Lend a Hand Story: FDSA Delivers Hurricane Relief Checks to Deputies Recovering from 2024 Hurricanes

February 26, 2025

FDSA Deputy Executive Director John Creamer presents hurricane relief check to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil and Undersheriff Ron Cave. This is the first of more than $200,000 in donations that will be given to support 121 deputies across 15 counties as they recover from damage sustained from hurricanes in 2024.

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