Sumeru News — Charity

We’ve donated some items to @LionsRoar for their online auction, Nov 12-29. Consider placing a bid. LionsRoar.com/auction

Many thanks to our readers, who through their purchases enabled us to make charitable donations from 2018 sales. We have now made donations to: Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (in exile) Karuna Shechen Canada

Sumeru has supported the Lion's Roar online auction for quite a few years, and this year we are donating four books to the cause. The auction is on now! To see the books on offer, and all the other great items, here's a link: https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/browse.action?auctionId=334184206&view=IMAGE&page=2&sort=NAME_ASC&categoryId=334184212

In 2017 we were able to give a donation of $618 to the Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada. This represented the proceeds from sales of Lotus Petals in the Snow, our anthology of writings by Canadian Buddhist women. This year we are making another donation of $136. This represents the proceeds from further sales of the book, plus some proceeds from sales of an Buddhist Astrology. What do these donations support? Here is a run-down of where Tzu Chi's donations went in 2017: Daily breakfasts for nearly 500 students in 12 schools Bursaries and school supplies for 1,265 students Paid...

There are 252 Canadian Buddhist charities listed on the CanadaHelps portal. Just follow this link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=buddhist The CanadaHelps mission statement: CanadaHelps makes giving simple. We’re a non-profit social enterprise and registered charity, with a mission to engage Canadians in the charitable sector by providing accessible and affordable online technology to both donors and charities. We want to promote – and ultimately increase – charitable giving in Canada. Through CanadaHelps.org, anyone can donate online to any of Canada’s 86,000+ registered charities. We have proudly facilitated over $650 million in charitable donations through our website since launching in 2000. For donors, CanadaHelps.org is...