sylvan springs a center of hope, restoration, and learning

Sylvan Springs a center of hope, restoration, and learning

Sylvan Springs belongs to GOD.


It always has….


It always has….

* from before the first Native American

who recognized it as Holy Ground


It always has….

* from the first Native American who recognized it as Holy Ground

* to 1956 when the Blessed Mary, the Mother of Jesus appeared,


It always has….



* to NOW in the present,


It always has….




* and into the FUTURE.


It always has….




* and into the FUTURE.

… It always will.

Those of us who have the privilege to hold title

to this Propertyare stewards.

Those of us who have the privilege to hold title

to this Propertyare stewards.

We of Conscious Community gratefully & humbly

accept the Call to serve hereat Sylvan Springs as stewards.

Conscious Community, Inc. is:

•Community-based nonprofit, 501(c)3 (not affiliated with a specific religion)

•Formed in January 2008 in Michigan

•Indiana Certificate of Authority, August 2011

•Indiana Tax Exemption, September 2011

MISSION:

To facilitate an enlightened shift in mankind’s consciousness toward constructive, sustainable civilization

*This mission is God-centered, though not affiliated with any one religion.* We have an ecumenical stance. * Our organization is run by Christians.

FORMAL STRUCTURE INCLUDES COMMUNITY:

“COMMUNITY” is an adjunct committee to our Board of Directors

•We want and invite representatives of the community to be a formal part of our organization through this committee.

• Offshoot of Living Consciously® LLC

• Curricula Inspired on November 19, 1994

• Practical application of the Law of Love taught by Jesus the Christ

• Evidence-based / statistical tracking

• Central, foundational principles germane in all human endeavors

RESULTS:•Due to the effectiveness of our curricula:

• High at-risk middle & high school students have a 85% - 91% reduction in disciplinary incidents

• 460 families are off welfare due to self-sufficiency

• Prison reentries are experiencing recidivism rates of

0% - 8.3%

• Organizations enhance the productivity & employability of their workers by 15%-25%, e.g. one company tracked an ROI of $194,003 for just 24 people.

Accountability is key in all our endeavors.

Expertise within our organization includes:

* acquisition & renovation of large convent for human service delivery

* former director of a Dominican Center* decades of experience in:

- organizational management in both nonprofit & for-profit arenas

- fundraising - communications & outreach - community events- - programming &

facilitation- volunteer recruitment, leadership,

& enrichment

Leadership Highlights:

Gayle S. Wisner, Chair and President, 5th generation business family; 38 years in organizational leadership, with strategic planning, capacity building, fiscal responsibility & supervision of staff; social entrepreneur e.g. bringing best business practices to bear to create and sustain social good and improved quality of life for others.Marketing and outreach. Training & facilitation.1st woman inducted into Grand Rapids, MI Rotary.

Leadership Highlights, cont’d:

Susan Heartwell, MPA, 30 years in nonprofitarenas; creation of multiple national prototype agencies for new services to individuals, families, and communities; building of community alliances; major donor & fund raising events.

Gindy Gray, 25 years supervision, policy formation, human resources, grant research & writing, mediation, community relations, program planning , development & deliver; fund raising, community events.


Tom Heinz, MM Nonprofit board president & executive directorships; financial turnaround; employee leadership and supervision; purchase and renovation of former convent into administrative offices and two shelters. Programming planning, development and delivery; leadership alliances; conflict resolution, analytical decision making, Board training, staff orientation, volunteerism, diversity. Eight years successful sales experience.


Mark Clarke is a nonprofit consultant with a firm from Indianapolis focusing on strategic planning that creates unique solutions. He is the former director of a Dominican Center; and in addition held other leadership roles as Vice President of marketing & programming at a national learning & conference center.

Obviously, we will be hiring to expand our staff as necessary for Sylvan Springs, and augmenting our expertise. These positions are specifically noted in our strategic plan.

ENVISIONED a Center of hope, restoration, learning, and healing

PRAYERS ANSWERED with Sylvan Springs- sooner and with greater power, beauty, and possibility than we expected.

