To our new Rosario caretakers, in my letter to the editors (Sept.24, 2008 issue), regarding the re-visioning of Rosario to reflect a community dream, I neglected something. I failed to convey what I understand to be the Rosario/Moran Legacy. Largely ignored by previous owners of the Rosario Estate, the vision-as-resort has been unsuccessful for numerous and practical reasons. Now, with a plummeting economy, the challenges can only be magnified.
I have assembled a diverse, action oriented team, dedicated to showering you with creative and exciting ideas. Our first invitation: Meet with us as soon as possible, to clarify intentions and compatibility of vision.
Our second invitation is larger: Individuals with additional ideas on how he or she can participate, for mutual benefit, in the present and future economic regeneration of Rosario, is encouraged to respond. We are accepting letters of support and arranging a fast track funding opportunity to restore the Moran Legacy.
This Legacy is clear: “Rosario should be a place to regain mental, physical and spiritual health and return to the ideals of the arts and crafts movement; a respect for nature; handcraftsmanship (the human touch); and family” (Christopher Peacock, former employee/historian, Sept. 3, 2008 issue). I have suggested the Ecovillage model, with cottage industries, centered on advancing holistic education.
Imagine a year-round campus of remarkable learning opportunities! Rosario can again be in the forefront as a destination. For re-creation? Of course! And long-term stewardship, with a sustainable economy. It is time to serve the home community and the guests who will take with them more than memories. A regenerative living, learning legacy, based on other working models, is the best plan yet. I believe the Resort Master Plan (RMP) already has the ingredients needed. No doubt there is room for the icing on this cake, too.
An out-of-state gentleman who claims to have requisite passion to come to the table with you and us, is graciously going to license, conditionally, one or several of seven domain names, for you to use in your marketing, if you choose to share our vision. We envision their use will fill the resort during periods when the resort has traditionally failed to achieve full and consistent capacity. At the end of 21 years (the conditional licensing period), the benefit trust that is created will be able to purchase the domain names for $1.
Congratulations on your new acquisition, and may we enjoy a collaboration where the benefits keep on growing. You may not want to be known publicly until you take title. My stated intention is in integrity with a group consensus. As a mother and educator, I confess to a cumulative burden of social entrepreneurship. With a tenacious spirit for the right thing, I am looking forward to the long-term benefit for present and future families. If you wish to communicate with me in confidence, please do so.
In the interim, we are establishing a tax-exempt account where funding, including anonymous donations, may be received for restoring historical and educational design to a beloved site.
Phone 360-376-9213, email: joyfulmorgan@mac.com.
Morgan L. Meadows is the owner of Vision Accomplished, an Eastsound business.
