In the News
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Herald Journal Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017
LatinX Student Union Raises More Than $800 for Puerto Rico
In an effort to bring awareness about the devastation in Puerto Rico, a Utah State University student group sold 543 tacos, raising over $800 on Thursday. The LatinX Student Union set up “Let’s Taco-Bout Puerto Rico” on the patio of the Taggart Student Center to raise funds and to help educate the campus community about the destruction the island took from Hurricane Maria, according to LXU President Luis Hernandez. ... Hernandez said LXU would likely be donating the money to Americares, which supplies medicine and other medical aid. ... Because of those donations, all proceeds from the Taco-Bout event will go straight to relief efforts in Puerto Rico, Hernandez said. Thursday’s figures totaled $543 from taco sales and $277 in donations at the table. “Every little bit helps, and it is great to see so many people coming out to support this. We have a donation jar and people are using it and I am happy because we are really making a difference,” he said.