Helena goes to Harvard

My name is Helena Rincon and I born and raise in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Then I moved to El Paso, Texas at the age of 8 and then I have to learn English in two months. And I was the highest grade in 4th grade writing STAAR test of Texas. And I was a member of the music program Tocando! And I learn violin and clarinet and thanks to that I was invited to a music camp in California. Also I was involve in DREAMS a summer camp created for students like me which like science, math, technology and engineering.

That same summer I got a letter that says that I can go to Washington D. C. but I could not go because my family don´t have the money or knew nobody there. This year I receive a letter that invite me to Harvard University to be Ambassador Leaders in our community. We going to make a plan to know how to help our community and when I go back to El Paso, I´m going to make that community service project become a reality in my city.

The money I raise will be used the next way: $2,995 dollars for paying the full event, this only includes, activity material, tickets for programmed activities, transportations, lodging and three meals per day. The event last 7 days.

$537 for a round trip ticket to Boston, and other expenses as $60 for the pick up and drop off services, and in case that the plane lands away from the university it can cost up to $300 dollars.

The rest of money, $168 aproximately, I will used to start my project to help the community.

I´ll be very thankful if you support my fundraising, and I´m sure that my community will be thankful to, because the neighborhood I living is full of hate, poverty and people without hope and dreams. And I believe that I can change that if I get the right tools and inspiration to do it, and I´m sure this Ambassador Leaders Camp will.

Thanks! Helena Rincon