ONE THAT MAKE DIFFERENCE IN....ALBERTA, CANADA HONOURS JASVANT V. MEHTA....& 8000 CITIZENS OF ALBERTA DURING ITS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 2005......
Posted by Vishva News Reporter on March 29, 2006

 

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ALBERTA, CANADA CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL 2005
WITH RECOGNITIONS OF ITS
ORDINARY CITIZENS CONTRIBUTIONS

The Alberta Centennial Medal celebrates Alberta’s first 100 years by paying tribute to Albertans whose achievements have benefited their fellow citizens, their community and their province.


To ensure that the medal is inclusive and recognizes a diversity of contributions, the criteria for nominations are broad. The medal can be awarded to living men, women and youth who:


- have made significant contributions to their fellow citizens, their community and to Alberta, and
- are Canadian citizens that reside in, or have resided in, Alberta.

Approximately 8,000 medals will be awarded to outstanding Albertans. Representatives from provincial organizations, governments and other groups have been asked to make the nominations. Only nominations submitted by these nominating partners will be accepted.

Names of recipients for the Alberta Centennial Medal will be announced and available online once all medals have been awarded.

Over 200 partners have been invited to submit nominations for Alberta’s Centennial Medal. The same partners will also be asked to award the medals to the recipients selected.

Please click on the line outside this box to read the recognition of JASVANT V. MEHTA of his contribution to communities he co-exists harmoniously with.......

 

 

 

PVAF is registered as a non-profit organization in Alberta and is celebrating Alberta Centennial with the EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REMOVE POVERTY.

From 1999 to 2006, PVAF through world-wide fund-raising has awarded of 10 scholarships paying for all living and educational expenses to complete 4-year employable  university degree to poor students in Gujraat State of India. PVAF has started a similar program in 2005 in the Karnataka State of  India.

PROUD MOMENTS OF
PVAF EDUCATION PROGRAM
TO REMOVE POVERTY
THROUGH EDUCATION

  • Since 1999, 5 Students have graduated and are earning 5 to 7 times in the current economy what their families have earned for generations. The lack of earning capacity in their families was simply because of lack of employable education of skills and knowledge required in present day economy.
  • 3 Students are graduating  in 2006-08 with employable education in current economy. These student will have earning of 5 to7 times what their families have earned for many generations.
  • In 2006 PVAF will be awarding about 10 more scholarships to students who will be empowered to remove generations of poverty suffering in their family lineage- POVERTY SIMPLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE

PVAF web site is a place of celebration for communities and their peoples worldwide.

The celebration consists of sharing knowledge with all humanities of all communities on this planet Earth. The purpose of this celebration is to make diversity in humanity realize that they must co-exist harmoniously enjoying each others diversity.

PVAF invites YOU to use this web site to celebrate the diversity of humanity with news sharing such as today's where THAT ONE has with determination and selflessness contributed to the harmonious co-existence...Submit YOUR news for publishing by clicking here and providing the news as email or an attachment....or by clicking on POST A COMMENT button in the header of this news item and writing as much as you wish.....



 

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
JASVANT (JV) MEHTA

I have been living in Canada for over 25 years now. My first and last job was with Grant MacEwan College as Supervisor, Material Handling and Inventory System. Whilst at the College, I was involved in the following :

- Chair, Multifaith Chapel Committee
- Founding President of Fixed Asset Management Association (FAMA), Canada
- Received Ambassador Award from the City of Edmonton for bringing conferences to Edmonton.
- Planned & MC Special Events for the Retiring Executives of the College.
- Involved in innumerable committees at the college

Community:

- Past President of Alberta Gujarati Association (AGA)
- Continue to assist in organzing major events of AGA
- Chaired, Western Canada Folk Dance Festival (AGA) Received a Appreciation Award from AGA
- Edited AGA’s Annual Magazine.
- Received Community Recognition Award from AGA - 2001
- Provide resources to Sushil Kalia for several years for Hindu Society’s Annual Magazine.
- Founded Jain Society of Alberta
- Planned all major and monthly events of the Jain Community
- Received Jaina Recognition Award in 1997
- Regional Vice President, Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) for 2002 – 2003 and currently 2005 – 2007 terms
- Chair, History of Jains in North America Committee (Jaina)
- Committee Member of Jaina’s Gov’t & International Relations
- Regional Editor, Western Canada, Jain Digest (Jaina)
- Assist friends & Community in Planning and Coordinating Weddings
- Provide limited Matrimonial Services to Gujarati Community in North America.
- Received Alberta Centennial Award - 2005

 



There are 4 additional comments.

#1 Posted by Vinanti Sarkar on 3/6/2006
Completing JAIN ENLIGHTENMENT - A Way of Life, having filmed over 110 hrs since
Nov -Dec 05 and Feb 06 - the Mahamastikabhishek of Lord Bahubali .

We look forward to contacting Jasvant Mehta ....

Filmmaker Vinanti Sarkar, CELEBRATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
JAIN ENLIGHTEMENT TV series
425 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212-759-4568


#2 Posted by Prakash Mody on 4/10/2006
Congratulations to Jasvantbhai. He deserved this recognition.


#3 Posted by mamta shaha on 4/13/2006
Dear Jasvantbhai, hearty congratulations on your recent honor !! If you have a video recording of the same would you please forward it to me for inclusion in the JAINA program on TV? thanks, with congrats and best wishes, Jai Jinendra Mamta Shaha


#4 Posted by Mahendra H.Mehta on 4/17/2006
Congratulations on a well deserved recognition.

I have included the news in my report in next issue of Jain Digest.

Keep up the good work.


 

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