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JSGD Jain Vani Publication # 3 April 2008

JAIN VANI

Jain Society of Greater Detroit 29278 W. 12 Mile Road,

Farmington Hills, MI 48334-4108 (248) 851-JAIN (5246)

Tax ID: 38-2368360

Temple Hours:Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Sunday 8:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Aarti & Mangal Divo 11:30am & 7:30pm

Executive Committee

President Rajiv Maheshwari (248) 488-1332

[email protected]

Vice President Anand Bora

(248) 661-6698 [email protected]

Financial Officer Peenal Shah


Secretary Chetan Shah


Publication Officer Nimesh Shah


Event Coordinators Rachna Parakh (248) 865-4401

[email protected]

Bharti Shah (248) 539-3856

[email protected]

Board of Trustees

Chairman Praful Shah

(248) 851-1978

Vice –Chairman Jayesh Mehta

(248) 474-3389

Treasurer Jagdish Shah

(248) 347-4576

Public Relation Raj Jain

(248) 539-4569

Trustees

Ramesh Shah (248) 661-4250

Bipin Shah (248) 442-9474

Rajiv Maheshwari (248) 488-1332

Pujari

Pankaj Shah (248) 865-0908

Dear Members, Jai Jinendra! The arrival of spring brings joy, happiness, and warm weather which we all are looking forward to. We, from Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, wish you all a wonderful spring season. The Puja committee and volunteers performed two major Pujas, Sattar-Bhedi and Navvanu-Prakari, in the month of March. We would like to recognize them and thank them. Our 15th annual Fund Raising Dinner program held at Burton Manor on March 22, 2008 was a grand success. Typical comments were – well organized, lots of people attended, excellent food, had more space this time, decoration was very nice, and so on. We are very happy to announce that a total of $128,000 was raised. The expense was about $31,000 resulting in approximately $97,000 net income. We would like to thank all those who pledged donations and also to those who provided the advertisement in the brochure. The list of pledges and brochure advertisement are included in this Jainvani. .Record attendance of 480 people enjoyed the event. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the entire Fund Raising Team and volunteers for their dedication and hard work in making this event a grand success. Our next major program is the celebration of Mahavir Janma Kalyanak (Mahavir Jayanti) on Saturday, April 26th. The details of the program are included in this newsletter. Since the JOY Group will be performing Snatra Puja, it will be greatly appreciated if you can come early to show your support to our youth. Shaam-E-Karaoke entertainment program will be held on Sunday, May 4th. Stars of the community will present both old and new Bollywood songs. Support this good cause and bring your family and friends for a fun filled evening at the temple. Student’s Annual Day Function, the most awaited programs of the year by the kids, will held be on Sunday, May 18th. During this event, the kids get to show what they learnt in the study class by means of a skit, a dance or a similar item. The teachers, students and parents are working really hard preparing for this event. Please mark this date on your calendar and join us to encourage the kids – our future. Continued on page 2

Publication # 3 April 2008

Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org

Monthly Bhavna H

EC Sub-Committees

Building Maintenance Shashi Shah Rahul Munot Pravin Shah

Education Vinay Shah

Mahendra Kapadia Mahendra Shah

Religious

Sharad Shah Snehal Shah

Swadhyay

Mahesh Vora Shashi Shah

Web Development Rajiv Maheshwari

Hall Management

Open

Audio/Video Mahendra Doshi Saurabh Shah

Bipin Shah

Site Management Open

Hall Rental Anand Bora

Inventory Management

Sohini Shah Shital Shah

Library

Heena Shah Suresh Shah

JAINA Directors

Hemant Shah Manish Mehta

JOY Advisors Meena Shah Ashok Jain

BOT Sub-Committees

Constitution Girish Shah

Audit

Bhupendra Shah

Long Range Planning Nalin Shah

Fund Raising Arvin Shah

Social Services Hemant Shah

UPCOMING EVENTS

Day Date Timing Program Sunday 4/6/2008 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Hindi Puja Friday 4/11/2008 07:30 PM-09:00 PM Monthly Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Saturday 4/12/2008 10:00 AM-02:00 PM Ayambil Auri - Day 1 Sunday 4/13/2008 10:00 AM-02:00 PM Ayambil Auri - Day 2 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Study Class Sunday 4/20/2008 10:00 AM-02:00 PM Ayambil Auri - Day 9 Monday 4/21/2008 08:30 AM-10:00 AM Ayambil Auri Parna Saturday 4/26/2008 02:30 PM-07:30 PM Mahavir Jayanti Sunday 4/27/2008 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Study Class

Jain Samaj of Pittsburgh Visiting Detroit Saturday 5/3/2008 07:30 PM-09:00 PM Monthly Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Sunday 5/4/2008 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Study Class 06:00 PM-09:30 PM Sham-E-Karaoke – Musical Event Sunday 5/18/2008 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Hindi Puja 02:00 PM-06:00 PM Student's Annual Day Function Sunday 6/8/2008 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Hindi Puja 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Study Class Friday 6/13/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 1 Saturday 6/14/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 2 Sunday 6/15/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 3 Monday 6/16/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 4 Tuesday 6/17/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 5 Wednesday 6/18/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 6 Thursday 6/19/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 7 Friday 6/20/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 8 Saturday 6/21/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 9 Sunday 6/22/2008 To Be Announced Tenth Temple Anniversary - Day 10 Sunday 6/29/2008 10:00 AM-05:30 PM Father's Day Picnic For complete schedule details please visit http://www.jain-temple.org

Continued from Page 1 Every year we have 3 days of celebration on our Temple’s anniversary in June. This year, being 10th anniversary, we want it to be little different, little special, something that all of us would remember for the rest of our lives. Hence we have planned 10 days of celebration from Friday, June 13th through Sunday, June 22nd with variety of programs. The complete schedule for the Tenth Temple Anniversary program has been published in this newsletter. In short, we have exciting events planned for this spring and summer. Please refer to the details in this newsletter. The entire schedule for the year is also published on our website at www.jain-temple.org. You may have noticed that the curtain is installed on the stage downstairs and the study class partition preparation is almost completed. The partitions will be operational by early May. We would like to thank Jayeshbhai Mehta for leading this task. The expense for curtain and partitions is approximately $90,000. The guidelines for recognizing donors are published in this newsletter. Please consider donating generously. Thank you and Jai Jinendra. Rajiv Maheshwari Praful Shah President, Executive Committee Chairman, Board of Trustees


Jai Jinendra

AN APPEAL FOR YOUR SUPPORT

SOCIAL HALL PARTITIONS AND CURTAINS

Respected Members of the Jain Society of Greater Detroit: We come with an appeal requesting you to be part of the success story. Some of you may have visited our Jain Temple in past couple of weeks and may have walked down in social hall. You should have seen the face lift of the stage in the hall. Our nice looking stage now looks nicer. The stage is now ornamented with a beautiful stage curtain all around and the hall looks and feels like an auditorium. You may also have seen the work in progress on the east side of the hall. The track installation work is now complete and partition walls are being custom made. We should have three folding rooms created by end of May. This will bring smiles on 110 students, 30 teachers and volunteers plus 80 or so parents who come to study class on biweekly basis. This project has materialized because of heart warming approval and support from the members and various committee members of our society. To keep the same tradition as in past, study class team would like to make this project a self supportive one with your help. We have initiated a pledge drive to install recognition plates on both sides of the stage (six donors $5,000 each) and on three pillars of the hall (where partitions will be installed). There will be three recognition plates one on each pillar. The donors of $ 1,500 to 2,999 will be listed on bronze plates, the donors of $ 3,000 to 4,999 will be listed on silver plates and the donors of $ 5,000 and up will be listed on gold plates. More details will be posted on bulletin board shortly. Kindly join us, be part of the success story and support us as you always have done in past. Please talk to your young children (young adults) who have been thru and/or seen and heard about study class achievements. We can certainly use their help also. We will have a big improvement in study class teaching techniques not just by looks of the class rooms but also by making it more pleasant and professional. Please come and visit us at any time during the class time. Feel free to contact any of the following members for your questions and pledges. Thanks, Mahendra Shah Praful Shah Jayesh Mehta 734-453-2968 248-851-1978 248-474-3389 Vinay Shah Rajiv Maheshwari 248-641-5975 248-488-1332


Respected Members of JSGD Jai Jinendra

Sham-E-Karaoke With Stars of Community

Day and Date: Sunday May 4, 2008 Time: 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (30 minute break for tea and light snacks) Ticket Price: $15.00 (includes the tea and snacks) per person Place: Jain temple Address: 29278, W. 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 This fund raising event is possible because OF RISING AND TALENTED ARTISTS OF GREATER DETROIT COMMUNITY who has offered their time and talent as a gift to our temple. Please, support this good cause and bring your family and friends who enjoys music. Your donation is tax deductible. OLD AND NEW BOLLYWOOD SONGS definitely will make this evening a memorable one. Note: Children under 10 years of age are not allowed in karaoke hall. Free baby sitting arrangements are made at the Jain temple for children under 10 years. For further information, please contact: Deepak Shah 248-396-3045 Jayesh Mehta 248-474-3389 Dr. Yogesh Shukla 248-626-7430 Subhash Gupta 248-348-6333 Dr. Asha Jain 248-737-2644 Nimesh Shah 734-674-9401 Peenal Shah 313-575-1995 Mukesh Patel 734-459-4759

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak (Mahavir Jayanti) Day Program Details

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak will be celebrated on Saturday, 04/26/2008 from 2.30 PM to 7.30 PM. Actual Mahavir Jayanti is on 04/18/2008. Here is a program details: 2.30 PM to 4.00 PM Snatra Puja (Joy Group) 4.00 PM to 5.00 PM EC/BOT announcements and Study class fund raising drive 5.00 PM to 7.30 PM Swamivatsalya Dinner

Annual Father’s Day picnic at Kensington Metro Park JSGD will have the Annual Father’s day picnic on 29th June at Kensington Metro Park and that details will follow.


TENTH TEMPLE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAM DETAILS

JUNE 13 - JUNE 22, 2008

MONTH DATE DAY TIMINGS PROGRAM LISTINGS

JUN 13 FRI 07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. BHAVNA, DANDIA RAAS & SANEDO

JUN 14 SAT 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON KUMBHA & AKHAND DEEPAK STHAPNA, JWARA ROPAN

PATLA PUJAN , DASH DIGPAL & NAVGRAH PUJAN

EIGHTEEN ABHISHEK CEREMONY

01:00 P.M. TO 2:30 P.M. SWAMIVATSALYA LUNCH

07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. CULTURAL PROGRAM

JUN 15 SUN 10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON INDRA MAHOTSAV (BY STUDY CLASS & JOY GROUP)

12:00 NOON TO EVENING ANAND MELA @ TEMPLE

JUN 16 MON 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON SNATRA PUJA

07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. NAVKAR ARADHANA

JUN 17 TUE 10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON SNATRA PUJA / SIDDHACHAKRA PUJAN

07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. TRISHALAMATA DREAMS

JUN 18 WED 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON SNATRA PUJA

07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. 108 PARSHVA VANDANAVALI, 108 AARTI(S) & MANGAL DIVO

JUN 19 THU 10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON SNATRA PUJA / BHAKTAMAR STOTRA RECITAL 07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. ANTAAKSHARI/SANEDO

JUN 20 FRI 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON SNATRA PUJA 07:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. SHALIBHADRA DRAMA

JUN 21 SAT 12:39 P.M TO 05:30 P.M. GAUTAMSWAMI PUJAN, AARTI, DIVO, SHANTI KALASH

06:00 P.M. T0 08:00 P.M. SWAMIVATSALYA DINNER JUN 22 SUN 09:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. LAGHU SHANTI PUJAN

11:00 A.M. TO 01:00 P.M. DHWAJA CEREMONY 01:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. SWAMIVATSALYA LUNCH

(*) AARTI & MANGAL DIVO WILL FOLLOW AFTER EACH PROGRAM (*) NARENDRABHAI NANDU'S GROUP WILL PERFORM RELIGIOUS CEREMONY DURING TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION


2008 Fund Raising Dinner Pledges

No Amount Name Comments 1 $2,100.00 Shah, Ashwin & Anupama Loan Conversion for Rachel

2 $2,000.00 Doshi, Kanu & Indu

3 $1,200.00 Shah, Mahendra & Saroj $100 / month HTHY

4 $1,111.00 Koradia, Anant & Jaya

5 $1,111.00 Relan, Anil & Sukhvinder

6 $1,001.00 Annonymous Loan Conversion

7 $1,001.00 Annonymous

8 $1,001.00 Modi, Rajendra & Pratibha

9 $1,001.00 Patel, Vrajesh & Manisha

10 $1,001.00 Sata, Jim(Bhalchandra) & Kundan

11 $1,001.00 Shah, Akshay & Shweta

12 $1,001.00 Shah, Arvind & Jaya

13 $1,000.00 Jain, Raj & Shakuntla

14 $1,000.00 Shah, Kanti & Jyotsna

15 $1,000.00 Shah, Kanti & Jyotsna for Study Class

16 $751.00 Shah, Bipin & Vijaya

17 $501.00 Annonymous for Study class

18 $501.00 Annonymous

19 $501.00 Mehta, Jayesh & Bhavna

20 $501.00 Mehta, Manish & Varsha

21 $501.00 Modi, Pradeep & Madhu


23 $501.00 Parekh, Kamlesh & Dipika

24 $501.00 Parikh, Jitendra & Nayana

25 $501.00 Shah, Atul & Hemangini

26 $501.00 Shah, Manesh & Meena

27 $501.00 Shah, Manoj & Minaxi

28 $501.00 Shah, Praful & Pratima

29 $501.00 Shah, Pritish & Shreya

30 $501.00 Shah, Sanjiv & Rashmi

31 $501.00 Shah, Suresh & Bina



34 $500.00 Mehta, Jignesh & Deepali

35 $301.00 Shah, Jagdish & Bhanu for Niraj, Sneha & Sweta

36 $301.00 Shah, Rajiv & Reepal HTHY

37 $300.00 Annonymous HTHY


39 $300.00 Shah, Deepak & Usha


41 $251.00 Chokshi, Pravin & Kalpana

Continued next page



No Amount Name Comments 42 $251.00 Dagli, Ajay

43 $251.00 Dagli, Nilesh

44 $251.00 Doshi, Satish & Aarti

45 $251.00 Mody, Rajen & Lona

46 $251.00 Parakh, Dharmendra & Rachna for Neel & Nikhil

47 $251.00 Patel, Gautam & Lata

48 $251.00 Seth, Richard

49 $251.00 Shah, Anil & Bharti

50 $251.00 Shah, Hemant & Nayana for Swapnil

51 $251.00 Shah, Pradip & Hemalata

52 $251.00 Shah, Rashmikant & Vinodbala

53 $251.00 Shah, Vastupal & Varsha


55 $250.00 Malik, Baldev & Shashi

56 $201.00 Desai, Nitin & Rashmi

57 $201.00 Jain, Shailesh & Jyoti for Saloni & Abhisek

58 $201.00 Mehta, Manish & Varsha for Anshul & Vishal

59 $201.00 Shah, Ramesh & Sheela


61 $200.00 Desai, Hemali


63 $151.00 Jhaveri, Chirag

64 $151.00 Shah, Arvind & Ramila

65 $151.00 Shah, Hemang & Tejal

66 $151.00 Shah, Nimesh & Sonal

67 $151.00 Shah, Niranjan & Vibha

68 $150.00 Shah, Vinod & Nita





73 $101.00 Bhojani, Mahaveer & Sumitra for Umang & Arav

74 $101.00 Chinoy, Ranjit & Usha

75 $101.00 Doshi, Vishal & Nisha for Mahee & Naisha

76 $101.00 Gowani, Danny

77 $101.00 Jain, Ashok & Asha

78 $101.00 Jain, Ashok & Asha for Manish & Renee Jain

79 $101.00 Jhaveri, Deepak & Sujata

80 $101.00 Khanna, Vijay & Lilly

81 $101.00 Kothari, Nikhil & Smita for Monika & Shan

Continued next page



No Amount Name Comments 82 $101.00 Maheshwari, Rajiv & Mamata for Chintan

83 $101.00 Mehta, Bhikamchand & Sushila

84 $101.00 Munot, Rahul & Gayatri for Shreyansh

85 $101.00 Patel, Rakesh & Mira

86 $101.00 Shah, Ankil & Maya

87 $101.00 Shah, Bipin & Sohini for Binisa & Subir

88 $101.00 Shah, Pankaj & Raksha

89 $101.00 Shah, Peenal & Niral for Priyal

90 $101.00 Shah, Pratik & Sangeen for Abhisek

91 $101.00 Shah, Rahul & Neeyati for Jayna

92 $101.00 Shah, Rajiv & Bhavna

93 $101.00 Sheth, Narendra & Suhas


95 $100.00 Garg, Nirmala

96 $100.00 JSGD, NonAccount & Donor

97 $100.00 Modi, Tushar & Mamta for Chandrakant & Manjula Modi

98 $100.00 Shah, Deepak & Usha for Prachi

99 $100.00 Shah, Praful & Pratima for Anupa

100 $100.00 Shah, Pratik & Sangeen

101 $100.00 Shah, Rajesh & Nisha for Anay / Anya

102 $100.00 Vasanthakumar, TJ & Sabitha


104 $51.00 Doshi, Chandresh & Hemali for Sanjana

105 $51.00 Joshi, Devendra & Rujuta for Sanat & Isha

106 $51.00 Shah, Dipen & Kavita

107 $51.00 Shah, Manish & Bharti

108 $51.00 Shah, Nilesh & Nipa for Jay

109 $51.00 Shah, Nilesh & Nipa for Niki

110 $50.00 Mody, Yogesh & Pallavi


Total $38,928.00

April 2008 Aymbil Oli Recognisition

JSGD recognizes Dhiraj Ba Desai, Bharatbhai Desai (Sintel Inc.) & Neerja Sethi for sponsoring April 2008 Aymbil Oli.


2008 Fund Raising Dinner Brochure Advertising List No Advertiser's Name Ad Size Amount No Advertiser's Name Ad Size Amount 1 Syntel Back Cover $3,000 47 Foreign & Domestic Collision 1/2 B/W $200

2 Dr. Dinesh & Pina Shah Inside Back $1,500 48 Jayant & Heena Shah 1/2 B/W $200

3 Dr. Prakash N. Sanghvi Inside Front $1,500 49 Ken Flora Construction Co 1/2 B/W $200

4 Prudential Insurance-Vidya Shah Banner $1,500 50 Krishna Catering 1/2 B/W $200

5 Air France Full Color $500 51 Laxmi Foods 1/2 B/W $200

6 Bank of Michigan Full Color $500 52 Level One Bank 1/2 B/W $200

7 Comerica Bank- F. Hills Full Color $500 53 Lotus bank 1/2 B/W $200

8 Delta Airlines Full Color $500 54 Nitin Desai, CPA 1/2 B/W $200

9 Dr. Kirit Patel & Maltiben Full Color $500 55 Nutan & Alka Shah 1/2 B/W $200

10 eDealInfo.com Full Color $500 56 Patel Brothers, Garden City 1/2 B/W $200

11 Global Marble and Granite Full Color $500 57 Rangoli Restaurent 1/2 B/W $200

12 GoldSmith Gallery Full Color $500 58 Royal Indian Cousine 1/2 B/W $200

13 Indus Mortgage Full Color $500 59 Saloni Gems 1/2 B/W $200

14 Jaya Travel Full Color $500 60 SDA Associates 1/2 B/W $200

15 MiIndia.com Full Color $500 61 Sunsilk, Atlanta 1/2 B/W $200

16 Paradyme Management Full Color $500 62 Travel Network 1/2 B/W $200

17 Ram Creations Full Color $500 63 Troy Dental Care 1/2 B/W $200

18 2008 EC-BOT Members Full B/W $300 64 Underground Construction 1/2 B/W $200

19 Amarnath Gowda, Attorney Full B/W $300 65 Vastupal & Varsha Shah 1/2 B/W $200

20 Bharat Doshi Full B/W $300 66 Williamston Products 1/2 B/W $200

21 CTI Consultant Full B/W $300 67 Bansi & Bharti Shah 1/4 B/W $100

22 Dhananjay Shah Full B/W $300 68 Bhupat & Aruna Sheth 1/4 B/W $100

23 DMC Consultant Group Full B/W $300 69 Bhupendra & Nina Shah 1/4 Page $100

24 Doshi & Associates Full B/W $300 70 Bipin & Vijya Shah 1/4 B/W $100

25 Dr. Ashok Jain Full B/W $300 71 Chandrakant & Ramila Ravani 1/4 B/W $100

26 Dr. Kamal Gupta & Assoc Full B/W $300 72 Dinesh & Sunita Dagli 1/4 B/W $100 27 Dr. Kirit Tolia Full B/W $300 73 Dr. Cohen 1/4 B/W $100 28 Dr. V.C. Parikh Cardiologist Full B/W $300 74 Dr. Kundan Sata-Dentist 1/4 B/W $100 29 Dr's. Pharmcy & LPL Finan. Full B/W $300 75 Dr. Sanjay Lakhani 1/4 B/W $100 30 Futurenet Group Full B/W $300 76 Dr. Siddiqui - Dentist 1/4 B/W $100 31 H.R. Technologies Full B/W $300 77 Flash Printing 1/4 B/W $100 32 Health Care P. C. Full B/W $300 78 High Glow Jewellers 1/4 B/W $100 33 Karn Gill Full B/W $300 79 India Town 1/4 B/W $100 34 Maya Foods Full B/W $300 80 Indu Pai &Nita Desai - Dentist 1/4 B/W $100 35 Miracle Home Care PC Full B/W $300 81 Jasvant & Saroj Sheth 1/4 B/W $100 36 Nitin Doshi & Family Full B/W $300 82 Jim & Kundan Sata 1/4 B/W $100 37 Prudential Insurance - Pratik Shah Full B/W $300 83 Leonardo's Pizza 1/4 B/W $100 38 Shailesh & Lakshmi Vora Full B/W $300 84 Nalin & Gita Shah 1/4 B/W $100 39 Somat Engineering Full B/W $300 85 Pankaj & Malini Vakharia 1/4 B/W $100 40 Square Lake Dentistry Full B/W $300 86 Partyland 1/4 B/W $100 41 Transphere, Inc. Full B/W $300 87 Pas Enterprises 1/4 B/W $100 42 American Gems 1/2 B/W $200 88 Pritish & Shreya Shah 1/4 B/W $100 43 Atul & Jagruti Patrawala 1/2 B/W $200 89 Ramesh & Smita Patel 1/4 B/W $100 44 Comfort Suites Full B/W $200 90 Rita Travel 1/4 B/W $100 45 Dilip & Nidhi Bordia 1/2 B/W $200 91 Shubh Laxmi Foods 1/4 B/W $100 46 Enviro Matrix 1/2 B/W $200 TOTAL AMOUNT $28,700


2008 FUND RAISING DINNER EXPENSE SUMMARY Hall Rental (Burton Manor) $9,660 Food $6,250 Brochure $5,653 Entertainment $3,700 Prizes (3) $2,585 Invitations, etc. printing $1,162 Children baby sitting and food $513 Decoration $486 Publicity, etc. $400 Photos, Tip, etc. $637 TOTAL $31,046

BOT CORNER

FUND RAISING DINNER Member’s enthusiasm was very visible at the 15th Annual Fund Raising Dinner that was held at the Burton Manor. Close to 480 people including children attended the village theme event. Members opened their hearts and supported the cause resulting in $128,297 in pledges, donations and other income and expenses of $31,046. The highlight of the evening was great food, live entertainment and best of all the Raffle ticket prizes. The grand prize winners walked away with two international round trip air tickets and a 50 inch plasma TV amongst other prizes. The JSGD would like to thank the Fund Raising Committee under the leadership of Arvind Shah (Jaya Travels), for working endless hours to make this a successful event. Special thanks go to the members who supported this important event. 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION It’s been 10 years since our first Pratishtha. Many of you recall the happiest moment in our lives when the Temple doors were opened to welcome the idols inside the Ghabhara area. The celebration was witnessed by over 5,000 people. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for members and that was very visible in the emotions and the energy that filled the Temple. Those memories are still vivid in our minds. Although this special event can never be repeated however we can still relive the memories and create new ones by celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Temple. We have come a long way in these 10 years. The membership has doubled since the First Pratishtha. The Temple property has been used for many religious and social activities benefiting the entire Metro Detroit area community. BOT/EC has planned a magnificent program that will cover 10 days of fun filled and religious activities. List of events is included in this newsletter. Continued next page


BOT CORNER

Please join in the celebration so you can make wonderful memories and cherish them for the rest of your lives. Take a moment to think of all that this temple has given us to enrich our spirituality and know that being a part of this celebration is your way of giving a little of it back to this monument of Peace. We need volunteers to assist in this celebration. Please join a sub-committee to help us make this a grand success. List of sub-committees is included in this newsletter. NAME PLATES The name plates of donors are being finalized and will be installed in Bhumti area shortly. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Nalin Shah and Rohit Shah for assistance in this effort. JAINA LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE (LRPC) The Society would like to thank Raj Jain, BOT member and Manish Mehta, JAINA Director, for volunteering to attend the JAINA LRPC meeting in Chicago. JAINA was very happy to see representation from the JSGD. Based on the feedback, all those present at the meeting from various cities complimented the JSGD as one of the most vibrant and cohesive organization. JAINA members expect a lot more involvement from JSGD. BOT/EC concur with this perspective and will pursue to extend our support to JAINA and its member organizations. MAINTENANCE UPDATE Partitions in Social Hall and Swadhyaya room The prep work for the folding partition is complete. The tentative schedule for the delivery of the partitions is May 06, 2008. Partitions will be in operable conditions starting May 7, 2008. A more definitive date will be available in the middle of April. Stage Curtains and Projector Screen The curtains and the projector screen have been installed and are successfully operating. Please drop by and see the curtains in the Social hall when visiting the temple. The students of the Study class will enjoy a very positive experience during the upcoming annual children’s day event on May 18, 2008. Sound System BOT has taken upon this task to rectify the issues related to our existing sound system. We will strive to have it running smoothly. The following miscellaneous maintenance work has been completed:

• Replacement of hot water tank in the basement. • Guru Mandir room has been prepared for the installation of name plates and picture frames. • Cleaning, polishing and replacement of broken marble tiles in the Ghabhara area. • Replacement of cooking stove at temple house.

The renovation of the full bath at the temple house is in progress. We would like to thank Shashi Shah for his efforts in the maintenance of temple properties.


Jain Society of Greater Detroit

!!Help Temple, Help yourself!! A drive for Temple Operating Expenses

Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ Tel #: ________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ___________________________________________________ We commit to donate the following RECURRING amount to the Jain Society of Greater Detroit for the temple operating expenses. (Please check one). Do not fill end date if you would like it to be recurring until further notice.

$______ one time payment

$30 every month …… start date: ____________ end date: ____________ $90 every quarter …... start date: ____________ end date: ____________ $180 every 6 months…start date: ____________ end date: ____________ $360 every year ……. start date: ____________ end date: ____________ $ ___ every ____ month(s)…start date: _________end date: __________ We plan to make our payment by: Check (payable to Jain Society of Greater Detroit) Credit Card - Visa/MC: _______________________ Exp. Date: ________ Paypal: Please call Financial Officer - Peenal Shah at 248-592-1992 We would like to keep our donation anonymous: Yes No Signature: _________________________ Date: ______________

Please mail the completed form to: Peenal Shah, 6391 Royal Pointe Dr., West Bloomfield, MI 48322


2009 JAINA Yatra

JAINA is planning a two week Yatra of Shree Samet Shikharji and nearby Teerth dhams in 2009. The yatra will start in late January and end in early February.

Detail itinerary and registration form will be made available in August and posted on www.jaina.org . Vastupal Shah, Chairman, Pilgrimage Committee [email protected], 586-323-2015 (Home)

2008 JAINA YatraJanuary 4 – January 19 Rajasthan and Gujarat

Planning for the 2008 JAINA Yatra started in August, 2007. Over a period of few weeks, the detailed itinerary was discussed and finalized with the help of Dilipbhai Shah, past Chairman of the Pilgrimage committee and current President of JAINA and Rameshbhai Patani of Patani Tours of Bombay. The yatra plan was communicated to various Jain Centers in multiple forms including e-mail distributions, Jain Digest Publication and individual phone calls. The final yatri count was 32 - large enough and comfortable for one bus. We had collected $950/person from each of the yatris. This included $840 for the land tour (based on double occupancy), $75 for donations and $35 for JAINA administrative fees. In addition to our primary purpose of visiting various tirthdhams, we also had the opportunities to include some fun activities to enhance the yatra experience. In order to ensure a disciplined process, we had established rules for the bus travel, room accommodations and for the daily program. All of these resulted in an efficient, non-preferential and timely management of the yatra. 32 yatris gathered in Udaipur on January 4, 2008 to start the yatra. For the yatra, we had prepared special vinyl bags containing puja samagri, a batavo, a stavan book and a short booklet containing the details about various tirthdhams that were in our itinerary. This was distributed to each yatri. During next seven days in Rajasthan, we visited Kesariyaji, Ranakpur, Jodhpur, Osiyaji, Falodi, Ramdev Pir, Jaisalmer, Amarsagar, Lodravar, Nakodaji, Bamanwadaji, Mt. Abu, Delwada and Achalgadh. . Remaining seven days of the yatra were spent visiting various tirths in Gujarat. Starting with Taranga, followed by Mehsana, Sankheshwar, Rajkot, Junagadh-Girnar, Palitana. Ayodhyapuram and ending in Ahmedabad on January 19. In addition to all the yatras at our tirthdhams, we also enjoyed various fun activities including: Authentic folk dance programs in Udaipur and Jaisalmer Camel safari in Sams Dessert near Jaisalmer International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad and opportunity to meet with Gujarat Chief Minister Mr.

Narendra Modi Lion Safari in Devaliya (near Sassan)

Patani Tours of Bombay did an outstanding job of managing the yatra. A staff of 25 people in addition to Rameshabhi, Kiranben and Chirag traveled with us to ensure a wonderful yatra experience for all of us. Vastupal Shah Chairman, Pilgrimage Committee, JAINA


Jain Study Class Corner Jai Jinendra

Quote for the month: “The soul is completely alone in this universe. The soul is responsible for its own actions and thoughts and no worldly companions, family or friends, can share in its joys or burdens. Knowing this, one should not involve himself/herself in any inauspicious activities, for he/she alone will have to bear the burdens of own Karmas.”

Annual Day Program – THIS IS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUAL DAY PROGRAM. Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 18th – this is students’ annual day program. All the groups will present their items. The program will start at 2:00 PM. This year’s theme is “Let Us Motivate Each Other”. Please do come and enjoy the program. For sponsorship of trophies (for all participating students) and food (for all attendees), please contact Mahendra Shah – ([email protected] or 734-453-2968) or Vinay Shah – ([email protected] or 248-641-5975). Also, if you like to help in food preparation or as a volunteer during dinner – please contact Sohini Shah at 248-442-9474 or Jyoti Shah at 248-244-9576. Curtains and Partition Update – By now you must have noticed that the stage curtains are installed along with the screen. The work on partitions to make 3 study class rooms is progressing well. By end of May, we will have all installed. We do recognize the hard work and effort put by EC and BOT to complete this project. Our next task is to raise the fund and more details will be given later but start thinking about it what you would like to donate. Search for Teachers – Study Class is in need of few enthusiastic and committed teachers. If you think, you are one of them; please contact Mahendra J. Shah or Vinay C. Shah. We will assist you, coach you and put you in proper group as long as you are motivated and enjoy creative teachings. Class sponsors for month of March were – Mahendra & Indira Doshi, Pankaj & Malini Vakharia (2 Life time sponsors). Class sponsors for month of April are – Rohit & Jyoti Shah, Bimal & Rupal Shah, Jayesh & Bhavna Mehta, Atul & Jagruti Patrawala, Shashi & Shital Shah, Manish & Purvi Parikh, Jayant & Heena Shah, Pritish & Shreya Shah, Mahendra & Saroj Shah, Eric & Sonia Reynolds, Ajay Dagli, Rahul & Gayatri Munot (12 life time sponsors) plus Pradip & Hemlata Shah (1 monthly sponsor). As of today, we have 83 Life Time sponsors – Please join us in welcoming 2 new “Life Time Sponsors” – They are Eric & Sonia Reynolds and Dr. Kantibhai Shah in memory of Dr. Jyotsanaben Shah We recognize all the sponsors with special thanks and appeal the readers to add their names in the sponsorship list. Sponsorship chart is posted on bulletin board and/or you may talk to us. Lifetime sponsorship is $1001 and monthly it is $125 – the funds are used for bags, binders, food, jain buck etc. More Information about the class is posted on bulletin board.

Study Class Dates for year 2008 (Time 11 AM to 1 PM) April 13 June 8 August 24 October 19 April 27 July 13 September 14 November 9 May 4 July 27 September 28 November 23 May 18* August 10 October 5 December 7 December 21 * - May 18th will be celebrated as “Students Annual Day”


Jai Jinendra! This spring brings many JOY events and activities, like our annual Lock In. It is on Saturday, April 18th. All JOY members are encouraged to attend this event, and bring $15.00. You can get donations from your parents, family, friends, anyone! The proceeds will go to JOY and be used for the many events we’re planning for this spring! Lock In is a lot of fun. This year, we will be going to Anshul and Vishal Mehta’s (Manish and Varsha Mehta) house. We will meet at the temple at 7 pm on April 18 and will return to the temple the following morning at 11 am. If you have any concerns about a ride, feel free to contact any board member. If you have any other questions, contact Anshul Mehta or Neal Gandhi.

Executive Board President: Neal Shah [email protected] (734) 455 5260 Vice President: Trisha Jain [email protected] (248) 681 3131 Secretary: Freyal Shah [email protected] (734) 667 3215 Tresurer: Neil Shah [email protected] (586) 264 8916 Public Relations: Neal Gandhi [email protected] (586) 884 6010 Anshul Mehta [email protected] (734) 355 8246 Publications: Kajal Ravani [email protected] (248) 528 0911 Historian: Vishal Mehta [email protected] (734) 355 6896 Web Director: Anuj Shah [email protected] (734) 646 0321 Advisors: Meena shah msshah24@ yahoo.com (248) 433 3570 Ashoka Jain [email protected] (248) 935 9500

On Mahavir Jayanti, April 26th, there will be a Snatra Puja

done by JOY, and everyone is asked to attend! Also, we will be having either a picnic or a garba

this May. Voice your opinion and tell any member which one you’d rather have. We’d love you help to make our choice!

Are you a teenager over the age of 13? Do you like having fun and making

friends? Do you want to be a part of the temple? If you said yes and aren’t yet a

JOY member, then I have one more question for you: what are you waiting for? Being in JOY is a great

experience, a good way to be active in your

community, and make new Jain friends. Contact Anshul

Mehta or Neal Gandhi for information on how to

become a JOY member!


JAIN NETWORKING FORUM at the 2008 YJA CONVENTION

Why is JNF for me? What's unique about JNF (Jain Networking Forum) is that not only will there be 150 or more 20-something professionals, but we will be in our own area which will be sectioned off from the rest of the Convention attendees during the daytime and parts of the evening. It will be the only place where all of us can get together, learn, laugh, share, and explore ourselves within 3 days full of innovative sessions and social networking experiences. Not only will there be people coming from coast to coast in the United States, but attendees coming from Canada, England, and Australia as well! If you're in your post-college years, this will be one of those experiences that when you look back months from now, you'll be amazed at the openings created, the insights gained, and the intimate connections from JNF. What is different this year at JNF? While this year's JNF experience will carry on the tradition of past successful events, we have engaged in a different approach this year. We wanted to make this year's session and convention experience focused around the questions that attendees are engaged in being in there 20's. Keeping in mind that it is usually a time of re-integration and re-connection, we have created a convention experience balancing spiritual, professional, social elements, and social activism. Who are leading JNF sessions? This year we will have more sessions led by people who are connected with the post-college experience, along with a handful of speakers from other organizations who can spark dialogue to support us in navigating through the challenges that we faced trying to find our place, within ourselves and the world. Key scholars within the Jain Community will discuss the integration of Jain principles in our current experience. The quest for spiritual balance through yoga and meditation is equally if not more important than the application of our minds in daily activities. Chandri Shah, a prominent yoga guru, will guide us through effective methods which will allow ourselves to channel our inner strength. Renowned leaders within and outside the Jain Community will discuss the dynamics of effective leadership, while leaders from the exciting Landmark Education system will help us identify the critical elements that construct the role of listening and effective communication. Aparna Kothary, community outreach activist for SAALT (South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow) will engage us in the value of civic engagement by pinpointing the strategies of social activism.

How? Young professionals can register online at http://www.yja.org/chicago How much? Register until April 30th it will be $300; thereafter, convention fees (space permitting) will be $325 until June 15th. Also, a $40 additional fee for your own set of souvenirs and convention experience. How do the JNFer’s travel to the convention? We want to go together, so let the local representative know. Contact Ajay Dagli at [email protected] or (248) 689-8012 today for any questions or comments.


JAINA Update – April 2008 2008 JAINA-Kellogg Leadership Conference Held at Northwestern University: The 4th Annual Jain Leadership Conference was held March 14-16 at the Kellogg Business School under the leadership of Dean Dipak Jain. BOT Member Raj K. Jain and JAINA Director Manish Mehta represented JSGD. Organized by the JAINA Long-Range Planning Committee (www.jainleadership.org ), and attended by 33 center leaders, board members and Directors (including 8 youth), the 2008 Kellogg Forum was intended to launch key initiatives in infrastructure development in order to achieve JAINA’s Vision 2020 goals. These goals will only be achieved through participation and collaboration amongst all Jain centers in North America. Thanks to our seasoned visionaries and the financial maturity of our Detroit Jain society, JSGD is regarded as a leading and progressive society in North America – this is due to the great diversity and balance of religious, cultural and educational offerings and services that JSGD has instituted for all ages of members. Some highlights below:

• One new idea learned from Jain Center of New York is to offer SAT Prep Classes so as to strengthen our youth for academic success, and attract more youth participation.

• JAINA will soon launch JainLink, an Internet tool designed for faith-based organizations to help Jain communities to Connect-Communicate-Collaborate.

• JAINA is promoting JSGD’s well-documented EC/BOT/Committee Roles and Responsibilities for Centers (prepared by Vastupalbhai Shah and his EC/BOT).

• Next JAINA Convention is July 4-6, 2009 in Los Angeles – the program theme is on the environment and ecology – a Hollywood connection is in progress. Stay tuned!

• Ms. Dina Fokas of Council for Parliament of the World’s Religions said next Parliament is on Dec. 3-9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.

• Mr. Michael Terrien of Play for Peace, an organization focused on experiential learning and education using energizing, body-contact exercises to promote healing, peace and trust amongst people- “You can learn more about someone in one hour of play than you can in one year of conversation!”

United Nations Council Approves JAINA Humanitarian Status- JAINA President Dilipbhai Shah announced that the UN has recently approved (formal recognition to follow) JAINA as a credible organization to actively partner with for addressing humanitarian and peace-making concerns worldwide. This development will elevate the visibility of Jains and JAINA worldwide, as well as offer JAINA new pathways for promoting our core principles of Ahimsa (non-violence), Anekantvada (tolerance) and Aparigraha (non-possessiveness). Support JAINA- JAINA is working hard to organize many useful projects and bring more benefits to our entire North American Jain community. We request all Society members to support JAINA and its mission of linking, preserving, growing and strengthening the Jain Way of Life. You can support by mailing your check for $201 listing as “Lifetime Subscription” to:

Jain Digest Quarterly Magazine JAINA Headquarters, P.O. Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068

London University’s Conference on ”Jain Art & Architecture” - was attended by Manish Mehta on March 6-7 in London, UK – contact Manishbhai for highlights - Also access Jain industrialist Ratilal Chandaria’s new Gujarati Digital Dictionary at www.gujaratilexicon.com. Best regards from JAINA Directors always at your service, Hemant Shah (248-426-6565) and Manish Mehta (734-668-0348)


JSGD Membership renewable for 2008 If you haven’t renew your JSGD membership for 2008 then please do so. Membership form is available in our website at: http://www.jain-temple.org/membershipform.shtml

Condolences

Jain Society of Greater Detroit sends it condolences and prayers to the following families for the sudden and sad death in their families. May God help the departed soul rest in peace.

• On March 23rd Arvindbhai R. Shah and Sharadbhai Shah’s mother Shri Taraben Ramanlal

Shah has passed away in Mumbai, India at the age of 94.

• Shri Savitaben Doshi, age 84, mother of Satishbhai and Vikrambhai Doshi passed away on March 31st. at 5:05 PM.

• Shri Chandulal N Shah, age 72 years, father of Dimple Shah passed away in Ahmedabad -

India on April 1st. May his soul rest in peace.


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Navpad Ni Aymbil Oli – What is an importance? Navpad ni Oli Parva – partial fasting, one meal a day without any vegan, nine days consecutively and meditation directed to Navpad or Siddhachakra aradhna, usually falls in the month of April and October. Every year for nine days in the bright fortnight of Chaitra month and Aasho month from the seventh day up to the full moon day. This austerity is observed with a special kind of worship, recitation, meditation and other rituals in honor of the Navapad. There is a very interesting and beautiful description of the Navpad. Navpad: The nine positions Arihant: One who has destroyed the inner enemies & still with body. Arihant has 12 attributes. The color of the meditation is white. Arihant is devoid of attachments and hatred, one who has conquered the inner enemies, one who is worthy of being worshipped by all. Siddha: The souls those are perfect through the destruction of karmas. Siddha has 8 attributes and color of meditation is red. The souls those who have attained freedom or moksh by destroying all karmas, the souls that have become perfect. Acharya: Preceptors, Acharya has 36 attributes. The color of the meditation is yellow. The most exalted, noble and leading section of the four-fold Jain sangh. They shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the dharmik commands. Upadhyay: Teachers – Upadhyay has 25 attributes. The color of the meditation is green. They teach the sadhus and sadhvis and guide them to study the scriptures. They carry the responsibility of the internal organization of the four-fold society according to the prescriptions of the dharma. Sadhu: Those who progressing on the path of salvation. They have 27 attributes. They keep pursuing and progressing on the path shown by the vitrag according to their abilities. Darshan : Faith – Darshan has 67 attributes. The color for meditation is white. Faith in the nine doctrines and devotion for them. Having absolute faith in and devotion for the commandments of the paramatma. Gyan : Knowledge – Knowledge has 51 attributes. The color for meditation is white. This dispels the darkness of ignorance and kindles the light of self-realization. Charitra : Character – The character has 70 attributes. The color for meditation is white. Uniting propensities and the actions for the realization of the soul, always with the greatest care and circumspection. Tapa : Austerity – Tapa has fifty attributes. The color for meditation is white. Making spiritual endeavors after restraining and discipling the habites of eating, thinking and movement. Of these, Darshan – right faith, Gyan – right knowledge, Charitra – right observance and action are also called the three gems of the Jain conduct. The unification of these three and adoring and practicing them constitute the path of salvation that is the aim of life


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