Run or Donate to Support Lion Haven After-school Program for St. Croix Youth
July 11, 2022 — Cane Bay Cares is proud to support our community partner, Lion Haven, in their .1K Fun Run coming up on Saturday, July 16. The run is a fundraiser that’ll help the nonprofit secure the D.C. Canegata Ballpark where the team plans to offer engaging after-school activities for St. Croix youth during the 2022-2023 school year.
The Lion Haven team includes Wellness Coach Renae Elwood, Crisis Counselor Addison Griffin, Brazilian Jui-Jitsu Coach Eric Robinson, and Coach/Tutor Justin Smith.
Together, they’ve planned an exciting after-school curriculum that includes art, sports and athletics, academics, and vocational activities.
During the 2021-2022 school year, Cane Bay Cares provided tutoring services to Lion Haven participants via our Operation Inspire After-school Program. In turn, Lion Haven has collaborated with us to bring St. Croix youth unique educational experiences such as our “Level Up with Fruits and Veggies” Kids’ Nutrition Fair held in June.
Most recently, we offered financial support towards Lion Haven’s upcoming after-school activities out of the Canegata Ballpark. Now, we’re encouraging others to do the same.
Ways to Support Lion Haven’s After-school Initiative
To support Lion Haven’s latest youth development initiative, register to participate in the upcoming Fun Run or give a donation by visiting the site below:
https://secure.qgiv.com/event/lionhavenfunrun
Participating in the Fun Run fundraiser would mean registering to run for a small fee, then running less than 300 meters from the Leatherback Brewing Company on game day.
Preteens from the Cares’ “Level Up with Fruits and Veggies” Nutrition Fair enjoy an athletic routine led by the Lion Haven St. Croix Community Center.
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.