Sandestin Wine Festival
The Sandestin Wine Festival tops off an outstanding 2018 by donating more than $32,000 to the Sandestin Foundation for Kids. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!
5 Jul 2018 posted by sandestinfound
Jesse Whitmire
Jesse Whitmire was driving in his truck alone when he lost control and crashed. The accident left him paralyzed from the chest down and lucky to be alive. Jesse suffered from a shattered C3 vertebrae, broken C4, C5, and C6 vertebrae, and a cut in his spinal cord. He spent several weeks hospitalized in Fort
5 Jul 2018 posted by sandestinfound
Carter
Carter is a little boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The good news is that he has the most common form of leukemia with a 90% curability rate. Unfortunately, in order to cure his cancer Carter will have to go through over three years of chemotherapy and treatments. Although the chemo is very hard
13 Apr 2018 posted by SusanBaker
Knights of Columbus
Joe Biscone and Chris Pierce present Tom Becnel and the Sandestin Foundation For Kids a $5000 donation from the Emerald Coast Knights of Columbus. The Foundation was a benefitting charity of the Knights of Columbus’ annual golf tournament held in September.
29 Nov 2016 posted by sandestinfound
Diabetic Support Dog for Kelton
Sandestin recently received a letter from a local family whose son, Kelton, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Kelton was having major issues monitoring his blood sugar and had several near-death experiences. Kelton’s family decided that although modern technology was helping, it was not keeping up with Kelton’s quick drops. They decided to get him
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound
Sandestin Gumbo Fest
Sandestin Foundation for Kids recently provided the volunteers for the Sandestin Gumbo Fest. The Foundation received $3,000 for our work during the event. We had a blast helping the Baytowne Wharf Neighborhood Association with such an awesome event and thank them for their continued partnership!
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound
Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center
The Defuniak Springs location of the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center is finally open! They had their Grand Opening event over the weekend, and they are officially open and helping children in the north end of the county! Sandestin Foundation for Kids was honored to donate one of the playrooms in their new facility. Check
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound
The Hunziker Twins
Nile and Jackson’s mom recently sent Sandestin Foundation for Kids an update on how they are doing! The big news is that they celebrated their 1st birthdays!! This was a day that their parents didn’t know would happen, and they were thrilled to celebrate it with two beautiful boys! Although both boys are continuing to
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound
Scholarship Program
While the Becnels were in Africa, a new program came to their attention. Currently, children in Zambia walk 2 or more hours to go to school and 2 or more hours to get home. For most of these children, the only meal they receive is when they get home at night, so they go all
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound
Food for Thought
Sandestin Foundation for Kids has recently become a corporate sponsor of Food For Thought, a local organization that helps feed hungry children in our immediate area. The Foundation’s sponsorship was specifically to support their Friday Backpack Program. This program aims to feed the 1,500 students throughout our county that rely on meal programs for school.
26 May 2016 posted by sandestinfound