June 22, 2003 – A select cadre of U.S. Catholic bishops assigned to serve as "fixers" in the church's efforts to promote healing in parishes that have been victimized by sexually abusive priests includes Sean P. O'Malley, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas.
According to a report on Sunday in The New York Times, "After nearly 20 years of sporadic sexual abuse scandals culminating in last year's four-alarm crisis, there is now a small company of at least eight American bishops who have been called on by the pope to rush into troubled dioceses and help extinguish the flames."
And O'Malley, the Times said, is one of two who are now into their second such assignments.
O'Malley, a Capuchin friar, worked for a decade in Fall River, Massachusetts, where a priest had been accused of sexually molesting dozens of children. There, he reached a settlement with the victims and instituted "a policy on preventing abuse that would be studied by other dioceses," the Times reported. Last September, he was reassigned to Palm Beach, Florida, where "two consecutive bishops assigned there [had] admitted to sexually abusing minors."
The article stated that the work of the "fixer" bishops "requires multiple skills: reaching out to victims and their families, comforting parishioners, disciplining bad priests and reassuring good ones, negotiating with prosecutors and lawyers, raising money to pay off settlements."
One large diocese affected by the sexual scandals that is without a permanent replacement for a departed leader is Boston. There, Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who spent his youth on St. Thomas, attending Charlotte Amalie High School, was forced to resign six months ago after documents made public showed that he had known of child abusers among the priests serving under him.
A meeting of the nation's Catholic bishops on Saturday in St. Louis included a report on progress toward removing priests from ministry, appointing a national lay review board to keep the bishops accountable and preparing for teams of "auditors," some of them former FBI agents, who will arrive in each troubled diocese to check whether the bishops are complying with new policies.
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O'MALLEY AMONG SMALL GROUP OF 'FIXER' BISHOPS
June 22, 2003 – A select cadre of U.S. Catholic bishops assigned to serve as "fixers" in the church's efforts to promote healing in parishes that have been victimized by sexually abusive priests includes Sean P. O'Malley, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas.
According to a report on Sunday in The New York Times, "After nearly 20 years of sporadic sexual abuse scandals culminating in last year's four-alarm crisis, there is now a small company of at least eight American bishops who have been called on by the pope to rush into troubled dioceses and help extinguish the flames."
And O'Malley, the Times said, is one of two who are now into their second such assignments.
O'Malley, a Capuchin friar, worked for a decade in Fall River, Massachusetts, where a priest had been accused of sexually molesting dozens of children. There, he reached a settlement with the victims and instituted "a policy on preventing abuse that would be studied by other dioceses," the Times reported. Last September, he was reassigned to Palm Beach, Florida, where "two consecutive bishops assigned there [had] admitted to sexually abusing minors."
The article stated that the work of the "fixer" bishops "requires multiple skills: reaching out to victims and their families, comforting parishioners, disciplining bad priests and reassuring good ones, negotiating with prosecutors and lawyers, raising money to pay off settlements."
One large diocese affected by the sexual scandals that is without a permanent replacement for a departed leader is Boston. There, Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who spent his youth on St. Thomas, attending Charlotte Amalie High School, was forced to resign six months ago after documents made public showed that he had known of child abusers among the priests serving under him.
A meeting of the nation's Catholic bishops on Saturday in St. Louis included a report on progress toward removing priests from ministry, appointing a national lay review board to keep the bishops accountable and preparing for teams of "auditors," some of them former FBI agents, who will arrive in each troubled diocese to check whether the bishops are complying with new policies.
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According to a report on Sunday in The New York Times, "After nearly 20 years of sporadic sexual abuse scandals culminating in last year's four-alarm crisis, there is now a small company of at least eight American bishops who have been called on by the pope to rush into troubled dioceses and help extinguish the flames."
And O'Malley, the Times said, is one of two who are now into their second such assignments.
