After his handwritten cover letter went viral on LinkedIn, professional training academy and studio Exceptional Minds offered Ryan Lowry, who is on the autism spectrum, a scholarship to its summer animation program.
“I am interested in a job in animation, or in It,” Lowry wrote in the viral letter to his potential future employer. “I realize that someone like you will have to take a chance on me, I don’t learn like typical people do. I would need a mentor to teach me, but I learn quickly, once you explain it, I get it.”
Lester Holt surprised Lowry and his parents with the scholarship during a segment on “NBC Nightly News.” He mentioned the letter also caught the eye of Dell and Dreamworks, among others.
“He needs to be able to live independently, so that’s the mission,” Lowry’s father said. “Couldn’t be any prouder.”
Exceptional Minds...
“I am interested in a job in animation, or in It,” Lowry wrote in the viral letter to his potential future employer. “I realize that someone like you will have to take a chance on me, I don’t learn like typical people do. I would need a mentor to teach me, but I learn quickly, once you explain it, I get it.”
Lester Holt surprised Lowry and his parents with the scholarship during a segment on “NBC Nightly News.” He mentioned the letter also caught the eye of Dell and Dreamworks, among others.
“He needs to be able to live independently, so that’s the mission,” Lowry’s father said. “Couldn’t be any prouder.”
Exceptional Minds...
- 3/20/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
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