With all the animal rescue groups in the area, I ask Cara Fraser, volunteer and spay/neuter clinic coordinator with Road Dogg Rescue, what’s unique about her organization. “All the rescues here strive for the same thing,” she says. “We’re all very passionate about what we do. We’re a foster-based...
Category - Doing Good
Simply put, the mission of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is to build...
By Samantha Lambert The first sound you hear when you step out of your car at Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is that of many barking dogs. Step inside, and the sound continues as you head into the back of the building where the dogs are kept. All types of dogs come up to the front of...
By Nikki Hedrick “We don’t get another chance at water supply. You either get it right or you get it wrong,” says Kelly Layman, one of the executive board members of Safe Water for Walton. Don’t let the name fool you. This organization has its eyes on issues bigger than any single...
Okaloosa Gas continued their great support to Children in Crisis by presenting a huge gas grill to the children living at the CIC Children’s Neighborhood. The grill helped feed the volunteer workers of the recent United Way of Okaloosa Walton Day of Caring. Then Jenni Brunson, marketing...
Janet Parker, the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center’s (ECCAC) newest board member, retired this year as an executive vice‑president from Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, where she had strategic HR oversight in numerous corporate areas. Holding a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville...
For more than 90 years, Toastmasters International has been empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Visiting a club is a first step in reaching those goals. There are six clubs in the Okaloosa‑Walton area and six clubs in the Pensacola area. To find the...
Submitted by Crisis Aid for Littles and Moms Brittanie left home on her boyfriend’s motorcycle to live in tents, mobile homes, rented rooms and campsites. A substance abuser who became pregnant in an abusive relationship, she and her daughter bounced from place to place, even in a room in...
Step into the world of a therapy dog. They say a dog is man’s best friend, but in this case it’s a matter of numerous dogs being many kids’ best friends. Meet the trained therapy dogs and their owner-handlers who help kids at both Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Centers in Okaloosa and Walton...