O'Malley, a Capuchin friar, worked for a decade in Fall River, Massachusetts, where a priest had been accused of sexually molesting dozens of children. There, he reached a settlement with the victims and instituted "a policy on preventing abuse that would be studied by other dioceses," the Times reported. Last September, he was reassigned to Palm Beach, Florida, where "two consecutive bishops assigned there [had] admitted to sexually abusing minors."
The article stated that the work of the "fixer" bishops "requires multiple skills: reaching out to victims and their families, comforting parishioners, disciplining bad priests and reassuring good ones, negotiating with prosecutors and lawyers, raising money to pay off settlements."
One large diocese affected by the sexual scandals that is without a permanent replacement for a departed leader is Boston. There, Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who spent his youth on St. Thomas, attending Charlotte Amalie High School, was forced to resign six months ago after documents made public showed that he had known of child abusers among the priests serving under him.
A meeting of the nation's Catholic bishops on Saturday in St. Louis included a report on progress toward removing priests from ministry, appointing a national lay review board to keep the bishops accountable and preparing for teams of "auditors," some of them former FBI agents, who will arrive in each troubled diocese to check whether the bishops are complying with new policies.
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A CELEBRATION OF COOKING, CRAFTS, AND CROWNINGS
June 22, 2003 – After several years of staying at home during July 4th Celebration festivities, Penny Ramsdell and her daughter, Amy, decided to get involved.
"This year we're right in the middle," Amy Ramsdell said, as she and her mother offered their hand-painted canvas bags, jewelry and T-shirts for sale at Sunday's annual Food Fair.
The Ramsdells were among several dozen people who set up tables in Cruz Bay Park.
St. Croix resident Theresa Davis drew attention with her lavish display of island fresh and stewed fruits and a huge Vienna cake with local fruits between the layers. She said she would be at her table through the Fourth of July for folks who want to sample her wares.
St. John resident Anetha Barton said she was on hand with her handmade dolls, coconut bird feeders and coal pots to keep the island's culture alive. "Our culture is dying," she said.
Sen. Almando "Rocky" Liburd agreed. With few exceptions, he said, only the older generation has a commitment to preserving St. John's culture.
As has been the case for several years, fairgoers found more crafts than food among the offerings. But some of St. John's best cooks were on hand with their wares. One of them, Marcy George, had set up shop near the bandstand to sell her whelks, conchs, veggie lasagna and barbecued chicken. "I'm surprised people are buying soup, seeing how hot it is," George said.
Indeed, the Caribbean sun broiled overhead as residents and visitors came out to honor Ina Forbes, a longtime St. John resident who in her younger years often had a booth during the July 4th Celebration. The Tortola native worked as a cook and housekeeper at Caneel Bay Resort, then as a domestic worker and dietary aide in New York; in 1974 she returned to St. John to do another stint at Caneel Bay.
Forbes "may not have been born on St. John, but she is a true St. Johnian," Julien Harley, island administrator, said.
Accepting flowers from mistress of ceremonies Alecia M. Wells, Forbes thanked the July 4th Celebration Committee for honoring her.
The afternoon also saw the crowing of the 2003 Miss St. John, Saadia Newsome, chosen Saturday night at the annual Queen Show, and of the celebration's junior royalty, Princess Krystal Anthony and Prince Sylvester Anthony Jr.
Newsome, also accepting a floral bouquet as last year's queen, Hailey Kalahni Cagan, placed the crown on her head, wore a strapless white gown sprinkled with seed pearls on the bodice and hem.
The park bandstand, scene of the formal part of the festivities, was bedecked in green fringe and decorated with straw hats of many colors. Instead of the traditional ribbon, a garland of flowers stretched across the stairs. Committee members and dignitaries wore floral leis in many colors.
The crowd appeared smaller than in previous years. Harley blamed it on horse racing on St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon, which he said drew people away. However, those who were present, including the vendors, appeared to have a good time.
"It's a social day in the park," said Jill Kemp, one of several hot sauce vendors.
Debra Seftel, a Montville, New Jersey, resident vacationing on Tortola, came over to St. John for the day with her family and happened on the Food Fair. "I told the kids it was just for us," she said, laughing as her three children gathered around.
