By Darby Hudd – Sports Editor

Earlier this month, Law’s Spanish Club held a fundraiser called the Pulsera Project to help raise funds for the people of Nicaragua.

“The idea of the project was mentions to me by one of my students,” Spanish Club advisor Mr. May said. “She said she had seen a Pulsera sale before, at her middle school, and thought it would work at Law, too.”

The Pulsera Project is a non-profit organization which provides individual and community assistance in Nicaragua. A pulsera is the Spanish word for bracelet and the colorful woven pulsera is made by young people in Nicaragua to express friendship.

“I loved when I bought the bracelet it had a picture of who made it,” senior Kelsey Kopazna said. “It made it more meaningful to know where the money I donated was going to.”

The pulseras sold by the Pulsera Project each come with a tag. Those tags contain the pulsera makers’ name and photo. All of the money raised goes back to their community and helps provide economic assistance for schools, for school aged children who face having to drop out for lack of money, farm help.

“It is an exchange of kindness: our money to help them, their pulsera to show gratitude,” May said.

The club raised over $1,000 during the week of sales and they plan to raise even more next year.

Junior Laura Gonzalez, who heads the Spanish Club, was a huge part in getting the word out about the Pulsera Project. She and junior Stephanie Acero spent most of their time during the sale manning the table in the cafe during all three lunch waves.

“Without their help we probably wouldn’t have sold nearly as much,” May said. “I want to thank everyone in the Spanish Club for all their hard work.”

If anyone is interested in finding out more about the fundraiser, there are many videos about the Pulsera Project at www.pulseraproject.org.