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PAST TO FUTURE
AN ETERNAL JOURNEY TOGETHER
TOGET H E RA L JOURN E Y � �3 í· � ² �Ÿ¼ XÅ � è3 í· µ ¸¡�@³ �
SOME WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE :
THAKOR TOPIWALA SHREE JOSHI SWADESH SAWHNEY
• “IT IS NOT THE MASSES WHICH CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, ONLY
ONE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
LATE MAHESH SHUKLA
A LEADER WHO COULD FORESEE THE STRENGTH
OF A COMMUNITY.
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1981-1982
THE FOUNDERS – W HO M A DE A DR E A M COM E T R UE
KAUSHIK PATEL
DR. B.K. CHOPRA
25 YEARS AGO ……
• TOTAL BUDGET : $120,000• PROJECT STARTED : MARCH 1982• PROJECT COMPLETED : JULY 1982
• GRAND OPENING ON JULY 24th 1982
BY SWAMI CHINMAYANANDJI
SOME MEMORIES …..
SOME MEMORIES …..
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1983
DR. RAVI RAO
NAVIN DESAI
A Y E A R OF I NT R OS P E CT I ON A ND S E A R CH F OR T HE F UT UR E S E R V I CE
M ODE L F OR T HE COM M UNI T Y
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1984
LATE MAHESH SHUKLA SURESH VYAS
• PARKING LOT PAVING/FENCING
• NAVRATRI/GARBA WAS MADE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HINDU CENTER
• FOUNDING OF RADIO PROGRAM
• HINDU CENTER COMMITTEE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS CREATED
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1985
DHIRU BHAI PATEL RAVI PATEL
•FIRST YEAR OF EXPANSION – 6.7 ACRE LAND ACQUISITION
•CONSTITUTION OF HINDU CENTER AMENDED
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1986
GOBIND BHOJWANI KUMAR DIGHE
A NOT HE R Y E A R OF I NT R OS P E CT I ON
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1987
SURESH VYAS RAJ SAWHNEY
• “VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD” – SOUTHEAST ZONAL CONFERENCE CHAIRED BY RAVI PATEL AND ATTENDED BY SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
• LIBRARY ESTABLISHED/PROPERTY BEAUTIFICIAN
• FIRST HINDU WEDDING OF VINAY & TULIKA SAWHNEY
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1988
RAVI PATEL BHARTI PATEL
• FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE PRESIDENT
• HINDU CENTER CONSTITUTION WORK
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1989
RAJ SAWHNEY RAI DESAI
PLANNING AND BIDDING OF VIHAR HALL – A MASSIVE AND CHALLENGING TASK
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1990
BHARAT PATEL SANJIWAN SONIVIHAR HALL CONSTRUCTION STARTED AND
COMPLETED
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1991
VITHAL PATEL RAJANI PATEL
CONS T I T UT I ON’S F I R S T R E V I S I ON
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1992
ARVIND DESAI ASHOK PATEL
• FIRST PUJARI HIRED
• SHRI RAMESH BHAI OZA’S KATHA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HINDUISM, CHAIRED BY SHRI RAVI PATEL
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1993
ASHOK PATEL NARESH PATEL
F I R S T Y OUNGE S T P R E S I DE NT
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1994
RAMESH SHAHLOKU
HEMNANIY E A R OF I NT R OS P E CT I ON
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1995
RAJANI PATEL AMIT PARIKH
DATABASE PROGRAM CREATED AND CURRENTLY REDESIGNED
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1996
SURENDRA “JITENDRA” PATEL
BHARAT PATEL
Y E A R OF I NT R OS P E CT I ON
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1997
BALDEV THAKOR VIJAY PATEL
A L A NDM A R K Y E A R
HIGHEST MEMBER PARTICIPATION AND DONATION COLLECTION THROUGH THE YEAR 2002
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1998
DEEPAK GUPTE BAL GUPTHA
E XP A NS I ON OF V I HA R HA L L
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT1999
BHARTI PATEL RAJEN SHAH
E XP A NS I ON OF V I HA R HA L L COM P L E T E D
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT2000
SANJIWAN SONI DWARAKADAS SHAH
• NEIGHBORING DUPLEX ACQUIRED
• ESTABLISHMENT OF PUJARI RESIDENCE
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT2001
BAL GUPTHA VISHNU MOONDRA
“P A R I K R A M A ” W OR K P L A NNE D A ND S T A R T E D
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT2002
KSHITISH MEHTHA DILIP PUROHIT
“P A R I K R A M A ” COM P L E T E D
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT2003
DHIRU BHAI PATEL GOBIND BHOJWANI
• LAND ACQUISTION POLICY APPROVED
• MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION REQUESTED
CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT2004
DHIRU BHAI PATEL SANJIWAN SONI• CHURCH PROJECT APPROVED (93%) AND ACQUIRED
• PRICE TAG: $1.25 MILLION
• ADDITION OF 12 ACRES IN LAND & 14,000 SQ. FT. HEATED AREA
NOW,
TO THE PRESENT …….
