News: 4/30/2008
EVENT
| Event: | TC Potluck Dinner |
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| Date: | Friday, May 2, 2008 |
| Time: | 7 PM |
| Location: | 210 Wheeler |
Dear Cal Friends,
Join us this Friday for some great, home cooked food and a fun-filled night. The more the merrier! Please bring your favorite dish and make sure it can feed approximately 8 people.
Sincerely,
Berkeley TC
P.S.: (From the webmaster), if you can't bring food you're also free to come as well^^.
EVENT
| Event: | Elections |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 3, 2008 |
| Time | 6 PM |
| Location: | 210 Wheeler |
Hello Cal Friends,
The Spring '08 semester is almost over, which means the time for TC Elections has once again arrived. We would love for you to join us this Saturday if you are interested in holding an officer position next semester.
Enjoy your week!
Sincerely,
Berkeley TC
News: 4/22/2008
EVENT
| Event: | Shoreline Clean Up |
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| Date: | Saturday, April 26 |
| Time: | 8:20 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Meeting Place: | West Circle |
Hi Everyone,
Hopefully you are finished with midterms and are looking forward for an excuse to go to the beach.
This Saturday, you can enjoy the beautiful bay area weather while picking up unwanted remains from around the Berkeley Marina, so please come help make the Marina a clean and safe environment for the various forms of wildlife there.
Please RSVP for this event by emailing berkeleytc@gmail.com with your name and phone number.
Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Berkeley TC
News: 4/16/2008
EVENT
| Event: | Presidio Nursery |
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| When: | Saturday, April 19th |
| Time: | 8:00AM |
| Meeting Place: | West Circle |
Hello Everyone!
We will be going to San Francisco (by BART and bus - so bring some money for transportation) to do some Habitat Restoration. We will be removing invasive non-native plants and planting native ones to improve local wildlife and to create a healthier ecosystem.
Wear comfortable work clothes, long pants, sturdy shoes (avoid open toed shoes), and bring a hat/sunglasses.
Snacks, water, tools, and training will be provided. We will finish by noon so we can all grab some lunch afterwards.
RSVP for this event by e-mailing berkeleytc@gmail.com with your name and phone number.
If we work with a joyful heart, no matter how tiring and demanding the task is, we will be rewarded with a sense of bliss and joy.
-Master Cheng Yen
News: 3/02/2008
EVENT
| Event: | Hotmeal Serve |
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| When: | Saturday, 3/8 |
| Time: | 5-8 PM |
| Where: | Meet at West Circle |
Hi Cal Friends,
We hope you had a great weekend! This coming Saturday, we are having our Hotmeal Serve event where we will cook and serve food for people at a homeless shelter in Oakland. Don't worry if you don't know how to cook because there are many other ways in which you can help out! Rides going to Oakland will leave promptly at 5:00 PM from the West Circle, so please be on time. Since this is one of our most popular events, we kindly ask that you RSVP by emailing berkeleytc@gmail.com with your name and number before March 5, 2008. Send us email ASAP because there are only 25 spots available.
Also, don't forget to keep recycling your bottles and cans for the recycling event on March 11, 2008.
Nurture the habit of giving and our world will become vast.
-Dharma Master Cheng Yen
Sincerely,
Berkeley TC
News: 2/26/2008
EVENT
| Event: | Convalescent Home |
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| When: | Saturday, 3/1, 8:30AM |
| Where: | Meet at BART's Big Cylinder |
Hey TC Members!
I hope everyone's first wave of midterms are all over by now. If not, hang tough!
This coming Saturday, we will be Oakland's Convalescent Home to brighten the elderly people's day! We will be playing balloon games, singing along to popular songs, and making arts and crafts in the spirit of Easter! Additionally, if you have any talents that will entertain/amuse the elderly, please email Euy at misterwang@berkeley.edu so he can pen you into the activities we have lined up!
We are going to meet at BART at 8:30AM and promptly leave on the 8:47 train. There will be an optional lunch after; it'll be fun, so stick around!
Bring a smile because the elderly are gonna really appreciate your enthusiasm :) And don't worry, I don't think they will mind your morning breath!
Please RSVP for this event by emailing berkeleytc@gmail.com with your name and number.
