BLUE CLIFF MONASTERY
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc.
Dear Beloved Community,
How are you? I hope you are doing well, enjoying your precious breaths, steps and anchoring yourself in
the present moment to be with each other.
Spring is changing to summer and we, the sisters at Blue Cliff Monastery, are preparing to construct a
new building for the nunnery, replacing the very old and collapsing structure called the Moon Lake
Building. Many of you know that this construction project will help the sisters to have a safe and healthy
home, while strengthening their offering of the mindfulness practice to the world.
The total cost for construction is approximately $3,000,000. We have successfully raised $700,000, but it
is still a long way to go. We now humbly request your consideration and support to give us an interest-
free loan starting from $1,000. We will be happy to return your loan amount in full, three or more years
after the loan date.
May you also let us know your aspirations while lending us the loan, i.e. what is the length of the loan,
and how can we, the monastics, support you in the practice?
We are grateful for any support from the beloved communities. Now would you be willing to help with
our loan project? We are also making these requests to other centers practicing in the Plum Village
tradition.
With deep bow of gratitude,
On behalf of the sisters of White Crane Hamlet,
St. Chan Hoa Nghiem (St. Flower)
***Please Note***
If you are interested, please email to:
Sr. Hoa Nghiem at hoanghiem@plumvillage.org
Kindly include the following information:
Lender’s Name: Signature:
Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________________________________
Phone number: _________________________________________________________________
The amount of interest-free loans you wish to offer: __________________________________
The term of the loan (Timeline): _________________________________________________________________
Your aspirations: _________________________________________________________________
Additional information including your driver License number (or photo of the license) for our record
keeping.