County Vocational Workshop, a

community rehabilitation program

that preceded Person Industries.

She worked there from 1977 until

the program ended in 1984. She

was then among the first group of

individuals to start work at Person

When Shelia Lawson wrapped up

her workday on Friday, May 23rd,

she was excited about the week-

end. It was pay day and she was

smiling and ready. Imagine our

surprise when we received the

news on Saturday morning that she

died in her sleep of apparent heart

failure.

The news swept through the pro-

gram as staff and employees talked

of their shock and disbelief. Once

the reality of her unexpected death

set in, we began to reflect on her

life and what her death means first

to her family and then to PI.

Shelia grew up and resided here in

Roxboro. She was one of eight

children born to Robert and Sallie

Lawson. Shelia and two of her

siblings, Theodore and Quinland

were well known to PI as former

consumers. She had three sisters

and two other brothers. She was

well known in her community as

she quite often frequented the busi-

nesses near her home and faithful-

ly attended her church.

After she completed her schooling,

Shelia started work at the Person

Shelia Lawson—A Memoriam PCRC Now

Accepting

Plastics #1—#7

Thanks to information

from NCDENR, PCRC

has found a market

and is now able to ac-

cept plastics # 1—#7.

This is an update to

last month’s issue

that stated PCRC did

not accept plastics #3

- #7. Plastic grocery

bags and paint are

still not accepted.

Inside this issue:

Workplace Excellence

Rewarded

2

“The End” for Staff

Sign Language Class

3

Up Close At Person—

2014 Graduates

3

Voting Laws Change 3

Calendar of Events 4

Special Points of

Interest

4

A Message From a

Recycling Customer

4

Continued on page 2

Shelia Lawson April 4, 1957—May 24, 2014

Shelia Lawson, Shelia poses with Program Manager Melissa Brann

at 2013 Employee Appreciation Banquet, Shelia wins Workplace

Excellence Award for Work Ethic.

Amanda Everett Welcomed as PI’s Assistant Director

PI welcomes Amanda Everett as Assistant Director.

Amanda survived a highly competitive and lengthy

interview process to prevail as PI’s second in com-

mand.

Amanda started in her new position on Monday, May

12th and has began the learning process. She comes to

PI with a strong background in Human Resources,

having been the HR Director with Hayes Iron and

Metal in Providence, NC. In that position she also

learned recycling, which she will need as overseer of

recycling operations at Person County Recycling Cen-

ter. Working with people with disabilities is new for

Amanda but with her adept people

skills along with a BS degree in

Communications, she will quickly

be able to check that off her “To Do

List”.

Amanda is married to Kenneth

Everett and has a seven year

old daughter, Emma Thornton.

She and Kenneth, who is also an employee with Per-

son County (EMS) have been married for nearly a

year and live in Providence NC.

Continued on page 2

Sorside Zamora Heads for Home

Person Industries

PI Events

PERSON INDUSTRIES Vo lume 17, Issue 6

PEvents

A monthly publica�on of news and

views at Person Industries

www.personindustries.com

June 2014

Amanda Everett Welcomed as PI’s

New Assistant Director

see below

PI Closed for

Staff Training

Day

June 20, 2014

page 4

What’s the

Sign for

“The End”?

page 3

Amanda Everett

Assistant Director

Industries when it opened its doors on January 7, 1985. Through the years,

she has done a variety of jobs at PI and in the community. She worked as

a porter at Burger King and Wendy's and in housekeeping at Crown

Crafts. She was also one of the intrepid souls willing to give recycling a

try when PI opened the

Person County Recy-

cling Center in 2009.

Most recently, Shelia

worked with recycling at

the PI Main location

where she received a

Workplace Excellence

Award in August of

2013 for her most im-

proved work ethic.

Shelia had an inner strength that propelled her forward despite any chal-

lenges she faced. She was known to be very straight talking, was not

afraid to cry after such straight talk and then rebound by returning to

work—all in the same day. She

was also caring, assisting in the

care of her parents prior to

their death and with others. She

also cared about her co-

workers and the staff at PI,

never failing to ask about our

families. “My last memory of

Shelia was of her asking how

my husband was doing,” said

Veronica Wilkerson, PI Busi-

ness Officer. “She met him

years ago at the Employee

Banquet and from that point

forward, she always remem-

bered to ask about him.” Other

members of the PI family have

the same memories of her care

and concern.

