The Muse of RISE

Bekah is one of Nicole DeWard’s daughters, and is 19 years old. She loves to work as a BaRISEta, and especially likes greeting the customers. Bekah also likes to go next door to work out at SHINE. She enjoys both hot and frozen hot chocolate! Bekah dances, sings, draws, colors, and loves Disney movies, (her favorite of all times is The Little Mermaid). She has never met a stranger. 

Meridith is 19 years old. She was interested in working at RISE because she has had a lot of experience with coffee, since she enjoys drinking it with her mom after workouts. Meridith likes mixing different coffees to improve recipes, so RISE is a perfect fit for her. She would like to move to California someday because there are many celebrities to see and companies like Gucci for shopping. She loves playing video games with her four bothers and would like to be a gaming YouTuber. Singing, music, Marvel movies, and Anime are some of Meridith’s many interests. 

Collin is 20 years old, and is a fan of many of the drinks here. Since they are all so good, it’s hard for him to pick a favorite. However, hot chocolate is near the top of the list. Collin also loves coffee and cars, as long as they are cool ones!! Sweeping is a favorite chore of his at RISE. Collin’s favorite movie is 101 Dalmatians and top song of all time is “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from the movie Trolls.  

Brayton is 23 years old and went to Cherokee High School. Aaron, his aid, works with him to have the best work experience! Brayton was interested in working as a BaRISEta because his mom told him that RISE was a really good place to work. He wants to go camping because he likes to camp every summer break. He goes to Camp Glisson, and he likes to be outside and to swim. Brayton likes to drink coffee because he thinks that it tastes good, but he does prefer decaf. He  also likes to drink Boulder Blue Tea, Fanta, and the green Coke flavor from the World of Coke in Atlanta, GA. He enjoys hanging out with his friend, Justin. They oftentimes go hiking or work out. He is also very involved with his church.  Brayton likes talking to his supervisor, and he also really enjoys his 10 minute breaks. Don’t we all? He likes to sweep, vacuum, and spin the RISE sign outside. Brayton is working to get a new lamp for his room.  His favorite movie is The Incredibles, and he also loves Monsters, Inc. His favorite album rather than favorite song is an album called “Kosmos” by William Mathews. It’s classified as Christian/Gospel music.

  Brian is 24 years old. He went to Lassiter High School and enjoyed studying about planets. Brian is a very active guy-he likes to play video games, (Pokemon being his favorite), go for walks, watch tv, (Riverdale is at the top of his list) and hang out with his family. Brian enjoys many things at RISE; the people he works with, the customers, greeting, and handing out orders. His favorite drink is the vanilla latte, and his mom makes a special coffee every day for him for breakfast. He aspires to be a video game designer. Brian has a special dog named Bear, a shi-poo, who loves to beg for food.  

Mary Claire graduated from Pope High School and is 24 years old. She enjoys walking in her neighborhood, but when it is rainy she loves coloring and word searches. Mary Claire’s two favorite movies are Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail. She enjoys listening to Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole’s daughter. Her favorite part of working at RISE is drinking coffee, but she is careful not to drink too much since she is watching her caffeine. She loves to serve coffee and put a smile on people’s faces. Her dream is to open up her own coffee shop someday AND sell books. She loves Audible books and is a history buff!

Sean went to Pope High School and is 23 years old. He likes frozen hot chocolate the best of all!! He enjoys working at RISE because he loves meeting new friends and helping out. Sean favorite past time is  watching tv, especially American Idol! His favorite type of music is Pop. If he could do anything in the world, it would be working with Robotics!

William goes to Pope High School Transition Academy.  He is full of energy and so much life.    At RISE,  his favorite thing to do is clean.  He gets so much satisfaction working independently and accomplishing large tasks.  William loves to play football and it is his dream to play professionally one day!

Alisha went to Rabun County High School and in December will be 37 years old. She enjoys basketball, hopscotch, designing clothing for dolls, baking, and ballet. Alisha has several things at RISE she enjoys doing such as the people she gets to work with, the yummy baking, using the cash register and waiting on customers at the drive through window. She enjoys the peanut butter banana  protein smoothie the most! Her favorite song is "Into the unknown" by Elsa, from Frozen which is also her favorite movie!  Her dream job is working the drive thru window at RISE... and she does!