Amid growing lines and record wait times at airport security checkpoints around the country, the Zonta Club of Marathon stepped up with $1,000 in donated Publix, Winn Dixie and Circle K gift cards for TSA agents – unpaid at the time of the donation – at the Key West International Airport. Following federal guidelines and avoiding cash-equivalent donations, the small-denomination cards were delivered to county commissioner Michelle Lincoln the week of March 23, who delivered them to the Key West TSA supervisor. Workers began receiving paychecks again on March 30 for the first time since the Feb. 14 Department of Homeland Security shutdown began. Back row, from left: Pat Biagi, Tara Morris, Mercedes Hernandez, Lisa Joseph and Natalie Danko. Front row: Liz MacDonald, Charlotte Quinn, Kym Momaly, Miriam Hribar and Melanie Ornelas. CONTRIBUTED
