Help Us Rebuild

​Our Beloved Sanctuary

Join us in celebrating the upcoming rebuild of our Beloved Sanctuary! We know that our guests have been awaiting this rebuild and we are so delighted to now be underway. The Sanctuary hosted the Daily Well-Being programs for 37 years, as well as many other programs for personal communion, inner renewal, community connection, and sacred conversations. 

You can help us with this auspicious goal by supporting our fundraising efforts today! 

The budget for the Sanctuary Rebuild is estimated at $680K which includes the costs of materials, Breitenbush building team members, outside contractors such as architects and licensed contractors, site excavation, and the creation of simple housing for offsite workers during their contracts.

Thermometer By ABC Fundraising®

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Matching Donations with thanks to:

Mark and Scott Ellis

With appreciation to Mark and Scott Ellis, the brother's of Eric Ellis (BHS community member, 1994 - 2018), who was killed in a car accident on Hwy 22, we are able to launch our Sanctuary Rebuilding Campaign. 

The Ellis brothers have offered us a Matching Gift of $200,000. Thanks to their generosity your donations will be matched!

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Ellis Island Meditation Gazebo

As we rebuild the Sanctuary, we will be adding a special memorial for Eric Ellis. 

Ellis Island will be a place for peaceful repose, meditation or contemplation. Nestled in the trees, with a view of the river, guests can easily commune with nature.

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Ellis Island Memorial Placque

"Remember you don't have to "do" anything. Just be open to what is. You will realize more and more that you are this awareness and that everything that arises in you is there to be held and healed. You are the light. You are the one. There is nothing that can touch you so there is nothing to be afraid of. Have a great journey! See you soon." 😊
- From the journal of Eric Ellis

Memorial Bricks for Sanctuary Landscaping

In addition to supporting us with the building of the new Sanctuary, we also invite you to donate toward the landscaping bricks around the Sanctuary. These donations can either be in your name, or as a Memorial Donation, in the name of a loved one whom you wish to memorialize or to remember when you sit in meditation.  

For those of you who have visited Breitenbush Fire House, you have seen the bricks surrounding the Fire House with the names of the many donors who supported the BFD, Breitenbush Fire Department, to build that structure (which survived the wildfires of 2020 and was instrumental in fighting off the fires to the extent that was possible).  In this same spirit, your donation for a Memorial Brick, either in your own name or for a loved one, will go toward the creation of the Sanctuary and the meditation gazebo, Ellis Island.  

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OCTOBER Donor Celebration

October 22 - 24

Donors who donate $2,000 or more will, by September 15, 2025 be welcomed to a special Donors Celebration in October. Donations can be a combination of Sanctuary Rebuild Donations, Memorial Bricks, or donations to our general rebuilding fund. 

​Join us for two nights at Breitenbush as our guests; meet the team of builders and visionaries; get a tour of the foundation, framing, and infrastructure; and attend special Daily Well-Being sessions. 

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SANCTUARY CONVERSATIONS LIBRARY

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DONATING VIA CHECK

Please make payments to DAYA Foundation and write on the memo line what your donation is intended to support. 
MAIL TO: 
DAYA Foundation ℅ Sarahjoy Marsh
4416 SW Lobelia St, Portland, OR 97219