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Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068
Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Telephone Hours: Monday-Friday, 2 PM - 5 PM EST
A publication the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA EDITOR IN CHIEF La Champsce 35 Whitelin Crescent Willowdale, ONT M2 BB Phone: 416/493-1666, Fax: 416/491-1667 fashion
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Dhiraj H. Shah Phone/Fax: 716/775-0268
First Vice President Mahendra K. Pandya Phone: 718/816-0083. Fax: 212/319-4341
PUBUSHING EDITOR Navin K. Jain 223 Surrey Rue Amherst, NY 14221-3363 Phone: 716632-3716, Fax: 216/632-1902 digen nun com, www.nuss.com
Long Term Planning
Prabodh Vaidya Marriage Information Service
Hasmukh Shah Medis Warch Publac Relations
Sushil Jain Anant Jain
Mandi Jain Membership
Kamlesh Shah North American Jain Families Asianur Program
Tia Mehta
Regional Vice Presidents Sobhagya S. Khamesra, Canada Phone: 905/274-6464, Fax: 416/368-0007
EDITORIAL BOARD Arbane jajn, Bhari Shah
Dilip T. Shah, Midwest US Phone: 630/655-1670, Fax: 630/837-1099
COMMITTEES Ahims Day Celebration
Surendra Singhvi Communiny Leadership Council
Jagat Jain Environment and Ecology
Nancy Jain Eray Competition
Chhaya Kapadia Fund Raising - United States
Sanjay Pandya
Bipin Parikh Fund Raising - Canada
Laxmikant Nagda Interfaith Actiwite/World Council of fans
Manoj Dharamsi
Rashmi Gardi lain Poojas
Naresh Shah
Arhant Jain JAINA Bulletin Board Service
Pravin Shah JAINA Temple Guidelines
Maherdra Pandya Jiv Daya
Ratihai Shah Library and Education
Prem Gada
Anop R. Vora, Northeast US Phone 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473 M50
Pravin Mehta, Southeast US Phone: 931/648-9535, Fax: 931/648-5901
Prabodh Mchta, Southwest US Phone: 281/820-9325, Fax: 713/780-1013
Senior Citizens
Vinay Vakani Scholar Visitation
Nirmal Desi V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund
Pravin C. Shah World Commawin Service
Bachubhai Ajmera Bhadresh Dhila
Prakash Mehta Young Jains of America
Gaurav Kapadia Raju Shah Pravin Mehta
Jas vant C. Shah, West US Phone: 510/475-7882. Fax: 408/577-3594
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Secretary Dilip V. Shah Phone: 215/561-0581, Fax: 215/567-3146
Treasurer Ji Turakhia Phone: 315/622-3287. Fax: 315/622-2998
REGIONAL EDITORS Canada Mahendra Mela 26 Vanche Cres Islington, ONT MOA 422 Phone/Faxe 416/241-2044 Midwes Les Manubhai Diski 931 Golden Road Lake Forex, 11, 60045 Phone: 8471735-0020 Norevent. 11 Vinay Yaar 206 Sanex Sereet Oradell, NJ 07649-2435 Phone: 201/967 9944 Southeast, ts. Surendra Shah 1465 Sumter Drive Madera, GA 30064-2920 Phone: 770/422-1483 Spitts Jadevji Kenia 1819 Plymouth Rock Drive Richardson, TX 750913942 Phone: 972/650-3593 We, USA
ARNE Chandrakant tach 12914 Wolvert Land Cerritos, CA 90701-7265 Phone: 562/865-1929, fasc 962/869-391 engel.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Antal Subbash Jain 55 Charle lane Sroers, CT 06268 Pheart & Gw 429.8520 Fax: 86014
Immediate Past President Manibhai Mehta Phone: 714/898-3156, Fax: 310-940-4583
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
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Executive Council Chairman - Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY Vice Chair - Niranjan Shah, Chicago, IL Comptroller - Jagar Jain, Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Bharat Tolia, Detroit, MI
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Regular Two directors on JAINA's Board (over 50 families Associate: One director on JAINA's Board (up to 50 families) CANADA NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST Regular Regular
Regular
Regular Torro Boston
Atlanta
Dallas Audiate Buffalo
Miami
Houston Edmonton Cherry Hill Associate
Phoenix Montreal Essex Fells
Augusta
Associate Ottawa Hartford
Charlotte
Tulsa Vancouver New York
Ft. Meyers
Lubbock Orange
Jacksonville MIDWEST Philadelphia
Memphis
WEST Regular Pittsburgh
Middle Tennessee
Regular Chicago Rochester
Morgantown
Los Angles Cinncinati/Dayton Washington, DC
New Orleans
San Francisco Cleveland Aucia
Orlando
Asoria Columbus Albany
Palm Beach
Portland Detroit Allentown
Raleigh
Sacramento Elmira St. Louis
Tampa
San Diego Associate
Harrisburgh Kansas City
Syracuse Minneapolis Milwaukee
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Members-at-Large Rashmikant Gardi, Chicago, IL. Bhupendra Tolia. Norwood, NI Mahendra Varia, Marcin, KY
Trustees All Trustees names were printed in the Fall 1997 issue.
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Manoj Dharani 11820 Taple Crown Road Reston, VA 2019.-3014 Phone: 7037620-9837
Southeast
Key to Regions Canada All Provinces Midwest ND, SD, KS, MO, IA, MN, WI.
IL, OH, IN, MI, NE Northeast ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY,
PA, MD, DE, NJ, VA, DC
Young Manis
Southwest
BOARD OF DIRECTORS All Board of Director names and photos are in this issue. pages 3-4.
FL, GA, AT, MT, LA, AK, TN, SC, NC, KY, WV AZ, NM, TX, OK, CO, UT AL, WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, HI
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516/829-3316
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JAINA FOCUS
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AFFILIATES
Matrimoni His 8721 Scrimshaw Drive New Port Richey, FL 34653-6629 Phone B13/3767290
JAINA publishes the JAINA Focus monthly newsletter for administrative purposes. It is sent to all member organizations and committee members of JAINA All news items for publication in the JAINA Focus must be sent to the Editor by the 10 of each month:
Dilip V. Shah 1902 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-4678 Phone: 215/561-0581, Fax: 215/567-3146 dilipvshah@aol.com
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada International Alumni Association of Mahavir Jain
Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission, US and Canada Jain Meditation International Center, US and
Canada Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Samaj, San Francisco Shri 5. 5. Jain Foundation. Toronto, Canada Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of North America,
Lubbock, TX
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARERS
MANAGING EDITORIAL BOARD Lata Champea, Maubhai Dischi, Jagar Jain. Ramesh Jain, Vijay Jain. Harshad Shah, Anop Vores The Managing Editorid Board vil endeavor to publid all material submitted tue reserves the right to ed alor reformat for clarity and space dextrictions. The views expressed in the arrids are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Eduorial Board of Jan Dicast,
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Special Assistant to the President Ramesh P. Shah 6737 Wildwood Terrace Mayfield Village, OH 44143 Phone: 216/442-45%6 Fax: 216/442-4645
Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin P.O. Box 700 Getzville, NY 14068-0700 Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 jainahq@aol.com Telephone hours are Monday-Friday, 2 P1 - 5 PM EST
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF JAIN DIGEST
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