~Berkeley TC
News: 2/12/2008
EVENT
| Event: | 2008 Lunar New Year Celebration |
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| Date: | Sunday, 2/17 |
| Time: | 2:00PM - 4:00 PM |
| Location: | Oakland Asian Cultural Center |
Transportation will be provided
Dear Cal Friends
The eagerly awaited three-day weekend is approaching and if you don't have any plans yet, feel free to join us for a lunar new year celebration. The Oakland Tzu Chi Office will be hosting the event this Sunday. They will be presenting an exciting video that captures the activities accomplished in 2007 by the Northern California and International Tzu Chi volunteers. In addition, everyone will receive a special gift prepared by all the dharma masters in Taiwan. Although the program will be in Chinese, there will be headsets available for an English translation.
If you're interested in attending, please send an email to berkeleytc@gmail.com with your name and number.
Thank you!
-Berkeley TC
News: 2/7/2008
EVENT
| Event: | Iron Chef |
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| When: | Saturday, 2/9, 4:00 PM |
| Meeting Place: | Sproul Fountaion |
Thank you to everyone who showed up to our first general meeting! We enjoyed returning members and meeting prospective ones. We hope you had fun learning about Tzu Chi and look forward to attending our upcoming events.
With that said, (low, slow, subdued voice), Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls,
(emphatic heavyweight championship title boxing intro)ARE YOU READY TO RUMBBBBBLE?!?!
We are going to hold our first Tzu Chi event of the semester with a showdown of your culinary skills. Winners take all, all of the losers' dignity that is. Okay, it's really just a kick-back event that's guareenteed to be at least 3.141592653589 times more fun than doing your homework!
Wear clothes that you don't mind getting food on. Also, soory for the confusion but please bring $5/person to cover the cost of the scrumptious food you will be feasting on. We're looking forward to seeing you this Saturday!
Please RSVP for this event by emailing berkeleyTC@gmail.com with your name and number.
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Berkeley TC
Community Service:Tutoring
Dear Cal Friends
Do you enjoy working with kids or a younger age group? Do you have experience with tutoring or want to volunteer to tutor?
Tutoring is a great way to gain leadership and communication skills.The Oakland Tzu Chi Office is looking for volunteers who are interested in tutoring kids from the 5th grade to high school level. Tutoring sessions will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-5 PM and transportation will be provided. A SB/SG will kindly pick you up and drop you off.
By tutoring, not only will you be able to help strengthen someone's skills in various subject areas, but you will be able to make new friend(s) and even have the honor of being one's positive role model.
If you're interested in volunteering, please email Tiffany Liu at
tiffany_su-ting_liu@berkeley.edu
Thank you!
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Berkeley TC
News: 2/4/2008
Announcement
Dear Cal Friends,
Come join us at our FIRST GENERAL MEETING to learn more about the Tzu Chi chapter on campus and what types of community service activities we have planned for the semester.
| Date: | Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
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| Time: | 7:00 PM to 9:00PM |
| Location: | 174 Barrows |
We will be providing free food and drinks.
We hope to see you there!
- Berkeley TC
News: 1/29/2008
From the webmaster:
I hope everyone is having a great start of a new semester!! Personally its been pretty chaotic for me (that's why the site updates were a bit slow). The TC officer core has planned out so many new awesome events for this semester!! So clear up your Saturdays and join us for an exciting semester! The new event's calendar for 2008 is updated to the right on the sidebar. Note that this calendar is tentative and subject to change, so check back often :).
Be sure to come out to our general meeting to find out more about this semester's events:
Date: Tuesday, February 5
Time: 7pm
Location: 174 Barrows
Yummy food and delicious refreshments will be provided as usual!!
Hope to see you all there~!
-George
News: 1/18/2008
From the Webmaster:
The site is launched on the web! The pages "links" and "message board" are still in development.
The gallery has pictures from Fall 2007. Also, there will still be a lot of updates on the website
these few days, so don't be surprised if it totally looks different all of a sudden :P
-George
News: 1/17/2008
From the Webmaster:
Happy new years everyone! Today the TC website has a new design for a new year~!
Because this page is not up in the servers yet, I am talking to myself right now :P .
However, I hope to get this new site up before the new semester begins~.
-George