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YJA Executive
Committee
Chairpersons Ravi Gada Raju Shah
Regional Coordinators
Mid Atlantic Gaurav Kapadia
(516) 829-3316 Bauruvk@uol.com
Anish Sheth
(401) 863-4987 amisha sheth@brown.edu
tion, including the spacious conference rooms, TV show "Friends". These activities were just a the luxurious grand ballrooms, the expansive few of the many highlights of the convention. foyer and the luscious green atrium which Young Jains from all over culminated together served as a respite for volunteers and partici- and became one. Numerous attendees exclaimed pants alike from the hustle and bustle of the they had never seen so many Indians in one ever-occupied foyer
gathering let alone so many Jains.
Sunday morning, the convention con
cluded with closing ceremonies, which gave all ICE BREAKERS AND SOCIAL
the participants an opportunity to reflect over the Icebreakers were held on Thursday events of the past three days. Nikhil Shah, YJA evening to give people of all ages a chance to Co-chairperson, and Rish Mehta, SFCC Coget to know one another. All participants were chairperson, made closing remarks thanking all randomly divided up into groups of approxi- of the volunteers and participants for their hard mately 40 people. Socializing continued that work and enthusiasm. He mentioned that the night in the atrium, marked by beau
participation at the convention tiful greenery and real banana trees.
shows the interest that the youth Attendees spent time getting to know
hold. And that this will ensure a one another until the early morning
“Everyone had
bright future for Jainism. In addihours yet everyone was bursting with an excellent and tion, Parveen Jain, the Jain Center energy at the Raas/Garba held on memorable time of Northern California President Friday night. Many people dressed
and Prem Jain both spoke on how up in their traditional outfits making
the success of this convention is it a very colorful evening. During the
representative of Jainism in our raas/garba, a Young Professional's Social was generation. And this will alleviate any doubt that held for graduating collegiate seniors and Jainism will not survive in the West. JAINA above. The purpose of this social was to give President, Dr. Manibhai Mehta, followed by young Jain professionals a chance to network thanking the YJA/SF convention committees and with one another at a professional level.
handing out plaques to all of the YJA executive A dance to western and Indian film board members. The ceremony concluded with a music was scheduled for the Saturday evening. slide show, which was a compilation of candid Everyone danced nonstop until 2:00 AM to the pictures taken during the convention by the phoawesome sounds of Kumba. Everyone had an tographer, Mr. Delorey. The images of the fun excellent and memorable time and felt it was and exciting weekend ended the convention on appropriate to end the night with "I'll Be There high note. For You," the theme from NBC's ever-famous
Midwest Kavita Jhaveri (513) 984-1477 ankaj@aol.com
Northeast Anisha Makin
(905) 430-0522 maki2660@machl.wlu.ca
South Ravi Gada (512) 708-1098 ravigada. 2001@mail.
utexas.edu Moslunee Kalakar
(512) 505-1313 mostumec@cewf.
cc.utexas.edu
Southeast Manish Shah
(704) 367-0519 manish.a.shahuc.com
Shilpa Shah (770) 545-2096 shahshilpa faol.com
West
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General Coordinator(s)
Foster Focus
Raju Shah (203) 436-1338 shah@zo.cs.yale.edu
Directors
Young Jains of America, started a pilot In the program, a local youth group will be paired program in 1995 called Foster Focus, it became with a YJA Coordinator through whom the youth such a success that the passing of boards carried on group will have access to wealth of resources and this event. And now our new board would like to ideas with which the youth group can further implement this same program. The specific goals of advance. This also insures a one-to-one relationship Foster Focus are...
between the youth group and YJA. Each youth group
will also adopt a national project to provide focus for To foster and nourish local youth groups the group and as a result produces a self-sufficient nationwide,
youth group. Some of the national based projects are Increase networking and interaction among a Scrapbook depicting local center projects and Jain youth nationwide, and
assemblies, an a compilation of essays, poetry or and Prepare and develop Jain leaders of tomorrow. piece of literature written by youth, also setting up
drives for the needy, many other projects are being set up.
Events Moslunce Kalamkar
Fundraising Anish Sheth Membership
Manisli Shah Public Relations Gaurav Kapadia
Webmaster Raju Shah
JAINA Youth Coordinator
Pravin Mehta
(615) 618-9535 inehtapupsuol.upsu.edu
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