UTAH TIBETAN ASSOCIATION
135 W 2950 S, SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT 841153433 www.utahtibetanassociation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE UTAH TIBETAN ASSOCIATION (UTA) SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED TO LEARN ABOUT TIBET, TIBETANS, LANGUAGE, RELIGION AND OTHER ASPECT OF THE TIBETAN CULTURE. OUR OBJECTIVE AND MISSION IS TO PRESERVE OUR CULTURE, ARTS, LANGUAGE, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE YOUNG GENERATION OF UTAH TIBETANS. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO DIVERSIFY OUR ORGANIZATION BY INTERACTING WITH OTHER CULTURE AND COMMUNITIES.

IN 2020 THE UTAH TIBETAN ASSOCIATION (UTA) FACED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD BY HALTING GATHERINGS AND INSTEAD BECAME A SOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY COVID-19 IN A LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL LITERACY FAMILIAR TO THEM. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2020 UTA CONTINUED TO SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY BY PLANNING AND PROVIDING A VENUE FOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GATHERINGS, AND HOLIDAYS. THE UTAH TIBETAN ASSOCIATION ALSO HELD WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL AND PRAYER SESSIONS WHERE AT LEAST 50 - 60 OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER TO PRACTICE TIBETAN RELIGION, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, UTA HELD A LONG LIVE PRAYER AND CELEBRATION FOR HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA'S (HHDL) LONG LIFE ALONG WITH OTHER TIBETAN ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 120 OF OUR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. IN FEBRUARY, WE CELEBRATED THE TIBETAN NEW YEAR (LOSAR) WITH CULTURAL PERFORMANCES AND DINNER WITH APPROXIMATELY OVER 150 OF OUR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. A MOVIE BY A TIBETAN FILMMAKER WAS ALSO SCREENED AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER DURING LOSAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 ATTENDEES. THE UTA YOUTH DANCE PERFORMERS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTER-FAITH CELEBRATION WHERE AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A LIVELY PERFORMANCE. UTA LEADERSHIP TEAM ALSO FACILITATED TWO YOUTHS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE BY A LOCAL PHILANTHROPIST. IN MARCH, UTAH TIBETAN ASSOCIATION MARKED THE 61ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHINESE OCCUPATION OF TIBET. UTA MEMBERS TOOK PART IN PROTEST AND DEMONSTRATION AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND FEDERAL BUILDING. THIS WAS THE LAST IN PERSON EVENT ORGANIZED BY UTA. IN APRIL, A COVID TASKFORCE COMPRISED OF A TIBETAN NURSE PRACTITIONER, REGISTERED NURSE AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS FORMED. THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE GIVEN THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE TASKFORCE MEMBERS IN CASE THEY WANTED COVID INFORMATION IN TIBETAN OR HAD OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING COVID. THE TASKFORCE ALSO OFFERED TO HELP THE ELDERLY OR IMMUNE-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS WITH TASKS THAT WOULD PUT THEM IN HARMS WAY, SUCH AS GROCERY SHOPPING. IN JULY, UTA ORGANIZED A FUNDRAISER TO HELP THE LOCAL MIDVALE HOMELESS SHELTER IN HONOR OF H.H.D.L.'S 85TH BIRTHDAY. THE COMMUNITY RAISED ENOUGH FUNDS TO PROVIDE DINNER AND MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR THE FAMILY SHELTER. DURING THE SAME TIME, ALONG WITH ALL TIBETAN ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, UTA TOOK PART IN 2020/2021 GRATITUDE FOR H.H.D.L BY FUNDRAISING FOR THE NEW YORK TIBETAN ASSOCIATION WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE EPICENTER OF THE COVID PANDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES. IN AUGUST, UTA HELD A SMALL VOTING BOOTH FOR THE ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WOULD HELP WITH COORDINATING THE LARGER ELECTIONS FOR THE TIBETAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL TIBETAN ASSOCIATION. THE WRITE IN BALLOTS WERE CAST OUTSIDE TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE AND HELP SOCIAL DISTANCE. IN SEPTEMBER, UTA HELD VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THE CTA ELECTIONS. THE REGISTRATION WAS HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING, EVERYONE WEARING MASKS AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COULD ENTER THE CENTER TO SMALL GROUPS. IN NOVEMBER, UTA HELPED DISTRIBUTE HERBAL MEDICINES FROM INDIA TO ALL HOUSEHOLD OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

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