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March 11,2019, The Islander, Page 3 Jekyll Island's Shrimp & Grits Festival wins Best Festival in Southeast 3usin PDA' Airport Commission Team attends Georgia Airports Association Meeting The Jekyll Island Authority’s Shrimp & Grits Festival won the Best Festival Award, along with three other awards, at the Southeast Festivals & Events As sociation’s Kaleidoscope Awards, Feb. 26. The awards celebrate events through out the Southeast for their outstanding contributions to the industry and are part of SFEA’s annual convention, held this year in Pigeon Forge, Term. “We are honored to be selected for the Best Festival Award from among more than 200 festivals in five states,” said Nancy Kring-Rowan, director of events at the JIA. “Our team’s dedication and imagina tion make the Shrimp and Grits Festi val a memorable event for our guests every year. It’s gratifying to see their hard work recognized in this way.” The Shrimp & Grits Festival also won gold awards for Best Festival or Event Website and Best Promotional Poster Award, and a bronze award for Best Print Ad. The judges looked for original ity, creativity, media impact, volunteer programs, and the overall impact to the community, according to Lisa McCray, executive director for SFEA. “The quality of submissions contin ues to increase each year making it more difficult for the judges to select the winners,” she said. “Of course, to ‘win gold,’ becomes all the sweeter when there is additional competition and the recognition a festival receives for win ning is priceless.” The 2019 Shrimp & Grits Festival is scheduled for Sept. 20-22. A coastal favorite, it combines the classic south ern dish with family-friendly entertain ment, artists market, live music, kids’ zone, food, a craft brew fest, and more. Glynn Comity’s airports staff were well represented at the first quarterly Board of Directors meeting of the Geor gia Airports Association (GAA) Febru ary 19-20 in Atlanta. The GAA Board met with legislators and addressed a variety of issues, including the need for funding aviation projects throughout the state. This quarterly meeting highlighted the importance of aviation to the en tire state by providing a wide range of services to the citizens of Georgia. The group also reviewed the recently released Georgia Statewide Aviation System Plan, available to the public at dot.ga.gov/IS/AirportAid/Aviation Sys- temPlan. The plan identifies die needs of Georgia’s airports outside the Harts- field-Atlanta International Airport, and examines progressive elements and ac complishments widiin the system. “Aviation is crucial to Georgia’s econ omy, and serves all areas of the state,“ Glynn County Airport Commission Ex ecutive Director Robert Burr pointed out. “Not only does it create jobs and pro duce revenue, it gives access to medical services, assists law enforcement, pro tects our environment widi forest man agement and fire control and performs lifesaving search and rescue operations. In times of natural disaster, aviation has saved both lives and property. Avia tion works for all of our citizens, even if they never step on board an airplane.” Money Magazine, ranks Jekyll Island Number One Money magazine ranks Jekyll Is land as No. 1 among U.S. travel des tinations on its list of “The 20 Best Places to Go in 2019.” The top rank ing follows the island’s selection for the second position on a list of “19 best beaches for families and kids,” by NBC-TV’s “Today” program last week. Also in February, Jekyll’s Driftwood Beach was designated as the No. 10 beach in the country in TripAdvisor’s 2019 Travelers’ Choice Awards. Money lauded Jekyll as a “tucked- away gem” offering “the best of near by historic Savannah and Florida beaches.” The island has experienced a 28.6 increase in visitation over the last five years, has a $700 million im pact on Glynn County alone, supports more than 7,000 jobs, and generates $29 million in tax revenues for local government. “Accolades like these demonstrate the significant economic boost Jekyll provides not just to the Georgia coast, but to the entire region,” said Jekyll Island Authority Executive Director Jones Hooks. “We are pleased to see Jekyll Island continuing to garner na tional recognition for its unique blend of character, culture, history, and ecol ogy. It underscores the importance of our mission to preserve and protect the island’s historic and natural re sources, while at the same time wel coming new and returning visitors.” Money employed a rigorous meth odology “featuring more than 43,000 data points collected from dozens of sources,” including the travel book ing site Kayak. The cost and quality of nearly 750 popular destinations were evaluated to determine which offered value and “activities and amenities that make vacations memorable.” Jekyll’s beautiful ecosystems, eight miles of beaches, and 20 miles of trails, make it a place where “nature lovers will feel right at home,” accord ing to Money. The Jekyll Island Na tional Landmark Historic District is also cited among the island’s unique places to explore. ■an !ii ree. And save every day you’re away! ^ ' / -‘j?- ' -> * A/ tTj. _. ■ * * Ffy Delta from Brunswick J* | Golden Isles Airport to Atlanta; then on to more than 325 destinations worldwide. 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