For her family, the death was

particularly shocking as their

focus, at the time, was on the

health and well-being of Shelia’s

ailing brother, Quinland. Ac-

cording to sister Nellie Smith,

Shelia had no history of heart

trouble, therefore making her

death completely unforeseen.

We send our deep condolences to

each member of the Lawson

Family, both the immediate and

extended. We do realize what

her loss will mean to you and PI.

Shelia Lawson—A Memoriam (continued from page 1)

Page 2

PI Events

Employees Win Quarterly Workplace Excellence Awards

Safety Bradley Villines

Citizenship Tony Teele

Work Ethic Marquis Bailey

Health Kent Rockwell

L—Shelia Lawson as a recycler. R—Shelia

mingling at PI Employee Banquet in 2013.

Awards Criteria

Citizenship—Follows workplace rules, shows kindness to others, respects ideas and views of others …

Work Ethic—Quickly reports to work on time and follows schedule, flexible, quickly and appropriately responds to supervisor’s re-quests ...

Safety—Consistently demonstrates safety skills at work, follows safety rules, shows safety skills around equipment, participates in safety training ...

Health—Exercises regularly, brings healthy lunches and snacks, aware of per-sonal medical condi-tions, medications and treatments ...

On Friday, May 7, 2014, PI presented

the Quarterly Workplace Excellence

Awards. The awards recognize profi-

ciency in four different areas. (See

box to left.)

Award winners for the quarter

(February—April) were as follows:

Tony Teele—Citizenship

Tony is known for being quiet and

considerate. He is courteous and re-

spects the rights of others.

Marquis Bailey—Work Ethic

Marquis is a good worker and is

Staff prepare to serve up

hotdogs at the first Work-

place Social

known for not creating drama, but

rather consistently staying on task.

Bradley Villines—Safety

Bradley Villines is always wearing

his personal protective equipment,

including safety shoes and wears

safety colors.

Kent Rockwell—Health

Kent is very conscious of his health

and makes sure he brings a healthy

lunch each day. He also uses any

available time during breaks and

lunch periods to walk.

Each winner was given a prize and

will have their photos displayed in

the work area until new winners are

chosen in August. PI treated all em-

ployees to a Hotdog Lunch in appre-

ciation for their efforts in these are-

as.

The Quarterly Workplace Excellence

Awards are given as an incentive to

reward and reinforce exemplary

work behavior.

Continued from page 1

Amanda works at the PI Main loca-

tion and can be reached at 336-599-

7571 ext. 2815 or email aever-

ett@personcounty.net. Please join us

in welcoming her to Person County.

Amanda Everett Welcomed

as Assistant Director

Employees were treated to a

Hotdog Lunch in appreciation for

their hard work.

Page 3

Volume 17, Issue 6

PI Staff Members sign “The

End” as they complete their 12

week sign language course.

L to R: Instructor Will Paul,

Becky Clayton, Gloria

Drollinger, Melissa Brann,

Jamaal Christian, Lisa Jeffreys

and Evelyn Moore.

Not pictured: Dana Drum-

wright, Yuvette Farmer, Cheryl

Perry and Tina Wilkerson

“The End” for Staff Sign Language Class

Up Close at Person

2014 Graduates

Hunter Brooks, nephew of PI

Job Coach Gloria Drollinger, grad-

uates from Person High School.

Hunter plans to attend Wake Tech

in the Fall and major in Civil Engi-

neering.

Bryan Henderson, son of PI

Field Supervisor Christie Hender-

son, graduated from Roxboro

Community School. Bryan is cur-

rently enrolled in the Progress

Energy Certification Program.

Madeline Erdner, daughter of PI

Program Manager Melissa Currier

and Bryce Henderson, son of PI

Field Supervisor Christie Hender-

son, graduated from Roxboro

Community School. Madeline plans to attend PCC

in the Fall and Bryce plans to pursue graphic design.

Shaquinta Rogers graduates

from Person High School and

plans to continue working after

graduation. Shaquinta currently

works part-time at PCRC.

