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Dear Friends,
FOSA, Friends of Sravasti Abbey, is a group of lay people who actively foster the well being of the Abbey by providing consistent and effective support through inviting generosity, communication and maintenance of the four requisites of food, clothing, shelter and medicine. This all-volunteer group of people has made a commitment to support Sravasti Abbey and share in its activities.
The FOSA Leadership Team (FOSALT) meets regularly to identify goals, celebrate accomplishments and share in the life of the Abbey. Our goals for this year include laying the groundwork for an effective campaign for Generosity for the next building project, establishing a strong volunteer program and providing continued support for the operations of the Abbey. The FOSALT is made up of volunteers, who along with other volunteers help move these goals forward by providing direction and support to various committees.
We invite you to become an active member of FOSA and suggest various avenues for your support. You might want to volunteer service during a weekend at the Abbey where you could work in our beautiful flower and veggie gardens, help with maintenance, transcribe teachings or help with one of many other projects. You could volunteer with the Inviting Generosity Committee whose goal is to lay the financial foundation for the monastic hall the Abbey’s next building project. You could also offer support by becoming a regular monthly donor. We love watching the people who volunteer at the Abbey relax, make new friends, and enjoy the Dharma. If you are interested in offering your skills and talents toward the support of the Abbey and the Dharma in the US, please go to the “volunteer” tab on this website.
Venerable Chodron had a vision many years ago of a land where monastics could live in community and help preserve and spread the Dharma. Today, that vision has become a reality in Sravasti Abbey—“a happy place..with great potential” said Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Wangdak. Venerable Chodron continues to teach at the Abbey and throughout the world, freely giving the gift of the Dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings. We have the rare opportunity to support Venerable and her work through our gifts of time, talents, and resources.
Thank you for supporting Sravasti Abbey. Through the practices and teachings at Sravasti Abbey, may all sentient beings be relieved of all suffering and attain perfect enlightenment.
Friends of Sravasti Abbey Leadership Team
Kevin Conlin * Kathleen Herron* Barbara McDaniel* Dianne Pratt* Nanc Nesbitt* Leah Kosik* Tanya Lasuk*Leng Poh*Seow Hong* (FOSA Singapore)* Patricio Ortiz (FOSA Mexico |