As celebrity spokesman, I'm asking you to donate to
The Trayvon Martin Memorial Dental Institute.
Remember, a grill is a terrible thing to waste.
Posted on 05/12/2012 2:00:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will be able to take about eight months of paid leave from her county job, thanks to the generosity of county employees.
Sybrina Fulton, who has worked at the Miami-Dade County housing authority for 23 years, collected $40,825 worth of donated vacation time, county records show. The paid time off is in addition to the nearly $100,000 the family raised on wepay.com and at rallies, which will be used to launch a criminal justice advocacy foundation in Trayvon's name.
The donated days are the latest in a mounting fortune in contributions that have amassed on both sides of the controversial case. With websites dedicated to the grieving parents of Trayvon Martin as well as for the man who killed him, and now even his attorney, funds gathered in the wake of the Feb. 26 tragedy promise to reach half a million dollars. Donors continue to reach into their pockets, even as each side criticizes the other's purpose and intent in seeking donations.
"They are using the money to continue the legacy of their son," said Michael Hall, a graphic designer and marketing specialist who helped launch the Justice for Trayvon Martin Foundation. The parents created the non-profit in March in response to their son's killing. "They didn't want a situation where people could say they were profiting off the loss of their son."(continued)
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They're spending it on "gold teef"?
I think the “kid” didn’t have much of a legacy to celebrate—at least not from what I have read....
To continue the legacy of Skittles? The punk turd was a thug. That’s his legacy.
And he shall be Trayvon
And he shall be a hood man
And he shall be Trayvon
In tradition with the family
And he shall be Trayvon
And he shall be a hood man
He shall be Traaaay-vooooon...
When will the IRS be called in on these folks? All the money collected will be taxed.
I would be interested in Trayvon’s mother’s work record before this incident. How many sick days she took. Any long term absences. It should be a FOIA type of thing. And I’d really be interested in the father’s work record.
They gonna open a gang banga training institute?
Following the money.
“He shall be Traaaay-gooooone...”
Sorry, but just had to.
Don’t end with the work record. Check all information. DUIs, divorce papters etc etc etc Give em a full “joetheplumber” treatment.
County employees may have donated some of "their" paid leave to little Trayvon's mommy, but the money will still come out of the county treasury.
The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman aftermath is a pivotal battle between the people who believe that violent crime is a legitimate career path for Eric Holder’s people and that armed victims are an OSHA violation, and those people who would dare to disagree.
How does this woman qualify for donated sick time? I thought one had to be severely ill in order to be eligible for a sick leave donation program. At least that’s the way it was for NY State workers.
I missed the part where she received vacation time, but that wasn’t allowed for NY State workers either. You could only donate sick time, and it was only for a person who was extremely ill. I wonder how many other people working for the county have been given this opportunity when they’ve lost a loved one? I can’t imagine how much this is costing the taxpayers if they do it for everyone.
I missed the part where she received vacation time, but that wasn’t allowed for NY State workers either. You could only donate sick time, and it was only for a person who was extremely ill. I wonder how many other people working for the county have been given this opportunity when they’ve lost a loved one? I can’t imagine how much this is costing the taxpayers if they do it for everyone.
I realized after my post that she had received vacation time, and not sick time, which makes it even worse. Do they let any county worker get free vacation time when someone has died? Seems like a slippery slope that could get out of hand, and probably already has.
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