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A Part of the Community 11th Annual HMEA 5K May 20 Supports People with Disabilities & Their Families BY J.D. O’GARA The employees of Sodexho, at Dean College, always have a morning huddle, according to General Manager Ray Kluglein. There, with students looking on, they talk about the day’s specials, the menu and foster a team spirit toward the day’s goals. No one likes that huddle, says Kluglein, as much as Steven.
For over 10 years, the Town of Franklin has conducted Franklin Earth Day in an effort to educate the public on recycling, beautification, and general clean up of the town. This year, the town is offering online registration for those seeking to spruce up a specific location in Town.
Steven is one of five Sodexho employees in the supported employment program of HMEA, or Horace Mann Educational Associates. Through this, and a wealth These three proud Sodexho workers are not only individuals supported by HMEA, but they’re also an imporof other services, HMEA sup- tant part of the Sodexho team, says their manager, Ray Kluglein. ports over 2,700 children and find their dream and become ac- appropriate matches for its independently. adults with developmental dis- tive, productive members of the clients. Two work at Franklin “It’s a pretty big accomplishabilities in more than 110 Massa- community. High School; three volunteer at ment for him,” says Ratcliffe. chusetts towns. Many of these Franklin Senior Center and one “I love what I do. I couldn’t do “What we do is we meet with the people face multiple disabilities, works at Bright Horizons Day anything else,” says Stacey Ratindividual and do some inventoincluding physical challenges, Care. One individual Ratcliffe cliffe, who helps place HMEA ries on their interests, what they psychiatric and behavioral disorseems most proud of is John. clients in their jobs. In Franklin, like and dislike and where their ders or autism, in addition to He’s worked at Eagle Stainless HMEA works with a number of mental retardation. HMEA helps HMEA on Constitution Blvd. for 14 years each one of these individuals to employers, like Sodexho, to find continued on page 2
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The town of Franklin is looking toward green initiatives, according to Jeff Nutting, Town Administrator. For example, the proposed new High School will be LEED certified, using rainwater for toilets, and the roof would be built to
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“He loves the huddle,” says Kluglein, “ He calls the huddle to order for us.”
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