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Capital Campaign W e began the capital campaign in 2010 with a goal to raise $150,000. The remarkable success of the devotional and service activities conducted at the temple and the overwhelming response by the community convinced us that we had outgrown our current facility. By unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees and the membership, a committee was formed to prepare concrete plans for repair and renovation of the temple. As a companion effort, an energized Capital Campaign Committee set out to solicit financial support by our members and supporters. Thanks to these efforts we have achieved a measure of success towards reaching our target. The accompanying graphics show the progress over time. We hope that a greater impetus will come as the plans for renovation become a reality. HTCC serves over 150 mid-Missouri
families who frequent the temple. We also serve the larger Columbia community via our service programs and by participating in various interfaith initiatives. We began with 12 trustees in 2005. Currently the trustee number has grown to 30. In addition, we have 3 elected trustees. We inducted 4 honorary members last year. There will be an addition to this number this year. Our total membership is just over 100 out of which 67 are life members. This gives us the hope that the number of families with the trustee status can double in due course. At this time we appeal to our members to keep upgrading their donation status as often as possible. Considering the donation pattern, we hope to see contributions growing substantially in the months to come.
Members H. R. Chandrasekhar1 Inder Khurana2 Chandra Rawlani Dabir Viswanath Sudarshan Loyalka Elongovan Balakrishnan Kusum Malhotra Kattesh Katti Vellore Gopalaratnam 1. Chair 2. Executive Board Liaison
We are making good progress. Thank You! But we do need your support on an ongoing basis...
Contribute Generously to our Capital Campaign! As you contemplate making donations to our Capital Campaign, please consider the following facts... Donations to HTCC are tax-deductible. HTCC is exempt from Boone County property tax. Shanthi Mandir property is wholly owned by HTCC, a non-profit corporation. Purchases for HTCC are exempt from Missouri sales tax. Each year, since inception, we have logged in in excess of 15,000 volunteer hours keeping our operational costs to a minimum. This is the equivalent of 7.5 full-time employees HTCC serves over 150 Mid-Missouri Hindu families and also the larger Columbia community. We have approximately 100 member families/individuals including 66 life-time members. 100% of donations made to the Capital Campaign will be available exclusively for capital expenditures.
Capital Campaign Target: $150,000