October Awareness Campaign

October 2018

Rockin’ Recipient Sarah Interned at Camp Barnabas AND Got Her Driver’s Permit!!

By |2023-12-15T20:05:26+00:00October 28th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Recipient Updates|

Sarah is attending Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, and the summer leading up to her first semester she passed the test to get her Driver’s Permit AND was a staff intern at Camp Barnabas. She says that she loved being an intern because she really likes helping other people, which is also one of her [...]

Fact Friday: People with Disabilities Make Excellent Employees!!

By |2023-11-30T23:10:19+00:00October 26th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign|

"Ummm...they aren't even paying attention to us at all Nella." Fun Fact: Most employers of people with disabilities report high work quality. A study conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity revealed that 3 out of 4 employers surveyed ranked their employees with disabilities as good or very good on work quality, motivation, engagement, integration [...]

Ruby and Nella Are Hostesses with the Mostest!!

By |2018-11-08T04:27:42+00:00October 25th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign|

Whose the hostess with the mostest?! These lil’ ladies are perfect for the job because look at those beautiful smiles???????? Happy Thursday peeps! Only ONE more day till Friyay! Hang in there... #RubyAndNellaGoToWork#OctoberAwarenessCampaign #RubysRainbow#TheLuckyFew #NoLimits #LifeAfterCollege#LifeWithRubyDoobs #DownSyndromeAwareness#DownSyndrome #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth #DownSyndromeRocks #NDEAM

Rockin’ Recipient Liz Makes an Impact at Work!!

By |2018-11-08T04:25:59+00:00October 25th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Recipient Updates|

Liz is attending her first year at Minot State University, but she already has lots of job experience under her belt. Her senior year in high school she worked as a hostess at Texas Roadhouse two nights a week. Her boss said he had never met anyone before who knew so many people ???? ???? She would get [...]

Ruby and Nella Casting a Vision for a Better Future!!

By |2018-11-08T04:31:03+00:00October 24th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign|

Ruby and Nella are for sure trying to cast a vision out there for you guys (along with the hopes of maybe catching a few fish ???? ) . They truly hope you see the potential in people of all abilities and hopefully continue to DREAM BIG with them. @oprah once said: "The biggest adventure you can [...]

Rockin’ Recipient Maxwell Tegen in His Eagle Scout Gear!!

By |2018-11-08T04:29:44+00:00October 24th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Recipient Updates|

Maxwell is attending his first year at Edgewood College to pursue a career in sales and marketing, but that's not his biggest accomplishment. Earning 21 merit badges to become an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts is a difficult threshold to meet for anyone, but he was honored for obtaining an incredible 57 merit badges. [...]

Ruby Doobs Reading!

By |2018-11-08T04:20:06+00:00October 24th, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Ruby Doobs|

That look of pride I was talking about in my post earlier? Yeah, this determined lil’ lady knows when she’s NAILED it❤️Just wait for her face at the end...these moments make my life so much richer and knowing how hard she works makes my mamas heart so full of pride❤️❤️ . . Also the way [...]

Rockin’ Recipient Brennan Eve Rocks it at Work!!

By |2018-11-08T04:33:06+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Recipient Updates|

Having people with different abilities in the workplace doesn't just help the person with the disability. It brings so much more to the job than you can ever imagine! Check out this testimony from Olivia, a coworker of Rockin' Recipient Brennan, who had an internship with TEKsystems this past summer: RR: What were Brennan's duties? [...]

Rockin’ Recipient Leeann Phillips Is Rockin’ It at Rhode Island College AND at Work!!

By |2023-12-15T20:02:22+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Blog, October Awareness Campaign, Recipient Updates|

Leeann is attending her first year at Rhode Island College while also working for Tasca Automotive Group two days a week. She says she is working as a Greeter and her duties include “answering phones, data entry, refilling supplies at the receptionist desk, making photo copies and greeting customers.” She also says that the best [...]

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