About Jonji | Solution | How to make Donations | Calendar of Benefits | Contact Jonji Jonji Provenzano has been diagnosed with 4th stage stomach cancer. Jonji is a much-loved Yoga Teacher who has been teaching Yoga in the Hudson Valley since the 80s. His classes are known for their thought provoking, sometimes humorous, Dharma talks. He is also a master carpenter who has been building in the area since the 60s. What He and Suzanne Face With his wife Suzanne, who is a nurse at Northern Duchess Hospital, he lives in Saugerties, NY. The house they bought was a run down, dark depressing little house which, with years of work, they have transformed into a warm and welcoming home full of love and light. It is a home where many yoga classes have been taught, a home where Suzanne's children Jack and Casey spend time growing up, a home that sadly they are in jeopardy of losing because Jonji can no longer work. With Jonji's rigorous Chemo treatment a move at this time would be devastating.     The Solution "We Love You Jonji" was set up so that Jonji, Suzanne, Jack and Casey can stay in their home through Jonji's illness. With your help, we are trying to raise $2,000 a month for the next year to help with mortgage payments and basic expense. We are asking that rather than making a one-time donation that you spread your donation out over a year by making a monthly donation. In this way it may be easier to give a little more to help them keep their house. For instance, instead of giving $100 as a one time donation you could give $15 a month for a year. Of course, one-time donations are also greatly appreciated.     CALENDAR of Events and Benefits: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 2PM The Bearsville Theater WE LOVE YOU JONJI Music Benefit and Auction Tickets $20 PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Amy & Leslie Bar Scott Marc Black & Betty MacDonald The Phantoms Cleomas Ghost Mike Winfield Band Prana Auction Items Include: yoga classes (from Bliss, Namaste, Jai Ma, Barbara Boris, Shakti, and others!!) Martin Brading photograph season tickets to Shadowland Theater tickets to Levon Helm's Ramble recording time at Coldbrook Studio with expert engineer Julie Last art from Fletcher gallery voice lessons saxophone lessons Pike Lane B&B stay yoga books yoga accessories piano tuning dentistry Jewelry Hand-loomed Hammock from Pondicherry gift certificates from Woodstock and Kingston Merchants Free weekend at Common Fire Editing/proofreading service cleaning service from A Sweep Above the Rest tai chi classes Anusara therapeutic session homeopathic consultation massage dietary evaluation and nutrition consultation hair cut from freedom hair design in Saugerties And much much more...   How to Donate 1) Use this website to make a monthly or one time credit card donation. a)Use this button for a one time credit card donation: b) Use one of the following to set up monthly donations: $15 a month $25 a month $50 a month 2) Set up a monthly payment through your bank, either with online banking, or, go to your bank and request it. 3) Mail a check to the "We Love Jonji" account. 4) Take part in an event or benefit (See Calendar) Make out checks or deposits to: We Love You Jonji Also include the account #200139666 Mail it to: We Love You Jonji Att: Member Services Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union PO Box 1429, Kingston, NY 12402   Think of Jonji Jonji has given so much of himself to us. How many of us have taken yoga classes with him? How many of us know his beautiful carpentry work? How many of us have had: our day brightened by his playful smile and rollicking laugh, our bodies encouraged to stretch and open by his teaching, our minds brought into focus by his words, our hearts lifted by his beautiful singing? How many of us have had our lives enriched by knowing him? Now he needs us. Now is a chance for us to give something back. Now is a chance for us to gather and with our support, lovingly celebrate our friend, our teacher, our brother, Jonji.   E-mail Jonji and Suzanne Jonji and Suzanne would love to hear from you. You can e-mail them both at jprovenzano@hvc.rr.com Read Jonji's journal at the Caring Bridge Website