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"This year we're right in the middle," Amy Ramsdell said, as she and her mother offered their hand-painted canvas bags, jewelry and T-shirts for sale at Sunday's annual Food Fair.
The Ramsdells were among several dozen people who set up tables in Cruz Bay Park.
St. Croix resident Theresa Davis drew attention with her lavish display of island fresh and stewed fruits and a huge Vienna cake with local fruits between the layers. She said she would be at her table through the Fourth of July for folks who want to sample her wares.
St. John resident Anetha Barton said she was on hand with her handmade dolls, coconut bird feeders and coal pots to keep the island's culture alive. "Our culture is dying," she said.
Sen. Almando "Rocky" Liburd agreed. With few exceptions, he said, only the older generation has a commitment to preserving St. John's culture.
As has been the case for several years, fairgoers found more crafts than food among the offerings. But some of St. John's best cooks were on hand with their wares. One of them, Marcy George, had set up shop near the bandstand to sell her whelks, conchs, veggie lasagna and barbecued chicken. "I'm surprised people are buying soup, seeing how hot it is," George said.
Indeed, the Caribbean sun broiled overhead as residents and visitors came out to honor Ina Forbes, a longtime St. John resident who in her younger years often had a booth during the July 4th Celebration. The Tortola native worked as a cook and housekeeper at Caneel Bay Resort, then as a domestic worker and dietary aide in New York; in 1974 she returned to St. John to do another stint at Caneel Bay.
Forbes "may not have been born on St. John, but she is a true St. Johnian," Julien Harley, island administrator, said.
Accepting flowers from mistress of ceremonies Alecia M. Wells, Forbes thanked the July 4th Celebration Committee for honoring her.
The afternoon also saw the crowing of the 2003 Miss St. John, Saadia Newsome, chosen Saturday night at the annual Queen Show, and of the celebration's junior royalty, Princess Krystal Anthony and Prince Sylvester Anthony Jr.
Newsome, also accepting a floral bouquet as last year's queen, Hailey Kalahni Cagan, placed the crown on her head, wore a strapless white gown sprinkled with seed pearls on the bodice and hem.
The park bandstand, scene of the formal part of the festivities, was bedecked in green fringe and decorated with straw hats of many colors. Instead of the traditional ribbon, a garland of flowers stretched across the stairs. Committee members and dignitaries wore floral leis in many colors.
The crowd appeared smaller than in previous years. Harley blamed it on horse racing on St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon, which he said drew people away. However, those who were present, including the vendors, appeared to have a good time.
"It's a social day in the park," said Jill Kemp, one of several hot sauce vendors.
Debra Seftel, a Montville, New Jersey, resident vacationing on Tortola, came over to St. John for the day with her family and happened on the Food Fair. "I told the kids it was just for us," she said, laughing as her three children gathered around.
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UVI BOARD OKS STUDENT FEE HIKES, BORROWING PLAN
June 22, 2003 – Saturday's meeting of the University of the Virgin Islands board of trustees was mostly about money – specifically, about the need for money to maintain operations under current circumstances.
The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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UVI BOARD OKS STUDENT FEE HIKES, BORROWING PLAN
June 22, 2003 – Saturday's meeting of the University of the Virgin Islands board of trustees was mostly about money – specifically, about the need for money to maintain operations under current circumstances.
The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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UVI BOARD OKS STUDENT FEE HIKES, BORROWING PLAN
June 22, 2003 – Saturday's meeting of the University of the Virgin Islands board of trustees was mostly about money – specifically, about the need for money to maintain operations under current circumstances.
The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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The board, meeting on St. Croix, unanimously approved increases in tuition, room, board and other fees. And it approved a contingency plan to meet the university's financial obligations if the last third of its budget as approved by the V.I. government for this fiscal year does not materialize.
Effective this fall, room rates will increase by 10 percent and pre-paid meal plans will rise by 20 percent on both campuses.
Effective with the Spring 2004 semester on both campuses, tuition will increase by 10 percent and various fees will be raised by 50 percent to 100 percent.
