Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort Wins 2008 Gold Tee Award

Panama City Beach, Fla. (April 24, 2008) – Meetings & Conventions (M&C) magazine recently announced its 2008 Gold Tee competition winners, and the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort was chosen as one of the best hotels for playing golf and holding meetings. The Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort is now a 5 time winner of this prestigious award. This highly respected award is given annually to outstanding golf/meeting properties worldwide. Winners of the Gold Tee Award were nominated and selected by the readers of M&C based on each property’s overall excellence.

“The meeting industry’s most well-regarded critics, the readers of M&C, have made their selection for the best in the world. M&C’s core readership of over 70,000 corporate, incentive, and association meeting planners know quality when they experience it. They have made their votes count, selecting the golf properties they believed to be outstanding,” states Bernard W. Schraer, Meetings & Conventions Group Publisher.

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New General Manager at Edgewater Beach Resort

The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach, the largest rental management company in Panama City Beach, has announced the appointment of Tom Sparks as General Manager of the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. Sparks has a 17-year history with the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, having served most recently as Vice President of Association Operations. In that capacity, he worked with the Board of Directors of the various associations and his responsibilities included overseeing the maintenance of the physical properties, buildings and grounds.

Sparks is a long-standing member of the area’s hospitality industry. In 1981, he relocated from Fort Payne, Alabama to Panama City Beach where he and his family owned and operated a beach hotel property. He became active in the Bay County Hospitality Association (which later became The Greater Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce), serving as President and on its Board of Directors. Sparks was a founding director of The Greater Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce and has served as President of that organization as well. Along with other area hospitality leaders, he was instrumental in creating the present-day Tourist Development Council.

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10th Annual Mr. Surf's Skim Jam this Weekend

Yea I know, I should have posted this earlier, but I’ve been swamped with a new project at work. This weekend is the 10th annual Zap Pro/Am Skim Jam.

From MrSurfs.com:

Event Organizers: Tony & Lib Johnson 7220 Thomas Drive, PCB FL 32408 (850)235-2702
Location: Edgewater Beach Resort 11212 Front Beach Road
Dates: April 11th (OPEN SKIM MEET)
April 12th & 13th actual Days of Competition
FREE TO PUBLIC!!!
Activities include:
– The “10th Annual Zap Pro/Am Spring Skim Jam” – Northwest Florida’s largest national skim board competition featuring the best Pro & Amateur skimboarders from around the world
– Panama Jack’s Lil’ Sandiggers Treasure Hunt – A treasure hunt in the sand for kids 11 & under
– Other family fun-filled activities on the beach!
Proceeds to SKIM USA & Boys & Girls Club of Frank Brown Park

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