Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Ireland Building Project
Kerry the county of lakes, valleys and stunning mountains- Gap of Dunloe- Courtesy of Hubert Razack (France).
One image of what we feel the Institute will look like.
WINNERS: April 29th 2008
The winners of the first 200 Club draw are as follows:
1st prize (€1000.00- Martin Do, Shaolin Wahnam England.
2nd prize (250.00) - Carmel Ni Chonchuir, Shaolin Wahnam Ireland
3rd prize (120.00) - Bridie McCarthy, Cahirsiveen, Co Kerry, Ireland.
Congratulations to our winners and may your prizes bring you wonderful joy and happiness.
Next draw- May 20th 2008.
1st prize for May is €500.00 and you may buy one ticket for this one month @ €10.00 per ticket, or buy many to include many months. Each month is €10.00 See paypal or bank transfer details at end of page.
My deepest appreciation to Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit for donating 1st prize in the April draw.
03 September 2007
Shaolin greetings to all who read this page!
It gives me great pleasure to announce the building of the first residential Shaolin Wahnam Institute in Europe- in fact, outside of Costa Rica in South America, this will be the first residential Shaolin Wahnam Institute. How exciting!
Our vision is an Institute whereby the essence of the true Shaolin Arts are transmitted to students who honour the Shaolin way, irrespective of race, culture or creed.
We see the Institute as a building of log and stone, surrounded by woodland, lakes and mountains. A wonderful safe environment for people to develop physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. An environment of trust, harmony and respect.
All of the Shaolin Arts will be taught-- Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung, Shaolin Kungfu and Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan.
The Shaolin Way is one of compassion and wisdom-I am so honoured to be taking this next step with the wonderful permission and support from my Sifu- Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit.
I could not do this on my own and the support and advice from my Shaolin brothers and sisters worldwide, as well as the wonderful Shaolin Wahnam Community here in Ireland has been very humbling. A huge Mile Bhuiochas to you all. We are just beginning a wonderful journey together!
I hope you, the reader, may also like to join us in any way you feel would be of benefit.
All comments are welcome- sifujoan@gmail.com
We hope to complete our Shaolin Wahnam Institute building project by June 2009. Our first step is raising €300,00.00. We have already started!
The following is a letter of invitation to our first fundraiser, we hope you can join us!
This page will be updated on a regular basis and tell the story as it happens, so please feel free to come back at anytime.
Smile from the Heart,
Joan Sifu.
Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Ireland -200 Members Club
February 2008
Dear Shaolin Wahnam Family and Friends.
Shaolin greetings and I hope you are well.
We are now inviting students from Ireland and Internationally to join our first ever Shaolin Wahnam 200 club to help raise funds for the Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Ireland building project.
The Shaolin Wahnam Institute will be a residential institute, where the profound and almost lost arts of Shaolin will be preserved and shared with many. These Arts are: Shaolin Chi Kung, Shaolin Kungfu and Zen meditation, they are the three treasures of Shaolin.
The benefits to humanity are immense. These arts can help overcome illness and maintain good health, increase energy, mental focus, mental clarity and spiritual development. Shaolin Kungfu and Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan training will ensure that you use the patterns you learn, in combat and the principles in daily life. As you have seen and experienced for yourself, Shaolin Chi Kung is very simple, but quite profound in its effects. The world needs high level Chi Kung and it is my vision to build a centre where people can come and learn in a beautiful environment on a weekly, daily or monthly basis. A beautiful dedicated space honouring our Sifu and past Masters.
The Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Ireland 200 club means that the first 200 students (and/or their family members) to donate a once off donation of €120.00 will join us in a year long set of monthly draws in thanksgiving for their generosity. By paying just €120.00 for 12 months (just one payment of €120.00 or €10.00 per month) members of the club are entered into 12 draws with cash prizes ranging from €1000.00, €500.00, €200.00 and €120.00. The €1000.00 prize is given out every third month and the first €1000.00 has been generously donated by Sifu. Students may also use the six month option of donating €60.00 in total for six draws.
Payment is simple. You may use the paypal option below or send a cheque or postal order to: Sifu Joan Browne, Building Project, Mullin, Cordal, Castleisland, Co Kerry, Ireland - made out to ‘Shaolin Wahnam Institute Building Project’. Bank transfer is also acceptable please see below for details.
Once payment has been received you will receive confirmation of your entry to the draw. The first draw will be launched on April 29th 2008 and the subsequent last Tuesday of each month during the Killarney classes.
Please remember the draw is confined to the first 200 people, so early donation is advised. If there are more than 200 we will set up another members club, but it cannot operate until the members reach 200 in number.
All donator names (not amount) will be remembered on a special plaque in the large training hall of the centre and will receive many blessings.
So how do you donate?
1) You may donate €120.00 as a single person for yourself. (this is just one single payment of €120.00)
2) You may donate as a family, e.g six members of a family pay €20.00 each and enter as a syndicate.
3) You may donate as a group e.g. in a class situation 10 students may come together and give €12.00 each and name the group e.g Dublin Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan group. Please decide and agree beforehand how any monies received from donation will be divided. You may decide to buy something new for your training hall or put it towards a Lion Dance course as a group initiative.
These are only some ideas, I am sure you can think of more (smile)
I am amazed at the wonderful offers of help and generosity already given and pledged. Thank you all so much.
Special thanks to Siheng Wong Chun Nga who has been a tremendous help in sourcing beautiful statues of Boddhisattva Guan Yin and Boddhisattva Ksitigarbha. They are being carved as we speak!!!
This is a very exciting and fun time and I do hope you will join us to continue the preservation of these wonderful arts.
Smile from the Heart,
Joan Sifu.
Sifu was presented with ticket No. 1 at the Valentine's Smile from the Heart Week.
If you wish to donate or join the 200 Club (€120.00 for 12 monthly draws- a once off payment of €120.00) or for 6 monthly draws @ €60.00 (once off donation) please click on this button. You will then be taken to a paypal page. You may also use bank transfer, (see below) if asked for narrative please use - 200 Club -. Please know that all assistance is deeply and sincerely appreciated, Thank you. Sifu Joan and The Shaolin Wahnam Institute of Ireland members.
Thank you to everybody so far............as some people are still using bank transfer the total will not be here by Tuesday night 25th March. We have decided to have the very first draw on April 29th 2008. So you still have lots of time to help and be an integral part of the Shaolin Wahnam Centre in Ireland. Smile from the Heart- Joan Sifu.
WINNERS: April 29th 2008
The winners of the first 200 Club draw are as follows:
1st prize (€1000.00- Martin Do, Shaolin Wahnam England.
2nd prize (250.00) - Carmel Ni Chonchuir, Shaolin Wahnam Ireland
3rd prize (120.00) - Bridie McCarthy, Cahirsiveen, Co Kerry, Ireland.
Congratulations to our winners and may your prizes bring you wonderful joy and happiness.
Next draw- May 20th 2008.
1st prize for May is €500.00 and you may buy one ticket for this one month @ €10.00 per ticket, or buy many to include many months. Each month is €10.00
