In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus and prioritize the health and safety of the community and participants, the Seaside School and Seaside School Foundation have decided to move forward with a Virtual Seaside School Half Marathon & 5k for its 19th annual event. By participating virtually, you will help aid these incredible learning environments and their cherished students.

Alaqua Animal Refuge hosted its first virtual event, Rescue Me, on Saturday, May 16, honoring rescue animals and the souls who love them. The online live webcast was a fund-raiser created to supplement the loss of two spring events and provide a funding bridge during this time of need due to COVID-19 and social distancing efforts.

Alaqua Animal Refuge announced today that it will host its new virtual fund-raising event, Rescue Me, on Saturday, May 16 at 5:00 p.m. (CST) with special celebrity guest appearances and video surprises. 

In early April, Mike and Valerie Thompson, the founders of the Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown, along with the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Chi Chi Miguel Weekend in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. For 13 years, the Chi Chi events have supported charities along the Gulf Coast, including the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center.

Santa Rosa Beach, Fla – Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant totaling $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. These funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in the Okaloosa and Walton Counties.

Global Citizen, the World Health Organization, and Lady Gaga announced “One World: Together At Home,” a live event designed to celebrate and honor healthcare workers around the world to support the U.N. Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund-Raiser.

There are thousands of businesses that have stepped up to the plate to do their part for their neighbors, customers, and people as a whole during this time. Here is just a sampling of those who are making a difference and bringing hope to the world!

Nearly 4,000 runners participated in the 18th Annual Seaside School Half Marathon and 5K race in Seaside, Florida on Sunday, March 1st, 2020.

Hundreds of raging fires have been burning for months in various regions of Australia. Over 18.6 million hectares nationally—20 percent of Australian woodlands—have been lost. It is impossible to know exactly how many innocent animals have perished.

Last week, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to global conservation by longtime activist Uma Thurman at the 2020 Hollywood for the Global Ocean Gala.

Welcome to our ever-evolving story about the VIE Beach House – A Show Home. We have been busily working on a year-long marketing and sponsorship program with the house debuting in Fall 2020.

This past October, Alaqua Animal Refuge Founder Laurie Hood traveled to Grand Bahama Island on a mission with Animal Wellness Action (AWA) to assess three farms and their surviving animals that were almost completely demolished by Hurricane Dorian back in August of this year.