Leamington, Ontario – Award ceremonies and celebratory dinners were held at the Leamington and Kingsville farms, respectively, to recognize the twenty Highline Associates who completed an English as a Second Language (ESL) & Literacy course. With the support Highline and through training provided by the South Essex Community Council, this course ran twice a week for 17 weeks and challenged Associates to further their English language skills along with various literacy skills.
Lawrence Zimmermann, Director of Growing Operations stated, “This program is near and dear to me because my father, one of the owners of Highline, came to Canada without knowing a single English word and I know it would have meant a lot to him if he was offered a course such as this. This course provides our Associates with the opportunity to grow their communications skills which has a tremendous impact on the way they are able to interact with their fellow Associates.”
Continued learning and higher education is something which Highline strongly believes in and the ESL & Literacy course is one of the many resources Highline offers their Associates. An Annual Family Scholarship Program also provides children and grandchildren of Associates the opportunity to achieve their educational goals.
The Wellington farm will offer a similar course in the fall.
Congratulations to the following Associates on a job well done!
Leamington Associates:
Hansa Patel
Mario Zavala
Nam Le
Truly Raymond
Omar Teran Santos
Nam Thi
Maria Lopez
Beatriz Jaimez
Domingo Jaimez
Graciela Espino
Pin Unjai
Kingsville Associates:
Donna Mass
Xiao Lan Luo
Arnold Menelas
To Nga Troung
Suphakorn Srikramon
Samuel Lormeus
Junilo Mangin
Colette Wallace
Reina Payan
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About Highline Mushrooms:
Proudly celebrating its 50th year of operation, Highline Mushrooms has grown to become the largest mushroom grower in Canada. With four farms (Leamington, Kingsville, and Wellington, ON) and a distribution facility (Montréal, QC) Highline provides premier retail and food service clients across Eastern Canada and the Midwestern USA with a complete line of fresh, organic, dried, exotic, and stuffed mushrooms. Highline employs a diverse group of approximately 1150 people and is a supportive member of the communities in which it operates. For more information or to find out more about how Highline can better serve you, please visit www.highlinemushrooms.com.
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