December 2010 Network by Destin Area Chamber of Commerce

Destin Area Chamber Named Certified Chamber of Commerce The Destin Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce it received its Certiﬁed Chamber of Commerce designation from the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP), during the organization’s annual meeting, held recently at the Royal Plaza Disney in Orlando. “Our Board has put tremendous amounts of work into making sure our Chamber is operating at the highest standards in the industry. The Board members

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understand that to provide the best Chamber for our members, we must achieve the highest levels of standards. This certiﬁcation shows they’ve accomplished that,” explained Chamber president and CEO Shane Moody. The Certiﬁed Chamber of Commerce designation is voluntary, and a Chamber must complete a thorough application process, where it must prove it adheres to FACP’s highest standards. Chambers must

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During the Chamber’s Nov. 12 Business to Business Breakfast, FACP Board Member Ted Corcoran, President and CEO of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, presents the certiﬁcation plaque to the Destin Area Chamber’s Board of Directors.

complete the process every ﬁve years to continue to hold the designation. “Our members can be assured that the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce operates at the highest standards set out by our

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state association. It’s truly a recognition for our Board and for our members. It’s something in which they can all take pride,” said Moody. - CONTINUED INSIDE ON PAGE 12 -

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2010 DESTIN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BRIAN HAUGEN Chairman of the Board Emerald Coast Wealth Advisors of Raymond James & Associates MIKE FREEMAN Chairman Elect Whitney National Bank KAREN MCCARTHY Immediate Past Chairman Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union BILL LINDSLEY Treasurer Simple HR TIM EDWARDS Vice Chairman/Communications & Marketing Fudpucker’s Beachside Bar & Grill LES PORTERFIELD Vice Chairman/Community & Economic Development TEA, Inc. JIM BREITENFELD Vice Chairman/Membership Development Breitenfeld Development Services, LLC SHANE CANNON Harbor Advisory Board Ballard Cannon Development DIRECTORS ED ADAMS GCS Building Solutions, Inc. CARMELA BELL ResortQuest Real Estate KEVIN BOWYER O’Sullivan Creel, LLP SHAUN EUBANKS Community Bank, Destin BILL HEAD Fort Walton Beach Medical Center ED MCMULLEN, JR. Legendary, Inc. AMY PERRY Pleat & Perry, P.A. KATHY WHIDDEN Emerald Coast Chiropractic MARY ANNE WINDES Real Estate Professionals of Destin Destin Fishing Fleet Marina MYRA WILLIAMS Ex Ofﬁcio Howard Group CAREY TROTTER Chairman’s Appointee Trotter’s General Contractors, Inc. TONYA HOLMAN Chairman’s Appointee KIM WINTNER Special Appointee Alliance Association Management Co., Inc. MANAGEMENT TEAM SHANE MOODY, CCE, IOM President and CEO ceo@DestinChamber.com ELIZABETH SPIES Vice President of Communications espies@DestinChamber.com

From the President’s Desk...

Time to Look Inside Your Business Shane A. Moody, CCE, 1OM As we draw near the end of 2010 and the holiday season approaches, there are many conversations about the economy. Many questions remain about when, how, what, where, etc., the economy will begin its turn-around. Those same questions are there when discussions turn to jobs and employment. So what happens when the economy does make that turn? Can it be business as usual for our members, or even for our Chamber? Those are some of the items that were discussed at

our Board retreat in early November. Your Board of Directors, under the guidance of 2011 Chairman Mike Freeman of Whitney National Bank, looked long and hard at your Destin Area Chamber of Commerce. The process has begun to examine the relevance of the Chamber’s programs, products, and services. There were great discussions about how we could improve what we do. There were discussions about how much our business community will need us as we move forward. We discussed where we were as an organization and where we need to go. Self-evaluation is sometimes a difficult thing, especially when you’re honest with your-

Advertising our World-Class Community In our mission to support Destin as a world-class community, the Chamber’s Welcome Center recorded the following numbers:

WENDY SCHAEFER Information Specialist mail@DestinChamber.com SANDI MCCLANAHAN Membership Consultant sandi@DestinChamber.com

The Chamber’s website recorded 31,554 unique visitors for Oct. 2010 and 608,759 unique visitors for Nov. 1, 2009 – Oct. 31, 2010.

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We have to be more involved. We have to bring ourselves back. Start now to prepare for the economic bounce-back. You want to be out in front when the tides turn. Embrace your staff. Embrace your business. Embrace improvement and change. Embrace local businesses, and shop and buy locally. Together we can control our direction. That’s what your Chamber is all about. And together, we can continue to build this world-class community one business at a time. With wishes for continued success, and until next month,

Chamber Statistics:

October 2010 • Phone Calls/E-mails – 670 • Incoming Mail – 194 • Visitors to Welcome Center Lobby – 314 • Visitors’ Guide & Buyer’s Directories Mailed – 138 • Relocation Packages – 7

RISA GARNER Director of Events rgarner@DestinChamber.com

self during the process. You have to be willing to accept changes, large or small, easy or difficult, if you truly want to be better. Have you done this with your business? It has been a long while since businesses in the Destin area have faced what we’ve faced the past couple of years. I believe we will come out of this a little stronger, a little better, a little more knowledgeable. Those are all good things to be. And if we take an honest approach to improving the Destin area, how much better will we all be? Now is the time to prepare for the future. We can’t sit idly by and hope the turnaround happens – we have to make it happen. We have to become more innovative.

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A Message from the Chairman of the Board

Brian Haugen As we come to the close of the year, please allow me to elucidate over the good times, as well as some of the difﬁculties, we’ve faced together in 2010. First the difﬁculties: The worst oil spill to hit the Gulf of Mexico in

history stole our summer tourism, yet spared our beaches. We survived the media negativity, united as a community. As is often the case with tragedies, I feel it helped to bring us all together and showed our collective, community spirit. The double dip recession: The rest of the country may not have it, but we did. It seemed like just as we were beginning to head in the right direction, the oil well exploded. Again, tough times, and again we prevailed. In fact, we saw more innovative diversity of businesses within our economy as many struggled to get by. The by-product? Prob-

Weighing the Good and the Bad ably a more robust and diverse business climate in Destin. Now for the good stuff: We interfaced with more politicians, government ofﬁcials, other chambers, the TDC, and the EDC, as well as BP executives, than imaginable. Our Board voted on resolutions opposing near and off shore oil drilling. Our campaign to focus 2010 as “The Year of the Member” was successful, as we had an increase of new members year over year! We graduated 10 local members from our Destin Forward program. Our business to busi-

ness lunch was a start up that worked well, helping to network businesses who may not have the time to attend the breakfast, and each month we gave out the greatest door prize ever sought in Destin - a free membership renewal to the Chamber! We won the beach restoration lawsuit and began the process of getting some much needed sand on Holiday Isle. We were able to enjoy some great concerts, as our area became the hosts to groups like the Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Starship, and Loverboy. Oh, and by the way, our Chamber was honored

to earn the designation as a Certiﬁed Chamber through the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP)! Within our own Chamber membership, we were honored to have representation to the Florida Chamber Board by Kevin Bowyer of O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; our own Chamber President and CEO Shane Moody was elected Chairman of the FACP; and Board member Jim Breitenfeld was honored with the “Life Member Award for the FACP.” Jeffrey Gitomer once said, “Business success is survival. The wellprepared are most likely to

survive, the best-prepared are most likely to win.” After the trials and tribulations of 2010, I feel that the lessons we learned have better prepared us for the challenges of tomorrow. Your Chamber has created a vehicle that will continue to work for you and your business so that we may all prosper as we go forward into 2011. Thanks for the opportunity to be Chairman – it was an honor. God speed! Brian Haugen 2010 Destin Area Chamber Chairman Emerald Coast Wealth Advisors of Raymond James & Associates

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THE CHAMBER MONTH AHEAD Please join the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce at Fudpucker’s Beachside Bar & Grill for its Annual Holiday Party on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 6 p.m. until... Party includes a dinner buffet and ﬁnger foods from Fudpucker’s catering division, also known as A La Carte Caterers; $1 off all alcoholic drinks (beer, wine, and liquor); a 25% discount coupon for the Fudpucker Trading Company (a truly unique holiday shopping destination); and the opportunity to take a “Holiday Party” picture holding a LIVE ALLIGATOR for FREE! Cost is $25 for members. Please call (850) 837-6241 or visit www.DestinChamber.com to register. DECEMBER

Please join us for our Business to Business Breakfast sponsored by O’Sullivan Creel, LLP, at Destin United Methodist Church. Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m. Cost is $15 for members who RSVP, $20 for members that attend without registering, and $30 for non-members. Please visit the Events Calendar at www.DestinCham ber.com to register. All registrations are due by Dec. 7. Always the second Friday of each month, these events are attended by approximately 120 area business professionals. With speakers, such as industry experts, economists, and area ofﬁcials, and ample networking opportunities, these events are packed with value. DECEMBER

Member Spotlight “I get great satisfaction of seeing my employees grow and develop in their careers, especially as they strive to give exceptional member service,” said Susan Arnold, Eglin Federal Credit Union’s (EFCU) Destin branch manager. “Our motto is ‘Eglin Federal Credit Union… where members matter most!’” EFCU was chartered in 1954, as a not-for-proﬁt, member-owned ﬁnancial institution. Its membership includes military and civilian personnel on Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Duke

Field, and many select employee groups in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties. The Destin branch opened in 2005 and has provided a convenient loca-

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tion for its members who live in or work in the area. “EFCU is a great supporter of the Destin Area Chamber and the entire community.” said Arnold, who received her Bachelor

of Business Administration from the University of Texas. She previously served the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce as the treasurer, vice chairman, chairman, and past chairman, as well as receiving that chamber’s 1998 Volunteer of the Year and 2007 Distinguished Service Award. She is a member of the Lions Club, a school district mentor, church volunteer, and mother of a US Marine. For more information, please contact Arnold at (850) 862-0111 x2301 or visit www.EglinFCU.org.

