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Atlanta, GA | Posted: September 28, 2017
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There will be areas around Georgia Tech where you can donate items to help Puerto Ricans as they recover from Hurricane Maria.
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PR Hurricane ReliefAs you might have heard in the news, the catastrophic Hurricane Maria with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts of up to 215 mph made landfall this past September 21st, leaving the island in total devastation. All major lines for communications and antennas have collapsed and the overall infrastructure is heavily damaged, and as a result most of the island has no power and communications are limited.
Students all over the country have established donation campaigns to alleviate Puerto Rico in its recovery process after the destruction caused by hurricane Maria.
Items to be collected:
The Georgia Tech campus has kindly offered the following recollection sites:
From Monday to Friday (9 - 4 pm)
Monetary contributions are also welcome!
To donate, access the First Lady’s website: unidosporpuertorico.com/en/
Their gofundme page: gofundme.com/diasporapresente
or the nationwide Puerto Rican student gofundme page: gofundme.com/studentswithpr
