SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS: John Abramson Jr.
ELECTION SYSTEM OFFICES:
On St. Croix: #4 Sunny Isle Shopping Center (Annex), Christiansted.
P.O. Box 1499, Kingshill, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00851-1499
Telephone (809) 773-1021 / Fax (809) 773-4523
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Registration Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
On St. Thomas:#22 Crystal Gade (two streets north of and parallel to Main Street), Charlotte Amalie.
P.O. Box 6038, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00801-6038
Telephone(809) 774-3107 / Fax (809) 776-2391
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Registration Hours: 9a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
On St. John:The Battery, Cruz Bay.
P.O. Box 6038, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00801-6038
Telephone (809) 776-6535 / Fax (809) 776-2391
Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Registration Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
JANUARY 15, 2002
"Notice of Registration" published monthly notifying general public of the times and places fixed by the board for registration in each election district, notices shall be in Spanish and English (18 VIC 96(a))
MARCH 15, 2002
Prepare and publish at least twice prior to June 15 election year calendar. (18 VIC Sec 4(b)(10)).
JUNE 9, 2002
First day to receive application for absentee ballots for primary election. (Note: This is a Sunday)
JUNE 30, 2002
The District Boards of Elections prepare and submit an annual report to the Supervisor of Elections. (18 VIC Sec 47(11)) (Note: This is a Sunday)
JULY 1, 2002
Forms for filing nomination petitions / papers available at all Election System Offices.
JULY 15, 2002
First day to circulate nomination petitions / papers. (18 VIC 345(d))
AUGUST 6, 2002
First day on which nomination petitions / papers may be filed, after 12:00 noon. (18 VIC 410)
AUGUST 13, 2002
LAST DAY to file nomination petitions / papers, 5:00 p.m. (18 VIC 410)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Last day for registration. (18 VIC 94)
AUGUST 15, 2002
First day for examination of voting machines and instruction in use of electronic voting machines. (18 VIC 504)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Last day to investigate all questions relating to registration of electors. (18 VIC 92(1)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Last day for changes of enrollment of political party and cancellation of party enrollment. (18 VIC 108)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Deadline for persons whose application to be registered has been denied to petition the Board of Elections for review of the matter. (18 VIC 103)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Deadline for qualified electors to petition the Boards of Elections to cancel the registration of any registered elector for cause shown. (18 VIC 113)
AUGUST 15, 2002
Appointment of election officers (18 VIC 151(a))
AUGUST 15, 2002
Deadline for receipt of removal notices and transfer of registration. (18 VIC 106 & 107)
AUGUST 18, 2002
Deadline for withdrawal of nominated candidates. (18 VIC 413). (Note: This is a Sunday)
AUGUST 21, 2002
Casting of lots for position of names upon the official primary ballot. (18 VIC 351)
AUGUST 21, 2002
Deadline for receipt in writing by the Supervisor of Elections of their shortened form on which candidates whose name contains more than twenty-two (22) letters should be listed in the ballot. (18 VIC 501)
AUGUST 21, 2002
Deadline for candidates for the same office with similar last surnames to request in writing that the occupation or residence be printed opposite his/her name on the ballot. (18 VIC 511).
AUGUST 23, 2002
Notice of primary election due. (18 VIC 551)
Certification of nominees by the Supervisor of Elections (18 VIC 420)
AUGUST 28, 2002
Deadline for filing substitute nomination certificates and papers. (18 VIC 416)
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
Last day for examination of voting machines and instruction in use of electronic voting machines. (18 VIC 504).
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
Deadline for receipt by the Supervisor of Election of applications for absentee ballots for the primary election. (18 VIC 664)
SEPTEMBER 6, 2002
First day to receive application for absentee ballots for the general election.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Deadline for appeals to the District Court by persons whose claim for registration were denied or whose previous registration was canceled and who has exhausted all administrative remedies. (18 VIC 119)
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Testing of electronic voting machines and tabulating equipment, certification by Boards. This event is open to the general public and the media. (18 VIC 506)
SEPTEMBER 14, 2002
Primary election day. (18 VIC 232)
SEPTEMBER 16, 2002
Casting of lots for position of names upon the official election ballot. (18 VIC 419)
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Deadline for political parties to submit to the Supervisor of Election a party emblem to be entered on the format of the ballot as it shall appear on the electronic voting machine. (18 VIC 491)
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Registrars in the Election System of the Virgin Islands, commence registration. (18 VIC 91)
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
In case of a tie vote at the primary election, the candidate receiving the tie vote shall cast lots before the Supervisor of Election at 12:00 noon. (18 VIC 358)
OCTOBER 1-6
The St. Croix Election System office will be open special hours and days from now until the end of registration. The schedule:
Tuesday-Friday, 5 – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5 – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 6 – noon – 3 p.m.
