"Bad, Dad, and Family: Notes  July 22, 2018 at 10:46 AM  I don't normally tweet on Sundays.  But today is special.  I'm flying to Puerto Rico right now, where we'll  announce the effort we're making on behalf of  artists all over Puerto Rico. Taking Hamilton to  Puerto Rico in January 2019 allows us the  opportunity to raise resources for art  organizations and individual artists on the  island. Today we're launching the Flamboyán  Arts Fund and announcing the first five grants.  Many artists and arts organizations on the island  are under resourced, others are barely making it,  but they do what they can to survive, in spite of  the economic situation in Puerto Rico before and  after Hurricane Maria. My dad says that in  Puerto Rico, ""la gente hace de tripas,  corazones."" The Hamilton team, my family and  the Flamboyán Foundation have joined forces to  do whatever we can in supporting the arts, and  all our proceeds from Hamilton's PR run will go  towards this effort.   Notes  Of course, we continue our efforts on behalf of  the long term recovery of Puerto Rico. Hundreds  of thousands of you, from all over the world,  have helped Puerto Rico through our work with  the Hispanic Federation, which we started when  Hurricane Maria hit the island almost a year  ago. Many other organizations and individuals,  on the island and abroad, have been working  hard as well. It has taken all of us, and it will take  even more: last week we learned in a report from  FEMA itself that they had nothing on the ground,  back in September 2017, when Puerto Ricans  needed the Federal assistance the most.  Soon, this plane will reach the island, and we'll  still see a checkerboard of blue tarps dotting the  landscape. Temporary tarps instead of roofs, 10  months later. Another painful example of the  work ahead.  No shortage of bad news. But also no shortage  of ways to do some good.   < Notes  We are encouraged that this week a report called  Reimagina set 97 recommendations, that if  implemented, will create a more resilient Puerto  Rico. The report was launched by three major  foundations after consultation with many voices  on the island and in the diaspora. We are proud  of the advocacy work that so many have done  and will continue to do through Power for Puerto  Rico.  Amidst all these essential efforts, our arts and  culture cannot be forgotten. This is the island  gave us Raul Julia and Lucecita Benitez, Oller,  Tufiño and Campeche, Rafael Hernández and  Julia de Burgos, Rita Moreno and Luis Fonsi and  Residente, and the list goes on and on.  Artists entertain, inspire, heal, give voice to the  voiceless, call out injustice, and keep us in touch  with our humanity.  So we're gonna have their backs.  Happy Sunday. A Sunday tweet From 35,000 feet https://t.co/P0PW5RakEQ"
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