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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline JANUARY 15, 2021 | The Indian Eye 33

gOPiO-ct raises funds for building one

community providing services to new immigrants

Our Bureau ties,” said Dr. Thomas Abraham,

New York GOPIO-CT Trustee and Chair-
man of GOPIO International.
tamford based Global Or- Over the last 14 years, GO-
ganization of People of PIO-CT, a chapter of GOPIO
S Indian Origin - Connecti- International has become an ac-
cut Chapter (GOPIO-CT), a tive and dynamic organization
member supported community hosting interactive sessions with
service organization has been policy makers and academicians,
selecting a charity every year community events, youth mento-
which provides services to the ring and networking workshops,
local community to benefit from and working with other area or-
its Annual Holiday Party. Since ganizations to help create a bet-
2016, GOPIO-CT had support- GOPIO-CT Chapter officials presenting a check to Stamford based Building One ter future. GOPIO-CT – Global
ed Women’s Mentoring Net- Community. l. to r. GOPIO-CT Executive VP Prasad Chintalapudi, Trustee Joe Organization of People of Indian
work, Future 5, Teach for Amer- Simon, B1C Executive Director Dr. Anka Badurina, Trustee and Comptroller Dr. Origin – serves as a non-partisan,
ica and Children’s Learning Thomas Abraham and Board members Srinivas Akarapu and Rajneesh Misra secular, civic and community
Center of Fairfield from it Hol- service organization – promot-
iday Party Fundraiser. This time, ed a check for $5,000 to B1C’s American community volunteers ing awareness of Indian culture,
GOPIO-CT selected Stamford Executive Director Dr. Anka as mentors and as computer/ IT customs and contributions of
based Building One community Badurina towards their service technical experts. PIOs through community pro-
(B1C) to receive the proceeds activities to new immigrants. “We, in GOPIO, promotes all grams, forums, events and youth
from the fundraising which was Building One Community’s mis- our chapters to contribute to the activities as well as promoting
held as a virtual Holiday Party sion is to advance the successful local communities and as a finan- involvement and supporting lo-
with a musical evening. integration of immigrants and cially successful group in Ameri- cal charitable organizations. It
On Jan. 8th, GOPIO-CT of- their families. The GOPIO-CT ca, we owe to the society especial- seeks to strengthen partnerships
ficials visited the Building One officials also discussed other ly when the pandemic has hard and create an ongoing dialogue
Community’s office and present- ways to help B1C from Indian hit the lower income communi- with local communities.

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