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SCHOLARS VISITATION COMMITTEE
ENVIRONMENT / ECOLOGY
COMMITTEE
Nirmal Desi, Chairman
The following scholars are visiting North America during 1994: 1. Dr. Shikhar Chandra Jain-April 14 - June 15 2. Dr. Jitendra Shah-July - October. He will be at Orlando, FL during Pavyushan. 3. Charukeertiji Bhattarakji 4. Shree Rajendra Kamdar - Summer 5. Shree Dhirubhai Pandit - Summer
Nancy Jain, Chair Over two-hundred million people around the world will celebrate Earth Day 1994. Earth Day commemorates individual environment awareness and action. Each one of us has the power to make a positive environmental change a reality. Every time a tree is planted or a stream is cleaned, whenever an individual makes the effort to change to a more cruelty-free life-style, cach time a child learns to care for the environment or a business implements a new way to conserve energy and resources: these are all occasions to celebrate.
The Environment & Ecology Committee invite all Jain Centers to show their commitment to the preservation of Nature by planting a tree in their community on International Earth Day, April 22nd. All those interested in organizing this event, please contact Nancy Jain (416) 447-1223, Sheila Kuriya (416) 323-0410 or Paren Makim at (416) 2826951.
Participating organizations are encouraged to take pictures of the 'TreePlanting ceremonies in their neighborhoods. We would like to compile these pictures in a publication to capture the 'International Jain spirit.
Please contact the following for information about their program: Nirmal Dosi - (908) 390-0296 Naresh Shah - (516) 741-9269 Vimal Begwani - (908) 615-0347 Hasmukh M. Shah - (301) 384-1746 Pravin Shah - (919) 469-0956
WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE
Dr. Dhiraj Shah, Chair
FEDERATION OF JAINA SENDS USED
CLOTHES TO INDIA
GER STAR
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Dr. Sheila Kuriya
Paren Makim
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JAIN BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE COMMITTEE
Pravin Shah, Chair NEW SERVICES AVAILABLE BY JBBS • Installation of new software to make it easy for uploading and downloading information • Information on Jain pilgrimage places • Jaina at a Glance - Executive Committee, Chairperson and members societies information of Federation of Jaina • Book - Tatvarth Sutra - By Pt. Sukhalalji - K.K. Dixit (English Translation) • Several important Jain articles.
The Federation of JAINA has sent 44,000 pounds of used clothes, collected from many Jain Centers of North America, to India for free distribution to the poor and needy people, regardless of race, religion, color and creed.
The clothes will be distributed throughout India by Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Charitable Trust, Bombay. A container of 40' x 8' x 8' has already reached Bombay and distribution of clothes already started.
Shipping cost to India for this cause was borne by Bhadresh Dhila of Exports of International Appliances, Silver Spring, Md., as well as Hansa & Bachubhai Ajmera of Sam & Raj Enterprises of Langley Park, Md.
If you need further information, please call Dr. Dhiraj Shah at (716) 773-1314 (H) or (716) 285-8438 (O).
March 1994 Jain Education Interational 2010_02
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