28th Annual Gala & Golf Weekend Benefitting Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center

Disclaimer: We are promoting this event on behalf of a local chamber member. This event is not managed or sponsored by the Destin Chamber.





The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) is once again hosting its 28th annual signature Gala & Golf Weekend. The Gala is presented by Peggy and Jerry Swanson and features a complimentary cocktail hour presented by Drew and Ashley McDowell, starting at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. It will be on Saturday, March 7, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.  Guests will enjoy dinner, DJ music, a wine wall, and an exciting live auction led by famed auctioneer DawnMarie Kotsonis, also known as The Gavel Girl. Receiving ECCAC services as a child, the now adult, Isabella Rose, is the featured guest speaker. Gala tickets are $500 per couple, $250 per individual. Tables are available at $2,500 for 10, or half tables at $1,250 for 5. The Gala is an energetic, yet important ECCAC fundraiser to benefit children by providing many services at no cost to help identify, treat and support child victims in abusive situations.  

The Golf Tournament, also to benefit ECCAC, will take place on Sunday, March 8, at Kelly Plantation Golf Club. To be ready for a tournament shot gun start at noon, registration and a cookout meal will take place from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. An Awards Ceremony will follow the tournament. Tournament cost is $1,000 for a foursome team. 

Please make reservations for the Gala and/or Golf on-line at eccac.org. For more information about the Gala or Golf, contact Kate McDougall at 530-341-0802, kate@eccac.org.