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Certified Work Ready Team Wins Community Award

Contact:  Kay Williamson, Office of Public Relations and Information
Phone:  706.646.6131 ∙ Email:  kwilliamson@flintrivertech.edu

The Upson County Work Ready Team has been awarded the first Certified Work Ready Community of the Month Award for November 2007. The award criteria includes a total number of Work Ready certificates earned per capita for the Upson County area, and an improvement in the high school graduation rate.  Due to the hard work and dedication of the Work Ready Team, Upson County is nearly three months ahead of schedule.

To learn more about the Georgia Work Ready program call Teri Kinard at Flint River Technical College at 706.646.6226.

Pictured above (left to right)(front row): Lynn Shaver, Upson Lee High School; Teri Kinard, Flint River Technical College; Kris Thomas, Quad Graphics; Donna Andrews, Griffin RESA; Gail Daniel, Upson Lee High School; Lori Smith, Thomaston Upson Chamber of Commerce; Len Moore, Flint River Technical College. (Back row) Mark Andrews, Flint River Technical College; Betty Thurman, Upson Lee High School; Myra Boyt, Criterion; Jim Wheeless, Flint River Technical College; Kathy Love, Flint River Technical College; and Phyllis Vaughn, West Central Georgia Workforce Development Corporation.