The 35th year of the St. Croix Women’s Coalition is continuing the tradition of an annual peace race, will be virtual this year, with women and girls registering online, completing their two miles wherever they are, and posting their time online during the week of Aug. 23 through 30 according to the St. Croix source.
The link to the Virtual Women Race online registration page will be shared on all of the Women’s Coalition’s channels closer to the week of the race like WCSC on Facebook, @wcstxvi on Instagram, @WCSTX on Twitter and on YouTube – youtube.com/wcstx. You can also visit their website to see updates here.
The St. Croix Women’s Coalition’s mission is to support and empower people impacted by violence. Online donations to the organization can be made here.
The St. George Botanical Garden will be reopening in phases beginning Monday, May 11th 2020. The Garden will have limited admittance and revised hours. For more information click here for the Garden’s official announcement.
View what’s been happening behind the scenes while the Garden had been closed to the public
Owners of St Croix Cellars Derek and Rene Thomas are offering wines using exotic recipes, varietals and local fruits in their new winery along with cheese boards, cured meats and more for takeout during the shelter in place order.
The Thomases’ built their business and transformed a historic Christiansted building into a wine making operation and tasting room. To read their full story on St. Croix Source, click here.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Diageo USVI is matching gifts made to SEA through the end of April. Donation to SEA supports environmental conservation, education and advocacy programs. Donate online here.
Webcams showing multiple locations around St. Croix have seen a sharp spike in viewership during this time when many are working and staying at home. Our friends Tom and Rob at visitstcroix.com told the St. Croix Source that the site is experiencing close to 6,200 views per day and a record 117,000 view as of March 26th on its web cams. For more, read the article.
Congratulations to our friends Wendy and Jennie at GoToStCroix.com which is celebrating their 20th anniversary! “GoTo” is a wonderful window in to “the big island”, and continues to provide insight and information via its website, blog, pocket map and web cam. Read the full article in the St. Croix Source.
