On Sunday afternoon, January 19, EBS held our annual community meeting in person and on zoom. We heard from all of our program leaders, volunteers and board members about the wealth of activities and programs at EBS during 2024, and looking forward to 2025.
In his opening remarks, President Doug Holmes re-iterated our commitment as a community to practicing compassion, mindfulness and generosity in the face of all the world’s difficulties, and our own. We are expanding our programs, training new meditation teachers, reaching out to interfaith communities, and inviting highly qualified teachers to guide us.
In 2025, for the first time, EBS will host a retreat focused on recovery from a Buddhist perspective, lead by Kevin Griffin. We hope to welcome back the Tibetan teachers, Dr. Hun Lye and Anam Thubten Rinpoche, as well as the Zen teacher, Nate Smalley. Please stay tuned for these and other events.
At the meeting, we elected a new board of directors for 2025:
President: Doug Holmes
Vice President: Roger Hawkins
Treasurer: Cheryl Woodard
Secretary: Laura Weems
Directors: John Matlock, Ben Heacox, Mick Wiggins, Paul Carreras, Karen Seale, and Doyle Bailey
A summary of our financial situation is now posted in the shoe room, along with a list of current volunteers and openings for new ones. Please email our treasurer if you would like to see copies of those documents.
A video of the meeting has been posted to our YouTube channel.