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JAIN DIGEST
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
A publication 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.
2PM - 5 PM EST
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JAINA COMMITTEES
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsee 21 Swifedale Place Don Mills, ONT, Canada M3B IM3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fax: 416/ 441-2211 email: latachampsee@usa.net
President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274
First Vice President Anop R. Vora Phone: 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473-9450
JAINA Website Committee Girish l Shah 408/378-8765 Long Term Planning Prabodh Vaidya 630/985-9144 Mahavir Memorial Dr. Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Marriage Information Service Hasmukh Shah 727/376-7989 Media Watch/Public Relations Sushil Jain 301/670-0519
COVER DESIGN Drumail Purohit email: dhrumilpurohitmail.com REGIONAL EDITORS
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Ila G. Mchta, Midwest US Phone: 419/865-2727. Fax: 419/868-7476
Membership Kamlesh Shah 301/838-9778
Canada Dr. Mahendra Mehta email: mhmehra@sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Ahimsa Day Celebration Surendra Singhvi 937/885-7414 Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 212/319-8291 Community Leadership Council Ramesh Shah 440/442-4596 Environment and Ecology Nancy Jain 416/447-1650 Essay Competition Chhaya Kapadia 516/829-3316
JAINA Book Score Rohit H. Doshi 607/ 754 6010 JAINA Convention Board Bipin Parkih 847/669-1294 Goue & International Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716/773-1314 Interfaith Activities/World Council of farms Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Rashmi Gardi 847/428-4298 Jain Poojas Naresh Shah 516/741-9269 Arhant Jain 905/827-7494 JAIN DIGEST Membership Keerti Shah 630/837-8716
Sushil Jain. Northeast US Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax: 301/670-3937
N. American Jain Families Assitance Program Ila Mehta 419/865-2727 Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shaha 215/561-0581
Mahendra Mehta, Southeast US l'hone: 941/561-273, Fax: 941-275-4432
Midwest, US Manubhai Doshi email: Manudoshi@aol.com Phone: 847/735-0120
Hasendra Shah, West US Phone: 562/404-2851, Fax: 562/597-0648
Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Secretary Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
JAINA Education Committee Pravin K. Shah 919/859-4994
Senior Citizens Kantilal Shah 949/831-8687 Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732/390-0296 Tirthadhdhar Kirit Daftary 254/776-4209 V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516/248-8265 World Community Service Bachubhai Ajmera 301/924-8070 Bhadresh Dhila 301/589-4610 Prakash Mehra 703/318-8252 Young Jains of America (YJA) Ronak Shah 918-269-7665 Chintan Shah 608-217-4807
Young Jam Professional (Y/P) Manav Jain 818/360-4178
Treasurer Gitish P. Shah Phone: 408/378-8765. Fax: 650/694-6961
AINA Temple Guidelines Jagar Jain 716/688-0104
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenia@iname.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Immediate Past President Mahendra K. Pandya Phone: 718/816-0083, Fax: 212/319-6781
West, US Chandrakant Parekh email: chandra.j.parekh@acro.org Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax: (562) 865-0851 engsysdaol.com
Jiv Daya Ratibhai Shah 817/430-8081 JAINA Library Committee Virendra Shah 310/326-5685 JAINA Publication Committee Prem Gada 806/794-4777
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin Phunc/Fax: 716/636-5342 jainah@aol.com
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Young Minds Reshma Modi 248/ 851-3965, reshmamodi@mail.com Mansi Shah 562-404-2851, MansiShah@aol.com
All Board of Directors Danies were printed in the Summer 2IX)D issue
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
Matrimonials Hasmukh Shah 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL. 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141 / 3255 hasmukh33@yahoo.com
Executive Council Chairmen - Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY
Dhiraj Shah, Buffalo, NY Comperoller - Sagar Jain, Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Kiri Kapadia, New York, NY Members-at-Large
Rajen Jaswa, Saratoga, CA Pipin Parikh, Chicago, IL. Khupendra Tolia, Norwood, NI
MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsee, Chair Dilip V Shah, Marketing Manager Keerti Shah, Circulation Manager
CANADA NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST Regular Regular Regular
Hegular Toronto Beton Arlanta
Dullas Asore Buffalo Miami
Hakisto Falmon Cherry Hill Amate
Phoenix Montreal Essex Fells Augusta
Associate Ottawa Hudson Valley Charlotte
Tulsa Vancouver New York 1. Meyers
Luthck Orange
Colorado
Jacksonville MIDWEST Philadelphia
Menghis Regular Pittsburgh Middle Tennessee
WEST Chicago Rochester Morgantown
Regular Cinncinati/layton Washington, DC New Orleans
Los Angles Cleveland Asteria Orlando
San Francisco Columbus Allany Palm Beach
Asia Detroit Allentown Raleigh
Fortland St. Louis Elmira Tampa
Sacra Associal Harrisburgh
San Diego Kansas City
Hartford Minneapolas
Syracuse Milwaukee Toledo
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Regular: Two director on JAINAS Board (aver 50 families). Associate. One director on
JAINAS Brand (up to 50 familica) AFFILIATES Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada
Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto International Alumni Association of Mahavir Jain Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Vidyalaya. Rochester, NY
Kutchbi Oywal Jain Association of North America KOJAIN) International Mahavir Jain Mission. US and Canada Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada Jain Academic Foundation of N. America, abbock, TX
Trustees All Trustees rumes and photos were printed in the Fall 2000 issue
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