Paige Lee graduates from Per-

son High School and plans to

obtain a certification in Early

Childhood Development. Paige is

currently employed at PCRC.

Emily Rudd is the granddaugh-

ter of PI Administrative Support

Specialist, Carolyn Walters. Emi-

ly graduates from Person High

School and plans to attend Ala-

mance Community College in the

Fall to become a Veterinarian Assistant.

PI sends our congratulations to all of the graduates

and their families, knowing that “it takes a village”

to get to this point in their lives.

Even without an official graduation cere-

mony, May 5th was as good as the real

thing to the 10 PI staff members who

completed the 12 week Sign Language

Course. The course objective was to

teach basic sign language skills so that

staff can more effectively communicate

with consumers and other stakeholders

with hearing impairments.

The 10 staff selected to participate were

chosen because of their job duties and

their willingness to take on the challenge

of learning a new language. The course,

offered through Piedmont Community

College, required students to meet each

Tuesday and Thursday for one hour. In

addition to classroom instruction, the

class gained real world experience with

field trips to local restaurants where they

were required to order and converse

strictly through sign language.

With food as a motivation and of course

the concern for good service to our con-

sumers, all students were successful in

completing the course.

Voting Laws Change May Affect People

with Disabilities

Last year’s new election law brought

many changes. The one that has made the

most news is that, beginning in 2016,

voters will be required to produce a pho-

to identification to vote. Voters who do

not have adequate photo identification

can receive a free voter ID from the

NCDMV. Voters who choose to vote

absentee will now need the signature of

TWO witnesses or a notary public on

their ballot. There is also a form for re-

questing an absentee ballot.

Voters who live in facilities and vote

absentee can now request assistance with

casting absentee ballots from Multiparti-

san Assistance Teams. These teams can

visit nursing homes, hospitals, and other

facilities at the request of voters or facili-

ty staff to witness absentee ballots and

provide any necessary assistance. County

boards of elections will need lots of peo-

ple to assist all those voters, so this is a

great volunteer opportunity to help peo-

ple with disabilities vote.

There were also changes to the one-stop

voting periods, out of precinct voting,

and voter registration deadlines. For

more on recent election law changes,

visit the NC State Board of Elections

website at https://www.ncbe.gov/ncbe/

Voting/voter-guide/recent election-law-

changes.

Excerpted from On Target—page 5

601 N. Madison Boulevard

Roxboro, NC 27573

Phone: 336-599-7571

Fax: 336-597-2834

E-mail: vwilkerson@personcounty.net

Person Industries

• The Person County Safety Committee is sponsoring a

Safety Cookout on Wednesday, June 4, 2013 in the

Person County Office Building Auditorium. All County

employees are invited. Special entertainment scheduled

from 12:00—1:00.

• On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Lisa Jeffreys will participate

in a webinar on the Provider Electronic Health Record

Program. The webinar will give an overview of electron-

ic records requirements for PI and other community reha-

bilitation programs.

• On Saturday, June 14, 2014, join the Sappony Tribe as

they celebrate their native heritage and host one of North

Carolina’s most unique trail runs around beautiful Mayo

Lake. The entry fees are $25 for the 5K Run and

$10 for 1 Mile Fun Run. The 1 Mile Fun Run begins @

8:20 a.m. and 5K Trail Run/Walk begins @ 9:00 a.m.

• On Friday, June 20, 2014 , PI will close for a Staff Train-

ing Day. Employees should not repor t to work unless

specifically requested to do so.

Special Points of Interest

People Investing in People

www.personindustries.com

A Message from A Recycling Customer:

“I want to compliment you on how nice the recycling center looks ... It looks like Dis-

neyworld over here! There is not a chance you would look at this place and say, that’s

a recycling center. So, my hats off to Franky (Franky Allen, PI Production Assistant at

PCRC). I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate him taking care of this place.

They are always friendly over here. I just wanted to call and give everybody compli-

ments.”

David Ramsey

Recycling Customer May 5, 2014

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Fiscal

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June 2014

July 4

Independence

Day

PI & PCRC

4

Safety

Cookout

PCOB Audito-

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(see left)

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Staff Training

Day

PI Closed

(see left)