temple history - hindu center charlotte

PAST TO FUTURE

AN ETERNAL JOURNEY TOGETHER

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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