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HALIFAX, CANADA, April 14, 2002: The Hindu Temple-Vedanta Ashram Society in Halifax is disheartened. Working in conjunction with the Interfaith Council of Halifax, the society had started a program to feed and clothe needy children in Halifax. After purchasing a van in June of 2000 and stocking it with toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and clothes, the program called the Mobile Youth Assistance Program, was to be launched this summer. However, the van and its contents were stolen from the temple premises on Sunday, April 14. Vivek Swamy, past chairman of the Vedanta Ashram Society says, “We were storing those things in there and just getting ready to get things on the move. If the van is not returned, that would pretty much spell the end of the program.” Small community relations programs such as this have proved very quite successful in integrating Hindu temples in the West with the surrounding community.

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