Citizen of the Year

Video by Sera Frederick & photos by Henry Frederick / Eric Ignasiak, who served two tours in the Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, didn't wait for Thanksgiving to help feed the homeless. A full week before the national holiday, the 29-year-old Edgewater man enlisted the help of his employer, Chases on the Beach and several other restaurants, as well as a cavalcade of volunteer cooks and servers, including New Smyrna Beach firefighters. Ignasiak's efforts led to the feeding of 500 people at the Brannon Center. He even got a mop and led the clean-up afterwards as shown above.