Meher Archive Collective is committed to honoring Meher Baba
through a culture of Integrity, Transparency and Trust;
we take this Responsibility seriously, as we continue to build Expertise,
and pledge to be of Service to all those invested in protecting Baba’s legacy.

Women to Women Storytelling Festival & fundraiser Part II

You are all welcome to join us for a Storytelling Festival and fundraiser featuring women from around the world who are blessed to have met Meher Baba’s women mandali as children, as dancers, as pilgrims, and ALL as lovers of Meher Baba. 

Saturday, April 10th, 2021
11:00am - 1:00pm (EDT) -Zoom Webinar (English)
Virtual Reception will follow “on the Porch”

Tickets are $20 per person with an option to purchase a scholarship for someone at $15.  Please 'add-up' when ordering your ticket. ($35. purchase = 1 ticket and 1 scholarship)
Confidential scholarships are available – contact tracey.lilley@meherarchive.org
Ticket Purchase closed one-hour before Festival (10:00am EDT on April 10th)

Meher Archive Collective - Phase 1: Constructing the Vision

Enjoy this 20 minute tour of Meher Archive Collective’s soon to be new home in the Meher New Life Center building.

This tour gives a short history of MAC and shows the renovation process that is taking place which will fulfill the potential of this wonderful building as a hub of Meher Baba activity.

The Meher New Life Center building features areas designated for MAC’s ongoing archival work related to Avatar Meher Baba's life, the New Life Library, Baba silent meditation room, a space for Volunteer activities, offices, community, reading, display rooms, a larger assembly room and spaces for public rental.

Meher New Life Center building—Progress Report
Ken Blackman — Board VP, Building Project Manager
Peter Nordeen — Building Project Supervisor

This grand ancient 98-year-old building
has mirrored Baba’s refrain that opposition is a necessary part of any endeavor. It was built to persevere, but for some time has not received the attention it required to maintain its grandeur. Under Peter Nordeen’s direction and with MAC’s commitment we have made every effort to refurbish and nurture this space to meet a level of excellence befitting the Avatar. It’s being built to last.  

Every inch of this building has received  a scrutiny and level of attention to insure it is up to the highest standards.

• We have removed over 150,000 pounds of debris from the building  and replaced it with new and improved materials as needed.
• The roof, electrical, lighting, HVAC and plumbing have or soon will be thoroughly upgraded. Many walls, ceilings and floors were removed or soon will be, completely replaced.
  
• Windows were removed, new framing installed and then reinstalled. New windows are  replacing older windows.
• New stairs to the attic and to the roof were installed and now allow us easy access to both sides of the roof.
• Literally hundreds and hundreds of repairs, replacements, reconstructed items were  carried out throughout the entire building from top to bottom.
• We recently completed our fourth major concrete pour focusing on the third and last slab for the two Archival storage areas.
• We began erecting the framing for the ceiling and walls.

These archival rooms are really beginning to take shape and resemble what we expect the finished rooms to look like: safe and secure spaces within which will be the home of sacred items related to the advent of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba.

Much of the labor on this job is tedious, meticulous and time-consuming. It has been immensely more challenging than building something new from scratch. But the results will, we believe, be immensely more gratifying, economically much less expensive and of a higher quality. The building has charm, and will be as solid as a rock—built to last. A rock into which we can all pour our hearts and love  into as it becomes a sacred place of pilgrimage for  humanity to  receive the Grace and Love of the Ancient One.  

Much of this infrastructure is relevant for both phase two and phase three and render those phases much easier and quicker to finish. We can all be proud and excited to witness the transformation taking place at the Meher New Life Center.  

MAC—Support the Vision
Financial — a donation at this time will bring us one step closer to completing the infrastructure required to move MAC into the Meher New Life Center building, and another step closer to the realization of a dynamic hub for Meher Baba.

Thanks to a generous donor who is inspired by the earlier Matching Challenge, ALL financial contributions made between December 15th and 31st, 2020 will be matched up to $50,000.

Volunteer — the work at the Meher New Life Center is entering a new, accelerated and exciting phase—we are looking for people in the community who can help out, even for a few hours a week. Many on-site jobs that are very necessary for progress in the work include carpentry, sweeping, sanding, painting, and other clean up jobs.

If you have other interests or skills that you can offer, such as phone calling, outreach, fundraising, computer scanning, data entry, events etc., please let us know at  volunteers@meherarchive.org

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Jai Baba
As we enter into this final period of completing phase one and receiving a Certificate of Occupancy, let us be mindful of the opportunities being provided by Baba for us to be involved, as called upon by Him, to
     “spread His message of Love to every corner of the world.”

We’d love to have you come by to visit MAC and the Meher New Life Center as we continue to make steady progress towards our vision of a vibrant hub for Baba!

Meher Archive Collective (MAC)
Meher New Life Center, 53 Red Oak School Road, Weaverville NC 28787 / www.meherarchive.org

Tales from the Samadhi

Meher Archive Collective (MAC) is very appreciative of Irma Sheppard and Karl Moeller who are dedicating proceeds from their latest book Tales from The Beloved’s Tomb to help fulfill MAC’s mission of collecting, preserving and sharing Meher Baba’s divine legacy of materials, artifacts and words.  www.MeherArchive.org

You may purchase the book, to benefit MAC, for $15.00 at:
Amazon Tales from the Beloved's Tomb
Barns&Noble Tales from the Beloved's Tomb
Sheriar Books Tales from the Beloved's Tomb

Board News

You are welcome to address our board members with your questions, ideas, and concerns regarding Meher Archive Collective.

Scott Tower, Chair & MAC President: Scott.Tower@Meherarchive.org
Ken Blackman, VP & Meher New Life Center Project Manager: Ken.Blackman@Meherarchive.org
Renee Bussanich, Secretary: Renee.Bussanich@Meherarhive.org
Jean Brunet, Director: Jean.Brunet@Meherarchive.org
Hugh Huntington, Director: Hugh.Huntington@Meherarchive.org
Anne Barker, Director: Anne.Barker@Meherarchive.org
Evie Lindemann, Director: Evie.Lindemann@Meherarchive.org