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»Ô˾ʽÊÀÔÃʴʪ̷ʾƻʨ½ÌÊ¢ÃÌØÁ¡Ê´µÏ@»Ô¢Ô\̽ )335%*ANUARY HERITAGE CULTURE MANNERS HARD WORK FAMILY VALUESPOLITENESS HOSPITALITY HONESTY TEAM WORK COMMITMENT RESPONSIBILITYACHIEVEMENT OPEN LEADERSHIP GOALS POSITIVITY ORGANIZATIONPERSEVERANCE CUROSITY HIGH STANDARDS COMPASSION MINDNESSSELF CONTROL HEALTH & HYGIENE CONSERVATION RESPECT DETERMINATION INDEPENDENCE EDUCATION LPS of USA OUR ROOTS RUN DEEP LEUVA CONNECTION Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA 9005 Overlook Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone 1-800-980-6559 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Fax# 615-346-5577 Board of Directors President Kirti Patidar (904) 571 9241 Jai Shri Krishna! Dear Members: 1st Vice President Samir Patel (832) 567 8484 There’s something special about a New Year. 2nd Vice President Cultures throughout time have celebrated the Sunil Patel (615) 479 0581 end of one year and the beginning of the next. Secretary It’s always thought of as a time of renewal. Out Harshad Patel (562) 716 6615 Joint Secretary with the old, in with the new! Shailesh Patel (918) 361 5955 The New Year is traditionally a time for making Treasurer Deepak Patel (912) 655 8842 resolutions, promises of being better, doing Joint Treasurer more and following through on commitments. Mahendra Patel (956) 572 6101 It’s also a hopeful time to look ahead and plan Publication Editorial Officer for the future, and that means understanding Manish Desai (713) 410 5109 Publication Distributor what the future looks like, something that is often difficult to do. Jayesh Lallu (870) 250 1718 As your current President of the LPS of USA for the past 6 months I have been working very hard with Publication Revenue Jimmy Patel (704) 224 3625 my board following through the commitments and goals that were set as I took the rein of Presidency Youth Officer West as well as looking ahead and planning a better future for our association which our youth will preserve Hitesh Patel (580) 618 6500 and maintain long term. Youth East Dipesh Patel (941) 456 2888 Over the past 6 months I am proud to say we as a board have the following commitments that have been Ex Officio either accomplished or work in progress for the 2012 – 2013 terms: Hasu D Patel (281) 236 6200 Member Relations Officer • Successful Youth Camping Event & Women’s Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee September 2012 Satish Hari (901) 210 8222 Dipak Patel (352) 266 2011 • Successful India Cultural Program & Volleyball Tournament in December 2012 Gaam Ambassador Relations • LPS Regional’s in 2012 – Los Angeles (CA), Bakersfield (CA), Detroit (MI), Ft. Wayne (IN), Buffalo (NY), Dipak Patel (323) 868 8199 Ashok Patel (318) 402 8609 Trinidad, and London England IT Officer - Database • Unanimous approval of the Women’s Ambassador Program to be launched at convention under the Kiran Patel (512) 587 4000 IT Officer - Website direction of Nayana “Nancy” Patel Suresh Patel (904) 501 7739 • New Calendars created by Publications team Vendor Relations Officer Milan Jariwala (817) 300 3535 • Website revamp and redesign in progress for launch under the direction of Shailesh Patel (OK) Rajan Patel (214) 493 8144 Womens Officer: East • Database cleanup in progress for membership resolution of issues of not receiving magazines and other Lina Patel (513) 257 6700 LPS of USA mailers. Women Office: West Nancy Patel (404) 886 9179 • Selling of the house in Tennessee and converting to a virtual office to be more cost effective but most Send editorial submissions to [email protected] importantly to improve productivity across many levels and serve the membership with a higher level of satisfaction. LEUVA • Design and Completion of Directory - work in progress under the direction of Hasubhai Patel (TX) CONNECTION • Successful Youth Ski Trip in Cincinnati (OH) - under the direction of Lina Patel Visit us at • Launch of a mentor program for both the Youth and Women – under the direction of Bharat “Bruce” w w w . leuvapatidarsamaj.com Patel & Dallas TX Team Leuva Connection is published by Garavi • Launch of Raffle Project to help benefit LPS and LPS of USA Scholarship Foundation under the direction Gujarat Publications (USA) Inc on behalf of the Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA. of Babubhai Patel (MS) Designed & Printed in the United King- • Upcoming Regional’s & Meetings for 2013 (Please see tentative schedule) dom by Garavi Gujarat Press, a division of the Asian Media & Marketing Group • A remarkable National Convention in Orlando, Florida July 11th thru 13th, 2013 chaired by MP Rama (FL), Suresh Patel (FL), Sunil Patel (TN), & Sameer Patel (TX) Garavi Gujarat Publications (USA) Inc. As you can see as your President with the help