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Here are eleven additional projects that the Yungdrung Bon Monastic Center has identified as vital to the wellbeing, safety, and growth of this important center of Bon culture. Some of these projects are underway, and others are awaiting funding in order to begin. Projects will be removed from the list as they are funded.

ELEVEN MENRI PROJECTS

Some of these important projects are awaiting funding in order to begin. Others are already underway and need completion. Please contact us at boninfo@bonfoundation.org. if you have any questions. Projects will be removed from the list as they are funded. Please consider sending a tax-exempt donation in any amount to the project(s) which interests you. Check to see if your employer has a Matching Grant Program that would make it possible to increase the value of your contribution. If that is the case, please submit your employer's appropriate form to Bon Foundation, P.O. Box 564, Philo, CA 95466. All of us at the BonFoundation would like to extend our most sincere thanks for your interest and support. It means everything!

Childrens' Kitchen And Toilets

The number of residents at the Bon Children's Welfare Center--a hostel for orphaned and semi-orphaned boys--is rapidly increasing. Because of the sanitation and ventilation issues that result from overcrowding, more kitchen and toilet facilities are badly needed. Cost: $18,000

Completion of Nuns' Dormitory

A three-story dormitory which will house 70 nuns has recently been finished. Because of delays from road blocks caused by landslides, however, inflated costs for bathroom fixtures have prevented the completion of sanitary facilities for 33 rooms and one communal bathroom. Cost: $11,250

Farm Staff Quarters

A simple four-unit building is needed for the people who take care of the dairy farm, the vegetable garden, laundry, and cooking for the Bon Children's Welfare Center. The current housing for these people is in poor structural condition and therefore is vulnerable to landslides that occur in the area of the farm. Cost: $8,000

If you would like to discuss any of these projects feel free to contact us at boninfo@bonfoundation.org.

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