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"Extending Jain Heritage to the Next Generation"
45 6. Jain Center Cincinnati/Dayton1978
125 7. Jain Center of Southern CA 1979
600 8. Jain Study Center of NC 1979
32 9. Jain Society of Metro. WA 1980
257 10. Jain Center of Connecticut 1980
100
tative from the center to attend Jain meetings/conferences of regional, na- tional and international level. These meetings provide a lot of information on Jainism and a network of active Jain leaders in the world.
10. Initiate or participate in local community projects, such as Red Cross, nursing homes, homeless people, Rotary Club service projects and the like. Members could participate periodically by donating their time, money, food, used clothes, etc. These projects will provide visibility for the Jain community. One member of the executive community could be responsible for coor- dinating these projects.
11. Recognize each Jain as a member of your center when making references to your membership number in newsletter, membership directories and surveys. One could define a "member" as any individual age 5, and above, who is interested in Jainism.
least once a month devoted primarily for them. The program could include discussions based on short articles from the Jain Study Circular, lectures by outside speakers specifically directed for youth in English, essay writing on Jain topics, etc. An executive committee should coordinate all youth activities at the center as well as with the JAINA youth committee.
3. Encourage youth members to attend summer Jain camps organized by Siddhachalam, JAINA, and other centers. These camps provide knowledge about Jainism and friendship with other Jain youths. If necessary, the center should subsidize expense to encourage youths to attend a camp.
4. Establish a library consisting of books, magazines, video and audio cassettes related to Jainism. One executive committee member should coordinate the library activities with the Jaina library, and promote its usage at the monthly meetings.
5. Conduct "Pratikraman" in English for one hour on Samvatsari Day for youth members. English "Pratikraman" booklets are available from St. Louis and San Diego Jain Centers. This will encourage more youths to participate in this important program.
6. Combine Paryushan and Daslaxana programs for the unity of all Jains. It may not be practical to celebrate these festivals for continuous 18 days: however, a center can select 8-10 days to celebrate important days.
7. Coordinating important programs with other religious groups in the area. In order to promote Jainism, one must expose the center's programs specially distinguished speakers and major festivals to non-Jains. One executive committee member should be responsible for communication with local religious groups and neighboring Jain centers.
8. Plan to have a permanent place of worship or temple for the center by itself or in cooperation with Hindu Society. Smaller centers are better off working with other religious groups to havea common place of worship within the financial resources available.
9. Plan to send at least one represen
11. Jain Group of Atlanta 1981
99 12. Jain Society of Toronto 1983
100 13. Jaini Temple, Pittsburgh 1984
55 14. Jain Community of Buffalo 1985
41 15. Jain Center of Phoenix 1985
35 16. Jain Center of Syracuse 1985
9 17. Mahavir Mission, Toronto 1985
50 18. Jain Center of St. Louis 1986
75 19. Jain Association of Montreal 1986
31 20. Jain Society of Louisiana 1987
30 21. Jain Sangh of New Jersey 1988
790 22. Jain Group of Greenville, SC 1988
Appendix Participating Jain Centers in
North America Organization
established # of members 1. Jain Center of America 1966
415 2. Jain Society of Chicago 1970
500 3. Jain Society of Cleveland 1973
80 4. Jain Center of Northern CA 1975
351 5. Jain Society of Rochester 1976
10
11
1989
23. Jain Center of Minnesota
17 24. Jain Center of West Texas
1989
25. Jain Center of Memphis
1989
THOUGHTS...
Amongst every Hundred is born a Braver and Every thousand a Scholar, An orator is amongst Ten thousand While a Genuine DONOR could be one in a million.
A donation given without any sense of obligation and with a sense of duty to the right person at a right time and right Place is supposed to be the most BLESSED one.
6TH BIENNIAL JAINA CONVENTION
JULY 1991
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