Sending Mosquito Superbands to Help Prevent Super-Mosquitos Bites on St. Croix
After the storm comes the mosquitoes. As if 150 mile per hour winds and historic flooding weren’t enough, standing water breeds an overwhelming number of mosquitoes who then prey on the already weary residents of St. Croix. To help combat this, we’ve ordered 4,000 Mosquito Superbands through Evergreen Research, which donated an additional 480 bands.…
Read MoreLike Cane Bay Cares – Help Us Help St. Croix
Through all of the destruction and hardship being experienced on St. Croix and throughout the Caribbean right now, the shining light is the outpouring of support from our extended community. Anyone who has ever lived or been to the Virgin Islands knows just how special of a place these islands are. The cultural, environmental and…
Read MorePower Up, Distribute, Relief – Life After Hurricane Maria on St. Croix
It’s hard to even think about cleaning up and recovering from a major Category 5 hurricane when there is no power for refrigeration, fans, communication or water – let alone get back into a normal routine. With most of the island of St. Croix still without power, several weeks after getting a direct hit from…
Read MoreSafety, Business Continuity and Life on St. Croix Post-Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria grew fast, so fast it took some serious planning to get into gear and prepare. Once it became clear it was making its way for a direct hit on St. Croix – which was still recovering from close contact with Irma and flash flooding from Jose – we set our plan into motion.…
Read MoreRoof Gone, But Spirits High – And St. Croix Relief is on the Way!
Like most everyone on St. Croix, we did our best to secure our offices and cover our electronics ahead of the storms – however, it proved fruitless when confronted with Hurricane Maria. When Maria tore through St. Croix on September 19, our building’s roof was no match. The galvanized roofing came right off, leaving just…
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Cane Bay Cares is a service initiative of St. Croix-based Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP. Cane Bay Cares was established after three strong hurricanes, including two Category 5 storms, Irma and Maria, caused much damage to St. Croix during September 2017. The initiative has a goal of providing relief to the citizens of St. Croix. To make this possible, we have partnered with St. Croix Foundation, which is a 501c3 nonprofit that was established in 1990. All donations to Cane Bay Cares are donations to St. Croix Foundation and are 100% tax deductible.
Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP was formed in June 2009 and founded by internationally experienced business executives with many years of experience in the financial services industry. Focusing our efforts primarily in the financial services industry, our management consulting practice specializes in providing services to clients in need of sophisticated risk management models, debt collections organizations which require liquidation models and analytics, and portfolio management companies desiring a variety of services.
Since 1990, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development has been advancing holistic community development as a pathway to economic prosperity, self-sufficiency, and sustainability. Established in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, today the Foundation is one of the premier place-based philanthropic leaders in the Virgin Islands. Having served as the conduit of over $37 million private and public sector dollars invested into the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Foundation’s impact has netted national recognition in almost every priority area – from economic development and community revitalization to public health, education reform, and nonprofit development. Our mission is to encourage greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources, and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of the Virgin Islands.