… .. EFFORTS OF THE PAST
NOW,
TO THE FUTURE ……
… … . EFFORTS OF THE PRESENT
SPORTS FACILITY MAY INCLUDE:
INDOOR BASKETBALL/TENNIS COURT
GYM FACILITY
EDUCATION CENTER MAY INCLUDE:
YOUTH AND CROP CLASSES
ADULT EDUCATION ON VEDIC PHILOSOPHY
YOGA MEDITATION
JAIN STUDIES
ALMO ST 40 TO 50 RESID ENTIAL C O ND O S C AN BE AD D ED WITH THE
PRESENT C O D E REQ UIREMENTS.
Year President ChairmanDonation + Membership # of Contributions
Avg Per Donor Contribution
Natural Disaster
Relief Funds Total
1992 Ashok Patel Arvind Desai $43,647 284 $153.69 -- --1993* Nayan Patel Ashok Patel $27,554 272 $101.30 Maharastra EQ $19,2201994 Loku Hemnani Ramesh Shah $48,920 374 $130.80 -- --1995 Amit Parikh Rajni Patel $163,225 415 $393.31 -- --
1996 Bharat Patel Surendra Patel $159,198 442 $360.18 -- --
1997 Vijay Patel Baldev Thakor $252,137 547 $460.95 -- --1998** Ball Gupta Deepak Gupte $71,341 400 $178.35 Guj Cyclone $17,1311999 Rajen Shah Bharti Patel $114,033 619 $184.22 Orrissa Cyclone $25,0582000 Dwarkadas Shah Sanjiwan Soni $87,048 482 $180.60 Guj Famine $14,5002001 Vishnu Moondra Ball Gupta $160,151 575 $278.52 Guj EQ $121,0002002 Dilip Purohit Kshitish Mehta $179,281 801 $223.82 -- --
should have been higher than $71,341. Except for 1998, all other years reflect pretty accurate figures (to my knowledge).
*** The actual relief fund collections are higher in most cases than what is reflected in the database because contributionsonly from members are entered in the database. The contributions from non-indian sources are not entered in the database (i.e. Guj EQ total collection in 2001 was over $120,000, where database reflects only $55,558.
* Actual collection in 1993 were much higher because of Ram Katha, but those donations were not entered in the database
** I am not sure about the 1998 figures. My thinking is that some of the donation entries are missing. Total donation amount
Dan Peti/Arti Donations
$-$5,000
$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000$35,000$40,000$45,000$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000$70,000
1992 1994 1995 1996 1999 2001 2002
# of Donors
0100200
300400500600
700800900
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Donation + Membership
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Avg Per Donor Contribution
0.00
50.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
250.00
300.00
350.00
400.00
450.00
500.00
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
LRPC ’S 2004 REMAINING AGEND A
• HINDU CENTER WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
• INTEGRATION OF PHONE SYSTEM, INTERNET, AND WIRELESS NETWORK
• VIDEO SURVELLIANCE BASED ON INTERNET MONITORING
•CONTINUE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OTHER COMMITTEES
NEWSLETTER, MAINTENANCE AND ANY OTHER IF REQUIRED
SINCERE THANKS TO ….
• MR. D HIRU BHAI PATEL
• MR. RAVI PATEL – C O -C HARIMAN LRPC AND
THE MEMBERS O F LRPC
• MR. BALD EV THAKO R
• ALL THE PRESID ENTS AND C HAIRMEN WHO
SENT THE INFO RMATIO N
AND
MR. SHASHI PATEL