Clemente Legacy Unites SUNY Canton With Puerto Rican Relief Efforts

By Francesco Palumbo During the final weeks of September 2017, Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, devastating the entire island and altering the lives of all of its people. This has been well-documented by the media since the first ravages of the storm began. However, several months later the island still suffers from the tragic devastation. By the time the storm was in full-effect, all 3.4 million residents of the island were left without electricity and communications to the outside world. Internationally, an outpouring of support initiated recovery efforts, and resources were soon collected.   Organizations such as UNICEF, AmeriCares, the American Red Cross, and others jumped into action. Various military units from across the world provided search teams and relief forces to distribute necessities in the days, weeks, and months that followed Maria's historic destruction.  Unfortunately, even before the hurricane had touched down, the island of Puerto Rico had a