Jai Jinendra ! Happy Deepawali - JSGD

Jai Jinendra !Happy DeepawaliNov. 6, 2010

General BodyMeeting

General Body MeetingAgenda1. Finance2. Executive Committee Report3. Board of Trustee Report4. Family Recognition5. Nomination6. Question/Answer

2010 FinancialUpdateNikhil Kothari&Jaimik Shah

JSGD Bank BalanceJanuary 1, 2010 804,000November 2, 2010 958,000

2010 JSGD PledgesCATEGORYFund Raising DinnerParyushanTemple AnniversaryBhandarPujasHelp Temple Help YourselfStudy ClassAyambil DonationMiscellaneous DonationsTOTALAMOUNT 75,000 72,500 42,000 35,000 7,500 12,000 13,000 10,000 27,000 294,000

2010 Amount ReceivedAs ofNovember 2, 2010 335,000

Outstanding PledgesYEAR2007 & Prior200820092010TOTALAMOUNT 21,000 18,000 20,000 121,000 180,000

Outstanding Members LoanAs ofJanuary 1, 2010As ofNovember 2, 2010 15,000 15,000 ** Member requested to keep the loan

2010 JSGD BudgetEC Budget 196,000BOT Budget 169,000Total JSGD Budget 365,000

2010 EC Expenditure SummaryCATEGORYAMOUNTPayroll 29,000Building Maintenance 29,000Utilities 28,000Food 11,000Scholar & Special Events 5,500Study Class 9,000Cleaning 9,000Site Maintenance 7,000Printing & Postage 6,000Ayambil 5,000Miscellaneous 6,500TOTAL 145,000

2010 BOT Expenditure SummaryCATEGORYFund Raising DinnerAMOUNTOther 23,000 21,000 5,500 4,000Total 53,500Major Repairs & Exp.Parking Lot Exp.

2010 JSGD EXPENSES(01/01/2010 – 11/02/2010)EC ExpensesBOT ExpensesEC & BOT Expenses 145,000 53,500 198,500

ExecutiveCommittee2010 Report

Audio/Video Better Audio System for societyprograms (Upstairs) - Phase 1Complete No more big speakers in RangMandap 1 Lapel Microphone purchased 4 Cordless Microphones purchased Ketur Doshi is leading the project Plan Phase 2 – Downstairs upgrade

Building Management Hand DryersWhite Boards for Study ClassWhite Board for Guru MandirAll exterior locks changedBoiler/Hot water MotorreplacementsConcrete slab repair (BOT)Resurfacing of existing parking lot(BOT)Fall and Winter cleanupOutside step painting

Temple House Repair Paved road to house (BOT) Slab repair in front of the Garage(BOT) Painting - Interior New Floor Tile in Kitchen New lamps through out the house. Replaced Condenser Pump New - Two ceiling fans New Exterior Motion lights

Temple House Repair(cont)Entire House - Carpet CleaningNew Mattress & Box SpringAll New Glass Block WindowsGutter cleaningNew Garage DoorAir Conditioner RepairsNew Garage Door OpenerDeep Cleaning by Rajubhai &Ilaben.

EducationObjective: To expose and enhance the youngsters ofour Jain community with basic knowledge of Jainprinciples and guide them to exercise it in theirdaily lives.Information about Study Class is periodically publishedin Jain Vani – Jain News Letter and on TempleBulletin Board. Please review it.Study class is a self supportive activity. At present wehave 113 life time sponsors and a great number ofmonthly sponsors. – 10 new in 2010Also, this year we have started Hindi classes with thehelp of volunteers – There are 2 groups – Beginnerand Advance – current enrolment is 34 studentsRecently we have introduced refundable registrationfees (REFUNDABLE with 70% Attendance) to bringconsistency in attendance.

EducationHow a Member can help?Becoming a lifetime( 1001) ormonthly sponsor( 125)Joining our team of volunteersProviding constructive commentsand suggestions

Education Baal Vandana - English StavanBook for YouthGoal Youth participation in Bhavna,Stavan Recital Self learning Builds confidence of youthContent 100 Stavans, Stuti, Duha, Aarti,Mangal Divo

Education Baal Vandana Team Reepal Shah (Lead) Guruji Rachna Parakh Minal Manek Surbhi Modi Bharati M. Shah JOY Kids (Proof Reading)

Education Gahuli Exhibition Study class students – 40 Great Display in library until November1315 Jain Bucks to each participantCollect certificate from the office

Going Green Biodegradable ProductseJainvaniRemote Check Deposit ScannerHot Air DryerReduce Electricity (Parking Lot)Carpool recommendation Have some ideas? Let’s talk.

