St. John USVI is also called Love City, a moniker that harks to the destination’s true promise of romance. It may be smaller than its siblings St. Thomas and St. Croix, but this petite isle is a big boy in the world of love.
I finished my little painting of Cruz Bay in Love City – and I decided to use it to raise funds to help Dana of The Carolina Corral on St. John. With the COVID-19 restrictions, tourists are nonexistent, and with them, their donations and fees for the trail rides Dana provides with her small herd of rescued horses. She also has donkeys, goats, dogs, cats, pigs and the occasional reptile – as she is one of only two rescues on the island. Water is scarse on the rocky island and she has to buy it along with the hay and grain needed to care for the animals on her farm. I don’t think I’ve ever met a more selfless, hard working individual. In the past two years she and her animals survived two hurricanes, and now they’re in the midst of this pandemic along with the rest of us, struggling to get by. Until tourists return, there are no trail riders, no fees to help pay for the supplies sorely needed and very few donations.
I’m having a printer friend make 5 x 7 notecards of my painting – blank inside with white envelopes. I will give/mail a set of five note cards/envelopes to anyone who makes a suggested donation of $15. directly to dana at Carolina corral – the donation button can be found at the bottom of her website – http://horsesstjohn.com/
If you make a donation, please send me a message at trailblazer65@Hotmail.com with your mailing address and I’ll send you the note cards. Dana will let me know she received your donation.
I hope you’re all staying sane and well – a little COVID-19 humor, if there is such a thing…
Thanks for stopping by –
Karen 🌻