Join us for the December Leads Lunch at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Enjoy networking activities to meet potential clients and reconnect with old friends! All members are encouraged to attend. The cost to attend is $20 for members and $40 for non-members. One lucky attendee will receive a free membership renewal worth $315! Please visit the Events Calendar at www.DestinCham ber.com to register. All registrations are due by Dec. 13. Always held the third Wednesday of each month, these events are open to all members and are attended by approximately 50 area business professionals. DECEMBER

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Chamber Board of Directors Meeting will be held in the Chamber conference room at 11:30 a.m.

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Destin Business Forum In partnership with Cox Communications, the Chamber’s monthly TV program will host the following organizations beginning in December: Antonio Cesar Photography Hwy. 98 (Destin - Sandestin - Santa Rosa Beach) Destin - Santa Rosa Beach, FL (850) 267-0303 www.ANTONIOCESARPHOTOGRAPHY.com Category: Photographers-Beach Portrait & Studios; Photographers Chamber Rep: Antonio Cesar Aquarium Professionals 375 Beacon Way Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 (850) 797-0761 www.aquariumprofessionals.vpweb.com Category: Aquarium Sales & Service Chamber Rep: Chris Ross

Coastal Communications 123 Gwyn Dr. Panama City Beach, FL 32417 (850) 233-0509 www.coastalcom.com Category: Advertising Direct Mail; Printing Chamber Rep: Landon Cole Designer Consigners 200 Harbor Blvd. Destin, FL 32541 (850) 654-7227 www.doitgulfcoast.com Category: Furniture & Accessories Chamber Rep: Sharon Grifﬁth Dynasty Chinese Cuisine 12889 Emerald Coast Pkwy. Ste. 102A Miramar Beach, FL 32550 (850) 837-6675 Category: Restaurants - Asian Chamber Rep: Sergio Mora Lenny’s Sub Shop #59 98 Eglin Pkwy. NE Ste. 8 Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 (850) 864-1004 www.lennys.com Category: Restaurants Deli & Catering Chamber Rep: Pat Dehlinger NETWORK DECEMBER 2010

Lenny’s Sub Shop #9 16055 Emerald Coast Pkwy. Ste. 114 Destin, FL 32541 (850) 269-1152 www.lennys.com Category: Restaurants - Deli & Catering Chamber Rep: Pat Dehlinger Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport 6300 W. Bay Pkwy. Panama City Beach, FL 32409 (850) 763-6751 www.iﬂybeaches.com Category: Airports Chamber Rep: Randy Curtis Quality Imports - Mercedes Benz BMW - Toyota - Mazda 1006 N. Beal Pkwy. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 (850) 863-2161 Category: Automobile-Sales & Service Chamber Rep: Mike Wangle

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Host Amy Perry Pleat & Perry, P.A. Destin Business Forum airs on Cox Channel 6. The schedule is available online underneath the Channel 6 heading: ww2.cox.com/myconnection/gulfcoast/watch.cox

Destin Area Chamber Board Hosts Neighboring Chamber

Showtime Events 25 Commercial Pkwy. Santa Rosa, FL 32459 (850) 622-4087 www.showtimeevents.net Category: Event Planners Chamber Rep: Rebecca Scozzafave Telly’s Auto Repair Towing & Service 207 Kelly Ave. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 (850) 244-7444 www.tellysauto.com Category: Automobile-Repair Chamber Rep: Sandra Telemacque Xtreme H2O Sports 7 Calhoun Ave. Destin, FL 32541 (850) 978-3060 www.xtremeh2o.net Category: Water Sports Chamber Rep: Jason Schilder Zak’s 14091-C Emerald Coast Pkwy. Destin, FL 32541 (850) 687-9389 Category: Restaurants - American Chamber Rep: Michelle D. Wilders

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the Destin Area Chamber Board of Directors hosted the Walton Area Chamber Board of Directors for a reception held at O’Sullivan Creel, LLP. Both boards look forward to working together on future endeavors.

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Business Briefs Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Implements New Infant Security System Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is pleased to announce the implementation of a new infant security system in its Center for New Life. The recently installed Hugs and Kisses Infant Protection System from Stanley Healthcare Solutions not only safeguards an infant from the threat of abduction, but also provides automated mother/infant matching notification.

Crestview Firm Lundy & Bowers Joins O’Sullivan Creel, LLP CPA firm Lundy & Bowers joined O’Sullivan Creel, LLP, effective Nov. 1. The union emphasizes the continued growth of O’Sullivan Creel into new markets, with a priority to provide superior client service with integrity and professionalism. Lundy & Bowers will operate its Crestview location under the name O’Sullivan Creel, which will grow the firm to 160 team members, including 28 partners with six offices spreading from Okaloosa County to Baldwin County, Ala.

Charity Car Show Raises $18,440 for Sacred Heart Hospital The Fifth Annual Charity Car Show, held at Grand Boulevard at Sandestin on Sept. 11, raised $18,440 for Heart and Vascular and Cardiac Rehabilitation services expansion at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. More than 125 Porsches, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and other exotic and classic cars were exhibited during the event. Presenting sponsors included Porsche of Destin, All

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Pictured (left to right) are Kevin Thornton, Alabama Charlie, Yascha Becker (in the back), Steve Brummond, Stephen Steinmeyer, Myra Williams, Roy Vaughn (in the back), Bob Graubman, Scotty Roberts, Roger Hall, Sheryl Johnston, Jim Sparacio, and Michael Groves.

Imports, Smith Motorworks, Porsche Club of America, Destin Car Club, and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin.

Newman-Dailey Names Top Sales Producers for Third Quarter 2010 Newman-Dailey Resort Properties’ Sales Division is pleased to announce that Mark DeSalvo is the top sales agent for the third quarter of 2010, and Jerry Bielawski is the top listing agent for the first, second, and third quarter of 2010. Originally from Little Rock Ark., DeSalvo, who has been with Newman-Dailey Resort Properties for 10 years, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management and Mark DeSalvo a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Arkansas. He is a licensed Broker Associate in Florida and maintains a license in Arkansas. DeSalvo’s credentials include being a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), a Graduate of REALTOR

Institute (GRI), and an Internet Professional (e-PRO). Bielawski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Central Michigan University and a Master of Business Administration in MarketJerry Bielawski ing from Michigan State University. Following a rewarding career with Dow Chemical in sales and marketing, he moved to Destin. Bielawski is among the top 10% of all agents on the Emerald Coast, according to the 2009 ECAR Closed Sales Summary Report.

ogy and a staff that truly cares about its patients,” said Alan Gieseman, CEO for WhiteWilson Medical Center.

H.O.G. Heaven in Destin Pictured are (left to right) Orialis Hernandez and Tiffany Rowe.

Easy Spirit. Hernandez, who has been with Easy Spirit for three years, understands that customers come first and that it is essential to create a positive shopping experience to make them comfortable and ensure they leave happy. “She genuinely cares about the customers,” said store manager Tiffany Rowe.

Fireworks, live music, and a vintage airplane show over the Destin Harbor at HarborWalk Village marked the successful finale of the Florida Harley Owners Group Rally’s first event held in Destin. The weather along the Emerald Coast was picture perfect as Harley enthusiasts enjoyed the stellar views of the Gulf of Mexico and East Pass. Emerald Grande and HarborWalk Village are the chosen host venue for the four day motorcycle rally again next year.

Wyndham Exchange & Rentals Welcomes ResortQuest Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, part of Wyndham Worldwide, welcomed ResortQuest to its family of brands, following the previously announced acquisition, which was completed on Sept. 30, 2010. ResortQuest, a leading provider of full-service vacation rentals in the U.S. with a diverse collection of nearly 6,000 high-quality U.S. vacation rental properties, joins Wyndham Exchange & Rentals to form the largest fullservice vacation rentals business in the world with a diverse portfolio of more than 85,000 vacation properties in more than 100 countries.