Once the Call was heard and accepted:

- earnest prayers for direction- Inspired guidance toward creating a strategic plan worthy of Sylvan Springs and the One Who truly owns it- investment of nearly two thousand hours, plus uncomfortable financial toll for

- due diligence- research- creating, planning- writing- forming financial projections

A detailed strategic plan has been completed.

Highlights of the strategic plan include:

* financial self-sufficiency foundations will begin establishing themselves by the end of the 3rd full year



* six (6) business & operational experts have examined our plan. Only one had a minor correction. All were greatly impressed.



* six (6) business & operational experts have examined our plan. Only one had a minor correction. All were greatly impressed.

* after initial startup, the Springs will be staffed and run by paid employees (main emphasis NOT on volunteers)


MISSION:

To consciously promote hope, healing, and wholeness…while seeking spiritual reconciliation and unity for all God’s children.

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a center of hope, restoration, and learning

INSPIRED NEW MODEL

Never before have all these points been implemented simultaneously at Sylvan Springs!

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INSPIRED NEW MODEL

* Honor & protect Sylvan Springs as sacred ground


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INSPIRED NEW MODEL

* Honor & protect Sylvan Springs as sacred ground* Be an actively involved community member


Sylvan Springs


INSPIRED NEW MODEL

* Honor & protect Sylvan Springs as sacred ground* Be an actively involved community member* Open Sylvan Springs primarily for public use


Sylvan Springs


INSPIRED NEW MODEL

* Honor & protect Sylvan Springs as sacred ground* Be an actively involved community member* Open Sylvan Springs primarily for public use* Be a fiscally responsible steward, by creating & cultivating multiple services, which support the mission and create income streams toward financial self-sufficiency.


Sylvan SpringsHonor & protect as sacred ground

* Keep open to all who seek, harmoniously, a better relationship with God

* Hold fast to the Mother Mary’s directions:

- to bring all of God’s children- to honor Her with purity

Sylvan SpringsBe an actively involved community member

* Participate ardently in community initiatives and development

* Hold numerous community events here every year, such as:

- Easter egg hunt- Hoe-down- Hot air balloon festival- Stand Up & Sing for America

Sylvan SpringsOpen Sylvan Springs primarily for public use

* So all can receive its Blessings

- Individuals & groups can stay for one or two days – to weeks

- Enjoy prayer, restoration, & other activities

- Families & other groups can hold meetings, celebrate events, convene a conference, etc.

- Enjoy meals, the blessed water and grounds

- Participate in learning

Sylvan SpringsBe a fiscally-responsible steward

* Ask God what He wants here!

* Create & sustain multiple services and products

- each supporting the Mission

* Work detailed strategic plan created by:

- due diligence- research

- consulting experts- detailed planning & tracking

Overview of initial services* Sylvan Springs Places & Spaces

- Lodging

* Sylvan Springs Culinary Delights

- Dining Room & Catering

* Sylvan Springs Mineral Water

- Bottling

* Sylvan Springs Gatherings &

Programming

- Meeting & Event Rooms,

plus Programming

* Sylvan Springs Bountiful Farms

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Spaces & Places – Lodging

Mission support: to facilitate people staying on the Property longer to better enjoy & take in Its Blessings.

We want the Springs available to all budgets:There will be multiple budget levels from which to choose!

* Bed & Breakfast: 41 rooms @ $85 Rest have bathrooms down the hall:

* Classic European: 49 rooms @ $60

* Family Places: 12 rooms; $28 per person, minimum occupancy 4

* Group Spaces: 38 rooms / 4 to 24 per room; dormitory-style, $25 / person

Breakfast included in all room rates!

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Culinary Delights – Dining Room & Catering

Mission support: providing delicious, highest-quality, wholesome foods, mostly grown at the Springs

We want the Springs available to all budgets:There will be multiple budget levels from which to choose!

* Breakfast: included with roomRest also open to public:

* Sunday Brunch* Lunch Buffet * Dinner 1: buffet; $7.50

Dinner 2: fancy buffet; $11.00

Dinner 3: resort dining, linens, menu, service

Catering for on-site events & meetings.Delicious snacks & simple meals also available at lounge coffee shop, and at outdoor kiosks, seasonally.

