The 2nd Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony
Left to right: Leadership Award-Lucia Maldonaldo; Institutional Award: International Prep Academy for Newcomers, Champaign School District, Unit 4; Distinguished Service Award-Bob Kirby; Community Organization Award-New Americans ESL at First Presbyterian Church in Champaign; Business Leadership Award-Sister, Sister African Hair Braiding; Student Leadership Award-Alberto Lara Valdivieso On September 12, 2015, the CU Immigration Forum hosted the 2 nd Immigrant Welcome Awards Celebration at the Crystal Lake Boathouse in Urbana. The CU Immigration Forum would like to thank the City of Champaign and the City of Urbana for sponsoring the event, for all of the talented performers, and everyone for coming out in support of making the Cities of Champaign and Urbana more immigrant friendly place. At the celebration, attendees got together to play the More Than One Story card game to learn more about each other and as a starting point for discussing ...