Vincent Samuel, UVI acting vice president for administration and finance, said the university had not raised tuition rates in four years. Some fees which are being increased have remained steady for the last 10 years. Samuel also noted that the tuition and fees that students pay cover only a small portion of the actual cost of their education.
Next spring, according to a UVI release:
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate V.I. residents will rise to $3,000 per year from the current $2,730.
– Tuition for full-time undergraduate non-residents will rise to $9,000 per year from the present $8,190.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate V.I. residents will go to $100 per credit from $91.
– Tuition for part-time undergraduate non-residents will go to $300 per credit from $273.
– The registration fee will increase to $30 from $20.
– The technology fee will increase to $50 from $25.
– The transcript fee will increase to $10 from $5.
As for the shortfall in government allocations, the release stated that UVI's budget appropriation from the government for Fiscal Year 2003, which ends on Sept. 30, stands at about $27.6 million. To date, a week away from the end of the third quarter, $18.1 million has been received.
The university has yet to receive $4.5 million that should have been allocated by now, according to the release.
The contingency plan that the board adopted is to be implemented "in the event that the university does not receive the remainder of its anticipated government allotment," the release stated. The plan calls for the university to secure a short-term bank loan of $1.5 million, to request $1 million from the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands, and to request $500,000 from the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts.
At the last board meeting, in February, the finance committee chair, Roy Jackson, reported that the government appropriation to the university for Fiscal Year 2003 was about $29 million and that allocations for last October, November and December had been received, but allotments for January and February, totaling $4.7 million, were outstanding.
The governor's across-the-board reduction in allotments earlier this year to address revenue shortfalls apparently accounts for the drop in the figure cited on Saturday as the amount budgeted for FY 2003.
Trustee Alexander A. Moorhead, a member of the board's finance committee, said on Saturday that escalating costs and the need for UVI to achieve sustainability – and not the territory's financial crisis — made the tuition and fee increases necessary.
The finance committee's recommendation to increase student costs "had nothing to do with the fiscal crisis before us," Moorhead said.
Samuel told the board that "even with the proposed rate increases, the university is still a hard bargain to beat."
UVI President LaVerne Ragster said the increases come at a time when UVI is enhancing the quality of its programs and services.
On the St. Thomas campus, a new vendor will provide meals and a new dining facility is nearing completion. Upgraded St. Thomas campus residence halls, cable-ready St. Croix campus residence halls and the implementation of online registration were other improvements cited.
The government's fiscal crisis notwithstanding, the board also approved a budget request of $35.6 million for Fiscal Year 2004.
In internal business, the trustees unanimously approved the re-nominations of Auguste E. Rimpel Jr. as chair and of Moorhead as vice chair. And trustees Jackson and Noreen Michael were appointed to serve on the Research and Technology Park Board.
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$40,000 IN CFVI AWARDS WILL SUPPORT 79 PROJECTS
June 22, 2003 – The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands has awarded 79 mini-grants totaling $40,000 to support projects that focus on improving the lives of children and families throughout the territory.
The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-school tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and maintenance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders. Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
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The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-school tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and maintenance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders. Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
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$40,000 IN CFVI AWARDS WILL SUPPORT 79 PROJECTS
June 22, 2003 – The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands has awarded 79 mini-grants totaling $40,000 to support projects that focus on improving the lives of children and families throughout the territory.
The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders. Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-scho ol tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and maintenance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
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The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders. Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-scho ol tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and maintenance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
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$40,000 IN CFVI AWARDS WILL SUPPORT 79 PROJECTS
June 22, 2003 – The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands has awarded 79 mini-grants totaling $40,000 to support projects that focus on improving the lives of children and families throughout the territory.
The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders.
Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – $400 for production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-school tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and mainte nance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
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The awards, to organizations, schools and individuals, range from $300 to $1,000.
The wide variety of programs and projects that they support reflect a diversity of outreach efforts within the community. Grants will help with the purchase of special equipment for nursing mothers and young campers with asthma, emergency response radios, a sewing machine and a concession stand for young entrepreneurs.
