From May 21 to May 30, the Spanish Club has been selling hand-woven friendship bracelets known in Spanish as “pulseras” made by artisans and underprivileged youth in Nicaragua. Each bracelet comes with a tag containing the picture and signature of its creator.

The Pulsera Project is a non-profit organization created in 2009 to provide better lives for children in Nicaragua. Proceeds from the bracelets will go toward education and scholarships in Nicaragua along with other youth empowerment programs.

Spanish Club advisor Arnaldo Rodriguez first introduced the organization to club members, and co-presidents senior Alex Amato and junior Edward Dong chose to promote the non-profit at Saratoga in order to make a lasting impact for the cause.  

“It is very easy to forget that Saratoga's affluence does not extend to all corners of the globe. Programs such as the Pulsera Project allow us to give to those who genuinely need,” said junior Emma Lee, the Spanish Club’s public relations director for next year.

Students in the club viewed a touching video about the plight of Nicaraguan children, inspiring a desire to begin this fundraiser, according to next year’s co-president, junior Sanjeev Suresh.

“These bracelets are also beautiful and each one is unique to the maker,” Lee said. “What better way to fundraise than through art?”