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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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