dirk digler
10-25-2004, 02:45 PM
Great Job Maz! :thumb:
Chiefs LB Mike Maslowski Honored Nationally
Oct 25, 2004, 11:30:00 AM
Chiefs LB Mike Maslowski might be on the injured reserve list this season, due to a chronic knee issue, but he’s still making a difference for Kansas City. On October 25th it was announced that “Maz,” as he’s commonly referred to, was selected by U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao as a recipient of her Annual New Freedom Initiative Awards. Maslowski joined five businesses and three non-profit organizations in garnering the honor.
Through his work with Greater Kansas City Foundation for Citizens with Disabilities via his Maz’s Mentors Foundation, the 6-2, 243 pound Wisconsin native has formed a Job Club. The program is aimed at helping students with disabilities obtain jobs or continue their
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Through his Maz’s Mentors Foundation, Mike Maslowski has helped gain meaningful employment for numerous individuals inflicted with mental retardation.
schooling. Additionally, he hosts monthly luncheons with employers where he emphasizes the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. A cause that hits close to home, Maslowski’s nephew Luke has a disability and faced similar challenges when he finished high school.
“We at the Chiefs are exceedingly proud and pleased for Mike,” Chiefs President Carl Peterson noted. “This is most definitely a wonderful honor. Thanks to the work he has done through his Maz’s Mentors, he has become an important part of the Kansas City community.”
The NFI Award recognizes exemplary and innovative efforts to train, recruit, and hire people with disabilities, and to incorporate the principles of President George W. Bush’sMaz NFL Award New Freedom Initiative (NFI). The NFI is a comprehensive set of proposals designed to give people with disabilities the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of community life, including employment.
“President Bush wants all Americans to have the opportunity to learn and develop skills and engage in productive work,” said Chao. “The recipients of the 2004 Secretary of Labor’s New Freedom Initiative Awards recognize the value that persons with disabilities bring to the workplace and exemplify that philosophy in their daily operations.”
Other than Maslowski, who was the only individual honored, the awardees are:
BUSINESSES: A & F Wood Products, Hewlett-Packard Company, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Microsoft Corporation, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
NON-PROFITS: Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, Project SEARCH, Salt Lake Community College Skills Center.
Secretary Chao will honor awardees at a November 17th departmental ceremony.
Biographies on the awardees and additional information can be found at www.dol.gov/odep/newfreedom/nfi04.htm.
BACKGROUND: President Bush introduced the New Freedom Initiative within the first 30 days of his Presidency, on Feb. 1, 2001. The New Freedom Initiative represents a comprehensive set of proposals designed to ensure that Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop skills, engage in productive work, make choices about their daily lives, and participate fully in their communities. The department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has the key responsibility for implementing the employment-related aspects of the President’s New Freedom Initiative.
Chiefs LB Mike Maslowski Honored Nationally
Oct 25, 2004, 11:30:00 AM
Chiefs LB Mike Maslowski might be on the injured reserve list this season, due to a chronic knee issue, but he’s still making a difference for Kansas City. On October 25th it was announced that “Maz,” as he’s commonly referred to, was selected by U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao as a recipient of her Annual New Freedom Initiative Awards. Maslowski joined five businesses and three non-profit organizations in garnering the honor.
Through his work with Greater Kansas City Foundation for Citizens with Disabilities via his Maz’s Mentors Foundation, the 6-2, 243 pound Wisconsin native has formed a Job Club. The program is aimed at helping students with disabilities obtain jobs or continue their
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Through his Maz’s Mentors Foundation, Mike Maslowski has helped gain meaningful employment for numerous individuals inflicted with mental retardation.
schooling. Additionally, he hosts monthly luncheons with employers where he emphasizes the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. A cause that hits close to home, Maslowski’s nephew Luke has a disability and faced similar challenges when he finished high school.
“We at the Chiefs are exceedingly proud and pleased for Mike,” Chiefs President Carl Peterson noted. “This is most definitely a wonderful honor. Thanks to the work he has done through his Maz’s Mentors, he has become an important part of the Kansas City community.”
The NFI Award recognizes exemplary and innovative efforts to train, recruit, and hire people with disabilities, and to incorporate the principles of President George W. Bush’sMaz NFL Award New Freedom Initiative (NFI). The NFI is a comprehensive set of proposals designed to give people with disabilities the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of community life, including employment.
“President Bush wants all Americans to have the opportunity to learn and develop skills and engage in productive work,” said Chao. “The recipients of the 2004 Secretary of Labor’s New Freedom Initiative Awards recognize the value that persons with disabilities bring to the workplace and exemplify that philosophy in their daily operations.”
Other than Maslowski, who was the only individual honored, the awardees are:
BUSINESSES: A & F Wood Products, Hewlett-Packard Company, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Microsoft Corporation, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
NON-PROFITS: Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, Project SEARCH, Salt Lake Community College Skills Center.
Secretary Chao will honor awardees at a November 17th departmental ceremony.
Biographies on the awardees and additional information can be found at www.dol.gov/odep/newfreedom/nfi04.htm.
BACKGROUND: President Bush introduced the New Freedom Initiative within the first 30 days of his Presidency, on Feb. 1, 2001. The New Freedom Initiative represents a comprehensive set of proposals designed to ensure that Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop skills, engage in productive work, make choices about their daily lives, and participate fully in their communities. The department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has the key responsibility for implementing the employment-related aspects of the President’s New Freedom Initiative.