Wanted to take a moment to publicly offer thanks to one of my students, Claire.
She doesn’t talk about it much, but she never stops moving, working to bring benefit in whatever way she can.
She’s been a team leader for the Garuda Aviary for years now. Her passion for the birds, as well as her accessible style, have helped grow an active, involved team committed to keeping the Aviary afloat despite challenging economic times.
She not only keeps the team informed and inspired, but takes calls and reads emails from people all over the country who have problem birds. She conscientiously answers them all, building a network of relationships sharing a mission to end the parrot trade and care for these precious beings.
When our team in Sedona was fumbling on how to secure the Amitabha Stupa, Claire was willing to step into the hot seat and has gotten the team motivated and engaged, they’re working hard at raising the funds we need to keep the Stupa safe! Truly, if it weren’t for Claire that Stupa would have been lost by now.
She’s been willing to travel back and forth to Sedona on her own in order to keep the team going and coordinate their efforts with those here.
Not only does she manage these two teams, which, by the way, have had some great fundraising success lately, she also endures the thankless job of managing their finances.
Claire wasn’t always so responsible, but she’s really grown up on this path.
May she continue to grow and deepen as she learns to bring increasing benefit to beings.