OCTOBER 6, 2002
Last day for registration. (18 VIC 94) (Note: This is a Sunday)
OCTOBER 6, 2002
First day for examination of voting machines and instruction in use of electronic voting machines. (18 VIC 504) (Note: This is a Sunday)
OCTOBER 6, 2002
Last day to investigate all questions relating to registration of electors. (18 VIC 92(1)) (Note: This is a Sunday)
OCTOBER 6, 2002
Deadline for receipt of removal notices and transfer of registration. (18 VIC 106 & 107) (Note: This is a Sunday)
OCTOBER 6, 2002
Last day for change of enrollment of political party and cancellation of party enrollment. (18 VIC 108) (Note: This is a Sunday)
OCTOBER 11, 2002
Deadline for persons whose application to be registered has been denied to petition the Board of Elections for review of the matter. (18 VIC 103)
OCTOBER 11, 2002
Appointment of election officers (18 VIC 151(a))
OCTOBER 11, 2002
Deadline for qualified electors to petition the Boards of Elections to cancel the registration of any registered elector for cause shown. (18 VIC 113)
OCTOBER 14, 2002
Official public notice of general election due. (18 VIC 551)
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Last day for examination of voting machines and instruction in use of electronic voting machines. (18 VIC 504)
OCTOBER 17, 2002
Deadline for receipt by the Supervisor of Election of applications for absentee ballots for the general election. (18 VIC 664)
OCTOBER 21, 2002
Deadline for appeals to the District Court by persons whose claim for registration were denied or whose previous registration was canceled and who has exhausted all administrative remedies. (18 VIC 119)
OCTOBER 21, 2002
Testing of electronic voting machines and tabulating equipment, certification by Boards. This event is open to the general public and media. (18 VIC 506)
NOVEMBER 5, 2002
General election day. (18 VIC 231)
NOVEMBER 19, 2002
Run-off election day if needed. (Revised Organic Act of 1954, Sec., 11 re: Gov.-Lt Gov.; P.L. 92-271 re: Delegate to House of Representatives)
NOVEMBER 24, 2002
Registrars in the Election System of the Virgin Islands, commence registration. (18 VIC 91) (Note: T
his is a Sunday)
ELECTION OFFICE EXTENDS HOURS, DAYS
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
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The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
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UVI GETS GRANT TO INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTING
Sept. 30, 2002 – Thanks to a $275,575 federal grant distributed through the V.I. Energy Office, the St. Croix campus of the University of the Virgin Islands will get some outdoor solar lighting.
"It's pretty much in keeping with Dr. Ragster's plan to make the university more energy efficient," UVI spokeswoman Patrice Johnson said, referring to UVI President LaVerne Ragster.
Johnson said that UVI put up a 20 percent in-kind match through labor to install the lighting, which will be the security building area.
The project, expected to pay for itself in 3.4 years, was developed by Infra-tech of St. Croix. The grant award check will be presented to the university in a ceremony to be held at 1 a.m. Tuesday campus at the cafetorium.
UVI also will receive the first Vincent George "Light the Way" Award, which recognizes organizations and persons in the community that have been champions of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Plans call for making the award annually.
George, a V.I. Energy Office employee who died of kidney disease several years ago, was instrumental in implementing the agency's lighting and education projects, said spokesman Jamal Nielsen. George was responsible for expanding National Energy Day in the Virgin Islands into V.I. Energy Education Week, observed in March.
Nielsen said the grant to UVI is from the Stripper Well Fund, a federal fund consisting of money paid by oil companies found to have overcharged their customers between 1973 and 1981. The money is used for projects such as lighting.
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"It's pretty much in keeping with Dr. Ragster's plan to make the university more energy efficient," UVI spokeswoman Patrice Johnson said, referring to UVI President LaVerne Ragster.
Johnson said that UVI put up a 20 percent in-kind match through labor to install the lighting, which will be the security building area.
