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You put your own sweat, money, LULAC member and their and hard work in projects throughout America and Puerto families. The coronavirus Rico. has hit the Latino commu- nity especially hard, both We had to cancel our 2020 National Convention because of in our health and econom- the health crisis, but we will redouble our eorts to grow ically. Yet, LULAC members have risen to the challenge by and help each Jose and Maria in the USA and fightingD to improve working conditions for the safety of Puerto Rico. farmworkers in Arizona and California. Also, our LULAC councils in Iowa and Colorado fought and won battles to John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country get protection for meatpackers and grocery store workers. can do for you but what you can do for your country”. That This issue was carried by national media including CNN, applies today more than ever. We need to each continue to MSNBC, and the New York Times. do our part to keep the American dream alive for the next generation. This year we had virtual town hall meetings to get infor- mation to our communities including how to get small Con ganas todo se puede. Hasta La Victoria! business loans and how to reduce the number of Latino with no health insurance. We improved LULAC’s national website to provide the latest critical information to the community. Domingo Garcia 4 | LULACnews • Spring 2020 “Our daily A MESSAGE FROM THE purpose LULAC NATIONAL STAFF is to help you” It’s said that the true measure of a person’s character is seen during a time of crisis when faced with situations never imagined or expected. This is why your LULAC National team is very proud to be serving you during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen the great courage, dedication and personal sacrifice of LULAC members in com- munities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. They have been volunteering at food banks,I checking in on seniors isolated in their homes or staying in touch with students whose schools have closed. Every day, as we gather virtually from our remote home-oices in Washington, DC and El Paso, Texas, our number one priority is still to be the very best stewards of each program entrusted to LULAC by our partners. With that duty, comes a responsibility to ensure that the funding they provide goes directly into the programs we committed to delivering to help transform our commu- nities. We’re also thinking about how, year in and year out, tens of thousands of people’s lives are touched by WWW.LULAC.ORG | 5 LULAC’s core programs. It’s pretty special to know that our work as a team is supporting education, economic advancement, access to We work to housing, health, services for veterans “ and seniors as well as the rights of women to equity in the workplace amplify LULAC’s and our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. Also exciting is that we’re serving a voice, extend our great organization at a time when front and center are the decennial U.S. Census and our I Count 2020 / Yo reach and make a Cuento 2020 initiative and the all-im- portant Get-Out-The-Vote coalition campaigns throughout the United greater and lasting States leading up to elections. Our LULAC Councils and coalitions impact to ensure are organizing, mobilizing and lead- ing by example in their communities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.