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FIA, Chicago, unveils ambitious roadmap

to undertake community-centric initiatives

while celebrating its growth trajectory

CHICAGO, IL Gandhi and the new board. The arship for deserving students starting took the stage thanking team 2021
event was presided by Founding from the year 2022. and praising the work of the team in
ederation of Indian Associa- Members Sunil Shah, Onkar Sangha, Current President Dr. Kamal Pa- making the year a resounding suc-
tions (FIA) hosted a welcome Neil Khot, Rita Singh, Mukesh Shah, tel in his speech, thanked the found- cess. Founding Member and Past
Freception to unveil its compre- Dhitu Bhagwakar and Current Presi- ing board, and the team 2021 for all President Neil Khot announced the
hensive roadmap for 2022 & beyond dent Kamal Patel. the work put in to make the year a re- formation of a Board of Trustees that
replete with meaningful events that FIA’s General Secretary Richa sounding success. From the Republic would be seated with Past Presidents
seeks to compliment and celebrate a Chand conducted the proceedings Day event in January 2021 albeit a and announced the names of Ninad
multitude of community-centric pro- of the Annual Board Meeting for the Zoom Event attended by more than Daftari and Gurmeet Singh Dhalwan
gram initiatives with emphasis on In- year 2021-2022 and invited Founder 350 guests headline by Kailash Kher as the two past presidents being the
dia’s festivals, community outreach, President Sunil Shah for his opening the prominent Bollywood Singer, trustees on this esteemed board.
charitable causes, social, cultural, remarks. Shah in his speech, out- to the Holi Festival of Colors Event Founder President Sunil Shah
business, medical and other com- lined the successes behind the year which was two pronged – one to cel- then announced Team 2022 , Presi-
munity- oriented events including 2021, listing the events conducted ebrate the festival of Holi and two to dent Elect Hitesh Gandhi will spear-
addressing the emerging pandemic by the FIA and its team. He thanked collect funds to send to India as a do- head the team for the year 2022 with
challenges at its annual board meet- the outgoing team for its hard work nation for the fight against Covid and the help of Executive Vice Presidents
ing held on Sunday, November 28, in putting together and conducting supply oxygen Concentrators, not to Shital Daftari and Vinita Gulabani
2021 at the Big Suchir Banquets in various India centric and Charitable forget the grand Independence Day and the entire board which include
Westmont, IL. The meeting was at- events during the year. He also took event to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Vice Presidents – Altaf Bukhari,
tended by the entire FIA team as a the opportunity to welcome new Mahotsav. Pratibha Jairath, Anu Malhotra,
well as the advisory board members. members to team FIA. In a major Founding Members Onkar Sonia Luther, Abir Maru, Gener-
This year FIA Chicago unani- announcement he declared that FIA Sangha, Neil Khot, Rita Singh, al Secretary – Richa Chand, Joint
mously elected its new leader Hitesh would initiate an annual FIA Schol- Mukesh Shah, Dhitu Bhagwakar also Continued at next page... >>

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