Selwyn Cook
has taken equal employment opportunity to a whole new level.
He will
tell you he ‘just pumps gas’ but as owner and operator of 14 Shell and Z Energy
service stations throughout the Waikato he employs around 100 full and part
time staff and he believes that everybody should be able to find work.
Working
alongside a number of organisations such as Workbridge, Enrich +, the Blind
Foundation and Idea Services Selwyn has provided meaningful work opportunities
to many people with disabilities not only giving them a sense of value and
purpose but also breaking societies assumptions that people with a disability
are not employable.
Selwyn also
supports, both financially and practically, over 100 charities. He is indeed
making a difference to the lives of many.