January 31st, 1998
The agenda for the meeting held on January
31, 1998 from 12:00 to 2:00, included
a discussion of the group's progress since September of 1997. The
members also discussed the upcoming events for
the following months of February through
May. After reviewing the planned occasions, the youths had a
protracted debate on a given situation. The situation
was about being stranded on a desolate
island with the choice of using or not using certain resources
such as meat, vegetation, and other available
supplies. The members were placed into
groups where they participated actively in contriving different
means of handling the situation. After they
put their minds together to discuss
their opinions, the entire assembly came back into one group to share
their plans. After further discussion of the topic,
the members were given the Jain viewpoint
on how to handle the situation at hand. In this way, the group
related the incident to Jainism. This meeting
had an overall good response.
February 15th, 1998
On February 15, 1998, the youth group had
its second meeting of the new year. Again,
we updated the members on the agenda for the upcoming events of the
year. In the course of this meeting, the productive
members participated actively in a
thought-provoking debate on the assimilation of Asian Indians in
the United States. The members discuss whether
or not these immigrants should change
their behaviors and attitudes because the views of society are
different from theirs. This discussion aroused
much debate in the students who had
an exuberant time participating. The response of the youths was very
positive.
February 21st, 1998
There was an executive meeting held on February
21, 1998 from 2:30 to 4:30 with advisor
Kruti Shah, coordinators, Gautam Shah and Payal Kadia, head of
teaching committee, Kruti Shah, and head of newsletter
committee, Tarak Kadia. At this meeting,
many aspects of youth group plans were discussed, especially
the group's involvement in Mahavir Jayanti on
April 12, 1998. Included in the topics
of discussion were a weekend trip to Siddhachalam in the summer and the
future of the group. In addition to the above
mentioned topics was the plans for
volunteering during Mahavir Jayanti. The meeting was very productive.
March 1st, 1998
The meeting on March 1st, 1998 commenced at
10 o'clock (am) and was dismissed by 1:30 (pm). The first topic of
discussion was the YJA convention in Houston. Travel accommodations and
activities for the convention were discussed in detail. It was concluded
that all those who are definite to attend by March 9th would contact Preeti
Doshi for travel arrangements. Mahavir Jayanti was the next subject.
Participation was stated to be practically mandatory and that it involved
a skit and dancing. Mahavir Jayanti will be held at Caldwell College
on April 12th, 1998. All members will also volunteer and help make
sure the event runs as smoothly as it did last year under our supervision.
Next, the trip to Siddhachalam was discussed. The event is to be
held tentatively in August- an exact date will be determined later.
For the remainder of the meeting, the President of the Teaching Committee,
Kruti Shah, taught the members about the life of Shri Mahavir Swami Bhagwan.
After this "unofficial" end to the meeting, lunch was served. Casting
for the roles in the upcoming Mahavir Jayanti play were determined.
Everyone was given a part and is expected to attend practice and rehearsals
every friday until April 12th. The attendance was 25 members.
March 6th, 1998
On Friday, March 6, 1998 from 8:00 pm to 10:00
pm, a practice session for a drama
that will be performed for Mahavir Jayanti was held. At this practice,
each member that chose to participate in the drama
was given a role. After the parts were
given out, the youths, with the help of the executive committee and
involved adults, began to plan the beginnings
of the dance and drama that will be
conducted on the holy event celebrating the birth of Mahavir Swami Bhagwan.
This setting for practice will occur on each Friday
until the actual day of Mahavir Jayanti
on April 12.
July 24th, 1998- Executive Committee Meeting
In this meeting, we discussed updating the SATYA~J webpage
with new pictures from the Houston, TX YJA Convention as well as other
important information. Tentative plans for a SATYA~J weekend trip
to Siddhachalam were made. Also, elections are tentatively scheduled
for early to mid-September. The annual SATYA~J picnic will be held
on Saturday August 15,1998. Also, the next edition of the SATYA~J
newsletter, The Young Ideal, is currently being organized and published
by our staff, and is expected out by Paryushan. Volunteers will be
needed again this year for Paryushan which will start Wednesday August
19 and end Wednesday August 26.
July 31st, 1998- Executive Committee Meeting
Plans for the Siddhachalam trip were cancelled.
Instead, there will be a pooja , sponsored by SATYA~J, on Sunday August
16 at the Essex Fells derasar. The picnic on Saturday August 15 will
be held at Merrill Park in Edison from 10:00AM to 5:00PM. Everyone
is welcome to come. Lunch will be served and the menu is strictly
Jain. There will be sports and games as well. All members will
receive phone calls from an executive committee member. The Young
Ideal is well underway and should be distributed by Paryushan. Positions
for elections were discussed and will be the following: 2 Co-Presidents,
1 Treasurer, 1 Secretary, 1 Teaching Position, and 1 Public Relations Position.
August 8th, 1998- Executive Committee Meeting
Details for the picnic (Saturday August 15, 10AM-5PM) and
pooja (Sunday August 16 12:30PM- 4PM) were discussed. Also, plans
for volunteering in Paryushan were also discussed.
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