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Jake Pratt is no stranger to hard work.
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Inspirational UPS employee shares message
Jake Pratt of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, worked hard to be hired full-time at UPS. Prat, who has Down syndrome, inspired his UPS team to start a scholarship fund in his honor. Courtesy of UPS
Jake Pratt is no stranger to hard work.
The 22-year-old from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, who has Down syndrome, worked hard in school, played football, graduated college and applied to work at a temporary job at the Birmingham UPS facility.
difference in my life. reporter: tonight the new victory for jake. he s been hired to work year round at down syndrome alabama, ups helps to start the jake pratt found, a scholarship to help others like jake. what s up, david? reporter: jake working year round. my dream job is ups. reporter: jake and his message. i hope people can see him and it inspires them to reach their goals. goals. way to
Army Guard aviators team up with NY forest rangers for helicopter firefighting training Eric Durr and Sgt. Andrew Valenza for the New York National Guard | May 12, 2021
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New York and Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 aircrews teamed up with New York Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers to hone their helicopter wildfire fighting skills during an exercise in Colonie, New York using the Mohawk River as a water source and target.
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jake Pratt, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 142nd Aviation and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger exit a UH-60 during helicopter firefighting training over the Mohawk River in Colonie, New York on May 6, 2021. Aircrews based at the Albany International Airport in Latham, New York, teamed up with aviators from the Connecticut Army National Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest
Girl With Down Syndrome Asked Him to the School Dance; Now They’re Planning the Wedding
Last year, a 21-year-old man with Down syndrome attracted media attention for “defying the odds,” graduating from college and landing a job at UPS. Now, he and his girlfriend, who also has Down syndrome, are serving as a source of inspiration for special needs communities.
Jake Pratt, now 22, and Grace Davies, 19, met at their Alabama high school. Their first date was a Sadie Hawkins dance in January 2017, after Grace asked Jake out.
“Our first date was a group date with some other friends,” Jake told The Epoch Times. “We went to dinner and to the school dance. Grace made a poster and brought me donuts to ask me to the dance.”
Man with Down syndrome lands job with UPS but it’s so much more than that
UPS recognized for promoting inclusion in the workforce
Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group
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A close-up of the logo for United Parcel Service (UPS). (Getty Images)
This story is a part of our Something Good series, which is designed to remind you of all the goodness in the world: the moments that can make you smile, feel warm inside and applaud humanity.
A man with Down syndrome recently landed a job with UPS news that’s gone a bit viral after his sister tweeted about it earlier this month.