Newtown #GoodNews - Meet Curtis Urbina, Everyday Hero

Do you know someone making a difference in our community? Patch wants to tell their story in a new series we’re calling “Everyday Heroes.” We are looking to share inspirational and uplifting stories of people who work to change others’ lives for the better.

The first in our series was sent in by Christian Wenis:

Name of Everyday Hero

• Curtis Urbina

Relationship to the nominee

• Newtown Youth Wrestling Assoc. Elementary Head Coach, and good friend.

Details of good work

• He teaches our Newtown Wrestlers teamwork, courage, strength and skill. He brought our 1-4 grade kids to the Western Championships. He teaches our kids to encourage each other in teamwork, all is an around super happy guy. The motto on the back of the T-shirts is: “Gold Medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”

Why do you feel is this person an Everyday Hero?

• To take our wrestlers from an early age and teach them teamwork, give them goals to obtain, skills for the future, and put that all into one, and see the smiles on their faces is a goal every parent and community member should obtain. He brings the team in as strangers to one another, and they come out as friends, out as one unit instead of separate entities.

Do you know someone who is an “Everyday Hero?” Nominate them by following the instructions below:

Please answer the following questions below and email your answers, along with a photo, to wendy.mitchell@patch.com and your Everyday Hero could be featured!

1. Name of Everyday Hero
2. Your relationship to the nominee
3. Details of good work done or being done
4. Why do you feel is this person an everyday hero?

Have a news tip? Email wendy.mitchell@ patch.com.

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