By NewsLine Staff
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The Beaches Museum recently announced the individuals selected to be recognized at its Beach Legends Gala, to be held on Friday, Sept. 13 at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse. According to event chair Heather McConville, this year marks the museum’s 11the gala honoring Beach Legends.
The 2024 honorees are:
The Adeeb Family: For generations, the name Adeeb has been synonymous with great food and hospitality. Growing from a single Green Turtle restaurant started by Joe Adeeb in 1947, and later opening the iconic Joe Adeeb’s Sea Turtle restaurant in Atlantic Beach, the family today operates 20 Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q restaurant franchises, 17 Willie Jewell’s Old School Bar-B-Q restaurants, four locations of Beach Diners, and a Strings Brewery (with another on the way), plus new concept restaurants in NC, Colorado, and Georgia.
Mitch Kaufmann: By turns a historian, documentarian, and leader of the Beaches surfing scene, Mitch Kaufmann has turned his passion into a mission. With his camera, he’s documented our surfing heroes, and with his passion, he’s promoted, taught, and shared the sport of surfing. Mitch Kaufmann has contributed to the local and national surf and skate culture as a surf contest director, filmmaker, and promoter of life in the water — from his Radical Side TV series to running the Eastern Surfing Association.
Lori Moffett: As the founder of the non-profit, Save Ponte Vedra Beach, Lori Moffett has lobbied state and local officials, addressed community groups, and written countless letters, all in an effort to save Ponte Vedra Beach from the devastating effects of tropical hurricanes. Under her leadership, the Save Ponte Vedra Beach organization helped secure the necessary funding for dune rebuilding and beach renourishment to preserve the future of the Ponte Vedra Beach coastline.
“We are thrilled with the support of the community for this event and these honorees and expect our 11th year to be the best year yet,” said McConville.
Visit www.beachesmuseum.org for more information. Contact Chris Hoffman at director@beachesmuseum.org or by calling (904) 241-5657 x 113 for more information on sponsorship and auction donations.
Photo courtesy Vic DiGenti
Beach Legends nominees Scott Adeeb, Joe Adeeb, Mitch Kaufmann, Barry Adeeb, and Lori Moffett.
