"Say No To Drugs-
          Say Yes To Education, Culture & Golf"    

         As indicated in our (ICYG) home page welcome letter, ICYG was founded in the year 2000 in the Greater Riviera Beach/West Palm Beach, FL area. Our program was the first in the country to uniquely “combine golf and education” in an “After School Program” environment at John F. Kennedy Middle School, Riviera Beach under the leadership of its Principal, Dr. Alma C. Horne and support of other corporate partners.

     While we continue our main golf thrust with area youth, at this fork in the road, we have however added a new initiative called “Say No to Drugs – Say Yes to Education, Culture & Golf.” A golfer who scores well most of the time is balanced, clear minded, relaxed and focused. Ingested illicit drugs will prevent good scoring and enjoying the game of golf.  We certainly thank Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw, Palm Beach County for his LETF assistance and program content information from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Palm Beach County Schools, Riviera Beach Civil Drug Court, Palm Beach County Sheriff Lieutenants Michael Thomas & Jeffery B. Jackson and other research institutes.

     It is our intention to provide our youngsters, particularly those in the fourth and fifth grades with drug educational information from various creditable federal, public and private sources; to integrate drug abuse education and information in a series of classroom exercises; to host drug discussion sessions, forums and town hall meetings in order to make them aware of the evils of drugs and reward them with golf clinics/camps; greenside chit chats; awards functions and cultural/educational field trips to feed their appetites with positive experiences that will make them role models in the future.

     This section of our website will provide some of the online tools which have been developed and organized by us for your use such as: a listing of do’s and don’ts; drug informational links and tools; a glossary of drug terms; specifically designed lesson plans provided by ICYG Education Director, Gladys Harris, Assistant Principal, Westgate Elementary School, West Palm Beach, FL for the general use of elementary school teachers. Our interest is for you to have the knowledge even if this demonstration program cannot be experienced in person. A list of our activities and photos will be shared and updated, as this model program is refined.

    If you have any guidance, suggestions, questions or otherwise, please email us at merald@bellsouth.net. Our success is also yours!  (click here for press release)

Esmeralda H. Knowles,
Executive Director, ICYG