Maryland

Gallery: Marylanders pitch in to aid Puerto Rico

ROCKVILLE, Maryland — Dozens of volunteers sorted supplies for Puerto Rico at the Dynamite Gymnastics Center, which served as a central location to receive donations from around the state on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. (Photo by Helen Parshall / Capital News Service)

Helen Parshall

Helen Parshall is a reporter in the Capital News Service Washington Bureau. She is a master's student on the multiplatform path, and graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a B.A. in English and a concentration in Latin American studies in 2014. Helen also writes for the Washington Blade, an LGBTQ news organization.