of the board we have a very active agenda still ahead of 2020 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, Atlanta us. We all are proud to volunteer our time and efforts to help for the betterment of our association. Please GA 30071-3710 remember to register and attend our upcoming National Convention in Orlando, FL in July 2013 (full Tel: ++ 1 770 263 7728 detailed package is on its way soon), as this will be a spectacular event where we will all come together Fax: ++1 770 263 8617 to rejuvenate our grass roots, experience our bondage and network with each other to help preserve our email: [email protected] heritage and culture for our future generations. www.amg.biz www.gg2.net I humbly thank all of you for allowing me to make this vital change for our association and hope you join me in to complete the remaining commitments with your support. Any questions or suggestions, please © Garavi Gujarat Publications (USA) Inc. 2012 do not hesitate to contact me any time. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without written per- Thank you and God bless! mission of the copyright owners. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of Respectfully, this publication, the publishers cannot accept re- Kirit Patidar (Gaam - Afva) sponsibility for any errors or omissions. It should be noted that any opinions and recommendations Jacksonville, FL expressed in this magazine are the views of the President writers themselves and not necessarily those of LPS of USA 2012-13 the Leuva Patidar Samaj or Garavi Gujarat Publica- tions (USA) Inc. January 2013 3 LEUVA Board of Directors LEUVA CONNECTION ‘LPS of USA Board of Directors 2012-2013’ NAMES GAAM PHONE EMAIL STATE ANIL PATEL TUNDI (251) 593-1233 [email protected] ALABAMA PRAKASH PATEL RUVA (251) 367-5923 [email protected] ALABAMA MAHESH PATEL MOTIFALOD (901) 484-3824 [email protected] ARKANSAS MUKESH PATEL BAGUMBRA (501) 410-0778 [email protected] ARKANSAS SURESH ‘SP’ PATEL TIMBA (831) 320-0286 [email protected] CALIFORNIA DILIP PATEL TIMBA (661) 706-3372 [email protected] CALIFORNIA MITESH JIVAN AFVA (707) 972-1754 [email protected] CALIFORNIA ROSHAN PATEL KHARVASA (415) 342-0128 [email protected] CALIFORNIA RAMAN PATEL MORI (650) 520-0021 [email protected] CALIFORNIA HARGOVIN DESAI DIGAS (213) 324-1541 [email protected] CALIFORNIA DALSUKH PATEL SAROLI (310) 918-2033 [email protected] CALIFORNIA HASU PATEL ASTAN (213) 503-0025 [email protected] CALIFORNIA KAMAL HIRA DUNGAR (323) 770-3539 [email protected] CALIFORNIA BHARAT PATEL BILIMORA (562) 235-9477 [email protected] CALIFORNIA SHAILESH PATEL KANTALI (209) 483-6719 [email protected] CALIFORNIA SHIRISH PATEL DUNGAR (916) 296-7243 [email protected] CALIFORNIA RAKESH PATEL SHAMPURA (386) 566-0227 [email protected] FLORIDA M.P.RAMA SARONA-PERA (864) 201-4894 [email protected] FLORIDA PANKAJ PATEL AFVA (386) 453-5512 [email protected] FLORIDA DHARMESH PATEL PINSAD (678) 410-8438 [email protected] GEORGIA KALPESH ‘KAL’ PATEL KANTALI (912) 604-3617 [email protected] GEORGIA SANJAY PATEL JAMANIA (229) 378-7212 [email protected] GEORGIA RAMAN PATEL BAGUMRA (314) 803-5312 [email protected] ILLIONOIS DIPAK PATEL KUMBHARIYA (260) 341-0297 [email protected] INDIANA NITESH PATEL NAVSARI (260) 223-5175 [email protected] INDIANA R.K.PATEL BARDOLI (859) 619-8177 [email protected] KENTUCKY KETAN PATEL NAVSARI (859) 327-7078 [email protected] KENTUCKY ANIL PATEL BAJIPURA (606) 425-6007 [email protected] KENTUCKY PRAVIN PATEL PUNA (985) 215-1254 [email protected] LOUISIANA NANU PATEL PUNA (504) 352-3154 [email protected] LOUISIANA BHUPEN PATEL PUNA (337) 303-2057 [email protected] LOUISIANA DIPAK PATEL KUMBHARIYA (734) 693-5209 [email protected] MICHIGAN MUKESH PATEL BABEN (662) 401-7393 [email protected] MISSISSIPPI DAVENDRA PATEL BAJIPURA (601) 456-6485 [email protected] MISSISSIPPI BABUBHAI PATEL BABEN (601) 209-2228 [email protected] MISSISSIPPI SANJAY PATEL SAHU (618) 530-4274 [email protected] MISSOURI JAYESH J PATEL SAROLI (585) 297-7121 [email protected] NEW YORK DIPAK PATEL PUNA (919) 478-4759 [email protected] NORTH CAROLINA BHAVESH PATEL DUNGAR (513)-349-3913 [email protected] OHIO BIPIN DAS KUMBHARIA (419)-227-2221 [email protected] OHIO PRIYESH PATEL JAMANIA (405) 627-7339 [email protected] OKLAHOMA NIKHIL B PATEL KUCHED (503) 559-9509 [email protected] OREGAN DILIP R PATEL VIHAN (541) 731-9645 [email protected] OREGAN RILESH MOHAN PARDI -ARAK (803) 571-0288 [email protected] SOUTH CAROLINA MAYUR PATEL SAROLI (843) 455-6302 [email protected] SOUTH CAROLINA RAVINDRA PATEL SAMPURA (864) 356-7032 [email protected] SOUTH CAROLINA JAYESH ‘Jay’ PATEL CHIKHLI (615) 414-3009 [email protected] TENNESSEE SANJAY PATEL KHARVASA (615) 504-9006 [email protected] TENNESSEE NAYAN PATEL PUNA (931) 334-6268 [email protected]