Florida Sports Coast Flagler Award presentation

2:00:57And now we're gonna break down for a picture.

2:01:01Yeah, if we could just add wait before Adam comes up, can you put that picture up real quick? There's a photo of Adam that was sent to you guys. You could put that up real quick. Teen. There we go, look at that guy. Look at that guy. You think he just won uh the Oscars, right? Yeah. So we so we do have an exciting tourism news today. Adam Thomas um is gonna come up well here there he is. He's gonna bring Mr. Flaggler with him, and our destination management organization,

2:01:31Florida Sports Coast, won a two uh twenty twenty-one Flaggler Award last week at the annual governor's conference on tourism by Visit Florida. And these are known as the Hindu. Yeah. Um Hollywood calls them the Oscars. And visit Florida cause them a hindrance. But I'm gonna let you speak in a second, but you know, it's the strategic decisions that are made by this board and the TDC, the team, and as well as the community to make these things happen. And without you know everybody working together None of us would be where we are today. So X I have a lot more I wanted to

2:02:01say, but I know we went on a break. But I want Adam to just tell you a little bit w how how and why they won this. And then if you would like to, commission, Like my fellow commissioners, we go out this door, we go outside real quick by the uh fountain and take a quick picture. But you need to go now because we're gonna do it no pass go, you know, straight down and out, and we'll take that picture so everybody can go to lunch or go to their meetings. So Adam, take it away.

2:02:26Thank you, Commissioner Moore. Thank you, uh Mr. Chairman, fellow commissioners. Uh I'm honored to stand here today with with Henry Flagler in my hand. Um and I've been in destination marketing for over nine years, and this is the first time I've been able to achieve this accomplishment only by the hard work and dedication from your Florida Sports Coast team. This is in partnership with Escape Brewing at a Trinity, and it's a vision that we had about two years ago. And I'm extremely honored and proud to be again standing here with good old Henry Flagler.

2:02:58This is for marketing, not necessarily for a beer, but this is for marketing promotions to consumers to really understand what Florida Sports Coast is and Mr. Biles uh is holding up one of our Yetis uh that we uh partner with uh with uh Escape Brewing. But there are a few organizations and some team members I'd like to acknowledge. One, Elizabeth Blair with the County Attorney's Office. This wouldn't be possible without her dedication to crafting an agreement with

2:03:29a local business in partnership with a local business to support a consumer product, not only for local residents, but also visitors alike. Um the TDC board, Commissioner Moore just uh just acknowledged Kathy Pearson, um our assistant county administrator, and our very own county administrator, Dan Biles, enjoys a sports coast pilsner while watching his Maggies cheer on every Saturday. And we wouldn't be here without the support of them, and I just again I'm honored

2:03:59to to be here to to uh in Mr. Fly. Congratulations.

2:04:07Seguro en cuenta.

2:04:15Yes, sir.

2:04:16So you're the reason. that Wesley Chapel is growing so fast.

2:04:21I'm the We are the reason collectively why the county and the destination is growing so fast.

2:04:28So it's been a great job and we've forced So if you'd like to

2:04:32be in the picture commissioners right now.