Silver Sands Recognizes October Employee of the Month Silver Sands Factory Stores October employee of the month is Orialis Hernandez of

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White-Wilson Medical Center Voted Best on Emerald Coast The ballots are in, and White-Wilson Medical Center was voted the “Best Medical Practice” on the Emerald Coast. Each year, Emerald Coast Magazine asks its readers to select the best businesses and services in more than 100 different categories. “White-Wilson has been providing quality healthcare to the Emerald Coast for over 50 years, and we are honored to be recognized as the ‘Best Medical Practice’ by our community. We pride ourselves in having some of the best physicians in the country, the latest technol-

Hilton Thanks Local Officials with Luncheon The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa said, “Thank you!” to local officials with an appreciation luncheon held in the hotel’s Emerald Ballroom. In attendance were representatives from the South Walton Fire District, the Walton County Sheriff ’s Office, the North Bay Fire District, and the Freeport Fire/Rescue Department, all entities which responded to and provided support during and after the Oct. 3 fire that consumed a portion of the hotel’s outside deck and damaged its Barefoots Beachside Bar & Grill and sand bar.

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Reception for Northwest Florida Inc. 5000 Honorees Bit-Wizards, a leading provider of software solutions in the Southeast, joined other 2010 Inc. 500|5000 Honorees from Northwest Florida at a reception to highlight this achievement. This year, nine companies from Pensacola to Tallahassee were honored by making Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the top 5000 fastest growing private companies in America. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy-America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.

Lichorwic Elected President of Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

gious Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (FACD). FACD is dedicated to advancing the art and science of cosmetic dentistry for its members and its patients in the state of Florida.

Knights of Columbus Help Children in Crisis

Pictured are (left to right) CIC executive director Ken Hair and Travis Robinson from the Knights of Columbus Council of Crestview.

The Knights of Columbus of Crestview recently presented Children in Crisis, Inc., (CIC) a $500 donation to help feed, clothe, and care for the children living at the CIC Children’s Neighborhood.

Emerald Coast Foundation Donates to Children in Crisis

Pictured are (left to right) Dr. Dennis Lichorwic and past president Dr. Christopher Ramsey.

Dennis Lichorwic, DMD, of Destin Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry and Panama City Beach Center for Cosmetic Family Dentistry has been elected president of the presti-

Chris Sehman, Emerald Cost Foundation president, presents check to Ken Hair, CIC executive director.

The Emerald Coast Foundation recently showed its support

to Children in Crisis, Inc., (CIC) by awarding a grant to help sustain operations of the Children’s Neighborhood.

Wachovia Wells Fargo Sponsors CIC Change for Children Program

Pictured are (left to right) Wachovia district manager Deborah Prather, CIC executive director Ken Hair, and Wachovia senior VP Larisa Perry.

Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company, donated $5,000 to Children in Crisis, Inc., (CIC) to help with the Change for Children Program. The CIC donation will be used to help feed, clothe, and care for the foster children living at the CIC Children’s Neighborhood.

Dennis Mitchell Receives Distinguished Environmental Award Troy University, Fort Walton Beach and Crestview, is proud to announce that faculty member Dennis Mitchell received the Clair Fancy Memorial Award from the Florida Section of the Air & Waste Management Association at the 47th Annual Technical Conference

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Today’s Boutique Wins ‘Best of the Emerald Coast’ Again Today’s Fashion Boutique announced winning the “Best of the Emerald Coast” for more than a decade. Owners Jim and Kim Dettle accepted their award for “Best Women’s Apparel” for 2010, winning every year since inception of the honorary title. The “Best of the Emerald Coast” is co-sponsored

by Emerald Coast Magazine and the Junior League of the Emerald Coast.

UWF awards Gaston Family $75,000 “Family Scholarship” University of West Florida (UWF) President Judith A. Bense presented a “Family Scholarship” of $75,000 to the Gaston family as part of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Monday, Oct. 25. Finis Gaston, his niece Jasqulon, and nephews LaRon, Tyshun, and Tyvun, were chosen by ABC’s Emmy Award-winning reality television show to receive a newly built residence located in Pensacola.

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San Gelato Café Coming to Baytowne

1990, where they organized and operated Acquire Corporation, a multi-faceted land title company. The company became a highly successful and well respected operation throughout the Florida Panhandle. The Castle’s sold their business in 2006 and have recently retired from active management.

San Gelato Café will be opening a new store in the Village of Baytowne Wharf in the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort before the end of 2010. The store will feature a contemporary menu, including tapas and frozen yogurt, as well as tried and true favorites.

Gulf World Marine Park Check Presentation

First Florida Bank Announces New Appointment to Board of Directors

Gulf World Marine Park presented a check to the Visual Art Center on Friday, Nov. 5, at the opening of the 22nd Annual Faces and Facets art exhibit. This money was raised on the weekend of Oct 23-24, during the WMBB Family and Friends charity weekend. A portion of the admission price to Gulf World Marine Park went to the Visual Art Center during the two-day event.

First Florida Bank announced the election of Harroll Castle as the newest member to its Board of Directors. Castle has more than forty years of experience in the banking industry and land title business. He and his wife Jacque moved to the Destin area in

WSRE Receives Emmy® Nomination for Local Documentary The Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated WSRE’s original documentary “Gulf Islands National Seashore: The Treasure of the Gulf Coast” for the coveted Emmy® Award in the documentary (topical) category. The awards will be announced Saturday, Dec. 4, at an awards ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sacred Heart Welcomes New Obstetriciaand Gynecologist to Niceville Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast welcomes Dr. Kimberly Hood, a Board-certiﬁed obstetrician and gynecologist, to Sacred Heart Medical Group. Hood completed medi-

FOR THE HOLIDAYS

So, stop by today and see why so many people call Westwood Retirement Resort ‘home’ for the holidays.

Chiropractic physician Dr. Richard Bayse joined Emerald Coast Chiropractic, where he

Destin Woman’s Club Holds Luncheon with Today’s Fashions The Destin Woman’s Club meeting on Oct. 13, at Fishbar was a fun and informative meeting. Today’s Fashion Boutique was on hand to give the ladies all the new trends for the fall.

The following workshop will be offered by the University of West Florida’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) during December 2010. For more information, please call the Fort Walton Beach SBDC at (850) 833-9400.

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At Westwood Retirement Resort you can enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the holidays without all the fuss! We’ll make sure that you have a warm and festive holiday season full of activities, fellowship and fun. In addition to our resort lifestyle, our on-campus Healthcare Center provides short-term rehab or long-term care if you need it.

cal school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, followed by residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Pennsylvania State University in association with Hershey Memorial Hospital. Prior to joining SaKimberly Hood cred Heart, Hood managed her own private practice in Crestview. She has special medical interests in women’s health and prevention, obstetrical care, and teenage health.

Tuesday, December 2 2 – 5 p.m UWF Campus Bldg. 1, Room 126 Fort Walton Beach

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AAA Destin Charter Boat Service (850) 837-9401 Chamber Rep: Michael Eller

Destin Ice & Seafood (850) 837-8333 Chamber Rep: Jim Bass

Gulf Coast Immediate Care Center, Inc. (850) 244-3211 Chamber Rep: Mary Jane Swanson

Okaloosa County Health Department (850) 833-9240 Chamber Rep: Carissa Hickok

All Climate Controlled Self Storage (850) 837-7867 Chamber Rep: Sarah Brown

Destin Plastic Surgery (850) 654-1194 Chamber Rep: William Burden

Gulf Power (800) 225-5797 Chamber Rep: Pam Martin

Okaloosa Gas, South Walton Customer Service Center (850) 729-4700 Chamber Rep: Gary Long

Allstate Insurance Ryland/Morrow Agency (850) 650-0600 Chamber Rep: Dave Morrow

Destin Realty, Inc. (850) 837-3484 Chamber Rep: Becky Sanders

AMI Kids Emerald Coast, Inc. (850) 244-2711 Chamber Rep: Maria Pryzbylski Barton, Fenstermaker, Wing & Associates, Inc. (850) 243-2602 Chamber Rep: David Barton Bay Cafe (850) 244-3550 Chamber Rep: Julien Lorant Bryan Pest Control, Inc. (850) 862-3955 Chamber Rep: Darryl Warren Century 21 Island View (850) 939-2774 Chamber Rep: Ira Mae Bruce Chartwell Hospitality (850) 654-8611 Chamber Rep: Richard Butler Cheeseburger In Paradise (850) 837-0197 Chamber Rep: Scott Raven Clearview Rentals (850) 837-9493 Chamber Rep: John Foy Compass Solar Energy (850) 439-0035 Chamber Rep: Karen Hepworth Designer Consigners (850) 654-7227 Chamber Rep: Sharon Grifﬁth Destin Beach Club Condominiums (850) 837-3985 Chamber Rep: Jeffery Sanders Destin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (850) 654-4588 Chamber Rep: Lindsay Sardelli NETWORK DECEMBER 2010

Gulf Terrace Condominiums (850) 837-4720 Chamber Rep: Dave Cachero

Destin Surgery Clinic (850) 837-8831 Chamber Rep: Dr. James Moody Destin Water Users, Inc. (850) 837-6146 Chamber Rep: Lockwood Wernet Emerald Coast Urgent Care, LLC (850) 654-8878 Chamber Rep: Brennan Uter, MHA Emerald Ladies’ Journal (850) 803-1228 Chamber Rep: Sandy Buckley

