East Hartford Middle School teacher Jill Wnuk was named an RMHC Local Hero Award recipient - one of only 10 area teachers receiving this select award.
Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts honored the teachers at the fourth annual RMHC
Local Hero Awards.
According to the charitable arm of McDonald's
, these particular teachers from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts all exhibited "tremendous dedication to their profession and outstanding efforts in servicing their schools and communities."
To further recognize each recipient, RMHC
will award a $500 grant to each teacher's school in their honor.
Wnuk is a social studies teacher at East Hartford Middle School.