Sepember 13th, up and down the road from the Inn (Dave Pex)
Rebuild Bodden Town
Many of you have generously offered to send emergency items, and we deeply appreciate it. But, most of the essential items we're missing (like gasoline containers, extension cords, batteries, etc.) have already been shipped by some of you. Because of the severe backlog of cargo coming in to Grand Cayman, and the long delays involved in picking up any shipment once it's here -- not to mention your time and shipping costs -- we hope that you don't mind us making a simpler suggestion.
Sepember 13th, up and down the road from the Inn (Dave Pex)
While we're confident that our insurance coverage will be adequate to repair the Inn, many of our neighbours in Bodden Town are not as fortunate, and they're among the hardest hit on the island. To help rebuild the village, we've set up a "Rebuild Bodden Town" fund with its own bank account,
| Julia & Albert Dickinson | Deer Park, Texas, USA |
| Stephanie Riegg & Lorenzo Cellini | Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| Mee Mee Lin & Joe Cesena | Petaluma, California, USA |
| Mary & Ned Grant | Newton, Connecticut, USA |
| Judy Bailey & Sheila Agee | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Marion Elmenhorst | Oakland, California, USA |
| Karen & Pete Digiacomo | Canton, Ohio, USA |
| Betty & Mike Adams | Dataw Island, South Carolina, USA |
| Dan Gauthier & Natasha Bowen | Durham, North Carloina, USA |
| Eva & Ben Cohen | Bethesda, Maryland, USA |
| Julie Kehrli & Keith Thorne | Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
| Ruth & Bill Grant | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Peggy Murrah | Social Circle, Georgia, USA |
| Alan & Jean Rawlinson | Hove, East Sussex, UK |
| Joy & Kenny Ostrega | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Barbara & Richard Fournier | Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA |
| Wendy Eakle | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| Malvery Cole | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| David Polowin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Jane & Jim Tucker | Hilliard, Ohio, USA |
| James & Elaine McFadden | Marietta, Georgia, USA |
| Suzanne & Tom Zach | Gladstone, Missouri, USA |
| Phyllis Avant | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Rosaly & Perkins Bass | Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| Odemaris Guzman & Michael Herskovitz | New York, New York, USA |
| The Cellini Wedding Party | Lotus, California, USA |
| Amy & Christian Obering | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Wendy Eakle (2nd donation) | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| Jane & Jim Tucker | Hilliard, Ohio, USA |
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*Received as of March 15th 2006 |
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the proceeds of which will be entirely contributed to various local repair, landscaping, and reconstruction projects. Whatever amount you were prepared to spend on supplies to be sent to us, we encourage you instead to add to this fund. No matter how small, your cheque (in US$ or CAN$ funds) can be made payable to "Turtle Nest Inn/Ref. Rebuild Bodden Town", and mailed to: Turtle Nest Inn, P.O. Box 187 BT, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
What's left of the old Pirates Inn (left), and a neighbour's
house and car (Dave Pex).
If you prefer to wire-transfer the contribution directly from your bank to ours, here is the proper routing information to submit to your bank:
| In US Dollar Funds Barclay's Bank PLC, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, USA SWIFT: BARCUS33 ABA# 026 002 574 For the initial credit of FirstCaribbean Int'l Bank, P.O. Box 68GT, George Town, Grand Cayman SWIFT: FCIBKYKY Account #280 762 361 For further credit to Turtle Nest Inn/Ref. RBT Account #0010032168 |
In Canadian Dollar Funds Bank of Montreal, International Operations, 235 Sidmore Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1S1, Canada SWIFT: BOFMCAT2 For the initial credit of FirstCaribbean Int'l Bank, P.O. Box 68GT, George Town, Grand Cayman SWIFT: FCIBKYKY Account #31441002919 For further credit to Turtle Nest Inn/Ref. RBT Account #0010032168 |
We thank you again for your concern and for any contribution you may choose to make or have already made.
Marleine and Alain