The project, expected to pay for itself in 3.4 years, was developed by Infra-tech of St. Croix. The grant award check will be presented to the university in a ceremony to be held at 1 a.m. Tuesday campus at the cafetorium.
UVI also will receive the first Vincent George "Light the Way" Award, which recognizes organizations and persons in the community that have been champions of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Plans call for making the award annually.
George, a V.I. Energy Office employee who died of kidney disease several years ago, was instrumental in implementing the agency's lighting and education projects, said spokesman Jamal Nielsen. George was responsible for expanding National Energy Day in the Virgin Islands into V.I. Energy Education Week, observed in March.
Nielsen said the grant to UVI is from the Stripper Well Fund, a federal fund consisting of money paid by oil companies found to have overcharged their customers between 1973 and 1981. The money is used for projects such as lighting.
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS TODAY
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours to include noon to 3 p.m. Sunday for one last chance.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours to include noon to 3 p.m. Sunday for one last chance.
ELECTION OFFICE IS OPEN TODAY
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours to include weekend days.
The schedule:
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday, noon – 3 p.m.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours to include weekend days.
The schedule:
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday, noon – 3 p.m.
UVI GETS GRANT TO INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTING
Sept. 30, 2002 – Thanks to a $275,575 federal grant distributed through the V.I. Energy Office, the St. Croix campus of the University of the Virgin Islands will get some outdoor solar-powered lighting.
"It's pretty much in keeping with Dr. Ragster's plan to make the university more energy efficient," UVI spokeswoman Patrice Johnson said, referring to UVI President LaVerne Ragster.
Johnson said that UVI put up a 20 percent in-kind match through labor to install the lighting, which will be the security building area.
The project, expected to pay for itself in 3.4 years, was developed by Infra-tech of St. Croix. The grant award check will be presented to the university in a ceremony to be held at 1 a.m. Tuesday campus at the cafetorium.
UVI also will receive the first Vincent George "Light the Way" Award, which recognizes organizations and persons in the community that have been champions of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Plans call for making the award annually.
George, a V.I. Energy Office employee who died of kidney disease several years ago, was instrumental in implementing the agency's lighting and education projects, said spokesman Jamal Nielsen. George was responsible for expanding National Energy Day in the Virgin Islands into V.I. Energy Education Week, observed in March.
Nielsen said the grant to UVI is from the Stripper Well Fund, a federal fund consisting of money paid by oil companies found to have overcharged their customers between 1973 and 1981. The money is used for projects such as lighting.
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"It's pretty much in keeping with Dr. Ragster's plan to make the university more energy efficient," UVI spokeswoman Patrice Johnson said, referring to UVI President LaVerne Ragster.
Johnson said that UVI put up a 20 percent in-kind match through labor to install the lighting, which will be the security building area.
The project, expected to pay for itself in 3.4 years, was developed by Infra-tech of St. Croix. The grant award check will be presented to the university in a ceremony to be held at 1 a.m. Tuesday campus at the cafetorium.
UVI also will receive the first Vincent George "Light the Way" Award, which recognizes organizations and persons in the community that have been champions of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Plans call for making the award annually.
George, a V.I. Energy Office employee who died of kidney disease several years ago, was instrumental in implementing the agency's lighting and education projects, said spokesman Jamal Nielsen. George was responsible for expanding National Energy Day in the Virgin Islands into V.I. Energy Education Week, observed in March.
Nielsen said the grant to UVI is from the Stripper Well Fund, a federal fund consisting of money paid by oil companies found to have overcharged their customers between 1973 and 1981. The money is used for projects such as lighting.
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ELECTION OFFICE EXTENDS HOURS ALL WEEK
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
ELECTION OFFICE EXTENDS HOURS ALL WEEK
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
VOTER REGISTRATION ENDING SOON
Oct. 6 is the last day for registration for the general election. It is also the last day to change or cancel enrollment in a political party.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
The Election System has extended St. Croix office hours every day through Sunday.
The schedule:
— Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
— Saturday, 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
— Sunday, the last chance – noon – 3 p.m.
ST. CROIX FOUNDATION TAKES 'CARE' OF THE LAND
Sept. 30, 2002 – St. Croix residents can look forward to new life at the Good Hope intersection later this month when three CARE Grant recipients begin transforming the busy intersection. Residents soon will see a cactus garden and ground covers.
