ORION'S OCTOBER 2020 NEWSLETTER
Quentin, Orion job seeker.
Quentin gained the experience and skills he needed.
QUENTIN
Looking for his first job experience, Quentin was working with a counselor at the Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). In addition to lacking work experience, Quentin is deaf and has high functioning Autism. Looking for work has been challenging. His DVR counselor knew that Orion would be an accepting environment for him. Quentin came for a tour of the program and met some of the people who would be working with him.

“I liked the variation that Orion’s training program has,” Quentin recalled. “There are many different jobs and areas that you can work and learn in.”
 

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Layne Norris, Orion Mentor
MENTOR PROFILE
Orion Mentors Lead By Example
Layne Norris is a mentor in Orion's manufacturing training program. He knows that he is part of something bigger than himself. The work that Orion mentors do helps to build self-esteem in our program participants. This is an essential building block that can change the course of someone’s life. The one-on-one training provided by Layne and mentors like him makes the Orion mission possible.
I’m most proud of the all the people who come through our program. Watching them change and mature, and then ultimately seeing them go out and find a job – It’s what Orion is all about!”

– LAYNE // ORION MENTOR
Thank You For The Visit Congressman Larsen!
CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN (WA-02) VISITED ORION'S MUKILTEO LOCATION
Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) visited Orion's Mukilteo location on Tuesday, Sept. 8th. Congressman Larsen visited employers in his district to gain knowledge of how the local economy has been impacted by COVID-19. His Orion visit also enabled him to gauge the strength of the aerospace industry in his district. In addition, while at Orion he had the opportunity to tour our operations and see how we use our business activities to support our mission by teaching people needed job skills. Thanks for the visit Congressman Larsen!
Help Orion With Your Purchases!
SUPPORT ORION'S TRAINING PROGRAMS
Use your purchasing power to support Orion's training programs! Select Orion Industries through the Amazon Smile program. This is quick and easy way to add your support!

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Orion Learning Pod
ORION'S LEARNING POD CELEBRATED AS CREATIVE SOLUTION FOR TEAM MEMBER PARENTS FACED WITH REMOTE LEARNING
Orion is moving into our second month with Orion’s Learning Pod. Orion’s staff formed a cooperative, with support of management, to provide a safe, supervised space and learning resources for children of employees. Orion's Learning Pod includes 20 kids from 13 families and 8 different school districts that we are supporting with this effort. The children are completing their online learning according to their school, grade level and class. And at our Auburn location we are on the Auburn School District Lunch Bus route, bringing breakfast and lunch for each student every day!

Learn more about Orion's Learning Pod at https://www.podschoolprep.com/blog/pods-in-the-workspace

Contact Orion if this is something you’d like to try at your place of employment – we would be happy to share how we went about setting this up!
Orion Training Programs
ORION HAS TRAINING SPOTS OPEN
Come take a tour of our training programs to find out how we can help you get the skills you need!
  • Auburn Manufacturing Training Program Tours are every Monday at 9:00am.
  • Auburn Office Skills and Customer Service Training Program Tours are the first and third Thursday of each month at 9:00am.
  • Mukilteo Tours are by appointment only.

For more information click here.
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Orion Hiking Club
STAFF EXPLORE WHAT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS TO OFFER
Orion's new Hiking Club held its first hike on Tuesday, September 22. The group gathered at Flaming Geyser State Park in Auburn and celebrated the first day of autumn by spending a beautiful afternoon in one of our region's many natural treasures.
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HELP ORION SERVE THE COMMUNITY
Orion is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Your tax deductible contribution is welcome and will support Orion training programs. Please email donate@orionworks.org or call 360.529.5627 to donate.
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