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AJ’s Annual Free Thanksgiving Day Feast on the Emerald Coast

There is absolutely no charge, but donations will be accepted from those who wish to contribute to the Kids on the Coast Foundation

DESTIN, Fla., Nov. 22, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the ninth consecutive year, AJ’s on the Bayou is excited to invite everyone to its free Thanksgiving Day meal, served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The beloved waterfront restaurant aims to surpass last year’s turnout of nearly 1,000 meals, extending a warm invitation to all in the community.

Image caption: AJ’s Annual Free Thanksgiving Day Feast on the Emerald Coast.

“We open up our doors to everyone to ensure that no one is alone or hungry on this holiday,” shares Keith Waters, Director of Operations for AJ’s. This year’s Thanksgiving feast will feature a delightful spread of time-honored classics, including turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, green bean casserole, and an assortment of delicious pies, all complemented by refreshing iced tea.

In addition to the main location in Fort Walton Beach, AJ’s sister store in Grayton Beach will also participate for the fourth year in a row. Waters emphasizes, “This is a community outreach to give back to a community that blesses us all year. Everyone is welcome to dine as part of the AJ’s family. There is absolutely no charge; donations will be accepted from those capable of making them, with all proceeds benefitting the Kids on the Coast Foundation.”

Kids on the Coast Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local youth in Okaloosa and Walton County. This year, donations will specifically focus on aiding high school students to ensure they have a joyful Christmas. Dan Collins, a spokesperson for Kids on the Coast, explains, “We always hear about donating toys and bikes, but the older teens in high school often get forgotten. We know there are many needs that need to be filled.”

Alan Laird, owner of AJ’s, expressed his enthusiasm for the event: “We want to give back to those who may not have the means to celebrate Thanksgiving. This is our way of thanking the community that supports us and our families every day. We expect this Thanksgiving feast to be bigger than ever, especially after such a tough year for everyone.”

Both AJ’s on the Bayou and AJ’s Grayton Beach will provide entertainment for diners throughout the meal, with AJ’s Grayton Beach also hosting their Annual Thanksgiving Karaoke Party for all ages at 5 p.m.

For more information about the Thanksgiving Day meal or to get involved with the Kids on the Coast Foundation, please contact Rachael Green in the Special Events and Promotions department at info@ajs-destin.com.

To learn more about AJ’s on the Bayou and AJ’s Grayton Beach, visit their websites at ajsgrayton.com and ajsonthebayou.com.

Learn more here:

AJ’s on the Bayou: https://ajsonthebayou.com/

AJ’s Grayton Beach: https://ajsgrayton.com/

NEWS SOURCE: AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar

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Spodak Dental Group Collects More Than 210 Pounds of Halloween Candy for Soldiers’ Angels ‘Treats for Troops’

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 22, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group proudly sponsored another Halloween Candy Buyback event this year, where both local children and members of the armed forces benefited. The team collected more than 210 pounds of Halloween candy, which was donated to Soldiers’ Angels in support of international and national heroes as part of the “Treats for Troops” initiative.

Image caption: Spodak Dental Group proudly sponsored another Halloween Candy Buyback event this year.

“The ‘Treats for Troops’ program is such a great way to not only say ‘thank you’ to those who are serving and those who have served, but it also helps to reduce the amount of candy our local children eat after the Halloween holiday,” said Dr. Craig Spodak, general dentist at Spodak Dental Group. “Tooth decay is one of the most common diseases of childhood, and this is a fun way to help smiles stay healthy.”

This is the ninth year of the “Treats for Troops” program, which brings candy to deployed service members, National Guard members, reservists, and veterans in VA medical facilities. The Spodak Dental Group team is proud to not only support our troops, but also is happy to encourage children to donate their candy instead of eating it, which will help to reduce tooth decay.

Since the campaign’s launch in 2016, the organization has sent 594,970 pounds of Halloween candy around the globe. The goal for 2024 was 150,000 pounds.

“The annual Soldiers’ Angels ‘Treats for Troops’ program is not just about candy,” said Soldiers’ Angels President and CEO Amy Palmer. “It’s about bringing the joy of home to our deployed service members wherever they are during the Halloween season.”

Candy and handwritten letters and drawings were collected at Spodak Dental Group, located at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave., the week after Halloween during normal business hours. Spodak Dental Group gave kids $1 per pound, up to 5 pounds maximum.

About Spodak Dental Group:

The Spodak Dental Group, an Inc. 5000 honoree, has evolved to become South Florida’s premier, comprehensive dental facility, and comprises a world-class association of dental professionals poised to provide full-service dental care second-to-none in both scope and skill. The Spodak Dental Group team includes General and Restorative Dentists, Endodontists, Periodontists, Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Master Ceramic Artists and Anesthesiologists, as well as one of the nation’s only in-office dental labs.

Spodak Dental Group is located at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave. Call or text (561) 303-2413 or visit https://www.SpodakDental.com/ for more information.

