Become a Piggy Bank Ambassador

Why should you become a Tenzin Gyatso Institute Piggy Bank Ambassador?


  • Our unique piggy banks made of recycled materials and water- based ink are a fun, eco-friendly, easy way to introduce your friends and family to a project you care about while making a genuine contribution to the Institute.

  • Collecting loose change for such a worthy cause provides a wonderful opportunity to teach children the value of generosity and philanthropy.

  • Even those of us with limited financial resources can participate and receive the tremendous positive merit from a financial contribution toward the work of Sogyal Rinpoche and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

  • Each Piggy Bank Ambassador will receive a free TGI eco-tote bag with a piggy bank, tent card and pre-printed “PBA-Log” inside- this is fundraising made enjoyable and easy.

What do you have to do?

  •    Place one of our piggy banks on your desk in your office, in your place of business or prominently in your home, along with its accompanying tent card and become familiar with the gentle “clink” of coins as they collect in your bank.

  •    Introduce others in your home or workplace to your joyful and inspiring mission.

  •    Count your collected pot every one-three months and enter your totals in your “PBA- Log” ( Piggy Bank Ambassador Log- Provided)

  •    Send a check or money order to the Institute every month or quarter. Tenzin Gyatso Institute, PO Box 239, Berne, NY 12023.

  •    Dedicate the merit


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The creation of The Path of Peace and Compassion is part of the Tenzin Gyatso Institute’s efforts to ensure that the remarkable beauty of this 350 acre property is not only preserved but shared with the community and with all who attend seminars, conferences, and retreats at the Institute. Building on existing paths and roads cleared by previous owners of the land, the projected network of trails will be constructed with minimal environmental impact. The Path of Peace and Compassion was initially funded by a generous gift from a local resident, who is also a descendent from one of the eight founding families of Berne. An Adirondack/ Tibetan style information kiosk, using traditional Japanese joinery was designed and built entirely by local volunteers and craftsman. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the official opening of phase one of the trail took place on June 20, 2010 and was attended by Sogyal Rinpoche and Lodi Gyari Rinpoche as well as many local dignitaries including the both the past and present mayors of the town of Berne, NY.

 

We welcome and encourage you to walk our beautiful trail the next time you are in the area.