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  1. #21
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    Marlene Williams
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    The colors and your flowers are stunning! They adapted well to your new surroundings. Thank you also for your work and patience with the disabled.
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    Ray Barkalow
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    Truthfully, Marlene, I was really uncomfortable at first, but it only took one incident to change that.

    There was a gentleman there who was so profoundly affected, that he really could not do much in the way of a real job. When I first started selling PrimeAgra, it was in boxes. He would put on a tyvek coverall, and sit in a chair with a school desk. They would then surround him with a four-sided plywood enclosure, and start dumping the bulk bags of "rocks" on the floor around him. Someone would hand him a pre-assembled box, and he'd start scooping and dumping. If he missed, no big deal, he'd pick it up with another scoop. When the box was full, he'd swap it for a new one, and someone else would correct the final volume and tape it closed.

    One day when they were delivering a load to my home, he came along. When he saw me, he ran up and gave me a big hug, as - finally, for the first time ever - he felt like he was contributing something at work.

    I think the driver, he, and I all had tears that day.

  3. #23
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    Marlene Williams
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    That is such a beautiful and heartwarming story Ray. I know exactly how you felt and feel. My niece was born with mild Cerebral Palsy, she goes to work every day at the Resource Center here in Dunkirk, NY and LOVES her job and ALL the Staff. She sits at a desk with a box of papers beside her, and feeds them into the paper shredder, they fall into a box, and she feels so good about "her job" and that she is able to contribute. She is never bored at it. Thank you for sharing and for your kind heart.
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  4. #24
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    Traci
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    That is a wodmerful story Ray. We have a great group home/organization here called magnolia. It is a home and workplace for adults with developmental disabilities that focuses on independence and jobs for adults. The adults either work in the community or make artwork for and operate the store that helps support the organization. Individuals who need more assistance help deliver meals to the elderly with meals on wheels. I always try to buy my greeting cards from them which are prints of some of the artwork that the residents make.

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