Volunteer Community at the Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Late breaking news … solar construction will start next Tuesday May 28. The parking structure is expected to be complete by Friday June 2, but work will continue after that to install and hook up solar. Our parking area will be impacted during this period, particularly for the first two weeks while the parking structure is being built. We will not be able to park in the row along Occidental Road where the structure will be located, and will have construction materials staged in the far northeast row (next to the Round Table parking lot) in 6-7 spaces. 

Hi All, As an fyi, You probably know now that the Center has two AED (Defibulators) on site. Six of our staff have gone through the training so far with more to follow I'm sure.  Locations: (1) Social Hall, left of the Prac board in a white cabinet. (2) North Hall way, across from room 11 where the old pay phone use to be in a white cabinet. Please note that these cabinets do not lock for obvious reasons, and a very laud alarm will sound when they are opened. Bets will be taken as to when we have our first false alarm. If you need to open the cabinet, and would like to have the alarm not sound, you will need a key which is in my office. If you need this, let me know. I am so pleased that we have these AEDs. Love you, Evan Dow-Williamson Center for Spiritual Living Santa Rosa Facility Manager evan@cslsr.org Tel: 707-546-4543 x114 Visit our Heart Safe Ministry Here

This project has been in the works for several years – now that we’re seeing physical changes to our property to prepare for solar, I wanted to share history and details with you. In the fall of 2010, our Board of Trustees appointed a committee to investigate the possibility of solar power for our Center. They quickly found out that it would be too expensive for the Center to consider installing on its own (about $300,000). Fortunately, they discovered the existence of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)! Under this type of agreement, an outside company buys, installs, and maintains a solar installation at your property, and you agree to purchase the power produced by the solar installation. The committee located three companies who were willing to look at an installation for an operation of our size, and met with each of these companies several times. After analyzing their proposals, the committee recommended contracting with California Clean Energy. The Board signed a Power Purcha...

  The big news is the progress in our lighting renovation project. Our team is Jan Davis, Keith Kelsay, Keith Eggel, Paul Sarran and Evan Dow-Williamson. So far we have: Cleaned and repaired the dimmer-pack (an electrical component that conditions the electricity for the lights) saving the cost of $2000+ for a new one. (Yeah Paul!!!) Purchased, flown and focused 4 new Fresnel fixtures that give a much more gracious and "kind on the eye" light for the middle section of the stage. Refocused and put the necessary diffusion (filters) on the rest of the lights still in use) Repaired existing fixtures. Installed 4 new ceiling can lights that shine from the backstage ceiling down onto the gold curtains - and put them and the previously existing two cans on one dimmer switch backstage. This will enable us to light the curtains without blasting light through the speaker from the trapeze causing unnecessary shadows. Ordered a new lighting board (it's on...

Hello beloved colleagues, Our new Parking Ambassador seva program is working.  Demonstrations include but are certainly not limited to: NO vehicle break-ins since we started the program on December 3, 2012; A radical reduction of unwanted / suspicious activity in our parking lots; specifically ZERO incidences this year; Our Parking Ambassadors report gaining an increased sense of peace and acceptance of others; Congregants, class & workshops attendees, staff and visitors alike are increasing their practice of gratitude by saying “Thank you” to our Parking Ambassadors as they arrive and leave our Center; Increased and on-going education of our Parking Ambassadors and our Congregants, class & workshops attendees, staff and visitors alike to situational awareness and listening to our intuitive voice. The Parking Ambassador seva created an abundance of opportunities for service to our Spiritual community.  While the number of people volunteering ...

Continuing Renovation It’s truly heartwarming to walk around our Center and see the amazing amount of beauty and improvements that we’ve completed over the past few years. While we’re still catching up on some long-time deferred maintenance, your ideas, love, talents, time, energy, and donations are transforming our spiritual home. We have drafted a plan for 2013. We think this is a great plan, and we have learned that we need to be flexible and open to the next-right-idea.   Bookstore flooring $12,000 Will need crew to empty & restock bookstore Renovate kitchen & plumbing $10,000 Team has started planning Tree removal / trimming $4,000 Landscaping Team project Facility office floor $2,000 Need champions for this project Sliding wall in rooms 1&2 $6,000 Need champions for this project Sound/electrical improvement...

Check it out! This August the Center's parking lot got a new coat and seal!  One of the largest items on our renovation list, *check*, done! What a beautiful new look to spiff up our lovely home.