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Former Project SEARCH student lands dream job at Dion's
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Sometimes dreams come true.
In October, Gracie Flanagan was bussing tables at Embassy Suites as part of Project SEARCH, a program dedicated to equipping high school graduates facing intellectual and developmental disabilities with the skills they need for life after high school.
At the time, she said she liked her job. But what she really wanted to do was work at Dion’s, where she could apply the customer service chops she picked up working at the hotel to slinging pizzas.
And for the past couple of months, that’s exactly what she’s done.
In an email to the Journal the week Flanagan started her job, Dion’s Chief of Staff Deena Crawley wrote that after finding out that Flanagan one day hoped to work for the company, staff “went on a mission to track her down” and eventually recruited her.
“We are thrilled to have her!” Crawley said in the email.
'Best job ever'
Now working at the Dion’s near Academy and Wyoming NE as a dining room attendant, Flanagan says she’s loving her new job bussing tables, washing dishes and greeting guests. She likes her boss, and Flanagan’s mother, Kimberly, said the job has become a great source of pride for the hard-working 21-year-old.
But Gracie’s favorite part of the job?
“Making new friends.”
