​A Summary - 1994 to present The Culebra Foundation, with the special effort of Juan Romero, achieved the transfer of the Culebrita Lighthouse from the Department of the Interior to the Municipality of Culebra and now supports the efforts of Para La Naturaleza for its restoration. This lighthouse is a jewel of the Caribbean thanks to its location, unique structure, spectacular views and remarkable ecosystem. The organization has carried out the restoration of two historic buildings; 1908 and 1905. 1905 houses the Culebra Museum and has been opening its doors to residents and visitors for more than 10 years. Thousands of people visit us annually. In it you can enjoy learning about different aspects of Culebra presented in the museum. These buildings have both been configured as Community Reciliency Centers: with solar panels, water collection and satellite internet. They will be a community resource in times of natural disaster. The Foundation has made several oral history documentaries and has the largest collection of historic photographs of Culebra. It also has the most complete collection of Culebra documents. At this moment we are working with the Caribe Digital group, from UPR which has facilitated the creation of the Juan Romero Sanes Digital Archive. This archive contains digitized documents, plans, photos, videos, oral histories, etc. This is an online digital collection where anyone can access the information documented during these 30 years of work. We also publish books and calendars as part of our outreach. This year we presented the coloring book: Culebra, the First Solar Island in America. With this publication, our objective is to educate and promote Culebra as the First Solar Island in America. The children of Culebra will be an essential part of this effort. In 2016 we started the Música Pa’ Culebra program. Based in the Old School in town, we offer free music lessons to children; piano, guitar, percussion, steel drums, sound and recording production. The program has built a strong steel drum band foundation and is working toward building a touring youth band and linking the younger generation with the established musicians of the island. The community support for this project has been amazing. The Culebra Foundation is one of the cornerstones in the rejuvenation of the Old School in town. We have rehabilitated abandoned classrooms and helped create public spaces for community events, music, art, dance and other classes. One of our new additions to the list is theater. 30 years ago there was a school and community theater in Culebra that was founded by Professor Cecilio Reyes. The Culebra Foundation invited him and he joined our Foundation reviving community theater in Culebra. This year the big project is the House of Music and Resilience. Justin Sullivan, a neighbor and huge supporter of Música Pa’ Culebra, donated a property with a house and a large lot that is close to the Ecological School. We started by adding a shipping container with a roof and a deck which will eventually house a community space and a resiliency center. Meanwhile we are beginning to raise funds to reconfigure the main house to accommodate our housing needs and provide additional community space where teachers, skilled facilitators and emergency responders can stay when they come to offer services to Culebra. It will also serve as a model of sustainability, with solar power, water catchment and satellite internet. We hope that Culebra will move in the direction of sustainability. We are also tuned in to community situations and problems. We are a diverse group, heterogeneous in life and political visions. But we all work with respect and commitment for our community on a voluntary basis. The achievements of our organization are the achievements of our island and our community, and we are very proud of that.