By Mary Chris Murray
The Harbor Rats Charitable Foundation, founded on giving back to its community, has chosen Alaqua Animal Refuge as one of its beneficiaries.
“As we were looking to expand our reach and choose another charity to add as a beneficiary, Alaqua was a clear and unanimous choice” said Marvin Holthouser, chairman of the Harbor Rats Board of Directors.
The Harbor Rats Charitable Foundation started with a group of local businessmen who met at Harbor Cigars in Destin for fellowship and decided to positively impact the community in which they lived. Harbor Cigars, owned by Holthouser, has been the gathering spot ever since. Established by a handful of his customers, the Harbor Rats group now has approximately 125 members and six board members.
Harbor Rats hosts a variety of charity events and an annual golf tournament to raise funds and are looking forward to holding a joint event for Alaqua in the future. The board of directors recently visited Alaqua for a grand tour of the new facility and presented a $10,000 check to the organization in support of past and future efforts.
