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HGTV UNVEILS THE HGTV DREAM HOME 2024 ON ANASTASIA ISLAND, FLORIDA

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Jeudi, novembre 30, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HGTV, a member of the Warner Bros. Discovery family of brands, opened the doors to the HGTV® Dream Home 2024 today, a newly built, fully furnished home located on Anastasia Island, Florida. The winner of the sweepstakes will receive the keys to the home, which includes all of the furnishings, an all-new Mercedes-Benz E Class Sedan and $100,000 making the overall prize package valued at over $2.2 million dollars.

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  • Discovery family of brands, opened the doors to the HGTV® Dream Home 2024 today, a newly built, fully furnished home located on Anastasia Island, Florida.
  • "The HGTV Dream Home inspires millions of HGTV fans who enter for a chance to win every year," said Loren Ruch, Head of Content, HGTV.
  • The official entry period of the HGTV Dream Home 2024 is 9 a.m.
  • Viewers can tune-in to the one-hour special HGTV Dream Home 2024 on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 6pm ET on HGTV, HGTV GO and Hogar de HGTV, also available on Max and discovery+ the same day.

Tupperware® Partnership with the National Park Foundation Continues Support of Waste Reduction Efforts in National Parks; Diverting an Additional One Million Single-Use Plastic Bottles from Landfills Annually

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Mercredi, décembre 14, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tupperware Brands Foundation, the non-profit arm of Tupperware® Brands Corporation, and the National Park Foundation (NPF), announced the results to-date of their multi-year partnership to reduce waste across the National Park System. Since becoming a premier partner of NPF's Resilience & Sustainability Program in October 2020, Tupperware's pledge has supported efforts to reduce food and single-use plastic waste, including recycling and composting infrastructure, educational signage, and the installation of water bottle refill stations.

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  • Once completed, these installations are projected to divert an additional one million single-use plastic bottles from ending up in landfills, bringing the total estimate of single-use plastic bottles diverted from landfills annually to nearly 11 million, according to NPF.
  • Tupperware has supported efforts to enhance environmental stewardship and help make national parks more resilient and sustainable for the over 300 million annual visitors across the National Park System.
  • Enhancing and increasing infrastructure and educational resources to help visitors properly dispose of trash, recycling and food waste at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Yellowstone National Park.
  • With park visitation growing across the National Park System, there is increasing strain on park resources particularly waste infrastructure.

Florida’s Historic Coast Quickly Rebounds from Hurricane Ian

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Mardi, octobre 4, 2022

Florida's Historic Coast experienced extreme high tides during the storms surge, causing brief flooding of the regions coastal area, including historic St. Augustine.

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  • Florida's Historic Coast experienced extreme high tides during the storms surge, causing brief flooding of the regions coastal area, including historic St. Augustine.
  • "The businesses on Floridas Historic Coast have worked quickly to recover from Hurricane Ian and are welcoming visitors now", said Richard Goldman, CEO of St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau.
  • As of today, nearly all the tourism businesses on Floridas Historic Coast are fully operational.
  • For additional information and interviews about Florida's Historic Coasts' rebound from Hurricane Ian, contact:
    Richard Goldman, CEO, St. Augustine Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, [email protected] 904-814-9120
    Cindy Stavely, GM Colonial Quarter and St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum 904-495-5337
    Located midway between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, Floridas Historic Coast includes historic St. Augustine, the outstanding golf and seaside elegance of Ponte Vedra, and 42 miles of pristine Atlantic beaches.

Unidos En La Música, Castillo De San Marcos National Monument, and Fort Matanzas National Monument Connect Latino Music with St. Augustine's 400-year Latino Heritage

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Mardi, avril 26, 2022

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unidos En La Música: A Latin American Festival returns to St. Augustine on Saturday, May 7 with a strategic partnership with Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument, thanks to support from the National Park Foundation's Latino Heritage Fund. This new partnership will bridge Latino music-goers to the city's Latino heritage sites dating back over 400 years. Taking place on Saturday, May 7 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Francis Field located at 25 W Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, the festival's highly anticipated Músical lineup will feature Grammy-award winning Salsa Legends Grupo Niche from Colombia, Baba Caiman, Los Ineditos del Vallenato and Fuisha Funk from Mexico. 

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  • "Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments are proud to join St. Augustine's largest Latino event that brings tens of thousands of Latino families together for the weekend,"said Gordie Wilson, superintendentof Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments.
  • "Through the spirit of music and culture, we join Unidos En La Msica to celebrate St. Augustine's rich Latino heritage and communityand the role of Latino heritage sites within our national parks in preserving and telling these stories."
  • "Latino history is a vibrant part of U.S. history,and the Latino Heritage Fund's mission is to preserve and elevate Latino stories across the National Park System, including sites like Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas national monuments."
  • As St. Augustine's largest Latino event, Unidos En La Msica will feature live music, dance groups, foodand games throughout the day.

Tupperware Renews Commitment to the National Park Foundation's Sustainability Efforts with $2M Multi-Year Support; Doubling Down On Waste Reduction and Protection of Park Resources

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Jeudi, janvier 27, 2022

With the national parks welcoming more than 300 million visitors annually, parks are experiencing an increased strain on resources, particularly waste infrastructure.

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  • With the national parks welcoming more than 300 million visitors annually, parks are experiencing an increased strain on resources, particularly waste infrastructure.
  • The resulting environmental stewardship from these projects, among many others, supports NPS' goal of diverting 50 percent of waste from landfills annually.
  • "Now more than ever, the planet needs our help, and our renewed commitment to the National Park Foundation helps preserve some of America's most treasured spaces.
  • Increased waste diversion: Tupperware funding supports composting infrastructure improvements and innovative pilot programs to reduce landfill waste in parks.

LBA Hospitality Opens the Renaissance Hotel in Historic Downtown St. Augustine

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Vendredi, septembre 3, 2021

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --LBA Hospitality today announced the opening of the uniquely designed 89-room Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel.

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  • ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --LBA Hospitality today announced the opening of the uniquely designed 89-room Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel.
  • The stunning property at 6 West Castillo Drive in downtown St. Augustine is owned by Vista Hospitality and managed by Alabamabased hotel management company LBA Hospitality .
  • Additionally, Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel provides skilled and certified planners to coordinate and personalize every event from start to finish.
  • For more information on the Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel or to make reservations, please call 904-824-4457 or visit www.renaissancestaugustine.com .