Gulf World Marine Park (850) 234-5271 Chamber Rep: Pam George Holiday Surf & Racquet Club (850) 837-6108 Chamber Rep: Jack Chumley Homes & Land Of The Emerald Coast (850) 650-1014 Chamber Rep: Joe Nacchia Inner Harbour Insurance (850) 837-3863 Chamber Rep: Terri Krider Islander Condominium (850) 837-1000 Chamber Rep: Tyjanna Harding

Emerald Waste Services (850) 835-3917 Chamber Rep: Patrick O’Neil Express Oil Change and Service Center (850) 837-4000 Chamber Rep: Don Fillingame FastSigns (850) 314-7446 Chamber Rep: Dick Marks

Jetty East (850) 837-2141 Chamber Rep: Jerry Stalnaker La Renaissance Salon (850) 837-5707 Chamber Rep: Karin Petersen

Old Pier Motel Apts. (850) 837-6442 Chamber Rep: Kathi McGowan Papa John’s (850) 650-3636 Chamber Rep: Didi Collins Prime Lending (850) 837-7360 Chamber Rep: Wendy Kotowske Resorts Realty Group, Inc. (850) 837-3521 Chamber Rep: Debra Williams San Gelato Cafe (850) 243-5455 Chamber Rep: Simona Faroni Sandpiper Cove (850) 837-9121 Chamber Rep: Christina Schlink Santa Rosa Mall Management Ofﬁce (850) 244-2172 Chamber Rep: Julie Harrell Select Physical Therapy (850) 837-3349 Chamber Rep: Bryanee Shelley

Langdon & Langdon Research & Consulting, LLC (850) 650-0030 Chamber Rep: Carol Langdon

Shores Salon (850) 837-4588 Chamber Rep: Susan Windes

Lenny’s Sub Shop #9 (850) 269-1152 Chamber Rep: Pat Dehlinger

Silver Dunes Condominium (850) 837-6104 Chamber Rep: Pam Miller

Dr. Dennis Lichorwic, DMD, PA (850) 654-8665 Chamber Rep: Tammy Barber

Southern States Insurance, LLC (850) 864-3000 Chamber Rep: Douglas Pike

Golden Corral Destin (850) 654-5030 Chamber Rep: Harry Beaugez

Jim Liufau Ins. Agency, Inc., State Farm Ins. (850) 837-1329 Chamber Rep: Mr. Jim Liufau

United Way Of Okaloosa Walton County (850) 243-0315 Chamber Rep: Bill Robinson

Goldring Gulf Distributing (850) 432-9883 Chamber Rep: David Gaines

McGill Escrow & Title, LLC (850) 654-6997 Chamber Rep: Robert McGill

Veal Convention Services (850) 654-1661 Chamber Rep: Mark Veal

Greg Goodson and Associates, Inc. (850) 650-1070 Chamber Rep: Greg Goodson

Mellow Mushroom (850) 650-6420 Chamber Rep: Hallie Gibbs

Waterﬁeld & Associates, Inc. (850) 837-6242 Chamber Rep: Benny Waterﬁeld

First City Bank (850) 244-5151 Chamber Rep: Ms. Vicki Chance Fisher-Brown, Inc. (850) 837-6138 Chamber Rep: Rick Long FNBT.Com Bank (850) 837-9171 Chamber Rep: Peggy Threadgill

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Jim Breitenfeld (left) accepts the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Lifetime Achievement award from the organization’s outgoing chairman Troy McLellan, president of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

Breitenfeld Receives FACP Lifetime Member Award

In his first duty as FACP chairman Shane Moody (right) recognizes outgoing chairman Troy McLellan, president of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber, with a plaque.

Moody Installed as Chairman of State Association Destin Area Chamber president and CEO Shane Moody, CCE, IOM, took over the chairmanship of the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP) during its annual meeting, held in October at the Royal Plaza Disney in Orlando. “When your peers recognize you as the person they think can positively lead a statewide organization, it’s truly an honor. I look forward to working with the chambers of commerce in Florida, and hopefully we can continue to build the best state organization in the country. It’s an exciting opportunity,” said Moody, who has more than 17 years of experience in the chamber profession. In addition to his involvement with FACP, Moody has served on the Florida Chamber of Commerce Federation Advisory Board and Board of Governors and currently serves the Quality of

Life Caucus for the Florida Chamber Foundation; the US Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100; the Board of Regents for the Winter Institute for the US Chamber; and as a faculty member for the US Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management. He has previously served on the boards and executive committees for the National Association for Membership Development and the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) and chaired the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Professionals. He earned his IOM designation when he graduated from the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management in 2003. In August 2007, he earned his professional certiﬁcation, Certiﬁed Chamber Executive from ACCE, the highest individual designation in the chamber profession.

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The Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP) recently recognized Jim Breitenfeld with its Lifetime Member Award for his outstanding service to the profession and his community. The honor was presented at FACP’s annual meeting, held at the Royal Plaza Disney in Orlando. “It was a surprise and a real honor to be recognized by your peers for the work you have done for over 30 years. I am not a real big award guy, but this was very special,” said Breitenfeld. “Chambers and other community development organizations do make difference, and it is nice to be a part of that.” Breitenfeld’s chamber career began in 1977 as president of the Greater Manchester (CT) Chamber of Commerce, where he founded the East of the Rivers Chamber of Commerce Association. Two years later, he became president of the Pinellas Suncoast (FL) Chamber of Commerce, a role he held for 10 years. During that time, he served a term as FACP president. In 1989, his career transitioned to economic development, as he took the helm of the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County. From

1996 - 2000, he was senior vice president of Enterprise Florida and served as president of the Florida Economic Development Council in 1994 – 95. He moved on to executive vice president of economic development of the Knoxville Area (TN) Chamber of Commerce. He now serves as the president of his own company, Breitenfeld Development Services, LLC, and sits on the boards of directors for the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “When you look at lifetime achievement in this industry, there’s no doubt Jim deserved this award. His reputation in the state of Florida is very strong. I’ve been asked numerous times by people across the state about him, which tells you he built a respected and integrity-ﬁlled career in chamber of commerce and economic development work. He’s been valuable to me as mentor and coach with insight you can only receive from someone with his experience. It was honor to be there to see him receive this award,” said Shane Moody, president and CEO of the Destin Area Chamber.

Congratulations to our top Ambassador for October 2010: 80 points – Paul Woolman, Copy Systems Business Center, Inc. Paul also welcomed four new members into the Chamber during the month: • Aquarium Professionals • Dynasty Chinese Cuisine • Xtreme H20 Sports • Zak’s www.DestinChamber.com

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Destin Area Chamber Donates $11,000 to Area Non-Profits During its Nov. 12 breakfast meeting, the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce presented $11,000 in donations to area non-profits, which included a $5,500 donation to the Destin Fisherman’s Fund. The donations were due to the success of the 32nd Annual Destin Seafood Festival, the community event of which the Destin Area Chamber is the official organizer. Exact donations given to each non-profit organization were based on the number of people and hours the organization dedicated to assisting in the festival’s token and admission booths, with a matching donation going to the Destin Fisherman’s Fund. “Without the fishing fleet, the fishermen, and their wives, there would be no Seafood Festival. In times like these, when our economy has been hit by so many different challenges putting so many hard-working people at risk of losing

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“Winterize outdoor spigots when temperatures dip below freezing to prevent pipes from leaking or bursting.”

During the Nov. 12 Business to Business Breakfast, the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce presented $11,000 in donations to representatives from area non-profits.

quality of life, what better use of the festival than to give back to the true heart, heritage, and history of our community?” explained Chamber President and CEO Shane Moody. In addition to the Destin Fisherman’s Fund, those organizations receiving donations included AMI Kids Emerald Coast, Inc.; Boy Scouts Troop 504; Children’s

Advocacy Center; Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Covenant Hospice; Destin Harvest; Destin Rotary Club; Destin Woman’s Club; Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Kiwanis Club of Destin; Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Okaloosa County Republican Executive Com-

mittee; Ronald McDonald House; Taylor Haugen Foundation; and the Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW Florida. In 2011, the Destin Seafood Festival will celebrate its 33rd anniversary. For information on how you may get involved, please contact Risa Garner, Director of Events, at (850) 837-2711 x2 or rgarner@DestinChamber.com.

