SunDo has now given top priority to planning and commencing a capital campaign that will provide funding for new infrastructure and buildings at the Retreat Center. The goal of this Capital Campaign is to raise funds through a combination of membership donations and grant funding. Presently, the Center's facilities are very small, with adequate space for only 12 to 15 people. In addition, these facilities have begun to deteriorate with age and now require repairs such as new floors and windows. The capital campaign will help fund new sleeping cabins, and a main kitchen and dining hall building.
If you are interested in donating and would like to consider a naming opportunity, please contact the Main SunDo Center in Connecticut at 860.523.5260. We have naming opportunities available for all Phase II and III structures, listed under the sidebar's Building Initiatives.
Features of the main kitchen and dining hall will include: a fully equipped kitchen, dining hall space for at least 70 people, an office with reception area, and two bathrooms. Please check back soon for floorplans of the new building!
Master Hyunmoon Kim announces the new Retreat Center building plans.
Mr. Jong-Eun Lee, a master architect and builder of Korean Traditional Houses will be supervising the building of the Retreat Center's main kitchen and dining hall. Visit Mr. Lee's website to see examples of his work.
The impact of these new facilities will be felt in many ways. The number of people attending SunDo retreats for healing purposes will increase substantially. We will be able to offer health programs to groups in need, such as inner-city youth or people coping with stress-related illnesses. And, we will be able to develop innovative mind-body training programs for health practitioners who would like to incorporate alternative healing therapies such as SunDo into their practices.
The combined impact of the new buildings will create an exemplary educational center for instruction in SunDo Taoist Yoga & Meditation. Educating people about SunDo-Taoist principles helps us to fulfill our core mission of promoting holistic health for personal growth, world healing and a better society.
Phase I - completed
Land Purchase (72 acres)
Two Renovated Mobile Homes
Meditation Hall
Phase II - completed in 2011
Barn
Gazebo
Two Cabins
Estimated Cost $32,000 to $250,000
Phase III - completed in 2012
Kitchen and Dining Hall Building
Estimated Cost $100,000 to $350,000
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