The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) recently announced Jose Hernandez as the December winner of USHLI’s tablet raffle.

A senior at DePaul University Hernandez entered the raffle because it helped promote affordable learning in reading and writing to students.

“It is common knowledge that students who read more do better in school, transition easier from one grade level to the next, have a better vocabulary and better language skills, are better writers and spellers, [and] are more self-confident,” USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade said.

Hernandez’s name was drawn from the list of individuals who USHLI. A winner was drawn every month in 2013. With this tablet, a student can access millions of books, magazines, songs, movies, TV shows, popular apps and games.

“The Kindle Fire HD Tablet will greatly benefit my everyday studies by allowing me to save money in purchasing E-Books instead of hard cover books for my college courses,” Hernandez said. “The Kindle Fire will help me relieve the hassle of carrying all my books as well as having everything I need for class at a touch of a button.”