Over the past year, the Pulsera Project, manned by Lauren Elliott, raised $1,600 to support educating youth in underdeveloped countries.

Mrs. Elliott, a Spanish teacher at Southmoreland High School, found the project a few years ago “while Googling ideas for Spanish Club fundraisers.”

“The fundraiser is organized through a non-profit organization out of South Carolina,” Mrs. Elliott said. “They receive the bracelets and purses from other countries and send them out to schools all over the United States.”

The bracelets come in a wide variety, displaying a mass collection of colors and patterns.

“Every bracelet is unique,” said Mrs. Elliott. “Most of the bracelets are woven, but there are a few leather bracelets and beaded bracelets.”

The countries the bracelets originate from include Nicaragua, Guatemala, and parts of Africa, and they come with a tag that includes the signature and picture of the person who made them, as well as their native country.

“Our responsibility is to sell as many bracelets as we can and then send the remainders and profits back to the organization. The money that we raise helps support the education of youth in countries such as Nicaragua and Guatemala,” Mrs. Elliott said.

“Most of the profits come from the school, and we do sell at the concerts, basketball games, and the spring play,” Mrs. Elliott said.

Now that Spanish class includes an AP curriculum, part of the AP exam focuses on a global community and being a global citizen.

“I thought this was an excellent way to incorporate this theme into Spanish Club,” said Mrs. Elliott. “There is no fee that Spanish Club is charged to participate in the project.”

Mrs. Elliott said the club plans to conduct the fundraiser again.

“I plan on participating in the project every two to three years for the foreseeable future,” she said.

To find more information about the project, go to www.pulseraproject.org.

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I am a junior at Southmoreland High School, where I participate in Art Council and Spanish Club. When I'm not writing stories for the Tam O'Shanter I'm spending my time writing other literary works, such as novels and short stories, or zoning out to Pandora. I aspire to be a published author by the time I graduate and plan to go to college for creative writing.

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