The new Guy Harvey Resort St Augustine Beach Teams Up With Non-Profit Troop Rewards To Welcome Home Returning Deployed Troops With RnR Retreats

The new  Guy Harvey Resort on St Augustine Beach is teaming up with a nationally recognized non-profit organization based in Tampa called Troop Rewards during Veterans Day week to honor and welcome home ten military service members, and their families, who are returning home from a overseas deployment and were selected to receive a complimentary five day -four-night luxury vacation at the hotel starting on Veterans Day.

The selected families will be welcomed to the hotel with a “Welcome Home Our Heroes” reception, a small intimate affair with local dignitaries and local sponsors: Guy Harvey Resort, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitor & Convention Bureau, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine Lighthouse, Colonial Quarter St. Augustine, Old Town Trolley Tours, Michael’s Tasting Room, Romano Family Restaurant, Hurricane Patty’s, 123 Burger House, Creekside Dinery, Café del Hildago and Auggie’s Fresh or Frightening Food Reviews. The event will be held on Veterans Day this year and the charity’s President, Retired USAF CMSgt Scott Blake will be the key note speaker at the event along with, Joe Rodriguez, the resort’s General Manager.

“We are excited for our ten selected families, who are fresh off recent deployments, and are so excited for them to spend quality time with their families at such an amazing resort. We have some really great stories of dedicated service, with most having served more than one tour of duty in Afghanistan, Syria or Iraq.” Said Tom Burkett, Troop Rewards’ Founder.”  Joe Rodriguez, the General Manager at Guy Harvey Resort, said We are excited to be teaming up with Troop Rewards to provide these military members with quality time with their loved ones. This time is priceless and lets them know how much their service is appreciated when they return home.  We’re honored and excited to host these deserving families at Guy Harvey Resort and we will go out of our way to make sure it a very memorable vacation experience for them.”

“This is our first event in St. Augustine Beach and these families will be coming from around the country to enjoy the Resort and all St. Augustine Beach has to offer. Our volunteer event planners, Karen and Matthew Giles, who are themselves a military family, have worked with Maggie Gebert, the resort’s Catering and Sales Manager, to put some really amazing experiences together for them during their stay.” stated Scott Blake, the charity’s President.  “It really is heartwarming to see the love and support from the St. Augustine community and all the sponsors involved that came together for this event.  I think the families will leave here with some great memories and know they are appreciated for what they do for us all.” Added Blake.

About the Guy Harvey Resort at St. Augustine Beach

The Guy Harvey Resort St. Augustine Beach is a direct oceanfront location with unbeatable views of the Atlantic. The newly renovated beachfront resort is also 1.2 miles from St. John’s County Pier Park, and less than 5.5 miles from the city of St. Augustine. Stay beachside and work on your tan, explore our area’s natural beauty or take a history lesson in the Old City. Whatever you wish to accomplish during your beach vacation, our location makes it easy to experience the very best of St. Augustine. www.guyharveyresortstaugustinebeach.com

About Troop Rewards

Troop Rewards’ mission is to provide RnR Recovery Retreats to our deployed Armed Forces, and their dependents, after returning home from a stressful overseas deployment.  The retreats create opportunities for these families to meet other military families who have dealt with similar hardships during their deployments and to bond over their shared experiences and in the process create lasting memories with their families and friends. www.trooprewards.org