Others will provide funding for summer camp programs, marine and athletic activities, visual and performing arts projects, and programs focusing on reading, science, math, foreign languages, historical research, fire safety, nutritional education, computer literacy and parenting skills. One will help fund a cemetery cleanup project. Several are to underwrite the cost of field trips and to provide scholarships for youth programs.
"Developing leadership skills, confidence and academic competency are the goals of many of these programs," a Community Foundation release stated.
"Generous donations from the Angels of CFVI and The Prosser/ICC Foundation source the funding for this annual program," the release said.
Since initiating the mini-grant program in 1997, CFVI has distributed a total of $179,000 to fund the development and implementation of educational programs and community services addressing the needs of youth and families.
CFVI was established in 1990 with an endowment of $500,000. It currently has assets of nearly $2 million. For more information, visit the Community Foundation Web site, e-mail to CFVI, call 774-6031 or write to PO Box 11790, St. Thomas VI 00801.
Mini-grants and projects funded
St. Thomas:
Addelita Cancryn Junior High School's Arts in Education Program – $500 for materials for arts and crafts projects.
Blue Turtle Gallery – $300 for fundamentals of painting in watercolor.
Catholic Charities of the V.I. – $750 for art materials, T-shirts, field trips and a stipend.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $400 for books and/or magazines.
Charlotte Amalie High School English Department – $400 for publishing the newspaper The Reflector.
Charlotte Amalie High School – $300 for improving students' skills through historical research.
Cheetah's Tracks Racing Team Inc. (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $600 for uniforms, running shoes, certificates and awards and possibly travel expenses.
Christian Fellowship Ministries Center – $440 for English, Spanish and French classes.
Church of God of Prophecy – $500 for instructional materials.
Claudette Potter – $400 for staff, supplies and materials for summer camp for children ages 5-13.
Coral World – $425 for educational programs for elementary school children.
Divine Life Enrichment Center – $400 for educational instruction materials and field trips.
Downstreet After-School Program – $500 for field trips.
Estate Bordeaux Summer Camp – $400 for materials, supplies and transportation for preserving ancestors' cultures and traditions.
Family Resource Center – $750 for cellular phones and items for victims and for printing posters.
The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries – $500 for puzzles, games, special books, arts, crafts and snacks.
Future Business Leaders of America. Chapter 11885 – $500 investment in a concession stand.
Michelle D. Geary – $300 for education in nutrition and healthy eating habits for low- and moderate-income families.
Girl Scouts – $400 for camping supplies and materials for troop.
Joseph Gomez Elementary School – $500 for uniforms, equipment and production of 2004 calendar.
Junior League Baseball – $350 for equipment and supplies for games at Kirwan Terrace and meetings and practices at the McBean Center.
KidsCope Inc. – $300 for a portable CD player and headphones.
Leo Club (Charlotte Amalie High School) – $500 for supplies for projects: Adopt-a-Bus-Stop, Adopt-a-Little-Brother-and-Sister, and assisting elderly at Lucinda Millin Home and Ebenezer Gardens.
Marine Kids Corps Inc. – $750 for marine industry educational outreach including swimming and boating classes.
Michael J. Kirwan Elementary School – $500 for sports equipment and supplies for a mentoring program.
Miracle Babies Support Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to purchase a Medelsa Symphony breast pump.
Miss Lorraine's Kidz – $400 for support services, educational field trips and activities.
New Horizons Program (Addelita Cancryn Junior High School) – $500 for materials for research, experiments and hands-on projects in science and for field trips.
One Swim Inc. – $400 for paying instructors, aides and lifeguard.
Project HOPE – $500 for a printer and software for after-school tutorial computer lab.
Reformed Church Future Leaders – $750 for academic tutoring and enrichment activities for second and third grade pupils.
Reichhold Center for the Arts – $800 for youth moviemaking workshop scholarships.
The Rock Collective – $500 for travel expenses for poets and artists.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – $750 for new texts for 9th and 10th graders.
