Bozeman Dharma Center

Refugee Welcome Kit Drive
2026-03-01 08:00 - 2026-03-27 15:00 (America/Denver) | 3810 Valley Commons Dr, #6
BDC is a collection site for Gallatin Refugee Connections Refugee Welcome Kit Drive. We have opted to collect items for their Kitchen Kits. Read more about the drive below (source: Gallatin Refugee Connections)
This March, Gallatin Refugee Connections —in cooperation with Soft Landing Missoula, Lutheran Family Services (LFS), and the International Rescue Committee (IRC)— is sponsoring a collection drive to help refugee families start new lives in Missoula and Billings.
Most refugees arrive with next to nothing—sometimes just the clothes on their backs. These items will help get them started in their new lives and speed their integration into the community. Soft Landing, LFS, and IRC give them a start, and we mean to help! We are collecting household goods to set up newly-arrived families. You can help! Team up with friends to donate an entire room kit, or just donate an item or two. All donations are tax deductible.
Tax-deductible donations are welcome at: https://softlandingmissoula.org or help.rescue.org/donate/us-missoula-mt or gallatinrefugeeconnections.org.
Kitchen Items Needed
You can add a hand-written, unsealed welcome note if you like!
Kitchen Kit #1
Gently used, clean items are acceptable for this kit.

Dishes (plates & bowls for 6)
Cups/glasses (6)
Tea cups/mugs (6)
Small paring knife
Large carving knife
Silverware (6 sets)
Silverware tray for drawer

Kitchen Kit #2
Gently used, clean items are acceptable for this kit.

Large skillet
Small pot & Large pot with lids
Baking dish (9×13)
Baking sheet
Wooden spoon
Spatula
Deep Mixing Spoon
Dish Drying Rack
Can Opener
Trivet
Drying Towels

Kitchen Kit #3
Please purchase NEW ITEMS for this kit (Gently used, clean items are acceptable if the item is marked with a *)

Trash can (put items in it)
Cutting board
Tea kettle (safe for stovetop)*
Mixing bowls (2-3)*
Plastic tupperware (3-6 pcs)
Liquid dish soap
Hand soap
Trash bags (13 Gal)
Drying Towels

Morning Zazen: Online
2026-03-19 06:00 - 06:30 | Online Offering
Morning Zazen
ONLINE with Bozeman Zen Group
Weekdays, 6 – 6:30 AM

Start your morning practicing intention! The Bozeman Zen Group offers online, morning zazen (silent, sitting meditation) to all interested. You do not have to be a Zen practitioner to participate.

Schedule:
6:00 AM: Robe chant, Bell rings three times
Zazen for 25 minutes, bell rings once
6:25 AM Chant Pali refuges

Noon Sit
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | 3810 Valley Commons Dr, #6
Drop-In Meditation
Mondays-Fridays
12:00 – 1:00 pm
(except holidays)

In Person

Everyone is welcome to attend. A bell-ringer will open and close the session with three bells and will ring one bell at 12:30. The meditation will be in silence, but people are welcome to connect before and after each session.
Drop-in meditations are offered free of any charge, as a communal support to practice. Come and go (quietly) as you need to, latecomers welcome.

Bozeman Insight Community
2026-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Hybrid Meeting
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
In person and via Zoom
Bozeman Insight Community (BIC) is a welcoming community that offers the Buddha’s priceless teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Centered on a commitment to personal practice we support the development and expression of our inherent wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.
The program usually begins with a short teaching to introduce the practice and provide some instruction. Then there is a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation, followed by tea, Q&A, and discussion. We open and close the evening with short chants, which are provided and completely optional.
All are warmly welcome to drop in and join us. No prior experience necessary. If you’d like to talk to one of the leaders prior to attending for the first time, please email us and we’ll connect. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our sangha.
When in person, service dogs, lap babies and school-age children are welcome. There are places in the room and nearby where kids can hang out or do homework. Parents can relax about any disturbance this may cause – our community is not fussy about meditation rooms being super silent (ambient noise is a chance to practice with the conditions and cultivate equanimity). We’d rather have you with us than strive for “perfect” conditions (which don’t exist).
BIC Leadership
Council Member – Sandy Kindt
Council Member – Megan Higgs
Council Member – Marilyn Raffensperger
For leader and council member bios, more information about this group, and to see program updates, please click this link to go to the BIC’s website.
