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Nicole Wyninegar Rothrauff (a great-granddaughter
of Theo Staff), who have generously donated the
property to the City of Fort Walton Beach, with the
understanding that the building will be moved to a
new location.
All donations will be directed toward moving
the Gulfview and adapting it to its new use as a
welcome center and offi ce building. Donations are
tax-deductible and checks should be made out to the
Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
Foundation.
For more information, contact the Greater Fort
Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce at
(850) 244-8191.
The Premier Property Group announces
Richard Jabbour as new agent on 30A
The Premier Property Group is pleased to
announce Richard Jabbour has joined the team as a
real estate agent.
After purchasing a home in Gulf Place in 2011,
Jabbour made the move from Memphis, Tennessee,
to Florida’s Emerald Coast. Working as a business
consultant, Jabbour’s previous profession allowed
him fl exibility, much like he now has with real estate.
A graduate of the University of Memphis, Jabbour
holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration
with a focus on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
and the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA). Jabbour’s previous work experience, 10 years
as an investment manager and 17 years as a business
consultant in various roles with global companies,
lend well to the world of real estate.
“I have enjoyed participating in the construction
of homes here in the 30A area,” said Jabbour. “My
passion for decor, real estate value and living in the
area has fueled my move into representing buyers
and sellers in achieving their goals in vacation
home, rental home and primary residential home
ownership.”
Richard Jabbour is a Resort and Second Home
Property Specialist (RSPS), and will be working out
of The Premier Property Group’s Seacrest offi ce.
The Premier Property Group offers four offi ce
locations strategically situated to offer both
convenience and ease to real estate customers in
South Walton and Destin. The 30A offi ces include
locations in Seacrest and WaterColor, both in high
profi le pedestrian communities that encourage foot
traffi c. The Sandestin offi ce is in the bustling town
center of Grand Boulevard while the Destin offi ce
is located onsite in Kelly Plantation. Find a team of
accomplished sales agents at each location ready to
help serve your real estate needs whether selling or
purchasing property in Northwest Florida.
For additional information regarding The Premier
Property Group or any of its partner organizations,
please visit www.thepremierpropertygroup.com or
call (850) 231-6500. The Premier Property Group
has four locations: Seacrest Beach, WaterColor,
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin and Kelly
Plantation in Destin.
You CAN Help: Food Drive Feeding
Those in Need in Okaloosa County
Food For Thought Outreach, a local nonprofi t
that provide backpacks of food to help bridge the
gap of missed meals, has taken great strides in
Okaloosa County since their introduction in 2013.
Food For Thought’s services have spread from just
two schools initially - Destin Elementary and Destin
Middle - to include schools in Niceville, Valparaiso,
Fort Walton Beach and Mary Esther. Okaloosa
STEMM Academy is one of the most recent
additions to the program. This February, the
STEMM Academy joins the other nine schools and
900 students across all ages groups and school types
in Okaloosa County. Private, Public, and Academies
are represented across Elliott Point Elementary,
Kenwood Elementary, AMI Kids, Bruner Middle
School, Florosa Elementary, Edge Elementary and
Northwest Florida Ballet.
To help support the growing efforts in Okaloosa
County, Food For Thought is introducing their
“You CAN Help” Food Drive. Several schools
have already joined and committed their support.
Participating schools include: The Village Preschool,
Jacob’s Ladder, Childcare Network, The Roane
School, First Baptist Child Development Center,
Destin Elementary and Noah’s Ark Preschool.
Those who wish to participate along with these
dedicated schools can bring food items to the Destin
Pantry at 908 Airport Road, Beachside Community
Church in Ft. Walton Beach and Immanuel Anglican
Church in Destin. The Pantry will be open every
Wednesday in February, as well as Tuesday through
Friday, February 21 through 24 from 9am to 5pm to
accept donations.
Beyond easy to open, pop-top canned food (like
soup, Chef Boyardee, veggies, tuna and chicken),
Food For Thought will also be accepting peanut
butter & jelly in plastic jars, fruit cups, oatmeal
packets and snacks like healthy granola bars, snack
crackers and breakfast bars.
The organization took on even more students
than originally planned during the 2016-2017
school year. Tiffanie Nelson, founder and executive
director of Food For Thought Outreach, says, “Our
goal is to never turn away a school in need. We have
several schools on our waiting list and we are always
searching for ways to incorporate more and more
students each year. We planned to grow by 300
students from last year. We’ve already surpassed that
goal by an additional 150 students and that number
keeps growing. We estimate that we will add another
160 students next month.”
To compensate for this unexpected rise in demand,
Food For Thought is setting a goal of 13,000 food
items for the You CAN Help Food Drive. Nelson
says that this is the number of additional food items
needed each month - yes, month. Over 36,000 food
items pass through the Destin Pantry each month.
Those numbers only account for their backpack
program. The nonprofi t also conducts holiday
services during all school holidays and summer
break, and has a snack program to assist teachers in
the schools they serve.
“We will distribute well over 1,000,000 food items
this year,” says Nelson. “The need is right here in
our own backyards - neighbors, friends, colleagues,
classmates that fall on hard times, face a loss at work
or at home or any number of reasons. We’re here to
do all we can and are blessed that this community
is so generous of their time and efforts. We can all
help.”
To support the You CAN Help Food Drive,
visit www.fftfl .org/products/backpacks-of-food
to learn more or donate! If you would like more
information about the volunteering, please email
info@fftfl .org.
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