OCALA, Fla. – David DeSantis, the owner of Greiner Clothing store in Ocala, recently pledged $25,000 for people in need of support.
The money was donated to United Way of Marion County, Interfaith Emergency Services and to 50 individual families in his community. “People needed money, they needed cash and I know the government is trying their best to get it circulating and get it in people’s hands and that’s taking time and I just thought I could do this and get it to them quicker,” DeSantis, an Ocala native, said.
He also felt he needed to make a call for action, so he posted a message on Facebook describing his plans. His words moved another local business owner, Joel Raney, from Raney’s Truck Parts. "I felt very compelled to join into