Pulsera Project Reflection

During my sophomore year, I organized a fundraiser that showcased the talents of dozens of impoverished artists from Nicaragua and Guatemala. The Pulsera Project, or the “Bracelet” Project, sells colorful necklaces, purses, and wrist jewelry internationally through interested schools, and the profits go to the artisan makers. Offering diversity in design, the organization reveres its ability to introduce new, exciting hues to each student it impacts. My friend Paige and I wished to contribute to this project, so we set out to “color the world” of Revere High School.
Paige showed me an online site that gave ideas for volunteering projects and fundraising opportunities easy for high schoolers to implement. Featuring programs for the American Red Cross, the local Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, and institutions from foreign regions, the suggested ideas seemed generally bland. Having studied Spanish together for three years, the Pulsera Project stuck out to both Paige and me. As we looked into the benefits of the fundraiser and the application process, we decided that the Pulsera Project not only backed a great cause, but we could also succeed through our support.
When the coordinators sent posters, school signs, and hundreds of carefully constructed …show more content…
This long-lasting effect of the program, combined with my personal satisfaction from volunteering my time, made me want to do more charity work. As I began to volunteer at other local organizations, I also began to participate in Project Love. Through this club, I coordinate and organize diverse and unique projects that other students suggest. Recently, my peers have asked me to rehost the Pulsera Project in my senior year to reintroduce color into our increasingly routine lives. As I begin to plan for another installment of lunchtime bracelet selling, I know that I have succeeded in my efforts to enliven my school’s palette and