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Vaishnava Debit Card Promoted As Retirement Fundraiser by Yadunandana Pada das (ACBSP) Posted August 27, 2010 Some of you know me from the Buddhi Yoga Society (www.BuddhiYoga.net) of five years ago. In 2003 we successfully funded and established the "Temporary Vrndavan Hospice" with the help of Chakra.org and dozens of monthly donors who sent their $12 to $54 monthly donations through PayPal. The facility was a humble apartment at the MVT, Vrndavan, where emergency injuries were mended and cared for, while at least two Srila Prabhupada disciples (Kusha Krata prabhu and Radha Kunda prabhu) spent their last days and left this world in the hospice caring loving hands of our dedicated nurse, caretaker and manager from Spain, Priya Shaki dasi prabhu, and the other selfless volunteers in Vrndavan and New Dvarka who chipped in always. That project was "Temporary" because we were waiting for other facilities, managed under the caring hand of Giriraja Swami, to open. Once his services became available and we were no longer needed, the Temporary Vrndavan Hospice was dismantled at the MVT, and services moved to a nearby location. Those two years of the care and hospice facility were made possible by dozens of monthly recurring donations from devotees all over, into a dedicated PayPal account. Now, Krsna has sent us an even bigger, exponential fundraising tool from giants in the world of global finance—as if the previous project was but a test and preflight to our intentions. Our godbrother Bhagavat Maharaja and I are actively discussing and setting up the foundation for a Bhaktivedanta Retirement Communities organization (conceived by Maharaja) in the various continents where both disciples of Srila Prabhupada and other vaishnavas may live, and work and serve in a retirement community with the Deities and Sanga for the rest of our days in these present bodies — in the company of our godbrothers and sisters. We are starting a 501(c)3 Non-profit organization and funding it with the fundraising sales of a Silicon Valley, 2010, VISA Debit Card product. The product will be distributed to our congregations and other non-profits, and is so loaded with features for non-profits, fundraisers and for our international congregations and special groups, that they already practically sell themselves. Every cent of this Bhaktivedanta Retirement Communities fundraiser will go to the Retirement Communities, with a small commission and royalties put aside for each devotee helping to raise funds as their volunteer employment/seva. This means instant employment for as many devotees who wish to sign up to go back out on the "Pick," if you will — from their home computers and phone lines (or by foot) to their local non-profits. But now, instead of stickers, buttons, candles and records the fundraising sales article is a state-of-the-art VISA Debit Card that is designed for churches and NPOs doing fundraising for their missions — while earning a personal income and putting away for the future. I have volunteered to work with Bhagavat Maharaja to help fund and make this Retirement Community a reality. Those of you who know me know that I deliver and that I am committed to helping the devotees in retirement and passage. Those of you who know Bhagavat Maharaja know that he is the real deal. Without flooding this letter to you with details, I beg you to please contact me (yadu at CosmicWisdom.com) so that our non-profit organization, Bhaktivendanta Retirement Communities, can immediately offer you or someone you know a permanent paying volunteer job with the Bhaktivedanta Retirement Communities fundraiser — helping to realize this dream. The volunteer employee can be you, or a member of your family, or a member of your sanga, as a fundraiser (and instant member by default) of the Bhaktivedanta Retirement Communities organization. This truly is prasad. You will be very impressed and excited when you see how this will work. I look forward to hearing from you.
Editor's Note: For a few selected articles by Yadunandana Pada prabhu and Visakha Priya prabhu on the topics of retirement and hospice planning, please see: "Planning for Retirement" (June 10, 2003), "Temporary Hospice Fund In Vrindavan" (Oct. 21, 2005), "Vrndavan Hospice Update" (March 4, 2006) and "Update on the Temporary Vrndavan Hospice" (Dec. 7, 2006).
Help is needed now so that the electrical meter is not pulled at Murari. As you may be aware, we are completing the construction on the temple building. In the service of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra, we are working toward creating a Krsna conscious country oasis with a new pujari room, updated kitchen, guest rooms, meeting halls and restroom facilities, etc. to benefit our congregation and guests. Your help is urgently needed. At the present we have an emergency need to bring the electrical service of the building up to 2008 standards. For the immediate situation, we currently have pledges of $11,000 and have an immediate need for another $10,000 to meet a state-designated deadline of Aug. 2. Immediate help is required. Without electricity, there will be no lights and no well pump for water. Serving the deities properly will be very difficult if not impossible. Krsna does not let the light go out on us; please don't let the lights go out at Murari. If you can make a one-time or a monthly donation of any amount to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s mission for Murari, please contact Gayatri Das, 615.595.1020 or Bhakta John, 615.873.4283.
Editor's Note: Possibly there are devotees who are also licenced electrical contractors. Maybe such a qualified electrician could contact the devotees at Murari Sevaka and offer his or her services at a reduced rate to help bring the electrical service up to National Electrical Code standards.
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Sponsor Needed for School Fees by Dhanya Gouranga das Posted August 29, 2010
My wife Mangala Malati prabhu and I, living in Sridham Mayapur, would like to request one or more devotees to help sponsor our six-year-old daughter Krishna Priya’s school fees. She is in grade 1, and school fees are 36,000 rupees a year. We like this school very much. Associated with Cambridge University, the school has good teachers offering a good English-medium education, including instruction in shastra, music and dance, as well as training in good behavior. The school fees are high because of the Cambridge books and international teaching, and we can not afford them. We had been doing full-time service for 12 years in the temple. Right now we do a little temple service but live outside. We have a small Xerox business and a photo studio from which we earn about 5,000 rupees in a month, but with this amount we can hardly maintain our family. In our bad situation we don’t have enough, and it is very hard for us to manage. It’s not possible for us to pay 36,000 rupees per year for Krishna Priya's school fees. We have, however, received a donation that will enable us to pay her fees for three months.
Please, we request to you all, help us find a sponsor for Krishna Priya. We will be so grateful to you all for this kind help. For more details, you may contact us, tel. 904-624-7898 or e-mail: gopalji75 - at - gmail.com
I am newly getting into the wonderful service of book distribution in the Southeast US. I was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to donate cases of books or literature to our efforts. I'm working with Mayapura Dham Das in Alabama and can be contacted through harekrishnanow at gmail dot com. Thank you very much.
Recently Gita Nagari was awarded a fairly large $45.000 grant from the state of PA to upgrade our facilities at the farm. The focus is mainly on making our cows more comfortable with improved paddocks, watering system, fencing, etc. One way for us to fully utilize this grant is by raising some additional funds to supplement the monies awarded. We have set up an easy way to donate on our website www.gitanagari.org where you can donate through paypal to this worthwhile cause. Look for "Capital Fund Raising Event" in the Quicklinks for a full explanation of the grant.
Further details are available by calling Dhruva maharaja das at 717-527-4101 or e-mail: Dhruva.BTS@pamho.net
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