Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Whitewater Unites Lives.

The teachers, childcare workers and volunteers for the ESL Program are WUL Hometown Heroes, and were nominated by Jim Winship, “For educating hundreds of English-language learners, which benefits their families and the Whitewater community.”

Jim said, “The success of the Whitewater Community ESL Program, which has educated hundreds of English-language learners and benefited their families and the Whitewater community has been made possible through the efforts of the Program’s teachers, childcare workers, and volunteers. For this reason, I am nominating these individuals as Whitewater Unites Lives Hometown Heroes.”

Jorge Islas-Martinez, the co-founder of the Program, when told that the Program staff and volunteers were receiving this award, said: “This award reflects the heart and soul of the Whitewater Community ESL Program, where trust, respect, unity, collaboration, and passion ignite the journey of learning and growth.”

WUL (Whitewater Unites Lives) is a locally-focused civil and human rights group that works to connect the people in our community and to create opportunities for all people to learn and support each other in our common humanity.   

Anyone who would like to nominate a local hero of any age should send their nomination, with a short description, to whitewaterunites@gmail.com