Water, Water and More Water for St. Croix
We have been humbled by the community’s response to water distributions throughout St. Croix. About 18,000 bottles were distributed to hundreds of people from west to east in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria. More than a month after both hurricanes barreled through, most residents are still short on supplies and without basic necessities like power and running water.
Cane Bay Cares distributes water at the Boys and Girls Club in Frederiksted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Photo Credit: http://nicolecanegata.com/
One of the first things we coordinated was a water donation thanks to Jim Terry, who helped us get a lot of it. Water is always in high demand after a major storm, especially on small islands that require all products to be shipped by boat – we knew we couldn’t go wrong. We also initially ordered generators, because power loss after not one, but two, major storms is bound to take some time to restore. We also distributed gas cans, groceries and bleach.
Cane Bay Cares distributes water at the Boys and Girls Club in Frederiksted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Photo Credit: http://nicolecanegata.com/
The water was distributed through organizations that previously received generator donations from Cane Bay Cares – such as the Boys and Girls Club in Frederiksted, the Zion Christian Academy, My Brothers Table and Foundation Ministries. Volunteers within those organizations as well as those working directly with Cane Bay Cares worked tirelessly to distribute the water and other aid on hand.
Cane Bay Cares distributes water at the Boys and Girls Club in Frederiksted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Photo Credit: http://nicolecanegata.com/
Next, we’re excited about shipments of specialty items like solar lights, tarps and mosquito repellent being prepared for general distribution.
We’re doing all we can to get St. Croix the aid it needs to recover and rebuild after this historic double whammy of natural disasters. We hope you can also do all you can and donate today!
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.