Earth Day 2018 On Sunday April 22, more than a billion people around the world will celebrate Earth Day. The movement began in 1970 and is credited with instigating many of our current environmental policies, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. This year, Earth Day is dedicated to combating one of the ocean’s largest problems- plastic pollution. This issue hits close to home, as more than 8 MILLION TONS of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year.  That’s similar to emptying a garbage

Five Star Properties Makes Large Linen Donation to Opportunity Place On December 18, 2015 Five Star Properties had the opportunity to make a donation of 1,795 pounds of linens to Opportunity Place. Opportunity Place is a Non-Profit that provides short-term housing for women and families without homes. Single women can are provided housing for 45 days and families can stay for 90 days. The Fort Walton Beach location can house up to 36 people in need and provides families with the resources they need to get back on their feet,

The spirit of the holiday season inspires people to be more thoughtful, more grateful, and more generous. At Five Star Beach Properties we’ve been touched by the holiday spirit, so we’ve helped Food For Thought get closer to their goal of feeding over 300 families this Thanksgiving and Christmas. For every employee that Five Star has, we made a donation. In total we were able to provide meals for 50 families! We know the joy that comes from sharing meals with loved ones during the holidays, and we hope that

Five Star Beach Properties’ most recent initiative is to get more involved in the community. Our responsibility to serve the community grows as our business grows. We took our first step this week by volunteering in the Child Clothing Project held by the Junior League of the Emerald Coast.The Child Clothing Project is a philanthropy that raises money to send children shopping for essentials they may not have such as shoes, socks, and underwear.They also get to pick out two short-sleeved shirts, a jacket, a long-sleeved shirt, a pair of

Join The Forest Williams Band on September 20th for Sacred Heart Hospital of The Emerald Coast’s Arts in Medicine “Backyard Boogie” Fundraiser. Spend the evening with one of the Emerald Coast’s favorite and most energetic bands, the Forest Williams Band, in an effort to raise money for the hospital’s Arts in Medicine Program. The Arts in Medicine Program integrates performing and visual arts into a clinical and therapeutic environment to promote both healing and community wellness. Numerous studies indicate arts and music promote healing and a speedy recovery. The Arts