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Hi my name is Jeremy Robbin and this is my boss Vaughn McKinney. Hi my name is Vaughn
McKinney and both Jeremy and I work together for the parliament cleaning group here in
Ottawa. How I got to know Jeremy was through an Ottawa agency by the name of Live Work
Play. They talked to all the Rotary Clubs in Ottawa about offering people with disabilities
an opportunity to work, I'm fortunate. He's been with us now for almost three months,
we're making money together, Jeremy's working smart not hard I hope most days and it's been
a great connection. I really do enjoy working, especially with Vaughn, he is nice, kind,
polite and I get paid well. I like to work to support myself, my mom. My mom's been sick
for a while; she was in and out of the hospital. This job has helped me do better, help my
mom. You feel a part of the community now don't you? I feel a part of the community
and I feel good about myself. This is a demanding job and so far he's kept up with it, if he
gets his driver license, which we are talking about right now, why couldn't he drive a truck?
Without the help of the United Way funding programs like Live Work Play, chances are
Jeremy and I would have never met. Give a person with a disability an opportunity to
show you what they can do. They are reliable, they are punctual, they are dependable and
they want to work.