Puerto Rico still needs help

Hurricane Maria, the tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, was way back in the Fall, but its effects will be felt for years if not decades. Puerto Rico still has large portions without power. Tens of thousands of families lost everything. Today, I went to a party with a purpose, at my friend Elizabeth’s house. We had traditional Puerto Rican food and coquito, and donated to two families in need on the island.

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