On Monday, December 8, Senator Frank Lasee, Senate District 1, participated in the “Take Your Legislator to Work Day” program at the Door County YMCA. Senator Lasee was the guest of Ms. Elizabeth Gierhahn through a program offered through the Wisconsin Board for People With Disabilities which seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities and to show our state legislators “Real Jobs with Real Wages!”
Elizabeth led Senator Lasee on a 30 minute tour of her workplace at the YMCA where she is the attendant in the Peterson Aquatic Center’s water slide. Senator Lasee was introduced by Elizabeth to her co-workers and chatted about the many positive things she has experienced in her role at the Y. Elizabeth shared with Senator Lasee that “what she likes best about her job is getting the opportunity to work with and help the children”. Senator Lasee thanked Elizabeth for her service to the children of Door County. Mike McHugh, Director for the Y’s Aquatics Center praised Elizabeth as “an outstanding ambassador for the Y!” |
| Senator Lasee, Elizabeth Gierhahn, Mike McHugh and
Loretta Gierhahn
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The Take Your Legislator to Work Day provides a powerful opportunity to showcase the skills and talents of people with disabilities in the workplace and the power of integrated employment.
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