| 11:00 am, SUNDAY, JULY 21, FERNDALE PAVILION, SARATOGA STATE PARK
It’s time to celebrate the Sangha’s Third Annual Fundraiser/Vegetarian Potluck Picnic!! The last three years were huge successes and lots of fun! Let’s keep it going!!
It used to be that the Sangha raised its operating funds with Dana collection baskets at its individual in-person sit locations. That no longer happens. We now rely on the July Annual Fundraiser for the Sangha’s General Fund, which supports: various operating expenses such as printing, copying, postage, the Sangha brochure, Day of Mindfulness expenses; donations in support of monasteries and other spiritual centers; scholarships for brothers and sisters to attend retreats and other events; other expenses as approved by the Care-Taking Council/Community Meeting.
The Sangha’s ability to hold separate fundraising events (book/yard sales, etc.) is limited, making the Annual General Fund Drive in July its one and only source of revenue. Whatever you can donate is cheerfully appreciated!
Please make your check payable to Kingfisher Sangha and bring it to the picnic or mail it to Dorothy Vieira.
You can also donate through PayPal (Kingfishersanghany@gmail.com) and Venmo (Kingfishersangha).
For the Vegetarian Potluck Picnic RSVP by July 17 to Dorothy at 518 346-1979 or dorovie@aol.com with the number of people attending and the dish you’ll be bringing.
Volunteers!: Contact Shannon by July 14 at 518 253-3092 or shanoid129@yahoo.com We need:
- An OI person to facilitate sitting/walking meditation, etc.
- People for set-up and clean-up
- Tables for food (2 or 3)
- Tablecloths (about 8)
- Foil and containers for take-home leftovers
- A couple directional signs for use at SPAC site
- A photographer for Newsletter photos
DIRECTIONS
The first petal of the flower of the paramitas is Dana paramita, the practice of giving.
What you give is what you receive, more quickly than the signals sent by satellite….
Dana paramita is the practice of love. –- Thay, The Heart of the Buddhas’s Teaching |
