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2010 VisitFlorida Beach Walk - United Way Press ReleaseTRANSCRIPT
FOR LOCAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Kris Thoma [email protected] (850) 444-7114 Brenda Roland [email protected] (850) 983-5220 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Beach Lovers Wanted Volunteers Needed for Biggest Florida Beach Walk and Photo Fest Ever
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PENSACOLA (Nov. 3, 2010) – The Great VISIT FLORIDA Beach Walk is Saturday, Nov. 6 and more than 2,000 volunteers are already registered to participate. Beach lovers are encouraged to register online by 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 to participate in the walk and help show the world – with photos from each of the 825 miles – that Florida’s beaches are as wonderful as ever.
The registration Web site is www.VISITFLORIDA.com/beachwalk.
Event Day Details for volunteers in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties: Volunteers are asked to check in before their walk to receive their Walk T-shirt and instructions:
• At Pensacola Beach, a check-in table will be located at the Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 6 to 10 a.m.
• At Perdido Key, a check-in table will be located at the Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce, 15500 Perdido Key Drive, 6 to 10 a.m.
• At Navarre Beach, a check-in table will be located next to the fishing pier, from 6 to 10 a.m.
Individual or group volunteers will walk their official mile take a photograph along the way to upload to the internet. Walk-up volunteers are welcome, but pre-registration is encouraged at www.VISITFLORIDA.com/beachwalk.
Photos will be displayed in real time at www.VISITFLORIDA.com/beachwalk – where people can vote on their favorite Florida beach mile and be entered to win $5,000 dollars and a Mazda Miata so they can take their own Sunshine State beach tour. VISIT FLORIDA will promote this grassroots photo gallery nationwide, drawing attention through the lenses of everyday Floridians to the fact that local beaches are as beautiful as ever – just in time for the winter tourism season.
For volunteer information in Escambia County, contact Kris Thoma at (850) 377-5136 or [email protected]. For volunteer information in Santa Rosa County, contact Brenda Roland at (850) 983-5220 or [email protected]. Information for Media: The Beach Walk will take place between sunrise and 11 a.m. (local time zones), after which central Operations Centers will tally the number of volunteers who participated, the number of miles they walked, and the number of photos they shot and uploaded in real time.
The Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel at 12 Via de Luna Drive will serve as the North Florida hub for the Beach Walk operations. Activities and media availabilities will take place all throughout the morning from sunrise to 11:00 a.m. on the beach behind the hotel, as well as in the Oleander Room inside the Hilton. Please contact Kathy Torian at [email protected] or (850) 345-6494 for more information or to arrange interviews.