{"id":63676,"date":"2018-09-11T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/la-fundacion-tzu-chi-apoyando-sobrevivientes-del-huracan-maria-en-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2018-09-11T18:34:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:34:02","slug":"la-fundacion-tzu-chi-apoyando-sobrevivientes-del-huracan-maria-en-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-fundacion-tzu-chi-apoyando-sobrevivientes-del-huracan-maria-en-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Tzu Chi USA Supporting Hurricane Maria Survivors 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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN DIMAS, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In honor of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria this upcoming September, Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> will join hands with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news-release\/2018\/04\/27\/disaster-recovery-center-reopens-san-juan\" rel=\"nofollow\">San Juan FEMA Disaster Recovery Center<\/a> on Sept.13-15th to provide disaster relief aid to Puerto Rican communities to create a brighter beginning following Hurricane Maria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>&#8220;NGO&#8217;s doing relief work in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> has been a blessing to our Island. <span class=\"xn-person\">Tzu Chi<\/span> completes the things that matter the most to a society in need. <span class=\"xn-person\">Tzu Chi&#8217;s<\/span> like a complement.&#8221; <br \/>&#8211; <span class=\"xn-person\">Mitzy Rivera Santiago<\/span>, <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>FEMA<\/i><\/a><i>, Voluntary Agency Liaison Crew Lead <\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8a1dleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8a1dleft\" title=\"Tzu Chi gave cash cards to recipients in Puerto Rico in January 2018 \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Tzu Chi gave cash cards to recipients in Puerto Rico in January 2018 \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/742360\/TzuChiUSA_PuertoRico.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Maria made landfall on <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 20, 2017<\/span> causing widespread destruction across the island and leaving various cities uninhabitable. The storm caused an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/puerto-rico-crisis\/hurricane-maria-death-toll-puerto-rico-may-be-closer-2-n904426\" rel=\"nofollow\">estimated 2,957 deaths in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span><\/a>. Power has officially been restored, however, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/hundreds-still-without-power-in-puerto-rico-as-power-outages-continue\" rel=\"nofollow\">residents still face power outages<\/a> and blackouts.<\/p>\n<p>From <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 13th to 15th<\/span> of 2018, Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> will distribute 3,000 portable solar powered LED light bulbs to the residents of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan<\/span>, Bayamon, Comerio, Orocovis, and Jayuya &#8211; low-income cities impacted by Maria. These bulbs use about 25%-85% less energy than traditional incandescents, and last 3-25 times longer. This gives the Puerto Rican residents an immediate and long-term, cost-saving solution for electrical necessities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>&#8220;Our long-term goal is to empower the people of <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> on how to be more environmentally conscious. These portable solar power LED light bulbs are just the beginning.&#8221; <br \/>&#8211; Yuanliang Ling, CEO of <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tzuchi.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tzuchi.us\/dallas\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Central Region<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The distribution of these portable light bulbs will give hope and bring light to many families still in the dark, while simultaneously supporting <span class=\"xn-person\">Tzu Chi&#8217;s<\/span> long term goal of educating communities about becoming environmentally conscious via plastic consumption reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Additional financial aid will also be distributed in order to help families buy everyday essentials and do necessary house repairs. These cash cards will be stipend on a case by case basis after an assessment of damages.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> <br \/><\/b>The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is a global humanitarian NGO whose missions in charity, medicine, education, and disaster relief has reached over 95 countries since 1966.\u00a0 In 2017, Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> distributed over <span class=\"xn-money\">$9 million<\/span> in assistance, benefiting those impacted by 68 US disasters.\u00a0 Learn more at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tzuchi.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.tzuchi.us<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Anik Ghose<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:anik_ghose@tzuchi.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">anik_ghose@tzuchi.us<\/a>, 917-595-6545<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/742360\/TzuChiUSA_PuertoRico.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/742360\/TzuChiUSA_PuertoRico.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN DIMAS, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In honor of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria this upcoming September, Tzu Chi <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> will join hands with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news-release\/2018\/04\/27\/disaster-recovery-center-reopens-san-juan\" rel=\"nofollow\">San Juan FEMA Disaster Recovery Center<\/a> on Sept.13-15th to provide disaster relief aid to Puerto Rican communities to create a brighter beginning&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63676","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\/63676","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=63676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}