SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DHAMMA
PATAPA’S CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Long waiting lists for all courses and overcrowding are motivating the
need to expand accommodations for both women and men. You may review the
details
in the article entitled
"New
residences for men and women".
In an effort to move toward our vision of an ideal meditation center,
plans have been developed for new residences that will consist only of
private rooms which include a meditation cell.
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Since 2008, Dhamma Patapa grew from accommodating 30 students to nearly
60. Now is the time to add more residential space and improve the
quality of the students’ experience by providing more private quarters.
Construction is scheduled to begin December 2016 / January 2017.
CURRENT FINANCIAL PICTURE
Cash available for project |
$230,000.00 |
New construction estimate |
$530,000.00 |
Deficit |
($300,000.00) |
Existing monthly loan payment |
($6,951.30) |
Current monthly pledges |
$9,200 - 9,500 |
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
All construction projects are made possible through the
generosity of grateful old students who wish to help the
spread of Vipassana in the Southeast.
For those
who wish to contribute with dana or student loans, you
may
visit our
website (username: oldstudent; password: behappy) or
call the center at 912-588- 9807.
If you would
like to donate construction skills or for any questions,
please contact the center at 912-588- 9807.
"Vipassana centers
must always radiate love
and goodwill so that all
who come feel that they
have entered a sanctuary
of peace. May each and
every center become a
true dwelling of Dhamma,
in the shelter of which
many may find the way
out of suffering."
- S. N. Goenka
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