Volunteers visiting various people in the community delivering pick-me-ups

Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC), a 501(c)(3), is helping spread random acts of kindness this week in conjunction with Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Program participants are going out in the community and brightening the days of those they encounter—buying them a soda, giving flowers or even school supplies for students. They’re also visiting various departments on DRTC’s main campus at 2501 N. Utah providing things like cards, donuts and flowers for staff members.

Friday will also feature quotes from some of the 1,000 people with disabilities DRTC supports annually on the agency’s Facebook page.

This month, a group of participants visited the Oklahoma Capitol as part of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day.

Volunteers spoke with lawmakers and provided information relating to DRTC and the impact its programs have on their lives.

DRTC is also making plans to attend People with Disabilities Awareness Day at the Capitol on April 5, 2016.

Dale Rogers Training Center has provided training and jobs for people with disabilities in Oklahoma since 1953. Last year, individuals earned $5.5 million in wages across all programs. DRTC has been helping build futures for the individuals it serves through various divisions, like DRTC Awards and DRTC Framing. Dale Rogers Training Center also became the first nonprofit to own and operate a Papa Murphy’s franchise (at NW 23^rd and Pennsylvania in Oklahoma City).

Dale Rogers Training Center (DRTC) is the oldest and largest community vocational training and employment center for people with disabilities in Oklahoma. With multiple locations in Oklahoma, DRTC trains or employs more than 1,000 people with disabilities per year. Visit us online: DRTC.org.