Experiencing The Power Of Giving
Fundraiser for Bon Children at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center June 23
Just one day before the summer retreat, Serenity Ridge Retreat Center organized and hosted a fundraiser dinner to support the orphans and semi-orphans of Bon Children Welfare Center in India. His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of Bon and the abbot of Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Ligmincha International's resident lamas also attended to support the cause.
A total of $11,000 was raised! This amount will cover the children's most essential needs, such as food, clothing, education and medical care.
We would like to express heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported the cause. And we greatly appreciate the contribution of those who supported the organization of the fundraiser event.
About Bon Children Welfare Center
The Bon Children Welfare Centre (BCWC) is a Tibetan boarding school for orphans, semi-orphans and disadvantaged children in Dolanji, India. It was established in the 1970s by His Holiness the 33rd Menri Trizin Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche. His tireless efforts are now continued by His Holiness 34th Menri Trizin, Dawa Dhargyal Rinpoche, spiritual head of the Bon tradition of Tibet.
BCWC is run under the Yundrung Bon Monastic Centre Society and is registered in India as a society under the Himachal Pradesh Societies Registration Act 2006. This society is run through donations by generous people from all over the world.
BCWA's mission is to provide food, clothing, shelter and education, school supplies, healthcare and medicine, and other essentials to children, who are typically arriving to the center from the poorest villages. Currently, there are 89 boys, who are from the remote areas of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and India, studying at the center.
