Desert of Florida Nobles & Daughters on the Frontline of COVID-19

Contributed by Dt. Karen Young Kirksey, PC Ahmed Court No. 134 Tallahassee, Fla

The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 has been a household word since the beginning of the year. In Florida, when schools were closed, businesses shuttered and employees laid off in record numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were some workers who did not have the option to “stay at home.” They are the frontline workers—and numerous Desert of Florida Nobles and Daughters are among them.

Deputy of the Desert Pierre E. Rutledge, HPIP (149) and Deputy for the Desert Dt. Collette Hart Wallace, PC (117) took the month of May to honor those Nobles and Daughters daily, on the DOF Prince Hall Shriners’ Facebook page. “The Desert of Florida on the Frontline,” was an opportunity to publicly say “thank you” and show appreciation for their outstanding service and sacrifice.

Those featured include health care professionals, first responders and corrections personnel. All are pictured on the Florida map on the cover of this magazine.

With no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sunshine State emerging as an epicenter of the virus, these brave Nobles and Daughters are still working the frontline. They go to work, so the most vulnerable of Florida’s citizens can be safe during the crisis. Salute!