Lori Joyner Honored as Destin Chamber’s Business Person of the Quarter

During the Destin Chamber’s July 15 Great American Cookout Sponsored by Community Bank and Emerald Coast Title Services, Lori Joyner, Executive Director of Harvest House, was honored with the Chamber’s Business Person of the Quarter Award. This award is presented directly from the Chamber’s Board of Directors to a Destin area businessperson showing vision for his or her business and leadership in our community. 

“I have always admired Lori and the work she does. She’s a special person.  People forget about the work that the non-profits in the community do. All you have to do is look at how many families Harvest House has assisted during the years and the amount of food they’ve provided to those families. It truly is one of those organizations that is vital to our community.  And it’s all due to Lori and the amazing skill level and heart with which she does her work,” said Shane A. Moody, CCE, FCCP.

Since its founding, Harvest House has distributed more than 400,000 bags of groceries to more than 115,000 working families and individuals in the Destin area. The vast majority of that work has been accomplished during Joyner’s 15 years as Executive Director. Harvest House is the oldest, continuously operating community non-profit in the Destin area, and, recently, Joyner’s leadership was on full display as Harvest House faced its greatest threat in its 37 years of existence. With the closing of its long-time facility housing its thrift store and food pantry, Joyner was able to distribute more than $200,000 of donated store items and another $20,000 in shelving, refrigerators, freezers, and other hardware to other community service organizations. She then secured and moved the food pantry operations to a new location at 114 Palmetto St., in Destin.

For more information about Harvest House, please visit HarvestHouseDestin.org.

To nominate a business leader for this award, visit https://www.destinchamber.com/business-person-nomination, call (850) 837-6241 or email mail@DestinChamber.com.

Photo Caption: Congratulations to Lori Joyner, Executive Director of Harvest House, on being named Business Person of the Quarter during the Destin Chamber’s July 15 Great American Cookout Sponsored by Community Bank and Emerald Coast Title Services! The Business Person of the Quarter is presented directly from the Chamber's Board of Directors to a Destin area business person showing vision for his or her business and leadership in our community. Joyner (right) is seen here with 2025 Chairman of the Board Jenni Brunson of Okaloosa Gas.