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A NON-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, ID # 54-1139623 JAIN CENTER LOCATION: 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 E-Mail: [email protected] Gautam Shah, Editor 10-3 November 2010 President President’s Message After buying land for new temple, Ashok R. Shah community enthusiasm in building an 301-260-1264 Vice-President ai Jinendra. I can‟t believe Diwali authentic temple is obvious. Building a new Paresh Shah J came and gone! I want to take this Jain Temple in our Metro region is a once in a 703-435-8118 opportunity and wish everyone a Happy lifetime event for all of us. We know that this Secretary Diwali & Prosperous New Year. I am glad is a multi-million dollar project requiring not Bhupesh Mehta only funds but also require long range planning 301-358-3370 to welcome 16 new families, who recently Joint-Secretary join our society. This school year we have and commitment of hard and dedicated work Allap Shah 85 students in Jain Pathshala. Thanks to from all of us. See more details inside for 562-587-5524 Paresh Shah and his team for their hard progress towards the temple construction Treasurer project. Rajeshree Dalal work in managing Pathshala. In addition, I 301-593-3578 want to thank our teachers who devote their Joint-Treasurer valuable time to share their wealth of Please mark your calendar for upcoming Raju Desai knowledge with our children. Due to JAINA Convention from July 1 to 4, 2011 in 410-480-8229 increase in student enrollment and lots of Houston Texas. Take advantage of early bird Members-at-Large registration fee of only $99 until January 15, Jay Bhandari new activities, we were challenged with Sharad Doshi space shortage. However, with every one‟s 2011. See more details inside. Hemen Gandhi innovative ideas, we have resolved the Praveen Jain situation for now. Finally, I want to thank each EC members Nisheeth Mehta and Trustees of last 3 years, their respective Jatin Shah family members and hundreds of volunteers Mina Ashok Shah Few weeks ago, Bhupesh Mehta led team Nilesh Shah of volunteers who spent their entire weekend for their support and hard work during my Sailesh Shah in cleaning our center and storage shed. Our tenure as president. I know you will extend the Past President continuous quest is to make our center better same courtesy and support to our next Sushil K. Jain and clean place to worship and socialize. I President. I want to apologize to those whose 301-670-0519 feelings I might have hurt due to my action, Board of Trustees want to urge everyone not to bring and leave Chairman any items in our center without prior words and deed, Michchhami Dukkadam. Bachubhai Ajmera approval. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN 301-924-8070 KEEPING JAIN CENTER CLEAN. We Sincerely, Trustees welcome everyone to use our facilities. Ashok R. Shah Pravin Dand However, please make every effort to leave 301-384-3367 it cleaner than the way you found it. Please Manoj Dharamsi TABLE OF CONTENTS 703-620-9837 do not leave any leftover food in the kitchen Atul Shah or in the freeze. Put all the trash in 301-274-0319 President‟s Message ........................... Page 1 Youth Committee appropriate trash can, leave the glass, New Temple & Donation ................... Page 2 Coordinator plastic, unwanted papers and cardboard in General Body Meeting ........................ Page 2 Arpit Doshi outside recycling bins. Before you leave, Pathshala ............................................. Page 3 301-540-8988 please walk around and make sure children Past Events .......................................... Page 3 Youth Members have cleaned as you have them do it in your Ongoing Activities ............................. Page 5 Shivali Choxi Houston JAINA Convention ............... Page 5 Parakh Jain home. This will help keeping the facility clean, organized and it will prevent growth YJA Essay Winner ............................. Page 6 Kruti Mehta Election Rules .................................... Page 8 Parita Shah of small bugs and mice and save us from Donations ........................................... Page 9 Parth Shah “Jiv Hinsa”. Payal Vora Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington 10-3 November, 2010 Page 2 of 12 New Jain Center The fund raising drive needs to start this year to take advantage of donation in Tax year 2010. ith the addition of the adjacent small 0.34 This will allow us to start on preliminary work W acre lot, we are now proud owners of 3.86- required for our project, and also purchase the acre lot with public water and sewer near I-495 adjacent 4-acre lot if negotiations work out. We andiit I-95 in Beltsville, Maryland. During have already received checks/pledge from 17 hSwapna Ceremony, Bhupesh Mehta made an families for a donation of $5000 each in 2010. excellent presentation on the details of the Our goal is to raise over $500,000 this year. property and current plans. That presentation is available at our site JainSocietyDC.org. All donations over $5000 will be acknowledged by plaques at Jain Center. Please fill in the Thanks to all members for attending the meeting donation form and mail it with your check (see on October 3 and providing their feedback on details on the Form). Please be generous in your our temple requirements. Several essential donation. One of us will call you in next few requirements were discussed and every effort days to answer any question you may have. Or, will be made to incorporate them into the plans you can contact me at for the new temple. [email protected], Phone: 703-620- 9837 or 703-620-6280. Under the leadership of Manoj Dharamsi, the temple committee is looking into various Thanking you in advance for your generous options for fund raising. The immediate step is support. to start getting donations right now to take advantage of the tax deduction for 2010. Manoj Dharamsi Chairman, Fund-Raising Committee New Jain Center Donation ai Jinendra. All our members are excited General Body Meeting J about building a Shikharbandhi Jain temple December 12 at 2.00 PM in this Capital City of not only USA but of the world. We have achieved the first milestone of nnual general body meeting and elections acquiring 3.86-acre lot with public water and A will be held on December 12 2:00 PM at sewer near I-495 and I-95. This project is our Jain temple. All members are invited to the expected to cost about $7 Million. To make this meeting. Trustees and temple committee will be dream a reality, we need generous 3 to 5-year presenting the reports in the general body donation pledges from all members. meeting. Any resolutions proposed will be voted upon. The 4-acre lot adjacent to our lot is also available for sale. Trustees and the temple The general body meeting will be followed by committee strongly feel that it will be a prudent Elections for year 2011. Light refreshments will move on our part to purchase this adjacent lot be served. Rules and regulations for the (located at 11717 Pine Street) during the current Elections are given on page 8. slow economy when land prices are low. Furthermore, acquiring this land will avoid the Kamlesh Shah will serve as election officer. possible disturbance/problems from owners of Members interested in serving on any 11 houses if built on this adjacent property as committee should send the enclosed nomination being planned by its owner, and allow for future form by December 10, 2010 to Kamlesh Shah. expansion of our facility to meet our growing at 13704 Valley Oak Cir. Rockville MD 20850. needs including potential senior housing. Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington 10-3 November, 2010 Page 3 of 12 Pathshala - Sunday School student in language class or need more info please contact Paresh Shah Late Enrollments Open ([email protected]). ain Sunday School for children age 4 to 17 Hindi classes are taught by Volnteer teachers J is held twice a month from September Ashish Jain, Shilpa Jain, and Nea Maloo. through May from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It Gujarati classes are taught by Volunteer consists of 7 levels of classes from Pre-school, teachers Bela Gandhi and other parent A, B, C, D, E & G (skipping F as a class level volunteers. Their time and commitment is very name because of „f‟s negative connotation). much appreciated. Each student spends a minimum of 2 years in a class. A planned curriculum is followed for each class. PAST EVENTS This year we have over 85 students registered Swapna Ceremony for Pathshala. The 2010-11 school-year started on September 30th, 2010. Enrollment is still Paryushan Parva open! So if you have not done so, please enroll your child (5+) at your earliest convenience. e had an pious celebration of Paryushan We urge all members to enroll their children in W Parva from September 4 to September 11 Sunday School and take advantage of this 2010. The Jain Center was busy with lots of unique opportunity. Please, fill out the form activities with large number of people visiting located on our website. The website also the temple and attending various programs on a provides the information on timetable and the regular basis. This year the Parva celebration curriculum. was graced by Nautambhai Vakil, a well-known Jain scholar from India. Each day, he delivered Please contact Pathshala coordinator Paresh inspiring Pravachan in the morning and evening, Shah at 703-435-8118 [email protected] for and explained Jain principles using practical any questions.