A CORDIAL INVITATION TO ALL BAY AREA TIBETANS AND GUESTS!

Inauguration of the Interim Tibetan Community Center of Northern California (TCCNC)

Saturday, October 7, 2006: 2:00pm-6:00pm

Please join us at the inauguration of the Interim Tibetan Community Center of Northern California (TCCNC) on Saturday, October 7, 2006. The interim center is located at 2288 Fulton Street, Suite 312, Berkeley. The center will be open on October 7 from 2-6 pm and members are invited to visit, the center anytime during these hours and offer good wishes khatas on the altar of the center’s small shrine, and see the facility.

We hope you can also join us for formal program from 4:00 to 6:00 pm consisting of:

• Welcome remarks by Kelsang Aukatsang, TCCNC Project Team member
• Blessing ceremony
• Remarks by chief guest: Kasur Tenzin Tethong la, TCCNC Project Team member
• Remarks by Tenzin Tsephel la, TANC President
• Brief presentation of proposed programs and activities to be held at the center
• Introduction of TCCNC Program Committee members
• Acknowledgement of members who have donated or pledged support to the capital campaign by Chime Lhamo La, former TANC President

The inauguration of the interim TCCNC is an important step forward in our eventual goal of owning our own community center facility in the near future. At this interim center, the TCCNC project team members in collaboration with the newly constituted TCCNC program committee and TANC will soon be offering various programs and activities for community members and general public. Please stay tuned for more program information that we’ll be posting shortly on www.tccnc.net and www.tanc.org

The mission of the Tibetan Community Center of Northern California (TCCNC) is to empower Tibetan-Americans of all ages to thrive in the United States, while promoting the continuity and development of Tibetan social, cultural, and artistic traditions. The Center seeks to provide a mixture of social services and educational, recreational, and cultural programming to the Tibetan and Bay Area communities.

We hope you all will attend the inauguration and show your support!

Please contact Kelsang Aukatsang at 415.425.0234 for questions or if you need more information.