Dear IBS Sponsors
On behalf of the International Bodhisattva Sangha (IBS), we would like to thank you for your support. Your contribution makes it possible for us to support and provide for guidance for inmates who have genuine regret for their past actions and are to working toward becoming better members of society upon release.
IBS was founded in 1995 on the belief that “everyone deserves a second chance”. Since 2006, IBS has been established as a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to educate prisoners’ on Buddha’s teachings. Our efforts have made tremendous differences in the lives of numerous inmates. With the help of your donations and other fund raising events, we have expanded services to include visiting 8 prisons on a monthly basis, established 21 libraries in 7 different prisons and correspondence via letters with 7 other prisons in California. These successes would not have been possible without the support and generosity of the dedicated and devoted sponsors, which has enabled IBS to continue to provide much-needed support to the inmates who are sincerely working to change their lives.
As we continue to fulfill our mission of educating inmates on the Buddha’s teachings, we also aim to set up 20 more libraries this year. With the support of people like you, we have managed to work towards achieving our mission. Our goal is to one day offer Dharma and meditation teachings in all of California’s 36 state prisons. Thank you for enabling us to continue our mission.
Sincerely,
Shirley Tam
Secretary of IBS
Contact no: 619-450-3699