Almsgiving 2026
Dana Wish List
At this traditional time of offering alms, there is an opportunity to provide requisites to the monastics and useful things for the monastery. This is traditionally done both by providing financial contributions and practical gifts. Below are items that would benefit the monastics at KBV and those who come to the monastery to practice and support each other. If you would like to offer an item, please email us so we may mark it as already offered on this list.
If shipping items, please send them to:
KBV
500 W Middlefield Rd
Apt 191
Mountain View, CA 94043
New items may be added until the day of the Almsgiving, November 15.
Anumodana - we rejoice in your generosity!
Water filters for Cuisinart coffee makers (like this)
Unscented castile soap (anything like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Hand soap refills (anything like this, ecofriendly better for our water supply and for the forest)
Coffee (regular beans/NOT decaf, any brand) Already offered, anumodana!
Dry erase markers (like this, used ok) Already offered, anumodana!
Utility knife blades (like this) Already offered, anumodana!
#4 Coffee filters (like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Large Thermos (like this, used ok) Already offered, anumodana!
Swiffer sweeper wet sheets (like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Septic enzymes (anything like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Facial tissues, plain (without lotion, anything like this, any brand) Already offered, anumodana!
Toilet brush (anything like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Laundry soap (anything like this, or like this unscented) Already offered, anumodana!
Toilet paper (septic safe preferred, like this) Already offered, anumodana!
48" to 84" curtain rods (4 total of this size needed, like this) Already offered, anumodana!
Gift cards to Costco, Safeway, Wild Roots, Trader Joe's, Target, restaurants and ACE Hardware or Home Depot are also extremely useful.