Inventory Management Aangi Room, Puja Room, StudyClass, Stage Rooms, Utility Room,Kitchen and Storage Area cleaning Labeling Inventory taken for Kitchen Items Please help us to maintainKitchen

JOY We have a new advisors Nutanbhai Shah (3 Yr Term) Surbhiben Modi (2 Yr Term) We have a new JOY board Roshani Shah - President Mother’s Day Garba (New Event) attemple

Publication eNewsletters (Weekly/Biweekly) 270 New Subscribers (2009-2010) Available on webeJainvani – 148/489 families (30%)Paper Jainvani - 341/489 families(70%)Every event pictures in NewsletterLife member recognition in JainvaniMember can submit their life events(Birth, Wedding, SignificantAchievements etc.)

PilgrimageThis was a 3rd year we had Yatra to various templesWith wonderful cooperation from 102 yatris, we had asafe, enjoyable and successful Yatra of OurFarmington Hills - Baltimore, MD - Washington DC- Cleveland, OH - Toledo, OHReceived warm welcome from the local Sangh(s) –collective worship – prayers – temple tours etc.This year we had a chance to go to DC sightseeing andhad a tour of Capitol Hill – Thanks to Manesh andMeena Shah for arranging this visitThe expense was 150/person plus we did receive 2313 in donation. We very much appreciate thisdonation from the donors.This Tirth yatra was a unique experience and lookforward to another one next year

Upcoming Events11/07Dhwar OpeningSnatra and Panch Gyan Puja11/25JOY BrakefastNavkaar Jaap12/12Antaray Karma Nivaran Puja

Religious No “Ratri Bhojan” at temple Monthly Puja Currently performing on BestoMahino Recommendation – Switch toSaturday after Besto Mahino Thoughts?

Religious Khandit Murti (30”) 2002 Bhumati Pratishtha Shipment Damage Seating in temple for 8 years Narendrabhai Nandu and Sadhu Maharaj inIndia contacted for disposal proposal First Choice was to use the murti for hometemple religious use If not, Proposal was to put the murti underground with small Vidhi Historical Society efforts were not successful Member contacts in the past were alsounsuccessful

Religious Khandit Murti Sh. Bipinbhai and Smt. Sohinibenshown interest to take the Murtifor their home temple If any other member is interested,please let EC/BOT know bytomorrow (Sunday, November 7) Request Murti to take by GyanPancham (Wednesday, November10)

SwadhyayTwo Day Shibir For Adult and Youth with Samanijis 150 members attended Member asked us to make it as anannual event

Fire/Safety Inspection UL Certification for site (Automaticnotification to fire dept) Each point inspection/activation Fire protection system check Kitchen hood vent clean report Knox Box Temple Gate Interface Temple site keys Requires yearly attention ( )

RSVP Based on Last 8 RSVP events, 15 Months old system 437 Family members did RSVP 70-95% accurate Thank You

Gift of Lifetime Married Son & Daughter Life Time Membership of JSGD Up to date information Help Society

FeedbackOnline - Temple Website By EmailEC JSGDEC@YAHOOGROUPS.COMBOT JSGDBOT@YAHOOGROUPS.COMCan be Anonymous (English / Hindi /Gujarati)

Board of Trustee2010 Report

JSGD 2010 – Board of TrusteesBipin ShahManoj ShahNikhil KothariRajendra ModiRajiv MaheshwariShailesh JainRajiv ShahChairmanVice ChairmanTreasurerTrusteeTrusteeTrusteeTrustee

New Parking Lot – Status Membership approved the budget of 290K (115 spaces) Site Plan– Landscape Plan –ApprovedApproved Engineering plan –Late November Approval Set from the City : December Bidding and Selection of Contractor December - January 2011

New Parking Lot – Status Construction Start : Mid-March 2011 Target completion : Mid-June 2011 Team members: Jagdish Shah (Lead) Shailesh Jain Bipin Shah

New Parking Lot – Steps March – April 2011 Install Perimeter filter fencing Mass Grade site & start Utility work April – May 2011 Install inlet filter for drainage Sedimentation Traps & Pave site Complete all Landscape activities June 2011 Jet Vacuum new Storm Sewersystem Remove all temporary measures Plant 55 Trees shown in the plan

