Congratulations to our golf tournament winners! First place went to tennis pro Fernando Guarachi’s team with Jacqueline Guerra, Steve Myers, and Nick White. Second place went to the Matthews and Hawkins, PA Team of Dana Matthews, John Hawkins, Mike Jones, and Andy Brimer. Third place went to our returning champions from Trustmark, Kevin Kelly, Terry Mobley, John Sumrall, and Jerry Dunkle. The entire tournament was a huge success and truly a class act!

Later that evening over 200 people including all the golf and tennis players attended the Tastes of the Emerald Coast Benefit. The benefit was held at the new Emerald Grande on beautiful Destin Harbor. In addition to the fantastic surroundings and décor of this glorious property, guests had breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee Bay from the ballroom! Guests were treated to many tastes of the emerald coast provided by the many superb chefs of Legendary, Inc. The food was complimented by a number of wine vendors and a wonderful groove was provided by the band Stixx. This Stixx was even better than the original! Guests flocked around the numerous auction items which ranged from hand blown glass, original oil paintings, spa packages, and jewelry to name a few. The event had a number of local celebrities and a very special visitor thanks to Cox Communications. Miss America Lauren Nelson visited one of our Clubs earlier that day to talk to our kids about internet safety and staying safe online. Miss America and her escorts from our partner Cox Communications attended the Benefit that night. She was truly a site to see, all you had to do was follow the flash bulbs to find her. A huge thank you goes to Cox Communications for not only being an event sponsor, but making her visit possible.

On Saturday our ladies and men’s tennis tournament kicked off at Seascape. It was truly a site to see! We thought we were at the US Open! All of the ladies and gentlemen were treated to a fantastic lunch provided by Tommy Bahama Café. The weather could not have been better. Congratulations to our ladies tennis winners, Ann Cronkhite and Diana Kovacs. Congratulations to our men’s teams, first place George Landegger and Pablo Gras, and second place Nick White and Eddie Guerra. Everyone played great tennis and had a wonderful time.

The entire weekend was a fantastic combination of sports, entertainment, and philanthropy. The kids, staff, board of directors, and planning committee send out a BIG thank you to all of our sponsors, players, and people who participated and made the events possible. You are helping the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast continue to provide a safe, positive, place for all kids to go after school where they are always welcome. The Boys & Girls Clubs provide life changing programs to help our youth become responsible, contributing members and leaders of tomorrow. Support YOUR Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast is a 501 C-3 organization that is supported completely by contributions from the community.

Thank you to all of the businesses, sponsors, volunteers and event participants for making our events a huge success. 

2007 Event Sponsors

• Legendary, Inc.
• Cox Communications
• Quality BMW
• Crye-Leike Coastal Realty
• Employee Benefits Solutions, David Barton
• Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
• AG Edwards Poate/Bonjean Group
• Peter Brown Construction
• Gulf South Private Bank
• Wavenet Technologies
• NC Manufacturing
• Trustmark Wealth Management
• Sprint/Nextel, 269-4656
• Coco-Cola
• Publix
• Daher Contracting, Inc.
• Vanguard Bank
• FASTSIGNS
• Goldring Gulf
• Nike

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