Build Westborough Gurdwara Sahib (buildwgs) captures the goals, fund raising status, construction progress for a brand new gurdwara sahib & khalsa school for the Boston sangat.

1. New Gurdwara Sahib
+
School
New England Sikh Study Circle (NESSC)
A 501(c)(3) Organization
@ Westborough

2. HOW DOYOU…
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?

3. 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

4. KHALSA SCHOOL GROWTH
• Current infrastructure severely inadequate
• Kids ready to learn but options are limited
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25
50
75
100
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
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13
25
35
46
54
61
68
72 74 75
82
87
92
97
3
13
25
35
46
54
61
68
72 74 75
82
Actual Projected

5. 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!

6. NEW GURDWARA SAHIB
CENTER
FOR
LEARNING & TEACHING

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

8. • 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

9. • 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

10. • 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

11. • 7 Classrooms
• Langar hall
• Guest Room
• Open space
• Multi use
First Floor
Room to
teach,
learn and
grow.

12. • New Library
• 2 Diwan halls
• Multi-use space
• Wedding Facility
• 2 Offices
• Granthi
Apartment
Second Floor

13. THE BIG PICTURE
LAND EXTERIOR INTERIOR
GROW LEARN TEACH
GOAL RAISED FUNDED
LAND $550K $550K
EXTERIOR $3.40M $2.40M
INTERIOR $1.90M $900K
1 2 3

14. 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

15. LUMP SUM DONATIONS
2013 2014 2015
$500K $400K $400K
Goal $3.3M
$1.3MCommitted by local sangat

16. MONTHLY
Goal $25K PER MONTH
=
150 PEOPLE
$16K
SERVICE
$2.0M
BUILDING
LOAN
=
Current

17. Follow the progress
http://www.facebook.com/buildwgs
notifications, weekly progress, news and pics
contact: management@nessc.org