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Children play/pray at the prayer wheels outside the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre
NEWSLETTER
TEAM
Tenzin
Hobum,
Chimi
Kuyee,
Ngatso,
Tenzin
Nawang
T,
Youdon
T
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team?
Email
us:
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Figure 3: Map Ontario Level As we zoom further into the map, focusing on Toronto, we see an interesting distribution of our membership base in figure 4. This distribution shows the different pockets of Tibetan Canadian communities within the Greater Toronto Area. It should come as no surprise that the majority of the members live in Parkdale and Etobicoke. The next big community is along the St. Clair Avenue West and Weston Road area. From there, we move towards downtown Toronto i.e. the Wellesley St. area. Finally, we can see there are some members north of Highway 401 from Brampton to Richmond Hill. We hope you found this exercise as interesting as we did. The Board has access to more data granularity and will use it to make the membership drive more effective. We will continue to further collect our data and analyze to create programs to serve our members and community. At the same time, we would like to urge our community members to take the same responsibility and help us by approaching your friends, families, colleagues and neighbors. Although various groups and associations (Kyiduks and Tsokpas) have supported the TCCC, it would still not be enough with your assistance. We are confident that you will take the initiative to ask within your social circles to get more members.
Figure 2 shows the age demographic of the current TCCC members. Here, we would like to point out that of the total 512 members, only 424 members had correctly entered their birth date information. The remaining 88 members had either put incorrect dates or left it blank. We will be contacting these members to get the correct dates (their address and phone numbers were correctly entered).
Next, we take a quick look at the locations of our membership base. Figure 3 shows that we have the majority of the members based in Toronto. This is not surprising as the community centre is located in Toronto. However, we do notice there are couple members scattered in Belleville, Ottawa, Peterborough and Brampton.
For your convenience, we have distributed over thousand new temporary membership forms and cards to various organizations. You can sign up right at the spot and get your temporary card to take advantage of all the discounts we provide. You can also walk in to TCCC office and get it enrolled anytime during the office hours. - Jigdel Kuyee & Dorjee Namgyal (VP Fundraising)
TCCC EVENTS
Visitors view the sacred relics of the Shakyamuni Buddha and other Buddhist masters
The TCCC hosted the Maitreya Project Hearth Shrine Relic Tour September 14-16. More than 4000 visitors from the GTA visited the centre to view the relics over the course of three days. The relics, which were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters, are said to embody the compassion and wisdom of the master and are deliberately produced by the master at his death. Relics like these are usually enshrined in temples, where theyre off- limits to the public. But revered Buddhist leader Lama Zopa Rinpoche decided to put his collection on tour. The relic exhibition was well attended and also covered by local media outlets like OMNI TV (Mandarin). Please visit www.maitreyaproject.org to learn more.
Amit Paul and Tenzin Dolma perform at the TCCC Fundraising concert
The
TCCC
Fundraising
Concert
featuring
former
Indian
Idols
Prashant
Tamang
and
Amit
Paul,
with
a
special
appearance
by
Tenzin
Dolma
was
a
huge
success
with
over
1200
attendees.
Over
200
community
members
celebrated
the
52nd
Tibetan
Democracy
Day
on
Saturday,
September
1st
at
the
Centre.
After
the
morning
ceremonial
function,
there
was
an
update
by
TCCC
President
regarding
the
membership
drive.
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The
Performing
Arts
Program
allows
students
to
learn,
practice
and
perform
some
of
Tibets
unique
traditional
arts
including
opera,
dance,
instruments
and
songs.
Genla
reviews
Lhadons
work
in
Grade
1
Tibetan
Class
Morning Prayers Language Class Recess Reading/Writing Lunch Break Performing Arts Class
DALAI
LAMA
TRUST
SCHOLARSHIP
FOR
GRADUATE
STUDENTS
CENTRAL
EUROPEAN
UNIVERSITYS
Founded
by
His
Holiness
the
Dalai
Lama
in
2009,
the
Dalai
Lama
Trust
was
established
to
support
the
advancement
of
Tibetan
people.
The
Scholarship
program
of
the
trust
is
intended
to
further
the
human
capital
development
of
Tibetans
by
supporting
the
pursuit
of
excellence
among
Tibetan
students
in
a
specialized
academic
field.
Every
year,
a
few
exceptional
candidates
of
Tibetan
descent
will
be
selected
to
receive
scholarship
awards
of
up
to
US$10,000.
