PERRY — A spark of interest and a genuine connection with a customer is what jump-started Dawn Ratigan’s career working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“I was working at Perry Market, and I had weekly interactions with one of the now longtime individuals that I work with, when she came to the deli,” Ratigan said when she was interviewed for her 30-year milestone working at Arc GLOW. She decided to apply to what is now Sanford IRA and began work as a relief staff.

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