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Stagg students support heritage with Pulcera Project

Art and culture meet service

Juniors, Naty Mendoza Acosta, Giselle Avila and  Mariana Diaz sell pulseras, or bracelets, during lunch hour as a way to help others and expose their fellow students to a cultural practice from Spanish-speaking countries.
Juniors, Naty Mendoza Acosta, Giselle Avila and Mariana Diaz sell pulseras, or bracelets, during lunch hour as a way to help others and expose their fellow students to a cultural practice from Spanish-speaking countries.

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School's International Club has once again partnered with the Pulsera Project for their annual bracelet sale.

The Pulsera Project is a nonprofit organization that educates, empowers, and connects Central American artists with students in more than 3,600 U.S. schools through the sale of colorful handwoven bracelets, or "pulseras" in Spanish.

The bright art and compelling cultural education help employ Guatemalan and Nicaraguan artisans while investing the proceeds of the bracelet sales to create lasting change in their communities.

Coordinator of Stagg’s Hispanic Heritage Month Diego Alatorre said, “We have found that it is a great way to do our part to help others while exposing the school to a cultural practice from Spanish-speaking countries.”

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