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30 B C I , Equal Opportunity Lee Peine started his full-time job at Boone Center Incorporated (BCI) just two weeks after he graduated from Troy Buchanan High School. According to mom, Lynn Peine, her son beamed with pride after being offered the full-time position. “This isn’t something that was given to him. He earned it on his own and he worked very hard to do it.” Peine had worked at BCI through the state’s Vocational Rehabilitation program and the TBHS workplace readiness program for two years prior to the job offer. Both programs help address the job-related needs of students with Individualized Education Plans. BCI was established in Moscow Mills in May 2011, but has filled a need in the disabled community for more than 50 years. The corporation, headquartered in St. Peters, works “to enrich the lives of adults with disabilities and their families by providing a choice of productive and fulfilling employment.” BCI contracts with employers to assemble, package and label various products and is partially funded by two sources - the St. Charles County Developmental Disabilities Resource Board (DDRB) and State of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Lee Peine, demonstrating his skills at BCI. According to Peine’s mom, Lee and his sister Abby both enjoy working at BCI. For Abby, who has physical and mental limitations, the BCI experience has been a great opportunity for her to learn w ??????????????????????)?????????????A?????????????????)?????????e???????????????????????????((?]??1???5??????!????)%???!????M??????????()Q) ()Q??)??????) ??????()???????????????? ???????!????????()????????????)???????????????)??????????????)?????????q???)?????t?????????????)5?????????? $)?????????????)?????????????)???????????????)?????????????????)???????????+?q]?????)???)??????????????????????????????????)????Q??????e???????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????Q????????(? $????????????????????????????%?????)??????????????????????????????????t)???????)]?????????????????????????)????????????????????????????? $???????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????A????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????qQ?????????????????)??????%?e???????????????????????????)??????????????????e???????????????)?????????t??????????q???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????e????????)????????????????????????e??????e??????)Q?????????????????????????????????)????????? $??t() QQH?Y1U???? QQH?MIY% ) QQH?!1Q! I)9=P?)UMP?=UH?5=QQ