Erin Igram, Teresa DesGranges, Tricia & Bill Rennicke, Michael Henry & Christine Carter
Mike & Stacey Brady, Tracy Louthain
Jim & Judy Rice
Ken Hair
Kim Henderson, Debbie Hollis & Chelsea Fox
T
he Destin Charity Wine Auction
Foundation donated a record
$2.66 million to 14 different
children’s charities that cater
to young people on the Emerald Coast. The
amount was $360,000 more than last year. The
check presentation ceremony was held at the
Watercolor Lakehouse on August 23.
The DCWAF, which was named one of the
top 10 charity wine auctions in the country
by Wine Spectator magazine, had a full year
of fundraising that included a silent and
live auction, dinners with winemakers and
appearances by celebrity chefs.
The $2.66 million was divided up among the
14 local 501(c)(3) charities according to size and
need and an amount was also set aside for an
emergency fund that assists children’s charities
who have unexpected needs throughout the year.
Below is a look at the 14 charities that received
funds and the dollar amounts:
• AMIkids Emerald Coast, $125,000
• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast,
$200,000
• Children in Crisis, $225,000
• Children’s Volunteer Health Network,
$200,000
• Emerald Coast Autism Center, $200,000
• Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy
Center, $300,000
• Food For Thought Outreach, $175,000
• Habitat for Humanity of Walton County,
$180,000
• Homelessness & Housing Alliance, $20,000
• Opportunity Place, $75,000
• Pathways for Change, $200,000
• Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald
Coast, $225,000
• Shelter House of Northwest Florida,
$155,000
• The Arc of the Emerald Coast, $200,000
• Youth Village, $125,00
• DCWAF Children’s Fund, $55,000
$2.66
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photos & story by
Steve Barber
VIP Destin at the Watercolor Lakehouse
Angela Vaughn & Kelli Siler
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