Public Service & Volunteering
Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre is a registered Canadian charity maintained and run by the local community members, the people who attend our courses and classes.
Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre is home to a spiritual community; young and old, lay and ordained, living and working harmoniously together and striving to put Buddha’s teachings into practice in our daily lives.
The Centre is support by the kindness of volunteers. Members of the community volunteer their time to provide all of the facilities which the Centre offers, including a full range of Buddhist study and meditation programs throughout the year. These range from short general program classes to week long meditation retreats and large national festivals. Everything within these courses; from the Teacher’s time to the bakes goods and homemade soups, is pure volunteer work.
By dedicating time performing virtuous activities for the community, and helping to make Dharma flourish, we are creating the causes to have a peaceful and happy life.
We always need help, both skilled and unskilled, to maintain and run our Centre. If you have a couple of hours to spare we always appreciate your help! If you have any particular skills you can offer, please contact us.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Publicity Distribution (in any of our class areas; Guelph, Elora, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Creemore, Stratford)
- Class assistant (for all general program classes)
- Baking cookies and other baked goods
- Cooking soups for special courses and events
- Day Course volunteers (snacks, meals, cleaning, registration)
- Daily Water Offerings
- Centre cleaning such as vacuuming, washing towels, dusting and tidying up
Supporting the Centre & Becoming a Benefactor
You can help us establish a strong financial basis, essential for being able to continue with our work, by purchasing a Centre Card membership, or donating to the Centre. Application forms are available at the Centre. Because we are a registered Canadian charity, any donations to the Centre are tax deductable.
Public Service
- Teaching Methods for Inner Peace: Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre is a non-profit dedicated to World Peace by helping teach methods for inner peace. Without inner peace, world peace is impossible.
- School Visits: Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre welcomes requests from schools to visit our Centre.
