Press Release

Georgia Department of Labor

Suite 642 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

Michael L. Thurmond Commissioner

Sam Hall - Director of Communications

November 27, 2002................................................................................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

97 WORKSITES TO BE RECOGNIZED AT PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATION
WARM SPRINGS -- A total of 97 student worksites will be recognized by the Georgia Department of Labor's Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation (RWSIR) at its 2002 Worksite Partnership Celebration Monday, Dec. 2.
The celebration, sponsored by the institute's vocational unit, annually recognizes the contributions of both off-campus and on-campus worksites, as well as Prowork Program contract providers. Those recognized provide worksite experience and on-the-job training for RWSIR students seeking to enter the workforce despite physical or learning disabilities.
"It's our way of saying `thank you' to the many wonderful people that provide sites for our students, enabling them to obtain the skills necessary to eventually re-enter the workforce in their home communities," said Jayne Bryan, the vocational coordinator heading up this year's celebration.
"New Freedom for the 21st Century," is the theme of this year's celebration, which will begin with a social hour at 6:30 p. m. in historic Georgia Hall, followed by dinner and a slide show at 7:15 p.m. Worksite representatives and contract providers will receive customized, maple-finished plaques to display in their businesses. About 150 people are expected to attend. For more information, call 706/655-5118.
Area off-campus sites to be recognized will be: the Bonus Store, Bishop's Chevron, Blooming Idiot, Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts, Butts Mill Farm, CAFI Head Start Program, Callaway Gardens Inn, Callaway Gardens Laundry Department, Day Star Media, Dollar General Stores of Manchester and Woodbury, FDR's Little White House, Georgia Baptist Meriwether Hospital and Nursing Home, Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center, Goodwill Industries, Greenville High School, Harvey Lumber Company, Ingle's, J&G Shoes, Jack & Jill Playschool, Johnny's Auto and Body Repair, Johnson's Automotive Repair and Wrecker Service, K-Mart, Lanier Clothes, Lewis Jones Food Market, Lazy K Nursery, Little Bo Peep Daycare, Manchester Feed & Seed, Manchester High School, Manchester Public Library, Manchester Senior Citizens Center, Maxway, Meadows Ford, Meadows Motors, Merryland Nursery and Preschool, Mother Goose Nursery, Mountain Top Inn and Resort, Mountain View Elementary School, Piggly Wiggly of Manchester and Greenville, Pride & Joy Daycare Center, Publix Supermarket, The Roosevelt Place, Taylor Foster, The Oil Drop, Wal-Mart, Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery, Warm Springs Welcome Center, West Georgia Technical College Center for Child Development, Wild Animal Safari, Wonder Years Learning Center and Woodbury Flowers.
Prowork contract providers to be recognized will include: Goody Products, Yokogawa Corporation of America, Cessna Aircraft Company and Precision Components International.
On-campus sites (RWSIR offices, programs or departments) included will be: Accounts Receivable, RWSIR Administration, Admissions, Brain Injury Program, Case Management Services, the Center for Therapeutic Recreation, Central Supply, Development Office, Education Department, Employee Health, Grounds, Housekeeping (MRU,
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Administration, Conference Center, Floor Care, VRU, CTR), Human Resources, Incentives Store, Information Center, Linen Service, Mail Service, Maintenance, Materials Management, Medical Records, Northwing II, Eastwing II Nursing Station, Eastwing III Nursing Station, Outpatient Therapy, Pharmacy, Print Shop, Professional Library, Prowork, Rehabilitation Technology, Retail Services, CVA & SCI/Orthopedic Programs, Transportation, VRU Therapy and Valley Innovative Services.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY CONTACT MARTIN HARMON AT RWSIR AT (706) 655-5668, OR fmharmon@dol.state.ga.us.

6135 Roosevelt Highway

P.O. Box 1000, Warm Springs

Georgia 31830-0000

Phone

(706)655-5668

Fax 5673

(706)655

www.rooseveltrehab.org

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