Tzu Chi Collegiate Association at UIUC

11/29/2022

It’s ! 💝

Join hands and hearts with us on this global day of giving to offer and to families near and far. Your generosity can help support our long-term efforts to benefit people who have been displaced due to conflict in , our emergency flood and relief efforts, and long-term disaster recovery across the US.

What’s more, for today only, all donations made to up to an astounding $150K will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, thanks to our program.

Your compassion and goodwill can make a world of difference. Learn more and now at tzuchi.us/GivingTuesday.

09/21/2022

Hello everyone! Here comes our next event: Street Cleaning!!

TCCA encourages everyone to be mindful of the environment and to maintain green practices. In order to keep our campus and surrounding community clean and environmentally friendly, we will be cleaning up the area by picking up trash and recyclables.

We will gather in front of Lincoln Avenue Resident Hall (LAR). Please see the detailed information as following:

Time: 10:00- 11:30 AM on Sep. 24 (Sat.)
Address: 1005 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL, 61801 (Lincoln Avenue Resident Hall, LAR)

Although mask is not required for this event, we encourage every participant to wear your mask. As a reminder, please wear appropriate fit (e.g., long pants and shoes) and bring only the essential items (e.g., phone, water, mask) with you while doing this activities. Please help us RSVP for this event. We are looking forward to seeing everyone of you.

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09/08/2022

Hello everyone. It's so exciting to have a new semester.
Learn more about TCCA at our kickoff.
Meet new friends. Enjoy the food.

Date: Fri., Sep. 10, 2021, 10:00-11:30AM
Venue: La casa Cultural Latina
(1203 w Nevada st.)

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Look forward to seeing you!😊

08/21/2022

Hello Everyone. Welcome to Fall, 2022.
For Quad day,
TCCA will be at booth 429, located in the Green - Central.
It will be around Undergrad Library.
Look forward seeing you tomorrow. 🙂 🙂

AND MARK the Calendar!
TCCA Welcome Meeting is on SAT. 9/10/2022, 10AM-11:30AM.
Come to join us to know more about Tzu Chi. :)

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04/27/2022

Hey guys hope this message finds you well, just a reminder TCCA is going to have our last meeting for this semester this weekend. We are going to be making some vegetarian dishes. Hope to see you there!

Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Saturday 04/30/2022
Location: La casa
Address: 1203 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801

*****Please RSVP by 4/27 (Wed.) if you are interested in. Thanks!

03/23/2022

TCCA will collaborate with Tzu-Chi USA to host volunteering events at UIUC campus. To keep our campus and surrounding community clean and environmentally friendly, we will be cleaning up the area by picking up trash and recyclables.

Street Cleaning:
Date: 4/9 Saturday
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm CT
Place: Meet at Southwest Exit of Illini Union (Outside)

Although a mask is not required for this event, we encourage every participant to wear your mask. As a reminder, please bring only the essential items (e.g., phone, water, mask) with you while doing this activity. Please help us RSVP for this event. For those who RSVP before March 28th, you will have a free T-shirt and we encourage everyone to wear it with us on that day. We are looking forward to seeing everyone. RSVP HERE!!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIu8IcN36AXgvZUgvlrhNq8SsjjDVZ9Uz4DxDLaiilq_DUkw/viewform

03/23/2022

Hello TCCA members!
Hope this message finds you well. We enjoyed seeing you all at the street cleaning, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
Book club 2:
Date: 3/26 Saturday
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm CT
Place: ZOOM MEETING (https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96799428712?pwd=Zi9sOXUvM2NIdzRoajJOQno5STJ5QT09)

ID: 967 9942 8712
Passcode: 1966

A friendly, casual meeting to discuss Tzu Chi values and service as a way of life! We will be reading some journal articles about current events that Tzu Chi is involved in. We hope that everyone can get to know each other a little better and also come to understand the Tzu Chi values, such as compassion, relief, peace and great love.

02/18/2022

Hey Friends, hope this message finds you well. Just want to let you know, This Saturday (2/19 2:00P.M. - 3:30 P.M.), we are going to have our first book club of the semester in which we will be reading an inspiring Tzu-Chi magazine article together, with discussions afterwards. The location will be the same as last time (Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building - we will meet in front of the main entrance that's on the green street side starting at 1:50 P.M.). Hope to see you there!

02/05/2022

[Go vegetarian, protect life. and diligently create blessings Join hands to spread love with faith. vows, and action]

2022 Chicago Lunar New Year Virtual Blessing Ceremony
Date: 2/5/2022(六) 2-4 PM CST
Link: https://tzuchi.us/offices/chicago

This February, we welcome you and your family to join us for our Lunar New Year Blessing Ceremony. We hope to cultivate in ourselves for a better and brighter 2022. May we learn grand lessons and benefit all beings. May we do good and bring harmony to the world.

Please join us, from the safety of your living rooms, on our virtual livestream. When our hearts unite, we can foster positivity, respite for ourselves, and blessings for our world. Viewing is free.

茹素護生勤造福 共善愛灑信願行

2022慈濟芝加哥分會-雲端新春祈福感恩會
時間：2/5/2022(六) 2-4 PM CST
觀看網址：https://tzuchi.us/offices/chicago

席捲全球的猛烈疫情,警示著人們需敬 天愛地與萬物生靈和諧共處。人更應在 無常中虔誠受教,摒棄舊習幡然醒悟, 堅定心念齋戒茹素,把握分秒步步踏實 行善,播撒大愛種子啟發社區明思善念 凝聚眾生信願力,滅世間苦疾昏暗, 祥和人間以造福後世。

誠摯邀請您,參加慈濟芝加哥分會一年 一度的「新春祈福」,讓我們以和諧與虔敬的心,彼此祝福。期待與您雲端相會。

02/02/2022

Hey friends, long time no see, hope this message finds you well. Just a reminder, we are going to be holding our Spring 2022 Welcome meeting this Saturday from 2 - 3:30 P.M. (we will be meeting first in front of the Green Street side entrance of Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering building 1:50 - 2P.M.), where we will be doing crafts and fun activities while getting to know each other more. There will be food! Hope to see you there!

12/02/2021

Hey Friends, hope this message finds you well! As we approach the end of semester, we just want to let you know that we are going to have our last gathering of the year this Saturday in which we will relax and bond together before the finals. The event will take place in Sidney Lu Mechanical building from 2:00P.M. to 3:30P.M. there will be snacks! Hope to see you there!
*****P.S. We will gather first at the green street entrance of Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building at 2:00P.M. Saturday Dec. 04th

11/30/2021

Hello TCCA MEMBERS

TONIGHT (11/30 6pm CDT): enjoy a night of music 🎶 on us with the East Coast Edition of our 💝 charity concert!

You’ll see inspiring performances by...

STC Performing Arts • Wan Fang • Skip Culton • Bart Shatto • ​​Rosa Martínez • Justin Robertazzi • Pauline Parkhurst • Nicholas J. Reese • Diane W. Carter • Tzu Chi Midwest Sign Language Performers

As you enjoy our program, make a generous donation in support of Tzu Chi USA now. For today only, we are able to match all contributions made up to $2.5 million. With your help, we can raise $5 million in relief. Learn all about how our charity initiatives during our concert, and give at https://tzuchi.us/GivingTuesday

Tzu Chi USA is proud to participate in Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year on November 30th, thanks to the support of generous donors, your generous contributions will now be matched, dollar-for-dollar!* This means that when you make a...