2A The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, January 9, 1990
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High Steppin' Miss Liberty and Uncle Sam
First jobs . . .
What Would Dr Pepper Say?
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Dragon Wagon
Having a Ball --- Bowling, of course.
~reas eventually, according to res-
~urant manger Aussie Simmons.
Be works mostly weekend evenings,
• a total of 14 to 18 hours per week.
" ,'Warren's working out really
~ell," Mr Simmons says. "He's
prompt, hard-working, and enjoyable
to work. with. He's a fascinating per-
~,On."
' Mr Simmons comments on the
~/alue of the program. '1 really think
It's the business community's re-
Continued from pg. 1-A
sponsibility to help out underprivi-
leged people--to assist them in be-
coming productive members of soci-
ety."
Job coach Jeff Artis remarks,
"Warren is totally independent now. I
check on him occasionally, but he is
handling the work himself with very
little assistance. That's the real goal
of this program."
The rewards go both ways, ac-
cording to Mr Artis. "1 get satisfaction
and a sense of joy from this. It's
great helping an individual become
productive. It was especially moving
to see him receive his first check.
"Now that he has his own job,
Warren has been a 'star' around
Seneca Behavioral Health Center,
where he did some work before
coming to Pizza Hut. We've all been
watching him. He is proud to be
working at this job and enjoys telling
everyone about it.
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"This program has been tremen-
dously beneficial• There is the wide-
spread misconception that mentally
retarded people don't want to work.
For many years society has paid to
keep them out of sight. That's
changing now."
Another program client is Mike,
who has been a custodial worker at
the Greenbrier Valley Mall in Fairlea
since December 18. Facilities Man-
ager Cobert R. ("C. R.") Mitchem is
pleased With his performance.
"Mike is a good worker," he says.
"You get him started, and he goes at
it hard. He wants to stay busy all the
time."
The mall's Office Manger and
Promotions Coordinator Nancy
Hayes sa.ys, "He's fun to be
around---he's just like a regular
worker here."
Mike helps with sweeping, shov-
eling snow, emptying trash, and
cleaning the large facility. Job coach
Gene Winebrenner is working with
him and expects him to work inde-
pendently before long, "One more
week, and I"11 be 'fading out.' Mike
has picked right up with this job. I'm
really encouraged by his progress."
In speaking about the satisfaction
coming from work With Mike, he
says, "It's a fantastic experience. It's
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very rewarding to see what
done in a short period of
helping someone a bit."
Mr Mitchem adds, "It's hel
out a lot. Since I'm covenng
ties both of
facilities manager, Mike's he!
given me more time to be
telephone, do paper work,
form other duties I need to do.
"1 don't look at him as any
ent than anyone else. In
probably works harder than
others--he has something
He's a very dependable em
Mr Johans says, "Comn
support for the program
businesses has been
most everyone wants to help."
Additional client
being developed at a number
cations, including Isratex and
land in Rainelle; Hardee's
rants throughout the area;
Hospital Greenbrier V~
Crawford's Food Center,
Fairlea Equipment Company
Aide's Discount, all of Fairle~
wood Manufacturing of
the Brier Inn of Lewisburg;
Greenbrier Hotel of White
Springs,
Seneca Behavioral Health
serves Greenbrier, PocahC
Nicholas, and Webster
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