About Soldiers’ Angels:

Soldiers’ Angels is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, their families, and the growing veteran population. Founded in 2003 by the mother of two American soldiers, hundreds of thousands of Soldiers’ Angels “Angel” volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways. (Tax ID# 20-0583415). Learn more at https://www.soldiersangels.org/.

NEWS SOURCE: Spodak Dental Group

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Send2Press Newswire Enhances its ‘Social Flurry’ Program to Further Amplify News Reach and Engagement through Grassroots Social Share

TEMECULA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Send2Press®, a newswire service of Neotrope®, launched in 2000, announced today an expansion of its "Social Flurry" news amplification tools. Send2Press began promoting client news content via social media in 2005, with the nascent launch of the original social sites. Its Social Flurry℠ program helps clients engage staff, friends, and clients to amplify reach of news announcements onto a larger social footprint, at zero cost.

"While we've always encouraged clients to share their news to their own social channels the past 17 years, we've now made it easier for them to get the ball rolling, to start a 'flurry,'" said Christopher Simmons, co-founder, Send2Press; CEO, Neotrope.

Clients can now use a pre-built suggested message and shortcode to share with staff members, friends and clients to further share and tag topics to a wider social universe thereby building a "social flurry" online.

As always, project team member emails can be provided on each release project form as a "cc" in addition to email used for project manager.

This adds to the over 275,000 impressions per month Send2Press already generates for its client's news announcements.

Send2Press has long offered custom tags and "social pokes" on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest. Custom PRpurls™ shortcodes track click-through from Twitter and Facebook to show actual engagement beyond simple visibliity. This data is found in the PRtrax™ report dashboard for each client project. Separate social click report can be shared among team members to show how well the Social Flurry campaign is engaging.

This effort can also be enhanced with the Send2Press Social Boost program, which provides affordable add-on to each distribution for targeting promotion of the news announcement on Facebook.

Social Flurry has always been free with all Send2Press U.S. distribution packages, and will continue to be free.

"Send2Press has always been an innovator in news amplification and uplift, being the first newswire to promote SEO*, the first to promote social sharing, and we intend to launch many entirely new inititives in 2023 with our upcoming summer rebrand," added Simmons.

Neotrope, a marketing, entertainment, and technology company, launched in 1983 by Christopher Laird Simmons and the late Dr. JL Simmons, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023.

(*Verifiable via Archive.org for Send2Press homepage in the year 2000.)

About Send2Press:

Send2Press®, founded in 2000, offers affordable press release distribution, writing, and social media marketing. Send2Press was named "best overall" of the top six press release services in 2020 by Fit Small Business. Send2Press is a dba of Neotrope, founded in 1983 in California.

Send2Press was the first true newswire service to be entirely made up of public relations and marketing professionals (including PRSA members), ex-magazine staffers, and published authors. This provides a better boutique experience versus other services with only sales people and copy editors on staff.

Send2Press has consistently been ranked one of the top newswire services overall based on honesty and credibility, with exceptional ratings from customers on sites like Trustpilot.

Learn more about Send2Press® at: https://www.Send2Press.com/

Send2Press Newswire offers:

* Professional press release writing with accredited staff

* Local, regional, or national targeted press release distribution to both U.S. daily media and trade periodicals

* Social media sharing with custom tags and over 275,000 monthly impressions for our social channels

* National syndication via the AP, including the AP website, all U.S. AP newsrooms and online syndication to U.S. newspaper and broadcast sites

* Placement on top-ranked business and finance sites including Barchart, Digital Journal, eNewsChannels, Street Insider, and The Globe and Mail, among others

* Placement in the Neotrope News Network, Go Media Network and selected international news platforms in Canada, Germany, India/Asia, and the Middle East

* Agency pricing for all™ with "pay as go" packages; no membership fees or subscriptions

View current plans and pricing at: https://www.send2press.com/services/price-list.shtml

View current client projects at: https://www.send2press.com/wire/

About Neotrope:

Since 1983 Neotrope® has delivered services to raise organization awareness including brand identity, marketing, public relations (PR), and social media services. Based in Temecula, California (wine country!), Neotrope is also an entertainment publishing company involved in books, music, software, sound design, video and more.

The company was co-founded by author, artist, journalist, musician and marketing/PR expert, Christopher Laird Simmons, and the late Dr. JL Simmons, PhD, a best-selling author and respected university professor.

The company has been a consistent leader in new technologies including direct marketing, digital design, ecommerce, multimedia, SEO and e-marketing for 40 years. Neotrope was an Inc. 5000 company in 2009, has a 25-year A+ rating with the BBB, and is a member of GS1. Neotrope.com

LEGAL NOTE: Send2Press® and Neotrope® are U.S. registered trademarks and service marks. Neotrope is a registered trademark in Europe. Social Flurry is a service mark.

Send2Press®, a newswire service of Neotrope®, launched in 2000, announced today an expansion of its "Social Flurry" news amplification tools. Send2Press began promoting client news content via social media in 2005, with the nascent launch of the original social sites. Its Social Flurry℠ program helps clients engage staff, friends, and clients to amplify reach of news announcements onto a larger social footprint, at zero cost.

Related link: https://neotrope.com