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Six earn AbilityOne recognition

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  • By Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps
  • 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. --  Six local people recently received awards from AbilityOne partners honoring their participation in disability employment matters.
 
The AbilityOne program is a federal initiative to help people who are blind or have other severe disabilities find employment by working for nonprofit agencies that sell products and/or services to the U.S. government. An AbilityOne appreciation picnic occurred here recently at the Memorial Lake pavilion in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Award recipients included: Employee of the year winners for grounds contract and Sumter County Disabilities and Special Needs Board were Willie Davis and Kenny Green. The postal contract, shelf stocking and switchboard, Goodwill Industries award winners were Antoine Pearson, employee of the year for consolidated mail room; Sheri Pickell, commissary stocker of the year; Sean Prince, most improved; and Gloria Brooks, Goodwill employee of the year.

"Shaw does an amazing job of supporting AbilityOne and sets an excellent example," said Barry Lineback, AbilityOne director of business operations in the office of the executive director. "Commitment like Team Shaw's really makes a difference."

"When I think of Shaw AFB, I don't just look at the people in the military uniform," said Col. Charlie Moore, 20th Fighter Wing commander. "Every job here is important and makes up Team Shaw."

According to Judith Croxton, 20th Contracting Squadron director of business operations, there are more than 80 AbilityOne employees on Shaw, which is the largest employer in the state of South Carolina.