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From The President...
JAI JINENDRA!
Here is a brief summary of the recent developments:
1. 2005 Convention activities are getting into high gears. Please study the convention details in this issue. JCNC have done a tremendous job in putting the material together for Jain Digest. Please register immediately or sign up on line. We expect a very good number of attendance.
2. You will soon be receiving a beautiful JAINA Calendar for the year 2005. Rajeev Pandya and his team have done a wonderful job of printing this high quality calendar. This is a fine example of our next generation's accomplishment.
3. The Pratishtha Mahotsav at Niagara Falls went very well. Over 200 people took part in this important event. The Niagara Jain Community along with the local Hindu Samaj did a nice job in organizing this function.
4. The new website is up and running. Please visit it by clicking Jaina.org. Dilip V. Shah and Dhrumil Purohit have revamped the entire website and made it very user-friendly. We expect to keep developing it and turn it into a powerful tool to integrate the whole Jain community. Please use it and give us your feedback.
5. Dr. Manibhai Mehta and Manoj Dharamsi and their committee members are working very hard at refining the constitutional changes. They will present findings first to the Executive Committee and then they will send them to the directors for their approval.
6. Jivdaya Committee under the leadership of Pramodaben Chitrabhanu has already raised $28,000 and is in the process of disbursing the funds to the right charities. We are grateful to her and her committee members for this great accomplishment.
7. Jain Center of Greater Boston, under the leadership of my brother-Jitendra Vora- has undertaken a very ambitious project of publishing/distributing a Revised Jain Directory to all Jain families in North America at no cost. He and other members of his committee will contact you for your membership list and financial help. Please help them to the best of your ability in making this great communications tools available to us all.
8. Most of the Jain Center Presidents must have received a complimentary bookset "Teerth Darshan". We are thankful to Jain Prathna Mandir Trust of Chennai, India for their donations and Religion in Ohio from the Jain Center of Columbus..
9. Please note that over the last year or so, Lataben Champsee, Editor in Chief, has been quietly making a lot of improvements in Jain Digest. Now you will see more colors, more photographs and interesting articles than ever before. We are indebted to her for her dedication and balanced reporting,
10. Gunvant (Gary) Shah, Chairman, Senior Housing Project, has been spending a lot of time in evaluating several options for this project. Even though you may have filled out the survey last Year or if you have any interest in the project, you should contact Gunvant Shah at profgaryshah@yahoo.com or at 732-246-4030 for more information but the E-mail will be pre
ferred.
11. JAINA EC has formed yet another committee entitled " Planned Giving Committee" with Yogesh Kamdar as its Chair. We expect this committee to be an excellent tax smart vehicle to donate to JAINA during your life and afterwards. Please find the details about this initiative in this issue. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
With Warmest Personal Regards,
оттда хола
Anop R. Vora, President
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JAIN DIGEST
WINTER 2004 VOL.23 NO: 4 CIRCULATION: 11000
IN THIS ISSUE
Niagara Falls Pratishtha.........3
Headquarters News.................5.
Meeting with Acharya.............8 Jaina Awards........
Palnned Giving.......... 10 Mahavir's Deciples............... 12
Charitable Giving...................13.
Regional News..................
JAINA Book store.......
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Jain Digest life members......17
MIS Registration Form.........18 Matrimonials.......
Apurva Avsar......
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