84     |    VIPDestinMagazine.com

Sacred Heart Guild to Host 
Seventh Annual Emerald Coast 
Duck Regatta 

Save the date for this year’s seventh annual 

Emerald Coast Duck Regatta on Saturday, 
Oct.7 benefi ting Sacred Heart Hospital on the 
Emerald Coast Volunteer Guild. The event 
features fun activities for the whole family, 
including face painters, Nonie’s Ark Animal 
Encounters, and a scavenger hunt. The event 
begins at 10 a.m. with the duck race beginning 
at 1:00 p.m. 

During the event approximately 3,000 

ducks will race across the Lagoon at the 
Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Golf 
and Beach Resort. Prizes will be awarded 
to the owners of the fi rst ducks to cross the 
fi nish line, including a $5,000 fi rst place prize! 
Additional prizes include Walt Disney World 
passes, Southwest Airline passes and much 
more.  

Ducks are available for adoption at the 

Sacred Heart Hospital Gift Shop in Miramar 
Beach, online at
www.emeraldcoastduckregatta.com or at 
Baytowne Wharf the day of the event. 
The Emerald Coast Duck Regatta is 
generously supported by many organizations 
in the community, including event sponsors; 
gift in kind sponsors and community 
sponsors. A full list of the sponsors and 
information about how to support this 
exciting event are listed at
www.emeraldcoastduckregatta.com.

Simon Appoints New Assistant 
Director of Marketing and Business 
Development at Silver Sands 
Premium Outlets

Simon, a global leader in premier shopping, 

dining and entertainment destinations, today 
announced Taylor Casal has been hired as 

Assistant Director of Marketing and Business 
Development at Silver Sands Premium 
Outlets.

During her new role, Casal will work to 

assist the director of marketing and business 
development in creating, developing and 
implementing the overall strategic marketing 
direction of the shopping center in order to 
meet corporate and property business and 
marketing objectives. She is also responsible 
for assisting with staff supervision of 
customer service, sponsorships and business 
development, budgeting and monthly 
marketing analysis, along with maintaining 
community, tenant and public relations.

“We are thrilled to welcome Taylor to 

Silver Sands Premium Outlets,” said Katie 
Johnson, Director of Marketing and Business 
Development. “We know that her passion 
and dedication will lead to continued success 
at the property.”

Prior to working for Simon, Casal held 

several positions in public relations and 
marketing.  In April 2017, she earned a 
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from 
the University of Florida in Gainesville.

For more information visit 
www.premiumoutlets.com/silversands.

Two Special Olympics Florida 
– Okaloosa County Athletes to 
Compete in 2018 USA Games in 
Seattle

 

Special Olympics Florida – Okaloosa 

County announced that two local athletes 

have been selected to compete in the 2018 
Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, 
Washington. 

On July 1-6, 2018 – more than 4,000 Special 

Olympics athletes and coaches from all 50 
states and the District of Columbia will gather 
in Seattle to compete before tens of thousands 
of spectators and volunteers. The 2018 USA 
Games will showcase the limitless talents 
of people with intellectual disabilities while 
promoting the barrier-breaking power of 
sport to promote inclusion and acceptance.

Among those 4,000 athletes and coaches 

will be two Okaloosa County participants 
as part of Team Florida. They are Jacob 
Luttrell from Shalimar competing in Golf and 
Harrison Mauldin from Crestview competing 
in Athletics, 10K

Pamela Sparks, Okaloosa County Director, 

said “I couldn’t be prouder of all of our 
athletes in Okaloosa County but these two 
athletes have exceeded my expectations. 
Athlete Jacob Luttrell came within 6 ft. 
from winning a Buick in our “Hole-in-One” 
contest sponsored by Sam Taylor Buick 
Cadillac at our SOFL – Okaloosa County 
Cinco De Mayo Golf Scramble! Athlete 
Harrison Mauldin was the fi rst Special 
Olympics Florida athlete to compete in a 
10K!  Mauldin also was the fi rst athlete to 
compete in both the 5K and 10K at ESPN 
Wide World of Sports at State Games.”

The USA Games kick off on July 1, 2018 

and will offer 14 Olympic-type sports.
To learn more, visit 
www.specialolympicsfl orida.org.

XX-XX Locale.indd   2

8/27/17   2:20 PM