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A few items needed

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The meeting of the Vihara Support Group on June 9 was by all accounts a fruitful and enthusiastic one. About 20 people met and discussed plans for the coming visit and making ready the premises which will become the temporary Boston Vihara. Many people are donating or loaning various items for use for the three months the monks will be staying in the unfurnished apartment, from coffee mugs to shower curtains. There are a few more items that could be useful listed below. Please use the contact form to send us a message if you'd like to help.

Furnishings needed: 

* folding chairs

* folding table (3 ft x 3 ft or larger) and/or simple desk

* one 9x12 or 8x10 rug, or two 6x9 rugs that complement each other

* vacuum cleaner (small is fine)

* cotton blankets

* saucepans

 

 

Vihara Support Group forming

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Some of the people involved in finding a place for the monks this summer are assembling a group of supporters to prepare the monks’ vihara (residence) before they move in, and to provide assistance to the monks during their stay in Boston.

We hope you’ll be interested in this endeavor, and that you’ll be able to come to the kick-off meeting of the Vihara Support Group. It’ll take a community effort to make the monks’ stay in Boston fruitful and pleasant for all of us, and this meeting will start the process of organizing the support that’s needed. Here are the details:

      Date:  Sunday, June 9, 2013

      Time:  2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., with cookies and cold drinks to follow

      Place:  Home of Dorothea and Charlie Bowen in Lexington, MA

      Contact:  Please ask for details via the form on the Contact Page

If you’re planning to come, please let us know by Saturday, June 8.

If you can’t come this time, but you want to be included in the activities of the Vihara Support Group, please let us know and we’ll keep you informed.

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Looking for a lawyer

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Jeta Grove is looking for legal assistance in reviewing non-profit incorporation documents for the State of Massachusetts. In addition to reviewing the bylaws for Jeta Grove Foundation, we will need to set up a second non-profit for the monastic community, along the lines of Abhayagiri Monastic Foundation.

This process will need to closely involve Ajahn Jayanto and the monastic community, and therefore probably wouldn’t take place until the monks arrive this summer.

If you have the necessary qualifications, or know a of lawyer who may be interested in helping in this way, please let us know via the Contact page.

 

Looking for a residence

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UPDATE: A residence in Lower Allston has now been ​secured.

The process of looking for a residence in or around Boston is underway. A group of supporters who live in the Boston area have been asked by the Jeta Grove board to search for suitable locations to borrow or rent which will house the monks and become this summer’s ‘Boston Vihara’.

The period in question is roughly the four months from July – October 2013, although it could be the three months from roughly July 20 – October 20. If you know of any leads (or have a house or apartment in the Boston area you’d like to loan or rent to us for that time) or have any questions about this please contact us via the form on the Contact page.

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Jeta Grove receives tax-exemption

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The Jeta Grove board members are pleased to share the good news that Jeta Grove Foundation received its 501(c)(3) classification from the IRS on 14 December 2012. Jeta Grove Foundation has been classified as a Public Charity, so financial contributions are tax deductible for U.S. tax payers. The exemption status is retroactive ​to December 29, 2011 – so any donations that have been made to Jeta Grove after that day are tax deductible.

More information about Jeta Grove can be found on ​the Jeta Grove website.