“Feel like I’m a star”: Extra Special People’s Joyristas serve patrons at Savannah coffee bar

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Coffee beans were grinding and the espresso machine was running at Origin Coffee Bar, like any other lunch hour. But for Prince, a Joyrista, being behind the coffee bar was an extra special moment.“I feel like I’m a star,” Prince said.Prince is a member of Extra Special People, or ESP, an organization providing resources and opportunities to people of all abilities. Thanks to a new partnership with Origin Coffee, he’s behind the bar serving up steam, stickers and smiles.“That’s mainly what I like to do. Try to make people happy, give them what they want and just try to make the community better,” Prince said.First Java Hour at OriginPeople packed the shop, added to the hug count and got stickers that say “I caught the joy” for the first of many Java Hours at Origin.“There’s no way I could say no,” said Matt Higgins, co-owner of Origin Coffee Bar.Celebrating people with different abilities is personal for Higgins.“The first thought that came to my mind was of my c