Keiro

February, 2022 - Pasadena Buddhist Temple was awarded a grant from Keiro, which will help finance the BWA and Dharma School programs to provide meals, goodies, and visits to the seniors who live in our area. The grant will also provide support to establish senior activities that will help reduce the social isolation that many of our seniors and sangha have been experiencing. Pasadena Buddhist Temple expresses their gratitude to Keiro’s Grants Program for providing our Temple and organizations the means to move forward.

2022 Projects funded by the grant (click to see photos and information)...

Pickle-ball to begin on May 9th.

Keiro Virtual Forums

Keiro has posted a wonderful tutorial on using ZOOM to utilize video-conferencing for seniors (and everyone). If you have never used ZOOM, it is a very easy and free platform to meet with others. This conference will use ZOOM, but you can watch the presenter from the comfort and safety of your own home. Visit the KEIRO Webpage to get updated COVID-19 information in English and Japanese and also information regarding having food delivered to your own home.

Keiro Virtual Forums

Keiro-no-Hi Photos - September 18, 2021
PBT was a distribution center for the goodie bags and Chicken Katsu Bento from Ducks.

Pasadena Buddhist Temple Awarded
Keiro Grant for 2021

Pasadena Buddhist Temple was awarded a grant from Keiro to support our Dharma School and BWA in their ongoing programs to provide support and maintain contact with the seniors of our sangha and community. Due to the pandemic fundraisers have been eliminated for these two groups. Thanks to Keiro's Grant Program the BWA will provide a lunch purchased from a local restaurant for a Pasadena Nikkei Senior lunch and the Dharma School will continue and expand their Senior Care Package program it had initiated last year.
The Pasadena Buddhist Temple is grateful to the Keiro Grants Program for providing this opportunity to support our programs. We know that the seniors we "touch" will be able to feel the compassion of our projects.

If you missed the 2021 conference here are the links from the events....

Here is a link to the full 2021 Caregiver Conference recording. Note, the video is split up by sections. Feel free to advance to any section you would like to re-watch.
Here is a link to the Culinary Tips video. (Recipes for the meals prepared courtesy of Jane Matsumoto)
Here is a link to the Resource Fair Guide.

Pasadena Buddhist Temple hosted the Keiro Caregiver Conference on March 30 2019.

Caregiver Photos

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.

2016 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.