It’s Go Time! How You Can Help Keep Naramata Centre’s Doors Open
2023 has been Naramata Centre’s best year in some time. The child and youth program saw greater participation this summer, and lunches prepared by the kitchen made a welcome return. Turnout was strong for some of the summer adult programs, and online programs throughout the year are growing in popularity.
We’ve made good progress so far. But we’re not out of the woods yet.
Naramata Centre’s Board of Directors is working hard to keep the Centre open. But to put it as plainly as possible, the urgency is real. Without change – sustained change – the Centre will cease to exist. It’s not a cost problem. Rather, we have a significant revenue problem. The Centre is simply not sustainable with current operating deficits.
That’s why we have created a solid strategic plan to ensure Naramata Centre’s sustainability. It is our blueprint for how Naramata’s supporters can work together to guarantee the Centre’s fortunes continue to improve.
The plan can work, but it requires action by all of Naramata’s supporters. Please read the plan to understand the urgency and the threat to the Centre.
The strategic plan outlines two phases:
Phase One (2023-2026) focuses on sustainability and
Phase Two (2026-2028) focuses on revitalization.
Thanks to feedback from Naramata Centre’s community of supporters, we know that our top priority is to make the Centre sustainable. To do so, we must focus on three interrelated parts that serve a common purpose:
Our people: We must have enough staff, volunteers, partners and participants to deliver our mission.
Our finances: We must have enough sustainable revenue to cover the expenses of our people and site to deliver our mission.
Our site: We must invest and care for the grounds and facilities to shelter, feed and facilitate the people.
Each of these three pieces is necessary for Naramata Centre to fulfil its purpose, which is to inspire individual and collective transformation in a safe, inclusive, sacred space. If we cannot achieve all three, any other purposes or priorities are moot.
As you can see, for the next few years, creating stability, building capacity and fostering collaboration will occupy all our efforts.
A thriving, sustainable future for Naramata Centre is within reach. With the right priorities, plan and team, we will make it happen. Let's aim for that future together.
We Need YOU to help Naramata Centre find its way forward.
Sincerely,
Naramata Centre Board of Directors
Here Are Some Ways You Can Help To Keep Naramata Centre's Doors Open
Supporting Naramata Centre does more than helping the Centre flourish. It also demonstrates there are people who value Naramata’s community and want to see it continue.
Come back to the Centre, either in person or online. You can participate in many ways: online programs, personal retreats, winter retreats and summer programs, which will be posted on the Naramata Centre website in January 2024.
Invite friends/family to join you for programs and/or retreats.
Do you belong to an organization that is sympathetic to Naramata Centre’s purpose? Book your group events and retreats at the Centre.
Become a member of the Board of Directors or a voting member of the Naramata Centre Society.
Donate or make a gift-in-kind donation.
Put Naramata Centre in your will. Call 250-496-5751.
Volunteer for Hearts and Hands
Spread the word by sharing our newsletter and 75th anniversary video with others.