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JSMW
President Paresh Shah
Vice-President
Manna Shah
Secretary
Jatin Shah
Joint-Secretary Autumn Dhanote
Treasurer
Sanjay Shah
Joint-Treasurer
Kamlesh Shah
Dir. of Public Relations Sharad Doshi
Dir. of Publications
Tapan Shah
Dir. of Education
Megha Doshi Dir. of Facility
Dr. Kiran Shah
Dir. Of Events
Mina Shah Dir. of Volunteers Jatin Shah Dir. of Technology Hemen Gandhi
Chairman, President's Council
Bhupesh Mehta
Board of Trustees Chairman
Dr. Gita Shah
Trustees Pravin Dand Kanu Doshi
Dr. Sushil Jain Dr. Atul Shah
Harshid Shah
Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington
A non-profit tax-exempt religious organization, id # 54-1139623
Congratulations and Best Wishes
Young Jains of America
11th Biennial Convention July 2014
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DUBICACT 36000
Background: Jain Society was established in March 1980
Current Facilities: Acquired in 1989, consists of 4.35 acres of land with a 4300sq.ft. two story building with a Jain temple, multipurpose hall, classrooms, library, kitchen and rooms. In July 2010, Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington achieved an important milestone of purchasing land for the future traditional Jain Temple located at 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Membership: Over 580 families including 530+ families as life members.
Activities:
• Regular religious classes on Sundays: 6 levels for children and 3 levels for Adults
• Celebration of Jain holy days (Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, Paryushan Parva, etc.)
• Speeches by Jain spiritual leaders and Jain scholars.
• Youth activities in coordination with national umbrella youth organization (YJA) for establishing a network to share Jain heritage and Jain religion principles.
• Celebration of Ahimsa Day on Thanksgiving Day.
• Picnic, Open House and Medical Checkups.
• Community outreach activities.
1021 BRIGGS CHANEY ROAD, SILVER SPRING, MD. PHONE: (301) 236-4466 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 4548, SILVER SPRING, MD 20914. Web Address: www.JainSocietyDC.org
