Hope Town Rising - Charity, Hope Town, Bahamas, Hope Town United

Teacher's Cottage

OUR STORY

Hurricane Dorian was one of the worst recorded hurricanes to strike the Bahamas in early September, leaving behind around $3.4 billion worth of damages that have had monumental negative impacts on those who reside there. The moment this horrendous natural disaster occurred, FaverGray jumped into action, teaming up with The Bailey Group and Vesta Property Services to establish Hope Town Rising, a non-profit organization to help reconstruct Hope Town.

FaverGray is one of the top construction firms in Jacksonville, and they have been proactively involved with the initial aftermath clean-up efforts while establishing long term plans to rebuild the town’s critical civic buildings. After diligently working towards their Hope Town Rising monetizing goals and with the help of community support, they are now able to start the next phase. The reconstruction team is currently starting to put their blueprints together to implement restoration of the Teachers Cottage, and support for the school that was destroyed by the hurricane.

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian arrived to the Bahamas on Sunday, September 1, 2019 as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph sustained winds and higher than 200 mph gusts. Dorian was the strongest recorded Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall, flattening buildings, cars and anything that got in its path. The damage wrought by Hurricane Dorian is likely to lead to insurance payouts of up to $3-billion in the Bahamas. As many homes on the islands are uninsured, the total cost of the disaster will be well above that figure. Aid has slowly been making its way to the islands. The United Nations said that about 70,000 people are in need of life-saving assistance on Grand Bahama and Abaco islands.

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How You Can Help

The rebuild for Hope Town and Elbow Cay will be a long-term process. This effort need the continuous help of people like you – people who love Hope Town! Through your donations and gifts, we’ll give Hope Town and Elbow Key the support they need to rise again!

OUR CURRENT MISSION:

THE TEACHERS COTTAGE

FaverGray has partnered with Hope Town Rising to focus on civic projects like the Teachers Cottage and School that served 55 children on the island prior to its destruction. Without the reconstruction of the Teachers Cottage and school, Bahamian families will not return to the only place they have ever called home.

Hope Town Rising has taken the primary role in rebuilding the Teachers Cottage with a goal to support the reopening of the school. FaverGray and The Bailey Group are kicking off our anniversary fundraiser by pledging a combined $100,000 donation to complete this project. We ask that you join FaverGray and the Hope Town Rising initiative and help us reach out goal of $300,000 by donating to our cause, and your funds will go directly to rebuilding the Teachers Cottage.

We are ready to accept contributions by check to:

Community Assistance Foundation Inc.
245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Please reference: ‘Hope Town Rising’ on your check (although if you wish to designate Marsh Harbour relief or leave blank, that’s OK too. We will find a home for it.)

Stay in Touch!

Even though relief efforts have begun already, the full recovery of the islands will take many years. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are calling on everyone to run with us in support of Hope Town and Elbow Cay.

Feel free to complete the contact form on the right to stay involved, in the know, and in touch with all of us at Hope Town Rising.

You may also email us at [email protected].

Thank you for your support!