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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