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JAIN DIGEST
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
HEADQUARTERS 135 Morningside Drive, Grand Island, NY 14072-1335
Phone/Fax: 716/775-0268 Telephone Hours: Sunday, 9 AM - 12 Noox EST
A publicarlow of the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsed 35 Whitehom Crescent wulowdale, ONT MZJ 3B1 Phone: 416/493-1666. Fax 416/493-1667 manishlonsys.com
President Dhiraj H. Shah Phone/Fax: 716/755-0268
First Vice President Mahendra K Pandya Phone: 718/816-0063. Fax: 212/319-434)
PUBLISHING EDITOR Navin K. Jain 223 Surrey Run Amherst, NY 14221.3363 Phone: 716/632-3716. Fax: 716/632-1502 alacsu buffalo edu, www.DUVS.COM
Regional Vice Presidents Sobhagya S. Khamesta, Canada Phone: 905/274-6464, Fax: 416/368-0007
COMMITTEES Abusaray Cwebration
Surendra Singhvi Environment and cology
Nancy Jain Fund Raising-Inited States
Sanjay Pandya
Bipin Parikh Find Raising - Canada
Lax Nagata Interfauh Activities World Council of lans
Manoj Dharamsi
Rashini Gardi Jain Pos
Naresh Shah
Arhant lain JAINA Bulletin Board Service
Pravin Shah JAINA Temple Guidelines
Maherdra Pandya Jio nawi and Vegetarianism
Narendra Sheth Library and fiducation
Prem Gada
Mamrage Information Service
Hasmukh Shah Media Watch/Public Relations
Sushil Jain Anant Jain
Manoj Jain Morniersbip
Jit Turakhia Museum and Art Gallery
Kiru Gosalia Senior Citizens
Dilip Shah Scholar Visitation
Nirmal Dasi Summer Camps
Haribhai Shah
Dilip T. Shah, Midwest US Phone: 630/655-1670, Fax: 630/837-1099
Anop R. Vora, Northeast US Phone 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473-945)
Pravin C. Mehta, Southeast US Phone: 615/648-9353. Fax: 615/648-5901
World GOMERY Service
Dhiraj Shah
Prabodh Mehta, Southwest US Phone: 281/820-9325. Fax: 713/780-1013
Yoring Juins of America
Raju Shah Ravi Gada Parvin Mehta
Jashvant C. Shah, West US Phone: 510/475-782, Fax: 40H/577-3594
Secretary Dilip V Shah Phone: 215/561-0581, Fax: 215/562-3146
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
EDITORIAL BOARD PRO Arbant Jain, Ahant Shah REGIONAL EDITORS Canada Mahendra Mehta 26 Vancho Cres Islington, ONT M9A 422 Phone/Fax 416 241-2016 Mus, LSS Manubhai Doshi 931 Golden Road Lake Fores, 11. 60045 Phone: 87/735-0120 Northeast, USB Vinay Vakani 206 Sussex Street Oradell, NJ 09649-2435 Phone: 201/965-9344 Subedst US Surendra Shah 1465 Sumtet Drive Marletta, GA 30064-2925 Phone: 770/422-1485 Sortwest, LIS Jadavil Kenia 1819 Plymouth Rock Drive Richardson, TX 75081-3942 Phone: 972/690 3593 West US Chandrakant Parekh 12914 Wolverton Lane Cerritos, CA 90701-72655 Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax 562/865 8915 engsys@aol.com
Treasurer Jit Turakhia Phone 315/622-3287, Fax: 315/622-2998
Kewur Two directes
Immediate Past President Manibhani Mehta Phone: 714/898-3156. Fax: 310-940-4583
CANADA Regular
Torta Associate
Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
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SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST Rouwar
Renlar
Regular Honton
Aulanta
Dallas Buffalo
Miami
Houston Cherry Hill Associate
Phoenix Essex Fells
Augusta
Associate Hartford
Charlotte
Tulsa New York
Ft Meyers
Lublock Orange
Jacksonville Philadelphia
Mernphis
WEST Pittsburgh
Middle Tennessee
Reunlar Rochester Morgantown
Los Angles Washington, DC
New Orleans
San Francisco Associate
Orlando
Associate Albany
Palm Beach
Poxtland Allentown
Raleigh
Sacramento Flmira
Tampa
San Diego Harrisburgh Syracte
Executive Council Chairman - Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY Vice Chair - Niranjan Shah, Chicago, IL Comptroller - Jagt Jain, Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Bharat Tolia, Detroit, MI
MIDWEST Regular
Chicago Cincinati/Dayton Cleveland Columbus Tetroit
St. Louis Associate
Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee
Members-at-Large Hashmikant Gardi, Chicago, IL Bhupendra Tolia, Norwood, NI Mahendra Varia, Martin, KY
Trustees All Trustees name арреаr от page 14 of this issue.
Southeast
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Gomawostros Manoj Dharris 11820 Triple Crown Road Rescon. VA 20191-2014 Phone: 703/620-9637 Young Mind Gaurav Kapadia 67 Nassau Drive Great Neck, NY 11021-1610 518/829-3316 gauravk@aol.com Matrimonials Hasmukh Shah 8721 Scrimshaw Delves New Port Richey, FL 34653-6623 Phone: 813/376-7290
Key to Regions Canada
All Prowinces Midwest ND, SD. KS. MO, IA, MN, WI,
IL, OH, IN, MI, NE Northeast ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY
PA MD, DE, NI VA DC
Southwest West
FL GA, AT, MT, LA, AK, TN SC, NC, KY, WV AZ, NM. TXOK, CO, UT AL WA, OR, CA, NV. ID, MT, WY, HI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All Board of Director names will be printed in a future issue
JAINA FOCUS
JAINA publishes the JAINA Focus monthly newslester fexr administrative purposes. It is sent to all member organizations and committee members of JAINA All new items for publication in the JAINA Focus nust be sent to the Editor by the 109 of each month:
AFFILIATES
MANAGING EDITORIAL BOARD Laia Champset. Manubhal Doshi, Jagat Jain, Ramesh Jain. Vijay Jair. Harshad Shah, Anup:
Dilip V. Shah 1902 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-4678 Phone: 215/561-0581, Fax: 215/567-3146 dilipshahaol.com
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Brahani Jain Sexiety, US and Canada International Alumni Association of Mahavir Jain
Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY Intemational Mahavir Jain Mission. US and Canada Jain Meditation International Center, Sand
Canada Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Samaj. San Francisco Shri S. S. Jain Foundation, Toronto, Canuda Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of North America
Lubboxk, TX
The Manugitig Editorial Board will endeavor to publish ati material submitted but reserves the right to edit and/or reformat for clasy. And space restrictions. The views expressed in the ances are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Editorial Board of JAIN DIGEST PUBLKCATION DATES AND DEADLINES Spring March
February 15 Summer (June)
May 15 Pall (September
August 15 Winter December) November 15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF JAIN DIGEST
We encourage Our readers to send their questions, comments or views on current issues or concems facing the Jain community of North America to the Editor in Chief, Lala Champsee. We endeavor to publish all letters, space permitting JAIN DIGEST reserves the right to edit all material for danity and/or space All letters must include the sender's name, address and phone number to be considered for publication
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