Suresh & Usha Bodiwala
CHICAGO: The Annual Board Meeting of Indian Association of Greater Chicago (IAGC) at Indian Creek on November 9 unanimously elected Malla Reddy Bokka as President elect and the new board under the guidance of KK Reddy.
“I am honored to be elected as President-Elect of the Association by the Board of Directors to serve Indian community. My mission will be to preserve and maintain the heritage of all Indian Americans in Chicago and its suburbs; to promote literary, cultural, educational, religious, social and economic activities of the Indian community” said Malla Reddy Bokka, President-Elect & Founder, IAGC.
The event was presided over by Founding Members Malla Reddy, Manoj Singam-Setti and Harindar Reddy Puliyala. IAGC President Malla Reddy will spearhead the team for the two year term (2018 thru 2020) with the help of Vice President Gurmeet Singh Dhalwan, Executive Chairman Harindar Reddy Puliyala, Business Development Director Nilesh Topiwala, Advisory Board Chairman Hina Trivedi and the entire board which include Secretary Nawaz, Treasurer Sandeep, Joint Secretary Prasanth, Joint Treasurer Rajesh and Cultural Secretary Mahesh Vohra.
Directors elected were Naveen Ankem, Murali, Hemanth, Anshul, Srinivas and Narendra.
Malla Reddy plans to take the organization to new heights with events planned for celebrating New Year, India Independence Day, Ganesh Utsav, Holi, Diwali, Pongal and Batukamma. This term IAGC will also host Winter Coat Drive, Food Drive, Toys of Kids, Will &Trust, and yoga camp etc.
The IAGC board approved to form IAGC – Youth Wing. It was formed in order to rally support for IAGC from members and potential members of a younger age, as well as to focus on subjects and issues more widely relevant among IAGC youth. IAGC Youth Wing plans to take on projects like job fair, cricket tournament, indoor game competition and youth leadership development skill camps etc.