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JAIN DIGEST• Winter 2007
Highlights of the First Conference:
JAINA Katrina Project The first of the six conferences was held in Edison NJ on November 11th 2006 with over 60 attendees. After the JAINA raised over $50,000 nationwide for the Katrina victims. welcome message by Kirit Daftary various presentations were they donated $25,000 in Houston last year and recently made :
donated a $25,000 mobile computer lab to the Fischer JAINA Vision 2020: Yogendra Jain, Prem Jain, JAINA Long
Elementary school in Algiers, Louisiana. Jains presented this Range Planning Committee
lab to the school along with 500 school back-packs for the • Bad Practices to Avoid Among Jain Centers: Nitin Talsania,
students. Mr. Santosh Shah, the project coordinator, who also Chairman of Media, Public Relations
represents Louisiana's 50 Jain families, gave a message of non
violence, tolerance and success at the ceremony. The Jains Best Practices: Prem Jain, Shrey Shah of Boston, Jaymik
selected this project from several other community projects Shah of NY, Sushil Jain of DC
they identified because most of the students are from needy Current status and vision: Dilip Shah. JAINA's First Vice
families, who were affected by Katrina and this school did not President and Convention Chairman
receive as much funding as other schools did. Jain Leadership: Dr. Sushil Jain
The 24 laptops were selected as a symbol for 24 Jinas (Teachers) Minina Dalal: Essence of Jainism Video (Elevator Pitch) (check it on YouTube, search for Non-violence)
in the ancient Jain Religion. Shah explained to students the Showcase of Leaders: Recognizing contributions of Sudhir link between Dr. Martin Luther King's non-violence movement Shah of JAINA Exhibition Committee, Rajeev Pandya of for civil liberty and their ancient non-violence philosophy. JAINA Calendar project, Jitendra Vora of JCGB Directory Mr. Kirit Daftary, JAINA president told a story of non-violence project, and Yogesh Kamdar of JAINA Planned Giving and explained Jain way of Life - Not to cause pain to any living Committee.
beings in words, in thoughts, and in actions. The attendees embraced and agreed to undertake the following
New Temple Upcoming at Tampa, Florida nine projects: 1. Disseminate Non Violence Books - Pramod Shah, Raj The new lain Temple at Tampa, Florida is expected to be Kumar
completed by June 2007 or earlier. The Pratistha Mahotsava 2. Jain Web Presence (Architecture and implementation) - dates will soon be announced.. The temple will have three main Prakash Teli, Mitesh Bohra, Mayur Shah
pratimas: Bhagwan Parswanath, Adinath and Mahavir Swami. 3. New Fund Raising Techniques - Yogesh Kamdar, Vinay Beside this, pratimas of 24 Tirthankars will be installed Vakani, Chetan Lathia
surrounding the main sanctum (Gabhara). 4. Jain Mix Marriage -- Dilip Jain 5. "TV Asia - Raj Kumar, Preeti Jain, Mamta Shah
Kesh Lonch ceremony for Kshullika 6. Talks on Jainism in High Schools - Rajeev Jain, Preeti Jain
Subhmati Mataji on Oct. 22 7. Jain Business Yellow Pages
It is unusual to see a Kesh Lonch ceremony in USA, an 8. Membership Database Format
opportunity availed on Oct 22 Jain Center of Northern 9. Jain Scriptures for Temples - Rakhi Jain, Sonali Khot
California (JCNC) was blessed to see for the first time ever in Upcoming JAINA Leadership Conferences:
the US, an auspicious event of kesh Lonch ceremony for
Kshullika Subhmati Mataji was conducted The event was web Registration is on-line and cost is minimal - for registration
casted live for everyone to participate and see this unique Jain www.jainleadership.org);
Tradition first hand. 1. Detroit - Feb. 24th, (contact: Manish Mehta, Hemant
Shah - manishm@ncms.org, veenashah@earthlink.com) JAINA Media Production Committee 2. San Jose - Feb. 17th, (contact: Nitin Shah, Prem Jain - nitin.shah@avizatechnology.com,
JAINA has recognized the need and opportunity to spread the premjain@hotmail.com)
Jain Way of Life through Television Medium. 3. Washington DC - April 7th, (contact: Dr. Sushil Jain -
With this idea in mind The Media Production Committee has sushiljain@aol.com )
been established and in collaboration with TV Asia are going 4. Atlanta - April 21st, (contact: Dr. Manoj Jain -
to start regular monthly programs on TV Asia. mkjain@aol.com)
The core objectives of this committee are as follows: 5. Houston - April 28th. (contact: Kirit Dafrary
1. Produce and Broadcast Quality Television Programs netrat@att.net )
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