Eagle Dance Arbor Update, Work Weekend, Call for new SCL Board Members & new Native Plant Sanctuary Director, and September Work Exchange needed @ SCL see below for details!
Eagle Dance Arbor Update: The center tree was planted on May Day. An auspicious day for pagan celebrating and dancing! A Dawn Redwood (once thought to be extinct), was chosen for the tree we will be dancing to in our future Eagle Dances. This variety is a deciduous conifer known for their long life and height and grows well in our mountains. The spiritual medicine of a redwood tree includes: wisdom, longevity, protection, renewal, and the interconnection of roots within a community. The element of fire is closely associated with western redwoods and their ability to survive fire. The Eastern Redwood is called Shui Shan (water fir) by the Chinese where the Dawn Redwood was discovered to be living in remote mountain forests. Trees are communicators and bring healing to the earth and her inhabitants. Dancing to a tree awakens our human dream and seeds the earth with beauty…. We will dance in the next year! The above image is a mature dawn redwood at the Bailey Arboretum in NY. As our tree grows with us through the years it will express it’s own unique and wise character becoming a magnetic community symbol of a world re-imagined through our dances.
Work Weekend August 20-22! Please join us as we work together to create this dreaming space! Come as you are able for an afternoon or the whole weekend. There will be beds for those that come to help. We will be finishing the final design of the Eagle arbor space. Marking the location of the outer circle of trees, constructing the drum arbor (4 poles and simple roof), creating the east altar and children’s fire pit, pulling weeds, marking the space for the medicine wheel stones, and working on drainage. Covid considerations: If you are not feeling well or may have been exposed do not attend. If you have concerns about being at risk do not attend. Community ceremony will be offered Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Contact Kelly to RSVP and reserve a bed. A Sound Bath Healing with Christian may also be offered! see info below.
SCL Board of Directors needs to fill 3 seats in 2022. As a non-profit we must maintain a volunteer board that meets and has recorded minutes concerning our goals, operations, and fund raising. Becoming a board member is a great way to use your talent to help make things happen in a community you care about. Giving your time and energy to a worthy cause is a form of Tithing. Giving in balance opens the stream of attracting abundance in your own life. Responsibilitiesfor these positions include brainstorming, following through with tasks, and committing to service at SCL events as you are able. We meet 4-6 times a year for about 1.5 hours on Zoom or in person. Tasks we take on individually have not been laborious but we may up our game in the next year as we take on events again. Courtney Stiles, Christian Lannie, and Micki Nyman will be rolling off the Board at the end of this year. Thank you Courtney for your expert accounting of all the board minutes and the files meticulously posted on our Google shared documents! Christian thank you for the time you gave and the presence of the “man” energy. Thank you Micki for hosting the vice-chair seat! Positions needed are: Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Chair. We also need help in our sub committees as we plan events. Contact Kelly for more information or to recommend someone! Prospective Board members will attend our final meeting in December 2021.
Sound Bath Healing is another way to cleanse and renew! When bathed in resonant sound, different areas and systems of the body respond as the waveform travels through the body to the cellular level, creating alignment. This will take you on a sound journey that will relax and de-stress you, and bring your whole being back into a state of harmony on all levels; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Donations suggested. Christian Lannie 336-682-7492
Our Native Plant Sanctuary Director Sidhe Kirk has moved on to focus on her herbal business Hedge and Hollow. We are grateful for the time she gave and wish her all the best success. She pioneered our first 2 years and got us off to a great start. Now we need a new Sanctuary Director. Please see our SCL native plant sanctuary page for more information about our sanctuary mission and the opportunity to manage our native plant program. While this is not a paid position there is opportunity to charge and host your own events at the Lodge and teach community about this precious Appalachian resource.
SCL Work Exchange needed September 8-25!
A helper is needed at the Lodge during September while I am traveling. Responsibilities include taking care of Cat Loki #1, AirBnB guest services and housekeeping. Enjoy staying at the lodge with a view! I’ll cover food and expenses during your stay. Contact me to discuss details! Kelly
Charitable Contributions & Tax Changes for 2020 & 2021
The Covid Care Package has increased charitable donations for the 2020 and 2021 tax year also. This means that singles can deduct up to 300$ and couples 600$ for donations to qualifying charities like Spirit Canoe Lodge. Please contact your tax advisor to confirm. If you desire to donate to Spirit Canoe Lodge to help fund our projects like the landscaping and purchase of trees for the Eagle Dance Arbor, please click DONATE. You will be sent a receipt for tax purposes.