Sheriff's election campaign donates $100,000 to Flagler Sheriff employee assistance fund

“I know my supporters that contributed to my re-election campaign also support the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

By Observer Staff
| 1:00 p.m. August 1, 2024

Sheriff Rick Staly at the Flagler Beach parade. Photo by Jake Montgomery

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The Keep Rick Staly Our Sheriff Campaign has donated $100,000 dollars of left-over campaign funds to the Flagler Sheriff’s Employees Assistance Trust.

The money was donated to FSEAT during a re-election celebration on July 30 at Loopers Par & Grille, a campaign press release said. More than 150 campaign supporters and donors attended.

Florida laws regulate how remaining campaign funds can be disposed of and donating to a 501C3 nonprofit organization is one authorized way. The assistance fund was established by Sheriff Rick Staly in 2017 to support Flagler County Sheriff's Office personal experiencing unexpected emergencies or medical event.

The fund also supports deputies injured or killed in the line of duty, the press release said.

The FSEAT's next annual fundraiser, the Sheriff’s Gala, will be held on Feb. 1, 2025, after the 2024 Gala was postponed.

Staly said in a statement that he sent each campaign contributor a personal letter explaining that 92% of their contribution would be donated in the contributor's name to FSEAT. The other 8%, he said, was spent on campaign expenses.

“I know my supporters that contributed to my re-election campaign also support the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office,” Staly said. "I want to thank everyone that donated to my campaign and for always supporting our employees. With the 2024 Sheriff’s Gala postponed until 2025, I know this contribution will make a difference.”