New Gurdwara Sahib +

S c h o o l

New England Sikh Study Circle (NESSC) A 501(c)(3) Organization

@ Wes tborough

HOW DO YOU…Teach the young ones

to respect the sacrifices?

Learn the teachings?

Create future leaders?

Teach about the past so they can shape the

future?

Revel in the diversity?

Nurture the curiosity?

Instill confidence?

GOALS• Improve the Khalsa School experience for the kids

• Environment in line with the regular school facilities • Immersive Kirtan and Gurbani classes • Apply for Punjabi as 2nd language approval to Mass DOE • Organize a week long Gurmat camp in the summer • Formalize yearly interfaith programs at Gurdwara Sahib • Nurture a community that enables socialization and

interaction between our seniors & kids • Permanent Gurmat Sangeet Institute for Kirtan studies 

KHALSA SCHOOL GROWTH

• Current infrastructure severely inadequate • Kids ready to learn but options are limited

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GROWING PAINS• 80 kids, pre-school to high school in 4 classrooms

• Disruptions, crowding, delays • Class sizes too big

• Kids who need more help get further behind • Kids younger than 6 yrs completely left out

• Imagine a room with gurmukhi letters on the wall • Kids as young as 2 can start to benefit!

• Instruments get ruined as they have to be carted around We owe it to them to do better!

NEW GURDWARA SAHIB CENTER

FOR LEARNING & TEACHING

• Ready to break ground! • Room to grow! • 36 acres • 13 acres upland

SITE

• 5 Sub Groups • Construction, Fundraising, Project Management, Finance & Audit, Communication

• Subject matter experts drawn from Sangat • Manage each function with Executive Council oversight

Governance Structure

• Jasbir Gandhi & Anup Khatra • Manage the day to day construction management • Provide engineering and architectural direction • Provide budge impact & raise issues • Manage the bidding process

Construction

• Malkit Gill, Prashant Singh • Organize fund raising programs • Keep track of funds on ongoing basis • Maintain funding momentum

Fundraising

Project Management• Harinder Soin & Aman Khurana • Keep all the committees on track • Run meetings and provide minutes

Finance & Audit • Pritipal Bhatia, Kulbir Singh • Review all major expenses • Provide approval • Maintain building accounts • Perform due diligence on all major items

Communication • Baljit Singh Nijjar, Kawaljit Singh • Regular updates to sangat • Information out • Report on sangat questions

• Land purchased outright for $550K using donated funds • Site engineering work completed & paid for • Site plan approved by town of Westborough • Architectural design completed • Engineering drawings completed • Builder chosen & contract signed via open bidding • Key Dates

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Contractor Go-Ahead Site work & weather tight shell Building Complete (Pending Funds)

Feb 2014 Nov 2014

Summer 2015

• 7 Classrooms • Langar hall • Guest Room • Open space • Multi use

First Floor

Room to teach,

learn and grow.

• New Library • 2 Diwan halls • Multi-use space • Wedding Facility • 2 Offices • Granthi

Apartment

Second Floor

THE BIG PICTURE

LAND EXTERIOR INTERIOR

GROW LEARN TEACH

GOAL RAISED FUNDED

LAND $550K $550K

EXTERIOR $3.40M $2.40M

INTERIOR $1.90M $900K

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FUNDING STATUS

$3.40M

70% Funded $900K Donations

$1.5M Building Loan

EXTERIOR$550K

Fully Funded via donations

LAND$1.90M

INTERIOR

47% Funded $400K Donations

$500K Building Loan

Shortfall $1M $1M

LUMP SUM DONATIONS2013 2014 2015

$500K $400K $400K

Goal $3.3M

$1.3M Committed by local sangat

MONTHLY

Goal $25K PER MONTH

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150 PEOPLE

$16KSERVICE

$2.0M BUILDING

LOAN

=Current

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notifications, weekly progress, news and pics

contact: management@nessc.org