Historical February 1983 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Joe and Linda Edwards, owners of Blueberry Hill, a University City pub and restaurant, and Patricia Kennedy, opera- – tions manager of Blueberry Hill, received the Employer of the Year award at the Sixth Annual Life Skills Banquet. Blueberry Hill employee Sandy Brown was awarded the Woman Employee of the Year award by Life Skills at the event. Life Skills Foundation for the Retarded sponsors the event to honor retarded individuals for special achievement and for recognizing members of the community for their support of the disabled.
Mary Piazza, Life Skills placement director, said, “Blueberry Hill received the award for its consistent efforts in providing work opportunities for the disabled.” She added that it had not only hired Life Skills graduates, but also disabled persons from other agencies as well as those not with an agency. Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl was the featured speaker at the banquet, attended by over 800 persons.
Originally published in The Neighborhood Paper, February 1983.
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