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gOPiO-ct holds annual holiday Party, raises
funds for local charity and elects new team
Our Bureau
New York
OPIO-CT organized
its General Body
GMeeting (GBM) elect-
ed a new team. In its report
to the GBM, President Ashok
Nichani said that in spite of the Dignitaries and GOPIO-CT officials at the Holiday Party Fundraiser:
Corona Virus pandemic and Consul General Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, Stamford David Martin, GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham and GO-
subsequent lockdown, GO- PIO-CT President Ashok Nichani
PIO-CT did some outstand-
ing work in helping local food its annual election for 2021. Mr.
pantries and providing KN95 Ashok Nichani was re-elected
masks for frontline workers. as the President for one more
Secretary Rajneesh listed term. Other elected officials are
all major activities for the year Mr. Prasad Chintalapudi as Ex-
which included major initiatives ecutive Vice President, Dr. Jaya
for serving the local communi- Daptadar as Vice President, Ms.
ty and institutions during the Prachi Narayan as Secretary, Ms.
pandemic and lockdown. These Meera Banta as Joint Secretary
included delivering food items and Mr. Viresh Sharma as Trea-
to frontline healthcare workers surer. GBM also reelected two
at the Stamford Hospital, do- trustees, Dr. Thomas Abraham
nating cash and replenishing and Ms. Neelam Narang.
food items for the homeless Following the GBM, Annual
and needy at the New Covenant Holiday Party was held. attend-
House in Stamford, Lower Fair- ed by India’s Consul General
field County Food Pantry and in New York Randhir Kumar
Food Bank of Lower Fairfield. India’s Consul General Randhir Kumar Jaiswal Speaking at the GOPIO-CT Jaiswal as Chief Guest, who
In addition, the chapter import- praised GOPIO-CT for its work
ed KN95 masks and donated holiday party and fundraiser helping local service organiza-
to Wilton Meadow Healthcare tions. Stamford Mayor David
facility in Wilton, Connecticut Martin complimented GO-
and Stamford Hospital. PIO-CT for its work helping the
Many of the regular pro- local food pantries during the
grams were held using Zoom lockdown.
meetings. The chapter partici- The fundraiser netted $5,000
pated in the annual walkathon to give to the local service orga-
fundraiser for Bennet Cancer nization Building One Commu-
Center at the Stamford Hos- nity of Stamford which helps
pital. Taking the lockdown and new immigrants in Connecticut.
the social isolation as a chal- Dr. Thomas Abraham,
lenge, the organizing commit- Chairman of GOPIO Interna-
tee of GOIO-CT put together tional said that GOPIO-CT is
a grand celebration of India’s the most active chapter among
74th Independence Day Cele- over one hundred GOPIO
bration, connecting the people chapters worldwide.
of Indian origin, community GOPIO-CT Vice President
leaders and elected officials vir- Service organization Building One Community Stamford being supported Prasad Chintalapudi coordi-
tually, honoring and celebrating by Gopio-ct at the holiday Fundraiser nated and chaired the program
the freedom and democratic while Nandita Suvarna con-
values of India and the United Zoom, an interactive meeting es on US Taxes and financial/re- clude the program, and thanked
States. The chapter also held its with Congressman Jim Himes tirement planning. everyone for making the Zoom
annual Diwali celebration on and a webinar on major chang- The GBM also conducted program a success.
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