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SIGN UP NOW FOR PARADISE POINT ROAD RACE - OCTOBER 17, 2026: TO BENEFIT Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra!! Partners for Strings and Paradise Point Tramway present the "Paradise Point Road Race" on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:00am (warm-up is at 6:30am). The nearly 2-mile incline course starts at G-Clef Music Academy in Mandela Circle (at the intersection of Edward W. Blyden Road and Elmo D. Roebuck, Sr. Drive). "Paradise Point Road Race" participants will run about 700 feet above sea level to the top of Paradise Point (on Flag Hill Mountain) with their “Conqueror’s Flag”, place it on the "Conqueror’s Wall", and walk back down to the Paradise Point upper-level parking deck. The road race is open to all ages (runners and walkers). We are expecting 300 to 500 runners to be “Conquerors” of the Paradise Point Road Race. Participants will be registering for the road race online at paradisepointroadrace.com or in person at G-Clef Music Academy. All the "conquering finishers" receive a Paradise Point Road Race T-Shirt and Medal, plus refresh with fruit.
ALL AGES SIGN-UP TODAY for the ultimate "Conqueror's Course": ADULTS $35.00/pp (After October 2, 2026 ADULTS $45.00) and YOUTH $25.00/pp
OUR MISSION is to provide a safe, family-friendly approximately 2-mile run-walk/walk-walk event for the community as a fundraiser for the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra! SIGN-UP NOW for the Paradise Point Road Race!
If you would like to help make the road race a success, Please Click here to be a VOLUNTEER.
If you cannot participate in this road race, but want to support Partners for Strings, Inc., Please Click DONATE!
Event Presenters
PARTNERS FOR STRINGS, INC.: Established in 2020, Partners for Strings, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization that runs the FREE year-round Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra program for at-risk youth ages 6 to 17. Our free weekly after-school and summer programs train children on the violin, cello, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, steel pan, drums, and other orchestral instruments. The organization’s sessions take place at G-Clef Music Academy in Mandela Circle on St. Thomas. In 2022, PFS officially launched the youth orchestra. Over the past 4 years, over 150 students have participated in the after-school and/or summer programs. Currently, the youth orchestra has over 30 members whose skills range from beginner to the advanced level.
The entire community benefits from the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra, because as the program expands its memberships, we are achieving our mandate of transforming the lives of young U.S. Virgin Islands children. Essentially we are using music as the “instrument for change”. Currently, the USVI has some major issues regarding children and education that require immediate “changes”. According to the 2025 KIDS COUNT USVI Data Book, released by the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, 70% of fourth graders were not reading proficiently and 73% of eighth graders scored below proficient in math. Through learning how to read and play music, members gain skills that will help them excel in MATH, SCIENCE, and LANGUAGE–the key STEAM skills. The program also enhances each member’s confidence, creativity, memory, focus, discipline, and social skills. Another cool benefit is that they make new friends.
PARADISE POINT TRAMWAY: The must-do scenic attraction on the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is Paradise Point's St. Thomas Skyride. The Skyride takes visitors and locals to the top of Paradise Point with sweeping views 700 feet above the St. Thomas Harbor. From this breathtaking vantage point you can see Historic Downtown Charlotte Amalie, Water Island, and Hassle Island. On a clear day, you can see all the way to Puerto Rico and St. Croix. Scenic-Seekers should never miss the opportunity to "Ride the view"!
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Paradise Point Road Race
PARADISE POINT ST. THOMAS SKYRIDE
THE PARTNERS FOR STRINGS VIRGIN ISLANDS YOUTH ORCHESTRA...WE PERFORM WITH "ALTITUDE"
MAJOR PERFORMANCE MILESTONES for the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra:
**Agrifest 2026 St.Croix Agriculture and Food Fair, February 2026
**Partners for Strings VI Soup Masters Competition at Emancipation Garden, March 2026
**King of the Wing Festival at Magens Bay Beach, June 2026
**PFS Youth Orchestra Afternoons in the Summer performance, June 2026
**Governor’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention Children's Christmas Parade/Hampton Inn by Hilton St.Thomas, December 2025
**Traveled to Miami to perform at the Miami Music Project's unCLASSICAL Concert at the Miami Beach Bandshell, April 2025
**VI Children's Museum’s Kids Play Expo, March 2025
**Miss Lisa Ballerina “Never Ending Story” Christmas, December 2025
**Partners for Strings Annual Christmas Concert on WTJX (TV and Facebook), December 2025
**VI Housing Authority, Community Health and Wellness Day, 2025
**36th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands Oath of Office Ceremony, January 2025
**Government Employees' Retirement System (GERS)/Havensight Friday Night at Havensight, presented by GERS, October 2024
Partners for Strings, Inc. is raising funds to make sure our Teaching Artists, additional master musicians, on and off-island performances, instruments, classroom supplies, equipment, staff, and facilities are in place to maintain a quality orchestra and make a difference in young lives. LEARN MORE ABOUT PARTNERS FOR STRINGS, INC.
WE WELCOME VOLUNTEERS: Please sign up to be a volunteer on our "Volunteer" Page
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Event Location
Paradise Point, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 304574
St. Thomas, 00803 VI
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