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People With Special Needs Honor Earth Day

People With Special Needs Honor Earth Day - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 4:31PM EST

Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 @ 04:31pm EST
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY - Adults with special needs enjoyed Earth Day in the Poconos. People who live at the Devereux Pocono Center for people with disabilities got involved.

Carolyn Torrey and several other Devereux Pocono clients built birdhouses to honor Earth Day. "It had to be good and strong for the birds to get into it," said Carolyn.

Wal Mart Distribution Center volunteers helped. "We like to really interact with the community," said Distribution Center manager Mike Gray.

Volunteers welcomed the Devereux clients with an indoor picnic. Carolyn exclaimed, "Oh! I loved that. It was so good. I had two hamburgers. It was good!"

Tisha Plant is a Devereux team leader. She said this was a great opportunity for her clients to visit somewhere new. She said, "It's great because they're all happy."

Building the house helped the group learn several skills. The hammering helped them learn coordination. And working in a group helped them learn social skills. "They just enjoy meeting new people and they love to eat of course," said Tisha.

Gray said, "You're truly blessed by being around them. They're joyful. They're happy."

Carolyn said she opes lots of birds live in the house she built because she learned it is Earth Day - a day to make sure we protect the environment.

This is the second time this week Wal Mart volunteers hosted an event like this. They hope to do it again in the future.
 


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