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Volume V111, No. 6

Seen and Heard Around The District

A VCB SUCCESS partment at Lenox Hill Hospital,
STORY cleaning and stocking hospital sup- Submitted by,
plies at different Hospital locations in
Manhattan. She also holds a full
Ebony C, a 21 year old female was time night job with Amazon, stock- Krystal Findley - Jones,
born with Optic Atrophy, a condition ing and preparing customers’ orders VCB
that affects the optic nerve, which for distribution.
carries impulses from the eye to the
brain. There is no effective treatment
for this condition and blindness may Ebony states “I never thought I would
result. She was referred to VISIONS have two jobs. I am so happy. I love
by the NYS Commission for the Blind getting ready for work and taking “Access
and participated in the 15 week VI- - a- Ride” to travel every day. I feel like
SIONS Residential Employment VISIONS Employment Readiness
Readiness/PreETS Program Program really helped me reach my goal.
During her 40 hour internship, she I am work ready and more independent.”
wrote memos, filed documents and
learned other clerical skills. Upon
graduation, she received the ServSafe Ebony shares a message to all blind
and visually impaired students living
Food Handler Certificate and the Na- in New York State who have gradu-
tional Retail Federation’s Rise Up – ated from High School and are not
Customer Services Certification. sure what to do: “Never give up and
keep pushing to find where you
believe you’ll be successful .”
Currently, she is working part time
for the Environmental Services de-

VISION SCREENING
WITH BROOKLYN TRANSITION

Photos below show members of Brooklyn Transition Lions Club as they conduct eye
screening at Gifted Minds Child Care Center with Lion Lavern Harrison, SEE Coordinator.

Reported by,

PCS Gloria Rennie - Murray,
Kings and Queens E-News Reporter

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