The Effect in Partnership with San Mateo Rotary Foundation

LXCL:Includes all-you-can-eat tacos and chips, plus live entertainment, drinks, and lots of fun.

General Admission Pre-Sale

Children under age 10 Pre-Sale

LXCL:MUST SHOW STUDENT ID AT DOOR. Includes all-you-can-eat tacos and chips, plus live entertainment, drinks, and lots of fun.

HHS Student - At door

General admission - At door

Children under age 10 - At door

We are excited to see you at our 14th Annual Taco Dinner, which funds our annual Study Tour to Guatemala. On this summer&#39;s trip, students will learn first-hand about the transformative work of our new partner, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://womens-justice.org/what-we-do/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Women&#39;s Justice Initiative</a>!&nbsp;Our former partner, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://namastedirect.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Namaste Direct,</a> closed its doors in 2025, but has handed its cuchabal loan program and local economic knowledge off to WJI. Founded in 2011, Women&#39;s Justice Initiative has expanded its geographic and programmatic reach to prevent child marriage and gender-based violence, improve access to justice in various communities in rural Guatemala, and provide Maya women and girls with the tools to become leaders in their communities. Our students raised over $5000 this fall to support women&#39;s empowerment in Guatemala. Now, they are working to go see it first hand.&nbsp; We are using Zeffy, a free platform for non-profits to manage ticket sales. You can purchase your pre-sale tickets below using credit, debit, or Apple or Google Pay. You will receive a digital receipt with your QR code ticket to present at the door to go into the VIP line. Note that Zeffy is free to us to use, but requests voluntary donations to cover the service. If you would like to donate to Zeffy below, it will be added to the total charge for this event. If you would prefer to not add an additional donation to your Taco Dinner tickets, please select &quot;Other&quot; in the Zeffy donation line and type in &quot;0 dollars.&#39;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , Thank you for purchasing a ticket to this year&#39;s Taco Dinner on Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm in the Hillsdale High cafeteria. Your support of our cause, to interrupt cycles of poverty for families in Guatemala, and to help our students learn about responsible development and anti-poverty work, is so appreciated. You can learn more about our clubs at Hillsdale High and Middle College <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="https://hhseffect.wixsite.com/hillsdale-effect" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;">at our website</a>. Go here to learn more about our non-profit partner in Guatemala, <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="https://namastedirect.org/" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;">Namaste Direct</a>, who administers micro-loans, offers financial education and mentorship, and provides conferences for wrap-around support of our loan recipients in Guatemala. We hope to see you at future Hillsdale Effect/Middle College Effect events! Greg Lance and Sarah Press, club advisors<a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="mailto:glance@smuhsd.org" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;">glance@smuhsd.org</a> / <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="mailto:spress@smuhsd.org" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;">spress@smuhsd.org</a>

We are excited to see you at our 14th Annual Taco Dinner, which funds our annual Study Tour to Guatemala. On this summer's trip, students will learn first-hand about the transformative work of our new partner, <a href="https://womens-justice.org/what-we-do/" target="_blank">Women's Justice Initiative</a>! Our former partner, <a href="https://namastedirect.org/" target="_blank">Namaste Direct,</a> closed its doors in 2025, but has handed its cuchabal loan program and local economic knowledge off to WJI. Founded in 2011, Women's Justice Initiative has expanded its geographic and programmatic reach to prevent child marriage and gender-based violence, improve access to justice in various communities in rural Guatemala, and provide Maya women and girls with the tools to become leaders in their communities. Our students raised over $5000 this fall to support women's empowerment in Guatemala. Now, they are working to go see it first hand.  We are using Zeffy, a free platform for non-profits to manage ticket sales. You can purchase your pre-sale tickets below using credit, debit, or Apple or Google Pay. You will receive a digital receipt with your QR code ticket to present at the door to go into the VIP line. Note that Zeffy is free to us to use, but requests voluntary donations to cover the service. If you would like to donate to Zeffy below, it will be added to the total charge for this event. If you would prefer to not add an additional donation to your Taco Dinner tickets, please select "Other" in the Zeffy donation line and type in "0 dollars.'

The Effect in Partnership with San Mateo Rotary Foundation

Hillsdale Effect/Middle College Effect Taco Dinner 2026

3115 Del Monte St

HHS Student - At door

$10

General admission - At door

$12

Children under age 10 - At door

$6

General Admission Pre-Sale

$10

Children under age 10 Pre-Sale

$5

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