OT Fwd: [News] Urgent!!! Help save the Tanglewood Wellness Center

[Guest guest]

A number of us in Seattle know Loren from Tanglewood

Wellness Center. He's been a raw fooder for over a

decade and has supervised hundreds of people's fasts

at his center over many years now.

 

His message copied below explains a terrible bind he

and his wonderful center are in now. Whatever you or

anyone you know can do to help is greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

> --- Tanglewood <info

> wrote:

>

> > Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:38:24 -0700 (PDT)

> > " Tanglewood "

> > <info

> > news

> > [News] Urgent!!! Help save the Tanglewood

> > Wellness Center

> >

> > Greetings,

> >

> > Tanglewood's future is in jeopardy and you can

> help

> > save it right now.

> > Over the years, we have helped more than 1500

> people

> > from 25 countries

> > achieve amazing levels of health and vitality. If

> > you believe in what

> > we're doing, please read this letter completely

> > (only 3 minutes) and help

> > -- today.

> >

> > As you probably know, Tanglewood moved from

> > Maryland, USA, to Panama

> > nearly 2 years ago. We signed a very attractive

> > lease-option on a

> > property that had been vacant and neglected for

> 7.5

> > years and turned it

> > into a gem, investing a significant amount of

> money

> > in the property to

> > make it as attractive, comfortable, and functional

> > as possible. If you've

> > ever been here or to either of our previous

> > locations, you know that we

> > believe in a high quality and aesthetic standard.

> >

> > The president of the association that owns our

> site

> > is a 70-something

> > retired nurse who always seemed very sweet. When

> we

> > discussed our intent

> > to purchase this property in December, and I

> pointed

> > out that the Maryland

> > site remained unsold, she assured me that the

> > association would extend our

> > lease-option for six more months, through the end

> of

> > 2007. When nothing

> > in writing materialized as of early February, I

> met

> > with her again and

> > received the same assurance, and a promise that

> the

> > same would be provided

> > to me in writing as soon as the board could be

> > convened in March.

> >

> > Though I'm now very embarrassed about my

> > gullibility, they continued to

> > string me along, always telling me that the board

> > hadn't been able to meet

> > yet, but that the written extension was in the

> bag.

> > Just recently, on the

> > eve of the expiration of our option, their lawyer

> > delivered a letter to

> > our lawyer stating that no such extension would be

> > forthcoming. It seems

> > I'd been snookered by a " sweet " little old lady.

> >

> > You may be wondering why I didn't have a back-up

> > plan. Actually, I did. I

> > was contacted roughly 4 months ago by a wealthy

> man

> > who was familiar with

> > our work, and wanted to support the creation of

> the

> > intentional community,

> > the longer-term project we are planning. When he

> > understood our situation

> > here, he agreed to put up the money to secure this

> > site as a necessary

> > first step to creating the bigger project.

> >

> > In the last couple days, he's made it clear that

> his

> > wife does not support

> > this project, and that the money ($140,000) - due

> by

> > the end of this week

> > - is not going to be coming. Curses. Foiled

> again.

> >

> > If you have access to any capital, you can help

> save

> > the center, and there

> > are several possible ways to do it:

> >

> > 1) If you know that you would like to fast with us

> > in the future - one or

> > more times - you can pre-purchase fasting time at

> a

> > significant discount

> > from our already very reasonable prices.

> > 2) If you already have fasting time coming, or are

> > not interested in

> > fasting at this point but would like to help us

> > while helping yourself,

> > you can make a loan to the center and be

> handsomely

> > rewarded for doing so.

> > We're happy to pay 15% on any loan amount from

> > $1000 on up. If that's

> > all that you can do, don't think it won't help.

> If

> > each client does

> > whatever he/she can, we'll likely be fine. These

> > smaller amounts would

> > need to be unsecured. Don't consider this unless

> > you trust me/Tanglewood.

> > 3) If you are in a position to make a more

> > substantial loan, we'll pay 18%

> > on anything from $25,000 up. If you have $100,000

> > or more to lend, you

> > can be secured by a first lien on the property.

> > Smaller amounts (over

> > $25,000) can be secured by junior liens.

> > 4) If you are so inclined, donations would also be

> > gratefully accepted.

> >

> > As you may know, Panama is experiencing a huge

> boom.

> > AARP, Modern

> > Maturity, and the Sovereign Society have all named

> > Panama " the best place

> > in the world to retire to " several years running.

> > Property rights here are

> > just as secure as they are in North America or

> > Europe. Anyone can own

> > property, and as long as it's titled (this one is)

> > ownership is clear and

> > everything is recorded. The property - 5 acres in

> > one of the hottest real

> > estate markets in panama - is improved by a very

> > functional 4500 square

> > foot building, three beautiful one-bedroom

> cottages,

> > and a 300-foot long

> > masonry wall along the property line at the road

> > (for privacy and noise

> > protection) with a nearly-completed gate house.

> >

> > The property is estimated to be worth between $4-5

> > hundred thousand. Now

> > you can see why the association purposely misled

> me.

> > Now that this market

> > is hot and we've improved their property

> > substantially, the original

> > option price is no longer attractive to them.

> > Frankly, it never occurred

> > to me that they would do this, and I'm more than a

> > little embarrassed by

> > naivete.

> >

> > I've spoken with several banks, each of which has

> > said that making such a

> > conservative loan (roughly 28-35% loan-to-value)

> > should be relatively

> > easy. The catch? They all say commercial loans

> > take about 2 months to

> > process - roughly 7.5 weeks longer than we have

> now.

> >

> > Unable to continue carrying the site in Maryland

> and

> > with that market

> > depressed, it seemed that giving it back to the

> bank

> > was the only sensible

> > option. The good news is that we're no longer

> > making enormous payments on

> > the Maryland property, and carrying the financing

> on

> > this site will be

> > easy. (Even at 18%, the payments are only a few

> > hundred more than our

> > rent).

> >

> > All loan terms would be for 6 months. Smaller

> > amounts would be paid

> > interest when the loan is paid off. Interest on

> > larger amounts could be

> > paid monthly, if preferred. Larger loans can also

> > be rolled into the

> > larger project, with significant built-in

> > appreciation, if you desire. We

> > can discuss this further by phone if you're in a

> > position to make a larger

> > loan.

> >

> > Your funds must be received by this Friday -- at

> the

> > latest -- to help. I

> > know it's not much time, and I wish I could make a

> > more reasonable

> > request, but the situation is what it is.

> >

> > If you want to help - and I hope you do - there

> are

> > several ways to make

> > that happen. If you want to pre-purchase fasting

> > time, you can click here

> >

>

http://www.tanglewoodwellnesscenter.com/new-discount.php

> > to go to our

> > website. You can use your credit card or existing

> > pay pal account if you

> > choose to, though we would appreciate it if you

> > would fed-ex (at our

> > expense) or wire us the funds instead. Please

> > contact us at

> > info for

> instructions.

> >

> > If you would prefer to make a loan or a donation

> > instead, again, please

> > contact us at the above e-mail address with

> > times/phone numbers where you

> > can be reached (if we need to talk.)

> >

> > Thank you in advance for your consideration and

> your

> > assistance. We have

> > helped many people over the years and want to be

> > there to help you and

> > many more in the future.

> >

> > Namaste,

> > Loren

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Center Coordinator

> > www.TanglewoodWellnessCenter.com

> > ... the natural way to perfect health.

> > 301-637-4657

> > 507-6671-9965

> >

> >

> > _____________

> > To Contact Us:

> > Call 301-637-4657 or e-mail

> > info

 

 

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