New Vaisnavas C.A.R.E. Hospice Room being formed

By Jusaniya devi dasi

Vaisnavas C. A. R. E. Hospice Room being formed in Gita Nagari Farm in Pennsylvania (U. S.)

With the assistance of HG Mitravinda dasi, the Board of Directors for Vaisnavas CARE is in the process of organizing and decorating one room in the Gita Nagari Farm building to be used for terminally ill devotees. We are humbly begging for donations of Laksmi for furniture that needs to be purchased such as:

Twin bed

Night stand

Side table Lamp

MP3 player

Comfortable chair by bedside for devotee to read to patient

Small, round dining table with 2-4 chairs

Krsna conscious DVD’s

MP3 bhajans (calming ones)

Other items are already being collected by the devotees, such as:

Srila Prabhupada’s books

Small TV with DVD player

Clean, fresh linens/blankets

Wheelchair

Canes

Walker

Latex gloves

Incontinent pads (disposable and washable)

Combs/toothbrushes/toothpaste/lotions

Heel pads for comfort

We still need:

Pillows

One other comfortable chair for the second caregiver

Framed pictures of Srila Prabhupada and Krsna lila

Curtains

Bedside Clock or wall clock

Long, door mirror

Our thanks to Mitravinda dasi, a Philadelphia disciple of HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami, for making calls and humbly asking for donations for this needed cause. HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami was one of the original Board of Directors for V-CARE and this was one his desires for Gita Nagari.

Our thanks to the following devotees who have already donated:

1. Raj and Archana Arya-Philadelphia

2. Omkara devi dasi-Philadelphia

3. Annapurna dasi and Len Cohen-Philadelphia

4. Palini devi dasi- Philadelphia

(Please let us add your name and city to the above list!)

Please send any items to donate, checks, or supplies to:

Kaulini dasi (T. P. of Gita Nagari Farm)

RR 1, Box 839

Port Royal, PA 17082

USA