Roof 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 exposed wood. Water came flooding in and with it, celling material collapsed, covering equipment and furniture, leaving a wet white muck over, well, pretty much everything. Our offices are in Christiansted, which wasn’t the worst hit part of St. Croix. Many others experienced even more severe damage, especially on the west end of St. Croix.
We’re working on the logistics of getting our offices back in order now. We’re focused on getting everything fully operational again so our employees can return to their normal routines.
Cane Bay Partners’ downtown Christiansted office shows the damage caused when the galvanized roof came off when Hurricane Maria tore through St. Croix.
We’re also focused on helping the whole island. In response to the island-wide devastation, we’ve launched Cane Bay Cares – St. Croix Hurricane Relief Drive in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands. Through this initiative, we hope to collect donations that can be used in the relief and rebuild efforts so the whole island can get back into a normal routine.
Cane Bay Partners’ downtown Christiansted office shows the damage caused when the galvanized roof came off when Hurricane Maria tore through St. Croix.
So, we’re asking for your support. Donate what you can today. All donations are 100% tax deductible since they are going through the VI-based 501c3 Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands. The Cane Bay Cares fund will direct relief to St. Croix.
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.