Jain Digest 2001 01 Vol 17 No 01

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

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AFFILIATE NEWS....
KO JAIN
Kachchh Cyclone relief: From the KOJAIN and JAINA donation received, Vivekanand Research & Training Institute (VRTI) has planned to spend the money on two villages Shekhadia and Raga on the following activities:
A Branch ofShri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya opened up in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. To help the bright and needy Jainstudents residing in the Udaipur area obtain college education, a branch of Shri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya was opend up onFeb. 12, 2001. The opening ceremony wasgraced by Shri Dipchand Gardi, Shri S. Dhariwal, Shri R.Khurana, Shri J.Chopda, Shri Babubhai Bafna, MJV Management team and about 300 members of the localcommunity. InternationalAlumni Association of Shri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya (IAAMJV), USA wa srepresented by Anop Vora, Dr. Mohan Jain, Dr. Y.P. Jain, Dr. Mohan Bafnaand their wives.
Raga: Help 18 families to build their homes, drill two tube The branch is expected to start admittingcollege bound students wells, and train some women for sewing.
beginning June of this year and cost around $450,000upon full completion. US donors (56%), Bombay donors (25%), Udaipur donors (10%) funded the project. Dr. Mohan Jain (Allentown, PA) was the main force behindit. Mr.Babubhai Bafna (Udaipur) wasinstrumental in completing the construction in only 6 months. The project still shows a deficit ofabout $40,000. If you are interested in supporting it financially andwish to receive more details, please call Anop R. Vora, President, IAAMJV at716-473-9290, Dr. Mohan Jain 610-437-9596
Shekhadia: Help 41 families to build their homes, drill one tube well, start one flour mill and one provision store by selecting one capable person and giving him interest free loan, build one temple, plant trees and train some of them for carpentry and
masonry.
Scholarship: The following college students have been awarded a scholarship for the school year 2000. We at KOJAIN are proud of all the recipients of scholarship and wish them continued success in their career.
1) Lena Vasant (Bhanu) Chheda........... Voorhees, NJ 2) Darshini Dilip (Kastur) Vira.............. Palmdale, CA 3) Dimple Nemchand (Hema) Chheda.... Houston, TX 4) Rashmi Dinesh (Heena) Chheda...... Paramus, NJ
Kachchh earthquake Relief Fund: At the end of February, KOJAIN has collected more than $200,000, of which $20,000 has been forwarded to Bidada Sarvodaya Trust in Kachchh. The Bidada trust runs hospital which has treated more than 2000 earthquake patients while orthopedic surgeons have performed surgery on more than 300 patients.
In order for your contribution to be tax deductible, please make your check payable to KOJAIN (please add in the memo section of the check for Kachchh Earthquake Relief) and mail to:
Mangal Shah, 16 Donna Drive, Unit 36, Norwalk, CT 06854. Also Visit KOJAIN website: WWW.KOJAIN.COM for further information.
On February 24, 2001 concern citizen of Cherry Hill, NJ and Philadelphia, PA held an earthquake relief dinner at Bombay cuisine, Howard Johnson in Cherry Hill, NJ. About 350 people played Garba and dandia raas to the complimentary music by DJ Pankaj and party, while collecting more than $20,000. Entire proceed will go to Kachchh earthquake relief fund through KOJAIN (Kachchhi Oswal Jains in North America).
34 / JAIN DIGEST SPRING 2001
MAHAVIRA JAIN VIDYALAYA
Submitted by Anop Vora 716-473-9290
WORDS OF WISDOM
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of being selfish, having ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people
may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give your best anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and GOD; It never is between you and them anyway.