Trayvon Martin’s mother will be able to take about eight months paid vacation after a generous donation by her fellow Miami-Dade County employees, according to reports.
Sybrina Fulton, a 23-year veteran of the Miami-Dade County housing authority, received $40,825 of donated vacation time, The Miami Herald reported.
The donations came after the county commission approved a resolution authorizing employees to donate their vacation time to Fulton or Yolanda Knight Evans, Trayvon’s aunt and a customer-service representative, the newspaper said.
According to records, 192 employees donated their hours to Fulton and 70 employees donated to Evans.
The money is in addition to the $100,000 raised at rallies and online that the family plans to use to form a criminal justice advocacy foundation in Martin’s name.
George Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Martin, also raised more than $200,000 on a website to pay for his legal defense, according to his attorney.
