DAYTONA BEACH AREA WRAPS UP TOURISM WEEK EVENTS
'Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach' Contest Winners Announed
The Daytona Beach area celebrated May 9-17 National Tourism Week with a successful scholarship luncheon and other awareness-raising activities. Its 'Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach,' which concluded May 29, encouraged Volusia County residents to log on and submit their favorite things to see and do in the area. Entries were received in writing and in photographs, and three local residents' submissions won recognition and prizes.
Prizes were awarded in the following categories: Text - Greg Blose ('Feeding the Manatees at Manatee Island'); Photos - The McCormick Family ('Cubby and Crew'); and Overall Winner - Suzanne Grill ('My Dog Swims With Dolphins.')
Click here to view all entries.
Suzanne Grill, Overall Winner, and Tangela Boyd, CVB
Grill will receive a Daytona Beach Area Grand Prize Package, featuring complimentary 3-day/2-night accommodations at the Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center (a $300 value), dining certificates for the Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club and Inlet Harbor Restaurant & Marina, discounts and upgrades at Ocean Walk Shoppes, attractions passes for Daytona Lagoon Family Fun Center, the Marine Science Center, the Museum of Arts & Sciences, Bongo Billy's Banana Boat Rides, SpeedPark Motorsports, and more - perfect to share with family or friends, or to indulge your inner tourist!
Text Winner, Greg Blose'
and Lori Campbell Baker, CVB
Photo winners, The McCormick Family
and Lori Campbell Baker, CVB
Blose and the McCormick Family will each receive an edible picture pop and two waterpark passes from Daytona Lagoon, two passes to the Museum of Arts & Sciences and its new Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum, four passes to the Marine Science Center, and a CVB logo beach towel.
'With nearly 8 million annual visitors bringing more than $4.5 billion into our local economy, the economic impact of tourism is amazing,' adds Mock, 'and for that, we thank our residents!'
For more information on the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau or to view select entries from the Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach contest visit www.daytonabeachcvb.org.
Thanks 2 You, Volusia! - 2008-2009
Thanks 2 You Contest Winner, Eyvette Moten
The winner of our recent residents-only Take Five For Tourism contest survey was Eyvette Moten of Daytona Beach, a 30-year resident who visited our area for family reunions as a child. Ms. Moten's favorite area assets are the beach ('of course') and Tomoka State Park. 'It's quite fun to take a weekend and play tourist here,' she says, 'so I look forward to using my prize package to create a 'Staycation' of my own.' Eyvette's prize package included a complimentary 3 day/ 2 night stay at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, a $25 gift certificate for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., 4 waterpark passes and 3 single activity passes at Daytona Lagoon, 4 admission passes to the Museum of Arts & Sciences, admission passes for 2 adults and 2 children to the Marine Science Center, a logo beach towel, a tee shirt, a 2009 Daytona Beach keyboard calendar, 2 Biketoberfest® calendar of events cards, and an official Daytona Beach Area Visitors Guide.
A Place that's Easy To Love
CVB Communications Director Lori Campbell Baker (left)
presents local resident Sherry Colbeth with her "What I Love About the
Daytona Beach Area" prize package.
" I really love it here!" says Sherry Colbeth, an Ormond Beach resident who relocated from icy Maine six years ago. "I moved here primarily for the beach, but I'm really loving the variety of outdoor activities we have to choose from here."
Colbeth, winner of the CVB's recent "What I Love About the Daytona Beach Area" residents-only contest, is an avid photographer who also loves to rollerblade and play basketball.
Her prize package will provide plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy. It includes: a 2-night stay at the Bahama House Hotel; a 2-night stay at the Best Western Aku Tiki; two signed and numbered prints by local artist Sandy Lloyd; 4 complimentary passes to the Waterpark at Daytona Lagoon; 4 complimentary passes for your choice of one activity at Daytona Lagoon (ie. go-karts, laser tag, miniature golf, rock wall or carousel); 1 Daytona Lagoon lollipop; and 4 passes to the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet. In addition, CVB merchandise includes: 1 beach towel, 1 baseball cap, 1 office desk kit, and 1 oscillating fan.
Check out Sherry's photo and winning entry, below!
Winning Entry
"One of several things I love is the historical places right in my neighborhood that I get to drive by every day and marval at the beauty."
Sherry Calbeth
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DAYTONA BEACH AREA WRAPS UP TOURISM WEEK EVENTS
'Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach' Contest Winners Announed
The Daytona Beach area celebrated May 9-17 National Tourism Week with a successful scholarship luncheon and other awareness-raising activities. Its 'Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach,' which concluded May 29, encouraged Volusia County residents to log on to the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau's community site, www.daytonabeachcvb.org, and submit their favorite things to see and do in the area. Entries were received in writing and in photographs, and three local residents' submissions won recognition and prizes.
'We were really looking for some great stories and photos from our fellow residents,' explains Sharon Mock, president and CEO of the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. 'We know from extensive research what brings visitors to our area, but we're always interested to see what our fellow residents love about our area. It's a great reminder to all of us that what brought us here - often the beach, the climate, the sense of community - is still very, very appealing.'
The Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach contest was judged by a panel of local professionals. Prizes were awarded in the following categories: Text - Greg Blose ('Feeding the Manatees at Manatee Island'); Photos - The McCormick Family ('Cubby and Crew'); and Overall Winner - Suzanne Grill ('My Dog Swims With Dolphins.') All entries are available for viewing on www.daytonabeachcvb.org.
The "Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach", Volusia winner
Suzanne Grill, Overall Winner, and Tangela Boyd, CVB
Grill will receive a Daytona Beach Area Grand Prize Package, featuring complimentary 3-day/2-night accommodations at the Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center (a $300 value), dining certificates for the Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club and Inlet Harbor Restaurant & Marina, discounts and upgrades at Ocean Walk Shoppes, attractions passes for Daytona Lagoon Family Fun Center, the Marine Science Center, the Museum of Arts & Sciences, Bongo Billy's Banana Boat Rides, SpeedPark Motorsports, and more - perfect to share with family or friends, or to indulge your inner tourist!
Text Winner, Greg Blose'
and Lori Campbell Baker, CVB
Photo winners, The McCormick Family
and Lori Campbell Baker, CVB
Blose and the McCormick Family will each receive an edible picture pop and two waterpark passes from Daytona Lagoon, two passes to the Museum of Arts & Sciences and its new Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum, four passes to the Marine Science Center, and a CVB logo beach towel.
'With nearly 8 million annual visitors bringing more than $4.5 billion into our local economy, the economic impact of tourism is amazing,' adds Mock, 'and for that, we thank our residents!'
For more information on the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau or to view select entries from the Simple Pleasures in Daytona Beach contest, call 386.255.0415, ext. 130 or visit www.daytonabeachcvb.org.
