Annual holiday party raises $5000 for Children’s Learning Center.
The Connecticut chapter of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has a new team headed by Ashok Nichani as President.
The group also elected Srinivas Akarapu as Executive Vice President, Prasad Chintalapudi as Vice President, Dr. Rajneesh Misra as Secretary, Biru Sharma as Treasurer and Meera Banta as Joint Secretary.
Shelly Nichani and Bhavna Juneja were also elected as trustees at GOPIO’s Annual General Body Meeting in Stamford on Dec 13.
Anita Bhat will continue in the Executive Committee as Immediate Past President.
She was recognized for her service to the group at the event.
Along with the AGM, GOPIO-CT also organized its Annual Holiday Party and Fundraiser for a local charity at the Hampton Inn and Suites.
The party raised $5,000 for the Children’s Learning Center. A check for the amount was presented to its Chief Executive Officer Marc E. Jaffe.
In the previous years, GOPIO has raised funds for other charities, Women’s Mentoring Network of Stamford, Future 5 of Stamford and Teach for America, a national organization.
Founded in New York in 1989, GOPIO is an international network of people of Indian origin.
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