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every Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. “Basic Jainism” book,
cyclostyled with some hand written sections, developed by Dr. Ratibhai
DodhiaandpublishedbytheBostonJainCenter,wasused.
Later, the JCYC class was tried out at various places including
residenceofDivyakantand Sarala Sheth, InderandNirmalJainoffice, Pujya
Sushil Muniji's Ashram tn Long Beach and some parks. The JCYC class
eventually settled at Rajen-Rajul Mehta's residence in Cerritos, for several
years. The attendanceincreased from 20 (1982) to about70 in 1988, whenit
finallymovedtoournewlyerectedJainBhavan.
The second children's winter camp was held in December 1982 at
Lake Arrowhead with Pujya Sushil Muniji. The attendance was about 50,
including 10 students from Phoenix and San Diego. The third winter camp
was held in December 1983 at Lake Arrowhead with Balbhadraji (Bruce
CostainofToronto, adisciple ofPujya Chitrabhanuji). There were about 60
children. The fourth camp was held jointly with Phoenix group in
December 1984 in Parker (AZ). There were 30 children from Los Angeles
and20 fromPhoenix. Afterthat, theWinterCampforJCYC childrenwas an
annual event. Students (and parent volunteers) eagerly and excitedly looked
forwardto WinterCamps. Itwasfirst-come-first-serve andwe were limited
to about 60 students due to constraints of facility and management. The
Camps were held at various places including San Bernardino mountain
retreats, Big Bear, Idyllwild, Hemet etc. Girish C. Shah, Mahendra
Khandhar, Dr. Kirit Gosalia and Kishor Parekh (last two from Phoenix)
taught Jainism at these camps. Every year, we prepared a make-shift 100-
page religious text for use at the Camp, consisting of that year's theme.
Examples include Nine Reals (Nav Tattva), Six Substances (Chha Dravya),
Samayik, Pratikraman, Sutras, Stavans, Prayers and short stories. There
were other activities at the Camps including cultural shows,skits, singing,
music, hiking, snow play and fun games. Food was prepared by volunteers
(mostlyparents).
Intheearlyyears,thefollowingvolunteershelpedwithCamps:
GirishandPravinaShah MahendraandVinaKhandhar
KishorandJaysriParekh KiritandVibhutiGosalia
AjitandSurabhi Shah Chunilal andIlaShah
LalitandMadhu Shah Prakash andKalpanaShah
NarendraandSonal Sheth ShirishandPadmaSeth
| SR No. | 528142 |
| Book Title | Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2009 07 Historical Perspectives of JAINA |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jain Center So CA Los Angeles |
| Publisher | USA Jain Center Southern California |
| Publication Year | 2009 |
| Total Pages | 28 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Magazine, USA_Souvenir Jain Center CA So Los Angeles, & USA |
| File Size | 2 MB |