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Scott Wehrli (Mayor or Naperville and Chief Guest) with key Doctors at the FIA Medical Camp

From Left to Right Anu Malhotra (President), Sunil Shah (Founder and Chairman FIA), Dr. Dilip
Shah (President IAMA), Scott Wehrli (Mayor of Naperville and Chief Guest)

Free Yoga Session led by Anu Malhotra (Certified Yoga Teacher)
Anu Malhotra (President) and Sunil Shah (Founder and Chairman FIA) with SWEA Volunteers

Behind every successful event is accommodated comfortably.
an army of silent warriors. And at this On April 19, 2025, something
camp, it was a Team of 34 dedicated beautiful happened. Not just a health
FIA volunteers — now collectively camp, but a movement of empathy,
honored as FIA Heroes — whose empowerment, and elevation, a place
passion, grit, and relentless hard healing, humanity, and hope.
work made the impossible feel effort- Federation of Indian Associa-
less. They coordinated logistics, man- tions (FIA) is one of the oldest and
aged registration, guided patients, largest umbrella organizations in
and kept the event running like a the Midwest, dedicated to serving,
well-oiled machine. And then came uniting, and empowering the In-
the SEWA Volunteers — over 40 of dian American community. From
them, who arrived early and stayed promoting cultural heritage, to civic
late, giving six continuous hours of engagement, to community health
sweat and service. From carrying and wellness, FIA continues to serve From Left to Right Nilabh Dubey (Secretary General), Hitesh Gandhi (Past President FIA), Anu
supplies to comforting patients, they as a pillar of strength and progress Malhotra (President), Sunil Shah (Founder and Chairman FIA), Kamlesh Kapoor (Jt. Secretary),
embodied the very soul of “SEWA” for generations. Visit its website for Falguni Sukhadia (Joint Secretary).
— selfless service without expecta- more details.
tion. “I saw angels in every corner
of this camp, they didn’t have wings,
they wore volunteer badges”, said an
85-year-old patient Sarah Khan
Special acknowledgments go
to: Neal Patel (CEO Medstar) for
providing the medical supplies and
fir lab testing, Ramesh Punatar and
Salim Siddiqui for capturing the day’s
moments through their brilliant pho-
tography, DJ Mahesh Kumar for pro-
viding audio and video equipment,
enhancing the event’s ambiance, Vi-
noz Chennamolu for sponsoring the
use of a spacious hall, at Mall of India Doctors, Volunteers and FIA Leadership, IAMA Leadership, AAPI Leadership, and FIA Heroes who organized and led the Medical Camp
and ensuring 600 plus attendees were

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