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[Barbara Kohn]

Dear Sangha,  I recently received a notice from the Brooklyn Zen  
Center, which some of
you may want to respond to.

Greg Snyder and Laura O'Loughlin founded Boundless Mind Zendo in  
Brooklyn and
have financed the best part of it.  Now it is growing enough for  
moving the space to
a larger spot and they have sangha who are ready to help out.  Teah  
Strozer is the
Teacher for the group and visits a number of times a year and offers  
phone dokusan
at other times.

They need help with the move and the first few months as the rent  
doubles.  They are
contacting various people who might be willing to help and I agreed  
to let you know
in case you might want to  donate.  The goal is to raise $7000.00  
asap.  They are
the first people, in the Suzuki Roshi SFZC lineage,  to establish an  
ongoing center with
regular zazen, guests, and other programs.

Contact: Brooklyn Zen Center - Boundless Mind Zendo
www.brooklynzen.org
632 11th St. #4
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
718-701-1083
Below is an excerpt from Greg's letter:

Currently, we've outgrown our little basement space. The current  
space is a single room for which we pay $850.00 per month. A sangha  
member has offered to rent us a one bedroom apartment in the floor of  
his brownstone with a small garden and much more that meets most of  
our current needs for $2200.00 monthly. We will be moving to the new  
space on May 15th.

We will be offsetting the majority of the increase by renting the  
back room to a Zen practitioner. That said, there is going to be up  
front moving and set up expenses as well as a little extra monthly  
cost in the first few months until the sangha catches up with the  
increase. The good news is that three people have committed to  
becoming members within the next 2 months upon learning about the  
larger space. So though I believe that the added space will offer  
enough in way of opportunities for classes, community gatherings, and  
a sense of place that we can make up this difference very quickly,  
the first few months will be a challenge. Consequently, we are  
working to raise $7,000.00 to help with the move and early expenses.  
So I am contacting friends and practitioners who might be interested  
in supporting a burgeoning zen center in Suzuki Roshi's lineage in  
New York City. If you know anyone who might be interested in  
contributing any part of this amount, we would very much appreciate  
your support. Anything helps.