{"id":63010,"date":"2018-08-02T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-hitn-hispanic-federation-deliver-solar-lamps-to-families-in-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2018-08-02T18:34:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T22:34:17","slug":"hitn-y-hispanic-federation-distribuyen-lamparas-solares-a-familias-en-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/hitn-y-hispanic-federation-distribuyen-lamparas-solares-a-familias-en-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"HITN &amp; Hispanic Federation Deliver Solar Lamps To Families In Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 2, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today 18,000 solar panel lamps were distributed to families in fourteen municipalities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> still struggling with power outages<i>. <\/i>The municipalities in attendance were: Barranquitas, Bayam\u00f3n, Comerio, Dorado, Las Marias, Lo\u00edza, Morovis, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Ponce, Utuado, Villalba, <span class=\"xn-location\">Vega Alta<\/span>, Vega Baja. <b>HITN<\/b>, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across the nation, coordinated this distribution of solar lamps, which were provided by <b>Hispanic Federation<\/b>, the nation&#8217;s premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, with a focus to support Hispanic families and strengthen non-profits through work in the areas of\u00a0education, health, immigration, civic engagement and economic empowerment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8e08left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8e08left\" title=\"HITN Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"HITN Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s devastating hurricane season left <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> in complete darkness due to sweeping power outages that lasted months before authorities restored electricity on the island. This year&#8217;s hurricane season is again proving to be a challenge. During the early weeks of April, a blackout swept the island after a single tree fell on a power line in the southeastern town of Cayey and knocked out power for 840,000 people across <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. And a week later, an excavator hit a transmission line, which again severed power \u2013 this time for 1.4 million people. Although authorities are working hard to prevent any further power outages, people living in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> are expressing concerns over the possibility of additional blackouts. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since Hurricane Maria struck last year, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> has struggled with blackouts. And if the start of this year&#8217;s hurricane season is any indication of what to expect, the people on the island are going to need a backup plan if there is an emergency such as more power outages. Addressing this issue is one of the critical steps in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> recovery efforts and using solar-powered lamps as an alternative source of light is a smart and simple solution,&#8221; explained <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael D. Nieves<\/span>, President and CEO of <b>HITN <\/b>who has also engaged in a variety of other hurricane relief efforts such as purchasing and installing water filters in schools, daycare centers, and cancer treatment centers located in Vieques. <\/p>\n<p>Hispanic Federation President Jos\u00e9 Calder\u00f3n, stated, &#8220;<b>Hispanic Federation<\/b> has invested <span class=\"xn-money\">$27 million dollars<\/span> through more than 70 community organizations across the island that have stepped up to lead the charge and build a more resilient and sustainable <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. Together with our local partners, we have been distributing solar lamps to vulnerable communities and we are grateful to be working with <b>HITN<\/b> to reach thousands of more families today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WIPR President, <span class=\"xn-person\">Rafael Batista Cruz<\/span>, expressed, &#8220;We really appreciate HITN and Hispanic Federation initiative. WIPR is an educational tool for <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> in any circumstances. For that reason, we are pleased that WIPR serves as distribution center for these solar lamps. We are convinced that they will be very useful for the people in our communities and will be part of their emergency kits.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Hurricane Maria, <b>Hispanic Federation<\/b> was among the first organizations to provide emergency assistance including the distribution of over 7 million pounds of food, water, and other critical supplies in all 78 municipalities. Thus far, <b>Hispanic Federation<\/b> has committed <span class=\"xn-money\">$27 million dollars<\/span> to over 70 local groups leading initiatives in agriculture, renewable energy, housing, environment, small business and workforce development, health, education and the arts. <b>Hispanic Federation<\/b> has distributed over 50 thousand solar lamps and intends to distribute 60 thousand more. <\/p>\n<p><b>HITN <\/b>managed\u00a0the distribution efforts of these 18 thousand lamps by coordinating with representatives from each of fourteen municipalities to collect their allotment of 1500 lamps at the studios of WIPR, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> public broadcasting corporation. The light and sleek design of the solar lamps boost a lithium polymer battery for 8-12 hours of performance. And with its innovative open and close twist action, this solar lamp is compact enough for easy storage, while also serving as a handy tool in case of emergency such as a blackout.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT HITN<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>HITN-TV<\/b> is a leading Spanish-language media company that offers educational and cultural programming for the whole family.\u00a0 It reaches more than 44 million viewers in the US and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> via DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&amp;T U-verse TV, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast, Charter Spectrum, Frontier Mediacom, CenturyLink Prism and Cablevision.\u00a0 For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hitn.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hitn.tv<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT HISPANIC FEDERATION<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The mission of the <b>Hispanic Federation<\/b> is to empower and advance the Hispanic community. The Hispanic Federation provides grants and services to a broad network of Latino non-profit agencies serving the most vulnerable members of the Hispanic community and advocates nationally with respect to the vital issues of education, health, immigration, economic empowerment, civic engagement and the environment.\u00a0For more information, please visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hispanicfederation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hispanicfederation.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  HITN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 2, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today 18,000 solar panel lamps were distributed to families in fourteen municipalities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> still struggling with power outages<i>. <\/i>The municipalities in attendance were: Barranquitas, Bayam\u00f3n, Comerio, Dorado, Las Marias, Lo\u00edza, Morovis, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Ponce, Utuado, Villalba, <span class=\"xn-location\">Vega Alta<\/span>, Vega Baja. <b>HITN<\/b>, the leading Spanish-language&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}