Pasadena Buddhist Temple hosts the Keiro Caregiver Conference on March 30. Many thanks to all that participated and volunteered.
Click on the title to see photos and the press release.

Thank you Keiro! Restrooms are done! 

Next time you come to temple, please make a point to visit the restrooms in Sakai Hall and the Family Handicap Accessible restroom on the Sakai Hall porch.

Pasadena Buddhist Temple receives KEIRO grant!

The Pasadena Buddhist Temple was one of 44 recipients of Keiro’s Inaugural Grants Program and one of only 4 major grantees. This new grants program is a key component of Keiro’s new outreach strategy created to assist and support organizations that impact the quality of life for older Japanese Americans. Other temples to receive grants included Senshin, Oxnard, Orange County, Gardena,and Nishi Honwanji. The PBT Grant Committee led by Shelley Shinmoto submitted a proposal back in November 2016 requesting a grant to help fund a remodel of our restrooms in Sakai Hall (gym) in order to make them ADA compliant and accessible to our many senior members and visitors.  With over half of our membership over the age of 65, accessibility to user friendly rest rooms  should not be a deterrent to attending and participating in the many religious, cultural, educational, and social events that our Temple hosts. We are thrilled to be the recipient of this grant and profoundly grateful to Keiro for awarding us with this most generous gift. We have established a committee to oversee the design and construction of the rest rooms and work will begin soon as we have less than 12 months to complete this project.  

Update #1

The Pasadena Committee has selected and hired an architect who will be drawing up the plans. The company hired is Shelter, LLP and is based in Pasadena. 

Update #2

Architect plans to remodel both restrooms in the gym and add a handicapped accessible. Plans have been approved by the City of Pasadena. Have contacted 5-contractors to bid on this project. 

Update 10/30/17

All the city permits that had been submitted have finally been approved. Our contractor has been selected and he will begin the remodel in January, after the holidays.
This is a view of the new restroom being created from the old Women's restroom.