| Greetings all, Over the past year attendance at Deep Root activities/events and participation of volunteers has dwindled to near-to-nothing. Only one person responded to this year's annual community survey. All the current board members are either moving on to other projects (or needing to) and having found no one interested in taking their places, voted on Oct. 4th to dissolve the Deep Root organization. We especially want to thank our wonderful members, volunteers and all those who 'rooted' for us. We offered, sponsored or collaborated on about 100 community events and activities since May of 2003 as well as published and distributed a bi-monthly community newsletter. However, of all the things we did, the most valuable effort has been to establish the Deep Root Community Lending Library. Our community pagan/magical/metaphysical lending library is one of only a half dozen IN THE ENTIRE U.S.A. and the only one that has been in a publicly accessible place. All the others are housed in private homes where you must call to make an appointment to check out books. The Sekhet Bast Ra Oasis members put in a lot of work on the Deep Root Community Library project, wanted to see it continue, and have new space at 2714 N. Penn Ave. And, as they were a 501(c)(3) organization we were able to transfer corporate assets (the library, $1000, furniture and equipment) to them. They will hold the Deep Root Library & half the money in trust for a year to give Gail Peck time to get the EarthWind Holistic Center up and running. If she does (and organizes as a non-profit) the library and $500 will move there. If not the OTO will continue to operate it. Regardless, the Deep Root Community Library will remain available to check out books, videos/dvds, cd/cassettes from, with all current memberships honored and new memberships encouraged. Book donations will still be sought and accepted and will still count toward library membership fees, which should remain the same unless you hear otherwise. The library itself has moved to its new location at
2714 N Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City OK 73107, and is now available
for book checkout. For a list of the available holdings,
click here. |