{"id":5730,"date":"2025-03-10T17:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:41:00","slug":"159-march-9-2025-an-abundance-of-seva-opportunities-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/2025\/03\/10\/159-march-9-2025-an-abundance-of-seva-opportunities-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"#159 – March 9, 2025 — An Abundance of Seva Opportunities in 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Friends,<\/span><\/div>\n

\nAs winter comes to an end at Ishwar\u2019s Dera in Wisconsin, it\u2019s time to schedule your 2025 visit! This year could be a great opportunity for all of Ishwar\u2019s friends to offer their services to help build the Dera on his hallowed ground. And, a great opportunity to greet old friends!<\/span><\/div>\n
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All are invited to visit any time between May 1 and November 1 this year.<\/span><\/div>\n
There are also two special, 4-day events planned on:<\/span><\/div>\n

Memorial Day, May 23 — 26, 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Mitti Seva, September 19 — 22, 2025<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIn either case, please let us know when you will be visiting by emailing<\/span>\u00a0dera.seva@ishanews.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For 2025, in addition to the garden (where there are always helpers needed!), ISHA has an ever-lengthening list of other seva activities focused on maintaining and improving the dera property. They include:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New construction projects, such as the bunkhouse and the bathhouse<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Painting<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Landscaping<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Repairing fences<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Clearing downed trees and branches<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Repairing roads and trails<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Repair and maintenance of buildings<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cleaning kitchen and office<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Weed control<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lawn mowing<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Equipment and vehicle maintenance and repair<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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See the ISHA Events page at\u00a0https:\/\/ishanews.org\/events\/<\/a>\u00a0for more info.<\/span><\/div>\n
Volunteers are responsible for their own lodging and transportation. For a list of local hotels, motels, and campgrounds CLICK HERE.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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To learn more about the Meeting Hall, check out the dera website at\u00a0https:\/\/dera.ishanews.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
If you would like to offer seva to Ishwar Ji, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/ishanews.org\/voluntary-contribution\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Any questions related to Ishwar\u2019s dera can be directed to Jagannath Kerai’s email at\u00a0<\/span>chairman@ishanews.org<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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With warmest regards,<\/span><\/div>\n
Paul Bauer<\/span><\/div>\n
ISHA Dera Building Committee<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dear Friends, As winter comes to an end at Ishwar\u2019s Dera in Wisconsin, it\u2019s time to schedule your 2025 visit! This year could be a great opportunity for all of Ishwar\u2019s friends to offer their services to help build the Dera on his hallowed ground. And, a great opportunity to greet old friends! All are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-construction-chronicles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5730"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5737,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions\/5737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}