[Trust Family Bulletin] Announcement: Meher Media Center at Meher Pilgrim Center

[Trust Family Bulletin]

Announcement: Meher Media Center at Meher Pilgrim Center

August 17, 2007

Donated equipment and digital materials are welcome.

Exciting News! Keeping in mind the objectives of providing more 
educational opportunities for pilgrims and visitors to focus on Baba's 
life and work while on pilgrimage to Meherabad, a new 'Meher Media 
Center' is opening in the Meher Pilgrim Center.

WHAT and WHERE: The Media Center Study and Research Room, for viewing of 
multi-media, CD-roms, and scanned materials at computer stations will be 
established in the former women's dorm. This quiet media viewing and 
data base usage room will be set up with areas for 4-5 people to view 
the collection on computers. There will also be 4-5 more study spaces 
for people to work with their own lap-top computers or old-fashioned 
notebooks with paper and pen! The computers are for viewing, listening 
and reference study only, with headphones for quiet - copying of the 
collection will not be possible.

The former men's dorm will be the Media Center Multi-purpose Room, where 
power point presentations, dvd's, slide shows, and other media can be 
viewed by small groups. There will be regularly scheduled viewings of 
Baba and mandali videos and dvd’s in a variety of languages. This room 
may also be checked out for small group discussions and meetings on 
Baba's life and work, i.e. Discourse meetings, etc.

WHEN: Video showings have already begun in the Media Center 
Multi-purpose Room. The goal is to begin setting up the Media Center 
Study and Research Room in November 2007. Currently the collection is 
being prepared and equipment and materials are being lined up.

MATERIALS NEEDED: The start-up budget allows for one computer and one 
projector. The goal is to eventually have 5-6 computers in the Media 
Center. For now the Media Center is happy to receive donated equipment 
in good working condition such as laptop computers and other media 
viewing/sound equipment. A lot depends on how many volunteers are 
available to see to the proper running of the Center. Please contact 
project coordinator, Debbie Nordeen, for more detailed information about 
how to donate equipment and materials.

FIRST PRIORITY: Baba's works in a variety of translated languages are 
needed in digital format. Compiling digital materials in numerous 
languages of Baba's translated works is the highest priority. Pilgrims 
from around the world are arriving. Meherabad had unexpected pilgrims 
from Iran, China and Russia last season, as well as other countries. How 
wonderful it will be to offer these seekers information in their mother 
tongues.

CONTACT US: Baba lovers and Baba groups can help in the success of this 
new Media Center of His remembrance. Please share your ideas and 
information with us. We'd love to hear from you if you wish to help 
establish, contribute materials to, maintain, or volunteer to work at 
this new Media Center. What a wonderful new venue for Baba's remembrance!

Lovingly in Baba,
Debbie Nordeen, project coordinator (returning to Meherabad November 4 - 
March 23.)

mediacenter at mail.ambppct.org or nordeeni at bellsouth.net