BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
BGR Provides Food Relief during COVID-19 Pandemic
Over the past two and a half months, beginning in late March, BGR has donated over $45,000 to support communities, both globally and nationally, adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Emergency Relief Assistance to Sri Lanka
On March 31st BGR donated $1,000 to the Karuna Trust in Sri Lanka, which has been distributing parcels of dry rations to poor families hit hard by the strict curfew imposed in the country on account of COVID-19.
The Coronavirus Contains Its Own Medicine
By Paul Levy • The coronavirus is a living revelation that is dying to show us something about who we are and our place in the universe. What it is revealing to us is crucially important for us to know. Our very survival depends upon receiving its message.
Rice Support for Students in Cambodia
Through its partnership with Lotus Outreach International, BGR is helping provide poor girls in Cambodia—and their families—with rice support, thereby enabling them to continue their education through high school and even to pursue university degrees. The rice often feeds the girls’ parents and siblings as well, and the cost savings can benefit entire families.
Whose Lives Matter?
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Even though Covid-19 has been taking a heavy toll on workers in the meat industry, late last month President Trump issued an executive order demanding that meat-processing plants must resume operations. The effect of this order is to confront workers with a horrendous choice: either risk losing their jobs or risk losing their lives.
BGR Supports Hunger Relief During Pandemic
Over the past two months, BGR has donated close to $40,000 to support communities, both globally and nationally, adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
