Spreading Cheer for the Holidays
We knew we wanted to do something special for residents in need this holiday season. Unfortunately, there are many still in need since the storms and even beyond the storms. One such group is the elderly. We contacted the Department of Human Services as well as Flambouyant Gardens, run by Lutheran Social Services, and we asked them what their residents are in need of. We wanted to know how we could help them this holiday, in the spirit of giving. They both independently said the same thing – companionship. They also needed funding for holiday events for their residents since many will be alone for the holidays and have been coping with isolation since the storms.
Cane Bay Cares stepped up to help fund their holiday events. The first event was for the 45 residents of Flambouyant Gardens. The second
event was for the 150 residents of the Richmond Senior Center. Cane Bay Cares also will be sponsoring the senior’s Carnival Troupe in St. Croix parade.
This is the season of giving, and this holiday, we wanted to give our elderly residents a smile and companionship.
The effort was focused on giving the gift of time. Ten volunteer employees from sponsor company Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP spent part of their afternoon with the residents of Flambouyant Gardens. Then, five additional volunteers helped at the Richmond Senior Center event.
The volunteers helped with the event, but primarily, they got to spend quality time with the elderly residents and share some cheer for the holidays. It was a beautiful experience indeed.
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.