Our September spotlight of the month is Cathie. Cathie is a new WALC employee, and she oversees our newly launched transportation program. Cathie has been taking the bus her entire life, and firmly believes in the value of public transportati ...
August Spotlight: Pat & Htoo
Each month we share a story of one of our learners or one of our volunteers. This month we are combining the two and sharing the beautiful story of one of our tutor pairs. As we advertise, it only takes one hour of availability per week ...
July Volunteer Spotlight: Rosie Buser
This month we are honored to introduce Rosie Buser – one of our dedicated and reliable volunteers. Rosie first worked with us 15 years ago. Life got busy (as it tends to do) so she took a break and then in 2022 when she retired she started looking for so ...
May Volunteer Spotlight: Jeanne Keiler
Meet our May Volunteer Spotlight: Jeanne Keiler! Jeanne has been a volunteer with us since April of 2016, and she's the definition of a person that never stops learning. Jeanne worked in the healthcare industry as an EEG Tech for 45 years, and when ...
April Learner Spotlight: Bahjat Askandar
Bahjat Askandar and his family moved to Oshkosh, WI from Iraq in 2014. Bahjat did not know a lot of English when he arrived here. He was a skilled welder by trade back at home and prioritized learning English and working on professional skills to meet ...
March Volunteer Spotlight: Michele Sliwicki
Meet our March Volunteer Spotlight: Michele Sliwicki! Michele has been a volunteer with us for 15 years this month! She is currently tutoring 8 different learners and runs the children's classroom at our Women and Children's English Class. Michele is ...
February Learner Spotlight: Terza Chol
Meet Terza Chol! Terza and her family are originally from Sudan/South Sudan, and her mother moved their family to Egypt when she was only 9 to escape the conflict in their home land. Terza’s Father and two of her sisters did not come to Egypt with them ...
January Volunteer Spotlight: Valerie Williams
This year marks the 10th year of Valerie Williams volunteering with WALC! Val has been an awesome volunteer at our Women and Children's program - formerly called Family Literature. For the past 10 years, she has been attending the Women and Children ...
December Learner Spotlight: Neekar Kurdy
This month we are thrilled to be celebrating Neekar Kurdy. Neekar came to us from Iraq and has been with the Winnebago Area Literacy Council since 2010. She has taken part in our English Classes, 1-1 tutoring, Women & Children's classes AND is now a ...
November Volunteer Spotlight: Shari Englund
Volunteer Shari Englund exudes the kindness and competence that all of us strive to imitate. Her care and enthusiasm for refugees and immigrants from across the globe began even before she stepped into the Beginning English classroom. ...