// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
// Sample ------
		//var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		//menu1.addItem("- Overview", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu1.addItem("- Web Hosting", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu1.addItem("- Commerce Solutions", "#");
		//menu1.addItem("- Application Development", "#");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================
		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("• ", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("- ", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· ", "#");

		// submenu
		//var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		//subMenu2.addItem("· Example Link", "http://www.examplelink.htm");

// About Us
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Our Vision / Our Mission", "our_vision.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Charlotte County Drug Stats", "drug_stats.asp");
		menu2.addItem("News & Newsletters", "news.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Fundraising, Volunteering, Free Training & Speakers", "fundraising.asp");

// Our Initiatives
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Real", "about_real.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Drug House Odyssey", "about_dho.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Underage Drinking Task Force", "about_taskforce.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Team Charlotte", "about_teamcharlotte.asp");

// Parents
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Word to Parents", "parents.asp");
		menu4.addItem("Links", "parents_links.asp");

// Teachers
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Lesson Plans", "teachers.asp");
		menu5.addItem("Links", "teachers_links.asp");

// Community Activities
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("Need Help?", "help.asp");
		menu7.addItem("Drug Alerts", "drug_alerts.asp");


		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}