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My Taco to Donate 25-Percent of Sales to Aldama Thursday

Tacos for teachers.

Have you made dinner plans for Thursday, yet? The staff at is hoping you'll consider a trip to My Taco on 6300 York Boulevard.

On Thursday, from 4-10 p.m., will donate 25-percent of every purchase made to Aldama Elementary School, which is attempting to raise funds to support the schools' budding Playworks program.

Customers will need to present the attached flyer to the restaurant so that the school gets credit for the transaction.

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Monica Alcaraz, of the Aldama PTA, explains that it costs about $25,000 every year to support the program, which seeks to foster students' physical and emotional development.

"Playworks provides an unparalleled opportunity to foster the physical, social and emotional development of our children," Alcaraz said. "Exclusively working on-site with low-income schools such as Aldama Elementary, engineering a powerful system of play that is making a daily difference is our children's lives."

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My Taco's menu is extensive, offering everything from enchiladas to tortas, sopes to tacos, and agua frescas to flan.

Their menu also almost exclusively gluten-free as well. to read Patch Blogger Riki Shore's write-up of My Taco's gluten-free fare.


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