Speakers on the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse for the Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for Children received valuable new and upgraded information at the annual training seminar in the Masonic Conference Center, Elizabethtown, on April 1. Included in the attendance were seven past and present D.D.G.M.s and 30 of the Foundation's district chairmen.

The keynote speaker for the seminar was Rene Lento, Student Assistance Program Advisor for the Board of Education on narcotics. She presented an outstanding program about the new drugs threatening youth. The status and success of the Student Assistance Program was presented by Debra McCoy, who is the Foundation's liaison to the Pennsylvania Board of Education. The D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T. programs were updated by Bros. John Lyon and Dan Richmond, respectively. Bro. Raymond G. Brown, Executive DIrector of the Foundation, detailed the new projects, including the "Every 30 Minutes" and "Adopt-a-School" programs. James L. Ernette, R.W.P.G.M. and President of the Foundation, was the speaker at a banquet the evening before the seminar.

The Foundation's speakers are available for lodge and public programs. Anyone desiring information on the Foundation or seeking a speaker should contact Bro. Brown at (215) 988-1978.