Jain Digest 2006 07 Vol 24 No 3

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

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Jain Directory of North America SOUTH EAST
A Publication of The Jain Center of Greater Boston
The Jain Center of Greater Boston (JCGB), is pleased to publish 5th edition of the Directory containing brief profiles of Jain families living in N. America & Canada. The directory also includes separate sections of Jain Youth, Jain organizations and a cross referencing by names and by city of Indian origin. The directory has been mailed to all members listed in this directory at no
cost.
JAIN DIRECTORY
OF NORTH AMERICA
The success of this monumental project is attributed to the sincere and dedicated work of volunteers of our Jain Center, who have spent over 5000 man-hours on this project. The team started work in Dec 04. We consolidated our existing database after merging JAINA and membership data from 62 Jain Centers. We mailed over 14,000 letters and 10,000 post cards as reminders. We requested members to register on our user friendly and secure website. The directory site remained open for 70 days and received approximately 8,000 registrations including youth.
As the Jain community is very small, percentagewise, in India as well as in America, it is crucial to remain organized and unified. We hope that this directory will serve that objective and will be useful in many ways:
Locating friends and fellow Jains
Locating Jain organizations in the USA & Abroad • Promoting unity & networking among fellow Jains ⚫ Matrimonial purposes
We have shipped a number of additional directories to all Jain Centers. If you did not have a chance to register in this Directory and/or did not receive the Directory in the mail, please contact the responsible person at your Jain Center to request a copy. The Directory distribution is planned for one per each family. If you have any questions or comments, please send an e-mail jcgb_directory_2005@yahoo.com. We have received very positive response and encouragement from businesses and community members. As a result, we were able to collect many advertisements and donations which largely funded this ambitious project.
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Jitendra Vora
Secretary, Jain Center of Greater Boston Chair, Directory Committee
JAIN DIGEST. Spring 2005/15 Jain Education International 2010_03
Pravin K Shah, Regional Editor
ATLANTA, GA
Jain Society of Greater Atlanta celebrated_Paryushan parva in presence of Dr. Vinodbhai, Sudhaben Kapashi (London, UK) and Mr. Pravinbhai Dagli with record breaking attendance of more than 500 people on Mahavir Jayanti. Our fundraising committee led by Deepak Shah and Anil Shah did an excellent job and collected more than $350,000. The program was highlighted by Bhavna and Raas Garba on Jain Stavan. More than 20 members did atthai.
On October 16, 2005 the society held first ever health fair for our community and was a great success. More than 15 doctors supported this event by providing their services.
We celebrated Diwali program on October 29. The center was beautifully decorated inside and outside. The colorful rangoli and traditional diva brought the festive mood in the crowd. The highlights of the Diwali program were: Sangh of more than 50 members from Raleigh, NC visited our society for Chaitra Paripati, Mahavir Nirvan Pooja, Panchkalyanak Pooja, Entertainment program, Samooh aarti and Chaityavandan. The JSGA scholarship awards were also given to three outstanding students Payal Kenia, Vijay Palavia and Vinita Palavia.
The election for the 2006 JSGA Executive Committee was held on December 11, 2005. The elected members of the new committee for the year 2006 are: Madhu Sheth, President, Deepak Shah, Vice President Manish Shah, Treasurer, Anil Shah, General Secretary Siddharth Shah, Youth Co-Coordinator Niranjana Shah, EC Member Rajan Shah, EC Member
Temple Update
All background work i.e. architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing drawings etc. are completed. As soon as the building permit is obtained we will proceed with the bidding and construction process. The highlights of the temple are:
⚫Floor Space Approximately 4200 Sq. feet on each level Three main Pratimas surrounded by 24 Tirthankaras to be placed in semi circle
Sitting capacity of more than 200 persons
Ghabhara 15 ft X 12 ft and Rangmandap 30 ft X 30 ft Main Sikhar to be made of marble. Access to Sikhar from the main floor
⚫Outside wall to be made of marble and granite Entrances from the front as well as from the center
•Sprinkler system and handicap access
REGIONAL NEWS