Loretta Geotis describes coming to work for the Salvation Army as âabsolutely a God thing,â calling him Salvation Armyâs manager.
She was working after Hurricane Irma and came into contact with a couple of Salvation Army officers who were setting up a disaster recovery office in the Middle Keys. They offered her a position that grew to become state-wide. After successfully handling funding during Hurricane Irma in Monroe County and several other counties, Geotis assisted with funding requirements in the Panhandle for Hurricane Michael.
âI received peopleâs applications and managed the funding for long-term recovery.â She could give qualified families up to $15,000. âWe gave out more than $2 million in the Keys for Irma and assisted in distributing over $7 million across the state for Irma as well. The Salvation Army provided assistance for more than 400 families in the Keys alone for Hurricane Irma.â