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Thank you to all our Seafood Festival Volunteers! Inge Ackerman, Howard Group; Tom Ackerman, Howard Group; Ed Adams, GCS Building Solutions, Inc.; Meredith Adams, Shoreline Church, Destin; Tim Adams, Shoreline Church, Destin; Beth Alexander, Shoreline Church, Destin; Jim Alexander, Shoreline Church, Destin; Rhonda Alonso; Steve Anchors; Troy Anders, Cox; Corey Anderson, City of Destin; Mike Anderson, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Angelina Andrade; Angie Andrade, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Bret Andrew, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Maika Andrew, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Chandler Ankerson, FWBHS Key Club; Joel Ankerson, Trustmark National Bank; Renee Ankerson, Trustmark National Bank; Andrea Ansley, City of Destin; Nicole (Everlee) Applewhite, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Conny Armbruster, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Frank Arredondo, Shoreline Church, Destin; Lisa Arredondo, Shoreline Church, Destin; Denise Arvizo, Winn Dixie; Pam Aud, FWB Medical Center; Katherine Austin, FWB Medical Center; Lori Bagley, Winn Dixie; Ashley Bailey, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Cheryl Baker, Acentria, Inc.; Dana Baker, HNL, Inc.; Stanford Baker; Tim Ballard, Destin Harvest; TSgt. Eric Banks, Eglin AFB; Petra Barbrick, Covenant Hospice; Albert Barnes; Pam Barnes; Kristen Barnett, Shoreline Church, Destin; Rich Barnett, Shoreline Church, Destin; Jerry Barnhill, Florida Lottery; Payton Barrett, FWBHS Key Club; Ginger Barry, Broad and Cassel; Kellyanne Bartleson, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Amy Baty, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Mike Baty, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Denise Baxter, Trustmark National Bank; Harry Beard, Choctaw HS Key Club; Nicole Beck, Choctaw HS Key Club; Ashley Beckman; Brad Beckman, Professional Service Industries (PSI), Inc.; Meryl Bedner, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Carmela Bell, ResortQuest; Mike Benz, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Parker Benz, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Sherry Bernie; Sean Berrier, Eglin AFB; Martina Berrios, FWBHS Key Club; Kathy Bickers, Covenant Hospice; Holli Bingle, FWB Medical Center; Savannah Birkestrand, Choctaw HS Key Club; Olivia Black, BankTrust; LIz Blecha; Maria Bloomfield, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC; Debbie Bodenstine, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Megan Bodenstine, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Delanie Bomar, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Georgia Bomar, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Michael Bomar, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Molly Bomar, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Robyn Bomar, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Julie Booth, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Maria Borges, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Jeffrey Boudreau, PAGE 14

Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Steve Boyce, Winn Dixie; Earl Boyd; Jessica Boyd; Kristin Brackin, Community Bank, Destin; Melynda Bradley, Choctaw HS Key Club; Richard Bradley, Choctaw HS Key Club; Caroline Brady, FWBHS Key Club; Kristen Brannon, Community Bank, Destin; Lisa Branson, Beach Community Bank; Jim Breitenfeld, Breitenfeld Development Services, LLC; Lindsey Breland, Choctaw HS Key Club; Drew Brignac, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Chad Brooks, Winn Dixie; Kate Brotherton, Whitney National Bank; Bridget Brown, Beach Community Bank; Charlie Brown, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Cliff Brown, ResortQuest; Lauren Brown, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; A1C Sara Brummell, Eglin AFB; Stacey Bryant, ResortQuest; Bill Bubel, Howard Group; Susan Bubel, Howard Group; Lauren Buchman, Shoreline Church, Destin; Lisa Buchman, Shoreline Church, Destin; Marty Buchman, Shoreline Church, Destin; Sydney Buchman, Shoreline Church, Destin; Greig Buckley, Emerald Ladies’ Journal; Sandy Buckley, Emerald Ladies’ Journal; Rick Budd, Shoreline Church, Destin; Sandy Budd, Shoreline Church, Destin; Thuy Bui, Chartwell Hospitality; Angela Bullock, FNBT. com Bank; Christina Bulz; David Burns, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Jurate Burns, City of Destin; Mary or Jeff Burns, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Richard Butler, Chartwell Hospitality; Christiana Buzz; Yasmine C., South Walton HS Key Club; Jill Cadenhead, Community Bank, Destin; Kate Callicotte, Destin Woman’s Club; Alicia Campbell, 1 SOW/CPTS, Hurlburt Field; Morgan Canales, Covenant Hospice; Beth Cann; Shane Cannon, Ballard Cannon Development; Kathren Capra, Choctaw HS Key Club; Janet Capretta, Covenant Hospice; Don Capshaw, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Carol Carden; John Carden; Nester Cardenas, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; David Carlee, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Georgia Carlee, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Keilani Carlstrom, Choctaw HS Key Club; SSgt. Heather Carmack, Eglin AFB; Gayle Carmichael, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; SSgt. Russell Carr, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Eddie Carroll, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Son Carroll, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Christine Carter, Carter and Company, CPA; Nicole Cathers; Tom Cawles; Caitlin Chafin, Whitney National Bank; Cathy Chafin, Whitney National Bank; Simone Champman, FWBHS Key Club; Sarah Chason, Ronald McDonald House; Tais Chassion, Beach Community Bank; Dee Chernicky, Shake’s Frozen Custard; Wayne Chernicky, Shake’s Frozen

Custard; Kim Chojnacki, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Missy Chojnacki, Beach Community Bank; Steve Christopher, Shoreline Church, Destin; Erik Chriswell, Covenant Hospice; Janessa Chriswell, Covenant Hospice; SSgt. Amber Ciesielski, Eglin AFB; Cathy Clark, Ronald McDonald House; Emily Clark, Covenant Hospice; John Clarrey, Winn Dixie; Beth Clary, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Charlie Clary, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Mary Cleveland, ResortQuest; Bonnie Coakley, ResortQuest; Tim Coakley, ResortQuest; Amanda Cole, FWB Medical Center; Nick Coleman, City of Destin; Ronda Comparin, Destin Woman’s Club; Julie Condon, Silpada Jewelry Representative; Tiffany Connellan, Trustmark National Bank; Megan Connor, Community Bank, Destin; Dustin Cooper, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Nenita Corbean, ResortQuest; Jay Cornelius, GTECH; Jennifer Costello, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; David Couch, 1SOLRS/ LGRDA, Hurlburt Field; Beth Ann Cox, Destin Woman’s Club; Bonnie Cox, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Jana Cox, Choctaw HS Key Club; David Coyle, 1SOMXG/MXOPD, Hurlburt Field; Zach Craig, Choctaw HS Key Club; Sonya Cronin, Sterling Resorts; Jennie Crowell, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Katie Crowell, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Nicole Cruz, FWBHS Key Club; SSgt. Roberto Cruz, Eglin AFB; Gary Cudney, Destin Harvest; Phyllis Cullenbine, ResortQuest; Tama Curlee, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Tiffany Currid, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Amelia Curtis, Choctaw HS Key Club; Vince Cyrus, Whitney National Bank; A1C Corey Czajka, Eglin AFB; Ann Czonstka, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Steve Czonstka, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Yannie Dalton, FWBHS Key Club; Cheryl D’Angio; Joyce Danser, ResortQuest; A1C Hannah Davis, Eglin AFB; Anna Davis, Covenant Hospice; Billi Davis, Choctaw HS Key Club; Christine Davis; Dave Davis, Covenant Hospice; Jessica Davis, American Heart Association; Anthony DeAnda, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Darsi DeMari, Choctaw HS Key Club; Eric Demkowicz, FWBHS Key Club; Joshua DeMoss, Shoreline Church, Destin; Kaycee DeMoss, Shoreline Church, Destin; Cat Demoya, FWBHS Key Club; Cydnee Dennison, Choctaw HS Key Club; Merry DeSalvo, Ronald McDonald House; Kristen Destin, ResortQuest; Alejandra Diaz, Choctaw HS Key Club; David Dietle, ResortQuest; Jallene Dixon, Beach Community Bank; Rachel Doan, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Denise Dobeleck, Destin Woman’s Club; Joel Dodd, Covenant Hospice;

Don Dooley, Cox; Rube Dowell, ResortQuest; Joanie Dudas, FNBT.com Bank; Gina Duke, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Michelle Dunn; Brendan Duplantis; Don Durham, Ronald McDonald House; Mike Duval, FWB Medical Center; Danny Edwards, Florida Lottery; Don Edwards, Trustmark National Bank; Veronic Eganez, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC; Brett Elder, Simple HR; Gayle Ellis, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Bob Elsas, ResortQuest; Pat Embree; Scott Embree; Dave Emerson, Destin Rotary Club; Melissa Engel, Coastal Bank and Trust; Kelly Ervin, Regions Bank; Diane Erving, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Bartolo Estrada, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Shaun Eubanks, Community Bank, Destin; Angelina F., FWBHS Key Club; Victoria Facciport, Simple HR; Angie Fears, City of Destin; Tom Fears, City of Destin; Zorina Fielding, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; TSgt. Maikel Figueroa-Jimenez, Eglin AFB; Lisa Firth, Destin Community Center; Beverly Fisher, FWB Medical Center; Shawn Fleming, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Tanner Fleming, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Mary Fletcher, ResortQuest; Janice Flores, FWB Medical Center; Jason Floyd; Janet Fogarty, Shoreline Church, Destin; John Fogarty, Shoreline Church, Destin; Lauren Fogarty, Shoreline Church, Destin; Summer Fogarty, Shoreline Church, Destin; Rusti Fontaine; Janilyn Fooshee, Ronald McDonald House; A1C William Forrest, Eglin AFB; Tonya Forsha, BankTrust; David Forstrom, City of Destin; Susan Fortman, Beach Community Bank; Kathy Foster, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Laura Foster; Shaun Foster; Susan Fostman, First Florida Bank; Margie Foutz, Destin Woman’s Club; Debra Fowler, Ronald McDonald House; Lisa Fowler, FWB Medical Center; Sabrina Fowler, Choctaw HS Key Club; Sydney Fowler, Choctaw HS Key Club; Karen Franzel, Chartwell Hospitality; Sarah Fraser, Choctaw HS Key Club; Brenda Freeman, FWB Medical Center; Mike Freeman, Whitney National Bank; Jamie Fremgen, Shoreline Church, Destin; Tiffany Frevert, Covenant Hospice; Alison Fuller, Trustmark National Bank; Mary Lee Fuller; Tiffany Fuller, Choctaw HS Key Club; Jonathan Futrell, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Chase Gaddis, FWBHS Key Club; Damom Galloway, ResortQuest; Chuck Garcia, City of Destin; Geri Gardner, Florida Lottery; Cindy Garrard, Destin Rotary Club; Jeff Garrard, Destin Rotary Club; Subrina Garrett; TSgt. Christopher Garrett, Eglin AFB; Ryan Garrity, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Erica Gary, FWBHS Key Club; Jasmine Gautreaux, Choctaw HS Key

