[Histemple] Samarpan Jan-Feb 2013

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>>> *Jan-Feb 2013*
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>>> President-Elect, Temple’s Bicameral Administrative Structure, Land 
>>> Update and More Dear Community Members, Namaste! Wish you all a very 
>>> happy New Year! As they say “the only thing that is constant is 
>>> change”. With the ushering in of the New Year there are some changes 
>>> in the Temple’s leadership and administrative structure. Details of 
>>> these changes and a presentation on the roadmap for the new Temple 
>>> will be made at the upcoming General body Meeting on February 17th. 
>>> We hope to see you there. Dev Mukhopadhyay and I have been at the 
>>> helm of the Temple’s leadership for the past 6 years. After two 
>>> terms it was time to bring in a new crop of able leaders to take 
>>> over the day-to-day running of the Temple. Santhi Subramaniam 
>>> (Subbu) was unanimously elected President-Elect and will take over 
>>> the reins of the Temple on April 1st. Santhi has been an integral 
>>> part of the Temple administration for the last several years. She 
>>> has shown admirable leadership qualities in directing the food 
>>> committee. She and her dedicated army of volunteers have fed 
>>> countless Temple goers as well as those attending Holi and Deepavali 
>>> cultural programs. Her mild mannered leadership style and volunteer 
>>> management will be a great asset as she takes the Temple through 
>>> another phase in its growth. We wish her and her new team the Very 
>>> Best! On our part Dev and I would like to express our gratitude to 
>>> the community for giving us the opportunity to serve them. It is 
>>> indeed an honor and privilege to do so. We have received more from 
>>> you than we could ever give. Thank you for your support and trust. 
>>> We will continue to serve the Temple and community in other 
>>> capacities. The Temple’s administrative structure consisted of two 
>>> entities: the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Due to 
>>> lack of personnel the two bodies essentially had the same members. 
>>> With increasing complexity of Temple administration, need for 
>>> considerable attention to new Temple development and fund raising, 
>>> it is now time to formally have a bicameral administrative structure 
>>> similar to that of our government and other non-profit organizations 
>>> consisting of the Board of Directors (referred to simply as the 
>>> Board) and a Board of Trustees (referred to simply as Trustees). The 
>>> Board will consist, as it does now, of the President, Vice 
>>> President, Secretary and up to 12 Directors of individual committees 
>>> (for example, Religious, Finance, Email, Web, Building and Security, 
>>> etc.) to assist the President. Each Director, with the Board’s 
>>> permission, may recruit non-board members to a subcommittee to 
>>> assist in carrying out the numerous activities of the Board. The 
>>> Board shall be responsible, as it is now, for running the Temple 
>>> while abiding by the bylaws. The Trustees’ role is that of an 
>>> advisory body that is expected to provide vision, guidance and 
>>> oversight to the Board. The Trustees will also help with community 
>>> outreach and fund raising. The Trustees will be led by a Chairman 
>>> and assisted by a Secretary. The President and Secretary of the 
>>> Board will also be Trustees. In addition, up to 9 Trustees will be 
>>> chosen from among prominent members of our community. Up to two 
>>> Honorary Trustees may be chosen from the City and neighboring areas. 
>>> All the above changes have in part been triggered by the need to 
>>> have dedicated staff involved with the building of the new Temple. 
>>> Mr Swami Palanisamy, the structural engineer who meticulously 
>>> oversaw the construction process of the Minneapolis Hindu Mandir, 
>>> has generously agreed to provide guidance for planning and building 
>>> our Temple. Tom Barbeau, an architect 
>>> (http://www.barbeauarchitects.com), has agreed to help us with the 
>>> architectural planning. He will present a road map for construction 
>>> of the Temple in Rochester at our Annual General Body Meeting on 
>>> February 17th. Both Tom and Swami have agreed to join us for our 
>>> Annual Meeting to answer questions. Please do attend this important 
>>> meeting where we will also announce the Community Service Awards and 
>>> recognize our volunteers. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Dev 
>>> Mukhopadhyay Suresh Chari
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