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icarusThe Gazette came out with an article about our temple closure.
Yeesh. This is the first I've heard of the underground water tank.
The funds that have just come in (you can see how much here) are paying for the plans. Whatever we submit, we're going to be bound by, so we're being very careful.
In the meantime, we really ought to be allowed to continue to hold events. Claire's right. That's how we pay for the renovations. Without them, we're in trouble. I mean, we've had the Use & Occupancy permits in the works for a while. We just lapsed on a few requirements through lack of funds. Pretty much every church in the country's been struggling with fundraising in this recession. We're not alone in that.
Behold, a petition! To ask that an exception be granted to allow us to continue to hold events.
Please sign. And signal boost, if you would.
...The extent of the needed renovations hasn’t yet been determined, but the county is working with temple members to assess their options and develop a plan for repairs, said Claire Waggoner, the temple’s president.
Meanwhile, the call for donations and help is going out to the temple’s members and past visitors, as well as the surrounding community, Waggoner said, adding that help from local contractors who could assist in the physical renovations would be particularly welcome.
The grounds of the temple and its adjacent 65-acre park are still open to the public, but the temple cannot hold public events. Its gift shop is closed and many classes and prayer activities are cancelled, threatening to stop the flow of donations the temple depends on to operate, Waggoner said.
“At the point where we have the most need for funds, we don’t have the ability to raise them,” Waggoner said. “We’re totally funded through donations, and have regular, very generous members who offer support.”
The temple’s round-the-clock prayer vigil — unbroken for nearly three decades — will be maintained privately by the site’s resident monks and nuns, and can included a limited number of guests
“We’ve kept the doors open for 28 years,” said Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, the temple’s founder and spiritual director, who created the 24-hour vigil. “So many people ... have been helped in times of difficulty by finding a place to come and be at peace.”
Yeesh. This is the first I've heard of the underground water tank.
The funds that have just come in (you can see how much here) are paying for the plans. Whatever we submit, we're going to be bound by, so we're being very careful.
In the meantime, we really ought to be allowed to continue to hold events. Claire's right. That's how we pay for the renovations. Without them, we're in trouble. I mean, we've had the Use & Occupancy permits in the works for a while. We just lapsed on a few requirements through lack of funds. Pretty much every church in the country's been struggling with fundraising in this recession. We're not alone in that.
Behold, a petition! To ask that an exception be granted to allow us to continue to hold events.
Please sign. And signal boost, if you would.
