CMT Monthly Newsletter - Oct 2019

Monthly Newsletter 1 message Carolina Murugan Temple <[email protected]> Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:57 AM Reply-To: Carolina Murugan Temple <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Our First Board of Administrators Meeting    Carolina Murugan Temple (CMT) conducted Plan for 2019-2020 its first BOA meeting on Sep 22nd, 2019 and shared the overall progress from each 1. Phase I - Detailed architecture design committee. Our First Hundiyal 2. Complete Survey – Mark temple sites 3. Entitlement to Build approval

(உ ய )  was handmade by Anbazhagan 4. Funding and Loan approval Sivalingam aka Anbu, donated 5. Finalize US Contractors by divinewoodncrafts.com 6. Finalize India Stapathi, Idols, and Here are the two key accomplishments.  related Logistics 1. Perimeter Survey of the temple property is Plan for 2020-2021 in progress. Marking the locations of sites – temple, library, museum is progressing very 1. Build roads with minimal cost well.  2. Parking lot with minimal cost 3. Utilities and Sewage 2. Initial review meeting with Architect Team 4. Start construction of the temple has been completed. The following are CMT's high-level plan for 2019-2021.   Salem (வாழ பா ) Murugan Temple - Site Visit After our first Strategic Leadership meeting, the BOT, BOA, and the various committees have started working towards our ultimate aim of building our Murugan Temple in the authentic style of Tamizh architecture per the Tamizh Agamam (த ஆகம ).  During the ideation phase of the temple, Radha Ravi Varma, Bharathi Pandi, and Kaali Dass met Mr. Vijayakumar Murugesan, a dedicated devotee of Lord Muruga, and explained the overall goal

and design of the temple and requested his support.   He connected us with Staphatis and designers who specialize in temple construction, and came up with a temple design, which was used to get preliminary approval from Chatham county.  As a second phase of the effort, he is visiting various temples and talking to experts in this area to get a better understanding of the  complexities involved in the temple construction process and to identify the right resources to help us with the actual construction.  He is also visiting various temples in this area and talking to experts to get a better understanding of the temple construction process and to identify the right resources to help us with the construction.  He recently visited the world’s tallest Murugan temple which is being constructed in Salem, Tamilnadu, India and spoke to the construction team about the statue building process and challenges. Starting this process early, will help us understand the complexities involved in the temple construction. This effort will also help us to start the construction, once we are ready with the infrastructure, temple blueprint, and related approvals from local County authorities.  The CMT board recognizes his efforts, and looks forward to more support for his efforts in India.  Mr. Manning's Watermelon Farm  Building Good Neighborly Vibes through outreach - Initiative by Radha Ravi Varma We spent a day working alongside Mr. Manning our neighbor (right next to our temple property), in his farm and getting to know him. We got to pick many watermelons to support local farmer. 

Upcoming Event  Kanda Sashti, the sixth day in the bright half of the month of Aippasi, is one of the most celebrated festivals for Lord Murugan. Carolina Murugan Temple is conducting Kanda Sashti in Cary for RTP Murugan Devotees.

Please plan to attend with family and friends at HSNC (Sai Room) with various spiritual activities and a speech by famous Vijay TV spiritual speaker Sumathi Sri on Kandhan Karunai. Click here for RSVP Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities Join and Support Us We are seeking your generous pledge to build Carolina Murugan Temple. Please select any of following donation / sponsorship opportunities and mention this in Pledge form under comments section. Main Temple  World Tamil Library World Tamil Cultural Museum Temple Infrastructure Murugan Statue General Donation Check payable to Carolina Murugan Temple, Please send it to Chief Treasurer, CMT, 6525 Reserve Pine Dr, Cary, NC, 27519 Donation Pledge Form

Volunteer of the Month   CMT proudly recognizes Poonguzhali aka Kuzhali Sankar, Vice Chair, Marketing & Communication Committee as our \"Volunteer of the Month\". Kuzhali lives in Cary with her husband Sankar and their 3 children Sahana, Keerthana and Aditya.   She has been volunteering for CMT since the beginning of this summer as marketing and communications chair. She enjoys giving back as she strongly believes volunteering helps one to be happy, more confident, mentally and physically fit. We are very grateful to have her as part of our CMT family. For sponsorship opportunities, advertisements and questions, Contact Us Email: [email protected], Phone: 919-371-0216 Share Tweet Forward Copyright © Carolina Murugan Temple, All rights reserved.