2011 FUNDRAISING DRIVE
108 DAYS TO RAISE $80,000
MARCH 20 – JULY 6, 2011

THE PROJECT

Join us in raising funds to build-out and lease-to-own a home for Riverwest Yogashala
and Eight Limbs Housing Cooperative! We plan to move to 700 E. Meinecke, providing a
spacious first story for 2 yoga studios with heated floors, and second and third stories
which will be subleased to Eight Limbs, a housing cooperative based on yoga principles.
The building and grounds will feature high-intensity vegetable gardens and the highest
standards of environmentally sustainable practices, including roof-top gardens, hoop
houses, rain barrels, and solar panels. The property faces beautiful Kilbourn Park, which
contains extensive community vegetable gardens. The cost of the entire completed
property is $300,000.

$20,000+ ALREADY PLEDGED

We already have over $20,000 pledged to kick-start our fundraising campaign.
Architectural drawings and appropriate zoning have been completed and approved by
the City of Milwaukee. What we need now is to raise the funds to begin the build-out.

Please fill out and mail the printable PDF donation file to make your donation today!

A COMMUNITY CENTER

The new home will serve as a community gathering place for yoga, urban agriculture,
and sustainable living. Eventually owning our building will allow us to keep our classes
low-cost and affordable to all. We can more comprehensively fulfill our mission of making
Iyengar yoga accessible to all by expanding our free class program, $5 class offerings,
youth programming, and more. Currently we underwrite Senior Yoga, Family Yoga, $5
Yoga, and Free Intro Sundays. We also underwrite youth classes at Sixteenth Street
Community Health Center and Mary Ryan Boys and Girls Club. In our expanded space
we could host after-school programs for neighborhood youth, serve as a meeting room,
hold urban agriculture workshops, host parties, have film showings and performances,
and much more.

EIGHT LIMBS HOUSING COOPERATIVE

Riverwest Yogashala will collaborate with Eight Limbs to create a lively community center
embracing sustainable practices. Eight Limbs will consist of 6-8 residents sharing a
kitchen, growing food together, and embodying the eight limbs of yoga.
VISION: Eight Limbs is a housing cooperative based on yoga principles.
MISSION: To serve as a model of non-violent intentional living by fostering personal growth
and community empowerment through sustainable practices.
GOALS:

• We strive to live consciously, applying the principles and practices of yoga.
• We recognize the sacred value of all resources and relate to them as mindfully as
  possible, celebrating the earth's abundance responsibly. We embrace the ethics of
  permaculture: earth care (environmental stewardship), people care and fair share
  (social and economic justice).
• We commit to build a socially-rich household, diverse in age, race, religion and sexual
  orientation.
• We embrace cooperative principles of egalitarianism, and commit to educating the
  community about co-ops. We will support other cooperative projects.
• We strive to eat healthful, locally and sustainably grown vegetarian food.
• We strive to be a substance-free household.
• We will create a financial model based on economic justice and provide cooperative
  living for low and moderate income individuals.
• We are dedicated to strengthening the fabric of community through trusting and
  respectful relationships with each other, our neighbors, and the wider community.

TIMELINE

March 20, Day 1: Launch!
May 13, Day 54: $40,000 raised; sign the lease, begin the build-out.
July 6, Day 108: Fundraising campaign completed with $80,000 donated, build-out
continues.
October 1: Move in and begin holding classes on heated floors! Eight Limbs begins
operations.

RIVERWEST YOGASHALA PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS
In-floor heating, 1st floor $20,000
30-foot long rope wall $10,000
Façade, siding, signage $15,000
2nd studio, additional props $10,000
2nd bathroom, infrared sauna $10,000
Eight Limbs build-out and gardens $15,000
TOTAL $80,000

Please fill out and mail the printable PDF donation file to make your donation today!