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Mineral Water – Bottling

Mission support: sending this special Blessing out to all mankind; making it available to all who value it, even when they can’t come here personally.

Available, initially, through two channels:

* Online: cases in gallon, 1 liter, 500 ml sizes

* Specialized distribution channels

All who come to the Springs will be able to fill their jugs at the front lawn springs - free & with our blessings.

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Gatherings & Programmingx

Mission support: Gatherings: providing meeting rooms in a tranquil, inspiring setting – an especially beautiful and peaceful setting for family and group celebrations and special occasions. Programming: offering the component of learning as an opportunity for a greater quality of life

Meeting & Event Rooms

* 17 rooms – holding 8 to 300; variety of decors

* Catering by Sylvan Springs Culinary Delights

Programming* Living Consciously® , Working ConsciouslyTM,

Leading ConsciouslyTM

* Additional programming by our staff in a wide spectrum of subjects* Seminars & lectures by invited guests* Retreats, pilgrimages, conferences,

organizations, other groups bringing their own programming

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Bountiful Farmsx

Mission support: sharing a bountiful harvest of delicious, highly-nutritious, non-toxic food, grown on the sustainable model with organic practices – and tapping local farming expertise

Providing delicious food to:

* Sylvan Springs Culinary Delights for our own dining room and catering services* Sylvan Springs Market, our own roadside market serving our community; also offering other products of Noble County* Participant in local Field to Fork initiative* Outreach to outlying farmers markets in communities as far as 2½ hours away* Community supported agriculture (CSA), membership farming to extended community* Sales to restaurants locally & regionally* Donating foodstuffs to local food pantries

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OTHER PLANS

* Relationships with regional universities, colleges, trade schools, and K-12 education districts and schools

- higher ed classrooms- the Springs as “laboratory” for trade school classes in Historical

Renovation- as a venue for professional development for K-12 educators

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OTHER PLANS


* Business incubator site

- office space and/or on-site computer usage rentals by hour, day, week, or month

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OTHER PLANS


* Business incubator site

* Refurbishing springs and wading pools

* Beautifying landscaping & creating theme gardens

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FUTURE PLANS* Community Cultural Center in renovated large barn:

“Sylvan Springs meets Chautauqua”- Theaters- Concert / Lecture Halls- Offices for community agencies in lower level

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FUTURE PLANS* Community Cultural Center in renovated large barn:

“Sylvan Springs meets Chautauqua”- Theaters- Concert / Lecture Halls- Offices for community agencies in lower level- Music conservatory- Artist conclave

* Additional lodging facilities

* 11+ additional services & product lines

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BENEFITS TO COMMUNITYx

* Stimulus to economic growth- Anticipating at least 45 new jobs by third year

We will be needing a wide variety supervisoryand staff positions filled, including in these areas: specialty chefs, food preparation, housekeeping, office, bookkeeping, community outreach, grounds and gardening, farming, maintenance, and hospitality

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* Stimulus to economic growth- Anticipating at least 45 new jobs by third year- Drawing more visitors to our community

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* Stimulus to economic growth- Anticipating at least 45 new jobs by third year- Drawing more visitors to our community- Bringing more conferences, regional

business & organizational meetings in

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business & organizational meetings in- Increasing money spent in community at-large

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* Enhanced platform for community collaboration & ongoing development

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* Enhanced platform for community collaboration & ongoing development* Increased educational, cultural and business offerings

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* Enhanced platform for community collaboration & ongoing development* Increased educational, cultural and business offerings* Increased quality of life for our neighbors

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DONATIONS ONLINE(by November 1st)

To make a donation online, to help us save and raise Sylvan Springs, please go to:

www.consciouscommunityinc.org

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Please join us in our continual prayer for

God’s Divine Plan fulfilled

at His

Sylvan Springs.Conscious Community, Inc.

866.849.2615 www.consciouscommunityinc.orgP.O. Box 206, Rome City, IN 46784

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