Sylvia Thomas, CARE Grant Program administrator, said three grant recipients -– Steve Adams and the Music in Motion Parents Association, Helga Emde, and the Good Hope School Girl Scouts Troop -– have each adopted a corner of the intersection. Their plans for improvements include installing a cactus garden at the former dump site on the northwest corner and planting extensive groundcover on the northeast corner.
The CARE Grant Program was launched last year as a partnership between the Anti-Litter and Beautification Commission and the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development. Since then, it has enabled more than 30 individuals and organizations on St. Croix to embark on environmental education and beautification projects that benefit the entire community. And while its cycle is over, it has proven successful in providing money for small, environmentally focused grassroots grant initiatives.
"With the different initiatives we're seeing going on right now, St. Croix is the benefactor of long-term beautification efforts," Thomas said. "We hope to continue with similar projects so we can be proud of the added beauty of Ay Ay."
Anne Golden, Anti-Litter executive director, said the CARE Grant Program is one more success in the goal to "Keep St. Croix Clean."
"Our partnership with the St. Croix Foundation allows us to provide funding to community groups, government agencies, schools and nonprofit organizations to foster creative beautification projects," she said.
Golden said that, in spite of a decreased Fiscal Year 2003 budget and the governor's recent approval of the transfer of money from the commission to the Public Works Department, the commission intends to continue providing the resources for programs like CARE. "We're saddened by the shift away from the promotion of community responsibility to the bureaucracy," she said.
In addition to the work at the Good Hope intersection, several other CARE Grant projects got under way in September. Lumumba Coriette, founder of Ay Ay Eco Hike & Tours, conducted several mangrove ecology tours of Salt River with students from the Educational Complex, Central High School, Claude O. Markoe School and Good Hope School.
The St. Croix Women's Coalition began beautifying its East Street backyard, which co-director Mary Mingus said will be used for picnics and meetings. "There are some beautiful trees out there we want to take advantage of, but our normal budget would never have allowed us to do that," she said, "so, we're really grateful to Anti-Litter and the St. Croix Foundation."
At Elena Christian Junior High School, Joan Claxton, assistant principal, said students are cultivating flower gardens in front of the school and keeping the grounds litter free with new garbage bins and will be starting box gardens to grow peppers and plants for bush tea.
Delta Harris, La Vallee Development Association president, is spearheading efforts to revitalize the La Vallee Park. So far, with the help of friends and the Housing Parks and Recreation Department, the group has cleared and graded the softball field, repaired the basketball courts and begun fencing the area to keep sheep and goats from eating the landscaping. "It was basically a forgotten park," Harris said. "But eventually I want it to serve as a recreational sports facility, an after-school tutorial center and a senior center."
Residents can see the results of other projects, including:
– Improvements to Altona Lagoon by Lions Club East.
– New trees and lighting in front of the Whim Plantation Museum by the St. Croix Landmarks Society.
– Improvements to La Reine Fish Market by the Channel 12 teen talk show "Graffiti Street."
– Beautification projects at several schools by the Blue Marlins swim team and the St. Croix Swimming Association.
In Frederiksted, Our Town Frederiksted has landscaped the Children's Park, while the Clan Social Club and the Frederiksted Economic Development Association have painted and repaired benches and planted along the waterfront. Many of the groups will be putting up signs letting the public know they've adopted those areas, Thomas said.
A shining example of the success of the CARE Grant Program is the transformation of Girl Scout Camp Edith Consuelo in Estate Hope. Jacqueline Dennis, V.I. Girl Scouts Council president, said the CARE Grant Program has demonstrated the community's commitment to scouting. "The response from Girl Scout troops, adult volunteers, civic groups and the private sector was more than we could imagine," she said. "While we still have a challenging road ahead to transform Camp Edith Consuelo into a community camp, we know that we will get there, because the St. Croix community has shown it really cares about its children."
Dennis said the next cleanup at the camp is scheduled for Oct. 5.
To learn more about the dates and times of upcoming CARE Grant projects call:
– Ay Ay Eco Hike & Tours' Coriette at 772-4079.
– Women's Coalition co-directors Mingus and Clema Lewis at 773-9272.
– Elena Christian's Claxton, 773-4445
– La Vallee's Harris at 779-3767.
– The Girl Scouts' Dennis at 719-4759 or 774-3994.
– The St. Croix Foundation's Thomas, grants administrator, at 773-9898.
