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Dear all,

 

*Please read this*, and if you yourself are not able to volunteer, then

please speak with others in your temple area and ask them to please

volunteer. This is not difficult and anyone (even a child) can do it,

even if you are already doing other service---only an hour or two per

month is required.

 

Please send this letter to your Indian and householder congregation,

that maybe they will volunteer.

 

– ys Yadunandana Pada Dasa

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Your Local Temple Health Care and Hospice

 

Service to the devotees is *the* highest service.

 

Just an hour of your time each month can establish and maintain a health

care and hospice program for the devotees of your local temple, to whom

each of us are indebted for their services to the Lord.

 

THE GOOD NEWS:

A GBC-established committee for addressing the health care needs of

temple devotees has created a non-profit clinic for the devotees in

Miami, with another soon to follow in Atlanta, and beyond. This

committee is researching other health care strategies as well, and plans

to later expand such programs to temples outside the U.S. (HYPERLINK

"http://www.spiritualstrategicplanningteam.com/in/healthcare.html"

\nhttp://www.spiritualstrategicplanningteam.com/in/healthcare.html).

 

THE BAD NEWS:

However, these plans do take time to research, plan, and implement, and

meanwhile, there are no health insurance plans to cover at least

catastrophic hospitalization for most temples, what to speak of general

medical care. Many temples can barely cover an occasional doctor’s

visit or small emergency, and devotees must often resort to using the

low-quality public health care programs designed to serve the homeless

and impoverished, or fall back on the financial support of their

families.

 

WE HAVE A PRACTICAL SOLUTION to this problem, which is already proven in

the form of the Temporary Vrindavan Hospice program (HYPERLINK

"http://www.buddhiyoga.org/Hospice'>http://www.buddhiyoga.org/Hospice" \nwww.buddhiyoga.org/Hospice). The

Hospice program collects small donations from many donors on a monthly

basis and has, in the last year, been able to assist seven (7) devotees

in need of hospice, funerary, and medical services. This program has

been successful for two reasons: 1) the generous hearts of our donors,

and 2) that we ask only a very small amount from each individual per

month [$5, $12, $27, etc.]. This approach allows many to participate

whom may otherwise feel themselves financially unable to assist. We

even have individuals on public assistance who manage to donate

regularly to the Hospice. Our ongoing program has been a huge success

and a sobering reality.

 

YOU CAN NOW DO THIS FOR YOUR TEMPLE. We would now like to help

implement similar programs for the resident devotees of each temple.

Such programs will naturally be dependent upon the Indian congregation,

life members, and independent householders living around each temple for

their establishment and maintenance, so we are looking for *1-3

volunteers from each temple community* who would like to do this

service. Our simple, easy program is carried out primarily over the

internet and is mostly *automated* by PayPal.com. We will help you set

up the PayPal account and online spreadsheets, we will teach you how to

use these easy tools, and we will be available for any needed support or

advice.

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO: [between one (1) hour to three (3) hours *per month*

for one person]

1. You will approach potential donors in your congregation via

email, phone, announcements, in person, letters, etc., and ask them to

sign up for a small monthly subscription donation, of $5, $12, $27,

etc., through HYPERLINK "http://www.paypal.com/"www.PayPal.com with

their credit or debit card. (this is a one-time action. The small

donations get debited monthly from the donors’ bank account)

2. You handle all funds, which remain in the PayPal account until

you give PayPal instructions to distribute the funds. You record each

incoming donation from your email unto the online spreadsheet, which we

provide for you.

3. Finally, you will need to find a local insurance broker for a

premium health plan that covers catastrophic hospitalization as well as

some general care, and then sign up those who qualify as full-time

temple devotees. I can help you with this action item as well

 

If you are interested in volunteering to help your local temple devotees

in this manner, please contact me and I will get you started. This is a

very rewarding service, and also one that is much needed. Our formula

does in fact work, but not without you! Please volunteer and contact me

as soon as possible. I am more than happy to assist you and answer any

questions you may have.

 

Sincerely and with a twig between my teeth,

 

Your friend and servant,

Yadunandana Pada Dasa

HYPERLINK "yadu (AT) yadu (DOT) org"yadu (AT) yadu (DOT) org

HYPERLINK "http://www.buddhiyoga.org/" \nhttp://www.buddhiyoga.org/

 

 

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