More than 250 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on May 16 at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, for a large community day of service organized to support Vaibhavi Devi Dasi and honor the memory of her recently departed husband, Caru Das.
The effort brought together three local LDS Stakes and volunteers from across the community for a day dedicated to easing burdens at the temple and demonstrating solidarity during a difficult time. Monica Ringger-Bambrough, a local interfaith leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who organized the project, said the day was inspired by a desire to show love and support to longtime friends and neighbors.
“His loss was felt in our community and around the world,” Bambrough said of Caru Das. “We thought this was the least we could do to show our love and support in a time of need.”
Throughout the day, volunteers divided into 27 teams serving in 21 different project areas. Tasks ranged from shearing llamas and hauling away truckloads of trimmings and debris to planting a memorial garden in honor of Caru. Organizers estimated that volunteers completed approximately 800 hours of service between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.—an amount of work that would have been difficult to accomplish otherwise.
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