Pictured: (l-r) Rosezetta Fitzgerald Miller with Wes Roberts, Executive Publisher, SRQ Magazine. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan.

Each year, SRQ Media invites the community to nominate individuals with hearts of giving who have made a significant impact with local nonprofit organizations — from volunteers and board members to individual staff members and donors. This year, attendees were thrilled to be together as we recognized these individuals at our annual Giving Coast and Good Hero Awards luncheon and panel discussion on Tuesday, January 28 at Michael’s on East in Sarasota. In the coming weeks, we are happy to feature each of the ten honorees in our Wednesday Philanthropic edition of SRQ Daily.

Today we are recognizing Storm Hero, Rosezetta Fitzgerald Miller. Her nominator writes, "I was staying at the Hyatt Place Sarasota Airport because of evacuation orders for the upcoming Hurricane Milton. There were many widows as well as couples who were evacuated and many workers residing at the sold-out hotel to perform clean up work for Hurricane Helene. We lost power as Milton hit. Rosezetta and the support staff prepared the hotel and guests for the hurricane. We were all provided with flashlights and water and she and other staff stayed on property to serve the guests and their many needs. Breakfast continued to be served, and ice and water were available for all who requested it. After several days without electricity, the power partially and then fully returned. When the power returned, in the early morning hours, a fire alarm blared and Rosezetta and her staff made certain that all heeded the alarm. Most importantly, Rosezetta, made certain that the guests with limited mobility were attended to and made it out safely. After the storm, when most of the Milton guests had checked out, Rosezetta continued to check on the welfare of some of the hurricane guests. Apparently many of the guests of this Hyatt Place are regular visitors for hurricane evacuations. This note is a short outline of the acts of Ms. Rosezetta but I assure you that she went above and beyond what was necessary during this challenging time and she always had a smile and kind words for her beleaguered guests. The next time I hear that there is a hurricane coming, I plan to stay at this hotel which is managed so well by Rosezetta and her first mate, Laquandra."

Pictured: (l-r) Rosezetta Fitzgerald Miller with Wes Roberts, Executive Publisher, SRQ Magazine. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan.