Posts Tagged ‘hurricane relief’
Cane Bay Cares Celebrates Five Years of Service
Fintech company looks back on initiative’s transformation from hurricane relief to education incubator with new video In Maria’s wake, Cares distributed over 75,000 pounds of aid, including 50,000 bottles of water, 4,000 freezer packs for medical use, 44 generators, 800 solar lights, tarps, food, and mosquito repellants. What began as hurricane relief quickly grew, ultimately…
Read MoreUnsung Heroes of Hurricane Maria
We were so honored to be featured in TV2 VI’s Hurricane Maria Unsung Heros special. They did a beautiful job capturing the raw emotion that we experienced in the aftermath of both Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, which led us to embark on a massive hurricane relief effort and long-term rebuild initiative. It was an…
Read More$45,800 Donation to Support Continued Roof Repair Program on St. Croix
Cane Bay Cares donated $45,800 to the St. Croix Long-Term Recovery Group (STX LTRG), a project of St. Croix Foundation and coalition of non-profit relief organizations, to fund the repair of roofs and the retrofitting of volunteer housing. The funds were allocated from the disaster relief fund established between Cane Bay Cares and the Community…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Pitches in at Mango Melee
The St. George Village Botanical Garden’s Mango Melee was a success this year, despite a marked shortage of mangoes and the warning of the early developing Hurricane Beryl. Thousands of people came out and enjoyed the food and festivities, including Cane Bay Cares volunteers. The damage to trees from Hurricanes Maria and Irma meant the…
Read MoreWondering What Cane Bay Cares is up to?
It’s been a while since we last updated you. And that’s for good reason – we’ve been really busy. As you probably know, going forward we are focused on education and supporting our young people post-hurricanes and beyond. About half the public schools were condemned, hundreds of students left island as a result, and the…
Read MoreMeet Sylvie, the girl who donated her birthday for St. Croix
We would like you to meet someone very special today – Sylvie Farbaniec. Sylvie recently turned 10 years old and she asked that her party guests bring donations for St. Croix instead of bringing her presents. Her painting party with friends generated $375 in donations for St. Croix. Her guests painted pictures of pandas in…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Advocates Needed Today for Facebook Rating
We need advocates, the people who have seen our work over the past several months and can vouch for all the good we’ve been able to accomplish thanks to your support. Check us out on Facebook and give us a 5-star rating and add a note about your observations or experiences with us. Our work…
Read MoreFEMA, Housing, Disaster Loans and other Long-Term Recovery Help
There are still opportunities for individuals and business to get assistance with the long-term recovery and rebuild effort through FEMA, the Emergency Home Repairs VI program and soon, through the St. Croix Long-Term Recovery Group. FEMA FEMA has extended for 60 days the period in which it will cover 100% of “eligible” costs for debris…
Read MoreA Special Thank You to Danek Stevens and the Pike Road Elementary School
We all can make an impact, we all can make a difference for the better. And today, we would like to acknowledge Danek Stevens, 7, a first grader at Pike Road Elementary School in Pike Road Alabama, who did just that when he decided to start a school collection drive for students impacted by hurricanes…
Read MoreOpen Call for Volunteers – Past, Present and Future!
St. Croix needs boots on the ground and we are up for the challenge. Who is with us? Cane Bay Cares needs people to participate in monthly events where we will get into the community and help people in need – one month it might be helping elderly folks around their homes, another it might…
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