Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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STE
NOW VIOLENCE
परस्परोपजीवनम्
President Dilip V. Shah Philadelphia, PA (215) 561-0581
dilipvshah@gmail.com
First Vice President Lata Champsee
Don Mills, ONT
(416) 441-2200
latachampsee@gmail.com
Secretary
Sushil Jain Gaithersburg, MD (301) 670-0519 skjain99@gmail.com
Treasurer
Rita Sheth
Tulsa, OK
(918) 398-6024
jainatreasurers@gmail.com Regional Vice Presidents
Lalit Vora
V.P. - Canada
Dorval, QC
(514) 631-1393 Ivora@sympatico.ca
Nitin Shah
V.P. - West La Mirada, CA (562) 902-0277 sheelanitin@gmail.com
Udai C. Jain
V.P. - Southwest Sugar Land, TX (281) 980-0741 udaijn@yahoo.com
Deepika K. Dalal V.P. - Southeast Cooper City, FL (954) 431-5957 kdeepika@aol.com
Dilip B. Punatar V.P. - Midwest Bellbrook, OH (937) 848-3228 punatar@hotmail.com
Nitin Talsania
V.P. - Northeast Basking Ridge, NJ (908) 419-7340 ngt@telcordia.com
Past President
Kirit C. Daftary
Waco, TX
(254) 776-4209 netrat@att.net
JAINA
Federation of Jain Associations in North America
Founded 1981
A Non-Profit Tax Exempt Religious Organization IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) El # 54-1280028 NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations JAINA Headquarters: 43-11 Ithaca Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 USA: Phone & Fax (215) 561 0758
Dear members of Jain Center of Southern California;
Greetings!
This Pratishtha event is a blessed and auspicious occasion for your Center and indeed the entire Jain Community in North America.
August 15, 2008
Your marvelous new Temple Complex in one of America's gateway cities is destined to be a major pilgrimage place of the modern Jain world. A pious and unified marble Temple with a JAINA library and a historical replica of an ancient wooden temple makes your center a unique destination. Your majestic community and Swadhyay halls, pathshala classes, scholarly lectures, regular religious activities, services for youth and seniors are all hallmarks of a vibrant community. Your humanitarian activities such as the Bidada Medical Camps are a shining example of the strength of your community. The temple beckons as a center for Jain social life amongst all of Southern California. All these qualities are a living testimony to the dedication and hard work of hundreds of volunteers.
It is fitting to remember that your Center took a leading role in the formation of JAINA twenty seven years ago. Our "Unified Jain Community" under JAINA umbrella in North America has now grown to 65 Jain Centers representing more than 100,000 Jains. Your Center has remained at the forefront of the Jain universe Also, Jain Center of Southern California is the official host of the next JAINA Convention to be held in Anaheim, California in July 2009.
On behalf of JAINA, I congratulate the members, Trustees, Executive Committee, Pratistha Committee and all the volunteers for coming together. You have fulfilled the aspirations of the community and become a shining example of the vitality of the Jain Spirit.
Sincerely
Silip V.Shah
Dilip V Shah President, JAINA