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History<\/h1>\n

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Over 20 years building bridges<\/h2>\n

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ReachingU was founded in New York in 2001. A group of young professional Uruguayans who were then living in the USA, decided to create a charitable organization through which to channel donations to Uruguay.<\/p>\n

Today, and more than than 100 people bigger, we are still driven by the same spirit: that of being a transparent and plural organization, were people of various backgrounds work unselfishly to improve the education of the most disadvantaged Uruguayans.<\/p>\n

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The beginnings<\/h2>\n

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Our first fundraiser was an auction of art and crafts in New York. That was back in 2002. That same year we launched our website.<\/p>\n

Volunteers started to get organized in other cities in the US, like Miami and DC.<\/p>\n

In 2003, ReachingU was granted the legal status of \u201cnon-profit organization\u201d according to rule 501c3 of the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) which allowed for all donations to ReachingU in United States to be tax-deductible.<\/p>\n

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The reason for our name<\/h2>\n

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The name ReachingU expresses our intention to \u201cbuild\u201d a bridge between the Uruguayan population in USA and the people and organizations in need of our support in Uruguay.<\/p>\n

The concept of \u2018asking for help\u2019 was reflected in the English expression \u201cto reach out to you\u201d. The U clearly represents the presence of Uruguay, but also when you pronounce it in English it refers to \u201cyou\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is how we found a name which included all the parts that make up this project: we were both reaching projects in Uruguay with our support and reaching the donor (you) to help us to strengthen them.<\/p>\n

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