if (DropDown.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 DropDownSet(DropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, DropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
                                                        //x , y    
		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var topLevelIds = new Array(12,13,14,15,16,17,18)

		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
        menu1.addItem("Who We Are", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1300&srcid=1306");
		menu1.addItem("Advisory Council", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1305&srcid=1300");
		menu1.addItem("Faculty Council", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1296&srcid=1305");
		menu1.addItem("Leadership & Staff", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1297&srcid=1296");
        menu1.addItem("Fellows", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1298&srcid=1297");
		menu1.addItem("Contact Us", "http://www.accion.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1299&srcid=1298");
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
        menu2.addItem("Publications", "http://publications.accion.org");
        menu2.addItem("Podcasts and Videos", "http://www.accion.org/Page.aspx?pid=1304");
		/*
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
        menu3.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html");
        menu3.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html");		

		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
        menu4.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html");
        menu4.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html");

		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
        menu5.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html");
        menu5.addItem("Menu Item", "link.html"); */
      
        //third Level
        //comment out these lines to remove level
        //var subMenu1 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[3]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("sub sub", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("Sub Sub Two", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("Sub Sub Three", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("Sub Sub Four", "#");
	 
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		DropDown.renderAll();
	}