Sts. Peter and Paul School – $500 for CD-ROM's for the Science Department.
School Security Bureau – $400 for transportation to and from field trips, lunch and certificates.
Sigma Theta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $600 for Signature after-school program for at-risk students in first through third grades.
Teenagers Bible Club Inc. – $750 for summer day camp activities including arts and crafts, computer training, swimming, field trips, hand and sign language.
Ulla F. Muller Elementary School – $400 for tuning 20 musical instruments.
University of the Virgin Islands Family Life Center – $500 for T-shirts and arts and crafts supplies.
University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Division – $400 for production of project portfolios and original books by young authors.
V.I. Institute for Teaching and Learning Inc.- $500 for books, materials and a training workshop.
V.I. Junior Firefighters Corps. – $750 for training in fire prevention, safety, law enforcement, first aid and rescue.
Virgin Islands Resource Center for the Disabled Inc. – $375 for start-up costs.
We From Upstreet Inc. – $500 for arts and crafts supplies.
Wesleyan Academy – $500 for math and reading tutorials and homework assistance for pupils in grades K4-5.
St. Croix:
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $600 for band flutes, snare drum kits and an instrument repair kit.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $500 for art supplies to create projects and prizes.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $450 for Jumpstart software for fourth and fifth grades and headphones.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $400 for character-building and inspirational reading materials for teen-agers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Master Readers.
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School – $300 for three Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kits.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – $500 for curriculum materials, books and reading software for after-school tutorial / mentoring program.
CASA of the Virgin Islands – $563 for printing brochures and placing newspaper ads.
Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School's School Improvement Team – $500 for training materials and instructor fees.
Country Day School – $540 for scholarships.
A Creative Adventure Summer Program – $660 for scholarships for low-income students to attend summer program.
Divine Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood Inc.- $300 for a multimedia exhibit.
Evelyn M. Williams Elementary School – $500 for steelpan replacement and mainte nance.
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School- $500 for a field trip to Coral World on St. Thomas. Future Business Leaders of America – $300 for materials for cleaning St. Paul's Cemetery.
Good Hope School – $500 for transportation for students to attend an exhibit.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center – $500 for crayons and coloring and activity books in English and Spanish.
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Asthma Camp – $1,000 to purchase peak flow meters, coolers, lunches and activity gear.
Marley Homes Tenant Council – $400 for a sewing machine, thread, zippers, materials and patterns.
Music In Motion – $500 to create a 20-minute video.
Red Dragon Tae Kwon Do Academy – $500 for training equipment.
St. Ann's Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop No. 112 – $400 for computer parts and software for project technology.
St. Croix (Mary C. McIntosh) – $300 for music and producing concert programs.
The Village VI Partners in Recovery – $400 for transportation to and from schools for youth and for meals.
Westside and Co. Inc./Custom Woods and Creative Designs – $500 to market mahogany clocks, candleholders, jewelry etc.
Women's Coalition of St. Croix – $560 to pay stipends to parents and facilitator for a parenting skills program.
St. John:
Carabana Ensemble Theater Co. Inc. – $400 for a partnership with Guy Benjamin School for third and fourth graders.
Friends of the Elaine I. Sprauve Library – $600 for reading logs, books, field trips, cameras and prizes.
Guy Benjamin School – $445 for developing a school choir and purchasing risers.
Julius E. Sprauve School – $300 for equipment and supplies for inquiry-based science enrichment program.
The Safety Zone Inc. – $300 for contests on drawings into murals.
St. John Rescue Inc. – $300 for radios for quick emergency response.
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NATIONAL GUARD ARMY BAND CONCERT
June 21, 2003 – The 73rd Army Band of the Virgin Islands National Guard will be giving a free concert at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at Buhdoe Park in Fredriksted, and 3 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at Sunny Isle Shopping center, and everyone's invited.
The band is comprised of a traditional concert band, a calypso combo and a steel band combo, so there's something for everybody.
The band is comprised of a traditional concert band, a calypso combo and a steel band combo, so there's something for everybody.
