Katie Boone made the decision to begin working at Howdy Homemade Ice Cream almost four years ago for a simple reason: “I wanted a job,” the St. Monica Catholic Church parishioner said matter-of-factly, “and there are not a lot of places that hire special needs people.”
Special Needs
Nearly 100 guests with special needs, dressed to the nines and beaming with joy, made their way down the red carpet for a Night to Shine celebration at St. Ann Catholic Parish in Coppell on Feb. 13. Welcomed by a whirl of high fives and homemade signs, guests were in for a night of fun and festivity — and their volunteer “buddies,” always by their sides, were ready to dance the night away with them.
Together, Vizcarra and Dávila, originally from Mexico, found the doors open to cultivate their path of service to the Church 15 years ago when they arrived at Blessed Sacrament Parish and met the Missionary Sisters of Charity, who were then serving at that parish in East Dallas.