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Sirius Community News 2017
Sirius Celebrates Its 40th Year!
As we enter our fortieth year of innovative sustainable living in community, we embrace a new era of growth and expansion. New member and interim Executive Director John Broucek has initiated a process of strategic planning for community development that includes:
Modifications of our governance and decision-making process to enhance responsiveness to new ideas and initiatives,
Expansion of our off-grid, green energy production to not only satisfy our own needs, but also supply enough excess for local power companies to provide steady income for the community,
New in-house educational modules in the areas of green energy production, sustainable agriculture (permaculture), and spiritually attuned community living.
We are also developing plans for a special 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration in September. More on that below.
~ Bruce Davidson's Memorial Service ~
Saying Goodbye to Founding Member Bruce Davidson
December 3, 2017 at Sirius Community Center
Bruce Davidson passed on November 15th surrounded by family, friends and community mates. Those of us with him during his final hours saw the humor and wisdom of him at his best. He was ready to go, excited about the next journey, and satisfied with a life that enriched and reached too many to calculate.
More than 200 gathered to send him off on December 3rd, first in the Community Center Octagon, and then in the Standing Stone Circle for a candlelit celebration of his life. Both sites were carefully constructed over time under his direction and care, and none of us could help but be aware of his presence seen and felt in every board, nail and stone.
At his request, gifts and donations earmarked for the community’s future development via the Bruce Davidson Memorial Fund can be given through the DONATE button to the right. As with all donations to Sirius, all gifts are tax deductible.
40th Anniversary Gala Celebration...
Please plan to join us to celebrate Sirius Community’s 40th anniversary in September (date to be announced). We have a vision for spectacular gathering. It will include great food, nightly entertainment, display tables with craft items and services by residents, and of course a reunion atmosphere with some awards, acknowledgements …..and more.
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We would love to have as many past members and residents attend as possible, along with all friends and associates of Sirius community. Please help us make this a fantastic reunion by informing any and all potential attendees that you may know of.
In conjunction with the celebration we are setting the lofty goal of raising $100,000 to support planned educational projects in green energy construction, permaculture, and spiritually attuned community living.
Please consider a contribution to this effort. More details will be forthcoming as we move this fun gala project forward. We are still searching for a committee leader so that we can really make this a fantastic gathering. Let us know if you’d like to plug in or have somebody in mind.
Thanks, and looking forward to seeing you in September!
Exploring Membership at Sirius Community
Is Sirius right for you? Does the prospect of living in a non-profit educational, cooperative ecovillage excite you? Do you want to help teach others how to sustainably grow food, harvest green energy, and live in more conscious attunement with nature?
We are in a new phase of expansion, and have openings. Our one-year residency program is a membership track, where participants get to know the people and overall community energy by engaging with us in the various processes and initiatives that are happening day to day. Classes are scheduled to provide participants with our history and values, including how those values translate into community infrastructure and protocols, through mediated conflict resolution practices, accessing inner guidance, and decision-making informed by consensus.
Sirius community is going through an uplifting transition at this time and it’s exciting to welcome new members to the team. To learn more about this amazing opportunity, email us or call 413-259-1251
Text Source - Sirius Community Website: http://www.siriuscommunity.org/sirius-blog/
Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7xeQUnSZqE&t=6s
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