FEBRUARY
JANUARY FRLA and VISIT FLORIDA sponsored Season 4 of Emeril’s Florida! This show features the Florida lifestyle, restaurants, hotels and resorts. Florida Tourism Day brought more than 500 industry leaders to Tallahassee to speak to lawmakers about the importance of Florida’s hospitality industry. The Florida Legislature convened in Tallahassee. FRLA through Great Florida Events sponsored the Space Coast Crab Smash event.
FRLA sponsored Clearwater Beach Uncorked, one of our Great Florida Events in 2016! South Florida Powerhouse Luncheon was hosted by FRLA’s Dade Chapter at Jungle Island featuring the Lt. Governor, NRA President/CEO Dawn Sweeney and AH&LA CEO Katherine Lugar. The FRLA Educational Foundation hosted the 16th annual ProStart Culinary Team Competition in Orlando along with the Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner honoring many of FRLA’s star students.
JULY
FRLA held its Summer Board Meeting at the beautiful Opal Sands Resort.
FRLA and Great Florida Events sponsored Friday Night Soundwaves, a weekly concert series at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Hub, and Orlando Restaurant Week.
Florida’s hospitality industry and FRLA members raised more than $800,000 for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 30 during the statewide Dine Out for Orlando United.
FRLA held its Marketing + Operations Summit at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. This outstanding event drew a huge crowd.
JUNE
AUGUST FRLA, through its Great Florida Events program, sponsored the Annual Florida Main Street Conference in Deland, Florida, and Dine Out Lauderdale. The 17th Annual Hospitality Golf Tournament was hosted by FRLA’s Pinellas Chapter. FRLA’s Suncoast Chapter held its 6th Annual Chairman’s Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
NOVEMBER
FRLA’s NW Florida Chapter held the Coastal Boil in Destin.
FRLA sponsored more Great Florida Events this month: Nashville Songwriters at Sandestin, College Park JazzFest, Blast on the Bay, Autos and Oysters and Cows ‘n Cabs. FRLA’s Monroe Chapter set sail on its 7th Annual Wine on the Water cruise. FRLA sponsored the Old School Open in Tallahassee.
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FRLA’s Tallahassee Chapter held its Bust-A-Clay Shoot at Coon Bottom Gun Club.
FRLA’s Hillsborough Chapter held its 5th Annual Bowling Tournament in Tampa.
FRLA Southwest Florida Chapter held its 9th Annual Turkey Trot benefitting the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
OCTOBER
MARCH FRLA’s First Coast Chapter hosted their Legislative Luncheon in St. Augustine.
FRLA sponsored the Ormond Beach Riverfest Seafood Festival and the Florida Seafood Festival in Apalachicola.
DECEMBER FRLA’s Great Florida Events program sponsored the Florida Citrus Parade, one of the largest parades affiliated with a sporting event in the nation! Many of FRLA’s chapters hosted holiday events and installed new leadership. FRLA held its final Independent Operators Workshop for the year.
FRLA’s Broward Chapter held it 9th Annual Golf Invitational to support scholarships for ProStart and Hospitality Management Programs in local high schools. FRLA’s Escarosa Chapter hosted Shoot the Clays with FRLA, a networking and team building event.
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