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18 JANUARY 07, 2022

goPIo-cT holds annual holiday Party

raising funds for local charity grassroots

and elects new Team

Ashok Nichani re-elected as the President for one more term. Other elected officials are Prasad

Chintalapudi, Dr. Jaya Daptardar, Prachi Narayan, Mahesh Jhangiai and Srinivas Akarapu

GOPIO-CT presenting a check to Grassroots of Norwalk/Stamford. Prachi Narayan, Sraavani Singers and organizers at the GOPIO-CT Holiday Party Fundraiser. From l. to r. Shree Kanas-
Akarapu, Srinivas Akarapu, Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, Grassroots official Samantha Hayes, kar, Dhilan Shah, Trupti Shah, Shilpa Kulkarni, Dr. Jaya Daptardar, Dr. Thomas Abraham,
President Ashok Nichani, Prasad Chintalapudi, Jayashri Chintalapudi and Dr. Jaya Daptardar Srinivas Gunupuru, Kashyap Jani and Mike Patel

Day which was followed by an In-
OUR BUREAU
dia Festival at the Mill River Park,
Stamford, CT hosting UConn Indian students for
a Networking Welcome Dinner, an
OPIO-CT organized its Gen- interactive session with India’s Min-
eral Body Meeting (GBM)
Gand elected a new team on ister of State for External Affairs V.
Muraleedharan, Hosting a Conver-
December 5th held at the Hampton sation with Indra Nooyi and a Diwali
Inn suite in Stamford. In its report to fundraiser for local charities,” added
the GBM, President Ashok Nichani President Nichani.
said, “In spite of the Corona Virus Secretary Prachi Narayan listed
pandemic, GOPIO-CT did several all major activities for the year which
virtual programs in the beginning of included major initiatives for serving
the year on Zoom including a New the local community and institutions
Year Party which serve d as a fund- during the pandemic and lockdown.
raiser in support of soup kitchens, a These included donating cash and re-
Holi Celebration, interactive meet- plenishing food items for the home-
ings with CT lawmakers and raising less and needy at the New Covenant
funds for sending Oxygen Concen- House in Stamford and Food Bank
trators to India.” IT Serve Alliance official Prasad Chintalapudi presenting a check to Grassroots. From l. to r., of Lower Fairfield. Two other ser-
“As the pandemic was coming
down in the year, the chapter orga- Jayashri Chintalapudi, Samantha Hayes and Prasad Chintalapudi. vice organizations were supported by
GOPIO-CT in 2021, Future 5 which
nized several programs with physi- helps and counsel needy students at
cal presence participating with oth- Stamford’s founding, and organizing at Govt. Center in Stamford to cel- Stamford High Schools and Build-
er ethnic communities celebrating Indian and American flag hoisting ebrate India’s 75th Independence Continued at next page... >>

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