Submitted by Stephen Kelly, Chair
- Group
We have one male applicant and two new members – Brad Schnierow and Ray Zombroski, a member from Seattle who moved to San Diego. Renata Reid became an active helper again. Patti Garcia joined the committee as secretary. On October 11th the Women Regional Helpers are coming to complete the support visit they began in spring with the San Diego Women Helpers. The center has monthly Bapak Video/DVD showings and we have monthly general meetings.
- Center Rentals
We expect the Taoist Tai Chi Society will renew its 4 month agreement to rent the center for classes and practices beginning in October. Stephen attended a week long instructor workshop near Toronto in August. He and a PhD student in Irvine, CA have been certified as beginning instructors – giving the Tai Chi location here the capacity to offer beginning classes in addition to open practices. Over the next few months we expect the frequency of usage to gradually increase, leading to potentially more revenue.
- Center Renovations
The committee, assisted by a building sub-committee had developed a $40,000 renovation plan which includes replacing the leaking roof and broken skylights, water-proofing the foundation, installing hard surface flooring and opening the center dividing wall. We have obtained competitive bids for all this work. The members are very supportive of our efforts and we continue to seek their input and consent for this work as it is undertaken.
The goal of these renovations is not only to provide a more pleasant, healthier environment for Subud members doing Latihan, but to attract and maintain rentals especially among movement/dance/exercise groups like Taoist Tai Chi.
We are raising funds from the group and have applied to the Muhammad Subuh Foundation for Grants and Loans. We are waiting to see how that application is received and then we will be requesting drawing down the approved $10,000 loan from the Region.