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The
Puerto Rican Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation
whose objectives include: supporting education scholarships
for Hispanic/Latino students in the St. Louis metropolitan
area, promoting the awareness of the Puerto Rican culture
and traditions, ensuring self-improvement, providing social
activities for its members and their guests, sponsoring
and supporting events that will benefit the Puerto Rican
community, and strengthening mutual understanding throughout
the local community. Membership in the organization is open
to all persons who subscribe to and work toward attaining
the objectives of the corporation.
La
Sociedad Puertorriqueña es una corporación sin fines de
lucro cuyos objetivos incluyen: apoyar becas educacionales
para estudiantes hispanos/latinos en el área metropolitana
de San Luis, promover la cultura y tradiciones puertorriqueñas,
asegurar el crecimiento personal, proveer actividades sociales
a sus socios e invitados, auspiciar y apoyar eventos que
beneficien la comunidad puertorriqueña, y fortalecer el
entendimiento mutuo entre la comunidad local. Todas las
personas que se subscriban y trabajen para lograr los objetivos
de la corporación podrán ser socios de la misma.
2008 Board of Directors
Hector Boirie, President
Omar Maldonado, Vice President
Deborah Poertner,
Secretary
Irma Colon, Treasurer
Ismael J. Betancourt, Board Member
Arturo Latimer, Board Member
Amber Simpson, Board Member
Jaime Torres, Board Member
Martha Castellanos, Board Member
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