About Club Puerto Rico of Maryland, Inc.

Club Puerto Rico of Maryland, Inc. was created 31 years ago with the idea of serving the Puerto Rican community in Maryland as a cultural center. Over the last 30 years we have done much more than just that. Not only we serving people from Puerto Rico but we are also helping Latinos in general to integrate into local communities and to invest their time and efforts to help others as well.

Throughout the year, members of the club get together to celebrate traditional cultural events that were part of our daily lives when we lived in Puerto Rico. In addition we celebrate other events that are part of the American Culture as well. However, we are not limited to just parties and celebrations. We also help other organizations to fulfill their goals and challenges in order to help Latinos in general.

The Club is also responsible for donations, scholarships, community services and many others social activities. The most important event that we celebrate is the Discovery of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus on November 19th, which is a national Holiday in Puerto Rico. Every year, we prepare a Gala Dance in commemoration of this date. I hope that this will give you a general idea of what the Club is all about. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Mario L. Velez
President