continues to skyrocket.”
LICADD is one of Long Island’s oldest nonprofits with a 55-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.
