John Robinson's Blog, page 40
October 2, 2015
Guest Blog: Sodexo Employees Celebrate the Abilities of Others for #NDEAM – Part 1
Sodexo Employees Celebrate the Abilities of Others for #NDEAM – Part 1 By Autumn McReynolds, Employment Brand Sourcing Manager Do you know what the “world’s largest minority group” is? Often unseen, disabilities are more common than most people know. For me, however, this has always been top of mind, having grown up with a grandmother […]
September 11, 2015
Doug Hamlin Letter to the Post Standard
To the Editor: At Our Ability, Inc. we have been paying close attention to the discussion about paving the Erie Canal Trail in DeWitt and are eager to express our strong support for the project. Every summer, John Robinson and I lead the “Journey Along the Erie Canal” to raise funds and raise awareness for […]
September 9, 2015
P&G Careers: Three Opportunities
To learn more about this career path, visit pgcareers.com and apply online! P&G Research and Development – Researcher (Full-Time) P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, […]
August 27, 2015
Sodexo Blog: Focusing on Abilities Unites Coworkers with and without Disabilities
Focusing on Abilities Unites Coworkers with and without Disabilities By Trish Freshwater, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition -Sodexo During the school year, I often will stop at a grocery store after my kids’ morning drop off to pick up odds and ends that run out in between shopping trips. There are two stores on […]
August 10, 2015
Boy with Rare Disease Needs Service Dog…
Our Ability was asked to help find a service dog – please read post from his mom Renee Yager Farrell … Callen is an energetic four year old boy that is diagnosed with a rare Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease called Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy. For the time being, he is on oxygen continuously. He has […]
August 5, 2015
Sodexo Blog: The Willow Bean Café Serves Hope in Every Cup
The Willow Bean Café is a unique place that provides individuals living with mental illness opportunities for supported employment training and competitive work as baristas. Dedicated to mental health and wellness in the community, this social enterprise is a partnership between Sodexo, the Canadian Mental Health Association (Vancouver-Fraser branch), and Vancouver Coastal Health. By offering […]
July 9, 2015
Journey Wednesday Blog by Andrea Robinson
Erie Canal Wednesday What a great day to be on the Erie Canal. We started off in little falls and rode to Amsterdam. I enjoyed looking at signs today and was pleased to see a cow, horse and buggy, tractor and bicycle sign. We didn’t have any events so we were on our own to […]
July 5, 2015
Day 8 – Blog by Andrea Robinson
Erie Canal day 8 Yesterday we enjoyed a great day off. The Hamlin’s went home for the day and the Robinson’s stayed with Jivi and Sue Govender in Camillus. Today was a warm day about 80 degrees. We cycled from Camillus to Canastota – 30.5 miles. Doug had a flat tire a few miles before […]
July 4, 2015
The Three “L’s” – Guest Bloggers
Leah: What an awesome experience once again. I joined Our Ability last year for 2 days on their bike journey and was thrilled to join them again in the Syracuse area for 2015. I am inspired by the perseverance that John and Doug show every day. This trip really shows how planning and pushing pays […]
July 3, 2015
Day 6 – Wayne County ARC, Trail of Hope and Flat Tire!
Day 6 – 140 miles in to Journey! Yesterday, we bicycled from Fairport to Clyde. Originally we were going to stop in Lyons New York home of the Trail of Hope, our friend Mark to DeCracker, Bob Stopper and where we started our boat journey two years ago. Before we bicycle to Lyons, we left […]
