St.Thomas Hurricane Irma Relief
Donation protected
The US Virgin Islands are the vacation spot for hundreds of thousands of people each year. Hurricane Irma hit our beloved Caribbean islands as a Category 5 hurricane and destroyed the islands on a catastrophic level.
We want to emphasize the importance of getting relief to those stuck without enough resources to last the amount of time it will take to become stable again. The Virgin Islands are nowhere near a land mass so the recovery process involves a lot more time and unfortunately, a lot more money.
Power will take months to restore as the whole grid was completely ripped out of the ground. With no power, comes no communication systems, no health care, no refrigeration for foods, no showers(no public water system), no access to necessary tools for rebuilding, and eventually all of the islands little resources will become scarce if not completely depleted.
It's our duty and pleasure to ask for your support as we try to take care of our families, friends, and fellow humans.
With your support we plan to purchase necessary survival items for as many people we can. These items include tents for the many now homeless, solar chargers, flashlights, sleeping bags, generators, cleaning supplies (i.e. Trash bags and cleaning products), toiletries, socks and underwear, medicines (Currently in contact with several OR Hospitals willing to donate), camp showers, batteries, camp stoves, lanterns, lighters, food items such as snacks canned food and unparashables.
We also plan to contact several boat companies to fund those in need to get them off the island.
Basically, anything we can ship/bring down to help our friends, families, and island to help restore a normal life and get the Caribbean on the road to recovery.
We plan to personally fly to and from the island checking as many bags full of as much aid as possible. We are also working with VIStrong and Atlantic Aviation out of Philly to get the larger shipments down to island.This is your chance to do something special for people that really need it.
ALL funds will go directly to those affected, and we look forward to sharing with you photos and stories of the individuals you have helped directly.
On behalf of St. Thomas and the USVI we would just like to thank you for your help, your kind words, and your continued support. Even the smallest donation makes worlds of a difference. We hear each and every one of you.
Thank you
We want to emphasize the importance of getting relief to those stuck without enough resources to last the amount of time it will take to become stable again. The Virgin Islands are nowhere near a land mass so the recovery process involves a lot more time and unfortunately, a lot more money.
Power will take months to restore as the whole grid was completely ripped out of the ground. With no power, comes no communication systems, no health care, no refrigeration for foods, no showers(no public water system), no access to necessary tools for rebuilding, and eventually all of the islands little resources will become scarce if not completely depleted.
It's our duty and pleasure to ask for your support as we try to take care of our families, friends, and fellow humans.
With your support we plan to purchase necessary survival items for as many people we can. These items include tents for the many now homeless, solar chargers, flashlights, sleeping bags, generators, cleaning supplies (i.e. Trash bags and cleaning products), toiletries, socks and underwear, medicines (Currently in contact with several OR Hospitals willing to donate), camp showers, batteries, camp stoves, lanterns, lighters, food items such as snacks canned food and unparashables.
We also plan to contact several boat companies to fund those in need to get them off the island.
Basically, anything we can ship/bring down to help our friends, families, and island to help restore a normal life and get the Caribbean on the road to recovery.
We plan to personally fly to and from the island checking as many bags full of as much aid as possible. We are also working with VIStrong and Atlantic Aviation out of Philly to get the larger shipments down to island.This is your chance to do something special for people that really need it.
ALL funds will go directly to those affected, and we look forward to sharing with you photos and stories of the individuals you have helped directly.
On behalf of St. Thomas and the USVI we would just like to thank you for your help, your kind words, and your continued support. Even the smallest donation makes worlds of a difference. We hear each and every one of you.
Thank you
Organizer
Caitie Rosko
Organizer
Anna's Retreat, United States Virgin Islands