Past
awardees
of
the
program
are
required
to
reapply
each
year.
demonstrate
proof
of
Tibetan
Heritage.
For
last
years
applicants,
the
application
form
was
due
May
31st
and
awards
were
announced
by
mid
July.
The
Dalai
Lama
Trust
has
selected
15
exceptional
Tibetan
students
to
receive
scholarship
award
for
the
year
2012-2013.
View
details
of
the
selected
candidates,
including
their
field
of
study
from
the
Dalai
Lama
Trust
website
at
www.dalailamatrust.org.
You
can
also
sign
up
to
receive
regular
updated
from
the
Trust.
TIBET
SCHOLARSHIP
CEUs
scholarship
for
Tibetan
students
applies
for
study
toward
any
MA
or
MS
degree
at
CEU.
The
Tibet
Scholarship
Program
will
fund
up
to
two
scholars
of
Tibetan
origin
for
graduate
studies
at
Central
European
University
in
a
one-year
or
two-year
MA
or
MS
degree
program.
The
scholarship
includes:
Tuition
waiver
Housing
in
the
CEU
Residence
Center
Stipend
for
living
expenses
Selection
criteria
will
include:
Prior
academic
achievement
Potential
for
academic
success
in
graduate
studies
Potential
for
service
to
the
Tibetan
Community
English
language
proficiency
Clearly
defined
academic
and
career
goals
Preference
for
candidates
with
a
good
knowledge
of
spoken
and
written
Tibetan
Tibetan
women
are
especially
encouraged
to
apply.
For
further
details
about
eligible
degree
programs
and
the
application
process,
please
visit
http://www.ceu.hu/academics/degrees
.
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In order to apply, applicants must be enrolled full time in/accepted in a graduate degree, post-graduate or Phd. program in a university in Europe, North America or Australia and must
YOUTH FOCUS: TENZIN NGAWANG SHALUNG Contd from p.1 Like many other Tibetan youth, Ngawangs greatest source of motivation to strive for excellence is his parents and considers Arnold Schwarzenegger his role model because he succeeded in everything thing he wanted to do: from an actor to a politician. His advice to fellow Tibetan Canadian youth is to focus on their education because its our only weapon towards our non-violent path to freedom. -Tenzin Hobum Kuyee
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
photography
and
business
entrepreneurs!
Team
building
exercises
allowed
professionals
and
students
to
connect.
They
were
rewarded
with
fabulous
prizes
from
our
corporate
donors,
Kiehls,
RBC,
LCBO,
Fidelity
and
the
Food
Network.
GTPN
Toronto
aspires
to
connect
professionals
with
potential
job
leads
and
provide
mentorship
opportunities
to
students
or
those
newly
arrived
to
the
city.
With
a
long
term
goal
towards
establishing
a
strong
Tibetan
professionals
network
within
our
diaspora
we
hope
our
annual
networking
event
and
workshop
series
brings
us
closer
to
this
goal.
A
big
thank
you
to
all
our
wonderful
members
that
made
the
evening
a
success.
Please
connect
with
us
at
gtpn4toronto@gmail.com,
and
be
sure
to
join
our
GTPN
Toronto
FB
page
for
job
postings
and
information
on
upcoming
events.
-Tsering
Zongdho
Photo
credit:
Lodoe
Laura
Photography,
India as an expression of solidarity with the courageous acts of Tibetans inside Tibet, and has since traveled to North America, Europe and Australia. Over 1000 signatures were also collected for the petition urging the United Nations to address the issue of Tibet, to send an independent international fact-finding delegation to Tibet and to ensure that the basic aspirations of the Tibetans inside Tibet are fulfilled. Long time supporters the Hon. Consiglio Di Nino and Peggy Nash, Member of Parliament for Parkdale-High Park (pictured let) were also present at the ceremony welcoming the torch relay to Toronto.
MP Nash called upon the international community and the UN to act on the critical situation inside Tibet. She also demanded an end to the persistent violation of human rights in Tibet and the total disregard for Tibetan peoples personal life and freedom.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
October
13
TCCC
Day
October
20
Gold
Medal
Ceremony,
Fundraiser
Rummage
Sale
October
27
TCV
Alumni
Charity
Concert
November
3
SFT
Halloween
Party
November
10
Private
Event
November
24
TCPC
Talent
Show
December
8
Nobel
Peace
Prize
Day
December
9
Gelug
Group
December
25
Pokhara
Tibetan
Group
December
31
CTAO
New
Years
Eve
Party