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Club; Ebony Gayle, Sterling Resorts; Beth Gerke, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Ryan Gerke, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Darlene Getchel, FNBT.com Bank; Phil Getchel, FNBT.com Bank; Bob Gibbs, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Christine Gibson, Winn Dixie; Carmilo Giraldo, ResortQuest; Trisha Godwin, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Rick Goff, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Susan Goff, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Seth Goins, FWBHS Key Club; George Gollehon, Covenant Hospice; Renee Gollehon, Covenant Hospice; Bobby Goodwin, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Lesan Gouge, Shoreline Church, Destin; Connie Gramble, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Lawrence Green, Covenant Hospice; Shirley Green, ResortQuest; Bo Grelling, Regions Bank; Wille Griffin, 1 SOEMS, Hurlburt Field; SSgt. Todd Griffith, Eglin AFB; Morgan Grisby, FWBHS Key Club; Maggi Grogan, Destin Woman’s Club; Robert Groves, Eglin AFB; Tristing Grzyboski, Choctaw HS Key Club; John Guin, Ronald McDonald House; Jenna H., Choctaw HS Key Club; Katherine H., Choctaw HS Key Club; Joanna Hackett, Chartwell Hospitality; Will Haddock, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Bob Hafner, Destin Rotary Club; Gloria Hahn, Choctaw HS Key Club; Ken Hair, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Daniel Hale, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Mishelle Hamilton, Simple HR; Ty Handy, NWF State College; Kenn Hanson, 1 SOCMS, Hurlburt Field; Hanley Hardin, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Jessica Hardin, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Rachel Harmon, Choctaw HS Key Club; Hannah Harper, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Susan Harper; Angela Harris; Honey Harris, Community Bank, Destin; Linda Harris, Ronald McDonald House; A1C Michael Hartley, Eglin AFB; Angie Hartrick, Trustmark National Bank; Tom Hartrick, Trustmark National Bank; Tyler Hartrick; Kathy Hasbrouck, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Del Hatches, ResortQuest; Kathy Haugen, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Emily Hawkins; Bill Head, FWB Medical Center; Sandy Headrick, Trustmark National Bank; Mary Heapy, Choctaw HS Key Club; David Hector, Shoreline Church, Destin; Caige Hefner, FWBHS Key Club; Judy Heiney, Covenant Hospice; Jarrod Helmes, Choctaw HS Key Club; Karen Helms, Beach Community Bank; Krystal Helms, ResortQuest; Richard Helton, Shoreline Church, Destin; Ali Henderson, Choctaw HS Key Club; Sloan Henderson, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Phillip Heppding, Merrill Lynch; Peggy Herbig, Destin Woman’s Club; Jenny Herndon, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Greg Herr, Sterling Resorts; Anna

Herrera; Jenna Hickman, Choctaw HS Key Club; Rob Higgenbotham, Sterling Resorts; Lindsey Higgens, Choctaw HS Key Club; Jan Hill, FWB Medical Center; Debbie Hindes; Kay Hines; Larry Hines, Destin City Council; Haley Hofstad, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Joana Hofstad, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Paul Holden, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Kylene Hollard; MSgt. Larue Holliday, Eglin AFB; Tonya Holman; Adam Hopkins, ResortQuest; Chris Hopkins, ResortQuest; Emily Hopkins; Kim Houdashelt; Ritch Houdashelt; Breanne House, ResortQuest; Lois Hoyt, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; A1C Rebecca Huff, Eglin AFB; A1C Ryan Huff, Eglin AFB; TSgt. Shannon Huffman, Eglin AFB; Veronica Hughes, FNBT.com Bank; Kaley Humphreys; Gordon Hurd, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Terry Hymel; Teresa Jacobs, Ronald McDonald House; Gay Jacobson, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Pinky Jaeravarnont, Choctaw HS Key Club; Martina Jeffers; Chris Jenkins, ResortQuest; Cody Jenkins, ResortQuest; Narissa Jenkins, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Glenda Jernigan, Destin Woman’s Club; Stephen Jeter, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC; Sgt. Christina Johansen, Eglin AFB; Beverly Johnson, Ronald McDonald House; Jessica Johnson, Community Bank, Destin; Lance Johnson, City of Destin; Linda Johnson, Shoreline Church, Destin; Lindsey Johnson, City of Destin; Marcie Johnson, Ronald McDonald House; Valerie Johnson, Beach Community Bank; Allison Jones, FWB Medical Center; Gloria Jones; Jason Jones, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Lauren Jones, FWB Medical Center; Linda Jones, Trustmark National Bank; Mitch Jones; Rebecca Jones, FWB Medical Center; Harrison Jourdan, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/ Walton County; Jeff Jourdan, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Dylan Jurman, Shoreline Church, Destin; Cathy Justice, FWB Medical Center; Teresa Kaliski, Simple HR; Jessica Kaono, FWBHS Key Club; Tina Kaple, City of Destin; Ellen Kashynski, Sterling Resorts; James Kastner, Cox; Josh Keeler, Choctaw HS Key Club; Kris Keen, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC; Anna Keeney, Florida Lottery; Dwight Kennard, Covenant Hospice; Cheryl Kershaw, Destin Harvest; Heather Kilbey, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Kathryn Kilbey, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Katherine King, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Greg Kisela, Destin Rotary Club; Anna Kiss, ResortQuest; Bill Kleinfield, Howard Group; Marie Kleinfield, Howard Group; SSgt. Christopher Klinect, Eglin AFB; Erica Knapp, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Susan Kneller, OkaNETWORK DECEMBER 2010

Thank you to all our Seafood Festival Volunteers! loosa Arts Alliance; Matt Kniec; Robert Kopald, Regions Bank; Chris Krebs, Covenant Hospice; Dennis Krebs, Covenant Hospice; Kyle Kroger, Simple HR; Matt Kryiel; Liz Lafollette, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Cherokee Lampp, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; A1C Charlyn R. Lang, Eglin AFB; Diane Lauterbach, Destin Woman’s Club; Brittani Lay, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Rosemary Lay, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Mary Lu Lazzaro, ResortQuest; Ana Leavonworth, Destin Harvest; Chris Leavonworth, Destin Harvest; Cindy Ledbetter; Rafae Ledo-Massey, South Walton HS Key Club; Devyn Lee, Choctaw HS Key Club; Jeff Leeper, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Judy Lenderman, Trustmark National Bank; Anna Leone, Covenant Hospice; Wayne Leone, Covenant Hospice; Karen Lewis, Acentria, Inc.; Laura Ellen Lewis; Rick Lewis, Acentria, Inc.; Natalie Lightsey, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Scott Lightsey, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; SSgt. Diana Ligon, Eglin AFB; Bill Lindsley, Simple HR; Annie Locke, FNBT.com Bank; Chris Long, ResortQuest; A1C Giselle Lopez, Eglin AFB; Charlie Lott, 1SOLRS/LGRDA, Hurlburt Field; SrA Korey Love, Eglin AFB; Jennifer Lovell, Coastal Bank & Trust; Angelina Lover, FWBHS Key Club; Bridget Lowe, ResortQuest; Kenny Lowe, Winn Dixie; John Luciana, ResortQuest; Terri Luciana, ResortQuest; Mary Lurk, Destin Land & Title; Kelli Lusk, Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce; Laura Lutz, FWB Medical Center; Bernie Lynch, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Kristen Lynch, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; SSgt. Lucas Lynch, Eglin AFB; Emily M., Choctaw HS Key Club; Mike Mabry, Florida Lottery; Kristin Maddox, Choctaw HS Key Club; Karina Madrigal, ResortQuest; Coral Makara, Choctaw HS Key Club; Lino Maldonado, ResortQuest; Vickie Maldonado, ResortQuest; Cindy Maling, Covenant Hospice; Emily Manderfeld, Choctaw HS Key Club; Mary Mann, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Jenny Manthey; Ryan Manthey, Shoreline Church, Destin; Tony Manthey, Manthey Capital Group; A1C Matthew Maples, Eglin AFB; SrA Zach Marker, Eglin AFB; Margaret Markey, City of Destin; Pat Markey, City of Destin; Alma Marquez, Community Bank, Destin; Gayle Marr, Covenant Hospice; John Marshall, Fleet, Spencer & Kilpatrick, P.A.; Angel Martin, Alexan Henderon Beach; Kristen Martin, Chartwell Hospitality; Sarah Martinez, 1 SOW/PA, Hurlburt Field; Alex Maselowitch, FWB Medical Center; Erica Masters, ResortQuest; Al Matthews, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Kathy NETWORK DECEMBER 2010

