Lamar Conerly, Katrina Puri & Georgia Sakis
Christain Carlee & Kim Holley
Shane Moody & Matt Gaetz
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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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Ryan Foote & Brian Ligon
Rick Moore & Mel Ponder
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