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On November 26th, friends at the Mahamudra Course with Lama Ole in Texas, USA raised some $33,000 for the moreEC project.  The auction fundraiser lasted two hours – ending at 4:00am – and included 150-200 participants that bid for donated auction items, performed “dares” for donations (arm wrestling! embarrassing dances! re-enacting bad 80s movies!), and sent pledges via text messages/SMS’s that were projected in real time on stage (“Text to Pledge”).  With moments to go, in the spirit of togetherness, 30 friends volunteered $100 each to meet the group’s goal to break $33,000.  A celebration ensued.  So we hear.

We offer you below the only picture of the auction that is internet-worthy…it is of Lama Ole speaking about the Loving Eyes thanka hand-stitched over many many hours by one of our sangha members!  Most people’s cameras were confiscated in the interest of having all our friends keep their jobs:).