Matthews, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Shalanda Mayes, Sterling Resorts; Sheawna Mayes, Sterling Resorts; Sharon Mcauliffe, ResortQuest; Amy McBride, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Megan McCarthy, Choctaw HS Key Club; Angela McDonald, Ronald McDonald House; Angie McDonald, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Donna McDonald, Acentria, Inc.; AMN Amanda McGee, Eglin AFB; Jamie McIntosh, Whitney National Bank; Phyllis McKana, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Danya McKinney, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Tess McLaughlin, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Liz McLeod, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Alex McManus, South Walton HS Key Club; Sarah McManus, South Walton HS Key Club; Helen McMillan, Destin Woman’s Club; Ed McMullen, Jr., Legendary, Inc.; Erica Mecke, Choctaw HS Key Club; Linda Medenhall, Destin Woman’s Club; Mariam Mekhail, FWBHS Key Club; Delores Merrill; Casey Michaelson, FWBHS Key Club; Chuck Middleton, ResortQuest; Lora Middleton, ResortQuest; Charlotte Miller, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Linda Miller, Simple HR; Lisa Miller, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Mark Miller, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Ron Millis, Fisher House of the Emerald Coast; Madi Mitchell, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Michel Mitchell; Ron Moat, Sterling Resorts; Micaela Moleny; Elizabeth Moller-Smith, Covenant Hospice; Meredith Monroe, South Walton HS Key Club; Jane Montgomery, Covenant Hospice; A1C Coleman Moore, Eglin AFB; Kama Moore, Covenant Hospice; Scott Moore, Shoreline Church, Destin; SrA Robert Moore, Eglin AFB; Micaela Morena, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; A1C Alysun D. Morgan, Eglin AFB; Christy Morgan, Destin Harvest; Cristman Morgan, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Sharmon Morris, Beach Community Bank; Dave Morrow, Destin Rotary Club; Ruth Morrow, ResortQuest; Rita Mosley, First Florida Bank; Meghan Moylan, Choctaw HS Key Club; Bryce Munz, Choctaw HS Key Club; Andy Murphy, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Brenda Murphy, ResortQuest; Elizabeth Murphy, FWB Medical Center; Jim Murphy, ResortQuest; Karen Murphy; Nancy Murphy, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Bobbie Nedroscik, Howard Group; Herb Nedroscik, Howard Group; Brianna Nelson, Choctaw HS Key Club; Keith Nelson, City of Destin; Kevin Nelson, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Randy Newman, Simple HR; Diane Nguyen, FWBHS Key Club; Jodi Nichols, ResortQuest; Mark Nichols, Nichols Law Firm; Alayna Nixon, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Taylor Nixon,

The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Andrew Norton, Shoreline Church, Destin; Joe Nowling, GTECH; Kathy O’Conner, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Sharon O’Connor, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Lori Ogles, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Brooks O’Hara, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Leah O’Hara, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Sean O’Hara, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Amanda Olson, Shoreline Church, Destin; Jennifer Ondo, Winn Dixie; Jean Oren, Covenant Hospice; Ed Orr, Shoreline Church, Destin; Joanne Orr, Shoreline Church, Destin; Carla Osborne, Florida Lottery; Kristen O’Shea; Sean O’Shea; Diane Ostrander, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Tiffany P., Choctaw HS Key Club; Matt Pace, Sterling Resorts; Anthony Pacheco, Trustmark National Bank; Michelle Pacheco, Trustmark National Bank; Patrick Pahalek, Florida Lottery; Kathy Paige, Sterling Resorts; Kaley Palanjiar, Key Club; Debbie Palmer, Coastal Bank and Trust; Jennie Palmer, Shoreline Church, Destin; Tanya Palmer, Whitney National Bank; Jasen Pant, Cox; Dave Parisot, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Danielle Parker, JP-Engineering, PL; Matt Parker, JP-Engineering, PL; Darlene Partin, Shoreline Church, Destin; Eric Partin, Shoreline Church, Destin; SrA Cydney Pate, Eglin AFB; Dillon Patel, FWBHS Key Club; Jay Patel, FWBHS Key Club; Debbie Patzig, Beach Community Bank; Darryl Paulk, FWB Medical Center; Marci Paulk, FWB Medical Center; Katie Peacock, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; George Pearce; Nakita Peebles, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Matt Perras, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Sharlene Perras, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Andy Peterson, Chartwell Hospitality; Wanda Peterson, First Florida Bank; Marilyn Phillips; Matt Phillips, Choctaw HS Key Club; Katie Pho; Darci Pierce, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; George Pierce; Bethany Polomcean, Community Bank, Destin; Garrett Ponder; Brittany Poole, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC; Les Porterfield, TEA, Inc.; Candace Pottery, FWB Medical Center; Mabel Prescott, Destin Woman’s Club; Robin Primosch, Shoreline Church, Destin; Tom Primosch, Shoreline Church, Destin; Kelly Pringle; Maria Pryzbylski, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Kimberly Purvis, Coastal Bank and Trust; Meghann Queen, FNBT.com Bank; Shari Quintana, Choctaw HS Key Club; A1C Meryll Quizon, Eglin AFB; Ed Raebel, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Bill Ready, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Joe Rector, Destin Rotary Club; Sarah Beth Rector, FNBT.com Bank; Nikki Reider, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Justin Remol, Cadenhead Law

Firm; Kelly Reynold, Shoreline Church, Destin; Chason Reynolds, FWBHS Key Club; Kelly Reynolds; Carla Rezello, Coastal Bank and Trust; Sam Rhody, Whitney National Bank; Brock Rice, Regions Bank; Gregg Richard, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Jennifer Richardson, FWBHS Key Club; Ryan Riehle, O’Shea Builders; Caitlin Riggenbach, Choctaw HS Key Club; West Ritchie, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Faye Robbins, Wildlife Rehabilitators Partnership of NW FL, Inc.; Susan Robbins, Community Bank, Destin; Taylor Robbins, FWBHS Key Club; Shari Roberts, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Dorothy Robinson, Destin Woman’s Club; Justin Rock, Florida Lottery; Jeff Rogers, City of Destin; Mike Rogers, Cox; Kathy Rolf, Simple HR; Cathie Rolland, Shoreline Church, Destin; Joey Rolland, Shoreline Church, Destin; Mark Roper, Eglin AFB; Yvonne Roper, Eglin AFB; Baylor Rose, FWBHS Key Club; SSgt. Amber Rosser, 1SOFSS, Hurlburt Field; Jenna Roton, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Marcus Rowe, Cox; Deena Ruppel, Ronald McDonald House; Cindy Russell, Community Bank, Destin; Meg Russell; Ronnie Sacco, Choctaw HS Key Club; Nichole Sage, Slumber Parties by Nichole; Joseph Salazar, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Lee Sampson, Murphy’s Home Services, Inc.; Erinn Sanders, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Tawnya Sarazin, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Rick Scali, Easy Street Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals; A1C Russell Schmidt, Eglin AFB; Wendy Schmutz, Destin Woman’s Club; Mike Schneider, First Florida Bank; Warren Schott, American Land Title; Mary Lou Scott-Sersch; Anthony Sealy, Covenant Hospice; Mitzi Searcy, Community Bank, Destin; Rebecca Sessions, Ecco Motors & Street Legal Carts; Becky Settle; Phyllis Shanks, ResortQuest; Joseph Shaw; Pat Shaw, Red Horse Squadron, Hurlburt Field; Cathy Shea, Synovus; Stephanie Shea, City of Destin; Kevin Shehorn, ResortQuest; Judy Sheridan, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Tsgt. Will Shingles, Eglin AFB; Liz Shipley, Choctaw HS Key Club; Sue Shumaker, Trotter’s General Contractors, Inc.; A1C Joseph Simmons, Eglin AFB; Sarah Simmons, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Desire Simpkins; Jerry Simpson, Destin Rotary Club; Chad Smith, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Erica Smith, FNBT.com Bank; Jane Smith, Ronald McDonald House; John Smith, Ronald McDonald House; Katie Smith, Choctaw HS Key Club; Megan Smith, 2nd Combat Weather Squadron, Hurlburt Field; Ryan Smith, Covenant Hospice; Tama Smith, The Taylor Haugen Foundation; Pat Smyth, Destin Woman’s Club; Holly Snaith; James Snure, Florida Lottery; Alise

