Help House Displaced Families

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, families in Western North Carolina have lost everything. Many are now facing the harsh reality of being without shelter, safety, and security.

With winter fast approaching, the urgency to provide stable housing is more critical than ever.

Thanks to the incredible support of our donors and volunteers, we are providing 5 RVs to families in need.

These RVs will offer a much-needed refuge to those who have lost their homes, allowing them to reclaim some sense of safety and stability.

Priority will be given to families and single mothers.

The selected families will OWN the donated RVs.

We are actively working to create homesite spaces for these RVs, using heavy machinery to prepare roads and parking homes sites on our land.

These parking homesites will allow the families a place to park their RV home RENT FREE while they get their feet under them.

Your generous donations are directly funding this work, from covering the wages of our chainsaw operators and excavator drivers to renting the equipment needed for this massive effort.

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Our goal is:

This goal will cost us FAR MORE then our fundraising goal.

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Want to help!?

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Earlier in our recovery efforts directly after the Hurricane:

We offered temporary relief housing for folks in bell tents.

This is Brandon and Peter. They have two dogs and a kitten they found in the hurricane. Tragically; they lost their home.

We were able to offer these displaced families:

(one of our bell tents)

(volunteers prepping the next bell tent)

Your generous support will make a tremendous difference in providing support to people who desperately need it.

With love and gratitude,

Eleanor & Rob Lenfestey

And the entire Mandala Springs Community

For those that would prefer Venmo or Paypal:

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A little bit about us!

Eleanor and Rob here- we are the owners of Mandala Springs; a local eco center.

Our love story began 15 years ago. We were both living in Costa Rica, and boarded planes to India..... at the same time!

We ended up in the *same* little Himalayan Village. But we somehow did not meet!

Three years later we were on the same courtyard in Whistler BC (again, we somehow did not meet). We even have a photo of that moment!

We've since discovered how many times we have been mere feet from each other (in the wildest places around the globe). The universe was slowly nudging us together.

When we finally met 10 years ago: It was electric!

Together we are in partnership with 67 acres lovingly called Mandala Springs- a gathering space that hosts transformative retreats and events.

We have often discussed what our partnership is in service to and our shared value system. This devastating disaster has been a chance for us to step more fully into what we believe and serve our community.