{"id":9221,"date":"2025-12-17T09:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:17:03","slug":"working-for-the-long-haul-dianes-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/working-for-the-long-haul-dianes-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Working for the Long Haul: Diane’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Almost Two Decades After Climb,<\/span>
\nDiane\u2019s Career Keeps Paying Off<\/span><\/h5>\n

\u201cI<\/strong><\/span>f there\u2019s one thing that I\u2019m most proud of teaching my four sons, it\u2019s to work hard,\u201d says Diane, who graduated from Climb\u2019s Commercial Driving training in the Sweetwater Area almost 20 years ago. \u201cIf you stick with things even when they\u2019re hard, the payoff is great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i>In Her Voice:<\/strong> Diane talks about how far she’s come since graduating from Climb almost 20 years ago.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Diane knows all about hard work: As a truck driver for Lewis & Lewis, Inc., she often puts in 12- to 15-hour days. On a recent job in downtown Rock Springs, Diane worked 40 hours in three days to get a project finished on time.<\/p>\n

Since earning her Commercial Driver\u2019s License with Climb in 2009, Diane has driven all kinds of equipment, often hauling \u201cdoubles\u201d that weigh up to 117,000 pounds fully loaded.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

\u201cYou do your job, you pay attention, and you don\u2019t cut corners,\u201d says Diane of her perseverance. \u201cI\u2019ve driven any truck you can think of just so I could learn and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diane was still getting on her feet when she came to Climb. She was on probation and recovering from a drug addiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy self-worth was so low before Climb,\u201d says Diane. \u201cNow it\u2019s through the roof because I know I\u2019m good
\nat what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diane is really proud that her youngest son has never known her as anything but a truck driver with a high-paying career. She owns a four-bedroom house. Two of her sons now operate trucks and have worked alongside their mom on construction projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Climb, I wouldn\u2019t have known the first steps to take,\u201d says Diane. \u201cClimb took a chance on me when no one else would, and I\u2019m forever grateful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Climb, I wouldn\u2019t have known the first steps to take.Climb took a chance on me when no one else would,\u00a0<\/span>and I\u2019m forever grateful for that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\"\"\n

Homeownership for Climb graduates 10 years post-program quadruples<\/span><\/strong>,<\/span> positively impacting families by building financial equity, providing stability, and fostering a stronger sense of community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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