Stephanie Groves & Tiffanie Nelson

Nicole Valle, Carly Harmer & Alicia Weil

Calvin Jones & Rosalyn Iovieno

Hilary & Cory Fosdyck

T

he WaterColor LakeHouse in Santa Rosa Beach 
was the venue for another record-breaking check 
presentation ceremony by DCWAF. The event, 
which took place on August 21 was a day of joy and 

appreciation for the 15 local charities serving children in need in 
Northwest Florida that received $2.7 million.  To date, Destin 
Charity Wine Auction Foundation has donated about $18 million 
to non-profi t organizations since its inception in 2005. The 
organization is recognized as the nation’s third largest charity wine 
auction by Wine Spectator Magazine for the second consecutive 
year. They connect wine enthusiasts to raise money to benefi t 
children in need in Northwest Florida. 

The local charities that benefi ted from the 2018 fundraiser were: 

AMIkids Emerald Coast, $145,000; The Boys & Girls Clubs of the 
Emerald Coast, $200,000; Children in Crisis, $200,000; Children’s 

Volunteer Health Network (CVHN), $250,000;  Emerald Coast 
Autism Center, $200,000; Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy 
Center, $280,000; Food for Thought Outreach,  $150,000; 
Habitat for Humanity of Walton County, $192,000; Opportunity 
Place, $100,000; Pathways for Change, $190,000; Sacred Heart 
Hospital on the Emerald Coast, $200,000 to fund a 10-bed, Level 
II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Shelter House of Northwest 
Florida, $200,000; The Arc of the Emerald Coast, $145,000; 
Youth Village, $100,000 to fund afterschool programming for 
low-income children along the Emerald Coast; and Mental Health 
Association of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, DCWAF’s newest 
benefi ciary, $100,000, to fund “The Brain Health Initiative.” 

Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation President John 

Russell, expressed his gratitude to all the supporters and those who 
made this year’s fund raising activity a huge success.

2018 C

HECK

 P

RESENTATION

photos & story by

 

Zhalman Harris

Artie Rodriquez & Audie Rowell

   VIP Destin at Water Color LakeHouse

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