A TOWN HALL MEETING ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT
Sunday, February 24, 2008 (2:00pm – 6:00pm)
1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita Avenue), Berkeley

All community members are invited to a special town hall meeting on Sunday, February 24 at 2pm at the Cedar Bonita Church in Berkeley. The project team working on the Community Center Project will present an update on the project. We have several exciting updates to share with the community. The event will include: the screening of a promotional video on the project; a panelist of community leaders discussing the project and its importance; breakout sessions to discuss and solicit feedback from community members on the size, location, and future administration of the community center; and specific programs need for children, youth, adults and elders.

This is a wonderful opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts and concerns about the community center and community programs. We hope you will take time off from your busy schedules and attend this important gathering. We’d like to make a major push this year towards our goal of having our own community center with an excellent initial set of programs and services. We need the support and participation of everyone in order for us to succeed. Free dinner will be served by TANC.

Here is the agenda for Town Hall:

2:00 pm     Welcome to Attendees
                  Ngodup Tsering, President, TANC/ Kelsang Aukatsang, Executive Director, TCCNC

2:05 pm:    Presentation: Tibetan Community Center Project
                  Presenters: Kelsang Aukatsang, Sonam Thunden, Kalsang Y. Tashi, Chime Lhamo

2:30 pm:    Screening of the TCCNC Promotional Video

2:45 pm:   Presentation of the TCCNC governance document with Introduction by Ngodup Tsering/Kelsang Aukatsang

3:00 pm     Roundtable: TCCNC: History and Importance of the Project
                 Moderator: Kasur Tenzin Tethong
                 Panelists: Dolma Chuteng, Dasang, Chime Lhamo, Dhonyo Tenzin, Jigme Yugay

3:30 pm    Presentation of draft curriculum for Sunday School
                Karma la (Tibetan language classes)
                Thuchen la (Performing Arts)

3:40 pm    Tea Break

3:50 pm   Presentation of a Preliminary Needs Assessment: Thupten Norbu

3:55 pm   Breakout Sessions (45 minutes each)

                There will be 2-4 groups (depending on how many attend the town hall). Each group will discuss  4 topics: i) Location, Design and Administration of the Community Center;
                ii) Programs for  Children; iii) Programs for Youth; iv) Programs for Adults and Elders.

                Session Facilitators: Gurmey-la, Tsering Youdon, Thuchen-la, Chime Lhamo, Sonam Thunden, Fran Strachan, Kalsang Y. Tashi, Thupten Norbu, Kasur Tenzin Tethong

                Session Floaters: (they would walk around and check-in with all the four groups):
                Dhonyo Tenzin, Kelsang Aukatsang, Karma, Ugyen

4:40 pm    Report back from Breakout Sessions

5:40 pm    TANC Announcements (Ngodup Tsering)

6:00pm    Dinner

We hope to see all of you on February 24th.

In service,

The TCCNC Executive Committee and all other Project Volunteers

For more information or questions, please contact:

Kelsang Aukatsang/Sonam Thunden
Tel: 415.425.0234/Tel: 650.862.2156
kelsang42198@yahoo.com/sodrol@gmail.com