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n August 10, Destin Chamber of Commerce held their monthly breakfast on the 
bay at Lulu’s Destin. The event, which was sponsored by Emerald Coast Children’s 
Advocacy Center, brought together business and community leaders and chamber 
members in a town-hall style fashion to enjoy breakfast, networking, and to receive 

information on happenings in the community.

Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center’s Julie Porterfi eld shared the organization’s 

mission of preventing child abuse and neglect, protecting children, and restoring the lives and 
futures of impacted children with the more than 110 breakfast attendees. US Congressman 
Matt Gaetz also spoke about the recent happenings in Washington, D.C., and their impacts on 
Northwest Florida. During the event, the Quarterly Landscaping Award, a joint award between 
local nonprofi t organization Trees on the Coast and the Destin Chamber, was presented to 
Destin’s Hog’s Breath Saloon for its efforts in beautifying its location along Highway 98. 

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