Burning Up the Beaches Brought the Munster Out! Cruisin, Showin, Partyin...that’s what Burning Up The Beaches is all about! 2018 marked the 9th Burning Up The Beaches Car Show & Cruise. Annually, BUTB is held the first weekend in May. BUTB is growing as one of the best cruise and car show in the Southeast. The full three day event begins on Thursday at AJ’s on the Bayou with the pre-registration party. On Friday Cruise & Show participants head to five different local “Hot Stops” where games, prizes and fun are had by all. This year we were proud to have the infamous Eddie Munster and his Munster Mobiles. 2018 also brought out new stops for our Cruisers and a couple of our old favorite stops. We were thankful to have What-A-Burger kick off the Friday cruise by getting cruisers motors running with coffee and games. We also welcomed Wild Willy’s Adventure Zone to the cruise line up where cruisers can ignite their inner child with mini golf, 4D movie, and games. Henderson Beach State Park welcomed our cruisers to what the Emerald Coast is all about, our beautiful beaches! Our cruisers were glad to have AJ’s in Destin, which is always voted as the TOP stop! We were thrilled to see many returning faces and welcomed several newbies into the BUTB family! This show is one of a kind, not only for the Cruisin, Partyin & Showin, but for the purpose of this event. BUTB brings hope and need to the individuals served by The Arc of the Emerald Coast. United Way Makes an Impact at The Arc EC with Impact Grant The United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties awarded over $420,000 dollars to 18 community partners this year. Last year, United Way of Okaloosa Walton adopted a new “Community Impact” model and is using Impact Grants as their way to award money to their community partners. The funding is geared to supporting three areas of interest for impact into our community: Health, Education, and Financial Stability. The Arc of the Emerald Coast was awarded $50,000 through the Impact Grant for acquiring a needed wheelchair accessible van. Transportation is one of the top issues that plagues the disabled community. The Arc of the Emerald Coast’s fleet of vehicles average over 197,000 miles and are often over warn, rusted, and need frequent repair. The Arc’s services provide needed access to community services for our individuals that is often taken for granted. Having reliable transportation to doctors appointments, socialization and education programs as well as recreation activities in the community is a vital need for the 450 individuals The Arc of the Emerald Coast serves. We are thankful to the United Way for acknowledging how essential safe and reliable transportation is within our community and providing a resource to meet this need. ** If you know someone who would like to receive information on how to help provide additional accessible vehicles, please contact our main office at: 850863-1530 Of Our Dear Friend & Supporter President of the Playground Corvette Club Arc of the Emerald Coast’s 2018 Volunteer Group of the Year
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