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Promoting Literacy
Cane Bay Cares was given the opportunity to support the USVI Literary Festival and Book Fair “VI LitFest” and did not hesitate to help. VI LitFest is an annual event held on St. Croix and was created to promote literacy within the U. S. Virgin Islands. This year was the 9th anniversary of the festival…
Read MoreCONGRATULATIONS to St. Croix Spelling Bee Champion Abdel Bazzar!
Cane Bay Cares congratulates Abdel Bazzar, a student at Ricardo Richards Elementary School, on winning yesterday’s 50th Territorial Spelling Bee. Abdel was one of 6 spellers representing St. Croix and after 26 rounds he spelled his way to V-I-C-T-O-R-Y. As a dedicated supporter of the annual event, Cane Bay Cares sponsored the St. Croix District’s…
Read MoreGo Lady Rovers! Cane Bay Cares Supports All Girls Soccer Club!
Cane Bay Cares congratulates the Lady Rovers Soccer Club U10 Team on their big win during this weekend’s tournament. March is Women’s History month, and we are happy to support organizations like the Lady Rovers Soccer Club that encourage young ladies to strive for excellence in everything they do. This weekend the Club’s U10 Team won…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Participates in St. Croix Relay for Life 2022
A sense of solidarity and upbeat Caribbean music permeated the air as community partners walked side by side on the St. Croix Educational Complex track between October 15 and 16. Cane Bay Cares, philanthropic arm of Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, joined the community in marching at the annual St. Croix Relay for Life —…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Celebrates Five Years of Service
Fintech company looks back on initiative’s transformation from hurricane relief to education incubator with new video Oct. 6, 2022 – Cane Bay Cares got its start in 2017 when entrepreneurs David Johnson and Kirk Chewning raised more than $1 million for hurricane relief efforts in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. In response to a devastating…
Read MoreRun 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…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Sponsors 2022 USVI Emancipation Day Fort-to-Fort ‘Walk to Freedom’
July 3, 2022 — Walking from Christiansted to Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is no easy feat, but this USVI July 3rd tradition is more than a physical challenge — it’s a symbol of the resilience that led to freedom. The annual Emancipation Day Fort-to-Fort “Walk to Freedom” retraces the steps of 9,000 enslaved…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Celebrates National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month with Reinvented “Supermarket Sweep” for Preteens
June 19, 2022 – St. Croix preteens raced through the Market STX with steady resolve on Sunday for the chance to win cash prizes in a reinvented “Supermarket Sweep” hosted by Cane Bay Cares. The scavenger hunt was part of Cares’ first ever “Level Up with Fruits and Veggies” Nutrition Fair, designed to celebrate National…
Read MoreCrushing It! Cane Bay Cares’ Operation Inspire Students Excel at Project-Based Learning
Learning by doing, an approach also known as project-based learning, is a core tenet of the Cane Bay Cares after-school initiative Operation Inspire (OI). And St. Croix students from the OI program are proving just how effective the approach can be when it comes to picking up concepts in environmental conservation, modern agriculture, nutrition, literature…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Sponsors St. Croix Spelling Bee!
The annual St. Croix District Spelling Bee brings together some of the brightest students from public, private and parochial schools around the island. To help support this enriching educational event, Cane Bay Cares stepped up to be a sponsor of the event. Cane Bay Cares’ donation supported the purchase of prizes for the winners, as…
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