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Update

Last September amid significant financial setbacks we needed to close an $80,000 gap. And with your help – and difficult cuts – we did it. In the last five months we have received over 250 donations, in amounts ranging from $5 to $10,000. In addition to some painful cutbacks, we've raised over $55,000 from individual supporters. Many of you gave and very generously. We could not be more grateful or bolstered by your support. We simply wouldn't be here without you.

We look forward to sharing a more complete update on our reality and future in the next month. To continue operating sustainably in the future, we must:
•   Generate income from some of our land,
•   Increase our rental business,
•   Restructure our mortgage, and
•   Ensure that we are raising $8,000 from individuals each month like you who value the work and this place.   If you meant to donate in 2010 and didn't get a chance, start 2011 off right with a gift. Just click here to make a secure donation on our website.

2010 Annual Report

To see the news and highlights from 2010, click here for our Annual Report.

Blessings to Jesse

In mid-December we said goodbye to Jesse Vega-Frey who transitioned from his work with stone circles to his primary vocation of teaching meditation. Jesse has been a vital part of the organization for the past seven years. In addition to providing enormous energy in getting The Stone House off the ground, Jesse helped guide our spiritual activism fellowship, stewarded the redesign of our website, offered teaching and training, and served as a vital presence here on the land. He's currently in Burma, managing a 3-week retreat for his teacher, Michele McDonald. You can see his teaching schedule here. We miss him, wish him well and look forward to overlapping paths going forward.

Leaves drift from the trees and the days and nights are of equal length. The air is getting cooler and our fall season is underway: Yoga of Social Change, the Freedom Through Understanding 10-day meditation retreat, cooking classes, opportunities to work on the land and much more. Our rental calendar is filling up into 2011. And we’ve just celebrated our Third Anniversary. Since 2007, more than 3,500 people have come to the land for workshops, retreats, land programs and more. Clearly, there is power in the path. You can read more about the past year in our annual report.

The Impact of the Economic Downturn

Like other nonprofit organizations, our financial health has been severely compromised by the economy. Foundation funding is down significantly and and it is unclear how we will meet our financial obligations after Oct 30. We have already made extensive budget cuts, which unforutnately has included phasing out some key staff positions. Mindfulness teaches us to prepare for the unexpected. We are pushing deeply up against the unknown and we need your help.

What Is Needed Now?

We have an $80,000 deficit to erase by the end of the calendar year; our goal is to raise $50,000 from individuals before the end of November.

And we’ll get there if:

5 of you give $5,000 each; a serious contribution for sure.

10 of you give $1,000 each; yes it’s a big gift but for some of you, definitely doable, no?

20 of you give $250 each, a monthly gift of just 20 bucks! And so easy to do through the monthly giving option on our website.

50 of you give $100 each, which is less than 50 cents a day.

75 of you give $50 each, probably an easy check to write for many of you.

75 of you give $25 each, a much-needed contribution.

That’s 230 gifts - fewer than 7% of the people who have experienced the magic here. Like always, giving is super easy and secure; just click here and do it through our website.

We're also inviting people to help us raise money in fun and creative ways that broaden the circle. You set a fundraising goal and we provide materials, ideas and support. You can click here for more information and email Megan (at) stonecircles (dot) org to get started.

What About the Future?

Stone House greeting cards for sale!

PURCHASE A BEAUTIFUL SET OF 4 GREETING CARDS FOR A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $20!

The lovely and talented duo Tricia and Cristina have created these cards from our photos of flora and fauna from our land. They are really pretty. I mean REALLY pretty! Each card is an eggshell white frame will a beautiful photo slipped in with love and love!

August Soul Sanctuary Pics!

Check out some pics of our latest Soul Sanctuary group!

2009 Annual Report

Hey y'all,

check out our 2009 annual report to get a sense of all the amazing things that have happened here over the past year.

Download the pdf by clicking here.

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new videos- Albino Garcia and La Plazita

La Plazita from stone circles at The Stone House on Vimeo.

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Come to Our Second Anniversary!!!

DINNER with FRIENDS
Thursday Sept 24
6:30 pm
This special evening for Friends of The Stone House will include ceremony, a look back at the year and a time to offer words of encouragement, advice and wisdom for the year ahead. And of course, an amazingly scrumptious meal in true Stone House fashion.

Ground Up!

~~~Fullness~~~~
by Tahz Walker

Within the long hot days,
And the cool
Dips into night

Sanctified and naïve brush strokes
And the remembrance of summer

In its wildness and wonder

In the saltiness of work with the earth
And laughter at the shared hands
And shared sweat

Fly' s that light our way as the sun sinks
Down

Squawks as the star rises

Meeting I meet you in a mid day slumber

Lunch with Henry Louis Gates

posted by Claudia Horwitz, July 21, 2009

I know Henry Louis Gates did not deserve the abuse and assumptions that greeted him on his doorstep. I know that Gates’ work will only be strengthened by this “regrettable” incident.” And I know Gates showed the Cambridge cop his ID during his arrest and harassment this week. I know because he showed it to me once, over 15 years ago, without my even asking.

Transformational Leadership Awards

Jesse and I were awarded one of six "Transformational Leadership Awards" by the Seasons Fund for Social Transformation. The Seasons Fund chose to honor six leadership teams who are defining this emerging field of social transformation and developing new models of leadership itself. Each team received $30,000.

We are excited to share this honor with 5 other groups, some of whom are long-time friends and collaborators: