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Krishna Gosavi as Treasurer and Mr. Arvind Vora as Secretary was formed for the period 1983-85.
A third convention, hosted by the Jain Society of Detroit, was held in Detroit in May 1985. Delegates from various Jain organisations agreed to further revise the aims and objectives of the Federation and also agreed to promote new projects such as publication of a quarterly news bulletin, Jain Digest, increase membership in the Federation, and secure tax exempt status etc. At the end of the three-day convention, a new Executive Committee was elected consisting of Dr. Tansukh J. Salgia of Cleveland as president, Dr. Sulekh C. Jain of Cincinnati as Secretary and Mr. Laxmi Gogri of Detroit, Mr. Vasant Gandhi of Bosten, Mr. Himat Dagli of San Franciso and Mr. Pravin Shah of Toronto as Vice-Presidents, and Mr. Bhupendra Shah of Chicago as Treasurer for the period 1986-87.
A fourth convention hosted by the Chicago Jain Society was held on May 23-25, 1987 in Chicago, U.S. A. The main concerns of this Convention were to provide literature and thought to the growing youth population, maintaining the Jain culture, heritage and unity among the Jain community in North America. About 1000 participants joyfully participated in the Convention. Dr. Tansukh J. Salgia and Dr. Sulekh C Jain have again been elected President and Secretary respectively for the next 2 year period 1987-89 because of their rendering the dedicated services to the Federation.
The Federation has, during its very short span of about 7 years, seen a steady progress. During this time the organisation membership has increased from 4 to 24 organisations and the quarterly journal Jain Digest' has been published regularly. The Federation has released funds for the P. R. S. documentary film "Ahimsa: Non-violence. The visiting scholars programme of the Federation has brought many scholars to visit many of the Jain Centers in North America. With more frequent and timely communications, established with many Jain organisations in USA, Canada, India and UK. the Federation has been able to obtain several high quality Jain books in English for distribution to the Jain community.
Besides, many Jain Centers, Societies and Associations which are doing good work in their respective cities in USA and Canada, the International Mahavir Jain Mission and the Jain Society of Toronto deserve special mention. The Interna. tional Mahavir Jain Mission is particularly active in Canada and organises religious camps and other activites. The Jain Society of Toronto has a Jain temple at 247, Parklawn Road Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8Y 3J6. The temple is visited by several devotees everyday and in large number on weekends on Saturdays and Sundays
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