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Most Remarkable 2020: Eryn Harris, Organizer, Flagler County Pride March
By : Randall Bertrand, LGBTQ activist December 17, 2020
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After graduation, most seniors look forward to a fun-filled summer, but not Eryn Harris. In June 2020, just weeks after accepting her diploma and amid the nationwide shutdown due to COVID-19, Eryn setup the first ever Flagler County LGBTQ+ Pride March.
Just 10 days prior to the four-year mark of the Pulse attack, Eryn (17 at the time) began an aggressive social media campaign to promote the event and gather resources. She coordinated with the local nonprofit “Find Your Peace by Pieces” to help advertise to a broader audience and communicate the message of peace in our community through love and acceptance.
3 months ago Share The Fire Leadership Academy, begun in 2017, has already produced 23 graduates, four of which have been hired locally. by: Julie Murphy Flagler County Public Information Officer
Flagler County Fire Leadership Academy was recognized on Dec. 4 for receiving the Institute for County Government Best Practices Award for 2020 at the Florida Association of Counties’ Legislative Conference in Jacksonville. The award was presented Dec. 14 at the Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Library Director and Legislative Liaison Holly Albanese nominated the program for the award.
“The Fire Leadership Academy immediately came to mind when I read the criteria,” Albanese said. “It saves Flagler County much of the expense of training a new firefighter, it provides a pool of candidates when Fire Rescue needs to hire, and it prepares high school students to enter the workplace upon graduation.”