About proposed Braj Center Property: Our community in New England should build a Braj Center as a legacy to the future generations so they can be proud of their heritage and be inspired to reach unprecedented heights of excellence in life. It is our responsibility to facilitate and provide full service to our members in various areas. Four years of searching and dedicated efforts of our Braj Center Research & Development volunteers bringing us another “Gift of VPS” to the community. We’ve found a property that is centrally located to our membership and at a cost that is within the budget of our current financial plan. Several VPS members have made initial inspection of the property. More....

Braj Center (Nikunj Mandir) A temple dedicated to Sri Sri Radha Krishna November 2006 Dear Friend, Sri Radhe! Namaste!! First of all, a big heartfelt THANK YOU to all the donors for supporting our project to establish the Braj Center (Nikunj Mandir), a temple dedicated to Sri Sri Radha Krishna in Massachusetts, USA. I would like to extend my humble thanks to you for your ongoing support towards our various community services and projects. This time again, I’m sure the pledges and donations will continue from our generous community that will help funding the the Braj Center project. Please send your checks as soon as you can in the name of "Vrindavana Preservation Society" to 226 Billings St. Quincy, MA 02171. Please mention "Braj Center" on the check. Please contact Keshav Shukla @ 617-471-0129 or write email at keshav@vps-international.org, so we may discuss how you can get involved in this service project. Respectfully, -Arun

Major goal and status of Phase-I and Phase-II Fundraising Fundraising Phase-I 20% down payment goal (estimated $80,000) of fundraising accomplished. Transform pledges into donated donations: Dear donors, we have to move quickly to secure the mortgage for the proposed Braj Center with 20% (approx. $80,000) down payment, I request you all to transform pledges into donated donations on Saturday, November 18th, 2006 at VPS Monthly Satsang venue (http://www.vps- international.org/programs.html). Extra funds: VPS friends, please continue sending your pledges for bigger down payment and for facility upgrades. Fundraising Phase-II Campaign for the running expenses of Braj Center: Please continue sending your pledges that will be budgeted for monthly mortgage payments and expenses More....

One could serve this project through the following ways: Physical Service: Forwarding the Braj Center e-mails to your family and friends and distributing the fliers to whomever you think may be interested in participating. Speak to your friends and explain to them what VPS has to offer. If you attend another spiritual or cultural organization that would be interested to have some of our members lead a kirtan or discourse on Radha Krishna philosophy, please arrange for us to meet. Heartfelt Service: Your inspirational thoughts and suggestions are most welcome. Please let us know if you would like to share your feelings or realizations of how your spiritual awakening has developed. Monetary Service: You can become a founding member, sponsor, life member, yearly member or monthly member by contributing your tax deductible donation to VPS. The donor categories and qualifications are as follows: Founding member (Kripa): $10,008 Trustee (Bhakti): $5,008 Sponsor (Seva): $2,008 Life member (Sidhanta): $1,008 Monthly member (Sadhana): $108 Supporter (Daan): $ ____ any amount Also, during the last week of November, our pledge drive committee will be making phone calls and/or personal visits for our final effort toward accomplishing our Phase-II fund raising goals. To Learn More....

	Contact Information

President

Arun Chaudhari

617-512-0073

arun@vps-international.org

Dear friends, Please click on 'Forward email' link below to forward this news to your friends and extend your help for Braj Center (Nikunja Mandir) project. As always thank you for support in building a foundation of Braj Center (Nikunj Mandir). And again, a big heartfelt THANK YOU to all the donors!