News release
The Santa Clarita Mayor’s Committee is scheduled Oct. 29 to host a breakfast celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The event is scheduled 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Canyon Country Community Center, 19410 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, according to a news release from the committee.
According to the release, speakers at the breakfast are to include Mayor Laurene Weste; Amanda Goedike, director of administration at Six Flags Magic Mountain, and two employees; Angelica Acevedo and Connie Torres, Janelle Costello from Dress on a Dime; Carmen Bowen from the Parent Proxy Foundation, with intern Jacob Nakashima and coach Isidro Ponciana.
This event aims to enable guests to hear about different experiences and network with employers. The event will also feature several small businesses, each owned and operated by young adults with disabilities who will be selling their products.
Tickets are $14.64 per person and still available. To register: tinyurl.com/uwrtncde.