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Haugen Foundation; Thomas Vidikan; Ashleigh Vinson, Choctaw HS Key Club; Gaby Voiculescu, Destin Woman’s Club; Sue Vondra, ResortQuest; Ashleigh W., Choctaw HS Key Club; Jay Wachsmuth, Shoreline Church, Destin; Melissa Wachsmuth, Shoreline Church, Destin; Joanne Wagan, Winn Dixie; Ann Wagner, Okaloosa Arts Alliance; Brian Walker, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Ginger Walker; Hope Walker, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; Amber Wall, Ronald McDonald House; Barbara Wall, Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee; Allen Wallace, FWBHS Key Club; Candice Wallace, South Walton HS Key Club; KC Wallace, Cox; Michael Walsh, Destin Harvest; Kevin Wang, O’Sullivan Creel, LLP; Ann Ward, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Conner Ward, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Cole Warner, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Matt or Katherine Warner, Boy Scouts of Okaloosa/Walton County; Charles Warren, Children’s Advocacy Center, Emerald Coast; Malies Warren; SrA Kenneth Warren, Eglin AFB; Webb Warren, City of Destin; Patty Waterman, Covenant Hospice; Sarah Webb, FWBHS Key Club; Sandy Weber, Covenant Hospice; Chris Webster, Choctaw HS Key Club; Laura Wehe, ResortQuest; Gwyn Wendt, Regions Bank; Christina West, City of Destin; Gloria Whidden, Kiwanis Club of Destin; Kathy Whidden, Emerald Coast Chiropractic; Ken Whidden, Kiwanis Club of Destin; SSgt. Charlotte Whipple, Eglin AFB; Jenna White, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Joshua White, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Julie White, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Justy White, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Elise Whittengulf, Ronald McDonald House; Jason Wilbur, Regions Bank; Charlie Wilkins, Covenant Hospice; Mae Wilkins, Covenant Hospice; Chris Wilkinson; Todd Wilkinson, Destin Rotary Club; Anita Williams, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; James Williams, Rocky Bayou Christian School; Jason Williams; Toby Williams, Rocky Bayou Christian School; Martin Wilson, ResortQuest; Matt Wilson, Destin Harvest; Lisa Winterberger, Choctaw HS Key Club; Annie Wolcott, Coastal Bank and Trust; A1C Adam Wood, Eglin AFB; Drew Wood, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Stacey Wood, Pleat & Perry, P.A.; Cheryl Wren, City of Destin; Mark Wren, Destin Fishermen’s Fund; Kelly Wright, Junior League of the Emerald Coast; Ken Wright, AMI Kids Emerald Coast Inc.; Shida Wright, Choctaw HS Key Club; Jill Yelverton, Community Bank, Destin; A1C Travis Young, Eglin AFB; Tessa Zampieri, Simple HR; Karla Zell, ResortQuest;Melissa Zepeda, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; Oscar Zepeda, Children’s Volunteer Health Network; and Adam, Choctaw HS Key Club PAGE 15

December Calendar of Events December 2 Hard Rock Cafe’s Holiday Mixer Location: Hard Rock Café Time: 6:30 p.m. Celebrate the Holidays at Hard Rock Café with our annual Holiday Mixer. Bring your staff, co-workers, family, or acquaintances!!! Enjoy food, drinks, and music along with a great, friendly atmosphere! The cost is $24.99, which includes the buffet, two drink tickets, and music! December 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 Wednesday Night Concert Series Location: The Village of Baytowne Wharf Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Enjoy a special holiday edition of the Concert Series through the month of December. We’ll be tantalizing your musical taste buds with musicians to entertain all of our guests! December 1 – 24 12 Nights of Lights - Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday Nights Location: The Village of Baytowne Wharf Enjoy a festive light show in the Events Plaza set to your favorite holiday music every Friday and Saturday leading up to Christmas at 6, 7, and 8 p.m. The light show is also featured during the holiday editions of the Wednesday Night Concert Series at 7 p.m. December 1 – 31 Locals-Only Discount for Sunday Brunch Location: Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Guests will enjoy live jazz piano entertainment, and adults (21 years of age or older) will receive one complimentary mimosa or glass of champagne with each adult brunch purchased. The Sunday Brunch is $19.95 per adult and $9.95 per child ages 7-12. Children under 6 are complimentary with paid adult. Okaloosa and Walton County residents now receive a 15% discount with valid ID. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (850) 267-9500 x43.

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December 1 – 31 Baytowne on Ice Location: The Village of Baytowne Wharf For those visitors who miss the cold and ice, the ice skating rink is the perfect opportunity to get into the winter spirit. For $10, guests can skate for an hour and a half. The first hour of each day is reserved for “kids skate” for youths 12 and under. Hours of operation: http:// www.sandestin.com/Portals/0/includes/ pdfs/2010IceRinkSchedule.pdf December 3 Florida: Then and Now Free Lecture Series – Focuses on Oil Spill, the Environment, Sustainability Location: NWFSC, Robert E. Greene, Jr. Science Bldg. Auditorium (Room S-110) Time: 1 p.m. A series of free public lectures by state and local experts that will explore various aspects of the recent Gulf oil spill from metaphysical to environmental and economic perspectives. Tim Center, Vice President of Sustainability Initiatives for the state’s Collins Center for Public Policy, will speak. December 3 DC Kids Artful Play Location: Destin Commons, Center Plaza Time: 10 – 11 a.m. Kids are invited to join Destin Commons and Abrakadoodle for a free morning of creative fun! Including giveaways, art activities, and more! December 2 -3 Tales of Airn Location: Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center Time: 7:30 p.m., plus matinee Dec. 3 matinee at 10 a.m. for students A production of an original fantasy “Tales of Airn” will be presented on the mainstage of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville. Tickets are just $6 each for adults and youth and are available now from the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Box office at 729-6000 or online at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org. School groups should call 729-6065.

December 3 Sounds of the Season Location: Village Baptist Church Time: 7 – 9 p.m. Community Christmas concert in collaboration with five Destin churches. Community choir open to residents and winter visitors. December 4 Christmas in the Village Craft Show Location: Destin Community Center Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be many vendors varying from artwork, handmade crafts, quality boutique items, silk florals, food products, jewelry, and many more unique gift ideas. Admission is free. For more information, give us a call at 654-5184. December 4 Silver Sands Santa’s Arrival Location: Silver Sands Factory Stores Time: 12 p.m. Don’t miss the arrival of Santa on Sacred Heart’s AIRHeart Helicopter! Children are invited to dress up in festive holiday costumes and join Santa for a fun parade to the Courtyard for refreshments and complimentary photos. Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. Visit www.silver sandsoutlet.com for more information or call (850) 654-9771. December 4 – 24 Sinfonia Charity Gift Wrap Location: Silver Sands Factory Stores This event is a convenient way for shoppers to get their holiday wrapping done quickly and affordably. For a complete listing of all bravo! events, dates, times, ticket prices, and availability, or to learn more about bravo! member benefits, please visit www.SinfoniaGulfCoast.org or call (850) 269-7229. December 10 A Baroque Christmas Location: Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center Time: 7:30 p.m. The stellar Northwest Florida Symphony Chorus joins Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (NFSO) to perform a marvelous array of some of the finest seasonal music of the 18th century. Ring in the holidays in grande style with this popular annual NFSO concert and carol sing-a-long – sure to inspire your holiday spirit!

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December 11 25th Annual Destin Christmas Parade Location: Harbor Blvd. Time: 10 a.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “Christmas Movies of the Silver Screen.” The parade travels from Downtown Shopping Center down Harbor Boulevard to Night Town. December 12 24th Annual Holiday on the Harbor Destin Lighted Boat Parade Location: Harbor Festivities will be held all afternoon along the Harbor, and the Lighted Boat Parade and judging will start at 6 p.m. upstairs at Harry T’s Restaurant. Boats will start lining up in the Harbor between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. December 17 Sinfonia Orchestral Holiday Location: Destin Worship Center Time: 7:30 p.m. For a complete listing of all bravo! events, dates, times, ticket prices and availability, or to learn more about bravo! member benefits, please visit www. SinfoniaGulftCoast.org or call (850) 2697229. December 18 Baytowne Holiday Lantern Parade Location: The Village of Baytowne Wharf Time: 6 p.m. The Village of Baytowne Wharf and Abrakadoodle present the first holiday paper lantern parade. This community event will feature commissioned paper lanterns in the shapes of iconic symbols of the holiday season. Abrakadoodle will also be offering paper lantern workshops. December 31 Baytowne Countdown New Year’s Eve Celebration Location: The Village of Baytowne Wharf Time: 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. Come dance the night away and enjoy breathtaking fireworks as they light up the sky over the lagoon at midnight. The Countdown will feature tribute bands of some of America’s favorite musical artists. Enjoy “Elton John,” “Billy Joel,” The Emerald Coast Blues Brothers, and end the night with The BonJourneys, a tribute band devoted to Bon Jovi and Journey.

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