Constitution Team Managed the Voting process for thenew parking lot proposal Ballots mailed to all Voting Members Voting Result : 382 (YES), 105 (NO)78.4% Approved of total ballots Chairman – Girish Shah

Roof Repair No need to replace the roofPatch work completedLeak curedBudgeted 15k

Aangi Covers Plan is to have “READY MADE” AANGICOVERS for two Bhagwan Requires accurate measurement ofcurrent Aangi Covers in India Cost too much to ship and customclearance issues Budgeted 15k but expense not incurredthis year

Shoe Racks Shoe racks in the vestibule areaFour cornersQuote receivedWork In Progress

th35Anniversary Attended by JAINA President Smt. Lataben Champsee JSGD History Exhibition Lecture by Gurudev Chitrabhanu andPramodaji Narendrabhai Nandu and his team leadthe Religious events Aaras Ke Varas – Gujarati Play by ECMember and Spouses

Fund Raising Event - 2010 Co-chairs: Arvind Shah & Nalin Shah Thanks to the Team for managing veryimportant event for our Organization Pledges and expenses covered in theFinancial Report

Fund Raising Team - 2011 Co-chairs: Akshay Shah & Shweta Shah FRD event date : Sat., March 19, 2011 Venue : Burton Manor Details to follow

Paryushan Scholars – 201x BOT reviews with the Swadhyay Team BOT decides two years in advance 2011 : Shri Nirmal Sagarji 2012 : Smt. Pramodaji Chitrabhanu Thanks to both of these great Scholarsfor accepting our invitation

JAINA - Convention 2011 July 1 thru 4, 2011 (Fri. – Mon.) Houston, Texas Convention Theme : "Live and Help Live" Our JAINA Directors: Vastupal ShahKalpana Shah and Raj Jain www.jaina.org for more information

JAINA SametSamet-Shikhar Yatra Dates: Jan. 18, 2011 to Feb. 1, 2011 Registration deadline : Nov. 25, 2010 Land Cost : 1250, Capacity : 100 Visit 45 Kalyanak Tirth / Temples Great Experience by most previous Yatris Info: www.jaina.org/event/jaina2011yatra

JAINA: Shatrunjay 9999-Yatra Arranged by JAINA, Max 300 Yatris (People) Yatra to be Performed with the Guidance of Shri Narendrabhai Nandu Dates : Nov. 15, 2011 to Jan. 15, 2012 COST : 1200 per Yatri (Full / Partial Stay) Occupancy : 2 Yatris per Room

JAINA: Shatrunjay 9999-Yatra Facility: Western style Dharam-Shalas For North American Jains and NRI in India More Info : www.jaina.org Contact : Arvind R. Shah, Sharad Shah,Jayesh Mehta, Praful Shah, Arvind V. Shah

Gheeboli AartiMangal DivoShanti KalashDhwar Opening (Tomorrow)

FamilyRecognition

1. Jagdish and Bhanu Shah Temple Committee site selection support Temple Construction support Executive Committee and BOT Member Swami-Vatsalya Lunch / Dinner support Lead : New parking Lot Process

2. Jasvant and Saroj Sheth Brochure preparation support Many Fund Raising Dinner Events Temple’s Two Pratishthas Temple Anniversaries programs

ProfessionalRecognition

3. Shanti & ChandrakantaPatel(Flash Printing)DirectoriesJainvaniBrochuresMember Letters Mailing20 Years of Service

4. Rajendra & Ila ShahTemple Cleaning (Weekly)Temple House CleaningMajor Events HelpCooking HelpAnytime Support12 Years of Service

Appeal to All Members Temple Operation – For us, With us, By us Quality of SERVICE Very effective way of performing oneof the Six Internal Tapas Sadharmik Bhakti Various activities to join – Get Involved SUCCESS WORKING TOGETHER

Nomination-ElectionNominationCommitteeReport

Members of the NominationElectioncommitteeVastupal Shah – ChairKalpesh ShahNarendra ShethPritish ShahMona Bora

Nomination/Election Process BOT appoints the nomination/election committeeCommittee sends out invitation to the eligiblemembers seeking nomination for open positionsInformation is also published in Jain Vani andposted on the temple bulletin boardIn situation where no candidate is available (by thedeadline) for an open position, the committeeapproaches potential members to fill the positionThis year, we had to do this for 4 out of 7 ECpositions

Current BOT eeTrustee-Bipin ShahManoj ShahNikhil KothariRajendra ModiRajiv MaheshwariShailesh JainRajiv Shah