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AAPI/CAPI, CT chapter, Organizes Blood

Donation Drive at Middletown Temple

OUR BUREAU
New York

he Connecticut Chapter of The
American Association of Phy-
Tsicians of Indian Origin (CAPI)
in partnership with the local American
Red Cross, Middle Town Hindu Tem-
ple and the national American Asso-
ciation of Physicians of Indian Origin
(AAPI) organized a Blood Donation
Drive at the Middletown Hindu Tem-
ple on Saturday, April 30th.
Led by Dr. Sushil Gupta Presi-
dent of CAPI, the 2nd blood donation
drive by CAPI in the past few months
has been inspired by the call by Dr.
Anupama Gotimukula, President of
national AAPI, who is leading AAPI
in its efforts to host Blood Donation
Drive in as many as 75 cities across
the United States, to commemorate
India’s 75 years of Independence.
“In line with the national AAPI’s
motto, we at CAPI are happy to join
in several other AAPI Chapters and
lead this noble initiative to donate
blood with the objective of saving
lives around the nation,” said Dr. Su-
shil Gupta, President of CAPI. “We
plan to organize future blood drives
in other parts of Connecticut in the
near future.”
Dr. Gupta expressed gratitude
to “Drs. Subbarao Bollepalli, Sujata
Prasad, Jaya, Daptardar, Viji Kurup
from CAPI, who had volunteered to
organize this event and made it suc-
cessful.” He also thanked Hari Krish-
na, President of the Middletown Hin- tion to coordinating the efforts and whole blood transfusion can help up
du Temple Board and Kiran Pyneni, organized the successful Blood Drive, to three different people. Pointing to
who had helped to provide the venue also donated Blood during the Drive. the fact that Blood cannot be manu-
and made all the arrangements for the “I am grateful to the dozens of factured despite medical and tech-
blood drive. local AAPI Chapters including CAPI nological advances. The only way we
“It is a spot exemplar as a ‘team for initiating and organizing the Blood can give blood to those who need it is
work’ dedicated to the social welfare Donation Drives and Stem Cell Reg- through donation. It doesn’t cost us
and happiness of the community,” istration across the nation, in honor anything to donate but your donation
said Dr. Jaya Daptardar, an organizer of the Fallen Heroes of Covid-19, and saves lives. Blood is needed every two
of the event and had donated blood as India is celebrating 75 years of our seconds, said Dr. Meher Medavaram,
during the highly successful event. Independence. I am so proud that we Chair of AAPI’s national blood dona-
“The Blood Drive, while honoring In- have taken this initiative to organize tion drive.
dia on her 75th year of Independence, AAPI Blood Donation Drives in 75 CAPI was formed with the ob-
has been dedicated to the Fallen He- cities across the nation,” said Dr. An- jective of promoting charitable and
roes, who have sacrificed their lives to upama Gotimukula, President of the philanthropic activities; communicat-
save the lives of others infected with American Association of Physicians ing with other Indian associations in
the deadly Covid pandemic,” Dr. Jaya of Indian Origin (AAPI,) the larg- North America to promote cultural
Daptardar added. est ethnic organization in the United and social events, and fostering a re-
Drs. Sushil Gupta, Jaya Dap- States. lationship with future generations of
tardar and Prasad Sureddy, in addi- Each blood component of a physicians of Indian Ancestry.

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