Page 24 - South Mississippi Living - January, 2018

COASTNOTES INAUGURAL
AT BEAU RIVAGE
story courtesy of
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
photo courtesy of
One Wing Foundation
On Jan. 6, Beau Rivage Resort
& Casino is hosting “Hope From John Ellis,” a benefit for the One Wing Foundation, a nonprofit that raises and distributes funds to organizations for medical, physical and grief recovery
of parents who
have experienced
pregnancy or
infant loss. The
celebration will
take place from
6-10 p.m. and
include a southern
comfort style
buffet, silent
auction and live
music from Castle
Crown.
“On Jan. 6, 2017,
John Ellis was born into heaven
at 35 weeks gestation. This event is to honor his purpose and life
on what would have been his first birthday. Our hope for this benefit
is to keep John Ellis’ love alive and to bring stillbirth and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy awareness to light, as well as raise enough funds for a Cuddle Cot to donate to a local hospital in John Ellis’
name.” says Elisabeth Naff, John Ellis’ mother.
The One Wing Foundation was co-formed by the Aldredge family in memory of Olivia Lynn Aldredge, who was lost to stillbirth at 37 weeks gestation on Feb. 20, 2105.
In Texas, One Wing Foundation allocated $48, 500 to nine
different beneficiaries. Through the event at Beau Rivage, One Wing Foundation hopes to raise enough funds to help those in need in Mississippi.
The Naff Family
Tickets- www.onewingfoundation.org/hopefromjohnellis | 888.567.6667 | www.beaurivage.com
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast Announces NEW CEO story and photo courtesy Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast
24 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Living • January 2018
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Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, the regional destination marketing organization charged with promoting tourism within Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, welcomes Milton Segarra as its new CEO.
Segarra comes to the Coast
with three decades in tourism, corporate America and government experience, most recently as CEO of Meet Puerto Rico, the destination’s Convention & Visitors Bureau. While in Puerto Rico, he led a team of 29 and managed a budget of $6.2 million. During his time there, the brand was re-engineered, a new business model developed and a new digital marketing and social media campaign was implemented.
“We took our time with the search to find the perfect candidate to bring the Coast to
the next level,” Board President Bill Holmes, Sr. said. “Our Board is confident that Milton is the best qualified person to accomplish the goals set forth in the GoCoast 2020 initiative.”
Segarra is a member of the Board of Directors of Destinations International and its Finance Committee and is a Certified Destination Management Executive.
“I am extremely grateful to the Board of Commissioners for their trust and looking forward to the great opportunity to promote the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Segarra said.