The Hawthorne High School Spanish Club is involved in the Pulsera Project which began on March 1 and will continue on March 9, 11 and 12 during each lunch period. The Pulsera Project is a non-profit organization that sells bracelets created by young Nicaraguan children. All funds will be given directly to a charity for underprivileged Nicaraguan children in Los Quinchos. The Spanish Club has sold 135 pulseras (bracelets) to date.

Karina Rivas, the adviser of the Spanish Club, found this organization after researching opportunities that the Spanish Club could perform this year.

Rivas explains, “The Pulsera Project is giving us an opportunity to help South American youths academically and socially. In turn, the staff and students at Hawthorne High School became part of a global service to add to the futures of many Nicaraguans youth who live in these shelters. As part of our fundraising efforts and those of other schools, including universities, the Pulsera Project is able to not just give aid but also empower former street kids with the skills they need to build a brighter future for themselves. They are able to provide jobs, scholarships, medicine, food, clothing, transportation, a reforestation project, computers, electricity, books, clean water supply, field trips, sports equipment, substantial support for shelter operations and so much more.”

Rivas is eager to continue this fundraiser in the future. “I hope to make The Pulsera Project an annual fundraising event to be sponsored by the Spanish Club,” Rivas said.

Veronica O’Neill, a member of the Spanish Club, is excited about her participation in the Pulsera Project and making a difference. “I think this is a good idea because it is an opportunity to help others in different countries,” O’Neill stated. “The Pulsera Project is a great way to get everyone involved with what’s happening around the world. I really like the bracelets too!”