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

Laurie Giorno is a WUL Hometown Hero, and has been nominated by Janie Anderson “For volunteering as a leader for the Whitewater 4-H club for over 28 years, serving as the 4-H food leader for Walworth County and in charge of the House of Pork, the county’s main fundraiser at the Walworth County Fair, and coordinating the United States Postal Service food drive.”

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