Photos and video of the event can be seen at
http://www.sowal.com/video/cottages-for-kids-2011-at-rosemary-beach-photos-video
Children's Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently held one if it's most popular annual events, Cottages for Kids, which raised over $13,000 to help local uninsured and underinsured children gain access to medical, dental and mental healthcare. Three cottages were brought from dream to reality by area builders, architects and designers then displayed on the beautiful lawns of Rosemary Beach on Highway 30-A throughout the month of November.
The builders included Velvet Sun Builders, Randy Wise Homes and Davis Dunn Construction. The event encourages builders to work with others in the community to create new ideas each year. The Freeport High School Key Club and Solar Energy Tech Class played a major role in building the Sea Plane, while Studio : A : Architecture and Andrea Plunk helped create the Popsicle Cottage which delivered popsicles to children throughout the event.
The Tadpole Cottage displayed bunk beds, fun kid's décor and entertained kids in two sections connected with a deck in front. Each builder team invested time, talent and some elbow grease to design, build and display their cottages. All materials were donated by the teams and area businesses.
Director, Zach Billingsley says, "This event exemplifies exactly what this community is about. Giving people from all walks of life coming together to share their talents to help create something that benefits those less fortunate. We had volunteers from age 15 to age 80, builder teams made up of high school students, and support from so many local businesses. Everyone had a great time, we received a lot of positive feedback and we're planning to grow the event in 2012."
We wish to again, thank all of our sponsors for their generous support. Our 2011 Sponsors include The Hidden Lantern, Rosemary Beach Foundation, The Merchants of Rosemary Beach, 30a.com, SoWal.com, Gigi's Fabulous Kids Fashions and Toys, Willow, SoWal Ink, Harbor Made Creative Design Services, Copy Systems, Florida Dreams Properties, Andrews and Arnsdorff Realty, Sandestin Real Estate, H&M Tents, Crabby Steve's, Professional Lawn Care and Sherwin Williams. Without the charitable contributions of these businesses, Cottages for Kids would not be possible.
Builders, teams and sponsors are encouraged to contact the CVHN office now to reserve an entry for 2012.
CVHN, a 501(c)3 organization, founded on the belief that all kids deserve to be happy and healthy, has facilitated over 5,800 free dental, medical and mental health care services for more than 2,500 children through volunteer providers in Okaloosa and Walton county. Cottages for Kids supports CVHN's ongoing efforts and creates awareness about the health care crisis of the uninsured and underinsured children in our communities. Please visit
www.cottagesforkids.org or
www.cvhnkids.org or call 850-622-3200 for more information
