Friday, April 03, 2009

WICHITA FALLS COUPLE TEACH ENGLISH TO IMMIGRANTS

This couple in Texas is being celebrated for all the work they do to teach English to immigrants. We need more people like them. --- Donna Poisl

By Dan Garcia

This week's Texoma's treasure is a couple who have influenced hundreds of lives. They're Dean and Scottie Eastwood and they've been helping immigrants learn how to speak english for nearly 30 years.

Dean directs a program at Lamar Baptist Church in Wichita Falls called english is a second langauge. Her husband Scottie, uses his talents to teach.
With the help of other volunteer teachers, the Eastwoods are providing a sense of belonging and self confidence among their students.

"We hope they can cope with everyday life here. To think about being able to go to the grocery store and doctor and cope with accidents. There's just so many things that's a problem if you don't know the language."

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