Last year we had a lot of great input about how to make staying at our ashram an even better experience. At the top of the list was better bath and laundry facilities.
* PLEASE HELP MAKE IT A REALITY *
Plans have been underway to make this happen, and construction is scheduled to begin in late February or early March. With your early support, this project can come to fruition quickly!
The new facility will be located next to the women’s lodge, which houses up to 40 guests. The bath house is planned to include four showers with dressing rooms, four toilets in private stalls, and three sinks. If you’ve enjoyed the new ladies’ bath house at the Homestead Ashram, you can envision this new facility looking somewhat similar. The laundry facility is planned to include two washing machines, one dryer, two clothes ironing stations, and a utility sink.
We invite you to participate in making this a reality! The components that will make up these new facilities are shown below. We hope this list will help you to envision exactly how your donation dollars can be put to very good use.
Component
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Estimate
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New electric pole and meter
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$3,000
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Septic for bath house, gray water for laundry
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$5,000
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Concrete slab
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$17,000
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Framing and exterior metal
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$17,000
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Roof and covered walkways
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$12,000
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Electrical (wiring, and light & fan fixtures)
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$11,000
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Plumbing
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$12,000
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Flooring (tile)
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$12,000
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Drywall, texture, and paint
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$9,000
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3 stall dividers (for toilets)
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$1,500
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3 Toilets, 3 bidet add-on fixtures
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$700
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4 Cultured marble showers, fixtures, glass doors
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$2,800
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4 Dressing areas with benches and doors
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$600
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3 Sinks, fixtures, formica counter, large mirror, cabinets
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$3,000
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Towel racks, hooks, paper dispensers, trash bins, miscellaneous fixtures
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$350
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2 A/C mini-split units (one for bath house, one for laundry)
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$3,000
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2 Water heaters
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$1,000
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Ironing stations, cabinets, and shelving in laundry
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$900
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Commercial washing machine
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$1,200
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2 commercial dryers
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$1,200
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Utility sink, ironing boards, irons , miscellaneous fixtures in laundry
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$750
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ROUGH FLOORPLAN:
ToCadmin says
A Fundraising Update has been posted after an amazing Dallas Center response to the Pledge Challenge. Read all about it here.
ToCadmin says
PROGRESS UPDATE
What a great blessing! A loving and generous Texas kriyavan has sent in a “pledge challenge” in which he/she will match every $1000 donation sent by anyone in the next two weeks, up to $10,000! So your $1000 donation will effectively be doubled.This kriyavan will be delighted if ten donors of $1000 step forward by March 4th. It is a wonderful opportunity to show your support.
In addition, the $5000 pledged amount is now an actual donation – the check is in hand! Finally, more donations totaling $305 have come in since the last post dated 02-10.
ToCadmin says
Many thanks for your ongoing support! The amount raised for the bath house as of February 10th is about $14,000, with another $5000 pledged. So we can close our eyes and imagine a new pole with electrical lines and a meter, a new septic system, and part of a concrete slab. So happy to have a few of the fundamentals covered!
As your donations continue to come in, we will continue to post updates here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Many employers have programs that match your tax-deductible donations to charitable and religious organizations. If they do, now is a very good time to take advantage of their generosity, which can effectively double or triple the amount you donate. A substantial part of the $14,000 raised so far is because of generous kriyavans who work for generous employers. Again, many thanks for your support.
Love and blessings from Temple of Compassion!