Jain Digest 1986 01 Vol 03 No 01

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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GRAND OPENING CEREMONY AT PITTSBURG TEMPLE
Allentown, PA December 29 JAIN TEMPLE in Allentown held Grand opening ceremony. The program started at ll:30 a.m. with welcome speech and it was followed by Gheeboli for one and a half hours. At 12:39 p.m. opening ceremony took place. Mr. Vinod Shah conducted the Snatra pooja and it was followed by arati and mangaldivo. The ceremony concluded at 2:30 p.m. with prasad.
JAIN FEDERATION RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT IN USA
Parma, OH December 23 D. T. J. Salgia, President of JAINA Federation issued a press release to inform that our JAIN FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA has been recognized as a NOT FOR PROFIT TAX EXEMPT organization under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501 (c)(3). Further, Dr. Salgia remarked that all contributions to the Federation are fully deductible from your income tax.
IMJM CANADA PRESIDENT ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT
Toronto, December 2 Dr. Harish Jain, President of International Mahavira Jain Mission, Canada reports the highlights of the activities of IMJM. In the pursuit of its objectives, IMJM officers have done a splendid job. The Inaugural symposium on Ahimsa and Peace was held in Montreal, June 1-2, and in this connection, a souvenir was issued. The president visited Winnipeg in central Canada to arrange a meet. ing of the Jain families in the area and to