In this week's Focusing on the Future, we met up with an Elmwood Park Zoo employee whose abilities go well beyond his contributions on the job.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- For Michael Romano, working at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown doesn't feel like a job.'I like to do my giraffe job in the nice weather days,' Romano said. 'I get to be outside more.'Before the zoo opened, we joined Romano to find out what he does from day to day.'I feed giraffes,' Romano said. 'I like them. I talk to them about the Eagles' Super Bowl.'Romano said he isn't an Eagles fan.
'That includes having programming where we allow individuals with all sorts of needs through gates to learn,' James Sheard, associate director of guest services at Elmwood Park Zoo, said. 'But also have them on the other side and have them be some of our ambassadors.'Like Romano, who has now been with Elmwood Park Zoo for five years.Romano's employment is part of KenCrest's supported employment program for individuals living with disabilities.
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