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Thank you Julie for leading a great team of staff, agency partners and volunteers through all the changes, past and future, to ensure ECCAC does everything possible to support the kids in our community. This community is lucky to have you!!
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The ECCAC recently announced a new initiative called
Eating For Advocacy. Participating area restaurants will generously donate a percentage of their sales on certain days to the non-profit organization. Each month, watch for a different eatery in a different town. If you know of a restaurant that might want to participate, contact
Kim@eccac.org.
Kicking off the program for January is
LuLu's, at the foot of the Mid Bay Bridge in Destin. The will donate 10% of their food proceeds on
Tuesday, January 31, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. So won't you mark your calendar and eat out in support of a great mission?!
March 11
Cocktails & Camo Gala
SAVE THE DATE!
Held in memory of Kieran May, the annual gala will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. For this year only, the gala will be held in March and the memorial golf tournament later in the year, September 10, at Kelly Plantation. More details coming soon.
Monday, July 3, 2017, have a fun-filled evening prior to the Fourth of July holiday at the 7th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ and Fireworks Festival. Destin Commons' annual event has a unique twist this year. Sixteen area charities, including our own Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, will be benefitting from the Center's event via their Coins For A Cause program. Coins For A Cause benefits local charities with the monies collected from the Center's parking meters. This is a win-win with shoppers who can enjoy the convenience of parking right in front of the stores, while local charities enjoy the benefit of donations made to their respective causes related to issues such as health, disabilities, education, the arts and children's well-being.
2016 Adopt A Family update
A BIG thanks goes out to everyone who participated in our Adopt A Family Program. Whether you adopted a family, donated items or assisted with the Christmas party, we could not have done it without you! Thanks to the generosity of our community, we were able to provide a magical Christmas for 91 families and 432 children.
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The ECCAC has a number of volunteer opportunities available. If you are interested in any of the opportunities below or have questions, please email
Chelsea@ECCAC.org or call (850) 833-9237 ext. 256.
Reception Volunteers
Reception volunteers are needed for both our Niceville and DeFuniak Springs centers. Volunteers are responsible for meet and greets, monitoring children while parents and caregivers are meeting with ECCAC staff, baking cookies and answering phones. NOTE: Those interested are required to attend a training class, be fingerprinted and undergo a background check.
Volunteers are needed in Niceville to be floaters, meaning fill shifts as needed when regular volunteers are unavailable, or when extra help is needed. In DeFuniak Springs, volunteers are needed for all of the following shifts: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Dates for training are January 23 at 10 a.m. in DeFuniak Springs and January 25 at 10 a.m. in Niceville.
January 27 Tasting of the Champions
March 11 Cocktails & Camo Gala
The ECCAC is seeking volunteers to help with this year's Cocktails & Camo Gala, part of the Kieran May Memorial. Volunteers are needed to assist with the auction committee, solidifying items, leading up to the event. Additionally, volunteers will be needed on the day of the event, March 11, from 12-5 p.m. for setup and during the event from 5-10pm. Duties include registration and checkout, silent auction, live auction and cork pulls.
April National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Are you crafty?! The ECCAC is seeking volunteers in February to assist in making wreaths for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Experience in wreath making or floral arrangements is needed.
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The ECCAC is now looking for donations of the following items...
Water - The ECCAC keeps both of our facility's refrigerators stocked with water for our clients and staff. As you can imagine, this can be a big expense! We are looking for businesses and/or individuals to donate bottled water from now until
February 15. Water can be dropped of at either location or contact Chelsea to arrange for larger pickups.
Decorations -
It's important for the ECCAC to celebrate holidays with our clients! We are looking for decoration donations for Valentines Day and St. Patricks Day. I
f you can donate and/or would like to help decorate, please email Chelsea.
Valentines Candy - Help us give our clients a sweet treat. Individually packaged Valentines Day candy may be dropped off at either our Niceville or DeFuniak Springs location.
Staff Surprises - Not only does ECCAC do all they can to help child victims of abuse, we do our best to take care of all the folks that help these kids through their journey to healing. These folks see a lot of bad stuff on a daily basis, so if we can bring a little sunshine to their day, that's what we want to do. We are currently looking for individuals/organizations to provide meals at each of our centers for the wonderful staff. Meals can be as simple dropping off pizza, or can be prepared in our kitchens. Breakfast, lunch or dinner is needed monthly at both centers. Not only does this bring a smile to the adults in the building, any families or children there at the same time are always welcome to join in, or take a plate home. Can't provide the meal but still want to help? Sponsorships are available for $100/month per center. Contact Kim@eccac.org or 850-833-9237 x283 for more information.
Cocktails & Camo Gala Sponsorship -
We are currently seeking
sponsorships and auction items for the 17th annual Kieran May Memorial Golf and Gala event. Coming up fast, the gala and auction will be held at the Sandestin Hilton on March 11 at 6pm. For the 1st time, the golf tournament will be moved to the fall, scheduled for Sept 10 at Kelly Plantation. The separation of these events for 2017
only provides a unique opportunity for sponsors. Instead of being promoted during one time of the year, businesses will be highlighted from now until September. Sponsorships range from $15,000 to $100, so there is something for everyone.
Contact
Kim@eccac.org
or 850-833-9237 x283 to find out how you can be a part of our largest fundraising event. Commit to a sponsorship and pay by Feb 28 and receive a 10% discount.
Interview Room Televisions - The Niceville center is in need of two new flat screen tv's for our interview rooms. The current tv's have been there since the center opened over 15 years ago and the sound and picture are no longer the best. These tvs are used daily when kids are undergoing interviews. They enable the kids to only tell their story only one time while all the people that need to see and hear it are behind 1 way glass observing and watching. Tapes from these interviews can be used in court, so they need to be the best quality we can provide. The tvs do not need to have all the bells and whistles we like to have at home. Just a simple flat screen between 32" and 40" such as these available at Sams Club. Contact Kim@eccac.org or 850-833-9237 x283 for more information.
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Thank you to Mrs. Stephanie LaFitte's 1st Grad Class for hosting a holiday book drive for the ECCAC. The children who visit our center will certainly enjoy reading these fun stories!
Thank you to the Howard children for saving their money in order to donate stuffed animals to our center. What kind, selfless children!
Thank you to these two beautiful spouses from Hurlburt's 34th SOS Group who donated some spectacular Christmas presents over the holidays. Their kind donations made our children smile!
Girl Scout Troop 676 started the holiday season off right by delivering candy and other goodies!
The ECCAC would like to personally thank each and every one of our Penguin Plunge & Paddle participants! Hundreds joined us Sunday, January 1 at Juana's Pagodas Sailors' Grill in Navarre Beach for the eight annual event. See the entire event album here, on the Santa Rosa Kids' House Facebook page.
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January FRESH BAKED sponsor
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