WE GOT KNOCKED DOWN, BUT NOT OUT! WE ARE GETTING UP AGAIN!
We were dealt a vicious blow by Hurricane Irma, but it wasn’t a knockout…and it’s not the end of Club Orient — not by a long shot!. Of course, our first priority had to be taking care of our wonderful staff, who has taken care of us and our guests over the years. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and generous donations that will allow us to take care of their critical needs, in the short term. Thank you all so much for allowing us to do that!
Looking forward now, we are already beginning the process of rebuilding our hotel in paradise, in order to provide for you, our Club O family. Some of our staff has already been busy gathering up beach chairs in order to begin serving food and beer on the beach.
Our President Bob Wilcox and our Managing Director, Stephen, are meeting with banks, insurance companies and disaster relief fund managers in the islands and even in Paris — but it is a slow and painful process…and we are very anxious to begin rebuilding the resort immediately!
Over the past week, many of you have offered to donate all or a portion of your deposits or pre-paid stay funds to help us recover, and we couldn’t be more thankful! This will also help us get started right away with planning and procuring materials to rebuild the hotel.
This is absolutely crucial for us. As even if we had the ability to return all of the money immediately, we have only limited access to things like internet, our reservations, records and most importantly, the banks. Until we can get our insurance claims processed and the government relief funds, we are operating on a shoe string at the moment.
We realize that forgiving your 500 Euro deposit or your pre-paid stay is a lot to ask when money is tight for so many, but we are keeping a record of all the deposits and pre-paid amounts forgiven and upon re-opening, we will be happy to apply it to your stay at that time. Please email Florence (who was evacuated with her kids to Guadeloupe) at: [email]reservations@cluborient.com.[/email] Please include your reservation number, if possible, and she will acknowledge the kindness and make sure to enter it for your future stay.
If you cannot afford to do that, we understand, but please bear with us until we can at least get access to our accounts, insurance, and disaster relief funds. In addition to the deposits that many of you have already offered to contribute to this effort, we have set up an online account, to make it easy and convenient to make a contribution through atpay.com. If you prefer to send by mail, please address it to:
Orient Beach Club
C/O Bob Wilcox
President
9188 Marovelli Forest Drive
Lorton, VA 22079
As mentioned in a previous post, we intend to reward all who help us now upon our re-opening, to show our deep appreciation for your generosity! We have been very humbled by all the offers of help and assistance that we have received — and we look forward to welcoming you to a new and improved Club Orient Resort as soon as possible.
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