Meet Patti Baxter - The Real Jersey Shore Series
Channel: Bob Hilton
Date: 2011-10-25

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The Big Wave Awards are back! On October 19, 2011, the 2nd Annual Big Wave Awards, presented by the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, took place at Doolan's Shore Club in Spring Lake, NJ. This is an annual event open to the public to recognize individuals who have had an immense impact on New Jersey Shore's tourism and economic development.

Meet Patti Baxter from Spark Market Solutions (http://www.sparkmybiz.com). She has made a career of forging relationships that create bigger and better opportunities for all involved. In her work with non-profit organizations, she's built playgrounds, raised funds for education, holiday gift drives for local Head Start programs, and created support groups and opportunities for families living on campus. As the executive director of the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, she was chief writer and editor of the organization's newsletter, unified business groups in the Bayshore area and served as a board member of the Brookdale Small Business Development Council. Patti is a member of Leadership Shore.

The Lifetime Achievement is being given to The Storino Family of Jenkinson's Boardwalk, as an honor for an individual whose actions and commitment have had a lasting and positive impact on Jersey Shore Tourism.

The Anchor Award will go to Six Flags Great Adventure as an organization that has been a force for positive change and an asset to the Jersey Shore community.

The Jersey Shore Icon Award was given as an honor to an individual who embodies the essence of the Jersey Shore, and the recipient is local restaurateur Danny Murphy.

Rising Tide Award, which honors an individual or organization that although new to the Jersey Shore has quickly made an exceptional impact on tourism, is being given to the Lakewood Blueclaws who although have been around for some time, have gone to great lengths in recent years with their programming at First Energy Park to drive tourism.

Spirit of the Shore Award is being presented to Frank Sementa of D'Jais in Belmar, as an honor for his service and commitment to the Jersey Shore that goes above and beyond the call of duty.