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Sylvia Thomas, CARE Grant Program administrator, said three grant recipients -– Steve Adams and the Music in Motion Parents Association, Helga Emde, and the Good Hope School Girl Scouts Troop -– have each adopted a corner of the intersection. Their plans for improvements include installing a cactus garden at the former dump site on the northwest corner and planting extensive groundcover on the northeast corner.
The CARE Grant Program was launched last year as a partnership between the Anti-Litter and Beautification Commission and the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development. Since then, it has enabled more than 30 individuals and organizations on St. Croix to embark on environmental education and beautification projects that benefit the entire community. And while its cycle is over, it has proven successful in providing money for small, environmentally focused grassroots grant initiatives.
"With the different initiatives we're seeing going on right now, St. Croix is the benefactor of long-term beautification efforts," Thomas said. "We hope to continue with similar projects so we can be proud of the added beauty of Ay Ay."
Anne Golden, Anti-Litter executive director, said the CARE Grant Program is one more success in the goal to "Keep St. Croix Clean."
"Our partnership with the St. Croix Foundation allows us to provide funding to community groups, government agencies, schools and nonprofit organizations to foster creative beautification projects," she said.
Golden said that, in spite of a decreased Fiscal Year 2003 budget and the governor's recent approval of the transfer of money from the commission to the Public Works Department, the commission intends to continue providing the resources for programs like CARE. "We're saddened by the shift away from the promotion of community responsibility to the bureaucracy," she said.
In addition to the work at the Good Hope intersection, several other CARE Grant projects got under way in September. Lumumba Coriette, founder of Ay Ay Eco Hike & Tours, conducted several mangrove ecology tours of Salt River with students from the Educational Complex, Central High School, Claude O. Markoe School and Good Hope School.
The St. Croix Women's Coalition began beautifying its East Street backyard, which co-director Mary Mingus said will be used for picnics and meetings. "There are some beautiful trees out there we want to take advantage of, but our normal budget would never have allowed us to do that," she said, "so, we're really grateful to Anti-Litter and the St. Croix Foundation."
At Elena Christian Junior High School, Joan Claxton, assistant principal, said students are cultivating flower gardens in front of the school and keeping the grounds litter free with new garbage bins and will be starting box gardens to grow peppers and plants for bush tea.
Delta Harris, La Vallee Development Association president, is spearheading efforts to revitalize the La Vallee Park. So far, with the help of friends and the Housing Parks and Recreation Department, the group has cleared and graded the softball field, repaired the basketball courts and begun fencing the area to keep sheep and goats from eating the landscaping. "It was basically a forgotten park," Harris said. "But eventually I want it to serve as a recreational sports facility, an after-school tutorial center and a senior center."
Residents can see the results of other projects, including:
– Improvements to Altona Lagoon by Lions Club East.
– New trees and lighting in front of the Whim Plantation Museum by the St. Croix Landmarks Society.
– Improvements to La Reine Fish Market by the Channel 12 teen talk show "Graffiti Street."
– Beautification projects at several schools by the Blue Marlins swim team and the St. Croix Swimming Association.
In Frederiksted, Our Town Frederiksted has landscaped the Children's Park, while the Clan Social Club and the Frederiksted Economic Development Association have painted and repaired benches and planted along the waterfront. Many of the groups will be putting up signs letting the public know they've adopted those areas, Thomas said.
A shining example of the success of the CARE Grant Program is the transformation of Girl Scout Camp Edith Consuelo in Estate Hope. Jacqueline Dennis, V.I. Girl Scouts Council president, said the CARE Grant Program has demonstrated the community's commitment to scouting. "The response from Girl Scout troops, adult volunteers, civic groups and the private sector was more than we could imagine," she said. "While we still have a challenging road ahead to transform Camp Edith Consuelo into a community camp, we know that we will get there, because the St. Croix community has shown it really cares about its children."
Dennis said the next cleanup at the camp is scheduled for Oct. 5.
To learn more about the dates and times of upcoming CARE Grant projects call:
– Ay Ay Eco Hike & Tours' Coriette at 772-4079.
– Women's Coalition co-directors Mingus and Clema Lewis at 773-9272.
– Elena Christian's Claxton, 773-4445
– La Vallee's Harris at 779-3767.
– The Girl Scouts' Dennis at 719-4759 or 774-3994.
– The St. Croix Foundation's Thomas, grants administrator, at 773-9898.
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