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Matter SCC-129360

Adopt Commendation for the KNT Foundation for organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day Celebration, bringing together Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions to promote peace, unity, cultural understanding, and community well-being in Santa Clara County. (Duong)

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Commendation/Proclamation Printout

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This document is a commendation for the KNT Foundation for organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day Celebration, which promotes peace, unity, cultural understanding, and community well-being in Santa Clara County.

Key points
  • Commendation for KNT Foundation
  • Event: 9th Annual Vesak Day Celebration
  • Promotes peace, unity, cultural understanding, and community well-being
  • Supervisor: Betty Duong
  • Board of Supervisors includes Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga
  • County Executive: James R. Williams

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County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Supervisorial District Two Supervisor Betty Duong 129360 DATE: June 2, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Betty Duong, Supervisor SUBJECT: Commendation for KNT Foundation RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt Commendation for the KNT Foundation for organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day Celebration, bringing together Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions to promote peace, unity, cultural understanding, and community well-being in Santa Clara County. (Duong) Board of Supervisors: Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga County Executive: James R. Williams Page 1 of 1
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Commendation for KNT Foundation

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The document is a commendation for the KNT Foundation, recognizing its humanitarian efforts and cultural contributions. The KNT Foundation, established in 2010, focuses on providing relief to those in need, including food and transportation assistance, and is organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day celebration in Santa Clara County on June 7, 2026. The commendation was passed by the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County on June 2, 2026.

Key points
  • KNT is an abbreviation of Kyuenkyab Nyamso Tsogpa, named by a Tibetan High Lama in 2007.
  • KNT Foundation projects include providing food, materials for daily living, and transportation to underprivileged individuals.
  • The foundation is organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day celebration on June 7, 2026, in Santa Clara County.
  • The celebration aims to honor Buddhist traditions and promote world peace and well-being.
  • The commendation was passed by the Board of Supervisors on June 2, 2026.
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  • The text includes a placeholder for the County Counsel's signature but does not provide a filled-in name.
  • The document contains a Docusign Envelope ID but does not clarify its relevance.

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Docusign Envelope ID: BF3327F0-4F60-807A-832A-F7C24557A478 WHEREAS, KNT is an abbreviation of Kyuenkyab Nyamso Tsogpa, which was a name given by a Tibetan High Lama in 2007, expressing the intent that the charitable foundation would work toward providing universal relief and restoration to all sentient beings; WHEREAS, KNT Foundation projects include providing food to those in need in economically struggling rural areas as well as disaster areas, providing needed materials to improve basic daily living for the underprivileged, and providing transportation for people in poor rural villages by donating boats, bicycles, and wheelchairs for disabled persons, along with many other humanitarian activities such as building bridges and roads; and WHEREAS, on June 7, 2026, KNT Foundation is organizing the 9th Annual Vesak Day celebration in Santa Clara County, which will unite Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions to honor the birth, enlightenment, and nirvana of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha, and to offer prayers for world peace, the wellbeing of future generations, and the safety, peace, and prosperity of Bay Area residents. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors...