posted Dec 26, 2017, 8:31 PM by JCNC Technology
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updated Dec 29, 2017, 12:37 PM
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Dear JCNC Members, Jai
Jinendra, Wow, I wonder how
fast good time flies, we are already in the last week of the year; a
sensational year 2017 at JCNC. I would wish to recap and honestly share good as
well as bad or so-called “Improvement needed” tasks/activities that I noticed
in the last two years of my JCNC Presidency. Please allow me this one final act
in the two phases, Part-I; I emailed here today and a follow-up Part-II in a
couple days before the New Year.
Part-I Let’s
start out with a good note first, and I’m delighted to represent the round up
executive summary of the major events that we’ve celebrated this year, which
I'm confident, making all of us proud But
before I start, do you want to guess how
many events we’ve conducted this year in 2017 at JCNC? Just a rough guess!!! Any
guesses!!....Ok, here you go then. Special Events 2017
- Launched
The US Presidents Volunteer Service Awards 2017 (such program launched
first time ever at JCNC)
- Supported a group of
NextGen Jains to hold regular social/religious/educational meet-ups at
Jain Bhawan, keeping a goal to bringing them back and re-engaging them in
JCNC activities
- Visit by LA Jain Sangh
(45 people) Snatra Puja followed by lunch - June 25
- Installed Surveillance
Camera downstairs and webcasting high grade camera upstairs
- 5th Diksha
Anniversary of Sadhvi Shri Sanghamitraji in the auspicious presence of Aacharya
Shri Chandanaji - July 14 to July 16 (very well received, 400 for Bhavana,
800 each day for morning lunches)
- Performed
auspicious Chhatra (छत्र) Ceremony
to all Gabara Pratimaji (first ever in 17 years, tremendous participation)
- Performed
auspicious Sihansan (सिंहासन) Ceremony to all Gabara Dhatu Pratimaji
(first ever in 17 years)
- 150th
Janma Jayanti celebration of the Yug Purush Shrimad Rajchandra in the
auspicious presence of Shri Dipakbhai Bhimani– 3 day event - Aug 11 to Aug
13 – about 900 meals served
- Musical
Bhavna by visiting singer Shri Kummar Chatterjee - Aug 11 –
well-praised event, about 300 people attended
- Reviving
of JCNC Library
- Talk and
workshop by Dr. Bimal Chhajer - Sep 29, Friday and Sep 30, Saturday: (100+
participates attended, video recorded)
- Ghabhara
Pratimaji and Bhomati Pratimaji Restoration Project (auspicious, first time
in 17 years of JCNC history, we restored Pratimajis, it’s BOD approved
work, please do visit temple darshan and take dharma laabh)
Religious Events 2017
- Cha Gau
Yatra Celebration Sunday, March 12 (tremendous response, food-carnival, a replica of Palitana/Art Exhibits, Shatrunjay Bhav
Yatra)
- Shashwati
Ayambil Oli & Parna April 3 to April 12 (record breaking
participation)
- Shrimad
Rajchandra Dehotsarg Din Celebration, April 15
- Bhagwan
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Celebration, April 16 (3000+ meals lunch/dinner,
300+ performers, 200+ volunteers, 22 entrees, invited govt officials)
- Pu.
Prabhushriji Dehatsarg Din, Samadhi Maran, May 5 & 6
- Shibir
with Saman Shrutaprajnaji (2 Days event) - May 13 & 14 (huge success,
an event of yoga, meditations, pravachana, and much more)
- Shri
Vardhaman Shakrastav Mantra-Abhishek Upstairs by Shri Nayanbhai followed
by lunch - May 13 (Unique religious events, hugely participated)
- Navkar
Mantra Anushthan by Shri Harshbhai Chhadva - May 28 (another unique
religious event celebrated at JCNC)
- Chomasi
Chaudash (whole day program with 100 Ekasana) - July 8
- Digamber
tradition sponsored Shanti Vidhan followed by Swamivatsalya lunch - July
22 (widely participated)
- Samniji
Bhavit Pragyaji and Samniji Ratna Pragyaji lectures and one Day Preksha Dhyan
- July 24 to July 30
- 17th JCNC
Anniversary and Dwaja Ceremony under the guidance of vidhikar Shri
Narendra Bhai Nanduji - Aug 4 to Aug 7
- Paryushan
Mahaparva - Aug 18 to Aug 25 - Sapana Ceremony, Samvatsari Pratikraman,
Tapasvi Parna (12K meals/ekasana served, 5k people visited during 18-day
program, 2800 Samvatsari Pratikraman, 120+ big tapasyas, 80 attahis, 140+
volunteers)
- Das
Lakshan Dharma Mahaparva - Aug 26 to Sep 4 (meals served all weekend,
5 days total, about 3000 lunches, 6 big tapasyas)
- JCNC
Tapasvi Bahuman and Kshamapana - Sep 9 (350 people
attended)
- Lecture
Series by Shri Tarlaben Doshi – Sep 1 5 to Sep 17
- Lecture
Series by Samaniji Dr.Suyashnidhiji and Samaniji Shri Sudhannidhiji -
Sep 18 to Sep 24
- Shashwati
Ayambil Oli - September 27 to October 5 (65 Olis, average 80
daily participants, Sat/Sun 100 Ayambils)
- Shri
Atmasiddhi Shashtra’-Rachana Din and Shri Prabhushriji’s Janma
Jayanti Celebration - Oct 8, Sunday (125 people attended)
- Actual
Mahavir Nirvan Kalyanak Day, Nirvan Laadu (morning), Deepawali, Snatra
Puja (morning) Pakhi Pratikraman, Chopda Puja** (evening), Samadhi
Maran 36 Mala, Musical Evening Aarti, Diwali Jaap - Oct 19, Thursday
- Mahavir
Nirvan Kalyanak Celebration - Oct 21, Saturday (served 900 meals)
- Kartik
Purnima- 150 Janam Jayanti Shrimad Rajchandra - Nov 4, Saturday
- Posh
Dashmi 2017 Celebration – Dec 8 to Dec 17 (various events, - Shri Parshwanath
Bhavna, Shri Shankheshwar Bhav Yatra, 108 Parshwanath Pujan, Shri Ashtapad
Bhav Yatra, and Antaray Karma Puja led by Shri Nayan Bhai Sanghavi)
- Adhar
Abhishek Ceremony and resuming regular pakshal/pujan of Ghabhara Pratimaji
– Dec 23 (about 120+ people participated)
- Various
Weekly Swadhayay (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday)
- Various regular daily,
weekly and monthly programs
Educational Events 2017
- Shala
Sleepover on March 25/26 (yearly Shala event)
- Shala
Graduation Day Celebration - June 4 (Shala Yearly Day – Last Day)
- Shala
Programs 2017-18 (restructured Junior and Senior Shala concept on the theme
of ‘safety first’ and 'optimum use of premises', about 415+ children in
Jain Shala, started serving only children focused light snacks, about 60+
Volunteers, including Teachers/Co-Teachers, Kitchen team, 5 Coordinators)
- First Day
of 2017-18 Junior Shala (Toddler, Pre-K, KG, Grade 1, Grade 2) - Sep
10 – about 230+ Junior Jain Shala Registration
- First Day
of 2017-18 Senior Shala (Grade 3 to High School) - Sep 17 – about
185+ Senior Jain Shala Registration
- Introduced
SAT Prep Classes (30+ Registrations)
- Hindi
Shala 95+ Registrations and Gujarati Shala 35+ Registrations
- Shala Day
Camp – Saturday, Dec 2 ( 65+ Registration)
Cultural Events 2017
- Talk on
Managing Stress and Psychosomatic Disorders through Meditation by Villy
Doctor's meditation Friday, March 31
- Community Health Fair and Blood Drive, April 22 (great response, seva
project)
- Launched
JCNC Cricket League - May 6 to June 11 (started last year and
further took it to the next level, about 100+ players participations)
- JCNC
Picnic at Central Park/Lake Elizabeth Park, Fremont - June 18 (1100 people
attended)
- JCNC
Yearly Raas Garba – Sep 9 (about 250 people participated)
- Monthly Sr
Mixer Programs moved to Saturday from October 2017 onwards
- Annual Day
Celebration - Nov 18, consolidated vegan day, compassion day,
volunteer’s reorganization day, anumodana day (about 125 people
participated)
- Weekly
Preksha Dhyan and Yoga every Sunday
- Chopda
Puja** /Diwali Puja – Oct 19 (first time on a pilot basis, 35+ families
participated)
Various Other EC
Activities 2017 - Highlights
- PR –
Membership support, about 250+ emails to community, Interfaith prayers and
activities, EC minutes, Election support
- Facility -
Several facility improvement projects to keep the facility up to date,
maintenance and support
- Technology
- Several technology projects, maintenance, and support
- Finance -
How many checks we deposited? How much cash counted? And how many
checks issued for expenses? (You guess!), Plus Jivdaya and ‘Promo Veggie’
Activities support, support to BOD led expansion/enhancement projects
- Individual
Events – How many times we let the premises used for non-jcnc events?
- We served
most of the weekend events with swamivatsalya lunch
At JCNC, it’s a
new beginning - by all means, these last couple
years are the record-breaking and the trend-setting years, so many
programs and tremendous participation. We equally beat the financial
expectations and surpassed all past records, including last year revenue of
$900K, now we are fast reaching the new goal of $950K. That reminds, if you
have not sent your pledge/donation, please do send it to JCNC Finance
team. We had no success
without your participation and that too with your ‘tann, mann, dhan’, we indeed
sincerely thank you and khub khub anumodana for your continued support,
participation, donations, and volunteering. We also thank all our officials, BOD,
EC members, and volunteers for their contributions throughout the year. Here
are the EC 2017 team, who has done an excellent job with all the above events
and activities: Mahasukh
Vora, Rakesh Jain, Kiran Shah, Hetan Shah, Sharad Shah, Biren Shah, Umesh
Sagar, Harshad Shah, Parthiv Shah, Sunil G. Mehta, Pranay Shah, Niraj Gandhi ,
Sachin Bhayani, Jayesh Khona , Ajay Shah, Rajesh Shah. Also, Pujari
Prashantbhai and Custodian Balvirbhai. Khub Khub Anumodana. Once
more, on behalf of JCNC Board, Executive Committee and all Volunteers I would
like to offer my affectionate greetings and pray to Tirthankara Shri Adinathji,
Shri Mahavir Swamiji, and Shri Parshvanathji that all of us be the source of
progress and the power of positive energy all around. Have a happy and
spiritually uplifted holiday season. Please stay tuned for Part II, where I’ll be also
sharing areas of ‘Improvement needed’ in the next email in a couple days. Happy
Holidays!
Micchami Dukkadam!
Yogesh Bapna
JCNC President 2016-17
Jain Center of Northern California
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