DEETER GARMAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Hector Arellano 
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois

In addition to serving as ADC 1 of IL Executive Vice President and PCC Director, Hector Arellano also participates in numerous community initiatives that support minority organizations. He is a strong ally of the community organization Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, ensuring that BAC was involved in making the organization’s building habitable.

Brother Arellano plays a central role in organizing the Chicago Southside Labor Day Parade. He also serves as chairman of the Mother Jones Foundation, where he played a crucial role in the fundraising efforts for the monument to Mother Jones. He has been instrumental in promoting BAC and the legacy of Mother Jones through his involvement in the Irish Day Parade in downtown Chicago. 

Hector contributed to the exterior restoration of the Emmett Till Childhood Home on Chicago’s Southside and supported the masonry restoration of the Till-Mobley home through his involvement with Blacks in Green, an economic development program. 

Hector extends his contributions past the trades, organizing two successful blood drives and leading a food drive at the union hall to support local food pantries. Through his involvement with Hegewisch Veterans Memorial, he started a fishing derby at Wolf Lake. The Memorial raises enough money to give away fishing rods to all who come and participate in the outing.
 
Hector’s humanitarian efforts leave a lasting mark on the world, and his belief in leaving the union and the community better than he found it shines through in every project he touches.