(Whitewater Unites Lives submission) Jorge Islas Martinez is a WUL Hometown Hero, and has been nominated for “Jorge Islas is a real hero in our community.  He has served the Latino community over most of his lifetime in this area and offers English classes out of a deep need to help the Latino community.”

The nomination includes, “We are so fortunate to have him here.”

Jorge is very active in making the Whitewater community welcoming for all people. He says he loves to help people and give back to the community. He has been teaching English to non-English speakers for 23 years.

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