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JAIN DIGEST
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
A publicarion of the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA (JAINA)
HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700
Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Telephone Hours: Monday - Friday,
2 PM - 5 PM EST
JAINA COMMITTEES
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsee 21 Swiftdale Mace Don Mills, ONT, Canada M3B 1M3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fax: 416/441-2211 email: latachampsecusa.net
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, lax: 312/726-4274
First Vice President Anop R. Vora Phone: 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473-9450
JAINA Website Counter Girish l Shah 408/378-8765 Long Term Planning Prabodh Vaidya 630/985.9144 Mahavir Memorial Dr. Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Marriage Informarone Service Hasmukh Shah 727/376-7989 Media Watch/Public Relations Sushil Jain 301/670-0519
COVER DESIGN Drumail Purohit email: dbrumilpurohir@mail.com
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Ahimse Day Celebration Surendra Singhvi 937/885-7414 Calendar Committee Rajiv Pandya 212/319-8291 Community leadership Counci Ramesh Shah 440/442-4596 Environment and Econg Nancy Jain 416/447-1650 Essay Competition Chhaya Kapadia 516/829-3316 JAINA Book Store Rohit H. Doshi 607/ 754 GOLO JAINA Convention Board Bipin Parkih 847/669) 1294 Govt. & International Organizations Relations Dhiraj 11. Shah 716/773-1314 Interfaith Activires/World Council of Prints Manoj Dharamsi 70,3/620-9837 Rashmi Gardi 8477428-4298
REGIONAL EDITORS
Ha G. Mehta, Midwes US Phone: 419/865-2727 Fax: 419/868-7476
Canada Dr. Mahendra Mehta email: mhmchta@sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Sushil Jain, Northeast US Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
Mamhership Kamlesh Shah 301/838-9778 N. American lain Families Assicance Program lla Mchta 419/865-2727
Mahendra Mchta. Soitheast US Phone: 941/561-273. Fax: 941-275-4432
Midwest, US Manubhai Doshi email: Manudoshi@aol.com Phone: 847/735-0120
1 lasendra Shah, West US Phone: 562/404-2851, fax: 562/597.78
Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shah 215/561-0581 Senior Citizens Kantilal Shah 949/831-8687 Scholar Visition Nirmal Desi 732/390-0296 Tirthothar Kirit Daftary 254/776-4209 VR Gandhi Scholarship fund Pravin C. Shah 516/248-8265
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Jain Pojas Naresh Shah 516/741-9269 Arhant Jain 905/827-7494 JAINDICEST Membership Keert Shah 630/837-8716
Secretary Kirit C. Dattary Phone: 254/776-209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
JAINA Eduation Continuitet Pravin K. Shab 919/859-4994
Treasurer Girish P. Shah Phone: 408/378-8765, Fax: 650/694-6961
JAINA Temple Guidelines Jagat Jain 716/688-0104
World Communiry Service Bachubhai Ajmera 301/924-8070 Bhadresh Dhila 301/589-4610 Prakash Mchra 703/318-8252
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenia@iname.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Immediate Past President Mahendra K. Pandya Phone: 718/816-0083, lax: 212/319-6781
Jiv ya Ratibhai Shah 817/430-8081 JAINA Library Committee Virendra Shah 310/326-5685 JAINA Publicarion Committee Prein Gada 806/794-4777
Young lains of America (YJA) Ronak Shah 918-269-7665 Chintan Shah 608-217-4807 Young lain Professional (YJI) Manav Jain 818/360-4178
West, US Chandrakant Parekh email: chandra.i.parekhaero.org Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax: (562) 863-08SI engsys@aol.com
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of PAINA Kamalesh Amin Phonlux: 716/6.56.5342 jainall.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All Board of Directors names were printed in the Summer 2000) issue.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Young Minds Reshma Modi 248 851-3965, reshanamodi@mail.com Mansi Shah 562-404-2851. Mansibah@aol.com Marrim Hasmukh Shah 8721 Scrimshaw Drive New Port Richey, FL 34653-6623 Phone: 727/376-7989 hasmukh33@yahoo.com
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
Executive Council Chairman - Miraj Shah, Fortal, NY
Mahendra Pandy, New York, NY Comptroller - Jam, Bulak, NY Sexuay C'eral-kici Karabia, New York, NY Mensur Large
Rajen Jaswa. Sarcoy. CA Hepin Parikk, Chicago. Il Bhupendra Tolia, Vorwood, NJ
MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsec, Chair Dilip V Shah, Marketing Manager Keerti Shah, Circulation Manager
CANADA NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST Regular Regulv
Rotalar TO Besten Arluna
Dallas Awek Buffalo Miami
Hous Kanton Cherry Hill
Phenix Montreal Fisex Riells Augusta
AN Crawa Hudson Valley Culotte
Tulsa Vanquilver New York Er. Meyes
1 back Orang Jacksonville
Colorado MIDWEST Philadelphia
Memphis Reyndar Pittsburgh Middle Tennessee
WEST Chicago Rochester Morgantown
Regular Cucina/Dayton Washington, TX
New Orleans
La Angles Cleveland A : Orlando
San Francisco Clumbus AINSIY Palm Beach
Awux trait ALL Raleigh
Portland Sul Limita Tampa
Sacramento Axir Harrishargh
San Diego Калак City
Harford Minneapolis
SEKS Milwaukee Toledo
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Regular Iwo director IAINA Band (over 50 tamilis). A w Ched
JAINAS Besand up to 50 times) AFFILIATES Rahmi Lin Sicicty: US and Canada
Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto International Alumni Association of Maravir Jain Kutchhi Curjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Vidyalaya. Rochester, NY
Kutchhi Oswal Jain Association of North America KOJAIN International Mahavir Jain Mission. US and Canada Shri Mahavir Lain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Pain Meditation International Concs, US & Canada Jain Academic Foundation N. America, Lubbock, TX
Trustees All Trustees anics and plans were printed in the Fall 20X)
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