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USHLI Announces  

March Tablet Raffle Winner  

Arturo Adan Garcia Jr., a student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the March winner of USHLI's tablet raffle, a campaign to promote reading and to make books more affordable to young students.  After learning of his selection Arturo said "I was fortunate enough to win this tablet which will help me exceed in my academics as well as my personal life. Overall I feel blessed to have had the chance to network with professionals as well as build connections with students across the nation [at the USHLI National Conference]. So I must thank USHLI for all the great things they have done for me and most importantly for all of the young and gifted Latinos of America."  

 

Arturo's name was drawn from the list of individuals who  USHLI.  A winner will be drawn every month. With this tablet, a student can access millions of books, magazines, songs, movies, TV shows, popular apps and games.

In announcing the campaign, USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade said, "It is common knowledge that students who read more do better in school, transition easier from one grade level to the next, have a better vocabulary and better language skills, are better writers and spellers, are more self-confident, do better on ACT and SAT scores, and are more likely to graduate and pursue post-secondary education or grad school."

 

Established in 1982, USHLI is an award-winning Chicago-based national non-profit organization that promotes education, leadership development, civic engagement, and research, and advocates on behalf of the Latino community on major issues of social policy.
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