Jain Study Center NC Raleigh 1997 11 YJA Regional Convention

Author(s): Jain Study Center NC Raleigh
Publisher: USA Jain Study Center NC Raleigh

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What's New in the Southeast?
Young Jains of Fort Meyers, FL
Smeet Mehta, the local representative, has started up Patshala classes again in Palm Beach. He travels down there to teach children between the ages of 6 and 12. Chitrabhanuji spent Paryushan in Fort Meyers and celebrated the holy occasion with them. Smeet's email is: smm49286@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Young Jains of Gainesville, FL
Amit Shah formed this new youth group in early September in hopes to unite the youths at the University of Florida and the local community. If anyone wants more information on how to how to get involved on or off campus, please contact Amit at quest@grove.ufl.edu or (352) 380-9093.
Young Jains of South Florida
Besides celebrating Paryushan, the Jain center in Florida recently bought land to build a temple. The youths anxiously await the completion of its construction. Also, the youth group will be taking on a Foster Focus project which shall help youths adjust to new Jain communities as they relocate after graduation from high school and college. Please contact Prachi Sanghavi at ajitanath@aol.com or (954) 968-5050 or Vandana Shah (305) 595-3833 for more information.
Young Jains of Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta youth recently held a camp during a weekend earlier this school year. The new local representative for the Atlanta area is Manish Shah, who is also the youth secretary. If you would like to learn about the other activities that are conducted there, write him at manish24@aol.com or call him at (770)
939-5227.
Jain Youth of Augusta, GA
The youth in Augusta also observed Paryushan and have regular meetings every month where they discuss varied Jain topics. Some of the Jain youth recently attended the camp held in the Atlanta area. Hiran Jain is the local representative for the Augusta area.
Jain Youth of Charlotte, NC Many youths participated in Paryushan activities by fasting and performing other types of religious penance. The youth meet once a month and recently have been learning various Jain stutis and prayers. They also had a guest speaker Tarlaben Doshi who conducted a question and answer session discussing the reasons behind taking vows and observing penance. The Charlotte group has also helped out in the planning of this convention. To get more involved in the Charlotte area, contact Aashish Dhakad:
gonzo47@aol.com or (704) 542-3517.
Young Jains of the Triangle, NC The youth in the Raleigh area actively participated in Paryushan activities and had Pravin Shah conduct the Samvatsari Pratikraman in English. The youth have also been busy planning this regional convention. There are now two new local representatives in the area. Raja